Climate Change

Hawaiʻi is required by law to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. What are the consequences if the state misses that target, and, essentially, breaks the law? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

A group of young people are suing President Donald Trump in an effort to block three of his executive orders that they claim will worsen climate change and violate their constitutional rights.

Gov. Josh Green has signed what’s being called the “Green Fee” into law. It raises the state’s transient accommodations tax by 0.75 percentage points, bringing it to 11%, to drum up funds to go toward climate resilience. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.

The Honolulu City Council approved the fund that can be used for climate infrastructure projects and grants for cesspool conversions. The measure would deposit 1.5% of property tax revenue into a fund dedicated to climate resiliency. That’s about $8.6 million a year.

HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on efforts to slash transportation emissions to get the state back on track towards its climate goals; Author and zen master Norma Wong shares lessons on spiritualism and activism during crisis from her new book "When No Thing Works"

Hawaiʻi is projected to fall short of its emissions reduction targets. A new transportation strategy could get the state back on track. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

NOAA has tracked extreme weather and climate events, like the Maui wildfires, since the 1980s. It announced on Thursday that it will no longer update its database.

Sen. Sharon Moriwaki is a veteran lawmaker of Waikīkī. The Conversation talked to her about Waikīkī's eroding coastline and the challenges that face her district.

The effects of climate change have caused coastal erosion along Waikīkī's shorelines. HPR talked to various people along Waikīkī's shoreline about the consequences of the ongoing coastal erosion.

Today, The Conversation broadcasts live from Waikīkī and provides an in-depth look at the fight to save Oʻahu's iconic beachfront from coastal erosion.