Climate Change

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates. That's according to a study by University of Hawaiʻi researchers that's out Thursday in the journal Nature Communications.

The youth-led Climate Future Forum returned to Hawaiʻi for the fourth year, inviting younger generations to work with state lawmakers and environmental specialists to discuss policies and actions surrounding climate change.

Retired federal public defender Alexander "Ali" Silvert calls on the state Legislature to investigate an unnamed lawmaker who allegedly took a $35,000 bribe; Former Miss Hawaiʻi Cheryl Bartlett holds a rally in support of her husband Rogerio Araujo, a Brazilian citizen who has been detained by ICE agents

Hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the youth-led event brings together lawmakers, environmental specialists, and climate change experts to advance climate change-focused policies.

The Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) laboratory director David Karl spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the groundbreaking research he’s been involved in at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus.

The chief resilience officer tracks, manages, and develops plans regarding the impacts of climate change on city infrastructure, and monitors areas across Oʻahu that could potentially be at risk.

Researchers are exploring technologies that would pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ocean. That technology could be a powerful tool to address climate change, but what impact might it have on the waters around Hawaiʻi?

Jeff Mikulina of the Green Fee Advisory Council spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about accepting public input on how to use millions of dollars in revenue from the new "Green Fee."

Through their forms of creative expression, the artists brought in topics of sea level rise, unpredictable weather, ancestral knowledge, and what the future of Hawaiʻi could look like. The featured artists are Keisha Tanaka, Ben Fairfield, Gillian Duenas, and Erin Voss. Their work can be seen at Capitol Modern through the end of the month.

A Pacific hub for climate research had to close its doors this month after losing federal funds. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote has been tracking the center’s funding developments.