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Researchers from UH and the East-West Center created the online Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal in 2022. They use the information to inform policy decisions on climate risks and more.
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As RIMPAC military exercises continue in waters off our shores, The Conversation talked to Neta Crawford, the author of “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions.”
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded over $5.5 million in conservation grants to Hawaiʻi-based projects.
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It's been a scorching summer on the continental US. Heatwaves are cooking the country, subjecting people to temperatures of 115 degrees. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on what residents and visitors need to know about heat in Hawaiʻi.
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Climate Hawaiʻi, an initiative of the nonprofit Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, is taking nominations for its first climate leadership awards. The deadline to submit a nomination is Aug. 2.
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A group of researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi have created several architectural renderings of how Waikīkī’s built environment could be adapted to better withstand climate change.
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The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on whether insurance providers must pay the legal fees of oil companies facing ongoing climate litigation. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has been following the case and explains.
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The research experiment created by a team of Maui High School students was selected to be aboard an upcoming NASA balloon flight. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with the students and one of their advisors to learn more.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether to take up Honolulu's lawsuit against major oil companies. As HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the companies argue that emissions are a matter for the federal government rather than the Hawaiʻi court system, and therefore the case should be dismissed.
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A few years ago, leadership at The Food Basket on Hawaiʻi Island realized there was no such thing as "normal" anymore — disaster had become the new baseline. It is one of several food banks across the state adopting a "hope for the best, plan for the worst" approach. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote shares how food banks are preparing for the next disaster.