Climate Change

The third and final phase of the attorney general’s report on the 2023 Lahaina wildfire outlines top priorities for state and county lawmakers to better prepare and respond to wildfires. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo explores one of the most important aspects of the report — the hiring of a state fire marshal.

Hawaiʻi could see over $1 billion in property damages as a result of natural disasters every year. That’s from the latest findings of the Climate Advisory Team. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to them about how they think the state should prepare.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to step in on a pair of major climate cases brought by the City and County of Honolulu against several oil companies.

Gov. Josh Green's Climate Advisory Team has released several policy recommendations on disaster preparedness. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on the team's top priorities for the state.

A new team takes the lead at Honolulu's Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency; a new exhibit of Hawaiian cultural artifacts opens in England; a recent study looks at the effect of plastic in Maui's wedge-tailed shearwaters; and a luthier in Kula shares the song he wrote weeks after the 2023 Maui wildfires

Experts say we’re halfway through a crucial decade in mitigating climate change — 2030 is the global target to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with the leadership at the Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency about how the city will navigate the next five years.

While world leaders meet in Azerbaijan for the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, young people in Hawaiʻi are heading to a climate summit of their own. The third annual Climate Future Forum will take place this Saturday at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with a few of the young people attending about their goals and how they are feeling about climate action after the election.

Papua New Guinea is standing by its decision to pull out of a UN global climate summit. However, climate advocates fear the move will isolate the Pacific nation and put important funding at risk. HPRʻs Derrick Malama reports in the Pacific News Minute.

A new study shares new findings about the genetic diversity of giant claims. The Conversation talked to researcher Ryan Nevatte about his findings.

Donald Trump's reelection puts the U.S.'s role in international climate action in question. A state senator says Hawaiʻi needs to step up as a leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.