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Jet fuel plays an outsized role in Hawaiʻi's total carbon emissions. Sustainable aviation fuels could help. But as HPR Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the state’s still taking a wait-and-see approach.
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been slowing down over the last century, and certain climate change factors may bring the current system past the point of no return.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision may limit the authority of federal departments like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. The “Chevron Doctrine” gives power to federal agencies to interpret vague laws like the Clean Air Act.
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The Honolulu City Council this week approved a resolution to establish the strategy against the impacts of climate change.
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A University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization survey of elected officials at the state and county levels found that all respondents believe sea level rise will have "significant" or "catastrophic" impacts on residents in the next 50 years. Despite widespread concern, sea level rise wasn't at the top of many lawmakers' to-do lists. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote analyzes the results.
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The survey is to help city officials better understand residents’ awareness of flood risk, knowledge of flood insurance, and experience with flooding events.
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Senate Bill 2972 states that warmer seas and fewer trade winds make Hawaiʻi more vulnerable to strong hurricanes. No public buildings in the state are currently designed to withstand a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of 157 mph or higher.
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With our planet experiencing historically hot temperatures in recent years, the idea is becoming more and more plausible. Istvan Szapudi from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy published an article last summer about his idea for a sun shield.
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A salt patch on the island of Kauaʻi is one of the last remaining in all of Hawaiʻi. Salt makers from 22 Native Hawaiian families gather here in the summer months to do the hard work of making paʻakai, or Hawaiian salt.
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The goal of the class is to foster a deep understanding of sustainability goals at both the island and state levels, as well as shape a more eco-friendly future for the Kaua‘i community.