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Updated on September 8, 2025
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ja-Rei Wang, jwang@ucsusa.org, 202-331-6943 Nearly Seven in Ten Hawai’i Residents Think Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay For Global Warming Damages, According to New Poll Hawai’i Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked… Read More
In 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that 4,000 marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan would be relocated to Guam, a process requiring considerable construction, air and sea traffic, and infrastructure upgrades. In response, the Micronesia Chief Executives… Read More
Local knowledge of climate and winds contributes to building of a Visitor Center at Puʿukohola Heiau National Historic Site Na makani paio lua o Kawaihae. The two conflicting winds of Kawaihae: the mumuku wind from the uplands, and… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Invasive species removal in the Ko‘olau Mountains, Hawai‘i This November, East-West Center Fellows and Pacific RISA researchers Victoria Keener (third from top right) and Laura Brewington (bottom, right) worked with the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership on Oahu Island… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2021
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Market-based measures could provide critical funding for sustaining Hawai‘i’s freshwater supply The Hawai‘i legislature is currently reviewing measures that would provide reliable, dedicated funding to protect the state’s important watershed areas, with the long-term goal of ensuring a… Read More
Updated on November 16, 2015
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Climate change a priority for new Senator Brian Schatz On Dec. 26, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie announced his selection to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s passing on Dec. 17. Lt. Governor… Read More
Hawaii Public Radio program discusses adaptive water management with Richard Wallsgrove “Can you weather a white paper on climate change?” Beth-Ann Kozlovich, host of Hawaii Public Radio’s weekday morning talk show The Conversation, asked this question by means… Read More
Court rules on Maui stream flows In August 2012, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled to vacate a 2010 decision made by the state Commission on Water Resource Management that impacts stream flows in Nā Wai ʻEhā, or the… Read More
PVT landfill prepared for the storms A blue ribbon panel will meet to discuss future landfill options on Oahu. In the meantime, the state is still investigating last month’s medical waste spill at Waimanalo Gulch. One key question… Read More
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Hawai’i Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked Highest Among U.S. States
Updated on September 8, 2025 by pacrisa
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ja-Rei Wang, jwang@ucsusa.org, 202-331-6943 Nearly Seven in Ten Hawai’i Residents Think Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay For Global Warming Damages, According to New Poll Hawai’i Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: climate change, Hawaii, law & policy
Updating the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaiʻi
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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In 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that 4,000 marines stationed in Okinawa, Japan would be relocated to Guam, a process requiring considerable construction, air and sea traffic, and infrastructure upgrades. In response, the Micronesia Chief Executives… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: biosecurity, conservation, Hawaii, Micronesia
Puʿukohola Heiau
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Local knowledge of climate and winds contributes to building of a Visitor Center at Puʿukohola Heiau National Historic Site Na makani paio lua o Kawaihae. The two conflicting winds of Kawaihae: the mumuku wind from the uplands, and… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, communities, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge
Invasive Species in Hawai‘i
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Invasive species removal in the Ko‘olau Mountains, Hawai‘i This November, East-West Center Fellows and Pacific RISA researchers Victoria Keener (third from top right) and Laura Brewington (bottom, right) worked with the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership on Oahu Island… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: conservation, Hawaii, invasive species
Sustaining Hawai‘i’s Freshwater
Updated on October 27, 2021 by pacrisa
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Market-based measures could provide critical funding for sustaining Hawai‘i’s freshwater supply The Hawai‘i legislature is currently reviewing measures that would provide reliable, dedicated funding to protect the state’s important watershed areas, with the long-term goal of ensuring a… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: Freshwater resources, Hawaii, PIRCA, rainfall
Climate Change a Priority
Updated on November 16, 2015 by pacrisa
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Climate change a priority for new Senator Brian Schatz On Dec. 26, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie announced his selection to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s passing on Dec. 17. Lt. Governor… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: Hawaii, law & policy, PIRCA
Adaptive Water Management
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Hawaii Public Radio program discusses adaptive water management with Richard Wallsgrove “Can you weather a white paper on climate change?” Beth-Ann Kozlovich, host of Hawaii Public Radio’s weekday morning talk show The Conversation, asked this question by means… Read More
Category: General, Media Tags: climate change, Freshwater resources, Hawaii, law & policy
Maui Stream Flows
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Court rules on Maui stream flows In August 2012, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled to vacate a 2010 decision made by the state Commission on Water Resource Management that impacts stream flows in Nā Wai ʻEhā, or the… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: environment, Freshwater resources, Hawaii, law & policy
Climate Forecast Success Story
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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PVT landfill prepared for the storms A blue ribbon panel will meet to discuss future landfill options on Oahu. In the meantime, the state is still investigating last month’s medical waste spill at Waimanalo Gulch. One key question… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: El Niño, ENSO, Hawaii
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