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The Hungry Tide

Pacific Island documentary: The Hungry Tide screening free online through March 3 Worth watching and sharing this week is the Australian-made film The Hungry Tide, available free online for viewing through March 3.  The Hungry Tide chronicles the… Read More

Climate Impacts and Outlook

New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More

Pacific RISA on PBS Hawai‘i

Dr. Victoria Keener appears on PBS Hawai‘i’s “Insights” Watch the video here. President Barak Obama, in his State of the Union address, promised federal action to address climate change. Hawai‘i Governor Neil Abercrombie, in the State of the… Read More

Hana Hou! Rainfall in Hawai‘i

Hana Hou! article introduces us to rainfall research in Hawai‘i A fascinating story about Hawai‘i rainfall research appears in the February/March 2013 issue of Hana Hou!—the magazine of Hawaiian Airlines.  The article discusses the innovative work of University… Read More

Pacific RISA on PBS “Insights”

 Dr. Victoria Keener on PBS “Insights” Tonight, February 14 Pacific RISA Program Manager and East-West Center Research Fellow Dr. Victoria Keener will be a guest tonight on the PBS Hawaii program “Insights” with host Dan Boylan to discuss climate… Read More

Sustaining Hawai‘i’s Freshwater

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

Public Comments for NCA Draft

Public comment period open for National Climate Assessment draft report On January 11th, the federal advisory committee for the National Climate Assessment (NCA), approved a draft of the Third National Climate Assessment Report for release for public comment…. Read More

Waves of Change

Waves of Change: climate change talk story series opens The University of Hawai‘i Center for Pacific Islands Studies will host a series of seminars and films to prompt discussion about climate change in Hawai‘i and other Pacific Islands,… Read More

Focus on the PIRCA

PIRCA to be a focus of Climate Services Forum The Pacific Islands Climate Services Forum to be held next week in Suva, Fiji, will feature discussion of the recently released 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) report,… Read More

Honolulu Weekly Cover

PIRCA report and forum inspires Honolulu Weekly cover story Climate change is front-page news today.  The cover story in this week’s Honolulu Weekly, titled, “Climate Change in Hawaii: It’s Here,” features researcher and state administrator perspectives on adapting… Read More