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Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
Updated on November 17, 2015
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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
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
Updated on November 17, 2015
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser features the 2012 PIRCA and scientist perspectives An article that appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Monday, Dec. 10, featured findings from the 2012 PIRCA report, released last week, and quoted PIRCA co-editors Dr. John Marra… 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
Updated on November 17, 2015
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release (reprinted with permission) 11 Pacific island countries are to meet in Samoa next week for a workshop to assist them in completing their fourth National Reports to the… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, Fiji, Hawaii, island environments, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, SPREP, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Samoa
EarthSky interviewed Melissa Finucane about perceptions of environmental risks among Pacific Islanders. Finucane described the importance of a partnership approach to risk management. Click here to listen to the interview.
Tag: Hawaii
Waves of Change
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: communities, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge, South Pacific, Western Samoa
Honolulu Weekly Cover
Updated on November 17, 2015 by pacrisa
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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
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, Hawaii, law & policy, PIRCA
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
PIRCA Featured in Star-Advertiser
Updated on November 17, 2015 by pacrisa
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser features the 2012 PIRCA and scientist perspectives An article that appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Monday, Dec. 10, featured findings from the 2012 PIRCA report, released last week, and quoted PIRCA co-editors Dr. John Marra… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: climate change, Hawaii, PIRCA, sea-level rise
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
Pacific countries prepare to report on 2010 Biodiversity targets
Updated on November 17, 2015 by Laura Brewington
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Release (reprinted with permission) 11 Pacific island countries are to meet in Samoa next week for a workshop to assist them in completing their fourth National Reports to the… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, Fiji, Hawaii, island environments, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Pacific, SPREP, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Samoa
Perception of Environmental Risks among Pacific Islanders
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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EarthSky interviewed Melissa Finucane about perceptions of environmental risks among Pacific Islanders. Finucane described the importance of a partnership approach to risk management. Click here to listen to the interview.
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, communities, Hawaii, Indigenous knowledge, Pacific Islands, risk management
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