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A Climate for Change: Part III & Part IV

A Climate for Change: Part III & Part IV

Updated: May. 16, 2021 at 11:32 PM HST
A Climate For Change: A Second Life

A Climate For Change: A Second Life

Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 12:04 PM HST
A Climate For Change: The New Normal

A Climate For Change: The New Normal

Updated: Apr. 22, 2020 at 8:51 PM HST
Professor Camilo Mora walks on the land where his initiative planted 10,000 trees recently.

To fight global warming, he’s planting trees. Lots of them.

Updated: Apr. 22, 2020 at 5:01 PM HST
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By HNN Staff

Climate Change Top Stories

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Ocean memory is declining as greenhouse-gas concentrations are rising.

Study: Global warming is causing ‘ocean amnesia’

Ocean memory is declining as greenhouse-gas concentrations are rising.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 2:19 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
A house collapsed into the ocean on Oahu's North Shore earlier this year.

Under new rule, Hawaii real estate transactions must disclose sea level rise threat

(Image: Hawaii News Now)

On Earth Day, community comes together to celebrate, protect Hawaii’s environment

Akikiki

Report: Swift action needed to save Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction

Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:23 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
“All four species will likely go extinct in the next two to 10 years, unless something is done."
Homeowner Todd Dunphy used an excavator to move tons of sand up Rocky Point Beach to protect...

State investigating after North Shore homeowner moves tons of sand in bid to protect property

Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
“I heard a crack the other day and I just went out (and said) I’m saving my house, I don’t care."
Dr. John Burns, founder of The MEGA lab at UH HIlo, and pro surfer and marine scientist Cliff...

PODCAST: A computer model of Pipeline could offer clues about climate change

Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 2:25 PM HST
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By Jim Mendoza
Pipeline is one of the world's most valuable waves.
The collapse of the home at 59-181 Ke Nui Rd. has left other North Shore beachfront owners on...

‘We need help’: North Shore home collapse has neighbors on edge

Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:49 AM HST
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By Rick Daysog
One of them confronted the head of the state Land Board as she visited the site.
Hawaii Pacific University is looking into what caused several species of native Hawaiian snails...

Researchers hope Hawaii’s ancient climate could hold clues for its warming future

Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 5:52 PM HST
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By Jim Mendoza
Understanding how snail species disappeared may help save other Hawaiian snails from extinction.
Waikiki beach during king tides (Image: Hawaii News Now)

‘The future in our hands’: Scientists call for urgent action to curb sea level rise in Hawaii

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:39 AM HST
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By Casey Lund
A new federal study shows that on average, America’s coast will be dealing with about a foot of sea level rise by the year 2050.
(Image: Hawaii News Now)

Hawaii could see sea level rise of 6 to 8 inches by mid-century, federal report says

Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:00 AM HST
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Hawaii could see anywhere between six and eight inches of sea level rise in the next three decades.
(Image: Hawaii News Now)

Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 8:56 AM HST
Rising tides, more frequent fires, and extreme rainfall. Those are some of the predictions University of Hawaii scientists have as climate change worsens.
(Image: Hawaii News Now/file)

UH research: Hawaii could see more extreme weather as climate change worsens

Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 11:10 AM HST
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By Samie Solina
Rising tides, more frequent fires, and extreme rainfall. Those are some of the predictions University of Hawaii scientists have as climate change worsens.
Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 10:54 AM HST
Rising tides, more frequent fires, and extreme rainfall. Those are some of the predictions University of Hawaii scientists have as climate change worsens.
Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 9:23 AM HST
Rising tides, more frequent fires, and extreme rainfall. Those are some of the predictions University of Hawaii scientists have as climate change worsens.
(Image: Hawaii News Now)

Hawaii could face more extreme weather if climate change worsens, UH scientists predict

Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 7:58 AM HST
Rising tides, more frequent fires, and extreme rainfall. Those are some of the predictions University of Hawaii scientists have as climate change worsens.
Fish swim near a head of coral in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Scientists are...

Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming

Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 6:08 AM HST
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By The Associated Press
On a moonless summer night in Hawaii, krill, fish and crabs swirl through a beam of light as two researchers peer into the water above a vibrant reef.
The governor spoke Monday at the UN climate change conference in Scotland, pointing to Hawaii’s...

At UN climate talks, Ige focuses on efforts to green up transportation infrastructure

Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 3:40 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
“We are preparing for electric planes for interisland flights and sustainable aviation fuels for longer flights."
Former U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit...

Obama invokes Hawaiian proverb to urge cooperation at UN climate summit

Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 8:09 AM HST
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By HNN Staff
Former President Barack Obama returned to the global stage Monday at the United Nations Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Gov. David Ige will lead a group of state and county leaders to Scotland to participate in the...

Governor to lead Hawaii delegation to UN climate change summit in Scotland

Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 8:53 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
Hawaii is the first state to commit to a 100% clean energy goal.
Homes are nearing the edges as erosion eats away at the Makaha shoreline. (Image: Hawaii News...

As sea levels rise, Hawaii is scrambling to save its disappearing beaches

Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 2:47 PM HST
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By Samie Solina
Sand replenishment projects are now vital in multiple areas as sea levels continue to rise.
(Image: Hawaii News Now)

As erosion continues to eat away at Hawaii beaches, projects underway to save state's shorelines

Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 7:00 AM HST
As erosion continues to eat away at Hawaii beaches, several projects are underway to save the state’s shorelines amid rising sea levels.
New visualizations show what Downtown Honolulu would look like in a future where global warming...

New visualizations show Downtown Honolulu under water in warmer future

Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 12:38 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The visualizations were put together by Climate Central, a research organization focused on climate change.
(Image: UH Sea Grant King Tides Project)

Environmentalists push state to prioritize combatting climate change as UN issues ‘code red’

Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 11:13 AM HST
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By Samie Solina
The UN reports catastrophic weather events like fires, hurricanes and floods will continue if drastic changes aren't made.
Environmentalists push state prioritize combatting climate change as UN issues ‘code red’

Environmentalists push state prioritize combatting climate change as UN issues ‘code red’

Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 6:00 AM HST
Following a bleak report from the United Nations, Hawaii environmentalists said that the state needs to make it a priority to be part of a global movement to combat climate change.
The plan was created in an effort to reach concrete milestones to transition Oahu to 100%...

City Council approves first-ever Oahu climate action plan

Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 5:15 AM HST
The city said the climate action plan includes increasing electric vehicles and reducing solid waste on the island.
Parts III and IV of 'A Climate For Change' air Monday, May 17th on Hawaii News Now's digital...

WATCH: ‘Climate for Change’ documentary explores Hawaii’s food system vulnerabilities

Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 9:05 PM HST
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By HNN Staff
The documentary, entitled “Ketchup and M&M’s,” explores how the pandemic exposed Hawaii’s significant food insecurity concerns and the consequences of an over-reliance of shipping products in.
A Climate for Change: Part III & Part IV

A Climate for Change: Part III & Part IV

Updated: May. 16, 2021 at 11:32 PM HST
A two-hour special that explores how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed Hawaii’s food insecurity concerns and the consequences of a system that requires almost all the state’s food to be shipped in.
'It's so exciting': On Earth Day, the city announces an ambitious climate action plan

'It's so exciting': On Earth Day, the city announces an ambitious climate action plan

Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM HST
City leaders say despite the corornavirus and economic challenges of 2020, they made a lot of progress on energy savings but acknowledge there's still a lot of work to be done.
In this April 5, 2021 photo provided by Matthew Chauvin, a juvenile Hawaiian monk seal rests on...

Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls

Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 10:35 AM HST
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By The Associated Press
A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals on the uninhabited beaches stretching more than 1,300 miles north of Honolulu.
In this 2020 aerial photo provided by the Arizona State University's Global Airborne...

Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs

Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:47 AM HST
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By The Associated Press
Extreme rain events predicted to become more common with human-caused global warming not only wreak havoc on land — the runoff from these increasingly severe storms also threatens Hawaii’s coral reefs.
The plan includes a visualization of long-term proof-of-concept design of Pearl Harbor National...

To combat rising sea levels, UH professors propose plans to redesign Hawaii’s infrastructure

Updated: Apr. 4, 2021 at 8:56 AM HST
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By Jolanie Martinez
“We believe on Oahu and in Honolulu, there is an opportunity to plan for these things before a disaster hits,” Judith Stilgenbauer said.
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