Congratulations to Audrey Newman, Senior Advisor to Hawai'i Green Growth and the Global Island Partnership, for receiving an inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Pacific Islands Conference for excellence in Pacific environmental leadership. On behalf of us all, mahalo for your inspirational work, your vision, and all you do for islands everywhere.
President Obama appointed Governor Abercrombie to a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The State of Hawaiʻi will now be a part of the national discussion on addressing the impacts of climate change
Governor Abercrombie appoints Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Hawai'i's first State Sustainability Coordinator!
Original Article: Star Advertiser
By Jacqueline Kozak Thiel
With rising seas threatening the only home he's ever known, President Christopher Loeak of the Republic of the Marshall Islands recently declared to the world, "2014 is Our Climate Moment."
This year is already shaping up to be a pivotal moment here in Hawaii to address our own vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Collectively witnessing the damaging effects of coastal erosion and beach loss across the state has sparked a greater sense of urgency. This is Hawaii's climate moment to make important decisions for our future.
