Business vaccination mandates increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates
Nearly 2,000 businesses participated in the survey of businesses and community organizations in Â鶹´«Ã½.
Refrigerators, electric devices top energy use in Hawai?i households
UHERO found significant differences among counties, as well as between households with or without PV systems.
Community health, UH football, college access all benefit from $100M raised
More than 19,000 donors support UH students, faculty and research
Economic growth expected after tourism declines due to Delta variant
UHERO predicts a period of weakness before growth resumes late in the year.
Kona coast faces stark wastewater tradeoffs
6,500 cesspools in Kailua-Kona have the potential to negatively impact coastal water quality and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
COVID-19 school testing, education program expands to 8 locations
Testing is now taking place at locations on Oʻahu and Â鶹´«Ã½ Island, with more on the way.
O?ahu employers strongly support vaccination mandates
Less support for vaccine passports, says UH report on nearly 900 businesses, community organizations.
Progress too slow toward carbon net-negative goal to avert catastrophe
UHERO says, while energy targets are important, they need to be followed up with implementable policies.
$3.3M for game-changing type-2 diabetes study in Hawai?i?s NHPI communities
The study involves a diverse multidisciplinary collaboration probing the socioecological determinants of diabetes risks in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Sustainable water withdrawal from main O?ahu aquifer may decrease
Watershed protection could translate into $27–40 million in annual savings in water supply costs after 50 years.