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From Oil to LNG: Would It Really Lower Hawaii’s Electricity Rates?
By Michael J. Roberts Hawaiʻi’s electricity rates are the highest in the nation — roughly three times the U.S. average. The main reason is that…
UHERO’s Nori Tarui appointed to Collaborative Research Group on Environmental Economics and Policy
UHERO’s Nori Tarui has been appointed as the Group Leader at the National Institute for Environmental Studies’ (NIES) Collaborative Research Group on Environmental Economics and…
Hawai‘i’s Fuel Cost Problem: What the LSFO–LNG Price Comparison Really Shows
By Michael J. Roberts Hawaiʻi’s electricity rates are the highest in the nation — roughly three times the U.S. average — and have been for…
UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Hawaii moves beyond recession, but slowly
By Carl S. Bonham, Byron Gangnes, Steven Bond-Smith, Peter Fuleky, Rachel Inafuku, Justin Tyndall, and Vanessa Pepino Hawaii’s economy is moving beyond last year’s mild…
Public Views on Sea Level Rise in Hawaiʻi: Results from a Statewide Survey
By Ketty Loeb, Colin D. Moore, Zena Grecni, and Victoria Keener This statewide survey of Hawaiʻi residents is the first systematic effort to measure public…
The Inter-regional Economic Impact of the Reduction in Tourism Following the Maui Wildfires
Hawai‘i’s economy, heavily specialized in tourism, is particularly vulnerable to shocks that disrupt tourism numbers. The Maui economy is even more dependent on tourists, and…
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