Colin Moore
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 beliefs, risk perceptions, and policy preferences related to sea level rise across all four counties. Conducted from July to August 2025 with a representative sample of 1,314 adults, the survey […]
Read MoreConsensus, Urgency, and the Cost Question: What Hawaiʻi Residents Think About Sea Level Rise
By Colin Moore, Ketty Loeb, Zena Grecni, and Victoria Keener Hawaiʻi is among the most vulnerable places in the United States to sea level rise. Nearly all residents live near the coast, where housing, transportation networks, tourism infrastructure, and cultural sites are concentrated. Chronic flooding and beach erosion are already visible in many communities, and […]
Read MoreAssessing the Risks of Sea Level Rise: Knowledge and Policy Preferences Among Hawaiʻi’s Civil Servants
By Ketty Loeb, Colin D. Moore and Sandeep Kandikuppa This survey captures the views of Hawaiʻi’s civil servants on the risks associated with SLR and their preferred strategies for adaptation. Conducted between June and August 2024, the survey targeted employees from State and County agencies across Hawaiʻi’s four counties (Hawai‘i County, Honolulu County, Kaua‘i County, […]
Read MoreHow Do Industry Views of Tourism in Hawai‘i Compare with Residents and Visitors?
By Colin Moore, Frank Haas, and John Knox Read the full report. Public debate about tourism in Hawai‘i is often cast in binary terms, either for or against the industry, yet the reality is far more complex. Hawai‘i’s visitor industry is shaped by the interplay of political, market, and operational forces, each reflected in the […]
Read MoreTourism in Hawai‘i: Industry Views and Stakeholder Comparisons
Tourism in Hawai‘i shapes the state’s economy, communities, and environment in ways that affect nearly every resident. While resident and visitor views are regularly measured through long-running Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) surveys, the perspectives of those who operate and invest in the industry are less visible, with the exception of a few regularly cited consultants […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Colin Moore to present to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
UHERO’s Colin Moore will be giving an informational briefing to the Senate Committee on Judiciary on September 18 at 10:00am. The presentation will be about the erosion of democratic norms in the United States and its impacts on the State of Hawai‘i.
Read MoreConsensus and Conflict: A Data-Driven Look at the Biggest Bills in Hawai‘i’s 2025 Legislature
By Trey Gordner and Colin Moore In our last post, Bills, Backers, and Blocs, we analyzed the positions Hawai‘i’s politically active organizations took on nearly 2,000 bills in the 2025 legislative session, revealing patterns in lobbying strategy, frequency, and intensity. This companion post uses the same Legislative/Administrative Action Report (LAAR) data to examine lobbying at […]
Read MoreBills, Backers, and Blocs: A Data-Driven Look at Lobbying in Hawai‘i
By Trey Gordner and Colin Moore When the Hawaiʻi State Legislature mandated the Legislative/Administrative Action Report (LAAR) beginning in 2025, it launched one of the country’s most detailed state-level lobbying datasets. The final filing for the 2025 session (due June 2) revealed 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills. What we found Figure […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Carl Bonham and Colin Moore on Spotlight Now
UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham and Associate Professor Colin Moore appeared on Hawai‘i News Now’s Spotlight Now to reflect on the major economic and legislative events of 2024 and provide insights into Hawai‘i’s outlook for 2025.
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