Denise Konan
UH News: UHERO fills critical need, especially during crisis April 30, 2020 https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/04/30/uhero-fills-need-during-crisis/ Read MorePotential Benefits, Impacts, and Public Opinion of Seawater Air Conditioning in Waikiki April 8, 2013 This report provides a summary of an investigation by the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program into the viability and effectiveness of installing a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in Waikīkī. Seawater air conditioning (SWAC) harnesses the cooling properties of cold seawater to provide cool air for air conditioning purposes. In doing so,… Read More
EGGS Project Director, Denise Konan Named Dean of College of Social Sciences December 12, 2011 UHERO congratulates Dr. Denise E. Konan for her selection as the new Dean of Manoa’s College of Social Sciences. Denise has spent the past 18 years as an economics professor and a major contributor to UHERO's research efforts. She founded UHERO's Energy and Green House Gas Solutions Project and has contributed to UHERO's dramatic growth over the past five years.… Read More
Dr. Denise Konan participates on an APEC panel on PBS Hawaii’s INSIGHTS July 18, 2011 The INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII program will feature a discussion about the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that will take place in Honolulu this November. A panel of experts will delve into the economic, environmental and social issues that APEC members will explore at the summit, and what the high-profile event means for Hawaii as… Read More
UHERO EGGS Team Presents On Capitol Hill May 6, 2011 March 27 - 29, 2011: Members of the UHERO EGGS team went to Washington DC to present at a symposium and Capitol Hill poster session hosted by the National Science Foundation supported program, SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities). The 2011 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session theme was “Students as… Read More
Preferential Trade and Welfare with Differentiated Products February 7, 2011 We consider analytically and numerically the welfare tradeoffs inherent in a preferential trade area (PTA) with products differentiated by region of origin. For a small open economy in such a setting, welfare gains are associated with higher trade volumes within the PTA. However, welfare losses are induced by declining tariff revenues on trade with nonmember… Read More
Limits to Growth: Tourism and Regional Labor Migration June 7, 2010 The paper provides a methodology for considering the carrying capacity and limits to growth of a labor-constrained mature tourism destination. A computable general equilibrium model is used to examine the impacts of visitor expenditure growth and labor migration on Hawaii's economy. Impacts on regional income, welfare, prices, sector-level output, and gross state product are considered… Read More
UHM participate in The Climate Registry May 1, 2010 Craig Coleman, UHERO GHG Research Analyst for the Energy and Greenhouse Gas Solutions Program, contributed to an article in The Implementor, a monthly newsletter published by the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment. The article, The Case For Reporting And Verifying Your Emissions, highlights the work done by Dr. Denise Konan's group to account, report and verify… Read More
Targeting Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: Emission Forecasts and Their Implications for Act 234 December 1, 2009 Act 234 calls for the state of Hawai‘i to return its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Under a business as usual environment, we forecast Hawai’i’s 2020 emissions to be between 18 and 34 percent above 1990 levels. Since transportation and electricity account for about 75 percent of Hawai’i’s GHG emissions, most… Read More
Analysis of Introduction of Plug-in Electric Hybrid Vehicles to Honolulu December 1, 2009 The primary aim of this study is to understand the benefits and barriers which might be associated with the introduction of PHEV technology to Hawaii. This analysis illustrates that PHEV’s represent a much larger and more pervasive strategic opportunity than is generally appreciated in the State. Specific interests that guided our research were: To estimate… Read More
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hawaii November 6, 2009 Dr. Denise Konan, to present at Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) Seminar Series. Hawaii has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. This research presentation uses detailed data on Hawaii's energy infrastructure and economic activities to determine the carbon intensity of Hawaii industries. New results are also presented on… Read More
The Economics of Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hawaii September 24, 2009 Dr. Denise Konan, to speak at Hawaii Economic Association luncheon September 24, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would put a price on carbon. The State of Hawaii has committed to sharp reductions in carbon emissions, and the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. Come hear the Director of UHERO's EGGS project explain… Read More
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Hawai‘i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile 1990 and 2005 January 30, 2009 In an effort to effect national and global climate change policy to address the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the Hawai'i legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2007, Act 234. Act 234 calls for Hawai'i to return its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Here we report an inventory of… Read More
Hawai’i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile 1990 and 2005 January 8, 2009 In an effort to effect national and global climate change policy to address the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the Hawai'i legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2007, Act 234. Act 234 calls for Hawai'i to return its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Here we report an inventory of… Read More
UHERO and the Hawaii Economic Association Present PresiNomics October 22, 2008 Join UH economists for an informal discussion of McCain and Obama's views on tax policy, health care, energy policy, the ongoing financial crisis and more.October 22, 2008 * 5:30- 8:30 PMHonolulu Design Center Grandy presentation Russo presentation Konan presentation Read More