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UHERO’s Sumner La Croix elected as a Fellow of the Cliometrics Society
The Trustees of the Cliometric Society (www.cliometrics.org) have elected Professor Emeritus Sumner La Croix (UHERO and Dept. of Economics, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa) as a Fellow of the Cliometrics Society. Fellows must have published contributions to economic history that are markedly original and have significantly advanced the frontiers of knowledge. La Croix’s research focuses on the economic history […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Leah Bremer promoted to Specialist
UHERO congratulates Leah Bremer on her promotion to Specialist in the College of Social Sciences. Leah Bremer is the Associate Director for the Institute for Sustainability and Resilience and a Faculty Specialist with the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) and Water Resources Research Center (WRRC).
Read MoreUHERO’s Carl Bonham on Spotlight Now
UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham joined Hawai‘i News Now’s Spotlight Now to discuss the 2025 second quarter forecast and how federal policies may impact Hawai‘i’s economy later this year.
Read MoreUHERO’s Trey Gordner on the Ka Pewa podcast
UHERO’s Trey Gordner appeared on the Ka Pewa podcast to discuss key insights from UHERO’s research on Maui’s recovery from the wildfires and how data-driven research can help shape decision making and public policy.
Read MoreUHERO’s Andrew Mason Receives 2025 Robert J. Lapham Award
Andrew Mason is the 2025 recipient of the Robert J. Lapham award, bestowed biannually in recognition for contributions through the application of demographic knowledge to policy issues. The award cited the widely adopted framework used to quantify how members of each generation acquire and use economic resources. The framework, National Transfer Accounts (NTA), has been […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Carl Bonham on Spotlight Now
UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham appeared on Hawai‘i News Now’s Spotlight Now to discuss the impact of economic uncertainties and the outlook for Hawai‘i’s economy.
Read MoreNew UHERO Environment contribution in Ocean Nature Sustainability. Scaling biocultural initiatives can support nature, food, and culture from summit to sea.
Biocultural nature-based solutions provide many social, cultural, and ecological benefits. Yet, there has been little research on related land-sea societal benefits, hindering our ability to finance and scale these solutions. To help fill this gap, we evaluate the land-sea benefits of scaling biocultural restoration initiatives in Hawaiʻi, including multi-strata agroforestry and high-elevation silvopasture combined with […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Carl Bonham Discusses the State of the Economy
UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham participated in a panel on Hawai‘i Public Radio to discuss the state of the economy and spoke with KITV’s Island News about the possibility of a recession.
Read MoreCarbon Benefits of Agroforestry Transitions on Fallow Agricultural Lands – New UHERO Environment publication in Scientific Reports
New UHERO Environment publication in Scientific Reports demonstrates important carbon benefits of transitioning fallow agricultural lands into varying agroforestry systems across Hawaiʻi. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-87891-y
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