2019 Paper of the Year in Invasive Plant Science and Management
Congratulations to UHERO researchers Kimberly Burnett and Christopher Wada who were part of the team awarded the 2019 Paper of the Year in Invasive Plant
March 9, 2020
News
Just Published: “Macroeconomic Forecasting in the Era of Big Data”
By Peter Fuleky Big data analysis has a long history in macroeconomics. In 1937, National Bureau of Economic Research researchers Wesley Mitchell and Arthur Burns
January 27, 2020
Publication: Who Are we Measuring and Modeling for? Supporting Multilevel Decision‐Making in Watershed Management
UHERO and an international partnership, ClimateWise, tackled the question of how hydrological ecosystem service information is actually used in decision making in watershed management programs.
January 24, 2020
Publication: Do Natural Disasters Make Sustainable Growth Impossible?
“Do Natural Disasters Make Sustainable Growth Impossible?” has been published in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change. This paper considers the prospects for sustainable growth using
January 7, 2020
Governing Green Power III: Refining Plans for the Electricity Grid of the Future
University of Hawai‘i at MānoaEast West Center — Pacific Room (directions and map) GGP’s goal is to hasten a fair and efficient transformation to renewable
November 4, 2019
UHERO’s Sumner La Croix on minimum wage panel
UHERO’s Sumner La Croix participated in a panel on minimum wage, living wage, and cost of living at the Maui Chamber of Commerce 2019 annual
August 8, 2019
Hawai‘i: Eight Hundred Years of Economic and Political Change
The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center is sponsoring a talk on Sumner La Croix’s book, Hawai‘i: Eight Hundred Years of Economic and Political Change. The
August 3, 2019
Seiji Naya Memorial Lecture: From First Canoe To Statehood, Eight Hundred Years of Economic And Political Change in Hawai‘i
UHERO Fellow Sumner La Croix will be giving The Seiji Naya Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 11th. Sumner will be talking about his new book,
March 15, 2019
UH/MAʻO Farms data show 60% improvement in diabetes risk
UHERO’s Ruben Juarez is a co-lead on a study by UH and MAʻO Organic Farms in Waiʻanae examining “the relationship between ‘āina (land/environment) and ola
February 27, 2019
Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for 2015
UHERO’s Makena Coffman, Paul Bernstein, and Maja Schjervheim have contributed to the latest report released by the Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Air Branch on
February 20, 2019
UHERO at Governor Ige’s Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative workshop
UHERO’s Kimberly Burnett was invited by Governor David Ige to participate in a panel discussion focused on the economic impacts of invasive species at the
December 7, 2018
Dr. Frank Wolak: “How Should the Public Utilities Commission Regulate Hawaiian Electric Company for Better Integration of Renewable Energy?”
On Friday November 2, Frank Wolak, the Holbrook Working Professor of Economics at Stanford and Director of Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, gave
November 13, 2018
Carl Bonham presented with the AUBER Fellow Award
UHERO’s Carl Bonham was recently presented with the AUBER Fellow Award, recognizing a lifetime achievement for a center director who has demonstrated significant leadership and
November 5, 2018
Do electric vehicle incentives matter? Evidence from the 50 U.S. states
UHERO congratulates Sherilyn Wee, Makena Coffman, and Sumner La Croix on the publication of, “Do electric vehicle incentives matter? Evidence from the 50 U.S. states,”
June 7, 2018
Governing Green Power II: How should utilities of the future make money?
University of Hawai‘i at MānoaInnovation Laboratory — iLab (directions and map) Growth of renewable energy, reduced economies of scale, rapidly falling storage costs, network communication
April 10, 2018