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Sherilyn Hayashida

A Comparison of State-Level Carbon Reduction Strategies: A Case Study of Hawai‘i

A Comparison of State-Level Carbon Reduction Strategies: A Case Study of Hawai‘i

March 16, 2023

Abstract: State-level electricity standards are proliferating and becoming more ambitious, with numerous US states adopting a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and a small but increasing…

Economic and GHG impacts of a US state-level carbon tax: the case of Hawai’i

Economic and GHG impacts of a US state-level carbon tax: the case of Hawai’i

April 19, 2022

A new paper by a team from UHERO published in Climate Policy finds that a carbon tax for Hawai‘i set at the federal social cost…

Does air pollution increase electric vehicle adoption? Evidence from U.S. metropolitan areas, 2011–2018

Does air pollution increase electric vehicle adoption? Evidence from U.S. metropolitan areas, 2011–2018

April 15, 2022

A publication in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy by a team of economists including UHERO’s Coffman, Hayashida, and La Croix shows that changes in local…

Is a Carbon Tax Viable for a Small Island Economy?

Is a Carbon Tax Viable for a Small Island Economy?

June 17, 2021

By Maja Schjervheim, Paul Bernstein, Sumner La Croix, Makena Coffman, and Sherilyn Hayashida For the third year in a row, a carbon tax bill fizzled…

EV driver characteristics: Evidence from Hawaii

EV driver characteristics: Evidence from Hawaii

March 1, 2020

Electric vehicles (EVs) offer an opportunity to dramatically decrease greenhouse gas emissions within the transport sector if fueled by renewable energy. Hawaii had been early-on…

Economic Impact of the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority Tenant on the State of Hawaii in 2018

Economic Impact of the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority Tenant on the State of Hawaii in 2018

October 16, 2019

NELHA contracted the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) to estimate its economic impact on the State of Hawaii. To estimate expenditures made by…

Integrating Renewable Energy with Time Varying Pricing

Integrating Renewable Energy with Time Varying Pricing

August 13, 2018

With increasing adoption of intermittent sources of natural hazard resilience, effective integration is paramount to fully realizing societal benefits. This study asks the question, how…

Integrating Renewable Energy: A Commercial Sector Perspective on Price-Responsive Load-Shifting

Integrating Renewable Energy: A Commercial Sector Perspective on Price-Responsive Load-Shifting

July 23, 2018

Price-based demand response is an important component to achieving Hawaii’s 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard. This report provides a review of the impacts of time varying…

Do electric vehicle incentives matter? Evidence from the 50 U.S. states

Do electric vehicle incentives matter? Evidence from the 50 U.S. states

June 7, 2018

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,”…