IN THE NEWS: State climate team getting acclimated

By Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board

Climate change, the global environmental crisis that people once perceived as a faraway worry, is now confronting Hawaii, especially as it affects sea-level rise. Adapting to the threats and curbing their impacts, though, will be a multiple-generational mission.

That’s why the establishment of a high-level Climate Advisory Team (CAT) for the state is an excellent foundational step, and the initial fact-gathering efforts will be crucial in coordinating planning across community, business and government institutions.

The challenge will be setting the climate mission firmly in state law and sustaining it through multiple state administrations to put adaptations in place.

Click here to read the full story in the August 27 Honolulu Star-Advertiser