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Hawaii Climate Summit - Public Policy Briefing Oct. 14

10/6/2014

Climate Briefing for Policy Makers & Public
Hawaii Climate Summit
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Three briefings to choose from -- each will take place at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium, 415 S. Beretania Street (Lower Level) on Tuesday, October 14.

Session 1 – 10:00 am to Noon
Session 2 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Session 3 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Complete information: See the PDF flyer.

Register: brownpapertickets.com/event/888042

Parking info: goo.gl/TccrzT

They will be important briefings covering recent scientific observations on planetary changes and the substantial, accelerating impacts they will have on climate and life here in the Hawaiian Islands. Our islands are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than any other place in America. The public, policy makers and business leaders all need to understand the coming changes and what they portend. This is vital emergency-climate-preparedness information.

Whether or not you think you are well informed about climate change, be prepared to be unprepared for what you will hear and see. The under-reported aspects of the causes, effects, risks and timing of climate change may significantly alter your worldview. Our situation can be mitigated if we take the warnings seriously.

Since time is short until October 14th, as a service to your colleagues, family and friends, please forward the email you received and its attachments widely, post in high visibility areas at work and in public spaces, social media, and place on email lists you subscribe to.

Three speakers will make presentations based upon research and on the ground observations of changes in the elements of Earth's ecosphere that will come to dominate our lives in the next couple of decades.

Dr. Camilo Mora, University of Hawaii Associate Professor, lecturer and researcher with particular interests and expertise in Macroecology, Conservation Biology, and Biogeography.
Keith Nealy, communications consultant specializing in Climate Change and the collapse of social and economic systems and has been a communications consultant to Exxon, AT&T, Forbes, Pfizer, SONY, American Express, Federal Express
Stuart Scott, Deputy Director General of IESCO (International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization), Chief Ecological Officer of NagaCorp, Ltd, international presenter and advisor and participant at UN climate negotiations.

This briefing is vital input for policy makers in the State of Hawaii, and for Oahu, Hawaii's most densely populated island.

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ShareFest Honolulu is Saturday, Sept. 20 at UH Manoa!

9/5/2014

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Join us in a fun and inspirational day of sharing at the UH Manoa Sustainability Courtyard. Exchange books and seeds, enjoy the community potluck, learn a new skill, write a poem, bring your bike by the repair station, upcycle a t-shirt, learn about sharing initiatives around town, and more!

Children welcome -- Madame Butterfly will be there from 1:30-4 p.m.! Bring a book, toy, and/or game to swap!

For complete info, including what to bring, visit: ShareFest Honolulu »

On Facebook? RSVP at our ShareFest event on Facebook and get late-breaking updates.

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email, posting the link to social media, and telling your friends and family. Thanks!

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February 2014 e-newsletter

2/27/2014

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Our February e-newsetter includes many upcoming events such as films, conferences, and potlucks -- remember to save the date for April 8 at the Capitol for "Take Your Legislators to the Movies!" We also provide updates on bills in the legislature regarding food forests and industrial hemp.

February 2014 Transition Oahu e-newsletter »

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Oahu activists "Draw the Line" on Keystone XL pipeline

9/22/2013

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Here are a few photos from yesterday's "Draw the Line" actions on Oahu against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (which would stretch from Canada's tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico).

The Oahu events were among the 215 taking place across the country organized in conjunction with 350.org.

(Photos are by various photographers as submitted to 350.org.)

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser covered the Kailua event with a photo and thorough article covering 60 square inches. See the article (may need account to view).

For more photos including those from actions all over the country (and even in other countries), see the Draw the Line set on 350.org's Flickr site.

For more information about Keystone XL pipeline and the campaign to prevent its construction, see 350.org.

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"The Hungry Tide" - free film screening on May 23 (Thurs)

5/13/2013

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Screening of the “Hungry Tide”
an award winning Best Feature Documentary Australian film
May 23, Thursday | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Church of the Crossroads
1212 University Avenue, Honolulu -- see map

The Hungry Tide (88 min.) portrays how the rising sea level is literally “eating’ the shorelines of a Pacific Nation of Kiribati threatening the lives of 105,000 people spread over 33 atolls. It is a personal story of Maria Timon, originally from Kiribati, now lives in Sydney where she works for an NGO, raising awareness of climate change in the Pacific to schools and community groups. It describes her journey to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference as a delegate of an NGO to advocate for a legally binding treaty to require all nations both developed and developing, to agree on carbon emission reductions to keep global temperature from rising above 1.5C.

Haunani Kane, a UH Manoa MS student in oceanography and a PVS navigator will present Dr. Chip Fletcher’s ABC’s of Climate Change and share her research on Climate Change and Wetlands.

Respondents to this film will be Dr. Maxine Burkett, Professor. UH Manoa Richardson School of Law. Her courses include Climate Change Law and Policy and focuses on “Climate Justice” for vulnerable communities in the U.S. and globally. The other respondent is Josh Stanbro, Program Director of Environment & Sustainability, Hawaii Community Foundation. His work is devoted to fostering a more resilient and secure Hawaii in the face of climate Change and related challenges.

These lecture presentations are FREE but donations can be given for refreshments and other expenses.

Series information: http://churchofthecrossroadshawaii.org/mission41earth/

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Briefing on climate change at the Capitol on Jan 17

1/11/2012

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The energy & environment committees of the Hawaii State Legislature are hosting a briefing on climate change next week: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 1 p.m., Conference Room 325, State Capitol, 415 S. Beretania Street. The agenda includes climate change and its impacts in Hawaii and globally, climate adaptation policy, federal efforts in climate change and variability, and a 2012 legislative initiative (presenters are experts from UH, NOAA, and the State Office of Planning). This is not a hearing and no public testimony will be accepted. For more information see the official notice (PDF).