Entries for 'UHERO'

...its major impact has been as a funding source for energy and food security initiatives....

On the 50th anniversary of the ‘War on Poverty’, poverty and income inequality are major policy issues ....

...the bottom line is that things might not be what they seem....

...impacts on gross state product are estimated to be negative (up to -$63 million)....

The developed world has continued to perform below potential this year .... 

This UHERO 101 intends to clarify some of the rate and policy aspects of PV in Hawai‘i, and explores the two opposite driving forces of PV adoption....

While an untrammeled water market would fail to provide the optimal solution, regulators can facilitate efficient water trading by setting appropriate exchange rates....

A controversial new method to manage fisheries is to assign “catch shares”....

...the vast majority of installations are demanded by households with the median income and higher....

...impacts to gross state product are negative (up to -$63 million)....

Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....

There are about 34,000 civilian federal jobs in Hawaii, a fraction of which were deemed essential....

The Hawaii Jobs Explorer, the first interactive tool to be released as a part of the ongoing UHERO Dashboard Project, is now available for public use....

The authors attribute the reduction in crime to two factors. The first is a lack of "concentration" allowing for less opportunity to engage in criminal activity, and the second is possibly increased monitoring by parents....

Ecological non-use benefits and the costs of eradication and control programs are often difficult to quantify....

UHERO's ongoing research is looking at ways to cost-effectively achieve GHG reduction and meet the state's clean energy goals....

Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor has introduced a resolution to amend city policy on household income thresholds for affordable for-sale and/or rental housing....

Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline....

The same author in 2011 made the same type of claims in the run-up to Civil Unions....

both of the objectives mentioned by the US Energy Secretary are harder to achieve in Hawai‘i....

rising food and housing costs, a challenged public school system and few professional opportunities in a tourist-driven economy....