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Transportation research journal names UH Mānoa professor editor-in-chief

September 12, 2019

Karl Kim, executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, has been named editor-in-chief of a new open access journal Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

UH graduate students sing a song of inclusion

March 4, 2019

East-West Center affiliates record a music album to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis.

Planning on making a difference

February 25, 2019

The UH Community Design Center is taking the lead on addressing critical problems facing the state’s built environments.

Plan for disruptive high-tide flooding by mid-century

October 15, 2018

This column on the rising sea level change in Hawaiʻi by Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on October 14, 2018.

Advanced environmental planning degree launched

September 19, 2018

Beginning in fall 2018, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students will be able to pursue a combined undergraduate and graduate degree in environmental planning in five years.

UH-led Honolulu commission issues sea-level and climate-change guidance

July 16, 2018

In response, Mayor Caldwell issued a formal directive to all city departments and agencies to take action in order to address, minimize the risks from and adapt to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise.

UH experts appointed to city climate change commission

January 31, 2018

The role of the commission, which includes UH Mānoa's Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Hawaiʻi.

Hurricane Harvey’s a harsh reminder for Hawaiʻi

September 6, 2017

This editorial by Karl Kim was published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on September 3, 2017. Kim is the executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaiʻi and is a professor in the UH Mānoa…

Moderated forum on safety, justice and community options

March 2, 2017

he National Issues Forum Institute offers a framework for citizens to work through to increase safety while ensuring justice.

Growing affordable housing crisis focus of new professorship

February 21, 2017

The Hawaiʻi Community Reinvestment Corporation (HCRC) has donated $790,000 to establish the HCRC Distinguished Professorship in Affordable Housing.