0800 – 0830 | Registration & Coffee |
0830 – 0840 | Oli & Mele (watch video here) Dr. Jon Osorio, Dean, Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge University of Hawaii, Manoa |
0845 – 0900 | Governor’s Welcome (watch video here) Governor David Ige Introduction by Richard Vuylsteke, President, East-West Center |
0900 – 0910 | Introduction to the Program MCs: Dr. Victoria Keener, Pacific RISA/EWC & Anukriti Hittle, DLNR |
0910 – 0925 | State of the Commission: Response to Climate Change (watch video here) |
0924 – 0945 | National Climate Assessment Report 2018 (watch video here) |
0945 – 1000 | Coffee Break (Banquet Room) |
1000 – 1010 | Introduction to Keynote Speaker Dr. Sherilyn Wee, Public Policy Center |
1010 – 1045 | Keynote Address: Climate Change & Equity (watch video here) Dr. Beverly Scott, CEO Beverly Scott Associates, LLC & Parker Infrastructure Partners, LLC Sponsored by the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum |
1045 – 1130 | Panel 1. Coming Clean: Addressing Hawaii’s Emissions from Transportation (watch video here) Identify implementation strategies for emissions reductions for ground transportation in Hawaii.Moderator: Jay Fidell, ThinkTech Hawaii Panelists: Aki Marceau, Elemental Excelerator Katherine McKenzie, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute Jon Nouchi, Department of Transportation Services, City & County of Honolulu |
1130 – 1300 | Lunch (on your own; UH campus map of dining options provided)* |
1300 – 1430 | Panel 2. Paddling Together to Accelerate Action for Adaptation to Sea Level Rise (watch videos here: Part 1 & Part 2) Co-Moderators Dr. Charles “Chip” Fletcher, SOEST, UH-Manoa & Sam Lemmo, OCCL – DLNR Panelists: William Aila, DHHL Douglas Codiga, Schlack Ito LLLC Jeffrey Dack, County of Maui Dr. Jennifer Jurado, Broward County, FL Steve Long, TNC – MA |
1430 -1445 | Coffee Break (Banquet Room) |