Watch the Recording: CPR Initiative’s Second Public Hearing on Climate Action

WATCH OUR 2ND PUBLIC HEARING ON CLIMATE ACTION

People’s Hearing on Climate Action
What More Should The United States Do on Climate?

September 29, 2023 | Honolulu, Hawai’i

Co-hosted by CPR Initiative, Environmental Law Program at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law, and the Sierra Club of Hawai’i

Speakers In Order of Appearance

• 0:00 (Opening remarks) Richard Wallsgrove, Director of the Environmental Law Program Co-Director, Environmental Law Program, at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law & Assistant Professor of Law
• 4:50 Dan Galpern, General Counsel & Executive Director, CPR Initiative
• 15:33 Uʻilani Tanigawa-Lum, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 22:57 James E. Hansen, Director of Climate Science, Awareness & Solutions, Earth Institute, Columbia University & former Director of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
• 36:14 James “Jim” Baker, CPR Initiative Board Advisor, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Atmosphere and Oceans & Administrator of the U.S. NOAA
• 42:02 Lauren Ballesteros-Watanabe, proud mother, and organizer at the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi
• 49:09 Tom Giambelluca, Climatology, Hydrology, Ecohydrology Professor & Director of Water Resources Research Center at the Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 58:42 Donn J. Viviani, President of CPR Initiative’s Board & former EPA scientist (over 35 years), including service as Director of EPA’s Climate Policy Division
• 1:09:50 Oriana McCallum, JD Candidate at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 1:13:20 Charles “Chip” Fletcher, Interim Dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
• 1:24:10 John Fitzgerald, CPR Initiative Board Vice-President, former Attorney at Law
• 1:30:32 Paul Bernstein, Economist, Member of Citizens Climate Lobby
• 1:32:46 Melodie Aduja, Co-Chair, Environmental Caucus, Democratic Party of Hawai’i
• 1:39:08 Stephany Vaioleti, lifetime resident of Koolauloa, Hawai’i, President of Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital on Hawai‘i Island
• 1:43:36 Dave Mullinix, co-founder of 350 Hawaii and Green Peace Hawaii
• 1:52:33 Mike Ewall, founder and director of Energy Justice Network
• 1:59:48 Roxanne Lawson, Resident of Hawai’i and mother of five
• 2:02:51 Myanna Dellinger, Executive Director of the EinStrong Foundation
• 2:05:51 Todd Fernandez, Executive & Legislative Director ClimateCrisisPolicy.org
• 2:13:46 Ruth Robison, President of the Hawai’i Chapter of the United Nations Association USA
• 2:19:53 Ingrid Peterson, Resident of Hawai’i since 1963
• 2:23:59 Milan Malej, Environmental Author, Engineer
• 2:35:31 David Walker, Integrated Energy Management, member of Citizen’s Climate Lobby, Hawai’i Island Chapter
• 2:41:44 Joseph J. James, President of Agri-Tech Producers LLC
• 2:49:43 Wu-Syuan Guo, Taiwanese, LM student at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 2:54:57 Sophie Tidler, LM student at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 3:02:34 Josh Eddington, second year student at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 3:07:00 Joshua Scott, student at University of Hawai’i
• 3:10:39 Brian Piotrowski, second-year student at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 3:13:44 Holly Doyle, third-year student at University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law
• 3:17:35 Natalie Orneli, student at University of Hawai’i
• 3:23:00 (Closing remarks) Richard Wallsgrove, Director of the Environmental Law Program Co-Director, Environmental Law Program, at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law & Assistant Professor of Law

Written Testimony