AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHurricane Lowell Watch: NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into Lowell’s eye, capturing close-up storm data as Hawaii braced for heavy rain, flash flooding, and extreme surf across Kaua‘i and O‘ahu. Volcano Science: Kīlauea’s summit activity is building toward “episode 55,” with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raising the alert level to WATCH and shifting aviation color to ORANGE. Ocean Monitoring: NOAA sent Saildrones from Honolulu to track the warm-water drivers behind a potentially historic El Niño, aiming to improve global weather forecasts. Local Tech & Research: UH launched a free “AI for Hawai‘i” course for everyone, and a separate UH cybersecurity webinar teaches Hawaii sole proprietors how to build low-budget defenses. Defense & Engineering: NAVFAC Hawai‘i awarded a $75M architect-engineering contract to Jacobs and Architects Hawaii JV for Navy facility design through 2031. Education Outcomes: New NCES figures show University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s six-year bachelor completion rates by race, including 55.6% for White students and 46.7% for Black/African American students. Deep-Sea Mining Fight: Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Marianas deep-sea mining lease sale, arguing it could harm imperiled species and ocean ecosystems tied to Hawai‘i. Solar Industry: Suniva completed an $835M capital raise to expand US solar cell manufacturing capacity to 5.5 GW.
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