AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEnergy Resilience: Hawaii secured $18.5M in federal funding to harden its electric grid after Hurricane Lala, backing $25M in projects (2027–2029) with “Critical Customer Hubs” to keep key services running during long outages. STEM in Space: UH astronomers and innovation teams are tied to NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching Aug. 30, helping shape how it maps the Milky Way and turns images into usable science. Volcano Science: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory shared new Kīlauea “tephra time machine” work, using exposed layers in Kaluapele to reconstruct the volcano’s long eruptive history. Public Health Data: A new analysis finds Native Hawaiian women have the highest breast cancer incidence in the U.S., and that lumped reporting can hide very different risk profiles. Local Environment: UH researchers report nearly 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales ingested pounds of plastic debris, underscoring shoreline cleanup as a practical fix. Tech Workforce: Hawaii Tech Days of Fall 2026 opens Sept. 2, offering free training and pathways into tech, AI, and cybersecurity careers. Democracy & Voting Access: DOJ is appealing a court order tied to mail voting rules, while Judicial Watch urges the Supreme Court to protect public access to state voter rolls, including Hawaii’s.
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