A majority of adults in Hawaii know global warming is happening, but not many discuss the issue with friends, family or co-workers.

Congressional leaders are considering ways to make the nation’s primary fisheries management law more effective as the planet warms.

Climate change has contributed to record heat throughout Hawaii.

Lawmakers are considering how far to set back new developments as well as specific strategies to deal with climate change.

Lawmakers and public officials need to do a better job educating Hawaii residents about the effects of sea level rise and changing weather patterns.

With climate change exacerbating wildfires in the islands, we need to come together as a community and take action now.

So do other states that were represented in Madrid for the annual UN conference this month.

The ambitious reporting project found myriad reasons for the public to be pessimistic about the effects of a warming planet on the islands. But also reasons for hope.

Tragically, there is plenty of evidence that we’re not taking this planetary crisis seriously.