Multifamily buildings in Honolulu without air conditioning will become increasingly warmer in the decades to come with “comfort levels” dropping by 42% by 2080 without interventions, according to a study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced today that eight proposals have been introduced as the 2022 Maui County Council Legislative Package, including legislation to establish a “green fee surcharge” a visitor fee that would fund environmental-protection and conservation projects.