Chip Fletcher, one of the nation’s foremost specialists in climate change and its effects on coasts, will be the featured speaker Aug. 14 at Environment Hawai‘i’s 25th anniversary dinner celebration at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo. ADVERTISING Chip Fletcher,
Chip Fletcher, one of the nation’s foremost specialists in climate change and its effects on coasts, will be the featured speaker Aug. 14 at Environment Hawai‘i’s 25th anniversary dinner celebration at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo.
The buffet dinner also will include live music by JazzX2 and a silent auction featuring works by local craftspeople and artists.
Fletcher will speak on the topic “Climate Crisis: Review and Update.”
He is associate dean for academic affairs and full professor at the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Books he has authored include “Living on the Shores of Hawaii” and “Climate Change: What the Science Tells Us.”
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Tickets to the dinner are $65 (cost includes a $20 tax-deductible donation). RSVP by Aug. 11. For more information, call the Environment Hawai‘i office at 934-0115; email ptummons@gmail.com; or visit www.environment-hawaii.org.
