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When it comes to climate change, complacency could prove deadly: Fletcher

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Dr. Chip Fletcher says ecological grief is real — but avoidable.

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Dr. Chip Fletcher joins "Spotlight Now" to discuss the impacts of climate change on Hawaii.

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The project is aimed at promoting climate action projects.

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Honolulu police have opened a child abandonment case after a Kahala resident saved a newborn baby girl from a trash bin Saturday night, officials said.

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"These children are a gift from God."

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