Focusing Events and Public Participation: An Analysis of Public Deliberation Following the Maui Wildfires Using Large Language Models

• In Event: Policy Challenges and Public Engagement: Climate Preparedness, Infrastructure, and Environmental Advocacy

Brief Overview

This research deepens our understanding of focusing events and their impacts on public participation by exploring the shifts in public deliberation that followed the Maui wildfires in August 2023.

Authors

• Jennifer Anne Kagan, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Dan Milz, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Mahdi Belcaid, University of Hawaii at Manoa