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[HiloJulie]

No confusion on my part at all. 

What set of satellites are you referring to?

Well, I guess the link provided several times now about the original NPR news article was either too hard for you to click on, or maybe too hard for you to read, so, here, once again, is the link:

Trump administration takes aim at satellite that measures carbon dioxide and crops : NPR

And to make it easier to follow along, I'll "snip" the first two paragraphs:

"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the missions would be permanently terminated, because the satellite would burn up in the atmosphere."

"The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop health. They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases."

Now, knowing your discernment for, and to provide even more factual information, the two satellites I am referring to are known as:

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 which is a free flying satellite that was launched just 10 years ago. The link provides valuable detailed information as to its mission and what data it provides and all that neat scientist stuff.

Then, there is Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 which is an instrument that was launched in 2019 and is currently attached to the International Space Station. Further, the link also provides valuable detailed information as to its mission and what data it provides and all that neat scientist stuff.

I hope you find the embedded links to this supplemental information beneficial. If it's too hard to click on them, or to read, perhaps maybe I could narrate them for you and send you an audio file? Just let me know what is more convenient for you.

As for the relation of all this to Hawaii, I defy ANYONE to tell me how CO2 in the atmosphere on planet earth does not directly affect and impact Hawaii.

In fact, I may consider a rather very large cash wager.