Hawai’i Today
Explore with us the current events, both global and local, that impact life in Hawai’i Today. “In depth” analysis of the challenges and potential solutions are addressed, with a focus on activating community solutions that will nurture and sustain a lifestyle unique to all who live in Hawai’i.
Climate & Health Policies Under Attack
originally published September 29,2025 America’s lost science (New York Times, extract Oct 9th) In a year already marked by new lows in Donald Trump’s effort to dismantle climate actions and other effective national policies serving the common good, the Trump administration has taken extreme steps to roll back the clock on national progress. Some describe […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine; then and now
September 2025 – the war heats up … Russia grinds forward in the east In eastern Ukraine, Moscow’s war machine has been churning mile by mile through the wide open fields of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions – also known as the Donbas – surrounding and overwhelming villages and towns. It has been trying to […]
Think For Yourself
EDITORIAL We humans are paradoxically creatures of great good and great harm to ourselves and the planet. The drumbeat of modern history is neither unique nor certain as to the outcome of humanity’s present and future. Today’s political drumbeat is just one more noise which drives humanity, like cattle, in one direction or […]
Science and Truth the Enemy?
In 2025, the Trump administration has enacted sweeping cuts to major Federally-funded national science programs, freezing awards, eliminating sub-agencies, and reshaping research priorities to de-emphasize climate, health, and diversity topics. During his time in office, including his current term, Donald Trump and his one-man decider administration, has been accused by various legitimate sources of undermining […]