Super El Niño Event Underway – what’s in store for Hawaii’s moderate climate?
A powerful El Niño already beginning to roil weather…
August 26, 2026/by Bill BugbeeThe Cost of an Unchecked Presidency
Escalating costs, shrinking weapons inventories, and misuse of…
July 15, 2026/by Bill BugbeeAn Economic Disruption Hawaii Cannot Escape
Predictions for the next major economic downturn are currently…
May 25, 2026/by Bill BugbeeTrump’s Attempt to Crush Clean Energy; not going as planned
Donald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration…
April 29, 2026/by Bill BugbeeProfiting from the Presidency
President Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000, after assuming the…
February 12, 2026/by Bill BugbeeMy Mind is Made Up, Don’t Confuse Me with Facts
If there is a way to best describe President Trump's one-made…
January 21, 2026/by Bill BugbeeRussian Invasion of Ukraine; then and now
February 2026
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic…
January 20, 2026/by Bill BugbeeZelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic…
US Elections Are Legal.., so long as Trump wins
Trump, appears openly fearful that a Congress controlled by…
January 12, 2026/by Bill BugbeeHawaii Gaslighted by LNG?
Story originally published Dec. 10th; updated Dec. 14, 2025
When…
December 14, 2025/by Bill BugbeeWhen…
Climate & Health Policies Under Attack
originally published September 29,2025
America’s lost…
October 9, 2025/by Bill BugbeeAmerica’s lost…
Think For Yourself
EDITORIAL
We humans are paradoxically…
Science and Truth the Enemy?
In 2025, the Trump administration has enacted sweeping cuts…
September 11, 2025/by Bill BugbeeA National Energy Policy Reversal
Through a flurry of executive orders, Donald Trump has made clear…
August 15, 2025/by Bill BugbeeHawaiian Court Overrules Trump Administration’s Rollback of Marine Protections; Pacific Islands Monument
A federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that commercial fishing…
August 10, 2025/by Bill BugbeeIf you Don’t Like the Answer, Ask a Different Question
The New York Times reported late today President Trump did NOT…
August 1, 2025/by Bill BugbeeReckless Leadership; Ignore Climate Science, deny the Consequences
The current administration's war on science took another…
August 1, 2025/by Bill BugbeeBeyondKONA, OUR MISSION
Welcome to BeyondKona, a community web site designed to inform, educate, and promote Hawaiian values of caring for our aina.
BeyondKona’s mission is to advance an environmentally sustainable and 100% clean energy economy for Hawai’i.
BeyondKona.com features daily news, research and analysis, commentary and community conversation focused on Hawaii’s changing climate, growing clean energy economy, and the environmental, social, and political elements which are shaping life in Hawai’i and around the world.