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.
Coronavirus: 21st Century Pandemic – By the Numbers
UPDATE: Nov. 21, 2020 Significant Pandemic Developments This Week US suffers one Covid death every minute as global cases near 60m. In the US, 1,448 people died on Friday according to Johns Hopkins University – the equivalent of one American death every minute. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended against traveling for […]
Climate Action Lags, President Biden to the Rescue?
Warming Accelerates as Climate Action Lags — report For at least two decades, countries, companies, cities, and communities have been claiming they are “doing better” on climate change. Annual reports have been full of ratios showing greenhouse emissions per unit of output falling, and sometimes emissions falling in absolute terms. All good—but unfortunately, not enough. […]
Promises of a COVID-19 Vaccine or Cure?
When Can We Throw Our Masks Away? “I think that we’re going to have some degree of public health measures together with the vaccine for a considerable period of time. But we’ll start approaching normal — if the overwhelming majority of people take the vaccine — as we get into the third or fourth quarter […]
The Whole World is Watching
ELECTION EDITIORAL — Fortified by the solidarity of a majority of Trump-Party Republicans.., Trump has wantonly rejected the outcome of America’s most sacred institution of democracy, free elections and the public’s choice of its leaders. President elect Joe Biden decisively scored a 306-232 electoral college victory. In 2016, Hillary Clinton beat Trump by 3m in the […]