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 Update
The global death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 3 million The U.S., Brazil and Mexico lead the world in Covid-19 deaths, according to a Times database. Infections globally total more than 140 million. The world did not record one million deaths until Sept. 28, 2020, but there were two million by Jan. 15, less than four […]
Japan To Dump Millions of Tons of Nuclear Wastewater: Hawaii in the crosshairs
Japan’s government announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it will dump more than a million tons of contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The highly contaminated water contains more radioactive material than previously acknowledged. Roughly 1.25 million tons (1.13 million metric tons) of water have accumulated around the Fukushima Daiichi […]
A 21st Century Power Struggle: bombs are out, bots are in!
Article Update April 11, 2021 Israel confirms it carried out cyberattack on Iran nuclear facility Israel appeared to confirm claims that it was behind a cyber-attack on Iran’s main nuclear facility on Sunday, which Tehran’s nuclear energy chief described as an act of terrorism that warranted a response against its perpetrators. The apparent attack took […]
Climate Alert: 420 ppm
The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide surged past 420 parts per million for the first time in recorded history this past weekend — the measurement was taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii. To be exact, On Saturday, the daily average was pegged at 421.21 PPM—the first time in human history […]