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.
Hawaii’s 2019 Legislative Session
An exclusive BeyondKona interview with Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, House Chair of the Energy & Environmental Protection Committee– — Today, Jan. 16th, marks the start of Hawaii’s 2019 regular legislative session. Many of the state’s lawmakers believe that Gov. David Ige’s conservative revenue outlook, combined with a new legislative budgeting process could alter how priorities […]
2018, A Big Island Year To Remember
The 2014 movie “Interstellar” was based on the theory of traveling through a blackhole, bending time, and experiencing intense gravity with strange outcomes. Living in Hawai’i recently seems like our island spaceship cannot escape the intense gravity of world events, yet we are continually reminded of the paradox that Hawai’i is uniquely isolated, but globally […]
A message for Hawai’i and all of humanity this holiday season
This past week a New York Times op ed written by former Secretary of State, John Kerry offered a clear message to Hawai’i, America, and the world” “Forget Trump. We All Must Act on Climate Change”. During last week’s third anniversary of the Paris climate agreement, the Trump administration marked it by working with Russia and […]
2018 California wildfires total economic losses exceed $400 billion
President Trump blamed ‘poor forest management’ for California’s fire crisis – but much of the area burning isn’t forest. As the temperature increases in spring and summer and plants use up the water stored in the soil, the amount of water held in plants decreases, making them more flammable. Similar to fire wood, the drier […]