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
Downtrend in new U.S. infections stalls, fueling concerns over virus variants’ spread A steady decline in new coronavirus cases in the United States appears to have stalled, public health officials said, warning that new, more transmissible variants could be taking hold. The number of new infections remains critically high, with more than 76,000 cases reported Saturday, even […]
Hawaii’s at-Risk Residents Told to Wait (patiently)
Breaking News Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s highest-ranking infectious-disease expert, struck a hopeful tone about vaccine availability in the coming months, predicting Thursday that there could be an “open season” on doses by April. “By the time we get to April, that will be what I would call, for better wording, ‘open season,’ namely, virtually everybody and […]
Senate Bill 243, a Wake-up Call for Hawaii’s Clean Energy Ambitions
previous published in ililani media The Biden administration plans to decarbonize the U.S. power sector by 2035. Hawaii plans to decarbonize its electric grid by 2045. The Hawaii Legislature proposes to tax rather than to ban fossil fuel, as this will send a message to the marketplace, rather than imposing sustainability on the out-of-control fossil […]
American Democracy Prevailed; in Joe Biden, 46th US President
In his inaugural speech, President Biden delivered words of comfort to members of both parties, after living through four years of a Trump presidency… “Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire… destroying everything in its path.” President Biden’s inaugural address to the nation; highlights and excerpts: “This is democracy’s day. A day of history […]