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.
Russia-Ukraine War Coverage
Ukraine is a country clinging to independence in the face of a broad and bloody assault intent on toppling Ukraine’s democratic government and scramble the post-cold war world order. Vladimir Putin is determined to overthrow Ukraine’s government and replace it with a regime of his own. The invasion represents Putin’s boldest effort yet to redraw the […]
Hawaii’s Energy Future Debated
The subject of “firm energy” is not often discussed in community circles concentrating on the state’s energy policy, but recently became a controversial hot topic and close call for some that came in the form of senate bills SB 2510 and SB 2511 which past the legislature, but were then vetoed by Governor Ige for […]
Rolling Blackouts – Hawaii’s Energy Future?
Hawaiian Electric advises Big Island customers to cut their power consumption or face rolling blackouts Last week was a big energy week for the state of Hawaii. First, there was announced shut down of the state’s last operating coal-fired power on Oahu, the state’s largest population center. It was a long time coming and part […]
Greenland ice sheet meltdown will raise sea levels faster than previously believed
Human-driven climate change has set in motion massive ice losses in Greenland that couldn’t be halted even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, according to a new study published Monday. The findings in Nature Climate Change project that it is now inevitable that the Greenland ice sheet will melt — equal to 110 trillion tons of ice, the researchers […]