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.
The Ukraine War in 2024
September 2024 Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia would mean Nato would be “at war” with Moscow. Putin spoke as US and UK top diplomats discussed easing rules on firing western weapons into Russia, which Kyiv has been pressing for, more than two […]
Project 2025 – a global heating manifesto
Editorial The Heritage Foundation’s total revenue in 2022 was over $106 million USD ($106,329,524). As a non-profit, Heritage is not required by law to disclose all of its donors. Needless to say the Heritage foundation is politically powerful, financially powerful, and certainly influential with an audience of ideologically far-right supporters. The organization’s most recent […]
Hawaiian Electric’s Future; marked by concerns and uncertainties
Hawaiian Electric is the state’s largest utility and a significant contributor to the state’s economy. HEI (Hawaiian Electric Inc.) had about $124 million in cash on hand after the end of the second quarter, June 2024. The utility’s cash imbalance has raised ongoing concerns and doubts about the utility’s future. On Friday (Aug. 9) the […]
Hawaii’s Climate-Fire Nexus
World breaks hottest day record Across the United States millions of residents have experienced, and are experiencing, soaring temperatures and extreme heat. Increasingly all too familiar, scientists around the world have once again linked an increasingly hotter climate to rising global fossil fuel emissions. The world registered its second hottest day in modern times. That […]