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
On the Ground April 19, 2024 On Friday, the rule for considering the bill — historically a straight party-line vote — passed with more Democratic than Republican support, but it also won a majority of G.O.P. votes, making it clear that despite a pocket of deep resistance from far-right Republicans, there is broad bipartisan backing […]
Hawaiian Electric; Power Broker or Power Failure
Three Hawaii State Senators reached out to the state’s PUC this week requesting the agency investigate Hawaiian Electric’s recent rash of customer power failures on Hawaii Island and Oahu. The Senate shout-out to the PUC comes followed by multiple service outages in the form of utility-initiated rolling blackouts. The three state senators, Sen. Glenn Wakai, […]
Hawaiian Electric, Operating in Hawaii’s Best Interests?
Energy Alarms Hawaii Island residents awoke to alarming news in February, and then again in March. Hawaiian Electric (aka HELCO) warned customers that the utility’s electricity services (which most County residents take for granted) would be facing rolling service blackouts and potential service disruptions of one or more hours in duration – and to be […]
Hawaii’s Ocean is Hot, and Getting Hotter
All in all, 2023 was Earth’s hottest year in over 150 years. Surrounded by Ocean, Hawaii’s climate clock is running down to zero hour faster than many realize. As it was with ancient Hawaiians, Hawaii today is fully dependent upon and linked to the ocean which surrounds it. For the past year, oceans around the world have […]