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 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 […]
Hawaii’s Climate-Energy Nexus
Governor Green’s push for LNG gas imports conflicts with state climate priorities, ignores clean energy options, lacks common sense Governor Josh Green has recently advocated liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a potential “bridge fuel” to help Hawaii transition to 100% renewable energy by 2045. This policy change marks a significant shift from governor Ige’s administration’s […]
Hawaii’s Energy Outlook …an uncertain future
Solar energy currently accounts for a minority, but growing share of the Hawaii’s energy mix. Despite having the third-lowest total energy consumption in the United States, Hawaii uses almost nine times more energy than it produces. In 2023, solar power provided about 19% of Hawaii’s total electricity, the majority of which was from small-scale rooftop […]
World’s Climate Scientists; Global Heating to Blast Past Stabilization Target
Paris Climate Agreement; a global milestone of modern times Global scientific and policy experts representing the world’s governments agreed to limit GHG emissions (Greenhouse Gases) responsible for Earth’s rising temperature. The agreement set forth a survival plan for humans and the Earth’s ecosystems on which all humans (rish and poor alike) are dependent. The Paris […]