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 EV Transition Accelerating – Part One
Update Jan 10, 2024 U.S. BEV Sales Surge in 2023 Cox Automotive said on Tuesday that Americans bought 317,168 battery-electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, up 40% from 225,865 a year ago. BEVs accounted for roughly 8% of all new car sales in the fourth quarter and between 7% and 8% of total US vehicle […]
What does the Future Hold for Native Hawaiian Lands?
Native Hawaiian land claims and Governor Green’s drive to address affordable housing converge on need, but not implementation On a one-acre farm at the foot of Maui’s dormant Haleakalā volcano, Kekoa Enomoto grows dragonfruit, pineapples, yuzu, avocado, kabocha squash and chilli peppers. She tends to a laying chicken, two honeybee hives and an aquaponics system […]
COP 28 part 2; forward into the past
COP 28 ends with a Bang and a Whimper The UN climate summit ended on Wednesday with a compromise deal that called for a “transition away” from fossil fuels. The stronger term “phase-out” had been backed by 130 of the 198 countries negotiating in Dubai but was blocked by petrostates including Saudi Arabia. Nearly 200 countries at […]
COP 28 part 1; a climate reckoning or cop-out
EDITORIAL UPDATE: Dec. 8th, 2023 Today’s growing Climate Crisis is taking all of humankind, regardless of wealth or means, along with most other living things on planet Earth on the path to extinction. Yes, extinction is a strong word until one takes the time to review the in-depth scientific findings of human-induced planet-warming. The results […]