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.
First Covid, Now Inflation and the Risk of Recession
Analysis – The outlook for the U.S. economy, and by extension Hawaii, may have just darkened. Just as we were told we can drop our masks, planes began arriving again full with tourists, and large floating white petri dishes full of tourists arriving off our island shores signaled things were gearing up for a 2019 […]
The Perfect Storm – Part 1
A Nexus of Climate, War, and Energy Russian oil imports represent less than 3% of US crude oil imports, while Hawaii’s share of Russian crude consumption represents up to one quarter (25%). The United States moved forward this week with a ban on Russian oil imports, and without the participation of allies in Europe. Officials […]
New U.N. Climate Report; time’s up
Five things you should know about the U.N. climate report released today The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today released a sweeping report on the dangerous effects that rising global temperatures are already having — and the catastrophes that loom if humanity fails to make swift and significant cuts to planet-warming emissions. Before spending hours poring […]
Hawaii Prepares To Go All Electric
Hawaii’s 2022 legislative season, now in session has been marked a record number of bill submissions addressing the forthcoming electrification of personal and commercial ground transportation, as in battery electric vehicles (BEV). Equally remarkable are the number transformative bills directed at addressing climate change, renewable energy, and environmental protection. According to then state’s leading electric […]