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 Hu Honua Saga Continues
Latest Hu Honua Hawaii Supreme Court Hearing Since 2008, the Hu Honua biomass plant proposal has been bogged down in controversy and what seems as a forever and complex regulatory and legal fight over its proposed electricity costs, environmental, climate, and long term sustainability. The recent legal saga of Hu Honua versus Hawaii has been […]
Hydrogen Fueled Commercial Flight – Cause and Effect
As Hawaii moves to a zero emissions, zero carbon economy, beginning with the electrification of ground in transportation, there is a much greater challenge ahead for the remote island state. Just how best to address aircraft emissions. One often cited answer, it will be the airlines, passenger jet and engine manufacturers who decide what and […]
Hawaii’s Energy Future has Arrived
The energy future that we’ve long been waiting for is here. Let’s take advantage of it. We’ve known for decades that we should reduce the burning of fossil fuels and other materials to generate energy because of their harmful by-products on climate, health, and the global environment. We’ve also known that solar, wind, and other […]
Deploy, Deploy, Deploy
This year will see the beginning of massive Federal dollars being applied to the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history. Follow the money Within its energy and climate provisions, IRA appropriates approximately $11.7 billion in total for the Loan Programs Office (LPO) to support issuing new loans. These amounts increase loan authority […]