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.
Off the Chart Temperatures Predicted as El Niño Returns in 2023
Last year was the fifth hottest on record, but with the return of El Niño — the climate pattern that warms the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — 2023 could prove to be even hotter. The picture shows the predicted 2023 El Niño’s heating impact on the Pacific region and Hawaii. Preliminary forecasts indicate the possibility of the […]
Climate Crisis, 2023
Hawaii’s remote location can no longer be considered to be a safe distance from what are now global climate change impacts. Hawaii is facing climate changes ranging from subtle forms of increasing air and water temperatures to changes in traditional weather patterns, accompanied by the arrival of extreme weather events occurring with greater frequency and […]
At a Crossroads, Hawaii’s Energy Future – II
Solar, Wind, Water, and Battery storage When and if the day ever comes when the sun stops shining, the wind stops blowing, and all the rivers and waterfalls dry up — well, we will all be in serious trouble. Until that time we humans have an inexhaustible supply of power from sources as natural to […]
At the Crossroads, Hawaii’s Energy Future – Part I
The subject of “firm energy” is not often discussed outside of Hawaii’s legislative chambers or activist circles. Nor does the general public generally follow state energy policy decisions, but the public does pay attention to the forever rising costs of their electricity bills, driven in part by a statewide journey to a fossil fuel off-ramp […]