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 Economy Is Doing Better Than We Think
What to expect in 2022 and beyond, but some background first… Inflation in the U.S. is at its highest rate since 1982, rising 8.5% over the year to the end of March as the war in Ukraine drove up energy costs for Americans, the labor department announced on Tuesday. Even though unemployment is falling and […]
Hu Honua: Fourteen Facts You Should Know; and more
Hawaii’s Public Utility Commission is scheduled to render a decision on Hu Honua before June 30th, a decision that will likely set the course for this now idle power plant’s unsustainable and uneconomic future. BeyondKona has provided our readers in depth coverage and expert analysis on Hu Honua; spanning three years and 17 articles (available […]
Great Barrier Reef, Widespread Bleaching; Again
“What is most concerning is that this widespread bleaching is happening during a La Niña weather event, which is normally characterised by rain and cloud cover on the east coast of Australia often helping to cool waters. It shows the consistent pressure our reef is now under from global heating.” Dead coral found at Great […]
The Perfect Storm – Part 2
Oil and gas companies are looking at a bonanza from the Ukraine war Oil and gas companies see new profits and a stay of execution from the Ukraine war. Few in the industry want to admit it, but many fossil fuel interests are leveraging the current supply disruptions created by Russian embargos as the perfect […]