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.
Climate Action – A Frog in Boiling Water
“If you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will hop right out. But if you put that frog in a pot of tepid water and slowly warm it, the frog doesn’t figure out what going on until it’s too late. Boiled frog. Climate change action, a top priority for […]
No Place to Run, No Place to Hide, No Time to Delay
At least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to research published by the journal Nature Climate Change. The new research in Nature adds to a growing body of evidence that climate change is already disrupting human life on a global scale. Scientists are increasingly able to attribute […]
CODE RED for HUMANITY; Climate Alert!
July was world’s hottest month ever recorded, US scientists confirm Global land and ocean surface temperature last month was 0.9C hotter than 20th-century average, beating July 2016 record. July was the world’s hottest month ever recorded, US government scientists have confirmed, a further indication of the unfolding climate crisis that is now affecting almost every […]
Is Hawaii (and are we) making a difference in addressing Climate Change?
Editorial Hawaii has a historic leadership role dating back to the late 1990’s when the state first addressed Climate Change directly, beginning with a statewide conversion goal to clean and 100% locally produced and consumed electricity. As one of the first states to establish a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), Hawaii set the goal for the […]