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.
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 […]
Ocean Circulation is Showing Signs of Instability — implications for Hawaii and the Pacific Region
The TV news anchor calmly reported”… “A crucial ocean circulation is showing signs of instability. Its shutdown would have serious impacts on our weather.” A graph appeared in the TV screen as she dutifully read her script: “A crucial system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that helps control temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere and has implications […]