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 New Climate Reality: Tipping Points, Feedback Loops, Domino Effects
THE CLIMATE SCIENCE A famous 1960’s song opens with “There’s something happening here, but what it is ain’t exactly clear“… A 4,000 page draft report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes whatever isn’t clear now perfectly clear in the most recent scientific Climate findings and projections on Earthbound warming impacts. […]
Hawaii’s Reef Fish – Wanted Dead or Alive
Breaking News Update – July 13th A coalition of conservation groups, Native Hawaiian fishers, and cultural practitioners took legal action today to require the Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources to protect West Hawai‘i’s reefs and coastal areas from commercial extraction of fish and other wildlife for the aquarium pet trade. In the complaint […]
Climate News – World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica. The iceberg broke off the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, as observed by the European Space Agency (ESA). The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 […]
Confusing Economic Signals; what does it mean for Hawaii
Update – June 4th, US Labor Department reports: The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May, the latest sign of a strengthening recovery as vaccinations rise and COVID restrictions ease nationwide. The unemployment rate dropped slightly from 6.1 percent to 5.8 percent, according to the monthly report, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The gains were […]