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.
Surf’s Up
To understand what lies ahead for Hawaii, the nation, and our world during the current pandemic storm epidemiologists have been studying the countries first battered by the virus storm. Waves of COVID-19? Any surfer can tell you about waves, big ones, small ones, good ones, and wipe outs. The one thing waves all have in […]
The COVID-19 VIRUS – A Presidential Moment
Editorial Four months into a global pandemic and national crisis, President Trump is only beginning to face the facts — his earlier assertions of a virus “under control” and a personal belief that the threat would “miraculously” disappear without much effort by the Federal government have failed to materialize. Five weeks ago, when there were 60 […]
Coronavirus and Hawaii; resiliency and sustainability are tested
Hawaii, a profile in crisis readiness The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable our modern societies are, particularly in an isolated island state like Hawaii. We import 99 percent of our transportation fuel from thousands of miles away. We import about 90 percent of our food, and this amount is declining in recent years rather than increasing. […]
the Country is in trouble … for the Feds, the economy is priority one
The House responds with financial help for workers, and the Senate reaches a deal on a trillion dollar Stimulus Package, aka corporate bailout Workers, families, and those in need Throughout his term, President Trump has chipped away at the social safety net, proposing budgets that gutted housing assistance, food stamps and health insurance for the poorest […]