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.
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 […]
Coronavirus, COVID -19 News Archive
BREAKING NEWS Friday, April 17th, 2020 STAT news reported that severely ill coronavirus patients were responding well to remdesivir, a Gilead Sciences drug, at a Chicago hospital. The trial involved only 125 people and the preliminary results were not peer reviewed, but it was welcome news, and a possible beginning to a virus vaccine based on […]
COVID-19, Island Information Guide
How is the virus actually spreading? In recent weeks, there have been reports of the virus spreading by community transmission—people have become ill without known exposures to someone with COVID-19 or without a history of traveling to an outbreak epicenter like China, Italy, or Iran. Health officials have reported that since the disease is spreading […]