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.
Trump-Led Policies Crashing the US – Hawaii Economy?
Recession odds are rising as Trump’s trade war escalates, Goldman Sachs says. The US economy faces a growing risk of a recession as surging tariffs threaten to stunt growth, reignite inflation and lift unemployment, according to Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank warned clients in March that it now sees a 35% chance of a […]
Rising sea levels accelerate; Hawaii remains vulnerable
“The rate of global sea-level rise is telling us something about what to expect at most coastlines around the world.” — Josh Willis, sea-level researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Foreground A NASA led Interagency Sea Level Rise taskforce recently provided up-to-date sea level rise findings and projections based on tidal gauge locations, including Hawaii, forecasting […]
Trump; wrong about US energy crisis
Why the Trump administration is wrong about an energy crisis in the US, according to experts The U.S. was breaking records for the most fossil fuels ever drilled under President Biden, Trump’s predecessor. In 2023, the Biden administration produced 12.9 million barrels per day, breaking the record set in 2019 at 12.3 million barrels, according to […]
Global Fire Sale
Within the first few short weeks of President Trump’s second go at being President he already has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for Hawaii, the nation, and the planet. The flurry of Trump actions has stretched the limits of presidential […]