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 First 100 Days; a self-righteous mission
update; originally published April 30th The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidential term has been marked by a poorly executed agenda with rising social, economic, and political costs. It has also been exemplified by Executive Branch overreach, poor execution, false justification, and confusion, and last but not least, delusions of monarchy coupled with fundamental […]
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching
World’s Reefs Hit by Worst Global Bleaching Event on Record Hawaii’s reef system is again in the crosshairs of global heating The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned. Reefs in […]
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 […]