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.
2018 California wildfires total economic losses exceed $400 billion
President Trump blamed ‘poor forest management’ for California’s fire crisis – but much of the area burning isn’t forest. As the temperature increases in spring and summer and plants use up the water stored in the soil, the amount of water held in plants decreases, making them more flammable. Similar to fire wood, the drier […]
IPCC Report A Call to Action
IPCC Climate Report and Sea Level Rise in Hawai’i Eight of the world’s 10 largest cities are located near a coast. Hawaii, an island state, is surrounded by coastlines and as sea levels rise, Hawaii’s residents and economy along with millions of people around the world are affected by increased coastal flooding and coastal erosion, […]
One of Our Islands Just Disappeared
Hawaii’s East Island has vanished — After coming into contact with Hurricane Walaka, an intense storm that hit Hawaii last month — East Island was just wiped off the map. A shocking outcome for federal managers who discovered that East Island “appears to be under water”, while the neighboring Tern island had its shape fundamentally altered […]
Trick or Treat Halloween 2018, A Forthcoming Hu Honua Decision
Earlier this year, Hawaii’s PUC gave a green light to the Hu Honua biomass plant representing another example of Hawaii’s broken (RPS) Renewable Portfolio Standard law, this specific decision carries with it significant consequences for the Big Island. The PUC decision process was also a case in point in a public process leading to the PUC’s failure […]