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.
Hawai’i Island Energy At A Crossroads
Hawai’i Island is at a crossroads… reactive public policies and misguided private investment are not helping – enough. Just days after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a terrifying report confirming the world (in which Hawai’i is not exempt) must act immediately to avoid catastrophic climate change, Hurricane Michael has slammed into the […]
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Hu Honua, County
First reported in Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, September 21, 2018 — What’s wrong with this legal decision … just about everything that’s wrong with Hawaii’s power plans for a transition to a clean energy economy by 2045. On one hand, the state is working to free Hawai’i of its fossil fuel dependency and the pollution impacts associated […]
The Cone of Uncertainty
Hawai’i Island Dodges A Bullet, As Tropical Storm (Olivia) Defies Worst Case Hurricane Expectations — Final Update : Tuesday, Sept. 12. 2018, AM Olivia, as of Wednesday morning, is no longer a Cat 1 Hurricane. Now, a much less powerful Tropical Storm, Olivia is presently moving west towards Maui at 12 mph and passing the Big […]
Hawai’i – Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water
Volcano Update: Monday, Aug. 6th, 2018 — Since this July 29th issue of Hawai’i Today was published, and beginning this past Saturday (Aug. 4th), field observations and drone overflights indicated “reduced output” from Fissure 8. By late Saturday afternoon, the lava river, which had once been a vigorous liquid flow moving over 30 mph, had […]