Hawai`i's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014 was $76.2 billion. The U.S. Energy Information Administration updated its Hawai`i Profile on September 17, 2015. "Hawaii's geographic isolation makes its energy infrastructure unique among the states. In recent...
Fossil Fuel use is a threat to every form of life. A National Academy of Science Study, conducted at the request of U.S. Congress, analyzed energy-induced health impacts. “Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of EnergyProduction and Use” (2010) found that in...
Kaua`i has been a testing ground for pesticides, from DDT during WWII to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. In 1975 the federal government held a hearing in Honolulu regarding their proposal to burn Agent Orange on a ship in the Pacific Ocean. According to the New...
The widest and deepest utility fight in Hawai`i was the proposal by Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) proposal to build the Kamoku-Pukele 138 kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line. HECO sought to build a high voltage transmission line on Wa`ahila Ridge, to connect a...
The Hawaiian Constitution and the laws of Hawai`i are for the most part geographically bounded by the borders of the State of Hawai`i. That is to say, the government can not impose its authority beyond its borders. There are exceptions. The treatment of convicted...
A major Village Park health cluster became apparent in the 1990s. Kids were born healthy. Mothers of first graders noticed that something was wrong. There were significant health issues and some kids had open heart surgery. Village Park is an area of just under one...
The modern air conditioner was developed in the early 1800s but became popular in the 1950s and 1960s.During the 1950s and 1960s consumers were urged to increase their use of electricity. Live Better Electrically (LBE) was launched in March 1956. The industry-wide...
Life of the Land played a significant role on-Department of Defense created Technical Review Committees (TRC) and Congressionally-approved Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB). These entities were created as an interface between the military and civilian populations...
The day after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 the Navy declared martial law on Kaho`olawe. Residents were forced to leave. The Navy used Kaho‘olawe as a target ranch from 1941 through 1990. The Navy assaulted the island with napalm, mock atomic warheads, bombs...