1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (323+ words) If Musk is successful in his ambitions, he will be more responsible than any other human for making ours an interplanetary species. That would mean that long after nearly every name of every politician and businessman you can think of…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (198+ words) Hawaiian Electric is beginning the process to seek proposals of a large-scale renewable energy project on Lanai to reduce the use of imported fossil fuels, cut carbon emissions and stabilize rates. According to Hawaiian Electric, it is seeking renewable dispatchable…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (472+ words) That $7, 500 tax credit to buy an electric vehicle, now gone, was a "grotesque misallocation of federal spending." It was a form of "rent-seeking," whereby companies seek "to dominate the bureaucracy instead of the marketplace." Let's talk about carmakers and subsidies....

4+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (145+ words) Maui County announced Tuesday that its free tow and scrap vehicle recycling program will no longer accept hybrid or electric vehicles. The change takes effect immediately. The county said it is due to disposal limitations, and eligibility for the tow…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (675+ words) Groundhog Day's furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather. What if we asked Phil to apply his insights to the frigid job market? He might answer the way an alarmed groundhog does, with chattering teeth, and…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (149+ words) County officials are planning to add four new electric transit buses to the Maui Bus service. "These zero-emission buses represent a major milepost in the County of Maui's efforts to reduce local air pollution and modernize the Maui Bus fleet…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1088+ words) The University of Hawaii at Manoa English department has selected "analogue" as its 2025 Word of the Year for Hawaii, highlighting "the enduring value of human-centered thinking, creativity and interpretation in an age of artificial intelligence." According to John David Zuern,…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (297+ words) Oracle founder and Lanai majority landowner Larry Ellison has overtaken Mark Zuckerberg, who owns a large estate on Kauai, to become the world's second-richest person with a net worth of $251 billion " up nearly $60 billion in 2025 " according to Bloomberg News. Elon…...