Think BIG leaders Tam Hunt and Noel Morin recently joined Jay Fidel on ThinkTech Hawaii to discuss the new Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (“oscer”). Take a moment to view this 30-minute video to learn about this new County of Hawaii office and the role that it promises to play in the island’s journey to a sustainable future.

Hawaii is facing record unemployment levels — the worst in the nation and the worst in U.S. history. How are we going to dig ourselves out of this hole?

To date only about 1% of our vehicles in the islands are EVs. And we are still highly dependent on imported petroleum as our primary energy supply across all sectors.

What is Hawaii doing today, and what can we do to advance sustainable transportation, fueled by the state’s green energy resources?

Hawaii’s residents are facing economic devastation not seen since the Great Depression.

Federal stimulus funds are helping to soften the blow but the $1,200 payments to individuals, and the $600 weekly increase in unemployment benefits are set to run dry by the end of July. Tourism, a critical cog in our economic engine, will likely lag for many quarters. The threat of subsequent global COVID-19 infection waves will likely result in prolonged social distancing norms that will impact school schedules, affect work schedules, and decrease the productivity of local businesses.

What are we to do to keep Hawaii island afloat?

A call for resiliency on the Big Island