The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

  • Hawai’i’s Climate Action and Why We Shouldn’t Lose Hope

    Someone told me they stopped thinking about the problems of the world because nothing could be done about it. This statement really haunted me. I understood the sentiment. Life right now can feel hopeless. On one hand, there are people fighting to keep our constitutional rights intact and on the other, are people who are…

  • The Best Climate Resources Round Up for May 2025

    I’ve been learning so much about climate. One from a free certification course by INCO Academy and another from edX which offers affordable online course on various topics including ones I am taking from Wisconsin University. In this short post, I’m going to share with you a few key takeaways that can be easily incorporated…

  • If You Love Traveling and You Love the Earth, You Need to Read This.

    If you LOVE to go someplace new and you live in Hawaii, traveling can be a challenge. With summer vacation coming up, what can we do to have a memorable season while being mindful of our impact? I spoke with aviation and climate specialist Katie Thompson recently who explained why if we care about the…

  • Easy Tips to Help the Earth

    I’ve been interviewing individuals on ways they’re helping our climate crisis, but I think we all have a part to play and can do a lot to tackle this problem of our lifetime. While people in power are working to destroy democracy and our rights while making more money, nature has its own ticking clock. …

  • Life of the Land

    I was born and raised on the island of Oahu and yet I’ve never heard of Life of the Land. But I should have. The nonprofit organization was around since 1970 when a group of moms witnessed raw sewage being dumped in the ocean. Their desire to protect Hawaii’s keiki led to the first sewage…

  • The Key to Helping the Earth and Living a Long Life

    This blog was created because I was working at a job that was stealing the life out of me. For over a decade, I’ve been posting here and the blog has kept me going. It helped me 1) stay in a job I hated until I had the courage to quit 2) helped with my…

  • One Foundation Working On Hawai’i’s Climate for Over a Decade

    When Blue Planet Foundation was first founded in Hawaii in 2008, executive director Francois Rogers says, “Nobody was talking about renewables at the time…2008 was a nonstarter. No one wanted to talk about it. We were crazy people.” Much has changed since then. Instead of fighting to get companies to listen, he says, “People are…