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A Solution to a More Sustainable Climate Future? My Q &A With Climate Hawai’i
As a way to understand more about different organizations helping Hawaii’s climate, I reached out to Climate Hawai’i. I think you’ll find Climate & Energy Lead Nicolai (Nico) Phocas‘ answers not only insightful, but inspiring. Personally, I learned not only what Climate Hawai’i does but it also validated the importance of local connections as a…
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Building a Greener Future: Local Nonprofit Prevents Construction Waste in Landfills
We live on an island but many of us don’t think about where our wastes go. Out of sight out of mind, after all. But as our landfills fill and more are needed to absorb our wastes without impacting our water system (*Wahiawa is a site that’s being considered but many are concerned about the…
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Happy? New Year 2025
What a Beginning 2025 ignited with a bang and many of us are still reeling from it’s impact. Locally, fireworks did its damage in the islands. In addition to the pollution it caused, the threat to pets, those with PTSD and individuals with respiratory diseases, four people were killed as a direct result of fireworks. …
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What We Need Most Now
Joy. It’s the thing that supposed to be a part of Christmas and the holidays. But every December I find myself burnt out to the max, exhausted and wondering where the glitter and sparkle of the holidays of Christmas past disappeared to. I know I said this blog will be about climate, but I think…
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Talking with Sierra Club Hawaii Director Wayne Tanaka
As part of my transitioning The Inspiring Bee to a place of climate hope, I had the great honor of speaking with Wayne Tanaka about Hawaii and what our islands need in 2025 and beyond. Let’s take a look at what the Sierra Club does and how we can all get involved to make a…
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Where We’re Headed Now
This election has me rattled. As an INFJ, highly sensitive person who cares deeply about the environment, I’m terrified with what the upcoming administration will do to our planet. So much so that I’m changing the topic of this blog, which started a decade or so ago with posts to inspire readers to be creative,…
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I’m Interrupting My Regular Blog Post to Share This
I’m writing this at a weird time. Following the Maui wildfires, everything happening in Gaza, and now a wildfire in my neck of the woods in Mililani. It’s a topsy turvy world we live in. And it’s been hard to write here because my inspiration well has gone dry. A INFJ and HSP at heart,…