Continuing Visualizing Futures, a series published by Ka Wai Ola. The future can feel far away. But the changes that will shape it are already happening all around us. In Visualizing Futures: Part 2 | Signals of Change, Dr. Lum explores why paying attention to emerging trends and transitions matters, not because they tell us exactly what will happen, but because they can expand our understanding of what could happen. From artificial intelligence to less obvious shifts already

Introducing Visualizing Futures, a new series published by Ka Wai Ola. History can feel inevitable when we look backward. But change a few pivotal moments, and an entirely different Hawaiʻi comes into view. That simple exercise offers a powerful lesson: the future ahead of us is not a single destination. It is a landscape of possibilities. In Visualizing Futures: Part 1 | The Ground Is Shifting, Dr. Lum explores what Hawaiʻi’s past can teach us about imagining, and ultimately

In the wake of yesterday’s powerful earthquake off Kamchatka and the resulting tsunami warnings for Alaska and Hawai‘i, organizations across the islands were reminded just how quickly a crisis can unfold.