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Beth Fuller surveys the damage to her three-bedroom home in North Kohala on Aug. 20, days after Hurricane Lala struck the Big Island.
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Climate policy has become a constant headline, yet many of us remain unsure whether the political noise matches the actual problem.
Governments often frame new rules and programs as environmental necessities, even when those measures conveniently expand authority or redirect economic priorities. It’s understandable that people grow skeptical when climate rhetoric seems to justify decisions that were already on the political wish list.
Meanwhile, everyday communities see little clarity about what these policies accomplish or how they affect real life. A bit of caution and questioning isn’t denial — it’s a reasonable response to an increasingly politicized issue.
Jeff McCammack
Wailuku
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