The Challenges Ahead–Hawaii in 2050

By:

Chad Blair

In:

Honolulu Civil Beat

Kotkin’s talk was broadly about the socio-politico-economic trends in the West, and not specifically Hawaii. But many of the trends apply directly to Hawaii, and Kotkin cited the islands frequently.

What he had to say was sobering: That the West used to epitomize America and a forward-looking trajectory but that it has since lost its way and fallen short of its potential.