Hawai'i today is a microcosm of the many problems suffered by the United States generally. Society is plagued with inequality and injustice, an over-emphasis on economic priorities, an imbalance between humans and nature, an increasingly unrepresentative democracy, a lack of future consciousness, and an unstable economy. The values which predominate in Hawai'i are borrowed from those of the gre...

In this study we explored the factors that affect assistive technology (AT) provision within the Navajo Nation using a qualitative approach to inquiry. Focus groups were held in which AT users discussed their awareness of AT and their need for, use of, and satisfaction with AT devices and services. Twenty-eight individuals who used wheelchairs, orthotics or prosthetics, hearing aids, communicat...

This essay investigates the former president Bill Clinton’s Farewell Address in 2001. In his speech, he highlights his administration’s achievements in economic development, global cooperation and peace keeping, and welfare improvement for American people. He recommended three specific areas for future action after he left office; fiscal responsibility, global security, and social responsibilit...

Events in the United States and internationally have shown the kinds of great stakes and consequences that often follow epidemics and disasters. Consider the series of health security shocks since 2001: National fear during the anthrax letters events, with impact on all 3 branches of the US government. The respiratory transmissible SARS and MERS viruses spreading via airplanes and hospitals, so...