By Leon Siu, 4/23/2008 8:18:19 AM, The Hawaii Reporter
Hawaii is about to encounter the proverbial “perfect storm” that will leave tremendous devastation in its wake. Many are unaware of the approaching storm, but to those tracking it, each day that passes underscores the urgency to activate emergency measures to mitigate the effects of this coming calamity.
What is this impending disaster? It is not a hurricane or tsunami or earthquake. It is something far more dreadful — scarcity of fuel and worse, scarcity of food.
Hawaii has been teetering on the edge of the precipice, reeling from the highest cost of living in the United States, and totally at the mercy of even the slightest shift in the economic climate.
Food riots have begun in various third-world nations and the crisis is spreading, engulfing more and more countries each day. Even the U.S. is being affected, as certain staples, such as rice, are in short supply and already being rationed...
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