Geopolitics Research Files

Oahu Underground Investigations

Research Index

Geopolitics

Energy security, institutional access, and disclosure analysis in a standalone research portfolio.

Access Mapping

The Architecture of Access

Public-record mapping of institutional access surfaces and disclosure questions.

Illustration of bridges connecting island institutions to distant city skylines, with glowing connection lines representing the documented institutional relationships between Hawaii's civic infrastructure and PRC party-state entities
Exposure Mapping

The Bridges

Public records map overlap across Pacific Forum, APCSS Foundation, Punahou-linked programs, and PRC-facing entities characterized by cited sources. This article examines access points and safeguarding questions without alleging espionage, direction, or control.

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Abstract illustration of a financial ledger with glowing entry lines extending across the Pacific, representing the gap between disclosed filings and public-record context
Exposure Mapping

The Ledger

IRS Form 990 filings show a FY2024 contribution spike and first-time grants at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii; this report documents the filings, disclosure thresholds, and public-record context.

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Strategic Risk

Energy Risk Analysis

The Barrel preserves the March 8–13, 2026 energy-risk assessment; its October revision is an editorial update.

Illustration of an oil barrel casting a long shadow across the Pacific toward isolated Hawaiian islands, with shipping lanes and pipeline networks dissolving into open ocean — representing Hawaii's singular petroleum dependence
Historical Assessment · March 2026

The Barrel

March 8–13, 2026: how escort credibility, Kharg Island, insurance, and freight shaped Hawaii’s oil-risk scenarios. Preserved as historical analysis, with dated assumptions.

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The Radius of Order. A domestic justice-policy thought experiment in the separate Policy Essays section.