On todayʻs show we have Pohai Panoke who is with Purple Maia and is the Managing Director of the Purple Prize and is here to talk about Hulihia Lab.
Episode 897: Hulihia Lab – Oct 31, 2025
Episode 896: Mana Up Showcase – Oct 24, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Meli James co-founder of ManaUp, Keiko Napier, founder of Aloha Spice Company, and Amanda Richards, founder of Paper Crane Soaps, here to talk about the upcoming Mana Up Showcase.
Episode 895: Internet Governance Forum Redux – Oct 17, 2025
On todayʻs show we reprise a show we did with Anja Gengo the Internet Governance Program Expert at the UN Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and she’s here to talk about the IGF and the multi-stakeholder process.
Episode 894: 10th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Oct 10, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll talk to Christine Sakuda, the Stateʻs Chief Information Officer and Thelma Alane, Hawaii Annual Code Challenge consultant about the 10th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. Official launch date is Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Episode 893: Elemental Impact and Symbium – Oct 3, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll get a program update from Tiffany Huynh, Senior Director of External Affairs at Elemental Impact. Sheʻs also joined by Leila Banijamali, co-Founder & CEO of Symbium, one of Elemental Impactʻs latest portfolio companies. .
Episode 892: Digital Resilience – Sept 26, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Sean McLaughlin from Media Council Hawaii and formerly the Executive Director of Access Humboldt and Akaku Television, both community television and heʻs here to talk about digital resilience and the panel he chaired at the recent 2025 Hawaii State Association of Counties counties.
Episode 891: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link Update – Sept 19, 2025
During this special fall membership drive, we have Cliff Miyake, Chief Strategy Officer at Ocean Networks, the company contract to build the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link.
Episode 890: Digital Aloha and Broadband Hōʻike – Sept 12, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Constancio Paranal, the Innovation and Tech program manager at the City’s Office of Economic Revitalization and Jeremiah Jacinto, the Chair of the Hawaiʻi State Youth Commission and a senior at Baldwin High School on Maui. Jeremiah is here to tell us about Digital Aloha Month and Constancio will tell us about the Broadband Hōʻike.
Episode 889: Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit – Sept 5, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Christine Sakuda, State Chief Information Officer and Nicole Cacal, Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative here to talk about the Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit, happening on Sept. 10, 2025.
Episode 888: Hawaii Wave – Aug 29, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Ian Kitajima President of the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research here to talk about a new dual use incubator called Hawaii Wave. Applications for a spot in this first cohort are now open.