On today’s show weʻll talk to Thelma Alane, HAIC consultant about the new and improved Hawaii Annual Innovation Challenge. Kick off happens on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.
Episode 948: Hawaiʻi Annual Innovation Challenge – Oct 23, 2026
Episode 947: Disaster Preparedness in Urban Honolulu – Oct 16, 2026
First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about genemapping the mamaki plant.
On todayʻs show we have Representative Della Au Belatti, here to talk about civic engagement, life after the legislature, and disaster preparedness. For more information and to register for the disaster preparedness event on October 19th click here.
Episode 946: Piʻiku Cohort 5 – Oct 9, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Kim Davidson, Co-founder and Program Director of Piʻiku and Ethan-James Gaspar, software engineer, join me to talk about workforce development and cohort 5. The Piʻiku Hoʻike happens on Sat. Oct 24, where they demo their new Maikaʻi Rewards App for Foodland. Learn more here.
Episode 945: Hawaiʻi Data Collaborative – Oct 2, 2026
First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about the Hawaiian board game called Konane.
Then on todayʻs show we have Thomas Lee, Director of Government Partnerships at the Hawaii Data Collaborative, here to talk about a county charter amendment to establish the Chief Data Officer and the Office of Data and Innovation. Check out the Charter Amendment, Question 5 on the ballot.
Episode 944: Portable Network Kit – Sept 25, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Monique Tate, Co-Director of Community Tech New York and John Kealoha Garcia, Minister of Commerce at the Nation of Hawaiʻi, who recently conducted a Portable Network Kit training in Hawaiʻi. Together we talk about building and supporting community broadband networks.
Episode 943: Resortation Efforts on Kahoʻolawe – Sept 18, 2026
During this special fall membership drive, we have Paul Higashino, Natural Resouces Specialist for the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, here to tell about how efforts are going to restore the native ecosystem of Kahoʻolawe.
During our broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking for new members so if you enjoy our weekly tech talks, we hope you’ll consider supporting the great, original, local programming here on Hawaii Public Radio.
An added note: 2026 is the 50th anniversary of the Stop the Bombing campaign for Kahoʻolawe. You can find a calendar of events at Kahoolawe.org.
Episode 942: Internet Governance Forum USA – Sept 11, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Ron da Silva, Board Member of ARIN, co-Chair of the Internet Society DC Chapter and Steering Committee lead for the IGF-USA.
Episode 941: Digital Equity Ecosystems – Sept 4, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Colin Rhinesmith, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences and Director, Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Lab, joins me to talk about his new book, Digital Equity Ecosystems.
Episode 940: HAM Radio and EARC – Aug 28, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Ron Hashiro, long time IT professional but more importantly a key member of the Emergency Amateur Radio Club and heʻs here to talk about the critical role HAM radio plays in disaster response. We also talk about a new (to me) radio network alternative to amateur radio called MeshCore.
Episode 939: PTC Mid-Year Report – Aug 21, 2026
First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about innovations in data center cooling.
Then on todayʻs show we have Brian Moon, CEO of the Pacific Telecommunications Council here to provide us with the mid-year PTC report.