Month: September 2015

Episode 369: HI-SEAS Mission IV – Sept 23, 2015

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Starting us off this hour, photographer Minn Tun is here to introduce HawaiiHolo, a new site offering 360-degree tours of Hawaii hotspots. Then Mike Shanahan from the Bishop Museum will tell us about a new laser show at the Planetarium. Finally, for the remainder of the hour, we’ll revisit the HI-SEAS project with Dr. Kim Binsted, and hear first-hand about life cooped up in a Mars habitat for eight months from Neil Scheibelhut.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Minn Tun, Kim Binsted, Mike Shanahan, Neil Scheibelhut, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 368: DBEDT Initiatives – Sept 16, 2015

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First up we have Guy Kawasaki calling in to tell us about a panel on What Can Hawaii Teach America About Race? Then Frank De Rego from the Maui Economic Development Board will tell us about Venturing Out: Exploring the World of Venture Capital. Finally, for the remainder of the hour, we’ll talk to Luis Salaveria and Georja Skinner from DBEDT, and find out about the Future Focus Conference, Broadband, Creative Media and other DBEDT Initiatives.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Luis Salaveria, Georja Skinner, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 367: STEM at Univ. of Hawaii – Sept 9, 2015

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Coming up, we’ll hear about an upcoming INTERFACE event from J.R. Cantrell, then Nathan Toothman from will tell us about the Kickstarter project “Elevate,” an innovative, eco-friendly, sustainable housing option. Finally, for the rest of the hour, we’ll talk to John Rand and Peter Crouch, and find out about the new Office of STEM Education at the University of Hawaii.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nathan Toothman, Peter Crouch, John Rand, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 366: El Nino Data Collection – Sept 2, 2015

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First up, we’ll hear about two upcoming events. Jason Sewell from DevLeague joins us to tell us about DevLeague Prep, a new, introductory hands-on course for anyone who wants to learn programming. Then Alexander Mawyer and Cristina Bacchilega join us to tell us about an event called Creating Futures Rooted in Wonder: Bridges between Indigenous, Science Fiction, and Fairy Tale Studies. Finally, for the rest of the hour, we’ll talk to the scientists who were aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute‘s vessel called the Falkor, and find out what the data they collected tells us about El Nino and how it affects the weather. Kelvin Richards and Andrei Natarov from UH SOEST are here with the details.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Kelvin Richards, Cristina Bacchilega, Alex Mawyer, Ryan Ozawa, Andrei Natarov, Jason Sewell

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