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On todayʻs show we talk with Christian Andersen, Executive Director at the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) about Helelani Rover, Control Growth Chambers, Grown Penetrating Radar, Makerspaces and much more.
Today, we reprise a show we did with Donavan Kealoha and Tom Toy, both Managing Directors at Startup Capital Ventures. Donavan is also one of the founders of local nonprofit Purple Maia. Together we find out about their new SBI fund and talk about building the startup ecosystem in Hawaii.
On todayʻs show we talk with Roger McKeague, CEO and Wes Akamine, Director of Operations at Ōlelo Community Media, about the evolving world of public access television, media literacy and technology.
On todayʻs show we talk with Pat Loui, Founder and CEO of Omnitrak, about the recently commissioned DBEDT’s Digital Economy Study. We talk about how the categories of the digital economy, based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis, are distributed throughout Hawaiʻi.
The Digital Economy Study aimed to understand the state’s digital economy, its contributions to businesses, and opportunities for growth. The study revealed that 51% of Hawaii’s private businesses are involved in the digital economy, with e-commerce being the most prominent area, and the neighbor islands showing optimism for future growth in the digital economy.