On todayʻs show weʻll talk with Seiichi Nagai, Founder and CEO of CivicNexus an application that enables nonprofits, lobbyists, policy wonks & public sector that enables smarter policy tracking.
Episode 882: PMDP Hackathon – July 18, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll talk with Jesse Moonier, Mechanical Engineer and Derek LeVault, Quartermaster at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project and they are here to talk about the PMDP Hackathon.
Episode 881: Internet Society Redux – July 11, 2025
On todayʻs show we reprise a show we did with Sally Wentworth, President and CEO of the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. She joined us to talk about the ISOC priorities for ISOC in 2025, building a resilient, reliable, and affordable Internet.
Episode 880: TRUE Initiative – July 4, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll talk about Technology Readiness User Evaluation with Nicole Cacal, the new Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative.
Episode 879: Stand with Crypto Alliance – June 27, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll talk about crypto currency, blockchain and Web3 with Ellen Ng, founder of Inoa and Iris Ikeda from FinReg Strategies. Also donʻt miss Fortifi on July 8th – FortiFi: A Safety-Focused Event on Cryptocurrencies for Beginners (RSVP) and the Pacific Blockchain Summit on Sept. 12, 2025. You can also sign up as an advocate with Stand with Crypto.
Episode 878: Geothermal in Hawaii – June 20, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll learn about the potential of geothermal energy with Sadiq J. Zarrouk, Associate Professor (Geothermal Engineering) Co-Director of the Geothermal Institute at the University of Auckland, and Ryan Matsumoto, President of Waika Consulting.
Episode 877: Mana Up Cohort 10 – June 13, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll catch up with Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up and weʻll talk to a couple of the companies in Cohort 10, we have with us, Billy Carter from Kauai Gourmet Nuts and Tim Johnson of Oribe Tea.
Episode 876: J-StarX Update – Jun 6, 2025
On todayʻs show weʻll get an update on the J-StarX program with Ian Kitajima President of PICHTR, Nobu Takahashi from Diarkis and
Toku Sakai from Letara.
Episode 875: Hawaii Women in Tech – May 30, 2025

On todayʻs show we have Margaret Schmitt, President of Hawaii Women in Tech here to talk about mentoring women in tech jobs and creating a more diverse tech ecosystem.
Episode 874: Build4Aina Hackathon – May 21, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Brandon Makaawaawa, Vice President of Nation of Hawaii and Leimomi Bong, full stack developer at Purple Maiʻa. Theyʻre both here to talk about a recent Purple Maia hackathon called Build4ʻAina.