Serving you the first byte of science, technology and innovation on Hawaii Public Radio since 2008!
On todayʻs show we have Natalie Perez from Aula Fellowship, co-author of Levers of Power in the Field of AI and Andres Ramirez from the AI Safety Awareness Project, here to talk about AI Safety and governance.
On todayʻs show we have Katy Hintzen, Coastal Resilience Specialist at Sea Grant and Olivia Carbi, NOAA Coastal Resilience Fellow who join us to talk about Pili na Moku and the Community Funding Hub Program.
On todayʻs show Shifted Energy joins us with Forest Frizzell, Co-founder and CEO, along with Olin Lagon, Co-founder and CTO. We talk about startup life, getting acquired by Resource Innovations, and a new book on innovation by Olin Lagon.
On todayʻs show we have Astrobiologist, Dr. Karen Meech, Faculty Chair at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii and she is here to give us an update on the comet 3I/ATLAS. As a result of our discussion, the IfA launched this informational website about 3I/ATLAS.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. .
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.