On todayʻs show we have Ian Kitajima, President of the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research here to talk about the J-StarX program, in partnership with METI of Japan.
Episode 852: J-StarX 2025 – Dec 13, 2024
Author: Burt Lum
Episode 850: HACC Award Winners – Dec 6, 2024
On todayʻs show we have two of the winning team in the professional category, Mike Avendano from Code with Aloha won 1st place and John Johnson from Married with Children won 2nd Place. They’re both here to talk about the 9th Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge and their team projects.
Episode 849: Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project – Nov 29, 2024
On todayʻs show we have James Morioka, Executive Director of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project, to talk about their major milestone of removing 1 million pounds of debris from the marine sanctuary. Follow their progress for the next million pounds for debris removal on social media @pmdphawaii.
Episode 848: Digital Literacy in Hawaii – Nov 22, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Stacey Aldrich, head librarian for the State public libraries and Christine Park, Program Coordinator at the Waipahu Community School for Adults. And we talk about digital literacy classes being offered throughout the state.
Episode 847: Elemental Impact – Nov 15, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Tiffany Huynh Senior Director of External Affairs at Elemental Impact, here to talk about the EPA’s $100M Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Elemental’s recent brand evolution and trends in clean technology development ahead of transformative federal policy.
Episode 846: Computer Science in Education – Nov 8, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Sen Michelle Kidani, Vice President of the Senate and Chair of the Education Committee and Ian Kitajima, President of PICHTR, here to talk about computer science policy and advocacy and the work to roll this out in the Department of Education.
Episode 845: ManaUp Showcase – Oct 30, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Meli James co-founder of ManaUp, Janice Lafontaine founder of Farm to Fudge Maui and Joey Valenti co-founder of Bizia, join me to talk about the upcoming Mana Up Showcase and elevating Hawaii’s companies to a whole new level.
Episode 844: Frank Orrall Poi Dog Pondering Hawaii to CBGB – Oct 25, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Frank Orrall, vocalist, musician, author of his new book Hawaii to CBGB and lead man for Poi Dog Pondering. We talk about playing music on Kalakaua Ave in Waikiki to life on the road from Austin, TX to New York to Chicago, IL. We even talk about Thievery Corporation.
Episode 843: Pacific Tech 2024 – Oct 18, 2024
On todayʻs show we have Cindy Matsuki, Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Program Manager at the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, here to talk about the SBIR program and the upcoming Pacific Tech 2024 conference.
Episode 842: UXHI – Oct 11, 2024
Before we get started I want to share this announcement: This week is Digital Inclusion Week (Oct 7-11) and I wanted to share a couple items of note. First is the Inaugural Digital Equity Innovation Awards program which is posted on Youtube. Also the kick off for the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge is Saturday Oct 12th. Go to HACC.Hawaii.gov for more info.
Then on todayʻs show we have Jennifer Kumura, Co-Founder of UXHI and Product Design Manager at Servco Pacific Inc. and Micah Chao, UXHI Conference Planning Committee Member and we’re here to talk about the upcoming UXHI conference on Oct. 26, 2024.