On todayʻs show we have Michael Bennett, founder of Honolulu Tech Week and we’re talking about this week long event featuring Hawaii’s rich tech diversity.
Episode 837: Honolulu Tech Week – Sept 6, 2024
Author: Burt Lum
Episode 836: Project Descartes – Aug 30, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Drs. Prasad Santhanam from the University of Hawaii’s College of Engineering and Daniel Port from the University of Hawaii’s, Shilder School of Business, here to talk about a machine learning, data science initiative called Descartes (Data in Engineering and Society: Converging Applications, Research, and Training Enhancements for Students).
Episode 835: Blue Startups Cohort 16 – Aug 23, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Chenoa Farnsworth, co-founder of Blue Startups. Joining her are a couple companies from Cohort 16, Jacqueline Hall from Maiven and Jason Sharp from Umi.
Episode 834: Hawaiʻi’s Digital Economy Study Redux – Aug 16, 2024
On todayʻs show we reprise a talk we did 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.
Episode 833: eSports Pathway – Aug 9, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Nyle Sky Kauweloa, UH Manoa eSports Program Director to talk about the eSports curriculum, tournaments and the eSports Pathway program through the Good Jobs Hawaii.
Episode 832: Hawaii AI and Cloud Summit – Aug 2, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Leilani Farinas, Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative to talk about the Hawaii AI and Cloud innovation Summit.
Episode 831: Second Wave AI – July 31, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Chad Kumabe, President of Second Wave Technologies and talk about demystifying AI terminology, Tadata.ai and integrating AI into your business operations.
Episode 830: ManaUp Cohort 9 – July 24, 2024
On todayʻs show we catch up with Meli James and find out what is happening with the Mana Up cohort 9. Meli James is the co-founder of Mana Up and with her sheʻs brought along a couple of companies from cohort 9, Jina Wye from Sea Crunchies and Judiah McRoberts from Kauai Hemp.
Episode 829: Art + Tech = Solomon Enos – July 17, 2024
On todayʻs show we talk with Solomon Enos, Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, sculptor, muralist, and game designer about art, tech, FestPAC and the Capitol Pool.
Episode 828: BEAD Program – July 10, 2024
On todayʻs show we talk with Constancio Paranal III, Innovation and Technology Program Manager in the Office of Economic Revitalization at the City and County of Honolulu about Broadband Equity Access and Deployment or BEAD Program.