First we look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Ian Kitajima from Oceanit here to tell us about an upcoming workshop on How to do Business with the Dept of Homeland Security. Finally Todd Ogasawara and Paul Lawler, two of our favorite gadget geeks will tell us what’s on their holiday shopping list.
Author: Burt Lum
Episode 117: Ho’okele Health – Nov. 10, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond, then Henry Mochida joins us to preview an upcoming Pacific New Media workshop on “Filmmaking for Change.” Finally, Dew-Anne Langcaon from Ho’okele Health and Gary Hironaka from Legacy Villa to explore how technology can help with elder and home care, providing transparency and peace of mind.
Episode 116: Adama Materials – Nov. 3, 2010
Join Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa as they look at the latest tech news and happenings in and around Hawaii. In the news segment they talk with Ethel Villalobos from the UH Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences to talk about the Honey Bee Pollinator Expo 2010. In the main segment, Burt and Ryan speak with Donovan Kealoha and Tim Dick of Adama Materials. We’ll find out how a company that started as a student business plan at UH turned into a multi million dollar venture.
Episode 115: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Oct 27, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Susan Yamada from the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship tell us about the upcoming Conversation with Steve Case. Finally, we’ll talk about unmanned aerial vehicles. We’ve invited Lt. Col. Kurt Carraway from the Air Force (PACAF) to talk about the remotely piloted vehicle, RQ-4 Global Hawk.
Episode 112: Indy Game Developers – Oct 6, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Chris Van Bergeijk from the Hawaii Community Foundation here to tell us about their new website for the Island Innovation Fund. Finally, we’ll continue our conversation on the local video game industry, today focusing on the small, independent developer. We’ll talk with David Neely, creator of MathoGen, and Denise Van Ryzin, creator of Bartleby’s Book of Buttons.
Episode 111: Aquaponics and STEM – Sept 29, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Millie Perreira-Gilmore from TW Telecom here to tell us about the Hawaii Telecommunication Annual Conference. Finally, we’ll talk to Reyn Horner from Hapa Farms and Lynn Fujioka from ISIS Hawaii, and learn how aquaponics is helping students learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills in the schools.
Episode 110: Residential Solar – Sept 22, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Derrick Sonoda here to tell us about the Hawaii Energy Expo. Finally, we’ll explore new options in residential solar systems with Alex Tiller from Sunetric, Mark Duda from Revolusun, and joining us by phone, Lynn Jurich from SunRun.
Episode 109: Video Game Industry – Sept 15, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Darren Kimura join us to talk about the World Congress on Zero Emissions currently going on at the Hawaii Convention Center. Finally, we’ll talk with Mark Loughridge founder of Foundation 9 Entertainment, Trent Ward from Avatar Reality and Henk Rogers from Blue Planet Software about Hawaii’s video/computer game industry.
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Episode 108: Hawaii Ocean Observing System – Sept 8, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings from Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have George Takei join us by phone to tell us about a couple of upcoming Honolulu events. Finally, we’ll talk with Chris Ostrander and Jim Potemra from the School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology about the Hawaii Ocean Observing System.
Episode 107: Underwater Robotics – Sept 1, 2010
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have Seth Ladd on the phone to tell us about an upcoming presentation on HTML 5. Finally, we’ll dive into underwater robotics with Song Choi, Assistant Dean of UH’s College of Engineering along with Kathy Lin and her students, Brooke Ideue and Keli Tokunaga, from the Highlands Intermediate Underwater Robotics team.