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Episode 782: Innovation to Scale Up – August 23, 2023

Before we get started I want to share this announcement about HPR’s commitment to supporting Maui relief efforts. There will be a 2-day fundraising campaign on the air this Thursday, August 24 and Friday, August 25. To show your support please go to the campaign and donation page at https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/mauistrong. We here at Hawaii Public Radio truly thanks you.

Today’s topic is called Scaling your Innovation. I’m happy to have with me Cindy Matsuki from HTDC and Ian Kitajima from PICHTR to talk about Innovation to Scale Up, an event happening on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Entrepreneur Sandbox.

If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!

Episode 782: Innovation to Scale Up – August 23, 2023

Episode 781: Maui Internet and Communications Update – Aug 16, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brad Kaleo Bennett

This week we do a special update on the current status of Internet and communications access on Maui in the wake of the wildfires resulting from Hurricane Dora. I first cover what is happening on the ground with Hawaiian Telcom, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.

Brad Kaleo Bennett from the ʻAuamo Collaborative, joins us to share his insights into the situation and how community can support the effort.

If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!

Episode 781: Maui Internet and Communications Update – Aug 16, 2023

Episode 780: Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs Redux – August 9, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sandra Fujiyama, Mike Lam, John Han

This week we reprise our conversation about an innovated student residency called RISE or Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs. We welcome to the show, Sandra Fujiyama, the Executive Director of PACE, Michael Lam, Senior VP for Development for at Hunt and John Han, CFO from UH Foundation.

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Episode 780: Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs Redux – August 9, 2023

Episode 779: Indigenous Science – Aug 2, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Katy Hintzen, Rosie Alegado

Today’s topic is called Indigenous Science. I’m happy to have with me today Katy Hintzen, Coastal Resilience Specialist at Sea Grant and Rosie Alegado Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant at UH Mānoa where she is Director for the Ualana ʻIke Center of Excellence. We talk about indigenous data sovereignty and the Indigenous Science Competition.

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Episode 778: Generative A.I. – July 26, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leilani Farinas, Lance Askildson

First up, we have Leilani Farinas from the TRUE Initiative to tell us about the Cloud Innovation Summit.

Then, we are joined by Lance Askildson, Provost at Chaminade University to talk about the growing interest in generative A.I. and ChatGPT.

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Episode 778: Generative A.I. – July 26, 2023

Episode 777: Euclid Space Telescope – July 19, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mary Beth Laychak, Dr. Ken Chambers

We’ve got a lot to talk about so let’s jump right into our conversation and find out about the Euclid Space Telescope and Hawaiʻi’s connection to the Euclid Mission. With me today I have, Mary Beth Laychak, Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope, also representing the Subaru Telescope, and Dr. Ken Chambers, Director of the Pan-STARRS Observatories.

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Episode 777: Euclid Space Telescope – July 19, 2023

Episode 776: Content Accessibility and Assistive Technology – July 12, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Caroline Desrosiers, Trip Rems

This week we jump right into our conversation and delve into content accessibility and assistive technologies. With me today we talk to Caroline Desrosiers, the Founder & CEO of Scribely and Trip Rems, Founder of Aurora Hawaii.

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Episode 776: Content Accessibility and Assistive Technology – July 12, 2023

Episode 774: Art and Storytelling – June 28, 2023

Photo (l:r) Stacey Aldrich, Soloman Enos, Burt Lum

This week weʻll jump right into our conversation and explore the intersection of art and the libraries. We welcome Stacey Aldrich, our State Librarian and Soloman Enos, resident artist at the Hawaii State Art Museum to talk about art, storytelling and designing a future we can all be proud of.

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Episode 774: Art and Storytelling – June 28, 2023

Episode 773: Biggest Little Air Show + Mana Up Cohort 8 Redux – June 21, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Elissa Lines, Meli James, Gina Ho, Ola Tripp

We reprise a show we did with Elissa Lines from the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum to tell us about their upcoming Biggest Little Air Show event.

Then, we are joined by Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up, whoʻs brought a couple of companies, Gina Ho from Hawaiian Soda Co & Ola Tripp fromLiquid Life Hawaii, with her to talk about their startups, Cohort 8 and the Mana Up Accelerator.

If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!

Episode 773: Biggest Little Air Show + Mana Up Cohort 8 Redux – June 21, 2023