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Episode 763: Waipahu High School A.I. Pilot – April 12, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Cindy Takara, Ian Kitajima

During this special spring membership drive episode, we have Ian Kitajima, President of PICHTR and Cindy Takara from Waipahu High School, here to tell us about a partnership with Waipahu High School, NEC and the Dept of Transportation to help better understand A.I. systems.

During our live broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking for new members so if you enjoy our weekly tech talks, we hope you’ll consider supporting the great, original, local programming here on Hawaii Public Radio by going to HawaiiPublicRadio.org.

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

Episode 763: Waipahu High School A.I. Pilot – April 12, 2023

Episode 762: ACP Outreach + Elemental Excelerator – Apr 5, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Dayevin Bunao, Danya Hkeem

First up, we’ll talk to Dayevin Bunao from Lead for America to talk about the Affordable Connectivity Program and upcoming ACP pop ups.

Then, we are joined by Danya Hakeem, Managing Director, Portfolio at Elemental Excelerator to talk about their $43M investment fund and the open application period for cohort 12..

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

Episode 762: ACP Outreach + Elemental Excelerator – Apr 5, 2023

Episode 761: East Meets West + Oceanit’s Blast Ninja – Mar 29, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chenoa Farnsworth, Matt Sullivan

First up, we’ll talk to Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups about the upcoming East Meets West conference coming up in May.

Then, we are joined by Matt Sullivan, Director of Product at Oceanit to talk about their latest invention called the Blast Ninja and the product’s recent acquisition by Kennametal.

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

Episode 761: East Meets West + Oceanit’s Blast Ninja – Mar 29, 2023

Episode 760: Tech Days of Spring + XLR8HI preX – March 22, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, (top) Keala Peters, Alan Ito, Omar Sultan, (bottom) Joy Bitonio, Courtney Nunokawa, Jeni Kaohelaulii

First up, we’ll talk to Keala Peters, Executive Vice President of Education and Workforce Development for the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce and Alan Ito, IT Workforce Development Lead at UH, about the series of events for Tech Days of Spring aimed at all those students interested in a career in IT.

Then, we are joined by Omar Sultan from XLR8HI along with preX graduates Joy Bitonio owner and founder of KOMO Studio, Courtnee Nunokawa founder of Balanced Brain and Jeni Kaohelaulii from Work It Out. We talk about the preX program and what it takes to advance your business to the next level.

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

Episode 760: Tech Days of Spring + XLR8HI preX – March 22, 2023

Episode 759: Design Thinking Bootcamp + Startup Oahu/Thrive HI- March 15, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian Kitajima, Sonia Romero, Ben Weinberg

First up, we’ll talk to Ian Kitajima from Design Thinking Hawaii to tell us about the next Design Thinking bootcamp. We also talk about Ian’s new job at PICHTR.

Then, we are joined by Ben Weinberg from Startup Oahu and Sonia Romero from Thrive HI to talk about networking the startup ecosystem and meeting new entrepreneurs.

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Episode 759: Design Thinking Bootcamp + Startup Oahu/Thrive HI- March 15, 2023

Episode 758: Hawaii’s Undersea Fiber Backbone Redux – March 8, 2023

This week we reprise our conversation about what enables the Internet in Hawaii. I welcome from Cliff Miyake, VP of Business Development from Ocean Networks, here to talk about a recent contract to design key strategic infrastructure for enabling Hawaii’s internet.

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Episode 758: Hawaii’s Undersea Fiber Backbone Redux – March 8, 2023

Episode 757: Maui Economic Development Board Redux – March 1, 2023

This week we reprise our conversation with Leslie Wilkins, Executive Director of the Maui Economic Development Board and find out about their recent SBA Community Navigator award, as well as STEMworks, Code.org and the aerospace industry on Maui.

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Episode 757: Maui Economic Development Board Redux – March 1, 2023

Episode 756: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards – Feb 22, 2023

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Joan Salwen, Jalene Kanani

This week we get into our conversation with Meli James, President of HVCA and talk about the upcoming HVCA Entrepreneur Awards. Along with Meli, I welcome Joan Salwen, CEO of Blue Ocean Barns and Jalene Kanani, President and Creative Director, NOHO Home to talk about their companies and what got them recognized.

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Episode 756: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards – Feb 22, 2023

Episode 755: Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship Redux – Feb 15, 2023

This week we reprise our conversation about the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and the projects they are involved. Sandra Fujiyama, Executive Director of PACE joins us to talk about her recent selection as Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Live, the Calvin Shindo Student Venture Funds, as well as PACE projects for 2022, like RISE, Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs.

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

Episode 755: Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship Redux – Feb 15, 2023

Episode 754: Looking to 2023 with HTDC Redux – Feb 8, 2023

This week weʻll look into our crystal ball and take a look at what is in store for 2023. For that perspective, I welcome the official Executive Director of Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Len Higashi.

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Episode 754: Looking to 2023 with HTDC Redux – Feb 8, 2023