
On todayʻs show we have Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups and Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer of the series, Shogun on FX. They’re both here to talk about East Meets West and the cultural and philosophical intersection.
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On todayʻs show we have Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups and Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer of the series, Shogun on FX. They’re both here to talk about East Meets West and the cultural and philosophical intersection.
On todayʻs show we have Joey Katzen, Managing Director of Hawaii Angels and he’s here to talk about Hawaii Angels, tech startups, and the investor ecosystem here in Hawaii.

On todayʻs catch up with Adria Fung, Robotics Education Specialist at the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and she provides an update on the VEX Robotics program.
On todayʻs show we have Meli James, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association along with Brett Jacobson and Naehalani Breeland, co-founders of Ola Brew from the Big Island here to share their startup story and the HVCA Entrepreneurs Awards.
On todayʻs show we have Bernice Kissinger and Keith Matsumoto both of PICHTR, here to talk about the Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology (PACT) conference. We also talk about how APEx (OTA) and J-StarX are woven into the program.
On todayʻs show we have Sally Wentworth, President and CEO of the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. She join us to talk about the ISOC priorities for ISOC in 2025, building a resilient, reliable, and affordable Internet.
On todayʻs show we have Bill Kumagai, Executive Director of the non-profit Transform Hawaii Government and he’s here to share THG’s mission and priorities for 2025.
On todayʻs show we have Keith Matsumoto, Program Director, at the PICHTR and James Pakele, President of Dynamic Community Solutions, also of Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae, here to talk about the EPA Community Change Grant Program called Uplifting Waiʻanae.
On todayʻs show we have Nam Vu, Co-Director, Co-founder of Hub Coworking here to talk about the Hawaii tech scene and coworking in 2025.
On todayʻs show we have Josh Wisch, President and Executive Director of Holomua Collective here to talk about remote work, making Hawaiʻi more affordable and senate concurrent resolution 184 (SCR184).