Episode 190: Science 2.0 – April 4, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Evan Nagle from Mental Pez to tell us about Tracky. Finally, we’ll talk to Christie Wilcox and Lucia Seale about Science 2.0 and how social media is broadening the appreciation of science.

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Episode 189: Smart Grids – March 28, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Kilikina Mahi from the Hawaii Community Foundation to give us an update on the Island Innovation Fund Round 3. Finally, we’ll talk to Mark Glick from the Dept. of Business Economic Development and Tourism and Jay Griffin from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and learn about a couple of major Smart Grid pilot programs happening in the State including the Maui Smart Grid Project.

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Episode 188: Mealtime on Mars – March 21, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is JoAnn Cheung to tell us about a unique project called Cash Mob Hawaii. Finally, we’ll find talk to researcher Kim Binsted and astronaut for hire Brian Shiro about what it would be like to cook a meal on Mars.

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Episode 187: Cyber Patriot – March 14, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us is Chad Podoski and Jason Skicewicz from GetShacked.com to tell us about their experience at the Launch conference in San Francisco, and their new app, called SnapTat. Finally, we’ll talk to the Cyber Patriot team from Leilehua High School to learn about the competition and about computer security.

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Episode 186: Diversity in STEM – March 7, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Joan Matsukawa and Ron Albu from HMAUS to talk about their upcoming event. Finally, we’ll talk to Claude Onizuka and Carl McNair, brothers of fallen astronauts, Ellison Onizuka and Ron McNair respectively, about the McNair Student Achievement Program and diversity in STEM.

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Episode 185: Biofuels – Feb 29, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Andy Yim from the City & County of Honolulu to tell us about a new Bus app called DaBus now available in the iTunes app store. Finally, we’ll talk to Jeff Kissel from the Gas Company and Heidi Kuehnle from Kuehnle Agrosystems find out how biofuels and algae conversion is becoming more commonplace.

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Episode 184: Code for America – Feb 22, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is David Ulrich from Pacific New Media to tell us about an upcoming Image and Ethics workshop. Finally, we’ll talk to the Code for America fellows (Sheba Najmi, Diana Tran and Mick Thompson) assigned to Honolulu about how we can apply technology and leverage community involvement to make City government better and to drive civic engagement.

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Episode 183: Student Launch Initiative – Feb 15, 2012

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Sheba Najmi from Code for America to tell us about an upcoming Hi Capacity event. Finally, we’ll talk to the team at Windward Community College about their entry into NASA’s Student Launch Initiative and talk about the details of their rocket design.

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Episode 182: Tech Bills – Feb 8, 2012

First we’ll take a look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll talk to Mike Douglass and Henry Mochido about a new crowdfunding project to assist earthquake victims in Japan. Finally, we’ll explore some of the Internet and tech related bills moving through the Legislature. We will talk to two tech pundits and local policy wonks, Peter Kay and Dan Leuck and the grassroots tech organization called the Hawaii Innovation Alliance.

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Episode 181: Small Business Innovation Research – Feb 1, 2012

First we’ll take a look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll talk to Bernice Bowers from the Inovi Group about an upcoming APEC Education event. Finally, we’ll learn about the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) project and how local companies are benefiting from it. We talk to Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, Yuka Nagashima from HTDC and Derek Ah Yo from Oceanit.

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