Episode 161: Hawaii Broadband Initiative – Sept 14, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Neenz Faleafine to tell us about her upcoming Pacific New Media class on Social Media. Finally, we’ll talk to Everett Kaneshige from DCCA and Yuka Nagashima from DBEDT about Hawaii’s Broadband Initiative and the goal of attaining affordable 1Gb Internet access by 2018.

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Episode 160: Medical Alert Systems – Sept 7, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we will talk with Emi Hart about the Kanu Hawaii Eat Local Challenge. Finally we’ll talk about medical alert systems and keeping seniors safe and independent longer with Cullen Hayashida from Kupuna Monitoring Systems and Mernie Miyasato-Crawford, a hospital social worker at Tripler Army Medical Center.

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Episode 159: Sharks! – Aug 31, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Danielle Scherman from Social Wahines to tell us about Startup Weekend. Finally, we’ll find how scientists are learning more about the sea and our environment from Sharks. Chris Ostrander from PacIOOS and Kim Holland from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology will help dispel the myths about ocean creatures.

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Episode 158: Hi Capacity – Aug 24, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Steve Sue and Michelle Hastings to tell us about an event called Lemonade Alley. Finally, we’ll find out about a group of local programmers who call themselves HI Capacity. We invited founding members Austen Ito and Matthew Badeau to tell us what types of challenges this group of programmers are looking to take on.

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Episode 157: Managed Cloud Services – Aug 17, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Austen Ito from HI Capacity to tell us about the upcoming Ignite presentation. Finally, we’ll find out what we need to know about cloud services from two experts, Mike Meyer from Islanda Tech and Don Mangiarelli from Enterprise Technology Solutions.

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Episode 156: Geothermal – Aug 10, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Bill Spencer from Hawaii Venture Capital Association to tell us about the upcoming News Morphosis Redux. Finally, we’ll learn about the potential and future of geothermal in Hawaii from alternative energy startup, Ku’oko’a with Ted Peck and Richard Ha.

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Episode 155: JPAC and Forensic Science – Aug 3, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today by phone is Rich Crandall from Stanford Univ. d.school to tell us about the upcoming Design Thinking workshop. Finally, we’ll learn about the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Forensic Science Academy with Dr. Robert Mann and Dr. John Byrd.

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Episode 154: C&C Honolulu, Big Data – July 27, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Dan Leuck from Ikayzo here to tell us about the UX Design in Google+. Finally, we’ll dive into open government and big data, from Code for America to Can Do and City Sourced. And find out how the City and County of Honolulu is making data available for the public to see and use. We talk with Gordon Bruce, CIO and Forest Frizzel, Deputy Director with the C&C of Honolulu, IT Dept.

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Episode 153: Co-working Spaces – July 20, 2011

First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Galen Ho from See IT Hawaii to tell us about a technology exhibit featuring Hawaii companies at the upcoming APEC event. Finally, we’ll find out about a grassroots movement to create collaborative co-working spaces with Ben Trevino from RnD, Brandon Hayashi from the Box Jelly and John Garcia from the Green House.

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Episode 152: Dual Use Innovation – July 13, 2011

First look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Yuka Nagashima from the High Tech Development Corp to tell us about a new software developers networking event called Thirsty Third Thursday. Finally, we’ll find out about the challenges facing Hawaii’s dual-use companies and how a couple of companies are innovating around them. We are talking today with Pat Sullivan from Oceanit and Galen Ho from CBI Polymers.

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