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.
Category: Podcasts
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Episode 180: Micro Frogs – Jan 25, 2012
First we’ll take a look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll talk to Jason Rushin about the local chapter of Startup America. Finally, we’ll take a virtual trip with Allen Allison the Vice President of Science and Shelley James, Associate Botanist at the Bishop Museum, to Papua New Guinea on a journey to discover new species.
Episode 179: Gamification – Jan 18, 2012
First we’ll take a look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll talk to Rechung Fujihira about Jelly Week taking place across the country and at the Box Jelly. Finally, we’ll learn about gamification and what it means for application development, from game designers Peter Justeson and Gorm Lai, both from the Honolulu chapter of the International Game Developers Association.
Episode 178: Social Media 2012 – Jan 11, 2012
First we’ll take a look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll talk to Colin MacDonald about his upcoming Pacific New Media class on the Web design process. Finally, we’ll learn about the future of social media. Joining us today are Jeremiah Owyang from the Altimeter Group and Tara Coomans from Social Media Club Hawaii.