First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Gail Haraguchi from the City & County of Honolulu to tell us about the upcoming Write-a-thon. Finally, we’ve invited Head of School Tim Cottrell and Dean of Instruction Carey (Doc) Inouye to find out what Iolani School has in mind for their new Sullivan Center.
Episode 205: Myron B. Thompson Academy – July 18, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Jason Rushin here to tell us about the upcoming Startup Hawaii event. Finally, we’ll talk about online learning at the Myron B. Thompson Academy and how to best excel in this environment.
Episode 204: Mobile Marketplace – July 11, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Melissa Chang and Russ Sumida here to tell us about a social media campaign called Live Pono. Finally, we’ll talk with Brian Dote and Meli James about the current state of mobile app development in Hawaii with two companies active in the market, Tapiki and Hawaii Apps.
Episode 203: Planetarium at Bishop Musuem – July 4, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Elyse Petersen from Tealet to tell us about a recent conference she attended called We Own It. Finally, we’ll talk about the planetarium and new programs being developed by the Bishop Museum with a focus on astronomy and the planets.
Episode 202: Bubble Robots – June 27, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Michael Martone to tell us about a new iPhone app called Frii. Finally, we’ve invited Assistant Professor Aaron Ohta, whose team at the Univ. of Hawaii pioneered bubble robots, to find out how they came up with this novel idea and what these micro-robots can do.
Episode 201: Startup Accelerators – June 20, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Keith Higa from the Emergency Amateur Radio Club to tell us about the upcoming Field Day. Finally, we’ll find out more about a new business incubator called the startup accelerator. We’re talking to a couple of seasoned investors, Chenoa Farnsworth and Rob Robinson both from Hawaii Angels.
Episode 200: Green Hotels – June 13, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Donavan Kealoha to tell us about Nir Eyal, consultant and serial entrepreneur and his upcoming talk on Behavior by Design at the Greenhouse. Finally, we’ll find out how a couple of hotels are reducing their energy bills by implementing green technologies. We’ll talk with Luanne Bongiorno from the Waikiki Marina Resort and Harzali Hashim from the Moana Surfrider.
Episode 199: eBooks & eReaders – June 6, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Aviv Grill from Miso Media to tell us about his company and an upcoming talk he is doing at Punahou. Finally, we’ll talk about the future of books and eReaders with Dave Deluca from Bess Press and Russel Cheng from the Readerie.
Episode 198: Lemonade Alley – May 30, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Paola Seibene from the Hawaii State Public Library System to tell us about going to High Tech Academy at the Library. Finally, we’ll talk with Steve Sue and Alyssa Hui about this year’s Lemonade Alley, what’s new and how they’ve expanded beyond Hawaii.
Episode 197: Transit of Venus – May 23, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Chad Kahunahana from Startup Hawaii to tell us about a conference called LUXr. Finally, we’ll talk about a unique astronomical event called the Transit of Venus with IfA Astronomers, Roy Gal and Paul Coleman.