Episode 943: Resortation Efforts on Kahoʻolawe – Sept 18, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Paul Higashino

During this special fall membership drive, we have Paul Higashino, Natural Resouces Specialist for the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, here to tell about how efforts are going to restore the native ecosystem of Kahoʻolawe.

During our broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking for new members so if you enjoy our weekly tech talks, we hope you’ll consider supporting the great, original, local programming here on Hawaii Public Radio.

An added note: 2026 is the 50th anniversary of the Stop the Bombing campaign for Kahoʻolawe. You can find a calendar of events at Kahoolawe.org.

Episode 943: Resortation Efforts on Kahoʻolawe – Sept 18, 2026

Episode 441: XLR8UH, Ag Sector – Feb 8, 2017

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mike Nahoʻopiʻi, Robert Saito, Ryan Ozawa

We kick off today’s show with an update on the Snap IPO and Amazon Echo Skills, then we talk about a couple of upcoming events. Meli James from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association joins us to tell us about the upcoming HVCA Gala Awards. Then, Mike NahoÊ»opiÊ»i Exec Director of the KahoÊ»olawe Island Reserve Commission tells us about the new mobile app for KahoÊ»olawe. Then, after the break, we talk with Meli James about the XLR8UH program and with Sam Aruch and Robert Saito about their companies Natural Resources Data Solutions and Herbavore Tools, respectively.

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