Emotional Support Chickens

What’s the difference between service animal and emotional support animal? Richard Emery and Scott Sherley discuss service animals, ADA versus Fair Housing and the Role of HCRC on Condo Insider. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. […]

Spectrum The Lifeline of Drones

In this episode of Where The Drone Leads, Dustan Hellwig, CEO of Chesapeake Technologies Inc, returns to the show to address a segment of technology essential to drones, and certainly to ThinkTech Hawaii…Spectrum.  Essential to communications as veins are to bloodflow, Spectrum is the media that all content rides in getting from producer to consumer.  […]

Funding Opportunies for Farmers

Tune in for Hawaii Food and Farmer Series where Miranda Foley and Frankie Koethe of O’ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council (O’ahu RC&D) discuss work being completed in the Kaalaea, Waiahole and Ma’ili’ili watersheds specifically regarding community work and installation of best management practices and how these communities can seek potential cost-share funding from these […]

Energy and Justice in House District 43

Raya Salter is Joined by Rep. Andria Tupola, R, from House District 43, on Power Up Hawaii. Representative Tupola shares her work on the finance, health and human services committees in the Hawaii State Legislature and her role on the Nanakuli, Makakilo and Kapolei neighborhood boards. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]

Financial Accountability

Tune in for Eyes On Hawaii with Carroll Cox where Mr. Rod Tam, Former Honolulu City Councilman and State Senator, appears to discuss the lack of financial accountability and scrutiny within the Honolulu City Council, Bill 3 and funding for the Honolulu Rapid Transit rail project. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]

What’s New at NewTek

Cuerr and Lisa Wood and Computerwise, reseller for NewTek, maker of the Tricaster and other video switching technology, just came back from the NAB show in Las Vegas. They are familiar if not intimate with all things NewTek and will bring us current on the new TC1 switcher, as well as other great technology NewTek […]

Today’s Republic of China Armed Forces

Dr. Alexander C. Huang is the Chairman of the Council on Strategic and Wargaming Studies and Professor at Tamkang University. Dr. Huang is a well connected, highly informative authority on all matters related to the Taiwan military, In addition to consulting and teaching, he writes a weekly column for Taiwan’s United Daily News.  On Asia in […]

Honolulu Rail Counting the Cost

Whether one is Pro-Rail or Anti-Rail, there’s something virtually everyone in the state agrees about – the cost of building the Honolulu Rail is getting out of hand. Not only that, serious questions have been raised about how well the funds already invested in this project have been spent. Law professor Randy Roth, who has […]

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Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas Without a Trial

Democrats quickly swept aside the articles of impeachment accusing the homeland security secretary of refusing to enforce immigration laws and breach of public trust, calling them unconstitutional. [...]

Johnson Pushes Ahead on Bill for Israel and Ukraine Aid, Teeing Up Weekend Vote

The Republican speaker, with his job on the line, said he expected Saturday evening votes on the long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other American allies. [...]

4 Takeaways from Today’s Hearing on Antisemitism at Columbia University

The closely watched hearing included several tense exchanges between members of Congress and Columbia representatives. [...]

Who Are Joseph Massad and the Other Columbia Professors Mentioned in the House Hearing?

Lawmakers grilled officials over comments the faculty members Joseph Andoni Massad, Katherine Franke and Mohamed Abdou made after the Hamas-led attack on Israel. [...]

Arizona Republicans Again Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

The state has been in turmoil since its Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War. [...]

Dubai airport chaos as Gulf hit by deadly storms

The world's second-busiest airport warns that "recovery will take some time" after its runway was submerged amid flash floods. [...]

Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai flooding?

Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. [...]

'I’m in pieces' - Israeli hostage's agony over husband held by Hamas

Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity. [...]

Scotland to ditch key climate change target

The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. [...]

Gaza truce talks hit stumbling block, Qatar says

Qatar's PM says talks between Israel and Hamas on a hostages release deal are in a "delicate phase". [...]

The 27 EU leaders have met to discuss foreign policy at the start of their two-day summit in Brussels. Tensions in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia [...]

Researchers in Germany estimate that climate change will shrink global GDP at least 20% by 2050. Scientists said that figure would worsen if countries fail to meet emissions-cutting targets. [...]

The Olympic flame has been lit and there are 100 days left before Paris 2024 kicks off in the French capital. At a time of global crisis, security will be [...]

EU leaders gather in Brussels, G7 foreign ministers head for Capri, and the UN schedules a vote on full Palestinian membership. The world’s still scrambling to react to tension between [...]

The former intelligence agent claimed prosecutors had it backward — he was not spying for Moscow but recruiting a Russian source to help Berlin. Carsten L. had refrained from commenting [...]

A new report on the Maui wildfires cites communications breakdowns

As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday. [...]

The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not. [...]

Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February. [...]

Watch: A circus elephant runs loose in a Montana town before being recaptured

The animal was having a routine bath when she was startled by a truck backfiring and ran away before being recaptured by handlers. Videos of the unexpected sight were shared [...]

The Debate in Israel Over Who Should Be Required Serve in the Military

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long been exempt from compulsory military service. But the October 7th attack by Hamas and Israel's subsequent military response have brought forward calls for change. The government's [...]

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