Experts Warn of Hawaii’s Thin Labor Market

January 28, 2016 Jay Fidell

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ThinkTech’s most recent Downtown Forum entitled “Jobs For Hawaii” featured a panelists including: Jack Suyderhoud, Mitch D’Olier, Susan Yamada, and Richard Wacker. Pacific Business News focused on this issue with the article below. Experts warn of Hawaii’s thin labor market, but says state needs to get “realistic” about expectations: http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/01/22/experts-warn-of-hawaii-s-thin-labor-market-but.html?ana=e_lulu_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2016-01-25&u=lRCEm6X8YoiFrqZCxnUv1SYGuPg&t=1453743845

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The Economy and You

Political Winds with Earle A. Partington

January 28, 2016 Jay Fidell

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Earle Pardington is an attorney and advocate for Transparency within our judicial system. He discusses his concerns of the politicizing of military rape cases when there is a lack of supporting evidence out of fear by military commanders. Chris and Earle also have a chance to talk about potential property tax increases to the cost […]

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Movers Shakers Reformers

HSTA 2016 Legislative Agenda – Corey Rosenlee and Carl Campagna

January 28, 2016 Jay Fidell

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Corey Rosenlee, President HSTA (Hawaii State Teachers Association) discusses the HSTA 2016 Legislative agenda, bill and challenges. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our vision is […]

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Life in the Law

Hawaii Disability Rights Center – Louis Erteschik

January 28, 2016 Jay Fidell

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15% of Hawaii’s citizens are estimated to have a disability, or about 210,000 people. Host Carol Mon Lee interviews Lou Erteschik, Executive Director of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center which serves people with disabilities. The Center protects and promotes the human, civil and legal rights of individuals with disabilities through the provision of information and […]

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Hawaii: State of Clean Energy

Climate Action Planning with Ben Sullivan

January 28, 2016 Jay Fidell

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Ben Sullivan joins the Energy Team to discuss his work as Energy and Sustainability Coordinator for the County of Kauai. We’ll also hear about the state’s progress in climate action planning and raise the question: does the broader community need to more involved for successful climate action? ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 […]

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