As a non-profit working to provide support and awareness regarding mental illness and the impact on families and the greater community, NAMI Hawaii (National Alliance for Mental Illness Hawaii) continues to advocate for a system, for youth in particular, which does not criminalize mental illness but supports systems of care for our community, families and […]
Hawaii’s Energy Health Today – Jeff Mikulina of Blue Planet Foundation
Blue Planet Foundation is a local nonprofit organization committed to clearing the path for clean energy. Senator Josh Green speaks with Blue Planet CEO, Jeff Mikulina, to get a pulse on the state of Hawaii’s Energy Health. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]
Finding Honua Part 2 – Beth Flint, PhD (U.S. FWS), Cynthia Vanderlip (DLNR), and Jason Misaki (DLNR)
Honua means “refuge” in the Hawaiian language, and in this episode, we learn what federal and state wildlife managers have been doing to address threats (including climate change) to tropical seabirds, to find refuge for these birds. Beth Flint, PhD (US Fish and Wildlife Service), Cynthia Vanderlip (Department of Land and Natural Resources), and Jason […]
Local Food Security with Daniela Kittinger and Danya Hakeem
Hawaii, the world’s most isolated landmass, imports 90% of its food for human consumption. How is Hawaii striving to increase local food production and consumption? Can we make it safe, and affordable? Daniela Kittinger, President Hawai‘i Food Policy Council and Danya Hakeem, Program Director for Hawaii Center for Food Safety, join Kirsten Turner to talk […]