Donna Blanchard and Sachi Slomoff cover the 2015 Unconferenz. The event covers tech and policy issues as well as an Ignite speakers session. Think Tech spoke to people between the breakout sessions, sat in on some breakout sessions and got to see the Ignite Event, which featured Robbie Melton, Patrick Wardle, Ben Trevino, Ria Baldevia […]
Public Spaces in Hawaii
Jay Fidell and Duke Oishi cover the Think Tech panel program entitled “Public Space In Hawaii – What We Can Do To Retain Them”. The program focused on public spaces in Hawaii. Speakers included Britney Taamu-Miyashiro, Fritz Johnson, David Miller, Glenn Miura, Tonia Moy, Scott Wilson, Ben Lee, Ian Sandison, Carroll Taylor and Grace Zheng. […]
Global Astronomy Comes to Hawaii
Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard talk about 2015 triennial International Astronomical Union Conference at the Hawaii Conference Center. Think Tech took a walk around the convention center and saw some public talks, some of the focus meetings and spoke with some of the attendees. Some of the interviews include researchers and scientist from all over […]
Kumu Kahua Reads At Agora
Duke Oishi and Donna Blanchard cover the opening play, “Joker” of the 45th season of Kumu Kahua Theater. The play was written by Yilong Liu and is about a man dealing with loss. Think Tech gets to sit in on a table read in Agora indoor park at Kakaako, talked with some people involved during […]
Brain Mapping at the Convention Center
Jay Fidell covers the Brain Mapping convention in Honolulu. Some local scientists working on brain mapping include, Linda Chang and Thomas Ernst. An international showing of researchers at the conference helped us understand what was going on. Those people included Simon Eickhoff, Shau-Ming Wei, Michel Theibaut de Schotte and Michael Herbst. JoAnn Taie, executive Director […]
The Military In Hawaii
Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard cover a Think Tech Panel Program about the Military in Hawaii. The speakers included Bill Kearns of Oceanit, Mark Taki of the Hawaii Congress, Ralph Cossa of the Pacific Forum, Colleen Hanabusa former Hawaii Congresswoman, Jeff James of Booz Allen, Stan Osserman of HCATT, Jennifer Sabas former member of Dan […]
Suzanne Case Talks About DLNR at the Harvard Club
Jay Fidell and Noe Na’au cover a talk from Suzanne Case at the Harvard Club. Suzanne, chair of the DLNR, spoke about a range of topics from the Thirty Meter Telescope, to population increases, to social media. Includes a discussion between Jay Fidell and Noe Na’au about posts at the Fort Street Mall. Original Air […]
Manny Menedez on Doing Business in China
Noe Na’au and Richard Melendez cover a Plaza Club talk by Manny Menedez. Menedez spoke about business with China, as well as developments in China, comparing the past to the present state of the nation. The show also includes clips from a Think Tech Talk Show with Manny Menedez. Also feature a conversation between Jay […]
Hawaii To Zero A Cure For HIV
Richard Melendez and Sachi Slomoff cover Hawaii To Zero, a program that was held at the Cancer Center at JABSOM, in Kakaako, and focused on the research and developemnt for a cure for AIDS. Speakers included Virginia Pressler the Director of the State Department of Health, Cecilia Shikuma of the Hawaii Center for AIDS, Mario […]
Susannah Drake: Making Hawaii Green
Jay Fidell and Zuri Bender highlight Susannah Drake’s recent visit to Honolulu. Susannah works to create innovative architecture, with a firm based in Brooklyn, New York, DLANDstudios. Features clips from a Community Matters show with Scott Wilson, and a show with Susannah Drake. They also took a look at architecture throughout Honolulu. Features a commentary […]