Socially Responsibile Investment – Doing Well By Doing Good

Duke Oishi and Lori Wingard cover the impact investing luncheon program on socially beneficial investments. Speakers included Chenoa Farnsworth of Hawaii Angels, Trevor Asam of Cades Schutte, Michael Kramer of Natural Investing and Murray Clay of Ulupono Initiative. They also heard reactions from the attendees and participants. Bill Spencer’s Spensation looks back at what Think […]

Kauai vs. the Agrochemical Industry – Gary Hooser

Gary tells us how his small island has been battling—and winning—the fight against global agroindustrial giants Syngenta, Dow, Dupont-Pioneer and BASF’s use of pesticides on Kaua‘i that are banned in Europe. Gary and Kirsten also discuss what’s ahead for Kaua‘i’s sustainable economic development. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm […]

Ignite Lights a Fire In Honolulu

Jay Fidell and Lisa Maruyama take a look at the Ignite Program held at The Box Jelly. The speakers included Dan Lueck, CEO of Ikazo, Danielle Scherman of Social Wahines, Austen Ito of HI Capacity, Rechung Fujihira of The Box Jelly, Angelica Rabang of AIGA, John Garcia of Nonstop Honolulu, Peter Justeson of IGEA Honolulu […]

Pierre Omidyar and His Philanthropy in Hawaii

Jay Fidell and Lori Winged visit the Non-Profit Association conference and hear from Pierre Omidyar about philanthropy. Alan Tang open the conference and introduced a short talk from Neil Abercrombie. Kelvin Taketa, of the Hawaii Community Foundation, hosted the talk with Pierre Omidyar. They also caught up with attendees and gauged their reactions. This weeks […]

Sunetric is Expanding to the Mainland

Jay Fidell and Alisha Onishi highlight local solar company Sunetric. They heard from Alex Tiller, the CEO of Sunetric, as he guided them on a tour of the offices and warehouse in Kailua as well as sitting down for an interview. Bill Spencer’s Spensation covers recent happenings for the governor. Reaching Fujihira and Tony Stanford […]

The Gas Company is Going Green

Jay Fidell and Alisha Onishi cover plans to development an alternative fuel by the gas company. They took a trip to a plant in Kapolei and heard from Dan Cooke of Hawaii News Now, Curt Kekuna of Kawaihao Church, Neil Abercrombie Governor of Hawaii, Jeff Kissell the CEO of The Gas Company, Maurice Kaya the […]

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Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes

Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage. [...]

Ukrainians Wait, Nervously, to See if U.S. Will Provide Critical Aid

From the battlefield to battered cities, soldiers and civilians are counting on Congress to approve $60 billion in military support. Without it, Ukrainian officials say, prospects in the war are [...]

Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial

Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame. The authorities said he was in critical condition and unlikely to [...]

Prosecutors Want to Ask Trump About Attacks on Women

Prosecutors are seeking to cross-examine the former president, should he take the stand, about lawsuits he has lost, including a civil jury’s finding last year that he was liable for [...]

At G7 Meeting in Capri, Blinken Tackles Rough Seas and Global Crises

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen. [...]

Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump trial

The motive in the incident, which was witnessed by reporters at the scene, remains unclear. [...]

Someone screamed 'don't do it' before man set himself on fire - BBC reporter

The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place. [...]

Bowen: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other

After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]

BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran

Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify. [...]

Met Police apologises for 'openly Jewish' comment

Footage shows Gideon Falter being told his presence is "antagonising" near a pro-Palestine march. [...]

People rushed over to douse the person with a fire extinguisher at the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money criminal case was underway. Police said he was alive but [...]

Tesla is recalling nearly 4,000 trucks due to a problem that can leave drivers to deal with uncontrolled acceleration. Tesla recalled millions of cars earlier in the year. [...]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NATO defense ministers his country needs air-defense batteries to fend off Russia. He said support on the issue will determine whether Ukraine and NATO are [...]

Heavy rainfall flooded large parts of the Arabian Peninsula this week, while images of the resulting chaos flooded social media. Are cloud seeding and climate change to blame for the [...]

The case had been noted as an extreme example of European governments' efforts to thwart NGOs helping migrants in the Mediterranean. [...]

Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end [...]

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished. [...]

Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and [...]

'We created this problem:' a pediatric surgeon on how gun violence affects children

Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable. [...]

Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'

During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and [...]

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