82,000 photovoltaic roof-top solar systems have been installed in Hawaii. Since 2015, permit applications to construct these systems have fallen from 30-50% across various island communities. What’s caused this dramatic reduction in rooftop solar construction? Marco Mangelsdorf, President at ProVision Solar, corresponds with Jay Fidell via Skype to address this issue. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Hawaii Politics: A 2016 Wrap Up with Dr. Neal Milner
For Hawaii, 2016 meant both more of the same and big surprises in the political realm. Political analyst and popular pendant Dr. Neal Milner reviews what took place and what the presidential and local elections mean for Hawaii. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Getting Ready for RobotX – The Challenge is Coming to Hawaii!
Dr. Mark Rognstad (Specialist, HMRG Design Engineer, Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai’i at Manoa) shares information about the Maritime RobotX Competition that will take place at the Sand Island Boat Launch near the Honolulu Community College’s (HonCC) Marine Education & Training Center. The public is encouraged to attend. Visitors will have the […]
Appeal to Culture – Title Nine to the Hawaii Supreme Court with Justice Sabrina McKenna
Justice Sabrina McKenna was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she played on the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Basketball Team. She graduated with a BA in Japanese and then earned her Juris Doctor at William S. Richardson School of Law. She was in private and in house […]
A Hearty Roast For Chief Justice Ron Moon
Jay Fidell and Maryann Sasaki cover the bar fundraising and roast of Chief Justice Ron Moon. They highlight his career and hear from Jodi Lei Kimora Yi, President, Hawaii State Bar Association, Danny Kaleikini, Ambassador of Aloha, David Fairbanks, Moderator, Governor John Waihee, Robert Chong, Judge Michael Broderick, Momi Cazimero, Chief Lee Donahue, Colleen Hanabusa […]
HACC Provides a Month Long Coding Challenge
Maryann Sasaki and Elise Anderson cover the beginning of the first Hawaii Annual Code Challenge, an opportunity for local programmers to provide compete to provide software solutions for civic benefit. They take a look at a talk show which highlight the idea of HACC, which featured Todd Nacapuy of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services […]
The Shocking Truth About Microgrid – Go Electric with Lisa Laughner and Darrin Moorman
What’s a microgrid? Lisa Laughner and Darrin Moorman of Go Electric share shocking truths about innovative microgrid technology. 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. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our […]
The Bottom Line on Peace – Ethical Business; A China-US Seminar in Hawaii
High level Chinese officials will soon be in Honolulu for a series of events, including a December 13th seminar on ethics and peace. Is there hope for reform? Are cultural norms for ethical business different in China and US? How does people-to-people diplomacy work? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 […]
Tech Behind Mortgage Lending – Net Lending Hawaii Mortgage Brokers
Frank Lujan, President/CEO of Net Lending Hawaii shares the intersection of IT and the mortgage market. Frank answers the questions, How is the Mortgage Lending Market since the bust? What technology does Net Lending Hawaii use to process a mortgage application? What technology can mortgage applicants use? How has the online mortgage application business like […]
To Upper Palolo Valley with KoleaGold
Where the Drone Leads…to upper Palolo Valley – Anuenue School to be exact. Maika Motas and Kainoa Jimenez return to the show to report on a aerial mapping exercise done at the school today – by drone! ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]