This week, Tim Apicella looks at the specific numbers of rail cost overruns and over inflated ridership projections. How we got into the financial mess was put in place from the start, despite warning from city auditors. Tim focuses on recent reports that clearly point that the rail project was off track from the start. […]
Helping Homeless Teens – Rainbow Family 808
Carolyn Golojuch, Director of Rainbow Family 808, shares how her organization is helping to support homeless teenagers on Oahu. 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. […]
Designing Driverless Cars
Cliff Spradlin is a software engineer designing driverless cars. He will tell us what that means, how they work, and how they will change our lives. 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 […]
Politics of the Absurd
Jay Fidell joins former Governor John Waihee to analyze the absurdity of American politics under the Trump Administration. 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 Fourth Pillar of Freedom: Subjectivity and Journalism
David Butts, Business Editor for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, joins Dr. Dean Nelson to discuss the core principles of journalism, the role of the free press, objectivity and subjectivity, the spin of no spin, the need for information and agreed upon ‘facts’ as a basis for a open democracy. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Watching Out for Hawaii’s Environment and Consumers
Carroll Cox is back with more to report as Hawaii’s environmental watchdog. Learn how the Board of Water Supply overcharged the US Force for approximately 358 thousand dollars at Bellows Air Station. Also, hear Cox’s complaint against the AES cogeneration power plant in Campbell Industrial Park for violating Clean Air and Clean Water laws. ThinkTech […]
Rooftop Solar Now and Then
Rooftop solar is going down the tubes with the lowest numbers since 2011. Big deal? Should we care and why? Also, as Katie M. pointed out in her piece in the Star Advertiser that over 4,000 exemptions have been doled out to builders who have NOT wanted to install solar thermal systems in their new […]
The Life of a College Student in Hawaii
Jay Fidell learns about the life of a college student studying in Hawaii. 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 vision is to be a […]
Conversion of Commercial Vehicles to Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Dr. Abas Goodarzi is an internationally recognized expert in medium and heavy duty hydrogen fuel cells and fuel cell conversions. Dr. Goodarzi and Stan discuss some of the projects he’s done and where he would like to see his Hawaii based operations be in the next 10 years. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Global Adventures in Zero Waste Management
After studying engineering at Rutgers University, Ziad Abi Chaker has spent the last 25 years developing technologies to convert municipal garbage to marketable products, with considerable success. Ziad joins us via Skype, with local planner Hunter Heaivilin in studio. How does he turn 25 tonnes of municipal waste to 10 tonnes of certified organic compost […]