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Mud Marines of Vietnam

Gary Cera, USMC and retired Hawaii Air National Guard, appears on It never got Quiet with Vic Craft to discuss Life’s directions and How to survive mentally while still keeping food on the table. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier […]

Building a Retirement Portfolio with UK Hedge Fund Manager Lars Kroijer

United Kingdom (UK) Hedge Fund Manager, Philanthropist & Best Selling Author, Lars Kroijer, appears on The Prince on Investment with Price Dykes to discuss best practices for a solid retirement. 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. […]

The China Hawaii Road

Kai Wang, who is originally from China, is an attorney with the Hawaii law firm of Carlsmith Ball, where she is a Partner and the Chair of the Greater China Practice Group. For nearly a decade, Kai has worked in the Greater China Region on cross-border transactions in international law firms and as an in-house […]

Searching for Life Beyond Earth

Bridget Smith-Konter, Ph.D, of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at University of Hawaii at Manoa, appears on Research in Manoa with Pete Mouginis-Mark to discuss the search for Life Beyond Earth. 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 […]

Covering Hawaiis Clean Energy Conference

The Hawaii Energy Policy Forum’s mission of enlightening decision-makers and the public on ways to achieve the preferred energy vision is on display during its annual Hawaii Clean Energy Day. Marco Mangelsdorf, President at ProVision Solar and Mina Morita, former Chairwoman of the State of Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission, appear alongside Jay Fidell to discuss […]

The Cyber Underground – Warning! New Regulations for doing Business with the Federal Government

If you handle any information from the Federal Government., including unclassified information, you will be subject to MANDATORY regulations to be implemented by the end of THIS YEAR!!! Noncompliance means losing contracts!Join Dave Stevens and Andrew Lanning on The Cyber Underground as they discuss the new rules known as DFARS (NIST 800-171), and how to […]

Can Music Heal Cancer

Susie Eubank, formally known as Tiger Lily, joins Seymour Kazimirski on Seymour’s World. Susie is an accomplished musician and entertainer who is one of the premier vocalists for MAKE ‘EM SMILE!!. Susie not only plays at various hospitals in Honolulu but also now is the most asked for musician at the Kapiolani Cancer Center. On […]

Connecting People With Nature

We’ll explore Danny’s recent 8 week expedition from the source to mouth of the Yukon River, as well as some of his earlier projects. We’ll discuss how the interactions of people and nature, and how these are captured and portrayed in videos, can potentially shape people’s attitudes toward environmental concernsTakeaway: Video documentaries offer a broad […]

Our Kuleana on Behalf of Indigenous peoples Social Justice

Beatriz Cantelmo and Reynaldo Morales will examine how individual collective civic engagement can positively influence government’s responsibility and obligation to ensure social justice for indigenous peoples and nations. In today’s Program we will discuss an example of how Peruvian public health policies and indigenous women’s human rights were revised in the 1990s after documentation of […]

Anti Semitism on Campus, 2017

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House Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

After clearing a critical hurdle on Friday, the pieces of the $95 billion package was expected to pass in a series of votes, putting the legislation on track for enactment [...]

Senate Passes Two-Year Extension of Surveillance Law Just After It Expired

The law lapsed only briefly after a late-night deal that allowed votes on privacy advocates’ proposed changes, all of which were defeated. [...]

Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold

The case, involving multiple swimmers who seven months later won medals at the 2021 Games, prompted accusations of a cover-up and concerns over why antidoping regulators chose not to intervene. [...]

Day 4 of Trump’s Criminal Hush-Money Trial: Key Takeaways

A full jury is seated, a horrifying incident shocks the court and opening statements are set to begin on Monday. [...]

Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News

Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors in the former president’s Manhattan criminal trial from their answers to questions about what media they consume. [...]

An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East

The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes. [...]

Iran downplays presumed Israeli attack but vows response to any 'decisive action'

World leaders have been repeating calls for de-escalation, after a reported Israeli strike on Iran. [...]

UK's largest indoor arena opens with big plans

A new £365m venue in Manchester is backed by Harry Styles and aims to tempt major events from London. [...]

How Taylor Swift captured modern dating despair

From exes who wasted our time, to comfort-eating after a breakup. We've all been there and so has Swift. [...]

Baby Reindeer star on 'role of a lifetime' in true crime drama

Actress Jessica Gunning plays an obsessive and delusional stalker in Netflix's word-of-mouth hit. [...]

The blast hit the Calso military base south of Baghdad, where a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups are stationed. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives is close to approving new [...]

The two mayoral candidates were reported killed on the same day. Their deaths bring the number of local politicians killed in the lead up to Mexico's June elections to 17. [...]

The man shared leaflets before dousing himself in a liquid and setting himself on fire. The gruesome scene was caught by TV cameras outside the New York court, which is [...]

US officials said more than 1,000 of their troops stationed in Niger will leave soon. Niger's military leaders have been growing closer to Russia since seizing power in a coup [...]

More than 70% of votes from Volkswagen staff at the Chattanooga factory in Tennessee were in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union. It's a huge shot in the [...]

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said. [...]

What to know about week 1 of Trump's criminal trial, with jury selection complete

New York Judge Juan Merchan told jurors this week to prepare to hear opening statements on Monday. [...]

Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance program despite privacy concerns

The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become [...]

USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech

USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from [...]

Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and 'American Idol' alum, has died at 47

The singer gained stardom after finishing ninth on "American Idol" in 2006. In 2014, she won a Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album for "Overcomer," her fifth album. [...]

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