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Actor Manuel Baez (Hispanic Hawaii)

Latino Actors in Hawaii. This week on Hispanic Hawaii,Richard and guest Manuel Baez talk about the influence Latino actors have to inspire on Latino actors and inspiring others to become actors. 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 […]

Staying Cool (Humane Architecture)

Fire Prevention Innovation. Socrates shares insights into his innovative approach for preventive fire means and methods in general and for tall easy breezy stacked lanai buildings in particular. 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 […]

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning: An Overview (Pacific Partnerships In Education)

Enhancing community well-being through partnerships in education. What is PREL? How did it come into being? What do we do? What have we accomplished/What are our impacts? Where do we work? How do we work? Who are our partners? What are some past and current projects or programs? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]

Changing our Approach to Gender Based Violence (Finding Respect In The Chaos)

Email to the show: survivorcentral@thinktechhawaii.com National D.V. Hotline: 24hr 1-800-787-3224 In this episode of Finding Respect in the Chaos we’ll look at domestic violence action center at the University of Hawaii and the idea that No Means No, all over the world. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]

Relax! Blockchain is Just a Ledger (Outside In)

Drama-Free Blockchain…While blockchain technology became more widely known because of the launch of Bitcoin nearly a decade ago, it is essentially just the electronic form of a ledger – a record of transactions. With the exception of the concept of electronic mining, blockchain is really nothing new. From the Sumerians, to English tally sticks, to […]

No Coal for Super Bowl? (Code Green)

Efficiency is Everywhere. Engie (which dropped U.S. Bank Stadium’s energy bill by $250,000) assembles the economic, environmental and human components of energy efficiency, each complimentary piece maximizing output and minimizing cost. Mr. Hayashi is fitting the Engie model into Hawaii’s unique culture. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]

Today’s Headlines

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- Vivian Yee, Ronen Bergman and Raja Abdulrahim
Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes

With no resumption of deliveries in sight, officials fear the territory’s threadbare humanitarian relief effort could collapse altogether. [...]

- Michael Crowley
U.S. Criticizes Israel Over Conduct in Gaza

In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws. [...]

- Erica L. Green
U.S. Defends U.N. Voting ‘No’ on Palestinian Membership

The United States among a handful of holdouts on the vote, which was widely seen as a rebuke of the Americans and Israel. [...]

- Gaya Gupta
What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza

A look at the humanitarian assistance getting into the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea. [...]

- Jesse McKinley and Jonah E. Bromwich
Judge Merchan Cracks Down on Michael Cohen’s Taunting of Trump in Hush-Money Case

Ahead of Michael D. Cohen’s testimony Monday, the judge told prosecutors to keep him quiet about Donald J. Trump’s criminal case. [...]

US says Israel may have breached international law using American weapons

Report says it is "reasonable to assess" there have been breaches in Gaza, but admits it does not have "complete information". [...]

Northern Lights in dazzling display across the UK

A solar storm of this scale can cause disruptions to infrastructure such as the power grid. [...]

Watch: Time-lapse video captures Northern Lights over Nottingham

Time-lapse video shows swirls of green, pink and scarlet moving across and lighting up the night sky. [...]

Eurovision final: Seven things to look out for

A look at some of the most eye-catching performers, ahead of the grand final on Saturday night. [...]

'I feel embarrassed to be addicted': Why young people still take up smoking

Hundreds of young people in the UK take their first puff each day. Is that why a ban is planned? [...]

A powerful solar storm has been producing colorful light shows at unusual latitudes. The geomagnetic tempest could also interfere with power and communications. [...]

Several homes and properties in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province have been destroyed in flash floods with at least 50 people killed. The death toll is expected to rise. [...]

The White House has said that Israel may have violated international humanitarian law with US weapons in Gaza. Meanwhile, South Africa has asked the World Court for more measures against [...]

Board members overturned a 2020 decision to rid the schools of their racially charged names. Shenandoah County now becomes the first district in the nation to revert to naming schools [...]

President Nyusi said that the military was embroiled in a fight against insurgents in the northern town of Macomia. The town is in a gas-rich province where Islamic State-linked militants [...]

- Asma Khalid
Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles

The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles. [...]

Critics hated 'The Phantom Menace.' It might be time to reconsider

When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 [...]

- Chris Arnold
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming back to life

Karen MacDonough of Quincy, Mass., was enjoying her tea one morning in the dining room when she sees something odd outside of her window: A group of people gathering on [...]

- Tovia Smith
From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot

Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies. [...]

- Anthony Kuhn
Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge [...]

- Tim Booth | AP

Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Friday night [...]

- Kasha Patel

An extreme geomagnetic storm hit Earth for the first time in over 20 years, causing stunning aurora displays across northern Europe and very low latitudes in the U.S. [...]

- Associated Press

Late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks [...]

- Washington Post staff

Channels and times for today’s games. [...]

- Steve Megargee | AP

Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive [...]

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