Akina and Roth Talk Rail (Hawaii Together)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Hawaii Together. The Honolulu Rail Project has been heralded as a boondoggle by national media such as the Wall Street Journal. Locally, it has divided the community between pro-rail and an anti-rail factions. Randy Roth discusses key issues in the real controversy and gets his insights from […]

Cruz Foam (Likable Science)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A Solution to Plastic Pollution. What is cruz foam? What are its advantages relative to polystyrene or polyurethane structural foams? How did the idea for Cruz Foam arise? What were the main challenged in developing the product? Where/how did you get the raw material? What it Chitlin? […]

Connecting Japan and Hawaii across the Pacific with 30 Years’ Legal Services (Law Across the Sea)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Legal Services connecting Japan and Hawaii. Ms. Christine Kubota is a practicing attorney in Hawaii with over 30 years of experience and expertise serving Japanese speaking clients in Hawaii and from Japan. To address the needs of her Japanese clients, her practice includes business/real property transaction, disputes […]

Daily Advisory 4/29/19

Today’s  Daily  Advisory ThinkTech now streaming 24/7 on thinktechhawaii.com and the following channels:  Facebook  •  Twitter/Periscope  •  YouTube ThinkTech Hawaii Spring 2019 Campaign Like what you see? Then please donate generously. CLICK TO DONATE Today’s Shows Summary of Shows for 4/29/2019 11:00 am, Beyond the Lines with Rusty Komori, in an episode called Legendary Musician […]

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Universities Struggle as Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Grow

Dozens were arrested Monday at N.Y.U. and Yale, but officials there and at campuses across the country are running out of options to corral protests that are expected to last [...]

Columbia’s President, Nemat Shafik, May Face a Censure Resolution

The university senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution censuring Nemat Shafik, a reaction to her testimony before Congress and the arrests of student protesters. [...]

A Night Different From Others as Pro-Palestinian Protests Break for Seder

Pro-Palestinian protesters, many of whom are Jewish, prepared Seder dinners at college protest encampments, even as other Jewish students sought community in more traditional settings. [...]

Prosecutors in Trump Hush Money Trial Debut Their Case in Opening Statements

The prosecution’s opening statement sketched a seamy scheme meant to further the election of Donald J. Trump. His lawyer said the government’s case is merely “34 pieces of paper.” [...]

5 Takeaways From Opening Statements in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial

Prosecutors signaled a sweeping case and Donald J. Trump’s lawyers began their assault on witnesses’ credibility. The judge seems intent on expediting the first trial of an American president. [...]

Deterrent effect will kick in when Rwanda flights start, minister insists

After a late-night parliamentary sitting, the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country will become law. [...]

Why a plane to Rwanda won't be taking off any time soon

The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently. [...]

Unease as Rwanda gears up for arrival of UK migrants

Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed. [...]

Stephen Lawrence murder investigation to be reviewed by independent police force

An independent police force will review the case, after Stephen's mother called for it to be reopened. [...]

UK government borrowing higher than forecast

An unexpected rise in public borrowing could limit the scope of pre-election tax cuts, say analysts. [...]

Police in Germany have arrested a staff member of the German far-right Alternative for Germany party. Prosecutors say the individual was spying on behalf of China. [...]

North Korean state media has claimed Pyongyang tested a "nuclear trigger" simulation drill as a "warning signal" to the US and South Korea. [...]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government has already chartered commercial jets that would be ready within months. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda had previously faced [...]

The $61-billion aid package for Ukraine is expected to pass after months of delay. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is also set to announce record aid for Kyiv. DW rounds [...]

Tehran's enrichment of uranium, and a lack of access to international monitors, fuel suspicions about its nuclear activities. But the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he remains [...]

U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to [...]

TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?

The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to [...]

Why Should the U.S. Send Aid to Ukraine?

The U.S. Congress is poised to finally approve a package of aid to Ukraine worth over $60 billion, with the House having approved the funds on Saturday. The Ukrainian prime [...]

Clothing store Express, a mall favorite, has filed for bankruptcy

Express, which dressed generations of mall shoppers in slacks and blouses, now owns Bonobos and UpWest. It's closing dozens of stores but also plans to get sold to a consortium [...]

California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is working on emergency legislation. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban could take effect. [...]

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