A white veteran’s perspective on racism. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The host discusses his experiences over a thirty-three year career, focusing on institutional equal opportunity colored by subtle (and not-so-subtle) racism. He explains the out-sized role African-Americans played in his success, and the racism he witnessed towards them. In the […]
ThinkTech Needs Your Help (Community Matters)
Our Spring 2021 Fund Drive. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Carol Mon Lee and Peter Adler. Carol Mon Lee and Peter Adler help us understand why and how ThinkTech Needs Your Help this year and tell you more about Our ThinkTech Spring 2021 Fund Drive. ThinkTech […]
HWL’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award (Life In The Law)
The hosts for this episode are Michi Momose and Pohai Campbell. The guest for this episode is Barbara P. Richardson. Honoring Judge Barbara Richardson (ret.). Hawaii Women Lawyers is a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives & careers of women attorneys, influence the future of the legal profession, enhance the status of women […]
Japan’s Continuing Nuclear Disaster (Looking to the East)
Dumping Nuclear Water into the Pacific. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guest for this episode is Michael Penn. The show covers the Fukushima nuclear disaster that occurred over then years ago that has now lead to Japan announcing it will let treated nuclear waste water be released into the Pacific Ocean […]
Updates on the Solar PV World (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Solar PV still makes great sense. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Kim Keahiolalo. Update on renewable State energy tax credits, Puna Shellfish–a case study, grid services and the virtual power plant, PV permit numbers for Q1. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am […]
Cultural Competency in America? (The Middle Way)
A new emerging America is cross-cultural. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Russell Leu. No longer is cross-cultural competency limited to Americans doing business overseas. Recent events- George Floyd riots, January 6 Capitol insurrection, murder of six Asian spa workers in Atlanta- all evidence Americans are not […]
The ‘Other Side’: the Republican Viewpoint (Talk Story with John Waihee)
Going Beyond the Platitudes. The host for this episode is John Waihee. The guest for this episode is Gene Ward. A Republican view of the Recent Legislative Session and Hawaii’s Role in the Pacific Rim. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, then we stream […]
Emmy Award Winner Lanai Tabura (Beyond the Lines)
Beyond Hosting & Producing. The host for this episode is Rusty Komori. The guest for this episode is Lanai Tabura. We talk with Lanai about being an Emmy award winner as host, writer, and producer of Ramen Yokocho, winning the “Great Food Truck Race,” his long running TV show Cooking Hawaiian Style, and the reasons […]