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ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) Hawaii nonprofit corporation founded in 2001 and dedicated to raising public awareness through civic engagement by citizen journalist hosts on digital media platforms.  ThinkTech has produced over 12,000 talk shows and short movies, and streams 30 new live talk shows every week covering a variety of subjects of interest to the Hawaii community.  See thinktechhawaii.com.

Talk Shows

ThinkTech produces some 50 talk shows moderated by volunteer citizen journalist hosts.  ThinkTech has a high-tech downtown video studio.  These days all the hosts and guests on those shows appear by Zoom from locations in Hawaii, the mainland, and around the world.

Platforms

ThinkTech streams on thinktechhawaii.com, and YouTube.com/thinktechhawaii, it uploads and posts to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and it broadcasts several series on Olelo 54 Community Media.  It also publishes a daily newsletter to its 8,000 subscribers, a Weekly Bulletin to its talk show hosts, and Flash and Special Messages announcing notable shows, news and calendar events.  And see this link for our ThinkTech blog.

Funding

ThinkTech is supported by contributions from its various underwriters and grantors (for both special projects and general funding), who are listed on thinktechhawaii.com.  It is also supported by donations from its directors, hosts, guests, subscribers and viewers through Fund Drives in the Spring and Fall.  Donations can always be made through thinktechhawaii.com and our daily newsletter.  ThinkTech’s hosts, guests, senior management and board of directors are all volunteers.

Much more

If you want to know more about ThinkTech or view its many talk shows, playlists and film productions, see thinktechhawaii.com and youtube.com/thinktechhawaii.  If you want to talk with someone about what ThinkTech does, contact Jay Fidell, CEO, at jmf@thinktechhawaii.com or Carol Mon Lee, EVP, at cml@thinktechhawaii.com

 

 

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- Steven Erlanger
With a Gaza Cease-Fire in the Balance, Netanyahu Maneuvers to Keep Power

The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying to reassure his many domestic, military and diplomatic critics. Here’s a look at what he is confronting. [...]

- Peter Baker
Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack

The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city over the objections of American [...]

- Isabel Kershner, Cassandra Vinograd and Michael Levenson
Israeli Tanks Enter Rafah as Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume in Cairo

An Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city did not appear to be the long-anticipated, full-scale invasion of the city, home to about a million displaced Palestinians. [...]

- Isabel Kershner
Here Are the Gaps Between Israel and Hamas on the Latest Cease-Fire Proposal

Hamas said it had accepted the terms of a cease-fire proposed by Arab mediators, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was “very far from Israel’s core demands.” [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Michael Rothfeld and Jonathan Swan
Stormy Daniels Tells Story of Sex With Trump in Hush-Money Trial Testimony

The porn star at the center of the former president’s criminal trial testified about their encounter at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006, a meeting that could shape American history. [...]

US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel

A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive. [...]

World's oceans break temperature records every single day of past year

Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year. [...]

E-gates back online after delays at UK airports

Long queues built up at airports affected by a Border Force "technical issue" at passport control. [...]

Tame toxic algorithms to protect children, big tech told

Big tech companies will have to make changes to their algorithms to comply with new online safety laws. [...]

Ireland and Croatia qualify for Eurovision final

Some of the contest's most outlandish songs sail into the final, but there are tears for Australia. [...]

The Social Democrat was briefly hospitalized. The attack comes after several recent attacks on German politicians. [...]

The former US president's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been postponed. Judge Cannon shelved the May 20 process without setting a [...]

Borussia Dortmund are heading back to the Champions League final after the Bundesliga side overcame Kylian Mbappe and Paris St. Germain. [...]

For the first time since the invasion, Russia wants to carry out tactical nuclear weapons exercises near the Ukrainian border. It doesn't mean an attack is imminent, analysts say. It [...]

Calls are growing for the EU to boycott recognizing Vladimir Putin as Russia's elected president. But cutting off communications entirely is a bad idea in the long term, experts warn. [...]

- The Associated Press
Activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

Activists have flooded the tip line with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an [...]

- Mandalit del Barco
Pioneering stuntwoman Jeannie Epper, of 'Wonder Woman' and 'Charlie's Angels' dies

"We were united in the way that women had to be in order to thrive in a man's world, through mutual respect, intellect and collaboration," Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter [...]

- Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Some students who protested at colleges don't regret potential punishment

Some students face criminal charges, suspensions and even expulsions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Their reason? A "just cause". [...]

- Scott Horsley
Toxic culture is the norm at the FDIC, outside review cites 500 employee complaints

A law firm investigation of the FDIC documents a toxic workplace culture where hundreds of employees complained of sexual harassment, discrimination and other misconduct. [...]

- Russell Lewis
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

The classified documents trial had been scheduled to begin May 20. But months of delays had slowed the case as prosecutors pushed for the trial to begin before the November [...]

- Jim Gomez And Aaron Favila | AP

Military forces from the United States, Australia, and the Philippines launched a barrage of high precision rockets and artillery as part of large scale war drills in the South China [...]

- Mike Corder, Barbara Surk and Pietro De Cristofaro | AP

Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists have spread across Europe as some call for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza [...]

- Jack Magruder | AP

Kyle Harrison pitched seven scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants scored four runs in a decisive fourth inning despite getting only two balls out of the infield in a [...]

- Jonathan Edwards, Ian Livingston, Frances Vinall

Areas around Portage, Kalamazoo and Union City appeared to be hard hit. [...]

- Jill Lawless | AP

Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war [...]

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