Home team Carol Mon Lee

Carol Mon Lee

Carol Mon Lee is the volunteer Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for ThinkTech Hawaii. She was the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs responsible for the academic program and internal operations for 10 years before she retired. Previously she practiced law in Los Angeles and Honolulu and for 15 years was a senior executive/corporate attorney at American Trust Co. of Hawaii and Bishop Trust Co.

Her work in education includes developing policy as one of the last elected members of the Hawaii State Board of Education and teaching from levels pre-K through law school. Over the years Carol has been very involved in community service including work on several private and public boards and commissions both here and on the mainland.

Compensation for human rights abuses during the Marcos Martial Law Dictatorship (Life In The Law)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Honolulu attorney Sherry Broder and her team distribute money for the victims of torture.. After a multi-billion dollar judgment, and decades of efforts to recover on the judgment, there was a distribution from funds collected to the victims. The host for this episode is Carol Mon Lee. […]

Reporting from Hawaii to the World (ThinkTech Tech Talks)

Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Journalist and former Night Editor, BuzzFeed News Journalist Michelle Broder Van Dyke spent over 6 years as a Night Editor and Hawaii correspondent for BuzzFeed News reporting on everything from pop culture, politics to Hawaii’s top stories as part of the global breaking news team. She was among the 15% of […]

Improving Relationships for Organizations and Leaders – The Rubin 48 (Think Tech Global)

A Tool for Gaining the Edge Matt Stone heads Temenos, Inc. a company that delivers a unique suite of development tools based on groundbreaking research by Dr. Irv Rubin. As the world moves faster, there is less time to get to know and understand each other, particularly important in today’s competitive environment. Temenos’s behavioral model […]

How Does One Entrepreneur Shape Our Community? (Community Matters)

The gig economy is the future of the workplace with large businesses outsourcing projects. Carol Mon Lee interviews Tricia Dang, a young entrepreneur who focuses her consulting business Tridason on projects that help shape our community, including physical development and facilities, experiential education programs and capacity building. How has technology, the availability of public data, […]

From Private Practice to Academia to Business (HSBA Living Legend Lawyers)

The law profession does allow for multiple chapters. Carol Mon Lee interviews former HSBA president Dale Lee, a former partner in a downtown law firm, and more recently on the faculty at the Richardson School of Law at UH Manoa. Since retirement, he has been in the real estate industry, and we want to find […]

College to Career Challenge: Finding the Resources for Success (Education Matters)

How HPU’s Career Development Center supports students and alumni in transition With a rapidly changing global workplace, how can college graduates be prepared to transition successfully? HPU’s director of Career Development, Mike Van Lear, shares some of the resources available to meet those challenges; career advising, resume and cover letter review, mock interviews, internships, and […]

Career Kickstart, Internships at UH Shidler College of Business (Education Matters)

Getting job experience with school credit and pay. Businesses get head start in finding employees. Everyone can remember, sometimes painfully, their very first job, their first break in the world of work. Internships make that transition a natural part of a college education. Today, we will explore the gains and advantages of internships for both […]

Manoa Valley Theatre, Celebrating 50 Years as Honolulu’s Off-Broadway Playhouse (Community Matters)

How Community Theatre Enriches Our Lives Award winning producer director Dwight Martin of Manoa Valley Theatre gives a preview of the upcoming events and season celebrating MVT’s 50th year. This season’s last production is a revival of The Princess and the Iso Peanut and has been drawing great reviews. With 6 shows every season, MVT […]

HPU’s Dual Credit Program: College Credit While in High School (Education Matters)

Getting college credit early saves time and money. Hawaii Pacific University has developed dual credit courses for high school students on the Big Island and Oahu. Honoka`a High School students on the Big Island had the opportunity this past school year to get college credit for two courses. HPU’s Robert Wilson used video conferencing tools […]

Corporate Law Practice in Hong Kong’s Hospitality Industry (Think Tech Global)

Practicing international labor and employment law. International lawyer Jing Wu returns to Hawaii after spending a decade working in Asia as an international labor and employment specialist, both in private practice and in house counsel. He talks about his current position in the hospitality industry as vice-president and senior counsel for Marriott International in Hong […]

Today’s Headlines

  • NYT > Top Stories
  • BBC News
  • Deutsche Welle
  • NPR Topics: News
  • Washington Post
- Farnaz Fassihi
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports

Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. [...]

- Emma Bubola
Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?

Mr. Raisi has been seen as a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the highest political and religious position in the Islamic republic. [...]

- Danny Hakim, Ken Bensinger and Eileen Sullivan
‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics

Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. [...]

- Chelsia Rose Marcius and Jay Root
Critics Fault ‘Aggressive’ N.Y.P.D. Response to Pro-Palestinian Rally

Officers were filmed punching three demonstrators at the protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The police said protesters were blocking the streets. [...]

Rescue teams search for Iran's president after helicopter crash

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi made a "hard landing" in adverse weather, state media says. [...]

Inquiry's report into biggest-ever NHS disaster due

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal. [...]

Mum still feels guilt for son's infected blood death

Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV. [...]

Water investors have withdrawn billions, says research

A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise. [...]

Why Wikileaks' Julian Assange faces US extradition demand

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to launch a new appeal. [...]

Tehran's Cabinet has met for an emergency meeting following the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian. But who is Raisi? [...]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's term as president officially ends on May 20, and a scheduled election in March was postponed due to the ongoing war. Legal experts explain why he can remain [...]

Speaking with graduating students, US President Joe Biden said he supports their "peaceful nonviolent protest" over the ongoing "humanitarian crisis in Gaza." [...]

Climate change is likely fueling a surge in extreme weather events across the planet. It could be a troubling sign of things to come. [...]

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an "accident" in the north of the country. Rescue teams scrambled but did not immediately find the aircraft, amid [...]

- The Associated Press
U.S. troops and equipment will leave Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says

Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country. [...]

- John Helton
Sean Combs apologizes for 'my actions in that video' that appeared to show an assault

Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. [...]

- Scott Neuman
At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing." [...]

- Stephen Fowler
At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is 'still the way'

Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy. [...]

- Brian Mann
In Knesset speech, GOP's Elise Stefanik calls for unrestricted U.S. war aid to Israel

Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth." [...]

- Stephen Hawkins | AP

Kevin Pillar got a milestone hit that provided a victory for the Los Angeles Angels while his parents were there to watch [...]

- Brian Mahoney | AP

Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks [...]

- Jenna Fryer | AP

Scott McLaughlin in the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Team Penske sweep of the front row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a new track record Sunday around Indianapolis Motor [...]

- Claire Healy

Vincent Gray had long wanted to pursue doctoral studies. Now, George Washington University is awarding him an honorary doctorate in public service. [...]

- Susannah George, Maham Javaid, Kim Bellware, Praveena Somasundaram, Kyle Melnick

President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain. [...]

Like what we do?Get our Email Advisories!

Like what we do?
Get our Email Advisories!

You have successfully subscribed!