Military History of Hawaii

Guest Host Chris Aguinaldo speaks with history professor Brenden Bliss (Hawaiian Pacific University) and Diplomacy & Military Studies students John Towles and Justin Lowe about the multifaceted history of the military in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Chris Aguinaldo. The host for this episode was Chris Aguinaldo. The host for this episode was […]

International Updates with Chris Aguinaldo, Patrick Bratton and Kira Vinke

Guest Host Chris Aguinaldo speaks with Dr. Patrick Bratton (Program Chair, International Relations/Political Science, Hawaii Pacific University) and Kira Vinke (Research Analyst, Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung) about some of the latest newsworthy global events. The hosts for this episode were Chris Aguidaldo, Patrick Bratton. The hosts for this episode were Chris Aguidaldo, Patrick Bratton. The hosts […]

Refuge + Renewal for Trafficked Girls – Finding Help with Ho’ola Na Pua

Jody Allione and Tammy Bitanga address the unmet needs of underage female sex trafficking victims in our community. Starfish Mentoring Program that addresses the rehabilitation needs of sexually trafficked survivors. Pearl Haven, the special treatment center, planned to serve 32 underage victims in the state’s largest licensed comprehensive health and trauma-centric campus for trafficked girls. […]

From Foster Care to Independent Living with Hale Kipa – Transitioning Youth with Imua Kakou

Michelle Kinimaka, Program Coordinator for Hale Kipa’s Independent Living Program/ Imua Kākou, and a young woman who participated in the Independent Living Program, discuss the challenges and responses to transitioning youth out of foster care and into independent living. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, […]

Collaborative and Cross Sector Approaches to Ending Homelessness in Oahu – Partners in Care

A complex problem requires comprehensive, cross sector solutions, where all partners and stakeholders are invited and empowered to work together to resolve homelessness including the federal government, state and local municipalities, service providers and private stakeholders. As the Director of Partners in Care, Jen Stasch outlines the ways in which PIC works to mitigate chronic […]

Helping Moms Every Step of the Way – Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies

Infant mortality reduction is a key focus area for Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB). HMHB’s Executive Director Lisa Kimura joins Chris Aguinaldo, to share how various programs and initiatives are working at impacting this area, including safe sleep and the “Hawaii Cribs for Kids” program. We also hear other focus areas devoted to infant health […]

Today’s Headlines

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- Cassandra Vinograd, Andrew Higgins and Richard Pérez-Peña
Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin and Viktor Orban, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s polarized politics were tipping into [...]

- Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?

Much of the discussion of Mr. Fico’s leadership has focused on his ties to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary. [...]

- The New York Times
Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union

Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I. [...]

- Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
Why Biden Wanted to Debate Trump Early, and Why Trump Said Yes

President Biden, trailing in polls, is hoping to shake up the race and mitigate political risk. Donald Trump, already lowering expectations for his rival, is eager for onstage clashes. [...]

- Julian E. Barnes and Steven Lee Myers
Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election

Many of the videos are trying to appeal to right-wing voters with fake messages about President Biden, experts say. [...]

Slovak PM's life 'out of danger' after shooting

Tomas Taraba says Prime Minister Robert Fico's surgery has gone "well" after he was shot several times. [...]

'Hero' plumber's firm faked stories of kindness

James Anderson’s firm Depher is accused of exploiting vulnerable people in misleading social media posts. [...]

Putin meets Xi in China state visit as Ukraine sees war setback

This is Putin's first visit after he won a fifth presidential term following an election where he ran virtually unopposed. [...]

Keir Starmer makes pre-election pitch to voters

The Labour leader will set out the first steps he would make if elected prime minister. [...]

Could the US economy be doing too well?

The US economic boom has consequences for the global balance of power - and for the UK. [...]

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart, saying their ties were "conductive to peace." Putin's second trip to China in six months is expected to focus on military and [...]

The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan said residents of the country were at risk of famine as the rainy season approaches. The violence between the army and paramilitary forces has [...]

Some 6,000 people have already evacuated from Fort McMurray as the wildfire approached and grew in size. Authorities hope favorable weather conditions can turn the blaze away from the town. [...]

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent surgery after being shot in an "assassination attempt," his office has said. His deputy prime minister said he thought Fico would survive following the [...]

A man with a knife attacked and injured several people in the Swiss town of Zofingen on Wednesday evening before being arrested by police. Several victims are in hospital. [...]

- Shannon Bond
U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence

"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off. [...]

- Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court upholds Louisiana redistricting plan

A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the [...]

- Eleanor Beardsley
France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues

People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous residents of the archipelago. [...]

How a migrant aid group got caught up in a right-wing social media thread

A conservative group posted a social media thread showing flyers in a border encampment in Mexico urging migrants to vote for Joe Biden. Now, the woman caught up in it, [...]

- Stella Chavez
Latinas are succeeding, but feel pressured to playing traditional roles for women

Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship [...]

- Molly Quell and Raf Casert | AP

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders have agreed on a coalition deal that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right [...]

- Stephen Hawkins | AP

Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period and the Avalanche beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 [...]

- Associated Press

Jonathan Rodriguez scored a pair of goals and the Portland Timbers snapped a nine-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes [...]

- Associated Press

Rhyne Howard scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 21 with 14 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream turned back the Los Angeles Sparks 92-81 in their season opener [...]

- Emily Wang Fujiyama and Christopher Bodeen | AP

China’s leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at an official ceremony Thursday on his state visit to China [...]

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