Richard Armitage at the Pacific Forum

Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard highlight the Pacific Forum Board of Governors Meeting, 2015. The meet included Ralph Cossa, and a keynote speech by Richard Armitage. The show also includes clips from Asia in Review hosted by Bill Sharp with Richard Armitage and reactions from the floor of the meeting. Original Air Date March 29, […]

Offshore Investment in Hawaii

Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard take a look at the program put on by Think tEch talking about the state of Offshore Investments in Hawaii. Panelists included Paul Brewbaker of TZ Economics, Christine Camp of Avalon Group, Mike Fergus of Fergus & Company, Karl Fooks of the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, Larry Foster the former […]

The Unconferenz at Sullivan Center

Donna Blanchard and Sachi Slomoff cover the 2015 Unconferenz. The event covers tech and policy issues as well as an Ignite speakers session. Think Tech spoke to people between the breakout sessions, sat in on some breakout sessions and got to see the Ignite Event, which featured Robbie Melton, Patrick Wardle, Ben Trevino, Ria Baldevia […]

Global Astronomy Comes to Hawaii

Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard talk about 2015 triennial International Astronomical Union Conference at the Hawaii Conference Center. Think Tech took a walk around the convention center and saw some public talks, some of the focus meetings and spoke with some of the attendees. Some of the interviews include researchers and scientist from all over […]

Kumu Kahua Reads At Agora

Duke Oishi and Donna Blanchard cover the opening play, “Joker” of the 45th season of Kumu Kahua Theater. The play was written by Yilong Liu and is about a man dealing with loss. Think Tech gets to sit in on a table read in Agora indoor park at Kakaako, talked with some people involved during […]

The Military In Hawaii

Jay Fidell and Donna Blanchard cover a Think Tech Panel Program about the Military in Hawaii. The speakers included Bill Kearns of Oceanit, Mark Taki of the Hawaii Congress, Ralph Cossa of the Pacific Forum, Colleen Hanabusa former Hawaii Congresswoman, Jeff James of Booz Allen, Stan Osserman of HCATT, Jennifer Sabas former member of Dan […]

#iambadatthis – Susan Soon He Stanton

Susan Soon He Stanton is a playwright and screenwriter in New York, originally from Aiea, Hawai‘i. Plays include Whatever Happened To John Boy Kihano, The Underneath, Art of Preservation, Navigator, Takarazuka!!!, SEEK, Cygnus, and more. Her plays have been produced or developed by East West Players, Playwrights Horizons, Kennedy Center, The Public Theater, The Flea, […]

#1MPF – The Second Annual Hawaii One-Minute Play Festival

The One-­Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) is America’s largest and longest running grass roots theatre company, founded by Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea. #1MPF is social barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue, consensus building, and a performance of 50-100 short moments generated by each community. #1MPF works in partnership with theatres […]

An Eye for Locations – Shane Seggar

It’s Shane’s job to find the best locations for Hawaii Five-0 through his company (Eye Productions, Inc.) to film, coordinate the ensuing logistics, and ensure that they leave it as good or better than they found it. To do this, Shane scouts for locations, represents the production company on location during filming, and coordinates prep […]

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- Jodi Kantor

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
Michael Cohen and Todd Blanche Match Wits in Trump Hush-Money Trial

Michael D. Cohen tried to parry attacks on his honesty as Todd Blanche, Donald J. Trump’s lawyer, tried to destroy his credibility with jurors. [...]

- Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley
Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday. [...]

- Annie Karni
Matt Gaetz and Other Republicans Flock to Trump’s Trial

On Thursday, an entourage of about 20 accompanied the former president to court. Among them were many lawmakers. [...]

- William K. Rashbaum and Patrick McGeehan
Trump’s Trial Menu: What’s for Lunch?

Over the course of the last several weeks, Donald J. Trump and his legal team have lunched on fast food, sandwiches and pizzas. [...]

Trump lawyer accuses Cohen of lying in hush-money trial

Tensions boil over on a heated day in court, as the ex-president’s lawyer assails the prosecution's star witness. [...]

Is the move to electric cars running out of power?

There has been an unexpected slowdown in sales of electric cars. Could this be more than a blip? [...]

Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England

Thousands of children miss out as some councils in England fail to meet deadlines, the BBC finds. [...]

Chris Mason: What the razzmatazz and promises tell you about Labour

Sir Keir Starmer has carefully crafted an image similar to previous Labour leader Sir Tony Blair. [...]

Modi’s India: A decade of popularity and polarisation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is eyeing a historic third term after a decade in power. [...]

Publicly listed Reddit is looking to diversify its revenue beyond advertising. Earlier this year, the social network also struck a deal allowing Google's parent company to use its data to [...]

Ukraine said their units have managed to stop Russian forces in Kharkiv, but Moscow said they would continue to advance. Kim Jong Un's sister said North Korea has not provided [...]

New research predicts a rise in life expectancy worldwide over the next three decades, particularly in Africa. Meanwhile, obesity and other factors are also set to play a larger role [...]

A major state-supported environmental group won a suit against the German government, which will have to improve its climate protection plan after the court found it insufficient to achieve the [...]

The Egyptian government is considering withdrawing its ambassador from Israel and joining South Africa's genocide case in the International Court of Justice. But analysts doubt the Egypt-Israel peace treaty is [...]

- The Associated Press
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains. [...]

- Kirk Siegler
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region

Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. [...]

- Rafael Nam
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone

Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns. [...]

- Jonathan Franklin
1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error

Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area. [...]

- Rob Schmitz
How Does Israel's Military Investigate Itself?

While Israel's government has strongly rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court could prosecute Israeli's accused of war crimes in Gaza, many in Israel say the military doesn't do [...]

- Associated Press

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because [...]

- Associated Press

Rays reliever Jason Adam was forced out of Thursday night’s game at Fenway Park in the ninth inning when pitching coach Kyle Snyder headed to the mound with Tampa Bay [...]

- Huizhong Wu and Emily Wang Fujiyama | AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges on his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a summit with China’s leader Xi [...]

- Hillel Italie | AP

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all [...]

- Dave Campbell | AP

Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets to force a Game 7 [...]

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