Elise Anderson and Kaui Lucas cover the 2016 holiday gathering hosted by Think Tech. The gathering included guests, hosts, staff and others. The evening started with Keli’i Akina, and continued with words from CEO Jay Fidell, COO Carol Mon Lee and Broadcast Engineer Zuri Bender. John Waihee was the keynote speaker. They also highlighted the […]
Germany and Hawaii Compare Notes on Clean Energy – Part II
Kaui Lucas and Raya Salter cover the second half of two parts of the Energy discussion between Hawaii and Germany. This part covers talks from Jessie Shoemaker and James Karavakis, of Mercedes Benz Energy, Reddy Tudy, of Harmut Kordus and Leslie Cole-Brooks, of the Disturbed Energy Resource Council. It includes comments from UH President David […]
Fashion Week 2016 Goes International
Elise Anderson and Kaui Lucas cover the “Runway to Runway” Fashion program. They highlighted the various shows that occurred on the week and took a trip to the convention center to see some of the fashion first-hand. They heard designers from Vanessa Pack, Jennifer Todice, Irina Razuvan, Meilin Vitale-Vae and Issac Lani about their designs […]
Hawaiians Stand for Standing Rock
Training defenders Standing Rock and teaching Non-Violent Direct Action in Hawai’i, Andre Perez has become an expert in organized resistance to institutionalized injustice. What can we do locally to protect our ‘aina more effectively? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier […]
Making Barack Obama: Made in Hawaii
Six years into the project top DNC officials pressured supporters not to back the film. Why was the story of Hawai’i’s influence on President Obama suppressed? Have current events changed that? What does the future look like for completion? Gloria Borland, producer of “Barack Obama: Made in Hawaii”, joins Kaui Lucas to discuss the importance […]
Hawaiians at Standing Rock – From Mauna Kea to North Dakota with Andre Perez
Andre Perez spent two extended stays at Standing Rock training defenders. What really happened? What is happening now? How does this impact the Hawaiian community? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time […]
Civil Beat Reporter Embeds in D.C.
Civil Beat’s Kirstin Downey, for 20 years an investigative reporter from the Washington Post, and author of 2 books, returns to DC. Has media coverage changed since the election? What stories is she focusing on? After writing Frances Perkin’s biography, what did she learn about successful women in politics? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
Some of the People we Met at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Jay Fidell and Kaui Lucas cover the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress held in Honolulu this year. Kirsten Turner walked the floor and talked to a variety of participants including Chipper Wichmann, of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Suzanne Case, of DLNR, Hob Osterlund, author, Carl Evenson, of Lyon Arboretum, Wyland, a local artist, Leona Kalmia, […]
Global Precedent in American Courts?
Jay Fidell and Kaui Lucas take a look at a panel who addressed the impact of global and other nation’s law on American law. The program was entitled “The Globe and the Gavel; Judicial Decision making in the Age of Globalization” and included talks from Judge Richard Clifton, of United States Court of Appeals Ninth […]
Roundtable on Changes in Our News Media, Part II
Jay Fidell and Kaui Lucas finish the coverage of the roundtable discussion on changes in news media in Honolulu by presenting the comments from Karen Knudsen, of the East-West Center, Ann Auman, of the School of Journalism at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Brett Oppegaard, of the School of Journalism at the University […]