Hawaii Update on Agriculture 2011

Duke Oishi and Lori Wingard take a look at a recent program put on by Think Tech and Hawaii Venture Capital Association entitled “Hawaii Update on Agriculture”. The program dealt with ideas to bring Agriculture to critical mass in Hawaii. It was moderated by Sylvia Yuen from the College of Tropical Agriculture at University of […]

Socially Responsibile Investment – Doing Well By Doing Good

Duke Oishi and Lori Wingard cover the impact investing luncheon program on socially beneficial investments. Speakers included Chenoa Farnsworth of Hawaii Angels, Trevor Asam of Cades Schutte, Michael Kramer of Natural Investing and Murray Clay of Ulupono Initiative. They also heard reactions from the attendees and participants. Bill Spencer’s Spensation looks back at what Think […]

Pierre Omidyar and His Philanthropy in Hawaii

Jay Fidell and Lori Winged visit the Non-Profit Association conference and hear from Pierre Omidyar about philanthropy. Alan Tang open the conference and introduced a short talk from Neil Abercrombie. Kelvin Taketa, of the Hawaii Community Foundation, hosted the talk with Pierre Omidyar. They also caught up with attendees and gauged their reactions. This weeks […]

Blue Planet Doing Well By Doing Good

Jay Fidell and Lori Winged take a look at Blue Planet Foundation to see what they are working on. Interviews include David Kwock, General Manager, Casey Pelkey, VP of Marketing for Blue Planet Software, Shawn Taras, Exec. Producer for Blue Planet Software, Ace Youm, Creative Director for Tetris Online, Henk Rogers, Founder and CEO of […]

Taking Stock on the Status of the Rail Issue

Jay Fidell and Loire Winged take a look at views on the rail in Honolulu. Interviews include Ann Kobayashi of the Honolulu City Council, Sam Slom a State Senator, Cliff Slater of HonoluluTraffic.com, Panos Prevedouros an engineer, former Gov. Ben Cayetano and Karen Nakamura of Building Industry Association. Reaching Fujihira updates about the development of […]

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- Adam Liptak
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to CFPB Funding

A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions. [...]

- Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions

At least one party, the opposition Progress Slovakia, said it would suspend its campaign, in a move to help “end the spiral of attacks and blame.” [...]

- Eric Lipton
Serbia Approves Plans For a Hotel With Jared Kushner in Belgrade

The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia. [...]

- Glenn Thrush and Luke Broadwater
Biden Asserts Executive Privilege in Fight Over Recording of Special Counsel Interview

The move comes as House Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s conversations with the special [...]

- John Koblin

The seven-year run of the hit series, which ends on Thursday, mirrors the story of the television business during that time. [...]

Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Fico

Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday. [...]

Starmer sets out what Labour would do first

The Labour leader promises more teachers and more NHS appointments in major pre-election speech. [...]

Boy, 5, dies in fall from block of flats

A neighbour says the boy's parents are "inconsolable" after his death in east London. [...]

Ex-Post Office IT boss blocked Vennells' number

Lesley Sewell tells the Horizon inquiry she was "not comfortable" being contacted by the former chief. [...]

Reality TV stars charged over investment plugs

Lauren Goodger, from The Only Way is Essex, is among those accused of promoting the unauthorised scheme on Instagram. [...]

A regional court ruled that police may not remove a forest encampment erected by environmentalists opposing Elon Musk's factory expansion plans. A vote on a downsized expansion is taking place [...]

Selahattin Demirtas, the former leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Turkey for allegedly inciting the deadly Kobani riots in [...]

A major state-supported environmental group in Germany is suing the federal government, claiming it will fail to meet its own climate change targets and thereby break German law. The case [...]

The ruling ANC is projected to lose its majority in the May 29 elections. For many voters, the polls offer another shot at restoring hope in South Africa's democracy. [...]

Germans have long been known for their diligence, sense of duty, reliability and productivity. Recent data suggests that Germans are working fewer hours. But that doesn't tell the whole story. [...]

- Rachel Treisman
The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal [...]

- Ximena Bustillo
Michael Cohen continues cross-examination in Trump's criminal hush money trial

Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen is in his third day of testifying against him. He alleges Trump knew about the deal with an adult film star [...]

- Claudia Grisales
Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress

People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities still suffer harm and are pressing Congress to renew funding to help them. [...]

- Drew Hawkins
Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way. [...]

- NPR Washingtion Desk
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for CFPB

The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5th Circuit. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented. [...]

- Rachel Weiner
- Shayna Jacobs

Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand to be cross-examined in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment. [...]

- Associated Press

Donald Trump’s defense has brought up an embarrassing episode from Michael Cohen’s past [...]

- Raf Casert | AP

In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial [...]

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