Big Island Storm Issues with House of Representative Joy San Buenaventura and Big Islander Hemp Farmer Steve Sakala This week we’ll be discussing Big Island Storm and Volcano Issues The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guests for this episode are Joy San Buenaventura and Steve Sakala. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
Mayor Bernard Carvalho’s update about Major flooding on Kauai again (Community Matters)
Hawaii’s fourth largest island and is sometimes called the “Garden Island” Kauai is Hawaii’s fourth largest island and is sometimes called the “Garden Island,” which is an entirely accurate description. The oldest and northernmost island in the Hawaiian chain is draped in emerald valleys, sharp mountain spires and jagged cliffs aged by time and the […]
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i (Cannabis Chronicles)
Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i ‘ Party w/ a Purpose When Don Topping and I founded DPFH in 1993, little did we know that we would become a respected go-to source for policy-makers, the media and the public. In those early days questioning the failing War on Drugs was pure heresy. We’ve come a long […]
More of the Same for Hawaii’s Tourism?
Transforming the Hawaii Tourism Authority In this episode of Community Matters, Marsha is joined by Dr. Paul Brewbaker to talk about transforming and refocusing Hawaii tourism policy away from primarily marketing Hawaii and towards managing the unintended, uncompensated, negative side effects of what is sometimes called “overtourism” now perceived to be affecting Hawaii. The host […]
Rep. Sean Quinlan and the North Shore Protest
Has tourism reached the tipping point in Hawaii? State Rep.Sean Quinlan is a part of the North Shore group demanding action regarding the area’s traffic problems. “It’s been going on for about 30 years and the local residents have finally had enough, so they are shutting it down” In this episode of Community Matters, Marsha […]
The Coming Election and the Constitutional Convention (Community Matters)
Rewriting the States Constitution The Hawaii Constitution stipulates that a constitutional convention question must be submitted to voters automatically if a nine year period elapses without such a submission taking place already (i.e. without the legislature referring a constitutional convention question to the ballot). In this episode of Community Matters, Ken Farm joins Marsha to […]
What the Pundits Miss (Community Matters)
Community Matters On this episode of Community Matters, Scott Foster joins Marsha in the studio to talk about how political pundits often miss the historical context, the political nuance. as well as the subtle distinctions and past bias. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest for this episode is Scott Foster. ThinkTech […]
Green Party Candidate for Lt.Gov. Renee Ing (Community Matters)
Affordable Housing and Affordable Healthcare. Renee Ing is a community activist who has been working for affordable housing since the 1970’s. She has a public access TV show, “News & Views,” covering social issues such as affordable housing and affordable healthcare on Olelo Community Media. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest […]
Candidate for reelection Hawaii State Representative Dee Morikawa, District 16 (Community Matters)
Kaua‘i’s communities projects. In this episode of Community Matters, Marsha is joined by Representative Dee Morikawa to talk about issues that are important to her constituents and her reelection campaign. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest for this episode is Dee Morikawa. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
Candidate for Mayor of Kauai County and Ni’ihau JoAnn Yukimura (Community Matters)
Putting Community First In this episode of Community Matters, Marsha is joined by JoAnn Yukimura to talk about the need for experienced and visionary leadership to navigate these pivotal times. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest for this episode is Joann Yukimura. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]