Trustee of our Natural Resources. The host for this show is John Waihe’e. The guest is Dawn N.S. Chang. In this episode, our guest answers the following questions: 1) Who is Dawn Chang? 2) What are the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) responsibilities? 3) What are Ms. Chang’s priorities for the DLNR? 4) […]
Scot Z. Matayoshi Represents (Law Across The Sea)
Kaneohe Maunawili Olomana. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guest is Scot Z. Matayoshi. We discuss issues that are particularly important to Representative Scot Matayoshi’s constituents, including recent ethical failures of public servants in Hawaii, Hawaii’s public schools, the DOE, the Maunawili Trail, the DLNR, tourism, crime, minimum wage, development, and prospects […]
Probing Management of State Lands X 2 (Talking Tax)
Auditor Les Kondo on Recent House Action. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tom Yamachika and Les Kondo. Following investigative audits by State Auditor Les Kondo, the State House has convened a special committee to investigate the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Agribusiness Development Corporation. But could […]
DLNR’s Special Land and Development Fund (Talking Tax)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A disturbing article in Civil Beat. DLNR’s Special Land and Development Flund came to light in a recent audit by the state auditor, and is of some concern. Tom Yamachika of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii will discuss the findings of the audit, and what this questionable […]
DLNRs Rules Proposal
Mr. Donald Philippi joins Carroll Cox for an episode of Eyes on Hawaii. Donald and Carroll discuss the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Recreation’s existing and proposed rules in state boat harbors. The newly proposed rules will allow The D L N R to kill any abandoned cat in state […]
A Good Tern for the City Manu O Kū Festival 2017
What’s so special about the Manu O Kū? Honolulu’s official bird, the white tern Gygis alba, will be celebrated Saturday May 20th from 11am-3pm on the Coronation Lawn of ‘Iolani Palace at the 2nd annual Manu o Kū Festival. Joining Kaui Lucas are Benton Keali’i Pang, Ph.D. Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Afsheen Siddiqi, […]
Talking Telescopes at the Science Cafe
Elise Anderson and Nicole Hori highlight a talk from Dr. Alan Tokunaga, of the Institute for Astronomy, about the thirty meter telescope at the Science Cafe. Episode 311. Original Air Date Sunday, February 26, 2017. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming […]
Suzanne Case Talks About DLNR at the Harvard Club
Jay Fidell and Noe Na’au cover a talk from Suzanne Case at the Harvard Club. Suzanne, chair of the DLNR, spoke about a range of topics from the Thirty Meter Telescope, to population increases, to social media. Includes a discussion between Jay Fidell and Noe Na’au about posts at the Fort Street Mall. Original Air […]
Jewels of the Forest: Tree Snail Conservation – David Sischo, PhD (DLNR)
In this series, we focus on moving beyond outrage to solutions to climate change problems facing people, nations, and the world. In this episode, we will look at what makes these little critters so special, the gargantuan efforts to avert an extinction crisis—so much so that even the army has been involved, a snail action […]
Is Pumped Hydro Hawaii’s Energy Storage Solution? William “Bill” Tam
Find out why long-time Hawaii water issues expert Bill Tam believes pumped hydroelectricity storage is the best way to meet Hawaii’s major renewable energy challenge: making electricity available when it is needed most. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through […]