Affordable housing, homelessness, the high cost of living, and unfunded state worker liabilities. These are just a few of the serious problems facing Hawaii’s economy. In this episode of E Hana Kakou, Dr. Keli’i Akina and Ken Schoolland discuss why the prevailing approach to economics cannot solve these problems and how the solution is to […]
The Taiwan Military: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Lt. Col. Scott Ellinger
Having worked with the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense and had the opportunity to closely observe the force, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ellinger, U.S. Army (Ret.), gives us an assessment of the Taiwan military’s strengths and weaknesses. Join Bill Sharp on Asia in Review for an in depth look! ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
The Impact of Brexit on Taiwan
Michael Reilly is a former British career diplomat with over 30 years of experience handling UK diplomatic and trade policy towards East and Southeast Asia. Today, he discusses the impact of BREXIT on Taiwan. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier […]
Examining the US-Japan “Bilateral” Relationship
Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo met with President Donald Trump on Friday, February 10, 2017 to discuss the U.S., Japan ‘Bilateral’ Relationship and Trade Agreement. Whereas, Japan has a $450 Billion dollar Economic Package to invest on U.S. soil to create 700,000 jobs. Russell Honma and Jay Fidell discuss making a ‘wish list’ for Hawaii […]
Finding Inbound Investment – Pradnya Desh
ThinkTech Asia with Jay Fidell “Finding Inbound Investment” with Pradnya Desh, attorney and economist Pradnya Desh is a former diplomat with USTR, who worked in both Washington DC and Geneva on WTO market access matters and experienced in global trade and business law matters. She discusses the economics that have led to the recent uptick […]
Inside the One Belt, One Road Policy
Two guests appear on this edition of Understanding China, both live from Beijing, interviewed by host Michael North, with Beijing producer Xiaofang Zhou. In the first segment, Lin Fanlin of Beijing Imoze Media elaborates on a question that was posed and answered at the end of the last program. The subject is the geo-political dimension […]
Current Topics in Hawaii Affecting Businesses
Dr. Keli’i Akina, OHA Trustee and CEO of Grassroots Institute, joins Reg Baker to discuss a variety of current topics affecting business in Hawaii. 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 for […]
This Week in Energy – News and Analysis – February 28, 2017
Raya Salter covers clean energy news plus analysis as reported in the last week. 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 for great content and great community. Our vision is to be […]
PSTD – Bringing Our Warriors Back from War
Dr. Kenneth Hirsch is the Manager of the Traumatic Stress Disorder Program at the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System. He joins Dean Nelson to share an overview of PTSD with current treatments, efficacy and advances in diagnosis and treatment. Kenneth and Dean discuss resiliency training currently being implemented, AKA Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. ThinkTech […]
Is Public Employment Financially Sustainable?
In Hawaii, county and state workers make up an increasingly large segment of the overall economy. Steven Greenhut provides insights and warnings from other states as to the sustainability of continued growth of the public sector. He also provides solutions that will avoid overtaxing our citizens. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]