Updating Hawaii’s Healthcare Policy. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Matthew Mitchell. Hawaii’s hospitals, walk-in clinics and other healthcare providers have been held back for decades by arcane regulations known as ‘certificate of need’ laws, or CON laws for short. These rules dictate that anyone wanting to open a new […]
Transitional Justice in the Sahel (Transitional Justice)
Turmoil in Africa ‘s Sahel Region. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Gerald Gahima. The guest discusses the ongoing upheaval occurring in the Sahel region of Africa. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nvnsCUQK__a7FKdy-crWox Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at […]
Resource Efficiency, the Stepchild (Code Green)
Deconstructing Buildings = Great Savings. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Todd Hassler. The multi-faceted advantages of deconstruction are astounding! It’s no wonder a growing number of municipalities are actually requiring the deconstruction of homes instead of wasteful demolition. Upon enlisting deconstruction services, you’ll tangibly benefit your family, others in […]
Red Hill Fuel Storage Update with Jon Mauer (Beyond the Lines)
Beyond Helping Hawai’i. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Jon Mauer. We talk with Island Energy Services CEO Jon Mauer about his company being awarded the contract from the Navy to help with the Red Hill fuel storage, the impact that this project has in Hawai’i, and how his Island […]
Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes (Talking Tax)
Not the Right Fix for the Problem. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Paul Brewbaker. In Honolulu, some people have dealt with the housing crisis by building ‘monster homes,’ large houses built in land zoned for single-family homes. They can have as many as 20+ bedrooms and […]
Affordable Housing Awarding and Rewarding (Politics and Land in Hawaii)
How to: LIHTC Housing Awards and Rewards. The host for this show is Ricky Cassiday. The guest is Carlo R. Mireles. How to get awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits and how to understand the process at the grassroots level from the viewpoint of some starting out. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is […]
Roles of Property Managers and Career Tips (Condo Insider)
Property Managers’ Different Job Duties. The host for this show is Na Lan. The guest is Mano Nguyen. Mano Nguyen of NK Management, LLC joins host Na Lan to explain the different roles; the job duties of property manager, general manager and site manager; and what they do. She also shares tips on the best […]
Inverter Based Resources and NERC (Perspectives on Energy)
Preparing IBRs for New Regulations. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. Now that NERC is changing regulations to include Inverter Based Resources (IBR) that were once outside of their applicability, there is plenty of concern and worry among Generator Owners and Generator Operators as to how they will comply with these reliability standards […]
Hawai’i in the Red Scare (Journeys of the Mind)
Scott Kikkawa’s Novel Red Dirt. The host for this show is Carl R. Ackerman. The guest is Scott Kikkawa. In the period just after World War II, Hawai’i went through its own version of the McCarthy Period with the House Un-American Activities and other forms of censor. This is discussed, with the backdrop of the […]
Is this the End for American Aid to Ukraine (Keeping the World Company)
What will Happen in the Absence of that Aid. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel examines the forces behind the deletion of aid to Ukraine in the temporary funding resolution this week. AOC was one of the Democrats who voted for it, but she has opposed aid to Ukraine, and […]