Marsha Joyner visits the Ron Menor, Chair of the Honolulu City Council, to talk about the Honolulu Rail. 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 […]
HART’s Ridership Projections – Fantasies, Fairytales and Alternative Facts
This week Tim Apicella sits down with Cliff Slater, co-author of a recent news article criticizing HART’s wildly inflated rail ridership projections. They discuss those numbers in detail along with the surging cost of the project, and pleas from the mayors office to obtain more tax dollars from the state legislature. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Honolulu Rail Costs Are Sky High – Bringing the Rail Down to Earth
The elevated rail system is short $3Billion to get past Middle Street to Ala Moana. Scott WIlson and Tim Apicella sit down to discuss real ways to bring down the cost and the height of the rail line down to street level. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
The Gift of Underpants and Political Analysis
A retired political science professor at the University of Hawaii, Neal Milner currently serves as a political analyst and columnist for Civil Beat. Milner joins Hawaii State Senator Russell Ruderman to discuss his most recent book is The Gift of Underpants and share insight on local and national politics. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
Put Rail on the Ground – Re-engineering HART and Cutting Costs
Honolulu architects say that modifying the HART project to allow street level operation in the Middle Street to Ala Moana section will significantly decrease construction costs and offer greater flexibility for future expansion. Tune in for a discussion of the engineering, investment and community aspects of this proposition. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
The Future of Sky Driving – Awaiting an Aerial Lift with Honolulu Aerial
Nicole Hori shares her innovative project for easing Honolulu’s ground passenger transportation congestion problem by elegantly elevating commuters into the sky with Honolulu Aerial. 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 […]
Electrification of Transportation in Hawaii – Blue Planet Foundation
What is Hawaii doing about sustainable transportation? What role do EVs have in helping Hawaii achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2045? What about the rail system? And the proposal to replace the fuel taxes with a RUC? Shem Lawlor joins Sustainable Hawaii to talk about Blue Planet Foundation’s ongoing research in electric vehicles and clean […]
The In’s and Out’s of Honolulu – Ray Soon and Roy Amemiya
Ray Soon and Roy Amemiya, Jr. join John Waihee to share the developments in the City and County of Honolulu during Mayor Caldwell’s administration. We’ll also hear about some of the challenges and the efforts in play to improve the quality of life for Honolulu residents. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
Energy in Transportation of Our Transportation with Dan Grabauskas and Roger Morton
Host Jay Fidell speaks with Dan Grabauskas (Director, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation) and Roger Morton (President/ General Manager, Oahu Transit Services, Inc) about the latest transportation initiatives in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The […]