New CEO Brings Her Vision to the Nonprofit. The host for this show is Kathleen Lee. The guest is T.J. Joseph. T.J Joseph recently took on the position of Honolulu Habitat for Humanity’s Chief Executive Officer. She is the first Native Hawaiian woman and Habitat homeowner to lead the nonprofit. This new chapter of leadership […]
Looking Forward with Senator Sharon Moriwaki (Community Matters)
Her Concerns and Platform for Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sharon Moriwaki. A discussion with State Senator Sharon Moriwaki to discuss the state of the state, the problems we face and the solutions we and the state legislature should consider. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is […]
Cheree Rapozo and Hawaii Real Estate (Politics and Land in Hawaii)
Real Estate Agent, a True Kama’aina. The host for this show is Dennis Esaki. The guest is Cheree Rapozo. Discussion on Cheree Rapozo’s strive for excellence in what she does in appreciating and being a true child of the land (aka Kama’aina) with respect to politics and land in Hawaii. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
Real Estate Specialist Ricky Cassiday (Politics and Land in Hawaii)
Land, Housing and Politics in Hawaii. The host for this show is Dennis Esaki. The guest is Ricky Cassiday. We discuss land, housing and politics in Hawaii. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mYSv3OsHjPK8LI0B2jfA6t Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Mapping Out Hawaii’s Housing Regulations (Hawaii Together)
New Tool IDs Homebuilding Barriers. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Trey Gordner. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Trey Gordner, a graduate student and researcher in urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, who has been working remotely from Hawaii to create a “Hawaii Zoning Atlas.” Gorner hopes the new […]
Educating Youth About the Housing Crunch (Hawaii Together)
Young Housing Advocates Emerge. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Sterling Higa. Sterling Higa is executive director of the new nonprofit Housing Hawaii’s Future, which aims to educate and organize students and young professionals to help end Hawaii’s shortage of affordable housing. Higa talks with host Keli‘i Akina about how […]
Reexaming the Canyons of Kakaako (Community Matters)
Could we Have Done Better. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson, retired architect, helps us understand what has happened in Kakaako, whether it has been developed consistent with the planning that was done and in a way the community intended and expected. What went right and […]
Lessons from Tokyo for Housing (Hawaii Together)
‘Tokyo Model’ Can Create More Housing. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Edward Pinto. Edward Pinto, Senior Fellow and director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, talks with host Keli‘i Akina about how Tokyo’s deregulation of its housing market resulted in more housing availability and affordable housing prices. Pinto […]
Ala Wai Flood Risk Evaluation Study (Community Matters)
Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sanford Murata. Sanford Murata, real estate and planning professional, discusses the evaluation of flood risk from the Ala Wai Canal, and plans to mitigate that risk and otherwise mitigate the impacts of climate change and the demands of […]
Hawaii’s Big Government Bureaucracy (Hawaii Together)
How Red Tape Threatens the Individual. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Jensen Ahokovi. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s newest research associate, Jensen Ahokovi, quoted founder Dick Rowland’s quip, “The bigger government gets, the smaller you get,” in a recent commentary in Honolulu Civil Beat. Ahokovi wrote about Hawaii’s stunningly […]