Why Maui Needs to Relax Housing Barriers. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Todd Apo. Todd Apo, vice president of community partnerships and public affairs of the Hawaii Community Foundation, will discuss the foundation’s ‘House Maui’ initiative, which aims to clear away roadblocks to more housing on Maui. Host Joe […]
You’re a Writer in Hawaii, Are You Nuts (Books! Books! Books!)
Maybe. The host for this show is Elaine Gallant. The guest is Paul Devlin Wood. Review of novels and other works by and with Paul Devlin Wood. Also what it’s like being a writer on Maui. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k3GeYp6ipULIhR-EJtgYJZ Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our […]
Our Journey from Ukraine to Maui (Global Connections)
A New Example of Hawaii’s Aloha. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Vladlena Bugay and Igor Chopa. Vlada Bugay and her father Igor Chopa describe their extraordinary journey from Ukraine to Maui, how things were for them in Ukraine, how they managed to get here, and what they found when […]
An Island Paradise for Farm Animals (Healthy Planet)
Leilani Farm Sanctuary is a Healing Place. The host for this show is Grace Chen O’Neil. The guest is Lauralee Blanchard. Lauralee Blanchard, of Leilani Farm Sanctuary, talks about how she left her lucrative career in commercial real estate in California and moved to Maui to start a farm sanctuary. Leilani Farm Sanctuary is a […]
From History to Fiction (Books! Books! Books!)
Making a Home in Hawai’i. The host for this show is Rita Forsythe. The guest is Jill Engledow. Jill Engledow, Hawai’i author and historian, shares her books with us and talks about her current project – turning her nonfiction into fiction. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k3GeYp6ipULIhR-EJtgYJZ Please visit our ThinkTech website […]
It’s Chili Chili in Hawaii (Connecting Hawaii Business)
Maui Chili Chili Oil Owners Bring the Spice. The host for this show is Kathleen Lee. The guests are Deron Furukawa and Kit Z. Furukawa. “It’s so good, so good we named it twice!” Maui Chili Chili Oil owners Kit Z. Furukawa and Deron Furukawa discuss how the came up with their product, meant to […]
Stephanie Ohigashi, Maui Democratic Leader (Politics in Hawaii)
She Danced for John F Kennedy. The host for this show is Dennis Esaki. The guest is Stephanie Ohigashi. How and why she got involved in the Democratic Party of Hawaii. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mYSv3OsHjPK8LI0B2jfA6t ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time […]
Safer Outside Vaccine Mandate Maui (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Maui Restaurants Vaccine Mandate. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Ashley Leal and Chivon Garcia. Maui’s Mayor Victorino introduced the “Safer Outside” program shortly after the announcement of the Oahu “Safe Access”. Effective September 15, 2021 under Maui’s program, customers over the age of 12 must provide proof of full […]
Current Maui Restaurant Update (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Update from our Local Maui Restaurateurs. The host for this episode is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests for this episode are Greg Ames and Chivon Garcia. Hawaii is thrilled that tourism has returned after a rough 2020 due to COVID-19. Today we are Maui focused. Learn from our Maui restaurateurs what they are currently experiencing and […]
The Affordable Housing Trap (Hawaii Together)
Mandates can’t create more housing. The host for this episode is Keli’i Akina. The guest for this episode is Jason Economou. Keli’i Akina talks with Jason Economou of the Realtors Association of Maui about the recently failed Bill 10 and other efforts to stimulate housing growth throughout Maui County. They discuss why housing prices have […]