It’s Growth, Decline and Pending Demise. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Cliff Slater. Cliff Slater has followed the rail project and transit in Honolulu and around the country. He helps us understand the origins and history of transit, its current status and the challenges that will inform its prospects […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni Bonus (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in the Breakers indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s second following up show continues to look at the impact the Breaker’s has […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Last week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in Breakers, indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s follow up show looks at the impact Breaker’s has on its immediate and wider […]
Breakers and Brown‘s BDay (Humane Architecture)
Waikīkī’s Most Distinct Resort Hotel. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Built in 1954–half a decade prior to statehood of 1959–architect Edwin Bauer trendsetted Elvis Presley’s 1961 Blue Hawaii movie scenario of an archipelago hospitality boosted by jet age. Literally and figuratively cool designed around tropical tradewind ventilation, lush green […]
The Inspired Chef at ChefZone (Restaurants of Hawaii)
New and Exciting Offerings at ChefZone. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Goran Streng and Jo McGarry. Launched in 2014, ChefZone now offers thousands of unique local and national products, many of which are available nowhere else in Hawai’i. The Inspired Chef is ChefZone’s latest gourmet and specialty destination located […]
Can Solar Energy Power O’Ahu (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Making the Case. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. This episode addresses the question, ‘Can we really power Oahu with solar energy?’ And, if so, how much solar PV would be required to power the grid directly with all excess production going to hydrogen production for public transit […]
Y.Hata Supports HI’s Foodservice Leaders (Restaurants of Hawaii)
Y.Hata Sponsors the HRA’s Hall of Fame. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Chris Lee and Andy Huang. Founded in 1913 as a small wholesale business in Hilo, 3 generations of the Hata family have worked to grow the Y. Hata brand across the State of Hawai’i. In 2014, Russell […]
Charity Day at ChefZone (Restaurants of Hawaii)
ChefZone Supports Hawaii’s Future Chefs. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guests are Rian Sato and Erin Yagi. Every year, ChefZone donates 5% of all sales for one day to the Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF). This is known as Charity Day. This year, it will be held on Saturday, August […]
Jason Peel: Hall of Fame Inductee (Restaurants of Hawaii)
HRA’s 15th Annual Hall of Fame. The host for this show is Sheryl Matsuoka. The guest is Jason Peel. On Monday, September 18, 2023 the Hawaii Restaurant Association in sponsorship with Y. Hata Co., Ltd. will present the 15th Annual Hall of Fame Gala. The event will take place at the Sheraton Waikīkī from 5:30pm […]
The History of Transportation on O’Ahu Vol 3 (Docomomo Hawaii)
Our New Rail System. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. O’ahu has seen a variety of transportation technologies. Rail systems date back to the 1880s and once covered both rural O’ahu and urban Honolulu, but no longer exist. Today we’re seeing the revival of rail, in a new form. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]