Could Regulatory Sandboxes Help. The host for this show is Jonathan Helton. The guest is Rees Empey. Hawaii is one of the most difficult states in which to start a business, according to a recent survey by CNBC. But Rees Empey, director of state government affairs at the Utah-based Libertas Institute, says one way Hawaii […]
Easing Housing Barriers on the Big Island (Hawaii Together)
Cut Red Tape for Permitting and Zoning. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Zendo Kern. Hawaii County has the most housing regulations of any county in the nation, and a frustratingly huge backlog of building permits to prove it. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Zendo Kern, the county’s planning director, […]
Maui’s New Water Bureaucracy (Hawaii Together)
New Regulations May Slow Homebuilding. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Eva Blumenstein. The Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management recently designated West Maui as a ‘Surface Water and Ground Water Management Area,’ which could delay finding new sources of water and make it harder to build more homes, according […]
Clearing Roadblocks to Housing on Maui (Hawaii Together)
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 […]
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 […]
Risk Analysis & Management in Energy (Stan: The Energy Man)
What do Fighter Pilots have in common with Energy Companies? Risk!! What do Fighter Pilots, have in common with Energy Companies? Risk!!. The host for this episode is Stan Osserman. Why can’t we make the changes necessary to clean up our energy sector? No one wants to face liability, no one wants to take risks. […]
Leaping into the Future (relatively speaking) (Where The Drone Leads)
FAA Reauthorization Act Defines the Path Forward for Drones FAA Reauthorization Act gives the FAA its guidance from Congress. In its new 5-year lease on life, FAA has been directed to make more major steps forward in managing the emergent world of drones. In fact, one may conclude that drones are being mainstreamed and are […]
WTDL – To A Local Authority Near You! (Where The Drone Leads)
Hawaii participating with Alaska in new Drone Operations program. In this weeks episode of Where The Drone Leads, Josh Levy, JC Coffey, and Ted Ralston talk about the FAA’s new UAS initiative and the Integration Pilot Program with Hawaii’s participation. The host for this episode is Ted Ralston. The guests for this episode are Josh […]