Command Central: the Chief of Staff. The host for this show is John Waihe’e. The guest is Brooke Wilson. In this episode, we cover: 1) The Governor’s Chief of Staff 2) How the position serves the Governor and the people of Hawaii 3) The Governor’s priorities 4) The Governor’s State of the State The ThinkTech […]
State Scoop Top 50 Awards (Community Matters)
National Awards for Tech Leaders in State Government. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Burt Lum. Tech guru and state tech official Burt Lum will help us understand the State Scoop Top 60 awards. Voting is open for the 2022 State Scoop 50 Awards. You can cast your vote until […]
Corruption in Hawaii (Talk Story with John Waihe’e)
What Can we Do About it. The hosts for this show are John Waihe’e and Jay Fidell. The panel discusses recent revelations about corruption in the state legislature and explores the history and extent of the prosecutions and investigations, arraignments and pleas that have been reported in the press over the past few weeks. The […]
From the Desk of the Attorney General (Community Matters)
An Important Memoir by David Louie. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is David Louie. David Louie tells us why he has written his memoirs about the time he spent in office as the Attorney General of Hawaii, and his experiences and lessons in that job. He tell us what he […]
Hawaii’s Unique Even for K-12 Education (The State of the State of Hawaii)
Education is a State Level Function. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Guest Cheri Nakamura, Director, Hui for Excellence in Education, (HE’E) describes features of Hawaii’s Department of Education making it unique in the U.S. She discusses how state leadership and government generate policy to guide the operations […]
Understanding the Hawaii State Auditor (Community Matters)
The State Auditor is critical to our state. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Les Kondo. Les Kondo, the Hawaii State Auditor, helps us understand the mission and work of the Hawaii State Auditor and what it does for state government and the people of our state. […]