Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. The host for this show is Sharon Yarbrough. The guest is Elsa Lee. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that has been on the rise over the past decades and diagnosed more frequently than before. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ndiXeS_-66BAvYMYUXKKfx Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]
The Views of Native Hawaiian Youth on Kakaako (Catching up on Kakaako)
A Student Weighs in on the Future of Kakaako Makai. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Kawika Kaluhiwa and Auli’i Mafi. Kawiks Kaluhiwa, a Native Hawaiian student at McKinley High School weighs in with teacher Auli’i Mafi, to help us understand the views of Native Hawaiian Youth on affordable housing […]
Shidler Business School Addresses Community Issues (Community Matters)
Faculty and Students Share Their Work with us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Constancio Paranal, Kent Le, Crystal Valtiera and Melanie Yang. Professor Constancio Paranal is the Normandy Chair for Peace and Island Innovation, organizations that address community issues, working with small businesses and organizations that deliver campaigns that […]
Shidler Business School Addresses Climate Change (Community Matters)
Faculty and Students Share Their Work with us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Constancio Paranal, Marisa Pangan-Hosokawa and Raina Casamina. Professor Paranal is the Normandy Chair for Peace and Island Innovation, organizations that are centered on addressing climate change and intergenerational equity, and is teaching a class on Creativity […]
Just How Bad is the National Teacher Shortage (Community Matters)
How is it Exacerbating our National Divisions. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Academician and Educator Carl Ackerman Helps us Understand the origin, scope, implications and effects of the teacher shortage in the U.S., including how and why it came about, how serious it is now (referring to […]
Sustainable Lighting for a Better Future (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
A Floatable Solar Lantern to Reduce Pollution. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alice Chun. How Alice Chun came to invent Solight Design. Her struggles,and celebrations as a female inventor and entrepreneur. How she worked with her students to build and test prototypes. Current projects: helping refugees from the Russia-Ukraine […]
Ukraine Students Study in Japan Story (Looking to the East)
The Pathways Japan Program Described. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Paul Hastings. Pathways Japan, affiliated with the Japan International Christian University Foundation, has created an innovative program to bring Ukrainian students to Japan to complete their undergraduate studies. Historically, Japan has been reluctant to allow refugees into the country. […]
Youth City Hall at the CEFF (Community Matters)
An Environmental Film from Antwerp. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mark Saey. Belgian Educator and Filmmaker Mark Saey joins us from Antwerp to discuss his environmental documentary Youth City Hall, which was selected along with ThinkTech’s Spiraling Crisis film in the Colorado Environmental Film Festival. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
The Science Fair is Coming Soon (Community Matters)
How will it Differ from Previous Years. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Wayne Kamitaki. Wayne Kamitaki, board chair of the Hawaii Academy of Science, which organizes the Hawaii State Science Fair, helps us understand what happens in the Fair, the project and presentations that will take place, the challenges […]
PUEO: A New Model of Education for America (Community Matters)
It’s time to adopt more equitable practices in education. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman and Peter Hoffenberg, both long time educators in Hawaii, will help us understand the challenges facing education in America and the new models and practices […]