building big in the burbs. The hosts for this episode are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. With the HART heavy rain on Oahu goes along the developers hope of TOD (Transit Oriented Developments) of making the country little cities. While given the need of keeping the country country by making the (existing) city (more into […]
A New HART for Hawaii – Potential for Rail?
The HART rail line by itself does nothing to change the urban population dynamics nor culture nor arts nor education nor food. Ray shares ideas and potential for an urban renaissance in Honolulu, by making the rail stations themselves micro-destinations, wonderful places to go to — and then revive the surrounding area with new businesses, […]
Electrification of Transportation in Hawaii – Blue Planet Foundation
What is Hawaii doing about sustainable transportation? What role do EVs have in helping Hawaii achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2045? What about the rail system? And the proposal to replace the fuel taxes with a RUC? Shem Lawlor joins Sustainable Hawaii to talk about Blue Planet Foundation’s ongoing research in electric vehicles and clean […]
Clean Transportation and VERGE Updates with Tyler Tsubota
In June 2016, the VERGE Hawaii Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit brought together a multidisciplinary community pursuing the next frontier of sustainability. Now a few months removed, how have these connections and partnerships panned out? Guest host Tyler Tsubota steps in to provide an update on clean transportation and the VERGE conference. ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]
The In’s and Out’s of Honolulu – Ray Soon and Roy Amemiya
Ray Soon and Roy Amemiya, Jr. join John Waihee to share the developments in the City and County of Honolulu during Mayor Caldwell’s administration. We’ll also hear about some of the challenges and the efforts in play to improve the quality of life for Honolulu residents. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
Aquaponics Coming of Age in Hawaii
Jay Fidell and Duke Oishi take a look at aquaponics in Hawaii. They took a trip to Mari’s Gardens, hosted by Fred Lau, and talked with Tod Low and Dr. Allen Riggs of the Department of Agriculturea nd Suzanne Lee and Brendon Lau of Mari’s Gardens. Interviews from James Rakocy of the University of the […]
Clean Transportation: Transit Oriented Development with George Atta, Jesse Souki and Maile Alsup
Hosts Jay Fidell and Sharon Moriwaki speak with George Atta (Director, Department of Planning and Permitting, Honolulu), Jesse Souki (Director, Office of Planning, State of Hawaii) and Maile Alsup (Marketing Manager, Hawaii Energy) about the development of clean transportation in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was […]