What will it Take to Come Back. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helps us understand how tourism has been doing after the Maui fires, and what will it take to come back to previous levels. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ9 Please […]
Hawai’i Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (Beyond the Lines)
Beyond Leadership. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Sylvia Luke. We talk with LG Sylvia about the reasons why she is a successful leader, her vision for Hawaii’s future, the challenges she deals with as lieutenant governor, and creating a superior culture of excellence. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this […]
Waikiki’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 2 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Small Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki grew quickly in the 1950s as tourism steadily increased. To accommodate the growing number of visitors, new hotels both large and small were quickly constructed. The small hotels often followed a similar architectural style which today is very evocative of the time period. […]
Waikik’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 1 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Large Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki began to grow in the 1950s as tourism increased. People marveled as multiple 10-story buildings appeared, with innovations like swimming pools and other amenities. What were the new structures of this important time in Waikiki’s history? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Tourists, Keep Out (Talking Tax)
Should the Government Force Tourists Out. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. As West Maui recovers from the devastating wildfires of a couple of months ago, residents, with some justification, are afraid of similar things happening to them. People whose homes burned down and are now living in hotels temporarily […]
History of the International Market Place (Docomomo Hawaii)
Don the Beachcomber’s Legacy. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Although no longer well-known today, Don the Beachcomber was an influential figure in creating and spreading a fantasy vision of Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures. His historic legacy in Waikīkī is the famous International Market Place, which still exists today although it has evolved […]
Japanese Tourism and Hawaii (Looking to the East)
The Travel Connection Japan-Hawaii. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Mike Matsuno. We discuss the recent opening of Japan to foreign tourists and focus on Hawaiians wishing to travel to Japan before the country is overwhelmed by visitors. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nDxMvBHydvswLNthwOl5QT Please visit our […]
What is Regenerative Tourism (Talk Story with John Waihe’e)
Tourism: Friend or Foe. The host for this show is John Waihe’e. The guest is John De Fries. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Does Tourism benefit Hawaii? If so, how? 2) Does Tourism hurt Hawaii? If so, how? 3) What is the difference between extractive and regenerative Tourism? 4) How do we pivot? The […]
Tourists will Pay More for Locally Grown Food (Community Matters)
A Research Paper by the Travel School at UHM. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Jerry Agrusa of the Travel School at UH Manoa helps us understand the research project he led at the School of Travel Industry Management in the Shidler College of Business on whether Tourists […]
Scot Z. Matayoshi Represents (Law Across The Sea)
Kaneohe Maunawili Olomana. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guest is Scot Z. Matayoshi. We discuss issues that are particularly important to Representative Scot Matayoshi’s constituents, including recent ethical failures of public servants in Hawaii, Hawaii’s public schools, the DOE, the Maunawili Trail, the DLNR, tourism, crime, minimum wage, development, and prospects […]