Aloha on for 10 Million Yearly Visitors. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Colin Moore. Guest Dr. Colin Moore, Director of the University of Hawaii Public Policy Center, revisits his 2021 survey findings from Hawaii residents on the Islands’ post pandemic economic comeback in light of recent survey data on […]
Further International Travel Adventures in Covid (Community Matters)
Martin Despang Keeps us Current on his Travails. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. Martin Despang, host of Human(e) Architecture, brings us current on his adventures in trying to return to the US and get to Hawaii from a trip to Germany. There were extraordinary examples of irrational […]
Local 5 Demands Extension of Unemployment Benefits (Community Matters)
Additional COVID Restrictions Makes it Worse for them. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Eric Gill. Eric Gill of Local 5 helps us understand the plight of the hotel workers. Since Labor Day, Local 5 and community members sent hundreds of emails and made dozens of phone calls to Sen. […]
How to Grow a Business in Hawaii (Connecting Hawaii Business)
From 0 to 7 Figures in a Few Years. The host for this show is Kathleen Lee. The guest is Eddie ‘Eke’ Keliinohomoku. Eddie “Eke” Keliinohomoku is the owner of Go Hawaii Tours, and has over 15 years of experiences in the tourism industry. He also invests in Real Estate. Eddie finds joy in helping […]
How Tourism is Doing in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)
It is Still a Rocky Road. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helpls us understand how tourism has been doing in Hawaii, how it is doing now, and how we should expect it to do going forward in these very difficult times. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Why Hawaii is a Victim of its Own Neglect (Getting Out)
We Haven’t Kept up on Infrastructure. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Danny de Gracia. Danny de Gracia helps us understand why Hawaii is a Victim of its Own Neglect; We Haven’t Kept up on Infrastructure. We discuss his article in Civil Beat on Hawaii’s failure to […]
The Doctor in the Capitol (Politics in Hawaii)
Lt. Governor, Politics in Medicine. The host for this episode is Dennis Esaki. The guest for this episode is Josh Green. Discussion with Josh Green, Lt. Governor of Hawaii, a practicing MD on his extended role in the Coronavirus pandemic, the housing situation and tourism. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am […]
Gimme Jimmy Tokioka (Politics in Hawaii)
Jimmy Tokioka, serving Kauai for 26 years. The host for this episode is Dennis Esaki. The guest for this episode is Jimmy Tokioka. Discussion on Politics in the State legislature, the Governor’s vetoed bills and override, tourism, housing/homeless, agriculture and Hawaiian affairs. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
Oahu Visitors Bureau, leading the way (Hospitality Hawaii)
Oahu’s Destination Management Action Plan. The host for this episode is Jon Conching. The guest for this episode is Noelani Schilling-Wheeler. Introducing Noelani Schilling Wheeler, the Executive Director for the Oahu Visitors Bureau; she shares a little of her background and responsibilities at the OVB as well as some of the initiatives and marketing underway […]
Covid and the Wedding Industry (Community Matters)
How as the industry been affected. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Jon Conching, Jill Easley and Tiare Tipoti. Jon Conching, Jill Easley and Tiare Tipoti will help us understand the relationship of the wedding industry and tourism and how the industry been affected by covid. We […]