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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
How Restaurants are Encouraging Tourists to Return (Restaurants Hawaii)
HRA – The Voice of our Foodservice Industry. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Sheryl Matsuoka, Allen Farinas and Rebecca Tomacder. Hawaii’s Restauranteurs are creative & innovated! We entice guests back to our restaurants by preparing mouth watering meals that Hawaii is known for. Every meal with […]
How the Reopening is Going for Tourism in Hawaii (Community Matters)
The pre-arrival testing program is problematic. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Allison Schaefers. Allison Schaefers, Bureau Chief for Waikiki on the Star-Advertiser, will help us understand the challanges of reopening tourism in Hawaii, and the problems we are encountering in developing a pre-arrival testing program for […]
Dr. T and the Coronavirus (Navigating the Journey)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Doctors of Waikiki caring for Asian tourists and the coronavirus. Dr. T (Tony Trpkovski) founded Doctors of Waikiki with Dr. Alan Wu in December 2018. It is located in the Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki, which is why the staff are […]
Rep. Sean Quinlan and the North Shore Protest
Has tourism reached the tipping point in Hawaii? State Rep.Sean Quinlan is a part of the North Shore group demanding action regarding the area’s traffic problems. “It’s been going on for about 30 years and the local residents have finally had enough, so they are shutting it down” In this episode of Community Matters, Marsha […]