What is OMPO and What Does it Do. The host for this show is Peter Rosegg. The guest is Samantha Lara. What is Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and what does it do? How does it contribute to better transportation possibilities and to the safety of all those who use our streets? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
The History of Transportation on O’Ahu Vol 3 (Docomomo Hawaii)
Our New Rail System. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. O’ahu has seen a variety of transportation technologies. Rail systems date back to the 1880s and once covered both rural O’ahu and urban Honolulu, but no longer exist. Today we’re seeing the revival of rail, in a new form. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
The Business of College Sports (The Sports Playbook)
Travel, Contracts, and Schedule Changes. The host for this show is Angela Hayslett. The guest is Joe Kuykendall. We discuss the role of the Athletics Business Office at the University of Virginia. Specifically we discuss transportation of teams, contracts, and game cancellation protocol. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6meZE3R0oHy_OBeomxTylhe Please visit our […]
Fixing Hawaii’s Transportation System (Hawaii Together)
A Dose of the Private Sector Would Help. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Baruch Feigenbaum. Hawai’i is the only island state in the country, which means it faces unique transportation challenges — whether shipping, airports, harbors, bus, rail or highways. So how can island lawmakers best manage the transportation […]
A Report on the EoT Programs at Hawaiian Electric (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Charge up and Plans for More Public Charging. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Yingwei Kaplan. Yingwei Kaplan, manager of Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Deployment and Operations at Hawaiian Electric, reports on the various EoT programs at Hawaiian Electric, including the Charge Up Commercial program and Hawaiian Electric’s planned public […]
Transportation of the Future (Adventures in Commercialization)
The Ultimate Green Flying Machine. The host for this show is Xoe Heeney. The guest is Stephen Tibbitts. Stephen Tibbitts is a serial entrepreneur and ZEVA is his 5th startup company. He has the ability to foresee selected mega-trends and eVTOL is an emerging phenomenon that represents one of the largest economic disruptions this century. […]
Of Course Hydrogen is the Answer (Stan The Energy Man)
You’ll be Driving a Hydrogen Car SOON. The host for this show is Stan Osserman. The guest is Paul Ponthieux. If someone tried really hard for over 15 years to convince you something was not good, it would probably be tough not to give in, unless, that is, their argument was faulty. The Energy Man […]
Hawaii Geothermal Possibilities, Part 3 (Stan The Energy Man)
Geothermal, Hawaii’s Real Sustainability. The host for this show is Stan Osserman. The guests are Richard Ha and Peter Sternlicht. In February of 2022, Sustainable Energy Hawaii sponsored two webinars focusing on the potential for Hawaiian Geothermal energy. This comprehensive look was unique in many aspects, highlighting new technology, up to date geological science and […]
Bikeshare Delivers Environmental Benefits (Community Matters)
As it Pedals to over Four Million Rides. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Todd Boulanger. Todd Boulanger, executive director of Bikeshare Hawaii, updates us on how it’s doing and how it has achieved both environmental benefits for Honolulu and also four million ridership rides. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
Our Homes in Hawaii (Community Matters)
How we Can Provide Better Housing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Stanley Chang. State Senator Stanley Chang helps us understand the housing problem in Hawaii, the options for providing better and more affordable housing, especially now in the time of covid, what he is doing about it in the […]