Home Tag "Waikiki"

Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni Bonus (Humane Architecture)

Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Previous week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in the Breakers indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s second following up show continues to look at the impact the Breaker’s has […]

Breakers and Brown‘s BDay (Humane Architecture)

Waikīkī’s Most Distinct Resort Hotel. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Built in 1954–half a decade prior to statehood of 1959–architect Edwin Bauer trendsetted Elvis Presley’s 1961 Blue Hawaii movie scenario of an archipelago hospitality boosted by jet age. Literally and figuratively cool designed around tropical tradewind ventilation, lush green […]

Embassy Suites Waikīkī GM Simeon Miranda (Beyond the Lines)

Beyond Hotels. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Simeon Miranda. We talk with Simeon about the reasons why he has a successful career in hotel management, the importance of leadership and teamwork, and creating a superior culture of excellence. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mTzxc4G7w47Jcr_G482jrb Please visit […]

Helping at the Waikiki Aquarium (Hawaii’s Volunteer Champions)

Keeping Beloved Local Landmark in the Swim. The host for this show is Peter Rosegg. The guests are Chris Patton and Chessa Caparros. Many volunteer roles support the nation’s second-oldest still-operating public aquarium in Waikīkī since 1904. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6m1FKAowApr_eTRDhPSYSfr Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see […]

Chat with Stephany Sofos (Politics and Land in Hawaii)

Waikīkī Resident and Retail Expert. The host for this show is Ricky Cassiday. The guest is Stephany Sofos. Half a century of living and experiencing Waikīkī. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mYSv3OsHjPK8LI0B2jfA6t Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams from 10:00 […]

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Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes

Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage. [...]

Ukrainians Wait, Nervously, to See if U.S. Will Provide Critical Aid

From the battlefield to battered cities, soldiers and civilians are counting on Congress to approve $60 billion in military support. Without it, Ukrainian officials say, prospects in the war are [...]

Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial

Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame. The authorities said he was in critical condition and unlikely to [...]

Prosecutors Want to Ask Trump About Attacks on Women

Prosecutors are seeking to cross-examine the former president, should he take the stand, about lawsuits he has lost, including a civil jury’s finding last year that he was liable for [...]

At G7 Meeting in Capri, Blinken Tackles Rough Seas and Global Crises

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen. [...]

Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump trial

The motive in the incident, which was witnessed by reporters at the scene, remains unclear. [...]

Someone screamed 'don't do it' before man set himself on fire - BBC reporter

The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place. [...]

Bowen: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other

After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]

BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran

Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify. [...]

Met Police apologises for 'openly Jewish' comment

Footage shows Gideon Falter being told his presence is "antagonising" near a pro-Palestine march. [...]

People rushed over to douse the person with a fire extinguisher at the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money criminal case was underway. Police said he was alive but [...]

Tesla is recalling nearly 4,000 trucks due to a problem that can leave drivers to deal with uncontrolled acceleration. Tesla recalled millions of cars earlier in the year. [...]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NATO defense ministers his country needs air-defense batteries to fend off Russia. He said support on the issue will determine whether Ukraine and NATO are [...]

Heavy rainfall flooded large parts of the Arabian Peninsula this week, while images of the resulting chaos flooded social media. Are cloud seeding and climate change to blame for the [...]

The case had been noted as an extreme example of European governments' efforts to thwart NGOs helping migrants in the Mediterranean. [...]

Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end [...]

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished. [...]

Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and [...]

'We created this problem:' a pediatric surgeon on how gun violence affects children

Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable. [...]

Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'

During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and [...]

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