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 […]
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 […]
Bauer’s Breakers Breaks Boni (Humane Architecture)
Breakers Hotel’s Impactful Influence. The hosts for this show are Martin Despang and DeSoto Brown. Last week’s ‘life’ show celebrated the Breakers Hotel and CoHost DeSoto Brown’s simultaneous 70th birthdays on site in Breakers, indulging in its timeless atmosphere. This week’s follow up show looks at the impact Breaker’s has on its immediate and wider […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]