Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Syd Smith. Maui is one of the most regulated counties in the United States when it comes to land use and homebuilding — and this has proven to be a major obstacle to quick construction of emergency housing […]
Update on the Resurrection of Maui (Community Matters)
How Well Are we Doing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mihaela Stoops. We check in with our Maui host Mihaela Stoops for an update on what is happening in Maui, including (a) debris removal, (b) the new elementary school, and (c) lucrative FEMA contracts for long term rentals, among […]
Collective Solidarity for Community (Cooper UNion)
Recognition and Respect for all Rights. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Carmen Capriles and Aída Gamboa. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) serves as a global agreement for us all focusing on mutual respect for everyone everywhere on earth. The UN General Assembly High Level Opening Week and […]
Maui Wildfires Attorneys Can Help The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal
Attorney Support for Relief and Recovery. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Ilana Waxman and Mark Davis. How attorneys can help investigate and serve Maui wildfire victims’ and communities’ many and complex needs for relief and recovery. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech […]
How to Help Lahaina Rebuild (Hawaii Together)
Flexible Housing Options Essential. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Ray Michaels. The wildfires that engulfed Lahaina and parts of Upcountry Maui exacted a disastrous loss of human life, destroyed more than 2,000 structures and wrecked Maui’s economy. Rebuilding will be a slow, arduous process — one that will need […]
Wildfires in North America (View from the North)
They’re Springing up in Many, Many Places. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian businessman, helps us understand that Canada also has wildfires that result from climate change. Where are they springing up, and why, what are the risks and losses involved, and what […]
Climate Changing is Catching up with us (Keeping the World Company)
It’s Breaking Out all over the World. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. Our panel discusses how climate change is presenting itself with increasing incidents of floods, droughts, wildfires and extreme weather all around the world. Is there any place that’s exempt? What can we do to change the agenda […]
Why Wild Land Fire Science Has Become Critical (Community Matters)
Climate Change Makes These Fires More Threatening. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Francis Fujioka. Francis Fujioka, retired meteorological researcher for the US Forest Service, helps us understand the science and environmental and meteorological aspects of wild land fire science. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ Please […]
Climate Change and Other Disasters Affect History (History is Here to Help)
Including Bad Storms, Floods and Droughts. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. It goes beyond eruptions like Vesuvius and Krakatoa. Yes, they have affected human history. But to one degree or another, disasters always have an effect on human history. These days, climate change is giving us a […]
What Happened at COP26 Anyway (Climate Change Beyond Outrage)
Was the Progress Sufficient to Save us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Anukriti Hittle. Anu Hittle has just returned from COP26 and reports to us on the proceedings, participants and meetings there, the substance of the discussions and agreements reached and the promises made there, the likelihood that those […]