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Carol Mon Lee

Carol Mon Lee is the volunteer Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for ThinkTech Hawaii. She was the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs responsible for the academic program and internal operations for 10 years before she retired. Previously she practiced law in Los Angeles and Honolulu and for 15 years was a senior executive/corporate attorney at American Trust Co. of Hawaii and Bishop Trust Co.

Her work in education includes developing policy as one of the last elected members of the Hawaii State Board of Education and teaching from levels pre-K through law school. Over the years Carol has been very involved in community service including work on several private and public boards and commissions both here and on the mainland.

Compensation for human rights abuses during the Marcos Martial Law Dictatorship (Life In The Law)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Honolulu attorney Sherry Broder and her team distribute money for the victims of torture.. After a multi-billion dollar judgment, and decades of efforts to recover on the judgment, there was a distribution from funds collected to the victims. The host for this episode is Carol Mon Lee. […]

Reporting from Hawaii to the World (ThinkTech Tech Talks)

Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Journalist and former Night Editor, BuzzFeed News Journalist Michelle Broder Van Dyke spent over 6 years as a Night Editor and Hawaii correspondent for BuzzFeed News reporting on everything from pop culture, politics to Hawaii’s top stories as part of the global breaking news team. She was among the 15% of […]

Improving Relationships for Organizations and Leaders – The Rubin 48 (Think Tech Global)

A Tool for Gaining the Edge Matt Stone heads Temenos, Inc. a company that delivers a unique suite of development tools based on groundbreaking research by Dr. Irv Rubin. As the world moves faster, there is less time to get to know and understand each other, particularly important in today’s competitive environment. Temenos’s behavioral model […]

How Does One Entrepreneur Shape Our Community? (Community Matters)

The gig economy is the future of the workplace with large businesses outsourcing projects. Carol Mon Lee interviews Tricia Dang, a young entrepreneur who focuses her consulting business Tridason on projects that help shape our community, including physical development and facilities, experiential education programs and capacity building. How has technology, the availability of public data, […]

From Private Practice to Academia to Business (HSBA Living Legend Lawyers)

The law profession does allow for multiple chapters. Carol Mon Lee interviews former HSBA president Dale Lee, a former partner in a downtown law firm, and more recently on the faculty at the Richardson School of Law at UH Manoa. Since retirement, he has been in the real estate industry, and we want to find […]

College to Career Challenge: Finding the Resources for Success (Education Matters)

How HPU’s Career Development Center supports students and alumni in transition With a rapidly changing global workplace, how can college graduates be prepared to transition successfully? HPU’s director of Career Development, Mike Van Lear, shares some of the resources available to meet those challenges; career advising, resume and cover letter review, mock interviews, internships, and […]

Career Kickstart, Internships at UH Shidler College of Business (Education Matters)

Getting job experience with school credit and pay. Businesses get head start in finding employees. Everyone can remember, sometimes painfully, their very first job, their first break in the world of work. Internships make that transition a natural part of a college education. Today, we will explore the gains and advantages of internships for both […]

Manoa Valley Theatre, Celebrating 50 Years as Honolulu’s Off-Broadway Playhouse (Community Matters)

How Community Theatre Enriches Our Lives Award winning producer director Dwight Martin of Manoa Valley Theatre gives a preview of the upcoming events and season celebrating MVT’s 50th year. This season’s last production is a revival of The Princess and the Iso Peanut and has been drawing great reviews. With 6 shows every season, MVT […]

HPU’s Dual Credit Program: College Credit While in High School (Education Matters)

Getting college credit early saves time and money. Hawaii Pacific University has developed dual credit courses for high school students on the Big Island and Oahu. Honoka`a High School students on the Big Island had the opportunity this past school year to get college credit for two courses. HPU’s Robert Wilson used video conferencing tools […]

Corporate Law Practice in Hong Kong’s Hospitality Industry (Think Tech Global)

Practicing international labor and employment law. International lawyer Jing Wu returns to Hawaii after spending a decade working in Asia as an international labor and employment specialist, both in private practice and in house counsel. He talks about his current position in the hospitality industry as vice-president and senior counsel for Marriott International in Hong […]

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- Aaron Boxerman, Ephrat Livni and Kayla Guo
Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war. [...]

- Raja Abdulrahim and Bilal Shbair
Under Israeli Bombs, a Wartime Economy Emerges in Gaza

Amid the destruction, a marketplace of survival has arisen focused on the basics: food, shelter and money. [...]

- Edward Wong
U.S. and Iranian Officials Held Indirect Talks in Oman on Risks of a Wider War

The talks were the first since Iran attacked Israel last month in retaliation for its killing of an Iranian general. [...]

- Michael C. Bender and Annie Karni
Stefanik to Denounce Biden, and Praise Trump, in Speech to Israel’s Parliament

The New York congresswoman will become the highest-ranking House Republican to speak before Israel’s Parliament since the Oct. 7 attacks, in a move meant to capitalize on Democratic divisions. [...]

- Rick Rojas and Maya King
Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.

His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a changed landscape there. [...]

Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for Gaza

Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war. [...]

Body of hostage recovered from Gaza, says IDF

The Israeli military said Ron Benjamin was found alongside the bodies of three other hostages. [...]

Su and Steve fought for justice, but didn't live to see it

Su Gorman and Steve Dymond helped to expose an NHS scandal - but they died without seeing justice. [...]

Hepatitis C tests spike after blood scandal news

More than 12,000 people asked for tests in England after the BBC found 1,700 cases are undiagnosed. [...]

Taiwan's steely leader rewrote the book on how to deal with China

Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat. [...]

Oleksandr Usyk is boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis held the honor for five months over two decades ago. [...]

Israeli war Cabinet minister Benny Gantz said there should be a six-point plan for Gaza by June 8 or he would resign. Meanwhile, the UNRWA said 800,000 people had left [...]

Bayer Leverkusen sealed a maiden Bundesliga title with several games to spare, and have now become the first side to go unbeaten for a whole season in the German top [...]

Mob violence in Kyrgyzstan in recent days has led to several Pakistani nationals getting injured. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif voiced concern, with Islamabad protesting to the Kyrgyz government. [...]

Cologne needed a minor miracle to survive going into the last game of the season, with no guarantee that a win would be enough to save them. Instead, they collapsed [...]

- Andrea Hsu
'Magic United': Disneyland characters vote to unionize

Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association. [...]

- The Associated Press
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid by going wire to wire to win the Preakness, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in [...]

- Clare Marie Schneider
A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe'

Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly." [...]

- Chloe Veltman
Napkin securing Lionel Messi's first contract fetches nearly $1 million at auction

The handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona. [...]

- Daniel Estrin
A member of Israel's war cabinet says he'll quit if there is no plan to replace Hamas

The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners. [...]

- Spencer Nusbaum

The Nats’ closer has impressed all season, but he was burned for a solo homer with two outs in the ninth before Bryce Harper won it in the 10th with [...]

- Associated Press

Yankees extend their win streak to six, Soto homers twice in 6-1 win over White Sox [...]

- Noah Ferguson

Three goals in a seven-minute stretch power Washington to a 4-2 victory at Audi Field. [...]

- Associated Press

Robin Lod scored the equalizer in the second half and notched an assist Sang-Bin Jeong’s winner as Minnesota United rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers [...]

- Adam Kilgore

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan charged late but finished second. [...]

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