2023 Legislature (Condo Insider)
What’s up at the Legislature this Session. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Raelene Tenno. Issues that may be considered by the legislature this year to be enacted into laws. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ljqy0AFMzlEaxzpk_ydmpe Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think […]
Financial Relief for Condo Owners (Condo Insider)
Government Program Offers Solutions. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guests are Kainalu Severson and Kahlia Crummer. The Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHF&DC) has a new program called the Oahu Homeowner Assistance Fund (OHAF) Program that will provide units owners with financial assistance for their mortgages and/or payment of maintenance […]
Bringing Order to Dis-order (Condo Insider)
Running a Meeting with Minimal Disruptions. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Rachel Glanstein. Many board meetings and association meetings are becoming disruptive, which makes it difficult to complete the business at hand. These disruptive meetings also create unwarranted stress among the participants, which can result in conflicts among residents […]
Hostility and Discord at Board Meetings (Condo Insider)
Is this Temporary or Becoming the Norm. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. This is the time of year that condo boards have to make budget decisions that determine the maintenance fee increases for 2023, and it’s always hard for board members because a) their fiduciary duty is to the association and not […]
Why Do we Have Dogs in a No-Pets Building (Condo Insider)
Co-existing in a No-Pets Building. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is John Morris. Challenges facing residents in a ‘No-Pets’ building when some residents request and obtain reasonable accommodations from the Association to allow emotional support or comfort animals in their units. In that situation, what rights or recourse, if any, […]
Meet Your Candidates for Elective Office (Condo Insider)
Candidate for State House District 32. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Micah Aiu. Our guest is a first-time candidate running in a district with lots of condominiums in the Pearlridge area, and it’s important for him to acknowledge that these constituents may have issues that require his support and […]
City’s Fire Safety Ordinance #19-4 (Condo Insider)
Is it Time for Repeal. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Carol Fukunaga. The Fire Safety Ordinance #19-4 has created challenges for condominiums and compliance with the ordinance will be costly and may result in financial hardship for condo owners who will have to pay for compliance. The ThinkTech YouTube […]
Fire Safety Ordinance 18-4 Revisited (Condo Insider)
Why this Ordinance Should be Repealed. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. Due to unintended consequences and unforeseen events like a world-wide pandemic and its after-affects, the fire-safety ordinance faces huge obstacles to enforcement and is creating substantial economic hardships for high-rise residential buildings – none of which were contemplated when the bill […]
Candidates in the General Election (Condo Insider)
Matt Weyer Running for Council District 2. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Matt Weyer. Meet Matt Weyer, Candidate for City Council District 2. Find out why he is running for the open Council seat and whether he will be supportive of condo and community association issues that are raised […]
Know Your 2022 Candidates (Condo Insider)
Representing McCully, Kakaako and Downtown. The host for this show is Jane Sugimura. The guest is Scott Saiki. Why voters in House District 26 – McCully, Kakaako & Downtown – should re-elect Scott Saiki. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ljqy0AFMzlEaxzpk_ydmpe Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech […]
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The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict [...]
Mr. Mokhber has long been involved in business conglomerates tied to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He must hold elections for a new president within 50 days. [...]
Plus, Baltimore bridge ship to be moved. [...]
Monday’s court session will begin early, with the cross-examination of Michael D. Cohen continuing. Lawyers have been told to have their closing arguments ready by Tuesday. [...]
The city serves up a cast of supporting characters who flock to a park outside Manhattan Criminal Court, where Donald Trump is on trial, and grab the spotlight. [...]
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions. [...]
Israel's prime minister and senior figures with the Palestinian group are wanted for war crimes. [...]
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died in Sunday's crash in north-western Iran. [...]
The Wikileaks founder awaits a ruling on his right to appeal extradition to the US. [...]
The broadcast regulator's said the network had been found in breach of due impartiality rules. [...]
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders including Ismail Haniyeh and Yayha Sinwar, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [...]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Over the past decades, he played a crucial role in Iran and human rights groups say he was responsible [...]
The Argentine President Javier Milei called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' wife "corrupt." Spain has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires and summoned Argentina's envoy. [...]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking politicians have been killed in a helicopter crash. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a period of national mourning. Follow DW [...]
India's PM Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term, but recent lower voter turnout has been a cause of concern for Modi's BJP. DW has the latest. [...]
New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging. [...]
The Trump's Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen's testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question [...]
In 2006, Patricia Nieshoff's three-year-old son had a seizure. She was a single mother, with no one to accompany her to the hospital. But an hour into her hospital stay, [...]
Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat [...]
Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal? [...]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [...]
Inquiry slams successive UK governments for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the country’s public health service committed a “catalogue of failures” and knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through [...]
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more. [...]
The Philippines has blamed Chinese fishermen for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an [...]
