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Jay Fidell

Jay Fidell is founder, president and CEO of ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc. He is a graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York and NYU Law School where he took an LLB (JD) in 1965 and an LLM in Taxation in 1971. Jay served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a lawyer and military judge from 1965 to 1971. He was first assigned to Honolulu and then to New York City. He returned to private practice in Hawaii in 1971.

He was a founder of the firm later known as Bendet Fidell Sugimura and practiced business law there until 2012, when he retired after 40 years of active practice. In the year 2001, Jay founded ThinkTechHawaii and produced a radio show by that name on HPR from 2001 through 2008. He then moved on to producing video talk shows and then created ThinkTech Studios. He likes to interview talk show guests, but more than anything he is dedicated to the electronics, programming and studio systems that make ThinkTech run.

HPU Students Produce A Movie on Sustainability

Hosts Jay Fidell and Lori Wingard present a film about sustainability produced by students of Hawaii Pacific University. Featuring: Alisa Soon (Hawaii Pacific News), Serena Karnagy (Hawaii Pacific News), Neil Abercrombie (Governor of Hawaii), Robbie Cabra (Innovations Development Group), Mililani Trask (Human Rights Attorney), Jarrett Keohokalole (Hawaii Pacific News), Juanita Kawamoto-Brown (Organic Food Advocate), Sanjeev […]

Clean Energy Day 2011 – People, Capital, Capitol

Hosts Jay Fidell and Duke Oishi provide an overview of 3rd Clean Energy Program. Featuring: Neil Abercrombie (Governor of Hawaii), Jeff Matsu (DLIR Clean Jobs Initiative), Darren Kimura (Sopogy), David Lovelace (Hawaii Electricians), Scott Murakami (UH Community College), Dwight Takamine (Director of Labor), Richard Lim (DBEDT), Karl Fooks (HSDC), Dawn Lippert (Hawaii Renewable Energy Development […]

HPU Talks Story with Governor Neil Abercrombie

Hosts Jay Fidell and Duke Oishi provide an overview an Hawaii Pacific University interview with Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie. Featuring: Alisa Soon, Serena Karnagy. Original Air Date June 26, 2011. Episode 41. The hosts for this episode were Duke Oishi, Jay Fidell. The hosts for this episode were Duke Oishi, Jay Fidell. The hosts for […]

Getting to know your Solar Energy Assn – Leslie Cole-Brooks and Chris DeBone

Host Jay Fidell talks with guests about the HSEA and asks: What came of the hearing in October Interconnect – still happening Bill pending – what about solar credits Decline of installations Nationals doing better – are they your members Storage technology like Saturnia Position on interIsland grid What about on-bill financing What does HSEA […]

Tsunami Debris Modeling with Jan Hafner

“Tsunami Debris Modeling Overview” with Jan Hafner (pronounced: Yan), Scientific Computer Programmer, and Nikolai Maximento, Senior Researcher, UH-Manoa Host Jay Fidell talks to Jan Hafner about his collaboration with and Nikolai Maximento to develop an accurate model for tracking debris from the Japanese Tsunami.The model is good for other purposes like for corroborating the “Castaway” […]

A Next Life in Startups – Scott Zimmerman M.D.

Host Jay Fidell talks with Scott Zimmerman M.D. on this “Community Matters” episode. They discuss entrepreneurship as it relates to Scott’s unique background in medicine and Xola coding. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for […]

Hawaiian Telcom University – Ryan Miyamoto and Earl Ford

Host Jay Fidell talks to Ryan Miyamoto and Earl Ford to get a sneak peek into this Wednesday’s “Hawaiian Telecom University” event packed with interesting and relevant topics for Hawaii’s businesses, with a focus on how the cloud is transforming business as you know it. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host […]

Beauty Under the Pines – Mimi Evangelista

“Beauty under the Pines” with Mimi Evangelista Featuring Mimi Evangelista, Nail Technician and owner of Mimi’s Place. Lanai was always home in Mimi’s heart and one of her dreams was to have her own beauty spa on Lanai. However, with the lack of available commercial spaces to lease, it took sheer persistence and hard work […]

Is Hawaii on the Right Track to Clean Energy – Dr. Pat Takahashi

“Is Hawaii on the Right Track to Attain Energy Self-Sufficiency?” with Dr. Pat Takahashi, Emeritus Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute Dr. Pat Takahashi is in the studio this afternoon to discuss how far along Hawaii has come to to achieving self-sufficiency and what else needs to be done. The hosts for this episode were Jay […]

Hawaiian Telcom goes 500 mps with Scott Barber and Jason Thune

Host Jay Fidell talks to Scott Barber and Jason Thune about Hawaiian Telcom launching High-Speed Internet service with speeds of up to 500 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up. Scott Barber, Hawaiian Telecom COO and Jason Thune, Hawaiian Telecom Director of Network Planning explain what this means to Hawaiian Telcom and to Hawaii consumers. The […]

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