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Marketers Making a Difference – AD UP Hawaii with Debbie Lee

AD UP Hawaii is a team based marketing campaign development competition with full day workshops for non profits. Marketing professionals form “mini agency teams” as they compete for the best marketing campaign for one of six non-profit organizations. This year, they added a special opportunity for non-profits to receive a comprehensive assessment of their organization […]

Women Building Better Communities – Junior League of Honolulu (JLH)

The Junior League of Honolulu is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Are you or any friends interested in hearing more about leadership training, volunteer development and women empowerment? Please join the Junior League of Honolulu […]

Engineering the Future – Robert Kubota and Nate Wilbur

Douglas Engineering Pacific provides creative and innovative engineering services of uncompromising excellence; yet together with Group 70, they are working (pro bono) to transform a 5,000 square foot maintenance shed in Kaka’ako into a shelter for homeless families and children. Robert also started a seminar series to provide architecture/engineering interns perspective into life after school. […]

The East-West Center #galswithLEI – Ann Hartman and Aliza Napartivaumnuay

#galswithLEI is not your typical event. This forum celebrates the Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Inspiration (LEI) of female business and social entrepreneurs in generating jobs and strengthening communities. Workshop panelists and special guests include local established women leaders, bold millennials, and the international Changing Faces women – blending experience, ambition, and passion. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on […]

Staffing the Future – Robert Half Finance & Accounting – Erica Wallace and Matt Luat

Hawaii’s unemployment rate is relatively low compared to National statistics. How are job seekers being matched with the right companies who need their skills? Who are these match makers and how do they work their magic? And do the numbers actually reflect the reality of our local job market? Two recruiting managers, Matt Luat and […]

Turning Point – Organizational Change with Kim Payton, PhD

Change is one of the only consistent things in our lives. Yet individuals, society, and organizations are highly adverse to change. Without change, we become irrelevant, yet every day we continue on without it. What is the “Turning Point” and what is the impact if we choose not to make that move? ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live […]

Transforming Communities Through Art – Rich Richardson and Donna Blnachard

National data shows that the arts has a social impact to communities and improves academic performance as well as health care. Donna and Rich talk about why the arts matter to our community and our economy. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming […]

When Women Thrive, Communities Prosper – Women’s Fund of Hawaii

The Women’s Fund of Hawaii is a grant making foundation dedicated exclusively to supporting women and girls in Hawai’i. They believe that when one woman is not financially secure, safe and empowered, we are all less so. When women thrive, families and communities prosper. Leela Bilmes Goldstein and Alexina Chai detail some of the staggering […]

Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women – YWCA Oahu – Kehaulani Coleman and Bettelynn Smith

Through their many facilities and programs, the YWCA impacts individuals, the community, and the economy by offering a unique place where women and girls can build relationships for life and are provided opportunities to move forward in life and give back to their community. Kehaulani and Bettelynn share how the YWCA Oahu works to eliminate […]

Kulia I Ka Nu’u: Strive for the Summit with Russell J. Hata

Russell Hata joins Kim Lau to describe the challenges of running a multi-million dollar family owned local business and the importance of his business to the local economy and community. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check […]

Today’s Headlines

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- Liam Stack, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney
Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Regroups

The U.S. secretary of state warned that Israel’s victories over Hamas may not be “sustainable.” [...]

- Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski
Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up

Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry. [...]

- Jeffrey Gettleman and Constant Méheut
Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine

With Ukrainian troops outnumbered, exhausted and now in retreat near Kharkiv, many Ukrainians wonder if the war has taken a significant turn for the worse. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum
Michael Cohen’s Testimony Will Shape Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Mr. Cohen once called himself Donald J. Trump’s “designated thug.” Will he help bring about the ex-president’s downfall? [...]

- Campbell Robertson and Maureen Farrell
Gov. Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts as He Seeks Senate Seat

The Justice companies have long had a reputation for not paying their debts. But that may be catching up to them. [...]

Maternity care overhaul needed, birth trauma inquiry finds

Changes in postnatal care are also required, MPs say after hearing "harrowing" evidence from UK women. [...]

I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal

Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama. [...]

Top Boy and Happy Valley triumph at TV Baftas

The final seasons of Top Boy and Happy Valley were among the big winners at the Bafta TV Awards. [...]

Best of Baftas 2024 TV Awards... in 86 seconds

Our recap of this year's 2024 Bafta TV Awards. [...]

Putin set to move Shoigu from defence minister post

Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of the president, has played a key role in Russia's hugely costly war in Ukraine. [...]

After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Nemo arrived at Zurich Airport to a hero's welcome. [...]

Two refugees were secretly traveling under a coach in the state of Bavaria as one of them fell onto a motorway. Both men suffered minor injuries and were taken to [...]

Incumbent Gitanas Nauseda declared victory in the first round but will face a run-off vote against Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. The election was marked by security concerns amid the war [...]

Spain's Socialists won the largest share of the vote in Catalan elections, as separatist parties are set to lose their majority after more than a decade in power in the [...]

Students from China and Hong Kong living in Europe and North America are being repressed by the government in Beijing, according to a new Amnesty International report. Students in Germany [...]

- The Associated Press
Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections

Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election. [...]

- Emma Bowman
The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died

Richard Slayman died almost two months after the historic procedure, the Boston hospital where he had the transplant said Saturday. At 62, he had the transplant to treat his end-stage [...]

- The Associated Press
Putin replaces his defense minister as he starts his 5th term in office

Putin proposed Andrei Belousov, who until recently served as the first deputy prime minister, to replace Sergei Shoigu in a Cabinet shakeup. [...]

- John Helton
There's still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes

The solar storm that's pushing sightings of the Northern Lights to lower latitudes is forecast to continue into the coming days, but its impact has likely peaked. [...]

- Rebecca Rosman
Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies

From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza. [...]

- Jerome Pugmire | AP

Kylian Mbappé‘s relationship with Paris Saint-Germain started with great fanfare and celebration but is ending amid ongoing tensions [...]

- Rachel Pannett

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli success in Rafah is “not sustainable” without a postwar plan for Gaza. The Palestinian death toll rose over 35,000. [...]

- Moriah Balingit | AP

Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far [...]

- Miriam Berger, Niha Masih, Leo Sands, Claire Parker
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