Aloha United We Stand
Angie and Daniel inform the community about AmeriCorps VISTA and how the program works with the community to help non-profits. Also, we’ll hear how local organizations can get involved with the AmeriCorps VISTA program for an opportunity to collaborate with other non-profits, businesses and other federal agencies. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
2-1-1 Goes High Tech for the Homeless – AUW’s Jay King and Monique Weisman
Monique and Jay share the components of the CSHI, specific ways it addresses the homeless issue in Hawaii, and how it links with 2-1-1 services. In ten weeks the CSHI agencies have collectively awarded over $500,000 to 275 households statewide. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
Preventing Homelessness with IHS Hawaii – Kimo Carvalho
Kimo shares the work at the Institute for Human Services to end the cycle of homelessness. We’ll hear about the 1,309 people housed, 1,440 people sheltered, and 144 people employed in 2016 alone. 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 […]
Working Together to Prevent Bullying – HYSN – Judith Clark and Rachel Ferguson
Working Together to Prevent Bullying: the oldest Scout show in America! A family-oriented event, Scouts and non-Scouts can participate in games and experience the outdoors. Bullying is the physical, verbal, sexual, or psychological harassment of individuals that can occur among youth of the same age, between an adult and a youth, between adults, between able-bodied […]
KUPU Empowers Hawaii’s Youth – Ka’iulani Laeha, June Chee, Kamuela Bannister and Sydney Tureaud
Ka’iulani Laeha, June Chee, Kamuela Bannister and Sydney Tureaud highlight the incredible programs that Kupu currently provides to youth in Hawai’i and the Green Jobs Training Facility that we are planning on renovating. About Kupu: Established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2007, Kupu’s mission is “to empower youth to serve their communities through character-building, […]
HABILITAT to the Rescue: Solving an Epidemic – Jay Dodson and Chad Stephens
Chad Stephens and Jay Dodson join Jay Fidell in the studio to discuss the philosophy and approach Habilitat takes toward treating substance abuse and antisocial behavior in our society. The drug epidemic in our community is outrageous, and communicating about this issue is “the” step in the right direction. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet […]
Making a Match at Big Brothers Big Sisters – Christine Fujino, Lesley Harvey and Jazzy B
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii will be featuring a match and their match coach. Through positive and lasting relationships, children in our program achieve higher grades, better scholastic competence and a greater desire to attend a four year college. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Teach for America – Hawaii – Josh Heimowitz, Piikea Kalakau,Trever Asam, Elizabeth Higashi
One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Trever, Josh, Piikea, and Elizabeth share their work as both educators and administrators striving to achieve this goal. Trever Asam is a partner at the law firm of Cades Schutte, representing individual, corporate, and nonprofit taxpayers. He is a […]
T-Shirt Theatre’s Partnership with the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women
T-Shirt Theatre (TST) is a youth theatre company based in Kalihi whose students perform shows based on their “stories from the streets.” Drama is used as a framework for teaching life skills needed to win jobs, justice and joy. In a unique partnership, TST has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development […]
Why STEAM Matters for Girls and Women – Ai Hirasuna and Yasmin Saban
While the number of women going to college and university is increasing, even surpassing men, women are underrepresented in STEM fields, including math and engineering. There reason females are lagging in STEM careers can be attributed to society’s bias that males are more suited for these fields and in the way STEM courses are taught […]