Community Matters
Some of the answers may surprise you. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Katharine Nohr. ThinkTech Hosts Jay Fidell and Katharine Nohr take a look at the responses we received to our May survey and see what we can learn from them. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
Update on Covid and the SBA (Community Matters)
Lots of things have happened. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jane Sawyer. Jane Sawyer of the SBA will help us understand the Covid small business support programs the SBA is handling, the issues that have come up, the status of funding and what we can expect […]
Update on How Covid-19 is Changing the Workplace (Community Matters)
Every business must develop strategies to deal with it. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Janina Abiles. Janina Abiles is ProService Hawaii’s Director of HR and Safety Training where she leads the integration of safety and HR training teams. Her team drives client retention through HR and […]
Examining economic activity in reopening and increased mortality in covid cases (Community Matters)
We need scientists to help us find and develop public policy on the relationship. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Mike DeWeert. Mike Deweert, ThinkTech’s Chief Scientist, will help us understand the relationship between economic activity in the reopening in Hawaii and increased mortality in covid cases. […]
The Importance of Carbon Policy and Carbon Dividends (Community Matters)
This could be the best solution for dealing with Climate Change. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are David Vogel and Thais Vogel. David Vogel and Thais Vogel of VoLo Foundatioln will discuss the importance of carbon policy and carbon dividends. They will show us that this solution […]
Covid has revealed that we are at a global inflection point (Community Matters)
We must reeducate our nation before it is too late. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Louis Herman. Louis Herman, a political science professor at the West Oahu Campus of the University of Hawaii, will help us understand the current crisis, how we got to where we […]
The Kauai Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in the time of Covid (Community Matters)
How Covid has changed the way the Kauai prosecutor does business. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Justin Kollar. Justin Kollar, prosecuting attorney for the County of Kauai, will help us understand how Covid has affected his office and prosecutions, including the initiative for the release of […]
The Better Business Bureau meets the Challenges of Covid (Community Matters)
There are rough spots in the business community. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Roseann Freitas and Kelsey Gardipee. Roseann freitas and Kelsey Gardipee of the Better Business Bureau will help us understand how the business community is doing in the time of covid, and how the […]
Report from the front in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Community Matters)
Randy Krehbiel, a reporter with Tulsa World in Tulsa brings us current on the events over the weekend. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Randall Krehbiel. Randy Krehbiel, a reporter with Tulsa World has been covering the Trump Rally story there for some weeks. He joins us […]
Science in Hawaii in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)
Finally, it’s time to diversify our economy in Hawaii. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Holly Lindsay. Holly Lindsay will help us understand the state of science and science education in Hawaii and the country right now, and what can and should do after all this time […]