Community Matters
At 8:07 am on Saturday, January 13, 2018, the Emergency Management authorities in Hawaii sent out an emergency alert advising all residents that there was a ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii, that they should seek immediate shelter, and that this was not a drill. This message, as we now know, was false. In the […]
Law and PoliticsAn All Star Graduate Returns to Maryknoll
MJ Mao, a Former Maryknoll Student that was an all-state swimmer and now attending U. Of Wisconsin…..he chose UW over going to Brown or Harvard…and is now a freshman on UW’s swim team. A very interesting aspect of MJ is that he is a student who came to Maryknoll in his Junior Year from China […]
Making Good Plans for a Sustainable Resilient Hawaii (Community Matters)
Good implementation requires good plans. A discussion of the program contemplated at the Legislative Briefing in the Capitol Auditorium on January 10, 2018, with the two HEPF Graduate Research Assistants who are developing it at the UH Public Policy Center. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
The War on Journalism (Community Matters)
How is the Press Reacting. We live in interesting times. With the President of the United States stoking fears of fake news to his base, the importance of journalists and journalism in general is at an all time high. Brett Oppegaard joins Jay Fidell to discuss The War on Journalism. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
The Ala Wai Golf Course should be made into a big, beautiful public park (Community Matters)
ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our vision is to be a leader in shaping a more vital and thriving Hawaii as the foundation for […]
The Status and the Effects of the Tax “Reform” Bill (Community Matters)
The Good and The Bad. Roger Epstein joins Jay Fidell in the ThinkTech Studio to talk Taxes. They will discuss the new tax reform bill that President Trump has signed into law and it’s effects on the economy and more. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
Democracy in Color (Community Matters)
Brown is the New White, Lessons learned in the 2017 and 2018 elections. Steve Phillips, Author “Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority” and founder of Democracy in Color discusses the importance of getting out the vote in minority communities across the United States and moving the […]
My Heart is in Jerusalem (Community Matters)
Traditions and Customs. Rabbi Itchel Kasnjanski joins Jay Fidell in the ThinkTech studio to discuss traditions and customs that have enriched lives for thousands of years as well as current events. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the […]
Strengthening Consitutionalism and Human Rights In asia
Michael Davis and Jay Fidell talk how Asia and its constituent nations are doing on Human Rights issues and what is likely to happen going forward, as discussed in Michael Davis’ recent article in the Journal of Democracy. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii […]
Planned Parenthood – 100 Years Strong (Community Matters)
100 Years Strong. Chris Charboneau and Jay Fidell discuss Planned Parenthood’s mission, the services they provide, and the history of the organization. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content […]