Community Matters
What Part Does the East-West Center Play. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum and Bob Riley. Suzanne Vares-Lum, U.S. Army retired and now president of the East-West Center, and Bob Riley, retired career diplomat and ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Chief Operating Officer […]
Walking Down Memory Lane in East Village (Community Matters)
Visiting New York 60 Years Later. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Our panel returns to their old haunts in Greenwich Village 60 years after they were in New York University Graduate School there in the 1960’s, and the extraordinary changes they found when they returned. The ThinkTech […]
Tech Can Help Agriculture in Hawaii (Community Matters)
The Hawaii AgTech Conference. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Jason Ueki and Jim Wyban. Jason Ueki and Jim Wyban, organizers of the Hawaii AgTech Conference, help us understand the benefits of bringing tech and agriculture together, and of developing both of these sectors for our economy. They also discuss […]
The Mailbox Conspiracy (Community Matters)
The Greatest Corruption Case in Hawaii History. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander Silvert. Attorney and author Alexander Silvert helps us understand his new book, The Mailbox Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Greatest Corruption Case in Hawaii History. When Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, Katherine, […]
Who’s Running for Lieutenant Governor (Community Matters)
Evaluating the Major Candidates. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Louise Ing. Louise Ing, moderator of the webinar scheduled for 10am on July 1st, helps us understand what will be covered in this webinar and why it is a unique examination of the candidates and the issues. The ThinkTech YouTube […]
Protecting the Waters of the Pacific Monument (Community Matters)
This Requires our Continuing Attention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bob Richmond. Indigenous leaders from the Pacific Remote Islands Coalition are writing to President Joe Biden asking him to expand protection of the waters around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, specifically around Palmyra and Howland and Baker […]
Growing Agriculture in Hawaii (Community Matters)
What Steps Do we Need to Take. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Denise Yamaguchi. Denise Yamaguchi, Executive Director of the Hawaii Agriculture Foundation, helps us understand the current state of the agricultural industry in Hawaii, the stable and boutique crops that are presently being grown, the extent to which […]
Remembering the Incident at West Loch (Community Matters)
It will be Memorialized at Punchbowl in May. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Deloris Guttman and Steven Guttman. Deloris and Steve Guttman will help us understand the explosion that took place at the West Loch Ammunition Depot in 1944, the causes and effects of that disaster and the death […]
Voting Bills in the 2022 Hawaii Legislature (Community Matters)
If They Pass They Could Change Voting in Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sandy Ma. Sandy Ma, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii, will help us understand the voting bills in the 2022 session of the Hawaii State Legislature, as well as the status of the Republican efforts […]
The War on Hate (Community Matters)
How to Stop Genocide and Terrorism. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Hank Kopel. Author and former federal prosecutor Henry “Hank” Kopel of New Haven tells us about his book War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom. Could Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine have been predicted […]