Docomomo Hawaii
The Transformation of Honolulu. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Starting in 1970, a large section of downtown Honolulu was completely changed by the removal of private property to create the government-oriented Capitol District / Civic Center, but few people today realize this massive project occurred. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
The Hawai’i State Capitol (Docomomo Hawaii)
Hawaii’s Modernist Monument. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. The Hawai’i State Capitol building is a notable example of 1960s architecture and was considered groundbreaking when it was completed. How did it come into being? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kPVsRvRizfPyGT2Vd8TYY4 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see […]
Waikiki’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 2 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Small Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki grew quickly in the 1950s as tourism steadily increased. To accommodate the growing number of visitors, new hotels both large and small were quickly constructed. The small hotels often followed a similar architectural style which today is very evocative of the time period. […]
Waikik’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 1 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Large Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki began to grow in the 1950s as tourism increased. People marveled as multiple 10-story buildings appeared, with innovations like swimming pools and other amenities. What were the new structures of this important time in Waikiki’s history? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
The History of Transportation on O’ahu (Docomomo Hawaii)
Past and Future. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. After years of construction, O’ahu’s new rail system will begin running in several weeks – but it’s not the first one on this island. What modes of transportation did O’ahu have in the past, and where will we be going in the future? The […]
History of the International Market Place (Docomomo Hawaii)
Don the Beachcomber’s Legacy. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Although no longer well-known today, Don the Beachcomber was an influential figure in creating and spreading a fantasy vision of Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures. His historic legacy in Waikīkī is the famous International Market Place, which still exists today although it has evolved […]
The History of Transportation on O’Ahu Vol 3 (Docomomo Hawaii)
Our New Rail System. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. O’ahu has seen a variety of transportation technologies. Rail systems date back to the 1880s and once covered both rural O’ahu and urban Honolulu, but no longer exist. Today we’re seeing the revival of rail, in a new form. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
History of Transportation on O’ahu Vol 2 (Docomomo Hawaii)
Past and Future. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. After years of construction, O’ahu’s new rail system will begin running in several weeks – but it’s not the first one on this island. What modes of transportation did O’ahu have in the past, and where will we be going in the future? The […]
The History of Transportation on O’ahu (Docomomo Hawaii)
Past and Future. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. After years of construction, O’ahu’s new rail system will begin running in several weeks – but it’s not the first one on this island. What modes of transportation did O’ahu have in the past, and where will we be going in the future? The […]
The History of Highrise Honolulu (Docomomo Hawaii)
How we Became a Highrise City. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. DeSoto Brown, the Bishop Museum Historian, shows through historic photos the story of Honolulu’s gradual, then sudden growth into a city of hundreds of highrise buildings. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kPVsRvRizfPyGT2Vd8TYY4 Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]