Hawaii is My Main Land
Small-kid time on a sugar plantation in late 20th Century Hawai’i meant freedom and responsibilities unimaginable today. The skills of living peacefully in a small community with very diverse inhabitants are much needed today. What did that look like? What is different now? ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 […]
Hawaiian Fishponds: Grassroot Classrooms for Biocultural Education (Hawaii Is My Main Land)
Restoration and stewardship of traditional Hawaiian loko i’a (fishponds) are ideal living systems for teaching history, science, and culture. It also builds community and improves environmental quality, as functioning models of appropriate relationships with nature and neighbors. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, […]
Samaritan The App: Resources and Kindness for Homeless (Hawaii Is My Mainland)
Jonathan Kumar has developed an app which works to build relationships between the homeless and community members, and a way for cashless donations to be made to individuals allowing them to get what they actually need. Seattle Magazine called Samaritan one of the greatest social impacts in the city. Can it make a difference in […]
Beyond Darwin Sahtouris, Science and Hope (Hawaii Is My Main Land)
Bacteria were the only life form for 2 billion of the 4 billion years of life on Earth. They were so successful they ate up all the food on the planet. New cells evolved which used sunlight to make food, but gave off a deadly gas called oxygen… Dr. Sahtouris joins Kaui Lucas to debunk […]
Startups and Upstarts at Nalukai Academy
Two years ago, a former Parker School (Waimea) student, Bubs Monsef having had considerable success in the startup world, returned home and started an organization to give local kids an experience – part outward bound, part hacker camp: Nalukai Academy. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
Albizia Project 2 0
An Architecture PhD candidate, Joseph Valenti, frustrated with the crisis of Hawaii’s homeless came up with a novel design to turn invasive Albizia trees into low tech, highly functional transitional housing. A year later major challenges have been faced, and the full scale prototype is under construction. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Growing Hawaii’s Farm To School Programs
Governor Ige made Farm to School one of his top priorities. Three years into the administration, what does the program look like? Guest hosting for Kaui Lucas on Hawaii is My Mainland is Kim Ku’ulei Birnie of the Native Hawaiian health organization Papa Ola Lokahi. As Community Relations Officer, Bernie has decades of experience in […]
Hawaii From Inside The Beltway
Honolulu Civil Beat’s Kirstin Downey, a Washington Post investigative reporter for 20 years, returned to Washington DC this January to cover the Trump administration. Despite flamboyant fears, the Trump administration has been largely good for Hawaii. But the atmosphere in Washington for journalists? FEROCIOUS! Join Kaui Lucas for a view of Hawaii from Inside the […]
Hard Science And Hashtags
Dr. Ruth Gates was co-host of an event this week that brought educators, legislators, researchers, NGOs, activists and the media together at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on Moku O Lo’e (aka Coconut Island.) While some impressive research breakthroughs have been made, not much has been done to address the impact of 10 million […]
Building our Commons – A New Impact Hub in Honolulu
Anne Weber, Impact Hub Honolulu’s Coworking Community Manager gives Kaui Lucas the scoops on Honolulu’s newest resource to support ‘building the commons’ through more resilient infrastructure in our town. Part of a network of 102 Impact Hubs around the world with over 15K members, @ImpactHubHNL officially opens in Kaka’ako August 23. It will offer members […]