Episode 382: iLab – Dec 23, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with our news guests. Sandy Park from HTDC is here to tell us about the annual Holiday Job Tech Fair. Then Ryan Yamamoto and Matthew Honda are here from Middle Management to tell us about their new company. Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking to Dr. Song Choi and Ron Matayoshi and learning about the new innovation lab at UH called the iLab.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sandy Park, Ron Matayoshi, Matt Honda, Ryan Yamamoto, Song Choi, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 381: VEX Robotics – Dec 16, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. McKay Davis is here to tell us about the monthly Code for Hawaii meetup. Then Steven Hanneman is here from HPU to tell us about the #HPUBiz4Good campaign. Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking about VEX Robotics with Pearl City High School math teacher Hai Nguyen and team representatives: Christine Uehara (Senior) and Sean Santiago (Sophomore) and from Waianae High School, biology teacher Sarah Kern and team members Russell Kiyono (Senior), Kalani Fernandez (Senior) and Haven Bashaw (Junior).

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, McKay Davis, Haven Bashaw, Kalani Fernandez, Russell Kiyono, Christine Uehara, Sean Santiago, Steve Hannemann, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 380: Startup Weekend HNL – Dec 9, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. Christine Koroki from the Honolulu Museum tells us about the latest Pecha Kucha. Then Alexander Felix is here to tell us about his augmented reality sandbox called One Box on Indiegogo. Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking about Startup Weekend HNL with Kamil Schuetz (Klima App), Christine Koroki (Global English Education), and Buddy and Koko Leong (Menehune Hat Clips).

Photos (l:r) Burt Lum, Christine Koroki, Koko & Buddy Leong, Alex Felix, Kamil Schuetz, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 379: Planetary Update – Dec 2, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. Samantha Kimsey will tell us about the opening of Computational Thinkers and Django Girls. Then Meli James is here to tell us what’s on tap for the next HVCA luncheon panel on medical marijuana. Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking with Pete Mouginis-Mark from the Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology with an update on recent planetary exploration including Pluto, Saturn, Mars Rover and Comet 67P.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Samantha Kimsey, Meli James, Pete Mouginis-Mark, Rozie Breslin, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 378: Live, Learn, Work, Play – Nov 25, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. Nader Haghighipour an astronomer from the Institute for Astronomy will tell us about an Extreme Solar System Conference happening this weekend. Then Rachel Hoerman is here to tell us about an American Association of University Women (AAUW) scholarship for women going into STEM fields. Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking with Hawaii Dept of Education Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi and Sen Donovan Dela Cruz about a regional approach to STEM called “Live, Learn, Work & Play.”

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nader Haghighipour, Rachel Hoerman, Kathy Matayoshi, Donovan Dela Cruz, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 377: Entrepreneurship 101 – Nov 18, 2015

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. David Bruce from the Global Virtual Studio will tell us about the upcoming “GVS All Access” event. Then Collin Kobayashi from 3D Innovations will give us a preview of a new manufacturing accelerator called “Startup Connector.” Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour exploring what it takes to be an entrepreneur with Gideon Marks and Peter Rowan.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David Bruce, Gideon Marks, Collin Kobayashi, Peter Rowan, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 376: Sensor Tech & Open Hardware – Nov 11, 2015

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We start off with our three news guests: Jon Wallenstrom from Forest City Hawaii will tell us about the Kapolei Lofts Energy Fun Fair. Then Kwame Jackson will tell us about the next Startup Weekend Honolulu. Then Jared Kushi from Blue Startups will give us the scoops on the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific Semi-Final Pitch Off. Finally, during our main segment, we’ll talk about sensor technology and open hardware with UH researchers Brian Glazer and Brian Chee.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jon Wallenstrom, Jared Kushi, Brian Chee, Brian Glazer, Kwame Jackson, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 375: XLR8UH Cohort #3 – Nov 4, 2015

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Starting us off this hour, David Aquino from Blue Planet Foundation is here to talk about the Student Energy Summit. Then we have Representative Takashi Ohno here to tell us about the Hawaii Next 50 Contest. Finally, joining us today are: Luke Tucker, Bianca Tubolino and Jonathan Gradie. Luke is a Venture Associate at Sultan Ventures and leads operations for the XLR8UH accelerator. Bianca is co-founder of JetSet ESL and Jonathan is the co-founder of DeSal Survival both companies are part of the latest XLR8UH co-hort.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Rep. Takashi Ohno, Joseph Pak, Bianca Tubolino, Jonathan Gradie, David Aquino, Luke Tucker, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 374: Our Project in Hawaii’s Intertidal – Oct 28, 2015

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Starting us off this hour, Aisis Chen and Noah Hafner from HiCapacity tell us about a Fashion Tech workshop. Then Rob Kelso joins us by phone from Hilo to tell us about PISCES and the Lunar Landing Pad project. Finally, for the remainder of the hour, we’ll talk to Kanesa Seraphin, Associate Professor in Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) in the UHM College of Education, Joanna Philippoff, co-PI and Program Manager in CRDG and Anuschka Faucci, Education Specialist/Lab coordinator in the UH Dept of Biology, about OPIHI, Our Project in Hawaii’s Intertidal.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Aisis Chen, Noah Hafner, Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, Joanna Philippoff, Anuschka Faucci, Ryan Ozawa

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Episode 371: Tsunami Early Warning – Oct 7, 2015

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Starting us off this hour, Jason Sewell from DevLeague is back to tell us about a DevLeague Uber Hackathon. Then we get an update on the Blue Startup Cohort 6. Finally, for the remainder of the hour, we’ll talk to Vern Miyagi from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Gerard Fryer from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center about Hawaii’s tsunami early warning system.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jason Sewell, Vern Miyagi, Gerard Fryer, Ryan Ozawa

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