First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Keith Higa from the Emergency Amateur Radio Club to tell us about the upcoming Field Day. Finally, we’ll find out more about a new business incubator called the startup accelerator. We’re talking to a couple of seasoned investors, Chenoa Farnsworth and Rob Robinson both from Hawaii Angels.
Episode 200: Green Hotels – June 13, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Donavan Kealoha to tell us about Nir Eyal, consultant and serial entrepreneur and his upcoming talk on Behavior by Design at the Greenhouse. Finally, we’ll find out how a couple of hotels are reducing their energy bills by implementing green technologies. We’ll talk with Luanne Bongiorno from the Waikiki Marina Resort and Harzali Hashim from the Moana Surfrider.
Episode 199: eBooks & eReaders – June 6, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Aviv Grill from Miso Media to tell us about his company and an upcoming talk he is doing at Punahou. Finally, we’ll talk about the future of books and eReaders with Dave Deluca from Bess Press and Russel Cheng from the Readerie.
Episode 198: Lemonade Alley – May 30, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Paola Seibene from the Hawaii State Public Library System to tell us about going to High Tech Academy at the Library. Finally, we’ll talk with Steve Sue and Alyssa Hui about this year’s Lemonade Alley, what’s new and how they’ve expanded beyond Hawaii.
Episode 197: Transit of Venus – May 23, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Chad Kahunahana from Startup Hawaii to tell us about a conference called LUXr. Finally, we’ll talk about a unique astronomical event called the Transit of Venus with IfA Astronomers, Roy Gal and Paul Coleman.
Episode 196: Startup Weekend – May 16, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Jason Martin from Secure DNA to tell us about a security conference called Shakacon. Finally, we’ll talk to the recent winners from this year’s Startup Weekend Honolulu, including Who Will See Me, Tealet and LaughPop.
Episode 195: TheBus Tech – May 9, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Keith Matsumoto from HTDV to tell us about the 2nd annual Design Thinking Bootcamp. Finally, we’ll find out about the current state and future of technology found on transportation systems like TheBus and SpeediShuttle. We talk with Roger Morton and Cecil Morton, respectively.
Episode 194: Open Courseware – May 2, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Loren Koanui and Yancey Unequivocally from PCATT to tell us about upcoming classes on social media. Finally, we’ll talk with Mark Hines from Mid Pacific Institute about how technology and open courseware is disrupting traditional models of education.
Episode 193: Rooftop Farms – April 25, 2012
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then, Timothy Caminos from the Better Business Bureau joins us to talk about the upcoming Torch Awards. Finally, we’ll explore the growing popularity and promise of urban rooftop gardens with Alan Joaquin from Farmroof and green architect Fritz Harris-Glade.
Episode 192: Radio Improv – April 18, 2012
On this Day 8 of Hawaii Public Radio’s Challenge 2012, the goal was to end the pledge drive within the 8 day target. Given the focus and sustained energy of the staff, this looked like a strong possibility, trimming 2 full days off the previous 10 day pledge drives. Without knowing the exact time the pledge drive would end, we did not schedule a regular guest on the show. Instead we opted to try something brand new. Ryan suggested we open the phone lines up to our listeners. We wanted to encourage an unrehearsed, spontaneous conversation with whoever called. They could ask us a question, share an event or tell us about a project. Anything goes. Tara Coomans from Akamai-Marketing and Social Media Club Hawaii was our more that capable guest, who we originally planned to have on the mic at pledge central, helping us call out for pledges. Here is the recording of what was in my opinion a really fun and freeform conversation, a format we call radio improv and hope to repeat in future select episodes.