Episode 943: Resortation Efforts on Kahoʻolawe – Sept 18, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Paul Higashino

During this special fall membership drive, we have Paul Higashino, Natural Resouces Specialist for the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, here to tell about how efforts are going to restore the native ecosystem of Kahoʻolawe.

During our broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking for new members so if you enjoy our weekly tech talks, we hope you’ll consider supporting the great, original, local programming here on Hawaii Public Radio.

An added note: 2026 is the 50th anniversary of the Stop the Bombing campaign for Kahoʻolawe. You can find a calendar of events at Kahoolawe.org.

Episode 943: Resortation Efforts on Kahoʻolawe – Sept 18, 2026

Episode 941: Digital Equity Ecosystems – Sept 4, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Colin Rhinesmith

On todayʻs show we have Colin Rhinesmith, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences and Director, Digital Equity Action Research (DEAR) Lab, joins me to talk about his new book, Digital Equity Ecosystems.

Episode 941: Digital Equity Ecosystems – Sept 4, 2026

Episode 940: HAM Radio and EARC – Aug 28, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ron Hashiro

On todayʻs show we have Ron Hashiro, long time IT professional but more importantly a key member of the Emergency Amateur Radio Club and heʻs here to talk about the critical role HAM radio plays in disaster response. We also talk about a new (to me) radio network alternative to amateur radio called MeshCore.

Episode 940: HAM Radio and EARC – Aug 28, 2026

Episode 937: Meta Layer Initiative – Aug 7, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Daveed Benjamin, Dee Frewert

First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about the Univ of Hawaiiʻs plan for AI across all 10 campuses.

Then joining us, we have Daveed Benjamin founder of the Meta Layer Initiative and Dee Frewert from the Internet Society Nevada Chapter, both here to talk about the Meta Web and Desirable Properties of the Meta Web.

Episode 937: Meta Layer Initiative – Aug 7, 2026

Episode 934: Brook Conner – July 17, 2026

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brook Conner

First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about the The Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference.

Then on todayʻs show weʻll catch up with Brook Conner, faculty at UH Manoa, former CIO at the Hawaii Department of Education and working on his PhD in the CIS Program.

Episode 934: Brook Conner – July 17, 2026