On todayʻs show we have Michael Bennett, founder of Hawaiʻi Tech Week and we’re talking about the 3rd annual week long event featuring Hawaii’s tech diversity and ecosystem.
Episode 938: Hawaiʻi Tech Week – Aug. 14, 2026
Episode 937: Meta Layer Initiative – Aug 7, 2026
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 936: Illnomadic – July 31, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Navid Najafi, aka Illnomadic and Super Groupers, four-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winning hip-hop artist here to talk about innovations in music.
Episode 935: Hohonu.io – July 24, 2026
On todayʻs show weʻll catch up with Brian Glazer, Associate Professor, Oceanography, University of Hawaii and coFounder and CEO, Hohonu, Inc. and their live dashboard.
Episode 934: Brook Conner – July 17, 2026
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 933: Dragons at the Gate – July 10, 2026
On todayʻs show weʻll catch up with Gordon Bruce, former CIO at the City and County of Honolulu, former CEO of Pacxa, and author of Dragons at the Gate.
Episode 932: Hawaii Wave Cohort 2 – July 1, 2026
First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. In this segment she talks about the evolving co-working environment.
Then on todayʻs show we have Ian Kitajima, President and CEO and Keith Matsumoto, Program Director at PICHTR, here to talk about the Year 2 of their dual-use incubator called Hawaii Wave.
Episode 931: Elemental Impact Data Center Innovation Initiative – June 26, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Dawn Lippert, Founder and CEO of Elemental Impact, here to talk about the Data Center Innovation Initiative. The application deadline is July 15, 2026. Register here, for an virtual information briefing on July 8, 2026.
Episode 930: ManaUp Cohort 11 – June 19, 2026
First up, let’s welcome back The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. This week she talks about a $1.25M NSF grant that accelerates Hawaiʻi’s growing network of locally-designed environmental sensors.
Then on todayʻs show we have Meli James from Mana Up and sheʻs brought a couple of cohort 11 companies. Chasity Enoka, co-owner of Maebo Noodle Factory Inc and Charade Law, owner ad GM of Island Essence.
Episode 929: Makaliʻi Metrics – June 12, 2026
On todayʻs show we have Daniel Rihardson, Founder and CEO and Kūhaʻo Zane, Co-Founder of Makaliʻi Metrics, here to talk about data gathering, cultural knowledge, and establishing Hawaiiʻs first soil testing lab.