Bytemarks Cafe: Recent Episodes
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Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Daveed Benjamin, Dee FrewertFirst 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
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Navid NajafiOn 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 936: Illnomadic – July 31, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian GlazerOn 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 935: Hohonu.io – July 24, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brook ConnerFirst 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
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Gordon BruceOn 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 933: Dragons at the Gate – July 10, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian Kitajima, Keith MatsumotoFirst 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 932: Hawaii Wave Cohort 2 – July 1, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Dawn LippertOn 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 931: Elemental Impact Data Center Innovation Initiative – June 26, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chasity Enoka, Meli James, Charade LawFirst 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 930: ManaUp Cohort 11 – June 19, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Daniel RichardsonOn 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.
Episode 929: Makaliʻi Metrics – June 12, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jaeke BarkinFirst up is The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong. This week itʻs about drones mapping shorelines and rail systems for industry.
Then we have Jaeke Barkin, Founder & Lead Engineer at HOWDI and creator of Stoa, talk about civic engagement and transparency.
Episode 928: Stoa – June 5, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Gary Albitz, Nick WinfreyNow on todayʻs show we have Nick Winfrey, Executive Director and Gary Albitz, Managing Director of Imua Onipaʻa and we’re here to talk about innovations in workforce development.
Episode 927: Imua Onipaʻa – May 29, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mimi Wong, Micah MizumotoOn todayʻs show we have Micah Mizumoto, Instructional Technology Specialist and Mimi Wong, Instructional Technology Manager, from Kamehameha School here to talk about the KS Ed Tech conference coming up on June 2, 2026.
Episode 926: Kamehameha School Ed Tech Conference – May 22, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Wendy Awai-Dakroub, Kekanaloa KailihiwaFirst off, I want to welcome the 1st installment of The Catalyst by Leimomi Bong, about the recent EaHou Fest.
Then we have Wendy Dakroub, Chief Executive Officer of Ohia Technology and Kekanaloa Kailihiwa, Teen Mentor of Tech Savvy Teens and theyʻre here to talk about getting teens involved with tech support for kupuna.
Episode 925: The Catalyst and Tech Savvy Teens – May 15, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Amy ZhaoOn todayʻs show we have Amy Zhao, Policy and Partnerships Strategist at the Imua Alliance here to talk about, SB3001, her Civil Beat article on digital safety, and a call to action.
Episode 924: Digital Safety – May 8, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leimoni Bong, Jennifer Potter, Jacqui HooverBefore talk about with our featured guests, I want to share a brand new segment we will add to Bytemarks Cafe, called the Catalyst, highlighting stories that center Hawaiʻi not as a proxy, but as a metric and catalyst for solutions to Oceania’s toughest problems. Leimoni Bong joins me with the bi-weekly segment.
On our featured topic for todayʻs show we have Jennifer Potter from the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute and Jacqui Hoover, Chair of the Conference Program Committee to tell us about the upcoming Hawaii Energy Conference.
Episode 923: The Catalyst and Hawaiʻi Energy Conference – May 1, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Christina ComfortOn todayʻs show we have Christina Comfort who is the Water Quality Program Manager at Wastewater Alternatives and Innovation, who is pursuing her PhD at Uh Manoa in the Oceanography department.
Episode 922: WAI Seasick – April 24, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nicole CacalOn todayʻs show we have Nicole Cacal, Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative to talk about some of the latest projects underway.
Episode 921: TRUE Initiative – April 17, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Andres Ramirez, Nam VuDuring this special spring membership drive, we have Andres Ramirez from the AI Safety Awareness Project and Nam Vu from the Hawaii Center on AI, here to talk about AI Safety Week happening on April 27 – May 1, 2026
Episode 920: AI Safety Week – April 10, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David HoltOn todayʻs show we have David Holt, Program Director at Blue Startups, here to talk about the upcoming East Meets West Conference.
Episode 919: East Meets West – April 3, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, greg BurnsOn todayʻs show we have Greg Burns, founder of Deep/C and he’s here to talk about underwater data centers.
Episode #918: Deep/C – March 27, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jim PotemraOn todayʻs show we have Jim Potemra, Specialist at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology and co-investigator at PacIOOS the Pacific Island Ocean Observing System. You can show your support for PacIOOS here.
Episode 917: PacIOOS – March 20, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Wenhao SunOn todayʻs show we have Wenhao Sun, President of Marine AgriFutures, here to talk about a novel approach to marine aqua farming which converts salt water to fresh by growing sea asparagus.
Episode 916: Marine Agrifutures – March 13, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Shawn LopesOn todayʻs show we have Shawn Lopes author of Local Unrest and Gary Chun, formerly with the Star Bulletin, Star Advertiser, and a long time music aficionado. Together we recollect the underground music scene in Honolulu during the 80ʻs and 90ʻs.
Episode 915: Local Unrest – Mar 6, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Michelle Dumais, Margaret SchmittOn todayʻs show we have Michelle Dumais from Kealani Solutions and Margaret Schmitt from Hawaiʻi Women in Tech here to talk about the Hawaii Island AI Summit. Listeners to the show can use this promo code for a discount: BytemarksCafe.
Episode 914: Hawaiʻi Island AI Summit – Feb 27, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Richard ZhengOn todayʻs show we have Richard Zheng President of Servpac, here to talk about cloud computing, data centers and the impact of AI.
Episode 913: Servpac Data Centr – Feb 20, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Olin LagonOn todayʻs show we have Olin Lagon, startup, serial, social entrepreneur, co-founder of Shifted Energy, and author with his new book, Innovation Archipelago, expected out in April 2026. Here’s Olin during the Talk Story with the KS Trustee Finalists.
Episode 912: Innovation Archipelago – Feb 13, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Steve SueOn todayʻs show we reprise a show we did with Steve Sue, writer, producer and director of the educational documentary, The 100th Battalion, Seeds of Aloha. We also talk about Shaka, A Story of Aloha and its streaming debut on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.
Episode 911: The 100th Battalion – Seeds of Aloha Redux – Feb 6, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Keith Matsumoto, Chad KumabeOn todayʻs show we have Keith Matsumoto, Program Director at PICHTR and Chad Kumabe, President at Second Wave Technologies, here to talk about the Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology Conference.
Episode 910: Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology – Jan 30, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Guy KawasakiOn todayʻs show we have Guy Kawasaki, author, writer, evangelist, investor, who has a new book about Signal called Everybody Has Something to Hide. Preorder here to get the book for $.99.
Episode 908: Guy Kawasaki – Everybody Has Something to Hide – Jan 23, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Elisia Flores, Jarson Brand, Meli JamesOn todayʻs show we have Meli James, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, Elisia Flores CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbeque and Jason Brand, co-founder of Ko Hana Rum, here with us to talk about the upcoming HVCA Entrepreneur Awards on Feb. 25, 2026.
Episode 908: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards – Jan 16, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Steve SueOn todayʻs show we have Steve Sue, writer, producer and director of the educational documentary, The 100th Battalion, Seeds of Aloha. We also talk about Shaka, A Story of Aloha and its streaming debut on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.
Episode 907: The 100th – Seeds of Aloha – Jan 9, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Trung LamOn todayʻs show we have Trung Lam, the new Exec Director of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to talk about what’s in store for 2026.
Episode 906: Hawaii Technology Development Corporation – Jan 2, 2026
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Janice Gin, Perry ArrasmithOn todayʻs show we have Janice Gin, lecturer at UH Manoa, Dept of Journalism and former News Director at KITV, and Perry Arrasmith, President at the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs and they are here to talk about the news desert project.
Episode 905: News Desert Project – Dec 26, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nancy Vo, Ian ScheuringOn todayʻs show we have Ian Scheuring, Deputy Communications Director and Nancy Vo, Division Chief from the Department of Information Technology at the City and County of Honolulu and they’re both here to provide an update on new HNL311 app. You can find instructions to download the app here.
Episode 904: C&C Honolulu HNL 311 – Dec 19, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian MoonOn todayʻs show we have Brian Moon, CEO of the Pacific Telecommunications Council here to talk about the upcoming PTC’26 conference on January 18-20, 2026.
Episode 903: PTC 2026 – Dec 12, 2025
During this edition of Bytemarks Cafe, we have a couple of our favorite tech geeks, James Pakele, community organizer, jack of all trades and Ian Kitajima, tech sherpa at PICHTR here to tell us about their favorite tech in 2025. We talk about everything from how to be a road warrior to what AI tools to use. Here’s a sample of James tinkering while on the show.
Episode 902: Annual Geek Show – Dec 5, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Natalie Perez, Andres RamirezOn todayʻs show we have Natalie Perez from Aula Fellowship, co-author of Levers of Power in the Field of AI and Andres Ramirez from the AI Safety Awareness Project, here to talk about AI Safety and governance.
Episode 901: AI Safety and Governance – Nov 28, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Katy Hintzen, Olivia CarbiOn todayʻs show we have Katy Hintzen, Coastal Resilience Specialist at Sea Grant and Olivia Carbi, NOAA Coastal Resilience Fellow who join us to talk about Pili na Moku and the Community Funding Hub Program.
Episode 900: Community Funding Hubs – Nov 21, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Forest Frizzell, Olin LagonOn todayʻs show Shifted Energy joins us with Forest Frizzell, Co-founder and CEO, along with Olin Lagon, Co-founder and CTO. We talk about startup life, getting acquired by Resource Innovations, and a new book on innovation by Olin Lagon.
Episode 899: Shifted Energy – Nov 14, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Dr. Karen MeechOn todayʻs show we have Astrobiologist, Dr. Karen Meech, Faculty Chair at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii and she is here to give us an update on the comet 3I/ATLAS. As a result of our discussion, the IfA launched this informational website about 3I/ATLAS.
Episode 398: 3i/Atlas – Nov 7, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Pohai PanokeOn todayʻs show we have Pohai Panoke who is with Purple Maia and is the Managing Director of the Purple Prize and is here to talk about Hulihia Lab.
Episode 897: Hulihia Lab – Oct 31, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Keiko Napier, Amanda RichardsOn todayʻs show we have Meli James co-founder of ManaUp, Keiko Napier, founder of Aloha Spice Company, and Amanda Richards, founder of Paper Crane Soaps, here to talk about the upcoming Mana Up Showcase.
Episode 896: Mana Up Showcase – Oct 24, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Anja GengoOn todayʻs show we reprise a show we did with Anja Gengo the Internet Governance Program Expert at the UN Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and she’s here to talk about the IGF and the multi-stakeholder process.
Episode 895: Internet Governance Forum Redux – Oct 17, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Christine Sakuda, Thelma AlaneOn todayʻs show weʻll talk to Christine Sakuda, the Stateʻs Chief Information Officer and Thelma Alane, Hawaii Annual Code Challenge consultant about the 10th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. Official launch date is Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Episode 894: 10th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Oct 10, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Tiffany Huynh, Leila BanijamaliOn todayʻs show weʻll get a program update from Tiffany Huynh, Senior Director of External Affairs at Elemental Impact. Sheʻs also joined by Leila Banijamali, co-Founder & CEO of Symbium, one of Elemental Impactʻs latest portfolio companies. .
Episode 893: Elemental Impact and Symbium – Oct 3, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sean McLaughlinOn todayʻs show we have Sean McLaughlin from Media Council Hawaii and formerly the Executive Director of Access Humboldt and Akaku Television, both community television and heʻs here to talk about digital resilience and the panel he chaired at the recent 2025 Hawaii State Association of Counties counties.
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Cliff MiyakeDuring this special fall membership drive, we have Cliff Miyake, Chief Strategy Officer at Ocean Networks, the company contract to build the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link.
Episode 891: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link Update – Sept 19, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jeremiah Jacinto, Constancio Paranal IIIOn todayʻs show we have Constancio Paranal, the Innovation and Tech program manager at the City’s Office of Economic Revitalization and Jeremiah Jacinto, the Chair of the Hawaiʻi State Youth Commission and a senior at Baldwin High School on Maui. Jeremiah is here to tell us about Digital Aloha Month and Constancio will tell us about the Broadband Hōʻike.
Episode 890: Digital Aloha and Broadband Hoike – Sept 12, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Christine Sakuda, Nicole CacalOn todayʻs show we have Christine Sakuda, State Chief Information Officer and Nicole Cacal, Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative here to talk about the Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit, happening on Sept. 10, 2025.
Episode 889: Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit – Sept 5, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian KitajimaOn todayʻs show we have Ian Kitajima President of the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research here to talk about a new dual use incubator called Hawaii Wave. Applications for a spot in this first cohort are now open.
Episode 888: Hawaii Wave – Aug 29, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Anja GengoOn todayʻs show we have Anja Gengo the Internet Governance Program Expert at the UN Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and is here to talk about the IGF and the multi-stakeholder process.
Episode 887: Internet Governance Forum – Aug 22, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Amara Shaker-BrownOn todayʻs show we have Amara Shaker-Brown, Consultant and former Internet policy advisor at the National Democratic Institute (NDI). She joins me from the East Coast and is here to talk about the recent World Summit on the Information Society. Additional resources on WSIS include the Internet Society and the Global Partners Digital.
Episode 886: World Summit on the Information Summit – Aug 15, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Michael BennettOn todayʻs show we have Michael Bennett, founder of Honolulu Tech Week and we’re talking about the 2nd annual week long event featuring Hawaii’s diverse tech ecosystem happening on Sept. 8-12, 2025. Check out the lineup of events.
Episode 885: 2nd Annual Honolulu Tech Week – Aug 8, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Paul Apao, Dominick GareyOn todayʻs show weʻll talk with Paul Apao, Chief Strategy Officer and Dominick Garey, Chief Technology Officer at Malama Carbon about using Web3 technology like blockchain to help ensure an open, transparent accounting of carbon credits.
Episode 884: Malama Carbon – Aug 1, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Seiichi NagaiOn todayʻs show weʻll talk with Seiichi Nagai, Founder and CEO of CivicNexus an application that enables nonprofits, lobbyists, policy wonks & public sector that enables smarter policy tracking.
Episode 883: CivicNexus – July 25, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jesse Moonier, Derek LaVaultOn todayʻs show weʻll talk with Jesse Moonier, Mechanical Engineer and Derek LeVault, Quartermaster at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project and they are here to talk about the PMDP Hackathon.
Episode 882: PMDP Hackathon – July 18, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sally WentworthOn todayʻs show we reprise a show we did with Sally Wentworth, President and CEO of the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. She joined us to talk about the ISOC priorities for ISOC in 2025, building a resilient, reliable, and affordable Internet.
Episode 881: Internet Society Redux – July 11, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nicole CacalOn todayʻs show weʻll talk about Technology Readiness User Evaluation with Nicole Cacal, the new Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative.
Episode 880: TRUE Initiative – July 4, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ellen Ng, Iris IkedaOn todayʻs show weʻll talk about crypto currency, blockchain and Web3 with Ellen Ng, founder of Inoa and Iris Ikeda from FinReg Strategies. Also donʻt miss Fortifi on July 8th – FortiFi: A Safety-Focused Event on Cryptocurrencies for Beginners (RSVP) and the Pacific Blockchain Summit on Sept. 12, 2025. You can also sign up as an advocate with Stand with Crypto.
Episode 879: Stand with Crypto Alliance – June 27, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sadiq Zarrouk, Ryan MatsumotoOn todayʻs show weʻll learn about the potential of geothermal energy with Sadiq J. Zarrouk, Associate Professor (Geothermal Engineering) Co-Director of the Geothermal Institute at the University of Auckland, and Ryan Matsumoto, President of Waika Consulting.
Episode 878: Geothermal in Hawaii – June 20, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Billy Carter, Tim JohnsonOn todayʻs show weʻll catch up with Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up and weʻll talk to a couple of the companies in Cohort 10, we have with us, Billy Carter from Kauai Gourmet Nuts and Tim Johnson of Oribe Tea.
Episode 877: Mana Up Cohort 10 – June 13, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian Kitajima, Nobu Takahashi, Toku SakaiOn todayʻs show weʻll get an update on the J-StarX program with Ian Kitajima President of PICHTR, Nobu Takahashi from Diarkis and
Toku Sakai from Letara.
Episode 876: J-StarX Update – Jun 6, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Margaret SchmittOn todayʻs show we have Margaret Schmitt, President of Hawaii Women in Tech here to talk about mentoring women in tech jobs and creating a more diverse tech ecosystem.
Episode 875: Hawaii Women in Tech – May 30, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Brandon Makaawaawa, Vice President of Nation of Hawaii and Leimomi Bong, full stack developer at Purple Maiʻa. Theyʻre both here to talk about a recent Purple Maia hackathon called Build4ʻAina.
Episode 874: Build4Aina Hackathon – May 21, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jacqui Hoover, Michael ColonOn todayʻs show we have Jacqui Hoover, Chair of the Conference Program Committee for the Hawaii Energy Conference and Michael Colón, co-Chair and Director of the Energy Sector at Ulupono Initiative. We talk about the Hawaii Energy Conference happen on May 21-22, 2025 on Maui.
The Hawaii Energy Conference is presented by Maui Economic Development Board who are offering a special rate to Bytemarks Café listeners yet to register. Use code BYTEMARKS when you register at hawaiienergyconference dot com. That’s BYTEMARKS all upper-case for a 20% savings off the full one or two-day rate.
Episode 873: Hawaii Energy Conference – May 16, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Yuko Kakazu, Fengchuan LiuOn todayʻs show we have Dr. Fengchuan Liu, Project Manager and Dr. Yuko Kakazu, Education and Outreach Manager from the Thirty Meter International Telescope and they’re here to give us the latest updates on the project.
Episode 872: Thirty Meter International Telescope – May 9, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Johnny ChankhamanyOn todayʻs show we have Johnny Chankhamany, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development at Builders VC, who is here to talk about the startup ecosystem and tech investing.
Episode 871: Builders VC – May 2, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leilani FarinasOn todayʻs show we have Leilani Farinas, Director of Content and Engagement of Shangri La Museum who is here to talk about how technology is changing the world of art.
Episode 870: Tech at Shangri La Museum – Apr 25, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Amber Imai-Hong, Christian AndersenOn todayʻs show we have Christian Andersen, Director of Research and Amber Imai-Hong, engineer and Program Manager, both of PISCES (Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems). They’re here to tell us about the latest happenings at PISCES and the PISCES STARS program.
Episode 869: PISCES STARS – Apr 18, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Daniel RichardsonOn todayʻs show we have Daniel Richardson, founder of Makaliʻi Metrics, a company that empowers the ʻAina with data. We talk about data driven solutions, data sovereignty and indigenous knowledge.
Episode 868: Makaliʻi Metrics – Apr 11, 2025
Photo: Burt Lum, top: Cheryl Ernst, Jordie Ho, bottom: Saige Dacuycuy, Brennan YamamotoDuring this special spring membership drive, we have Cheryl Ernst, Dr. Brennan Yamamoto, Saige Dacuycuy and Jordie Ho all from the Univ of Hawaii to talk about ARCS Foundation, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists.
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.
Episode 867: ARCS Foundation Scholarship Grants – Apr 4, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Pete SimonOn todayʻs show we have Pete Simon, Founder of coworking space Kuleana.Work and the Kuleana AI Lab. Pete is also one of the winners of the 2024 DE Innovation Awards.
Episode 866: Kuleana.Work – Mar 28, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chenoa Farnsworth, Rachel KondoOn todayʻs show we have Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups and Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer of the series, Shogun on FX. They’re both here to talk about East Meets West and the cultural and philosophical intersection.
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Joey KatzenOn todayʻs show we have Joey Katzen, Managing Director of Hawaii Angels and he’s here to talk about Hawaii Angels, tech startups, and the investor ecosystem here in Hawaii.
Episode 864: Hawaii Angels – Mar 14, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Adria FungOn todayʻs catch up with Adria Fung, Robotics Education Specialist at the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and she provides an update on the VEX Robotics program.
Episode 863: Hawaii Space Grant and VEX Robotics – Mar 7, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Dotty Kelly-Paddock, Mona CurryOn todayʻs show we have Dotty Kelly-Paddock, President and Mona Curry, Emergency Manager, Board Member and Consultant of Hui o Hauula a nonprofit supporting equity and community resilience in the Ko`olauloa area on the island of Oahu. Dotty and Mona join me to talk about disaster preparedness and building a resilient network.
Episode 862: Hui o Hauʻula – Feb 28, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brett Tanaka, Miki Cacace, Mike IdaOn todayʻs show we have Brett Tanaka, Computer Science Educational Specialist, Miki Cacace, State Office Teacher in Computer Science and Dr. Michael Ida, math and computer science teacher at Kalani High School and weʻre here to talk about the Digital Design Team at the Department of Education.
Episode 861: Digital Design at the Dept of Education – Feb 21, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brett Jacobson, Naehalani Breeland, Meli JamesOn todayʻs show we have Meli James, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association along with Brett Jacobson and Naehalani Breeland, co-founders of Ola Brew from the Big Island here to share their startup story and the HVCA Entrepreneurs Awards.
Episode 860: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards with Ola Brew – Feb 14, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Keith Matsumoto, Bernice KissingerOn todayʻs show we have Bernice Kissinger and Keith Matsumoto both of PICHTR, here to talk about the Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology (PACT) conference. We also talk about how APEx (OTA) and J-StarX are woven into the program.
Episode 859: Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology Conference – Feb 7, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sally WentworthOn todayʻs show we have Sally Wentworth, President and CEO of the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. She join us to talk about the ISOC priorities for ISOC in 2025, building a resilient, reliable, and affordable Internet.
Episode 858: Internet Society – Jan 31, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Bill KumagaiOn todayʻs show we have Bill Kumagai, Executive Director of the non-profit Transform Hawaii Government and he’s here to share THG’s mission and priorities for 2025.
Episode 857: Transform Hawaii Government – Jan 24, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, James Pakele, Keith MatsumotoOn todayʻs show we have Keith Matsumoto, Program Director, at the PICHTR and James Pakele, President of Dynamic Community Solutions, also of Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae, here to talk about the EPA Community Change Grant Program called Uplifting Waiʻanae.
Episode 856: Uplifting Waiʻanae EPA Grant – Jan 17, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nam VuOn todayʻs show we have Nam Vu, Co-Director, Co-founder of Hub Coworking here to talk about the Hawaii tech scene and coworking in 2025.
Episode 856: Hub Coworking 2025 – Jan 10, 2025
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Josh WischOn todayʻs show we have Josh Wisch, President and Executive Director of Holomua Collective here to talk about remote work, making Hawaiʻi more affordable and senate concurrent resolution 184 (SCR184).
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chris SybicoOn todayʻs show we have Chris Sybico, co-founder of the Holoholo App, here to talk about the pivot from corporate tech, development of the app and the startup journey.
Episode 854: Holoholo App – Dec 27, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian MoonOn todayʻs show we have Brian Moon, CEO of the Pacific Telecommunications Council here to talk about, telecom, digital infrastructure, private equity, and the upcoming PTC 2025 conference running from Jan 19-22, 2025.
Episode 853: PTC Conference 2025 – Dec 20, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian KitajimaOn todayʻs show we have Ian Kitajima, President of the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research here to talk about the J-StarX program, in partnership with METI of Japan.
Episode 852: J-StarX 2025 – Dec 13, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, John Johnson, Mike AvendanoOn todayʻs show we have two of the winning team in the professional category, Mike Avendano from Code with Aloha won 1st place and John Johnson from Married with Children won 2nd Place. They’re both here to talk about the 9th Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge and their team projects.
Episode 850: HACC Award Winners – Dec 6, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, James MoriokaOn todayʻs show we have James Morioka, Executive Director of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project, to talk about their major milestone of removing 1 million pounds of debris from the marine sanctuary. Follow their progress for the next million pounds for debris removal on social media @pmdphawaii.
Episode 849: Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project – Nov 29, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Christine Park, Stacey AldrichOn todayʻs show we have Stacey Aldrich, head librarian for the State public libraries and Christine Park, Program Coordinator at the Waipahu Community School for Adults. And we talk about digital literacy classes being offered throughout the state.
Episode 848: Digital Literacy in Hawaii – Nov 22, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Tiffany HuynhOn todayʻs show we have Tiffany Huynh Senior Director of External Affairs at Elemental Impact, here to talk about the EPA’s $100M Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Elemental’s recent brand evolution and trends in clean technology development ahead of transformative federal policy.
Episode 847: Elemental Impact – Nov 15, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sen. Michelle Kidani, Ian KitajimaOn todayʻs show we have Sen Michelle Kidani, Vice President of the Senate and Chair of the Education Committee and Ian Kitajima, President of PICHTR, here to talk about computer science policy and advocacy and the work to roll this out in the Department of Education.
Episode 846: Computer Science in Education – Nov 8, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Janice LaFontaine, Joey Valenti, Meli JamesOn todayʻs show we have Meli James co-founder of ManaUp, Janice Lafontaine founder of Farm to Fudge Maui and Joey Valenti co-founder of Bizia, join me to talk about the upcoming Mana Up Showcase and elevating Hawaii’s companies to a whole new level.
Episode 845: ManaUp Showcase – Oct 30, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Solomon EnosOn todayʻs show we talk with Solomon Enos, Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, sculptor, muralist, and game designer about art, tech, FestPAC and the Capitol Pool.
Episode 829: Art + Tech = Solomon Enos – July 17, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Constancio Paranal IIIOn todayʻs show we talk with Constancio Paranal III, Innovation and Technology Program Manager in the Office of Economic Revitalization at the City and County of Honolulu about Broadband Equity Access and Deployment or BEAD Program.
Episode 828: BEAD Program – July 10, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nicole Lim, Curtis FesslerOn todayʻs show we talk with Nicole Lim, Executive Director of Movers and Shakas about the Hawai’i Talent Onboarding Program (HiTOP) and Curtis Fessler, Senior Vice President & Senior Wealth Strategist, Bank of Hawaii, a recent HiTOP cohort 5 graduate.
Episode 827: Movers and Shakas HiTOP – July 3, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Christian AndersenOn todayʻs show we talk with Christian Andersen, Executive Director at the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) about Helelani Rover, Control Growth Chambers, Grown Penetrating Radar, Makerspaces and much more.
Episode 826: PISCES – June 26, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Donavan Kealoha, Tom ToyToday, we reprise a show we did with Donavan Kealoha and Tom Toy, both Managing Directors at Startup Capital Ventures. Donavan is also one of the founders of local nonprofit Purple Maia. Together we find out about their new SBI fund and talk about building the startup ecosystem in Hawaii.
Episode 825: Startup Capital Ventures Redux – June 19, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Roger McKeague, Wes AkamineOn todayʻs show we talk with Roger McKeague, CEO and Wes Akamine, Director of Operations at Ōlelo Community Media, about the evolving world of public access television, media literacy and technology.
Episode 824: Ōlelo Community Media – June 12, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Pat LouiOn todayʻs show we talk with Pat Loui, Founder and CEO of Omnitrak, about the recently commissioned DBEDT’s Digital Economy Study. We talk about how the categories of the digital economy, based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis, are distributed throughout Hawaiʻi.
The Digital Economy Study aimed to understand the state’s digital economy, its contributions to businesses, and opportunities for growth. The study revealed that 51% of Hawaii’s private businesses are involved in the digital economy, with e-commerce being the most prominent area, and the neighbor islands showing optimism for future growth in the digital economy.
Episode 823: Hawaiʻi’s Digital Economy Study – June 5, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Peter DresslarOn todayʻs show we talk about the latest ai announcements from OpenAI and ChatGPR 4o with Peter Dresslar, President of the Hawaii Center for AI. We also talk about upcoming Hawaii AI meetups that demonstrate the use cases with the new version.
Episode 822: OpenAI and ChatGPT 4o – May 29, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Cliff MiyakeOn todayʻs show we reprise a conversation we did with Cliff Miyake, Vice President of Business Development at Ocean Networks to find out about the US Treasury funded Interisland fiber announcement called Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL).
Episode 821: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link redux – May 22, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Doug McLeod, Annette LynchOn todayʻs show we talk about the upcoming Hawaii Energy Conference with Doug McLeod, founder of the Hawaii Energy Conference and Annette Lynch, Director of Communications at the Maui Economic Development Board. If you are interested in attending the Hawaii Energy Conference next week (5/22-5/25) use this code for a discount: BYTEMARK.
Episode 820: Hawaii Energy Conference – May 15, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Kamaka DiazOn todayʻs show we talk with Kamaka Diaz, celebrity, social media influencer and host of the Keep it Aloha podcast. Weʻll find out what it takes to create content to keep your audiences attention. You can also find Keep it Aloha on Instagram.
Episode 819: Keep It Aloha Podcast – May 8, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Kim Davidson, May SermoniaOn todayʻs show we talk with Kim Davidson, Piʻikū President and Agency Lead and May Sermonia, Piʻikū Internship Program Director. Weʻll find out how Piʻikū.co is building a talent pool for the tech sector.
Episode 818: Piʻikū.co – May 1, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jared KushiOn todayʻs show we talk with Jared Kushi, CEO at Hawaiiverse, Koosh Media and the card game, Moke Gab. Weʻll find out whatʻs new with their ecommerce site and how to best create brand awareness.
Episode 817: Hawaiiverse – April 24, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Steve SueDuring this special spring membership drive, we have Steve Sue, founder of the Shaka Project and Chairman of ID8, here to talk about the Shaka Film, the Shaka Bill, the Shaka emoji, and the Shaka license plate.
During our live 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.
Episode 816: Shaka Project – April 17, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ian KitajimaThis is Day 1 of Hawaii Public Radio’s Spring Membership Campaign. During this special spring membership drive edition, we have Ian Kitajima, President of PICHTR, here to talk about workforce development, education, agtech and learning trips to S. Korea.
During our live 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.
Episode 815: Agtech & Education – April 10, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Al OgataFirst up, Blue Startups is seeking applicants for Cohort 16. The focus is on technology companies that can scale quickly and have global market potential. Specific sectors we are interested in include: SaaS, Travel Tech, Sustainability, and Gaming. Cohort Dates: July 22 – October 11, 2024. For more information go to Bluestartups.com.
Then for our main segment, we talk with Al Ogata, Executive Director of Cyber Hawaii. Weʻll find out what the organization mission is and what it does to keep residents and businesses cyber safe.
Episode 814: Cyber Hawaii – April 3, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jim Wyban, Jason UekiOn todayʻs show we talk with Jason Ueki and Jim Wyban about agrifood, aquaculture and their ag pre-accelerator called Germinate Hawaii. Weʻll find out what it takes to be an ag entrepreneur.
Episode 813: Germinate Pre-accelerator – March 27, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Peter DresslarOn todayʻs show we talk with Peter Dresslar, Executive Director of the Hawaii Center for AI. Weʻll find out what the center does, what is Responsible A.I., and how the center plans to support everyday AI users.
Episode 812: Hawaii Center for A.I. – March 20, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leslie Wilkins, Kilila Phillips, Chelsea KauOn todayʻs show we talk with Leslie Wilkins from MEDB and Chelsea Kau and Kalila Phillips, both STEMWorks alum, about the annual Hawaii STEM Conference.
Episode 811: STEM Conference and STEMWorks – March 13, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Adria Fung, Ariella, Julia, Jaymi, AureliaOn todayʻs show we talk with Adria Fung from the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and coordinator for Hawaii VEX Robotics and the team from Hawaii Girl Power, Ariella, Julia, Jaymi, Aurelia about the VEX IQ competition and going to the Middle School VEX World Championships in Dallas, TX.
Episode 810: VEX IQ Robotics Competition – March 6, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Donavan Kealoha, Tom ToyOn todayʻs show we catch up with Donavan Kealoha and Tom Toy, both Managing Directors at Startup Capital Ventures. Donavan is also one of the founders of local nonprofit Purple Maia. Together we find out about their new SBI fund and talk about building the startup ecosystem in Hawaii.
Episode 809: Startup Capital Ventures SBI Fund – Feb 28, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Esther ChanOn todayʻs show we catch up with Esther Chan from Cyber Safe Seniors to find out how cyber security is critically important for our kupuna. We also talk about the nonprofit formation, Go Cyber Safe and the video series which started it all.
Episode 808: Cyber Safe Seniors – Feb 21, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian MoonOn todayʻs show we reprise an interview with Brian Moon, CEO at the Pacific Telecommunications Council and find out about the upcoming PTC 2024 Conference. We also talk about PTC Beyond and the Humanity Innovation Hackathon.
Episode 807: Pacific Telecommunications Conference Redux – Feb 14, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Cliff MiyakeOn todayʻs show we catch up with Cliff Miyake, Vice President of Business Development at Ocean Networks to find out about the US Treasury funded Interisland fiber announcement called Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL).
Episode 806: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link – Feb 7, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chenoa Farnsworth, Rom Jayawickrama, Brandon PuliceOn todayʻs show we catch up with Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups to talk about East Meets West and with her shes brought a couple of the companies from Cohort 15. Today we have Brandon Pulice, CEO at Arrowe and Rom Jayawickrama, Chief Executive Officer of One2Four.
Episode 805: Blue Startups + East Meets West – Jan 31, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Naomi Kurahara, Ian Kitajima, Ayumu MiteraOn todayʻs show we catch up with Ian Kitajima from the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research (PICHTR) to catch on a project called J-StarX. With him heʻs brought a couple of guest from the J-StarX cohort, Naomi Kurahara, CEO of InfoStellar and Ayumu Mitera, CEO of Mitsufuji.
Episode 804: J-StarX and PICTHR – Jan 24, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David MiyashiroOn todayʻs show we catch up with David Miyashiro, Executive Director at Hawaii Kids Can and find out about a program called Hawaii Tutoring. We also talk about computer science in education and the computer science task force.
Episode 803: Hawaii Tutoring – Jan 17, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian MoonOn todayʻs show we catch up with Brian Moon, CEO at the Pacific Telecommunications Council and find out about the upcoming PTC 2024 Conference. We also talk about PTC Beyond and the Humanity Innovation Hackathon.
Episode 802: Pacific Telecommunications Conference 2024 – Jan 10, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Bryan DarrOn today show we reprise a topic about testing the speed of your Internet connection. With us today, we have Bryan Darr VP of Government Affairs at Ookla, here to talk about how Ookla helps us understand the performance of the Internet with tools like Speedtest.net.
Episode 801: Ookla and Speedtest.net Reprise – Jan 3, 2024
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leslie Wilkins, Daron Nishimoto, Katlynn VicunaOn todayʻs show we reprise a show we did about the Advanced Maui Optical Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) and what it means for Maui… With me today, we have Leslie Wilkins, President and CEO of MEDB, Daron Nishimoto, founder of EO Solutions and Katlynn Vicuna, an engineering senior at UH Manoa to talk about AMOS, EMER-GEN, Space Force and the AMOS conference.
Episode 800: Maui Advanced Optical Space Surveillance Reprise -Dec 27, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jake Muise, Brian GlazerOn todayʻs show we catch up with Jake Muise cofounder of Maui Nui Venison and Brian Glazer, founder of Hohonu to talk about their companies, climate resilience and the Elemental Execerator experience…
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 799: Maui Nui Venison and Hohonu.io – Dec 20, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Paul Lawler, Ian KitajimaDuring this holiday edition of Bytemarks Cafe, we have a couple of our favorite gadget geeks, Paul Lauler, independent IT consultant and Ian Kitajima, tech sherpa at PICHTR here to tell us about new tech gadgets that they either bought or highly desire. We talk about the Bambu Lab 3D Printer, Linka Lasso Smart Lock, Oura Ring, Remarkable Writing Tablet, iPhone 15 Pro, ChargeASAP and the Tesla Model Y.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 798: Annual Gadget Show – Dec 13, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Tiffany HuynhDuring this special End of Year membership drive, we have Tiffany Huynh from Elemental Excelerator join us to talk about the latest Elemental Excelerator cohort 12 and the investments EEx is doing for climate change companies.
During our live 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. Show your support by going to HawaiiPublicRadio.org or calling us at 888-536-4700.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 797: Elemental Excelerator Cohort 12 – Dec 6, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sonia RomeroOn todayʻs show we catch up with Sonia Romero, Executive Director at Thrive HI to talk about their recent EDA Build to Scale grant. We find out how the Build to Scale grant will bring focus and organization to Hawaii technology and startup ecosystem.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 796: Thrive HI Build to Scale Grant – Nov 29, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Joy Ibarra, David PickettFirst up, we talk to Joy Ibarra, Sr. Community Relations Manager from Hawaiian Telcom about their Digital Equity grant awardees.
Then, we reprise a show we did with David Pickett, Chief Technology Officer from Purple Maia to talk the Build4Good hackaton.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Digital Equity Awardees + Build4Good Hackathon Redux – Nov 22, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mary Beth Laychak, Dr. Ken ChambersWe reprise the show we did about about the Euclid Space Telescope and Hawaiʻi’s connection to the Euclid Mission. With me today I have, Mary Beth Laychak, Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope, also representing the Subaru Telescope, and Dr. Ken Chambers, Director of the Pan-STARRS Observatories.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 794: Euclid Space Telescope Redux – Nov 15, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Allison Swaim, Doug Murdock, Thelma AlaneToday we reprise a show we did about the 8th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (which will have their final on Nov 18, 2023) and how it has evolved with the new Administration.
With me today, is Doug Murdock Chief Information Officer from Enterprise Technology Services, Thelma Alane, Chair of the HACC and Allison Swaim Regional Account Director at Microsoft to talk about HACC 2023, what’s new and some of the government challenges it aims to address.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 790: 8th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge Redux – Nov 8, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Joy Ibarra, David PickettFirst up, we have Joy Ibarra, Sr. Community Relations Manager from Hawaiian Telcom to tell us about their Digital Equity grant awardees.
Then, we are joined by David Pickett, Chief Technology Officer from Purple Maia to talk the Build4Good hackaton.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Kiani Wong, Melia GoodenowOn todayʻs show we catch up with Meli James and find out what is happening with the Mana Up Showcase coming up on November 8, 9, and 19.
With me today, is Meli James, co founder of Mana Up and sheʻs brought along a couple of companies with her. Melia Goodenow, cofounder of Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals and Kiani Wong, cofounder of Kakaʻako Kasuals.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 791: Mana Up Showcase – Oct 25, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Allison Swaim, Doug Murdock, Thelma AlaneToday’s topic is about the 8th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (kicking off on Saturday, Oct 21, 2023) and how it has evolved with the new Administration. With me today, is Doug Murdock Chief Information Officer from Enterprise Technology Services, Thelma Alane, Chair of the HACC and Allison Swaim Regional Account Director at Microsoft to talk about HACC 2023, what’s new and some of the government challenges it aims to address.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 790: 8th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Oct 18, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leslie Wilkins, Daron Nishimoto, Katlynn VicunaToday’s topic is about the Advanced Maui Optical Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) and what it means for Maui… With me today, we have Leslie Wilkins, President and CEO of MEDB, Daron Nishimoto, founder of EO Solutions and Katlynn Vicuna, an engineering senior at UH Manoa to talk about AMOS, EMER-GEN, Space Force and the AMOS conference.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 789: Advance Maui Optical Space Surveillance Technologies – Oct 11, 2023
Photo (l:r) Leslie Wilkins, Alex Fielding, Daron NishimotoWe reprise a topic about how private citizens in Maui’s tech community helped with Internet connectivity in Lahaina. With us we have Leslie Wilkins, Executive Director at MEDB, Alex Fielding, co-founder of Privateer and Daron Nishimoto from EO Solution here to talk about how they helped to enable Internet connectivity and communications for the survivors of the Maui fire.
To support the recovery efforts on Maui go to MauiStrong.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 788: Citizen Rapid Response for Maui Redux – Oct 4, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Kyra Gautier-Dickey, Shola Kaiapo-Trevino, Jackie KainaFirst up, we have Kyra Gauthier Dickey, PhD student in Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Hawaii, here to tell us about the Brain Machine Hackathon.
Then, we are joined by Shola Kahiapo-Trevino from the County of Hawaii and Jackie Kaina, Executive Director at the Kauai Economic Development Board to talk about the Broadband Hoʻike, Broadband Hui, the Digital Equity Plan and activities in their respective counties.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 787: Brain Machine Hackathon + Broadband Hoʻike – Sept 27, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Roy Gal, Rebecca Chung, Tyler RayFirst up, we have Roy Gal from the Institute for Astronomy to tell us about the NASA Space Apps Challenge.
Then, we are joined by Dr. Rebecca Chung and Dr. Tyler Ray to talk about the UH Innovation Program and the Patent 2 Product Program.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 786: NASA Apps Challenge + UH Innovation Program – Sept 20, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Katy Hintzen, Rosie AlegadoToday, we reprise the show called Indigenous Science. I’m happy to have with me today Katy Hintzen, Coastal Resilience Specialist at Sea Grant and Rosie Alegado Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant at UH Mānoa where she is Director for the Ualana ʻIke Center of Excellence. We talk about indigenous data sovereignty and the Indigenous Science Competition.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 785: Indigenous Science Redux – Sept 13, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leslie Wilkins, Alex Fielding, Daron NishimotoToday’s topic is about how private citizens in Maui’s tech community helped with Internet connectivity in Lahaina. With us today we have Leslie Wilkins, Executive Director at MEDB, Alex Fielding, co-founder of Privateer and Daron Nishimoto from EO Solution here to talk about how they helped to enable Internet connectivity and communications for the survivors of the Maui fire.
To support the recovery efforts on Maui go to MauiStrong.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 784: Citizen Rapid Response for Maui – Sept 6, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Bryan DarrToday’s topic is about testing the speed of your Internet connection. With us today, we have Bryan Darr VP of Government Affairs at Ookla, here to talk about how Ookla helps us understand the performance of the Internet with tools like Speedtest.net.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 783: Ookla and Speedtest.net – Aug 30, 2023
Before we get started I want to share this announcement about HPR’s commitment to supporting Maui relief efforts. There will be a 2-day fundraising campaign on the air this Thursday, August 24 and Friday, August 25. To show your support please go to the campaign and donation page at https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/mauistrong. We here at Hawaii Public Radio truly thanks you.
Today’s topic is called Scaling your Innovation. I’m happy to have with me Cindy Matsuki from HTDC and Ian Kitajima from PICHTR to talk about Innovation to Scale Up, an event happening on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Entrepreneur Sandbox.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 782: Innovation to Scale Up – August 23, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brad Kaleo BennettThis week we do a special update on the current status of Internet and communications access on Maui in the wake of the wildfires resulting from Hurricane Dora. I first cover what is happening on the ground with Hawaiian Telcom, Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.
Brad Kaleo Bennett from the ʻAuamo Collaborative, joins us to share his insights into the situation and how community can support the effort.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 781: Maui Internet and Communications Update – Aug 16, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sandra Fujiyama, Mike Lam, John HanThis week we reprise our conversation about an innovated student residency called RISE or Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs. We welcome to the show, Sandra Fujiyama, the Executive Director of PACE, Michael Lam, Senior VP for Development for at Hunt and John Han, CFO from UH Foundation.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 780: Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs Redux – August 9, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Katy Hintzen, Rosie AlegadoToday’s topic is called Indigenous Science. I’m happy to have with me today Katy Hintzen, Coastal Resilience Specialist at Sea Grant and Rosie Alegado Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant at UH Mānoa where she is Director for the Ualana ʻIke Center of Excellence. We talk about indigenous data sovereignty and the Indigenous Science Competition.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Leilani Farinas, Lance AskildsonFirst up, we have Leilani Farinas from the TRUE Initiative to tell us about the Cloud Innovation Summit.
Then, we are joined by Lance Askildson, Provost at Chaminade University to talk about the growing interest in generative A.I. and ChatGPT.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 778: Generative A.I. – July 26, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Mary Beth Laychak, Dr. Ken ChambersWe’ve got a lot to talk about so let’s jump right into our conversation and find out about the Euclid Space Telescope and Hawaiʻi’s connection to the Euclid Mission. With me today I have, Mary Beth Laychak, Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope, also representing the Subaru Telescope, and Dr. Ken Chambers, Director of the Pan-STARRS Observatories.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 777: Euclid Space Telescope – July 19, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Caroline Desrosiers, Trip RemsThis week we jump right into our conversation and delve into content accessibility and assistive technologies. With me today we talk to Caroline Desrosiers, the Founder & CEO of Scribely and Trip Rems, Founder of Aurora Hawaii.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 776: Content Accessibility and Assistive Technology – July 12, 2023
This week let’s jump right into our conversation and explore the digital transformation happening all around us. We welcome Christine Sakuda, Executive Director at Transform Hawaii Government and Leilani Farinas, Executive Director at the TRUE Intiative to talk about digital transformation, their work and the upcoming Hawaii Cloud Innovation Summit.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 775: Digital Transformation – July 5, 2023
Photo (l:r) Stacey Aldrich, Soloman Enos, Burt LumThis week weʻll jump right into our conversation and explore the intersection of art and the libraries. We welcome Stacey Aldrich, our State Librarian and Soloman Enos, resident artist at the Hawaii State Art Museum to talk about art, storytelling and designing a future we can all be proud of.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 774: Art and Storytelling – June 28, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Elissa Lines, Meli James, Gina Ho, Ola TrippWe reprise a show we did with Elissa Lines from the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum to tell us about their upcoming Biggest Little Air Show event.
Then, we are joined by Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up, whoʻs brought a couple of companies, Gina Ho from Hawaiian Soda Co & Ola Tripp fromLiquid Life Hawaii, with her to talk about their startups, Cohort 8 and the Mana Up Accelerator.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 773: Biggest Little Air Show + Mana Up Cohort 8 Redux – June 21, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sandra Fujiyama, Mike Lam, John HanThis week weʻll jump right into our conversation and learn about an innovated student residency called RISE or Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs. We welcome to the show, Sandra Fujiyama, the Executive Director of PACE, Michael Lam, Senior VP for Development for at Hunt and John Han, CFO from UH Foundation.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 772: Residence for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs – June 14, 2023
Photo (l:r) John Nash, Hiro Toiya, Matt GonserFirst up, we have John Nash, Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky to tell us about Funder Hui and their upcoming ChatGPT and Philanthropy learning circle.
Then, we are joined by Hiro Toiya from the City & County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management and Matt Gonser from the City’s Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency. We’ll talk about the weather changes that impact hurricane season.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 771: Funder Hui + Climate and Hurricanes – June 7, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Elissa Lines, Meli James, Gina Ho, Ola TrippFirst up, we have Elissa Lines from the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum to tell us about their upcoming Biggest Little Air Show event coming up this weekend, June 3-4, 2023.
Then, we are joined by Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up, whoʻs brought a couple of companies, Gina Ho from Hawaiian Soda Co & Ola Tripp fromLiquid Life Hawaii, with her to talk about their startups, Cohort 8 and the Mana Up Accelerator.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 770: Biggest Little Air Show + Mana Up Cohort 8 – May 31, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David LopezThis week weʻll jump right into our conversation about what we need to think about to prepare for hurricane season. I welcome to the show David Lopez, Executive Officer at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and he is here to share his tips on hurricane preparedness.
Here are links to NOAA and the Weather Service along with emergency management for C&C Honolulu, Maui County and Hawaii County.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 769: Hurricane Season – May 24, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Chenoa Farnsworth, Matt SullivanWe reprise our talk with Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups about the upcoming East Meets West conference coming up in May.
Then, we are joined by Matt Sullivan, Director of Product at Oceanit to talk about their latest invention called the Blast Ninja and the product’s recent acquisition by Kennametal.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 768: East Meets West + Oceanit’s Blast Ninja Redux – May 17, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Steve SueFirst up, we’ll talk to Meli James from President of HVCA and partner in ManaUp about the upcoming HVCA Entrepreneur Awards Gala. We also talk about the next ManuUp open application for Cohort 8.
Then, we are joined by Steve Sue from ID8, Lemonade Alley and a host of other entrepreneurial ventures to talk about the legendary Shaka sign and their upcoming Shaka documentary.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 753: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards + ID8 Shaka Documentary – Feb 1, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Martin EmdeThis week we get right into our conversation and talk about the flight of E-Hawk, the electric powered glider. I welcome back to the show, Martin Emde, Instructor at Iolani High School who is here to tell us about the construction, first flight at Dillingham Airfield and what’s next for E-Hawk.
E-Hawk at Dillingham AirfieldIf you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 752: Iolani School’s E-Hawk Glider Takes Flight – Jan 25, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Constancio Paranal III, Leah Laramee, Brad RomineFirst up, we’ll talk to Constancio Paranal III from the City and County Office of Economic Revitalization about the Oahu Business Recovery Grant.
Then, we are joined by Leah Laramee, the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Coordinator and Brad Romine from the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PI-CASC) here to talk about the recent Hawaii Climate Week.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 751: Oahu Business Recovery Grant and Hawaii Climate Week – Jan 18, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brian Moon, Ron BronsteinFirst up, we talk to Brian Moon, the CEO of Pacific Telecommunication Council about the latest PTC Conference coming up on January 15.
Then, we are joined by Ron Bronstein, founder and co-owner of Chambers Escape Games to talk about game development and how this industry can find a home in Hawaii.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 750: PTC’23 and Escape Room Games – Jan 11, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Len HigashiThis week weʻll look into our crystal ball and take a look at what is in store for 2023. For that perspective, I welcome the official Executive Director of Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Len Higashi.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 749: Looking to 2023 with HTDC – Jan 4, 2023
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Doug MurdockThis week we jump right into conversation with Doug Murdock, State of Hawaii’s Chief Information Officer from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services and take a retrospective look IT modernization in government during 2022.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 748: IT Modernization in 2022 – Dec 28, 2022
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Joshua Li, Brix KozukiThis week get right into conversation and talk to the team that took first place in the high school category at the recent 7th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. And with that I’d like to welcome Brix Kozuki from Punahou and Joshua Li from University Lab School, who took 1st place in the Lo Code/No Code category at the HACC.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 747: HACC Winners T777 – Dec 21, 2022
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Rob Jedicke, Laura Arcibal, Kaala SouzaFirst up, we’ll talk to Robert Jedicke from the Institute for Astronomy about the latest Honolulu Science Cafe event coming up on Dec 20th featuring Monique Chyba a her talk on Pandemic Modeling Gone Viral. RSVP here.
Then, we are joined by Laura Arcibal, the new Federal Program Officer for the NTIA and Kaala Souza, digital equity consultant, to talk about the federal programs that are instrumental in building out broadband access, digital equity and Internet for All.
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 746: Honolulu Science Cafe + Federal Broadband Programs – Dec 14, 2022
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Paul Lawler, Ian KitajimaDuring this special membership campaign edition, we have favorite gadget geeks and weʻre here to help fill out your holiday shopping list. I welcome our favorite gadget Geeks, Ian Kitajima, tech sherpa and Paul Lawler, IT consultant to Bytemarks Cafe. Here is a list of the products we talked about:
- 1Zpresso manual coffee grinder
- Clever Coffee Dripper
- Hario V60 Drip Coffee Decanter
- Apexstone Coffee Scale
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Meta (Oculus) Quest 2 Titles: Beat Saber, Moss, Walkabout Minigolf
- Tactiq.io
- Calendly.com
- Clear Ice Cube Maker
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 745: Annual Gadget Show – Dec 7, 2022
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Issa Moffett, Celeste ConnorFirst up, Issa Moffett (she/them), Broadband Mapping Project Manager for Hawaii County, joins me to announce Hawaii Countyʻs broadband page and the launch of the FCC new and improved National Broadband Maps. Please check out the map for your area and report any issues here.
Then, we are joined by Celeste Conners, Executive Director of Hawaii Green Growth, to give us an update on the Aloha + Challenge, the Dashboard Lab and the Hawaii Sustainability Summit
If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher.
Episode 744: FCC Broadband Maps and Hawaii Green Growth – Nov 30, 2022.
This week letʻs get right into our conversation and talk about the latest at Hawaii Sea Grant. I welcome Dr. Beth Lenz, Assistant Director for Diversity and Community Engagement at Hawaii Sea Grant and artist Sheanae Tam to talk about Science by the Sea, Limu Love, and the art show ResilienSEA: a Celebration of Science, … Continue reading "Episode 743: Hawaii Sea Grant, Science by the Sea – Nov 23, 2022"
First up, we have Cindy Knapman, Communications Lead at the Hawaii Sea Grant College join me to provide an update on ResilienSEA and Science by the Sea. Then, we are joined by Steph Speirs from Solstice Power Technologies. Sheʻs here to give us an update on her company and their recent acquisition by MyPower, a … Continue reading "Episode 742: ResilienSEA + Solstice.us – Nov 16, 2022"
This week we catch up with Movers and Shakas and their Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program (HiTOP). I welcome Nicole Lim, Director at Movers and Shakas to the show and sheʻs brought with her, Lei “Lee” Zheng from Bank of Hawaii and Michael Stewart from the US Army. If you missed us live, you can always … Continue reading "Episode 741: Movers and Shakas, Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program – Nov 9, 2022"
This week weʻll jump right into our conversation about Hawaii Green Growth and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Joshua Cooper, Director of Hawaii Institute for Human Rights and Chris Hobbs, Sustainability Curator at the Bishop Museum join me to talk about the HGG Annual Partner Conference and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. If you missed … Continue reading "Episode 740: Hawaii Green Growth Annual Partnership Conference – Nov 2, 2022"
First up, we have Alex Stokes, Assistant Professor at JABSOM to share about Intersex Awareness Day, which is today October 26. Find out more at Interact Advocates. Then, Alex and I will talk about Chris Dancy, who has earned the title of the Most Connected Man on Earth and being a Mindful Cyborg. We also … Continue reading "Episode 739: Intersex Awareness Day + Health Data Science – Oct 26, 2022"
During this special fall membership campaign edition, we have Meli James from ManaUp and sheʻs brought a couple of alumni from the latest cohort. Be sure you get your tickets to the ManaUp Showcase at Bloomingdales on November 3, 2022. During our live broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We … Continue reading "Episode 738: Membership Campaign Special with Mana Up Cohort 7 – Oct 19, 2022"
During this special fall membership campaign edition, we have Omar Sultan from XLR8HI preX program and heʻs brought a couple of alumni from cohort 5. During our live 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 … Continue reading "Episode 737: Membership Campaign Special with XLR8HI preX Cohort 5 – Oct 12, 2022"
First up for our news segment, we have Senator Bennette Misalucha here to tell us about Digital Inclusion Week 2022. Then, we have Mike Fricano from Iolani School to tell us about the upcoming EdCamp 2022. Finally, we are joined by Helen Turner, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Rylan Chong, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, both at … Continue reading "Episode 736: Digital Inclusion Week + EdCamp 2022 + ALL-SPICE – October 5, 2022"
First up, the UH Institute for Astronomy is the host for this year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual space & science hackathon in the world, with over 25,000 participants globally! The event runs from 9:00am on October 1 to 11:59pm on Oct. 2. They will have both virtual participants and in-person activities at … Continue reading "Episode 735: NASA Space Apps Challenge + What Could School Be – Sept 28, 2022"
First up, the annual Geek Meet us back. Due to the pandemic itʻs been on a 2-year hiatus and itʻs back at Ala Moana Beach Park, on Magic Island on Sunday September 25, starting at 9am going to 3pm. Then, we are joined by Governor David Ige and State Chief Information Officer Doug Murdock to … Continue reading "Episode 734: Geek Meet Returns + 7th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Sept 21, 2022"
First up, we have Reynold Hioki, President of (ISC)2 to tell us about their upcoming Chapter meeting and field activities. Then, we are joined by Tiffany Huynh, Director of External Affairs from Elemental Excelerator to give us some insight into the Inflation Reduction Act and how it benefits Hawaii. If you missed us live, you … Continue reading "Episode 733: (ISC)2 + Elemental Excelerator on the IRA – Sept 14, 2022"
First up, we have Naomi Yoshida from Purple Maia to share an important announcement about FoundHer. Gold Futures Challenge voting is open now for your favorite 3 finalists. Then, we are joined by Cindy Matsuki SBIR Program Manager at HTDC and Bernice Kissinger Executive Vice President at Pacific Impact Zone and theyʻre here to tell … Continue reading "Episode 732: FoundHer + Pacific Tech 2022 – Sept 7, 2022"
First up, we have Senator Bennette Misalucha here to tell us about an exciting partnership between Amazon AWS, Department of Education and the University of Hawaii. Then, we are joined by Elden Ito, CEO and Kurt Nakamura COO of RVCM and theyʻre here to tell us about surviving the pandemic and creating a successful hybrid … Continue reading "Episode 731: Amazon AWS Partnership + RVCM Remote Work – Aug 31, 2022"
This week, we jump right into our conversation about the Movers and Shakas – Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program. I welcome Nicole Lim from Movers and Shakas and she brought a couple of participants from the first cohort of HiTOP, Torrie Inouye, Chief Data Officer, Bank of Hawaii and Dr. Patricia (Pat) Morgan, Medical Director, Kapiʻolani … Continue reading "Episode 730: Movers and Shakas HiTOP – Aug 24, 2022"
This week we’ll jump right into our conversation about E-Hawk. We welcome Martin Emde, ʻIolani School Sullivan Center Project Engineer and Mariko Storey, recent graduate, now a sophomore at Princeton University. Theyʻre both here to tell us about building the E-Hawk an electric powered glider aircraft. If you missed us live, you can always catch … Continue reading "Episode 729: ʻIolani’s E-Hawk Glider Aircraft – Aug 17, 2022"
This week we’ll jump right into our conversation about E-Hawk. We welcome Martin Emde, ʻIolani School Sullivan Center Project Engineer and Mariko Storey, recent graduate, now a sophomore at Princeton University. Theyʻre both here to tell us about building the E-Hawk an electric powered glider aircraft. If you missed us live, you can always catch … Continue reading "Episode 729: ʻIolani’s E-Hawk Glider Aircraft – Aug 17, 2022"
First up, we have Stewart Crawford Computer Science professor at HPU and he’s here to give us an update on the 7th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. Then, we are joined by Omar Sultan from XLR8HI and he brought a few guest companies, Akiko White, Owner of Aloha Bites, Dallas Stewart, CEO & CFO of Better … Continue reading "Episode 728: HACC Teaser + XLR8HI preX – Aug 10, 2022"
First up, we have Stewart Crawford Computer Science professor at HPU and he’s here to give us an update on the 7th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. Then, we are joined by Omar Sultan from XLR8HI and he brought a few guest companies, Akiko White, Owner of Aloha Bites, Dallas Stewart, CEO & CFO of Better … Continue reading "Episode 728: HACC Teaser + XLR8HI preX – Aug 10, 2022"
First up, we have Maria Leonardi, co-founder of Startup Hawaii here to announce their launch event happening tomorrow Aug 4th. Then, we are joined by Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups and she brought a couple a guest companies, Karyn Nolan of Mappy and Stephanie Palacios of Bonda and theyʻre here to tell us about startup … Continue reading "Episode 727: Startup-Hawaii + Blue Startups Cohort 14 – Aug 3, 2022"
First up, we have Will Weinstein, lecturer at the William S. Richardson School of Law, here to tell us about the Ethics Conversation Series. Then, we are joined by Kelly Ueoka from Pacxa and JJ Nanquil, Esports Consultant & Coach for TRUE here to tell us about eSports at the Waipahu Public Library. Sign up … Continue reading "Episode 726: Ethics Conversation Series + eSports at the Waipahu Public Library – July 27, 2022"
First up, we have Will Weinstein, lecturer at the William S. Richardson School of Law, here to tell us about the Ethics Conversation Series. Then, we are joined by Kelly Ueoka from Pacxa and JJ Nanquil, Esports Consultant & Coach for TRUE here to tell us about eSports at the Waipahu Public Library. Sign up … Continue reading "Episode 726: Ethics Conversation Series + eSports at the Waipahu Public Library – July 27, 2022"
First up, we have Keoni DeFranco, Entrepreneur In Residence at Purple Maiʻa here to tell us about an upcoming Hawaiians in Technology + Purple Maiʻa Hackathon 2022. Then, we are joined by Gwen Jacobs, Co-Director of the Hawai‘i Data Science Institute and Director of Cyber Infrastructure and Phil Johnson Professor of Information and Computer Science … Continue reading "Episode 725: Purple Maia Hackathon + EPSCoR Climate Resilience – July 20, 2022"
First up, we have Keoni DeFranco, Entrepreneur In Residence at Purple Maiʻa here to tell us about an upcoming Hawaiians in Technology + Purple Maiʻa Hackathon 2022. Then, we are joined by Gwen Jacobs, Co-Director of the Hawai‘i Data Science Institute and Director of Cyber Infrastructure and Phil Johnson Professor of Information and Computer Science … Continue reading "Episode 725: Purple Maia Hackathon + EPSCoR Climate Resilience – July 20, 2022"
This week we jump right into our conversation about the growing interest in Amazon Web Services and the cloud. We welcome Leilani Farinas from the TRUE Initiative, Christine Sakuda from Transform Hawaii Government and Eddie Ontai from DataHouse and we talk about Amazon Web Services, the Cloud Innovation Summit (happening on July 28, 2022) and … Continue reading "Episode 724: The Cloud and AWS – July 13, 2022"
On todayʻs show I welcome The Brewz, Chaz Umamoto (formerly of Streetlight Cadence), and songwriter, producer, Josh Stephens. They join me to talk about their new album Good Catch and the tech involved with recording during the Covid years. If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher Episode 723: … Continue reading "Episode 723: The Brewz – July 6, 2022"
First up, we have Cindy Knapman to tell us about the latest happenings with the Sea Grant Program. We talk about their strategic plan update and a survey you can participate in. Deadline for the survey is June 30, 2022. Then, we are joined by Jeff Decker, Program Director of Hacking for Defense (based at … Continue reading "Episode 722: Sea Grant + Hacking for Defense – June 29, 2022"
Before we get started I want to let you know about a webinar about broadband and digital equity organized by the University of Hawaii. It is a chance to learn about the federal programs that are rolling out to the states. The webinar takes place tomorrow Thursday at 1:30pm on zoom. Go to https://www.hawaii.edu/broadband/events/ for … Continue reading "Episode 721: XLR8HI preX & Connection in a Zero-Trust World – June 22, 2022"
This week weʻll jump right into our conversation about what enables the Internet in Hawaii. I welcome from Cliff Miyake, VP of Business Development from Ocean Networks, here to talk about a recent contract to design key strategic infrastructure for enabling Hawaii’s internet. If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR … Continue reading "Episode 720: Hawaii’s Undersea Fiber Backbone – June 15, 2022"
This week weʻll jump right into our conversation about an application call Unrulr that helps to tell your story. I’ve invited founder Will Reppun and Aaron Schorn, head of growth and community. They’re here to talk about the creation story behind Unrulr and how Unrulr takes the learning process and makes it more collaborative, interactive … Continue reading "Episode 719: Unrulr – June 8, 2022"
First up, we have Denise Lau, Student Success Manager from Dream House Charter School to tell us about an upcoming Verizon Innovative Learning (VIL) STEM Camp for Middle School students. Then, we are joined by Jason Ueki and Jim Wyban, conference co-organizer, both aquaculture entrepreneurs, to talk about their inaugural Tropical AgTech Conference on Hawaii … Continue reading "Episode 718: VIL STEM Camp + Tropical AgTech Conference – June 1, 2022"
First up, we have Naomi Yoshida from Purple Maia to tell us about their upcoming Grit and Grinz event coming up this weekend on May 28th. Then, we are joined by Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up, whoʻs brought a couple of companies, Chloe Blake from Kauai Sweet Shoppe and Ben Lillibridge from Malama Mushrooms, … Continue reading "Episode 717: Purple Maia + Mana Up Pop Up – May 25, 2022"
First on our event list is a media training webinar offered in partnership with HTDC and the Chamber of Commerce. The goal of media training is to assist and prepare you for your role in representing your company, and take advantage of promotional opportunities. Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM HST, Hawaii … Continue reading "Episode 716: Event Calendar + Hatch Pitch Day – May 18, 2022"
First up, we have Kirsten Turner, Deputy Energy Officer from the State Energy Office to tell us about their series of community engagement workshops to empower community participation in the clean energy transition. Then, we are joined by Ann Choe and Kristen Urada recent winners at the UH PACE Venture Competition to talk about their … Continue reading "Episode 715: Clean Energy Community Workshops + PACE Winner GOALL – May 11, 2022"
First up, we have Nam Vu from Hub Coworking to tell us about their Back Together Fund. Then, we are joined by Stacey Aldrich from the Hawaii State Library and Liza Ryan Gill from Solutions Pacific to talk about the NGA Digital Skills Gap Analysis and the Digital Workforce Hui. If you missed us live, … Continue reading "Episode 714: Back Together Fund + Digital Workforce Hui – May 4, 2022"
First up, we have Mere Work, from the ID.me to tell us about their digital identity system and how it helps fight against fraud. Then, we are joined by Jodi Ito, Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Hawaii to talk about cybersecurity, the GenCyber program and upcoming summer camps. If you missed us … Continue reading "Episode 713: ID.me + Gen Cyber – April 27, 2022"
First up, we have Veronica Rocha, program manager from the Pacific International Center for High Tech Research (PICHTR) to tell us about their Climate Grants Accelerator. Then, we are joined by Keith Hayashi, Interim Superintendent at the Dept of Education and Ian Kitajima, Tech Sherpa at Oceanit, to learn about the upcoming Design Thinking Summer … Continue reading "Episode 712: PICHTR Climate Grants Accelerator + Design Thinking – April 20, 2022"
First up, we have Tarik Sultan from Sultan Ventures and Bridget Thorpe, founder & CEO of Solvae and recent preX alumni to tell us about the upcoming XLR8HI pre-Accelerator program. Then we are joined by Nathaniel Harmon, Founder and CEO of Blockchain Solutions Hawaii and we talking about cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin mining and digital currency bills … Continue reading "Episode 711: XLR8HI preX & Bitcoin Mining – April 13, 2022"
During this special membership campaign edition, we have Nalukai Academy Executive Director, David Clarke, and Nalukai Academy ’21 alum Cami Nakagawa here to talk about the upcoming Nalukai Academy Summer Bootcamp. Applications are being accepted. During our live broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking for new members … Continue reading "Episode 710: Nalukai Academy Summer Bootcamp – April 6, 2022"
During this special membership campaign edition, we have Roy Panzarella here to talk about the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leaders Program at Chaminade University. During our live 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 … Continue reading "Episode 709: Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program – March 30, 2022"
Before we get to our show guests, I want to let you know about an upcoming webinar. ThinkTech Hawaii’s hosting a free webinar called BEYOND UKRAINE, BURNING GLOBAL ISSUES on some of the burning issues in six continents around the world. This webinar is scheduled for 10:00 am Hawaii time April 1, 2022. Register at … Continue reading "Episode 708: TRUE Initiative + Hyperspective on the Metaverse – March 23, 2022"
This week weʻll jump right into our conversation about the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and the projects they are involved. Sandra Fujiyama, Executive Director of PACE joins us to talk about her recent selection as Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Live, the Calvin Shindo Student Venture Funds, as well as PACE projects for 2022, like RISE, … Continue reading "Episode 707: Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship – March 16, 2022"
First up, we have Pat Sullivan, Founder and CEO of Oceanit, author of Intellectual Anarchy, here to give us the latest update on the rapid Covid test, Assure 100. We also get an update on the latest Omicron variant BA.2. Then, we are joined by Ikaika Hussey, learn about direct air capture, the technology to … Continue reading "Episode 706: Oceanit Assure 100 + Feather Fuels – March 9, 2022"
First up, we have Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups on the show to talk about the Getting To Know Blue: A Weekly Webinar Series. Then, we are joined by Dean Fisher and Dr Pono Ledford, learn about the technology behind water cremation and measures like SB2828 moving through the legislature. Contact Aloha Mortuary for more … Continue reading "Episode 705: Blue Startups + Water Cremation – March 2, 2022"
First up, we have Miki Tomita from Education Incubator on the show to talk about the next Foundations of Aloha cohort 14 currently underway. Then, we are joined by Nicole Lim from Movers and Shakas and Bryce Barich from Sony Pictures Studio, here to tell us about the Movers and Shakas, working with Nimbus AI, … Continue reading "Episode 704: Foundations of Aloha + Movers & Shakas – Feb 23, 2022"
First up, Blue Startups is hosting a virtual Founder Mixer and Cohort 14 Info Session on February 17 – if you or you know a prospective applicant you can invite them to this event. Next we talk to Isar Mostafanezhad from Nalu Scientific about their new distribution deal they just signed with CAEN Technologies. Then, … Continue reading "Episode 703: Nalu Scientific + HVCA Entrepreneur Award – Feb 16, 2022"
First up, I invited Mary Wenstrom from the Hawaii Technology Academy and Ian Kitajima from Oceanit on the show to talk about Pathway to Purpose and the Pilina Education Alliance. Then, we are joined by Leilani Farinas, the new Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative and Julie Morikawa, President of ClimbHI, here to tell us … Continue reading "Episode 702: Pathway 2 Purpose + TRUE Initiative & ClimbHi – Feb 9, 2022"
First up, I invited Brian Dote from Tapiki back on the show to help us understand what Web3 is. You can find Brian’s suggested Web3 reference links here: Closer look at the Open Metaverse OS The web3 Landscape Web2 vs. Web3 Then, we are joined by Pat Sullivan and Ian Kitajima from Oceanit, here to … Continue reading "Episode 701: Web3 + Oceanit Covid Test Kit – Feb 2, 2022"
First up, we have Jonathan Kim from Terraformation representing UH PACE, here to tell us about the upcoming Entrepreneurship Live event with David Hijirida from Acorns. Then, we are joined by Michal Anne Rogondino from Rocket Communications, winner of the International Space Pitch Day, here to tell us about user interface, Space Force, SBIR and … Continue reading "Episode 700: Entrepreneurship Live + Rocket Communications – Jan 26, 2022"
We jump right into our conversation and welcome Meli James, cofounder of ManaUp. Sheʻs brought a couple of companies from cohort 6 with her; Justin Orr from HI Spice and Kea Peters from Kākou Collective. Check out Mana Up’s cohort 7 application. For more information, there are 2 info sessions one on February 1st at … Continue reading "Episode 699: Mana Up with HI Spice & Kākou Collective – Jan 19, 2022"
First up, we have Ellen Ng from HTDC, here to tell us about the upcoming Virtual Tech Job Fair happening on Jan 21, 2022 from 9am to 2pm. Then, we are joined by Keala Peters, EVP of Education and Workforce Development at the Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Ueoka, President of Pacxa, here to tell … Continue reading "Episode 698: HTDC Tech Job Fair + IT Workforce Development – Jan 12, 2022"
First up, we have Kate Matayoshi from XLR8HI, here to tell us about the upcoming cohort 3 application for the preX series which closes on Friday January 7, 2022. Then, we are joined by Gary Kim and Joe Weinman from the Pacific Telecommunications Council give us their update on communication technology in the Pacific, the … Continue reading "Episode 697: XLR8HI preX + PTC 2022 – Jan 5, 2022"
First up, we have Brian Dote, principal at Tapiki, here to tell us about the upcoming Hawaii Science and Engineering Fair and the call for judges. Then, Brian stays with us and weʻre joined by Ian Kitajima, chief sherpa at Oceanit and Lauren Nahme, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Kamehameha School, give us … Continue reading "Episode 696: Hawaii Science Fair + Perspectives on 2022 – Dec 29, 2021"
First up, we have Rob Fish, President from the IEEE Standards Association and computer science professor at Princeton, here to tell us about the upcoming IEEE Summit on Comms Futures 2022 happening on Jan 14-15, 2022. Then, we are joined by Jay April, General Manager at Akaku Community Media on Maui and Roger McKeague, General … Continue reading "Episode 695: Comms Futures 2022 + Akaku and Olelo Community Television – Dec 22, 2021"
We jump right into our conversation about the Social Impact Incubation Program with Stephanie Shipton, Director at Teach for America Hawaii who brought a couple of companies with her; Adele Balderston founder of 88 Block Walks and Natalie Lalagos founder of Transformative Translation. If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR … Continue reading "Episode 694: Social Impact Incubation Program – Dec 15, 2021"
During this special membership campaign edition, we have our gadget geeks Ian Kitajima and Paul Lawler here to talk about their gift suggestions for this holiday season. We dedicate this show to our friend Ricky Li, one of original gadget geeks who is listening to us from beyond. Here are the gadgets talked about on … Continue reading "Episode 693: Annual Gadget Show – Dec 8, 2021"
First up, we have Brian Dote, founder of Tapiki, here to tell us about the Home Project Giving Tree. Next we have David Miyashiro from Hawaii Kids Can on to tell us about Computer Science Education Week staring Dec 6th. Then, we are joined by Omar Sultan, from Sultan Ventures, Malie Sarsona, Co-Founder of Waimea … Continue reading "Episode 692: HOME Project + CS Ed Week + XLR8HI preX Alumni – Dec 1, 2021"
This week we jump right into our conversation with Leslie Wilkins, Executive Director of the Maui Economic Development Board and find out about their recent SBA Community Navigator award, as well as STEMworks, Code.org and the aerospace industry on Maui. If you missed us live, you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
First up, we have Liz Dorn, Seminars Program Coordinator, from the East West Center Seminars here to tell us about a #GalswithLEI online panel called Investment & Change for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses. Then, we are joined by Ellen Ng from HTDC, Jasper Wong from Worldwide Walls (formerly, Pow Wow) and Aisha Arif, from Makers … Continue reading "Episode 690: #GalswithLEI + Worldwide Walls NFTs – Nov 17, 2021"
First up, we have Omar Sultan co-founder of Sultan Ventures, here to tell us about the XLR8HI launch of preX Cohort 3. Applications are now open until Nov. 21, 2021. Then, we are joined by Dr. Ken Chambers, Astronomer, Director of the Pan-STARRS Observatories and Near Earth Object expert Dr. Richard Wainscoat to talk about … Continue reading "Episode 689: XLR8HI preX + PanStarrs Asteroid Hunting – Nov 10, 2021"
First up, we have Meli James co-founder of Mana Up, here to tell us about the upcoming 2021 Mana Up Showcase happening on Thursday, Nov 4, 2021. Then, we are joined by Brian Glazer, from Hohonu, to talk about climate change, sensor technology, Paepae o Heeʻia and partnership with NOAA to support 54 communities in … Continue reading "Episode 688: ManaUp Showcase + Hononu.io – Nov 3, 2021"
First up, in partnership with the Hawai’i Attorney General, the Federal Communications Commission will host a virtual public webinar on spoofing and robocalls. The Webinar will begin at 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time, tomorrow Thursday 10/28 and stream live on www.fcc.gov/live. It is a free virtual event and does not require advanced registration. Nex we have … Continue reading "Episode 687: Lacy Veach Day of Discovery & 5G Innovation Lab – Oct 27, 2021"
Today we are pleased to be joined by Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups along with Al Fares of Celitech and Tomas Bisi of Hokali, to talk about cohort 13, startup life and the upcoming Demo Day on Nov 5, 2021. If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
First up, we have Bree Duros from Builders VC, here to tell us about an upcoming series called Pau Hana in the Park. Next, we have Mondy Jamshidi joins us to tell us about a Native Hawaiian Hospitality Impact Studio partnership with Travel2Change. Apply to KaiÄulu HoÊ»okipa here. Then, we are joined by Tiffany Huynh … Continue reading "Episode 685: Builders VC, Travel2Change & Elemental Excelerator – Oct 13, 2021"
On this special membership campaign edition, we have Doug Murdock, CIO for the State of Hawaii, Christine Sakuda from Transform Hawaii Government and Keir Negron from Microsoft here to talk about the upcoming 6th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. During our live broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of support. We are looking … Continue reading "Episode 684: Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Oct 6, 2021"
During this special membership campaign edition, we have Senator Bennette Misalucha, Laura Arcibal from the Dept of Health and Kaala Souza, lead on the Workforce Resilience Initiative, here to talk about digital equity, Digital Readiness Hawaii and the upcoming Digital Inclusion Week. During our live broadcast, the phone lines are reserved for your show of … Continue reading "Episode 683: Digital Inclusion Week 2021 – Sept 29, 2021"
First up, we have Takaho Iwasaki from Island Innovation, here to tell us about an upcoming Island Innovation Demo Day 2021. The application period for startups interested in pitching is now open. Then, we are joined by Doug Murdock, State of Hawaii, Chief Information Officer and Paul Meyer, CEO of The Commons Project, who are … Continue reading "Episode 682: Island Innovation Demo Day + Smart Health Card – Sept 22, 2021"
First up, we have Lito Alvarez from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or ISC 2, here to tell us about an upcoming virtual event called: “Cyber Overview, BECs, & Ransomware" and discussions into a FBI cyber investigation with Katie Kiefer of the FBI. Then, we are joined by Chris Wendel – Co-Founder and … Continue reading "Episode 681: ISC2 Meetup + Volta IPO – Sept 15, 2021"
First up, we have Meli James from the Mana Up and HVCA here to tell us about an upcoming virtual event called: Beyond Tourism – Transforming Hawai’iʻs Economy Through Investment. Then, we are joined by Joanna Kobayashi and Eric Tong from ʻIolani High School, who are here to talk about their recent Governorʻs Emergency Education … Continue reading "Episode 680: HVCA Beyond Tourism + ʻIolani School’s ʻĀina Informatics – Sept 8, 2021"
First up, we have Omar Sultan from the Sultan Ventures here to tell us about the XLR8HI preX program to scale your business and become investment ready. Information session on Thursday, Sept 2, 2021. Sign up here. Then, we are joined by Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups, Ed Lallier of Vanta Leagues and Candice Dietz … Continue reading "Episode 679: XLR8HI preX + Blue Startups Cohort 13 – Sept 1, 2021"
First up, we have Brad Kaleo Bennett from the Ê»Auamo Collaborative here to tell us about the Rural Broadband Mapping Initiative. Help map broadband in Hawaii. Sign up and take the survey. Then, we are joined by Darrel Galera from Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership, Kalima Kinney from Volcano School of Arts and Science and … Continue reading "Episode 678: Ê»Auamo Collaborative + GEER Projects – Aug 25, 2021"
First up, are you looking for a career in tech? Our friends at Purple Maia are launching their next Salesforce Certification Training called Hiapo. It requires no previous coding experience. They’re looking for hard working and motivated individuals who are interested in a tech career. Over 12 weeks, students develop in-demand skills to pass Salesforce … Continue reading "Episode 677: Paubox + VR and the Metaverse – Aug 18, 2021"
First up, we have Liam Grist from Cloud Nalu here to tell us about a Digital Currency Innovation Lab talk coming up called Bitcoin and 9000 Cryptocurrencies happening on Aug 12, 2021 at the Entrepreneurs Sandbox. Then, we are joined by Jay Andrews, Director of Marketing and Jimmie Harris, Product Designer from Oceanit who are … Continue reading "Episode 676: Cloud Nalu + Honu Cooling Pack – Aug 11, 2021"
First up, we have Allicyn Tasaka, Executive Director from Workforce Development here to tell us about a series of Digital Readiness Classes happening across the State. Then I’m happy to welcome Hawaii Pacific University President, John Gotanda, eSports Manager, Jordan Oliver and Chief Information Officer Cody Downs. TheyÊ»re here to talk about eSports at HPU … Continue reading "Episode 675: Digital Ready Hawaii + eSports HPU – August 4, 2021"
First up, we have Meghdad Abbaszadegan here to tell us about an upcoming Startup Grind fireside talk at Hub Coworking. Then, we are joined by East West Center scholar and director of the Asian Studies Development Program, Peter Hershock, who is here to talk about his new book: Buddhism and Intelligent Technology, the Humane A.I. … Continue reading "Episode 674: Startup Grind + Humane A.I. – July 28, 2021"
HTDC is facilitating access to free training in blockchain and crypto trading by The Blockchain Academy for Hawaii residents. There are only 60 seats available and admission is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications open July 21, 2021. Next, we have Sanford Ching and Edward Mantanoña here to tell us about the AFCEA STEM grant program … Continue reading "Episode 673: AFCEA STEM Grants, Cybercamps & Digital Currency Innovation Lab – July 21, 2021"
First up, we have Alison Kittle, project manager, here to tell us about the student hackathon called, Hopeathon. Then, we are joined by Karen Meech, Interim Director at the Institute for Astonomy whoÊ»s here to tell us about Ê»Oumuamua, a mysterious visitor from outside our solar system. If you missed us live you can always … Continue reading "Episode 672: Hopeathon & Ê»Oumuamua – July 14, 2021"
First up, we have Stuart Coleman, Executive Director & Co-Founder of WAI: Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations to tell us about a StartupGrind Fireside Chat coming up on Thursday July 7, 2021 at Hub Coworking. Then, we are joined by Isar Mostafanezhad, Founder and CEO of Nalu Scientific whoÊ»s here to tell us about small business … Continue reading "Episode 671: Fireside Chat with WAI + Nalu Scientific – July 7, 2021"
First up, we have Samantha Ruiz here from Hi Soup to tell us about the next Hi Soup event partnering with Code for Hawaii. Then, we are joined by John Garcia, Founder and CEO of Exchange Ave., whoÊ»s here to tell us about non-fungible tokens, digital assets, cryptocurrencies and marketplaces like Opensea. If you missed … Continue reading "Episode 670: HiSoup + Non-fungible Tokens – June 30, 2021"
First up, we have Darien Siguenza Program Manager at Purple Maia here to tell us about a new entrepreneurial accelerator program for women called Foundher. Applications for cohort #1 are open until July 1, 2021. Then, we are joined by Mathieu St-Arnaud from Normal Studios in Montreal, Quebec, whoÊ»s here to tell us about the … Continue reading "Episode 669: Foundher + Beyond Van Gogh – June 23, 2021"
First up, we have Rechung Fujihira from the Box Jelly to tell us about their 10th year anniversary. A big congratulations to the Box Jelly for meeting such an important milestone. Then, we are joined by Michelle Cheung from the TRUE Initiative and Deena White Tearney from Pacific Point, who are here to tell us … Continue reading "Episode 668: Box Jelly 10th Anniversary + Hawaii’s Digital Economy – June 16, 2021"
First up, we have Jacqui Hoover from the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, here to tell us about an upcoming event called The Telescopes, Windmills and the Military aside, Why are Native Hawaiians Really Protesting? happening on June 17, 2021. Then, we are joined by Sylvia Mann from the Genomics Section of the Department of … Continue reading "Episode 667: HiEDB & Telehealth in Libraries – June 9, 2021"
First up, we have Song Choi from the College of Engineering here to tell us about an upcoming event called Spreading Aloha: ALOHAnet at 50 honoring EE Professor Norm Abramson. Then, we are joined by Laurence Sombardier from NELHA and Wayne Murphy from HATCH, who are here to tell us about a recent grant award … Continue reading "Episode 666: ALOHANet at 50 & EDA Grant to NELHA – June 2, 2021"
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Sam Gon III, Curt Powley, Brian Chalfant First up, we have Sam Gon III Chief Scientist from the Nature Conservancy here to tell us about water bears (yes you heard me, water bears) and the new species called Claxtonia goni.
Then, we are joined by Professor Curt Powley and computer science graduate Brian Chalfant from Hawaii Pacific University, who are here to tell us about the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. Additional sites mentioned:
- The Pacific Northwest Region Programming Contest page: http://www.acmicpc-pacnw.org/
- Most popular site for solving problems to practice: https://open.kattis.com/
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 665: Tardigrada: Claxtonia goni & International Collegiate Programming Contest – May 26, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Phil Bossert, Kyler Tandal, Sky Kauweloa First up, we have Phil Bossert from HAIS here to tell us about the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Innovation Fund Grant. Application deadline is June 4, 2021. Find out more on this factsheet and application process.
We are then joined by Sky Kauweloa from UH eSports Task Force and Kyler Tandal from EMP Live Designs, who are here to tell us about the 2021 Overwatch League Tournament that took place here in Hawaii. Follow the UH eSports activity here.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 664: GEER & Overwatch League Tournament – May 19, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Laura Arcibal, Laura Kay Rand First up, we have Meli James here to tell us about the upcoming virtual job fair happening on May 13, 2021 and latest ManaUp cohort.
Then, we are joined by Laura Arcibal from the Department of Health and Laura Kay Rand from the Hawaii Foodbank, who are here to tell us about the launch of the FCCʻs Emergency Broadband Benefit.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 663: Mana Up + FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit – May 12, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Vicki Stepanenko, Shawn “Doc Rock” Boyd, KaÊ»ala Souza First up, we have Vicki Stepanenko here to tell us about the Workshop Coworking space in Waialua in the historic Waialua Sugar Mill. Find them also on Instagram.
Then, we are joined by Doc Rock and Kaala Souza both innovative entrepreneurs here to tell us about Ecamm software, video livestreaming and the gear to make you look like a pro. Check out Kaalaʻs Workforce Development channel and Doc on Facebook.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 662: Workshop Coworking + Video Livestreaming – May 5, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Yoko Hopson, Kea Clebsch, Aaron Schorn First up, we have Yoko Hopson from HQ Hawaii here to tell us about their new coworking space in downtown Honolulu. Launching on May 1, 2021 you can also find them on Instagram.
Then, we are joined by Aaron Schorn from Nalukai Foundation and Kea Clebsch, a junior at Kealakehe High School to tell us about their 2021 Nalukai Academy Summer Bootcamp.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 661: HQ Hawaii Coworking + Nalukai Academy – April 28, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David Miyashiro, Jill Baldemor, Tiffany Huynh First up, I want to let you know that Hawaiiâ€s largest family-friendly STEM event returns in an exciting, free, interactive and virtual format on Saturday, April 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration (ODE) presented by Hawaiian Electric is produced by The Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council, and honors the legacy of Eagle Scout and Astronaut Ellison Onizuka. For more information and registration go to https://onizukaday.vfairs.com/
Next, we have David Miyashiro from Hawaii Kids Can and Jill Baldemor from Teach for America here to tell us about the upcoming on April 28 called Spark and Inspire event.
Then, we are joined by Tiffany Huynh, Director of External Affairs at Elemental Excelerator to talk about their 5-year plan and strategies to tackle the global climate crisis.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 660: Spark & Inspire + Elemental Excelerator – April 21, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Stephanie Shipton, Mary Moody, Krystal Meisel During this special spring fund drive edition, we have Stephanie Shipton from Teach for America and Krystal Meisel and Mary Moody from Hawaii Lit, here to tell us about the Social Impact Incubator Program based at the Hub Coworking.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 659: SIIP Hawaii & Hawaii Lit – April 14, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Brook Conner
During this special fund drive edition, we have Brook Conner CIO at the Dept of Education, here to tell us about blend learning, tech in education and lessons learned during the pandemic.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 658: Online Learning and IT at the DOE – April 7, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jarret Yip, Rodrigo Romo First up, we have Jarret Yip from Workforce Development Division (he was formerly with PCATT where the cloud series is being offered) and heʻs here to tell us about Amazon Web Service Academy and getting cloud certified.
Then, we are joined by Rodrigo Romo, Executive Director to talk about the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and the High Altitude, Long Exposure drone, aka HAPSMobile.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 657: AWS Academy & PISCES – March 31, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Kuhio Lewis, Virginia Beck, Chris Lam First up we welcome Kuhio Lewis from Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, whoʻs here to tell us about the Pop-Up Makeke and the open call for vendors for the 3rd Season.
Then weʻre joined by Virginia Beck, Public Access Coordinator and Chris Lam, Senate IT Director, to talk about the Public Access Room, tech resources for remote testimony and how it all supports the legislative process.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 656: Pop-up Makeke + Public Access Room – March 24, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Michelle Cheung, Alexia Akbay, Jonathan Simonds First up, we have Michelle Cheung from the TRUE Initiative here to tell us about the upcoming panel called The People and Bots Behind Safe Travels happening on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Then we welcome Alexia Akbay coFounder and CEO and Jonathan Simonds coFounder and CTO at Symbrosia to talk about their startup and launching the company at the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) in Kona.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 655: People & Bots and Symbrosia – March 17, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Shane Makanui-Lopez, Rosie Davis, Judy Mikami, Daylen Casino First up, we have Shane Mahanui-Lopez from the Entrepreneurs Sandbox here to tell us about the next Women in Technology interview and the reopening of the Entrepreneurs Sandbox.
Then, we are joined by Rosie Davis, Executive Director at Maui County Area Health Education (AHEC), Judy Mikami, Healthcare Specialist at Rural Health Care Consulting and Daylen Casino, past President of the Health Occupation Student Association on Molokai to talk about helping others navigate through the digital landscape.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 654: Sandbox Reopening + Molokai Digital Navigators – March 10, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Timothy Tiu, Rep. Della Au Belatti, Rep. Scott Saiki First up, we have Timothy Tiu from DBEDT here to tell us about HiSTEP and a webinar called Entering the China Market.
Then, we are joined by House Speaker Scott Saiki and Majority Leader Della Belatti to talk about the House use of technology to enable civil engagement and how itʻs been implemented on Capitol.Hawaii.Gov.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 653: HiSTEP + Capitol.Hawaii.Gov – March 3, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nicole Lim, Peter Rowan First up, we have Nicole Lim, Director of Movers and Shakas here to tell us about the first cohort of 50 remote workers coming to Hawaii. Then, we are joined by Peter Rowan, Executive Director, Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship to talk about the Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 652: Movers & Shakas + Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund – Feb 24, 2021
Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Meli James, Kimie Miner, Barron Guss This week weÊ»ll jump right into our conversation and talk about the HVCA Innovation and Entrepreneurs Awards. I’d like to welcome Meli James, President of HVCA, Kimie Miner, singer, songwriter and owner of Haku Collective, and Barron Guss, President of Altres. They’re here to talk about innovating through these challenging times. Catch the HVCA Entrepreneurs Awards on KHON at 7pm on Saturday Feb 20, 2021. Also, be sure to register for for special giveaways.
If you missed us live you can always catch us on the HPR website, Google Podcasts, iTunes and Stitcher!
Episode 651: HVCA Awards: Haku Collective + Altres – Feb 17, 2021