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Episode 888: Hawaii Wave – Aug 29, 2025

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2025/08/31

On 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.

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Episode 887: Internet Governance Forum – Aug 22, 2025

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2025/08/23

On 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.

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Episode 886: World Summit on the Information Summit –...

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2025/08/15

On 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.

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Episode 885: 2nd Annual Honolulu Tech Week – Aug 8, 2025

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2025/08/10

On 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.

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Episode 884: Malama Carbon – Aug 1, 2025

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2025/08/06

On 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.

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Episode 883: CivicNexus – July 25, 2025

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2025/07/27

On 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.

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Episode 882: PMDP Hackathon – July 18, 2025

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2025/07/20

On 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.

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Episode 881: Internet Society Redux – July 11, 2025

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2025/07/15

On 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.

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Episode 880: TRUE Initiative – July 4, 2025

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2025/07/15

On todayʻs show weʻll talk about Technology Readiness User Evaluation with Nicole Cacal, the new Executive Director of the TRUE Initiative.

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Episode 879: Stand with Crypto Alliance – June 27, 2025

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2025/06/28

On 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 … Continue reading "Episode 879: Stand with Crypto Alliance – June 27, 2025"

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Episode 878: Geothermal in Hawaii – June 20, 2025

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2025/06/23

On 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.

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Episode 877: Mana Up Cohort 10 – June 13, 2025

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2025/06/14

On 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.

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Episode 876: J-StarX Update – Jun 6, 2025

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2025/06/07

On todayʻs show weʻll get an update on the J-StarX program with Ian Kitajima President of PICHTR, Nobu Takahashi from Diarkis andToku Sakai from Letara.

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Episode 875: Hawaii Women in Tech – May 30, 2025

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2025/06/03

On 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.

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Episode 874: Build4Aina Hackathon – May 21, 2025

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2025/05/26

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.

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Episode 873: Hawaii Energy Conference – May 16, 2025

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2025/05/17

On 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 … Continue reading "Episode 873: Hawaii Energy Conference – May 16, 2025"

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Episode 872: Thirty Meter International Telescope –...

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2025/05/10

On 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.

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Episode 871: Builders VC – May 2, 2025

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2025/05/08

On 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.

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Episode 870: Tech at Shangri La Museum

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2025/04/27

On 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.

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Episode 869: PISCES STARS – Apr 18, 2025

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2025/04/19

On 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.

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