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Episode 861: Digital Design at the Dept of Education...

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2025/02/22

On 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.

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Episode 860: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards with Ola Brew –...

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2025/02/16

On 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.

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Episode 859: Partnerships in Climate/Dual-Use...

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2025/02/09

On todayʻs show we have Bernice Kissinger and Keith Matsumoto both of PICHTR, here to talk about the Partnerships in Climate/Dual-Use Technology (PaCT) conference. We also talk about how APEx (OTA) and J-StarX are woven into the program.

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Episode 852: J-StarX 2025 – Dec 13, 2024

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2024/12/14

On 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.

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Episode 850: HACC Award Winners – Dec 6, 2024

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2024/12/08

On 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.

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Episode 848: Digital Literacy in Hawaii – Nov 22, 2024

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2024/11/28

On 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.

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Episode 847: Elemental Impact – Nov 15, 2024

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2024/11/16

On 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.

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Episode 846: Computer Science in Education – Nov 8, 2024

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2024/11/09

On 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.

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Episode 845: ManaUp Showcase – Oct 30, 2024

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2024/11/03

On 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.

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Episode 837: Honolulu Tech Week – Sept 6, 2024

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2024/09/08

On todayʻs show we have Michael Bennett, founder of Honolulu Tech Week and we’re talking about this week long event featuring Hawaii’s rich tech diversity.

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Episode 836: Project Descartes – Aug 30, 2024

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2024/08/31

On todayʻs show we catch up with Drs. Prasad Santhanam from the University of Hawaii’s College of Engineering and Daniel Port from the University of Hawaii’s, Shilder School of Business, here to talk about a machine learning, data science initiative called Descartes (Data in Engineering and Society: Converging Applications, Research, and Training Enhancements for Students).

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Episode 829: Art + Tech = Solomon Enos – July 17, 2024

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2024/07/18

On todayʻs show we talk with Solomon Enos, Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, sculptor, muralist, and game designer about art, tech, FestPAC and the Capitol Pool.

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Episode 828: BEAD Program – July 10, 2024

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2024/07/11

On 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.

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Episode 827: Movers and Shakas HiTOP – July 3, 2024

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2024/07/04

On 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.

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Episode 824: Ōlelo Community Media – June 12, 2024

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2024/06/13

On 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.

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Episode 822: OpenAI nullnullnullnullnullnullnull

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2024/06/06

On 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 … Continue reading "Episode 823: Hawaiʻi’s Digital Economy Study – June 5, 2024"

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Episode 822: OpenAI and ChatGPT 4o – May 29, 2024

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2024/05/30

On 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.

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Episode 821: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link redux – May...

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2024/05/30

On 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).

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Episode 820: Hawaii Energy Conference – May 15, 2024

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2024/05/17

On 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.

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Episode 819: Keep It Aloha Podcast – May 8, 2024

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2024/05/09

On 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.

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