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Episode 902: Annual Geek Show – Dec 5, 2025

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2025/12/06

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 … Continue reading "Episode 902: Annual Geek Show – Dec 5, 2025"

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Episode 901: AI Safety and Governance – Nov 28, 2025

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2025/11/29

On 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.

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Episode 900: Community Funding Hubs – Nov 21, 2025

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2025/11/22

On 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.

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Episode 899: Shifted Energy – Nov 14, 2025

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2025/11/15

On 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.

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Episode 398: 3I/ATLAS – Nov 7, 2025

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2025/11/08

On 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.

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Episode 897: Hulihia Lab – Oct 31, 2025

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2025/10/30

On 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.

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Episode 896: Mana Up Showcase – Oct 24, 2025

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2025/10/29

On 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.

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Episode 895: Internet Governance Forum Redux – Oct...

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2025/10/23

On 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.

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Episode 894: 10th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge – Oct...

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2025/10/11

On 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.

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Episode 893: Elemental Impact and Symbium – Oct 3, 2025

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2025/10/03

On 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. .

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Episode 892: Digital Resilience – Sept 26, 2025

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2025/09/30

On 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.

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Episode 891: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link Update –...

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2025/09/22

During 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.

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Episode 890: Digital Aloha and Broadband Hōʻike –...

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2025/09/11

On 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 … Continue reading "Episode 890: Digital Aloha and Broadband Hōʻike – Sept 12, 2025"

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Episode 889: Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit –...

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2025/09/07

On 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.

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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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