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ThinkTech HawaiiOceanit's Blast Ninja Acquired by Kennametal (ThinkTech Tech Talks)
Another Hi-tech Product Developed by Oceanit. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jay Andrews. industrial equipment company, Kennametal (NYSE: KMT), just acquired Oceanit's Blast Ninja brand of abrasive blasting nozzles. Oceanit developed and commercialized Blast Ninja with support from the US Navy and Air Force, and built the brand in Hawaii, growing sales in over 15 countries across three continents in the 12 months. Blast Ninja was developed by Oceanit’s aerospace team, built upon research in fighter jet engine noise reduction. The nozzles are designed to reduce hearing loss in workers exposed to...
2023-04-2431 minThinkTech HawaiiYes, Sachertorte for 100 Days (Movies We Can Learn From)The Sweet Life in Berlin then Vienna. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen.
Jay Fidell and George Casen review a movie that shows the sweetness of Viennese pastry, and women.
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2023-02-1435 minThinkTech HawaiiThe War in Ukraine Revisited (History is Here to Help)An Update on the War in Ukraine. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman.
Jay and Carl discuss current affairs in Russia's Illegal War.
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2023-01-2737 minThinkTech HawaiiInternational Criminal Investigations (Transitional Justice)CSOs and Evidence Collection, Preservation. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicolás Süssmann.
Eurojust, the Genocide Network and the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC released guidelines to assist CSOs in their efforts to document international crimes and gross human rights violations. CSOs play a vital role before, during and after investigative processes. They are valuable partners who assist criminal investigators and other actors within national and international courts to seek accountability and justice. CSOs work in documenting, monitoring and reporting international crimes and provide a bevy of evidence that...
2022-10-2542 minThinkTech HawaiiDaring Duo Undertakes Real Estate Series (Inside Hawaii Real Estate)Bring it On, Will Tanaka and Leonie Lam. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Will Tanaka and Leonie Lam.
Will Tanaka and Leonie Lam, both real estate professionals, talk about their new talk show series on ThinkTech Hawaii. It's called Inside Hawaii Real Estate and will deal with real estate practices and rules, deals, developments and investments, all over Hawaii. Jay Fidell hosts this initial show to find out what they have in mind.
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2022-09-0740 minThinkTech HawaiiColombian Elections 2022 Series - Part 4 (Latin American Directions)Overly or Rightfully Afraid. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Juan Pablo Tello.
On Sunday June 19, 2022, the Colombians elected for the first time in history a left-sided government led by Gustavo Petro, former Bogota mayor and demobilized rebel member, and Francia Márquez, a Black feminist and environmental social leader. Petro has been seen with serious distrust from the right of the political spectrum, and many concerns were stated before the election day and after Petro's victory. In this episode, Juan Pablo Tello discusses with Jay Fidell the causes of these concerns, what...
2022-08-0444 min
ThinkTech HawaiiTestimony and Reparation (Transitional Justice)Listening to Sexual Violence Survivors. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mariana Süssmann. Jay Fidell and Mariana Süssmann discuss the complexities of listening to the testimony of sexual violence survivors, mainly in scenarios of transitional justice. The historical approach to this kind of narrative has been focused on the damage, the horror, and the perplexity of the events. In this sense, the victim's subjectivity is overseen and (re)instrumentalized to expose the cruelty of the survived transgressions. The alternative testimony opens the possibility of an encounter with a human being that...
2022-05-1038 minThinkTech HawaiiA Year of Change at the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)A Visit with PUC Commissioner Leo Asuncion. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Marco Mangelsdorf and Leo Asuncion. Changes at the Public Utilities Commission. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Marco Mangelsdorf and Leo Asuncion.We compare notes with Commissioner Leon Asuncion for an update on how it's been for the PUC in this year of change, what the issues and challenges are these days, and how energy looks for the future.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https...
2022-04-1935 minThinkTech HawaiiReflections on Ukraine, the Borderland (Global Connections)It May Never be the Same. The hosts for this show are Carlos Juarez and Jay Fidell. Carlos Juarez shares with Jay some personal reflections on his previous travel to Ukraine as well as how the Russian invasion represents a shock to the international system.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.
2022-03-2435 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Last Days of Capitalism (The Movie Show)Is it Pretty Woman Revisited. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. Jay Fidell and George Casen review the Last Days of Capitalism, the story of a complex 72-hour affair between the son of a very rich man and a call girl in a Las Vegas penthouse. It has a haunting similarity to Pretty Woman, the very successful 1990 film with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ndGTtVp_AGrEMiKTnOj4pzPlease visit our ThinkTech webs...
2022-02-1733 minThinkTech HawaiiEnergy Justice on Hawaiʻi Island (Energy Justice in Hawaii)Cooperative Energy, Geothermal, and More. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Richard Ha and Jay Fidell. Hawaiʻi Island energy guru Richard Ha, and ThinkTechʻs own Jay Fidell, join us to discuss energy projects past, present, and future on Big Island, and their implications for Energy Justice on the island.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kWM2UqsvD1bOn-4KGceHOFPlease visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogs...
2022-01-2630 minThinkTech HawaiiA Review of World Events in 2021 (Global Connections)And a Look at Trends to Watch in 2022. The hosts for this show are Carlos Juarez and Jay Fidell. Carlos reviews the most important events of 2021 and trends to watch in 2022 and Jay joins to offer reflections and insights.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.
2022-01-1334 minThinkTech HawaiiNew Chinese American Reader (A Nation of Immigrants)Understanding America. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Chang Wang, Alexander H.E. Morawa and Russell Leu. A Nation of Immigrants is a biweekly talk show featuring the lives of immigrants, knowledge, diversity and inclusion. In 1958, U.S. Senator JFK published "A Nation of Immigrants." JFK proposed liberalizing immigration law based on his argument that the United States is a country whose population is predominantly made up of non-native people – immigrants and refugees.The host of A Nation of Immigrants (Fidell, Morawa, Leu, and Wang) will invite renowned immig...
2022-01-1036 minThinkTech HawaiiEnding the Year of the Ox (The Middle Way)Planning for the Year of the Tiger. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Chang Wang, Robert (Bob) Webber and Richard Q. Liu. Robert ("Bob") Webber has been practicing U.S. immigration law for 20+ years. He has extensive experience advising on visas and green card strategies for some of the world's largest and most well-known organizations. Richard Liu serves clients as a management-side defense lawyer. As the former CEO of a technology startup, Richard is the best crossover between business and law. He regularly appears before both federal and state courts.The p...
2021-11-2934 minThinkTech HawaiiReflections on the G-20 and COP26 (Global Connections)Is the USA Back in the Saddle. The hosts for this show are Carlos Juarez and Jay Fidell. Jay and Carlos analyze the recent G-20 and current COP26 Glasgow Climate Summit to see how they reflect continuity and change in global politics.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9
2021-11-0435 minThinkTech HawaiiInternational Travel During the Pandemic (The Middle Way)To Open or Not to Open. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Alexander H.E. Morawa. The US will open its doors to European travelers this November. And to Chinese travelers. For a brief period in summer, EU lifted travel restrictions for Americans. But, the EU is off limits to Chinese vaccinated with Chinese vaccinations. Only Western vaccinated travelers are invited. Chinese travelers comprise of EU’s second most important travel group behind the US. Will the omission of Chinese-made vaccines have a major impact on Europe’s travel industry? Public health or poli...
2021-11-0143 minThinkTech HawaiiWho's in Charge - Military or Civilian (Community Matters)And How Important is that to our Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Eugene Fidell, Carl Baker and Brenner Fissell. Our panel, Gene Fidell, Carl Baker and Brenner Fissell, will discuss the American and democratic principle of having the military establishment and chain or command respond to a civilian government, what happens when that principle erodes, as it has in many places and times in history and in the world today, the state of affairs during the Trump administration and now under the Biden administration, the effect of the media and soc...
2021-10-2245 minThinkTech HawaiiRebuilding our Diplomacy with France (Global Connections)What Happened and How Can we Fix it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, an expert in foreign policy and diplomacy, helps us understand why France recalled its ambassador and returned him just a few days later. What happened, what were the factors in play, and how do we make sure to preserve our diplomatic good will with France going forward.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9
2021-09-3040 minThinkTech HawaiiPet Nation in America and Beyond (Community Matters)How Pets Are Transforming our Society. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mark Cushing. Millennials and Gen Z are demanding healthcare for their pets that is as good as their own and they’re willing pay for it but the veterinary system in America is lagging far behind and costing countless lives that were avoidable deaths, according to Animal Policy Group Founder and CEO Mark Cushing, author of Pet Nation: The Inside Story of How Companion Animals Are Transforming Our Homes, Culture, and Economy.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show...
2021-09-3044 minThinkTech HawaiiAndrew Zimmerman Comes Back from China (Global Connections)What Did He Learn in his Two Year Visit. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Andrew Zimmerman. Andrew just returned from two years in Shanghai. He arrived just before the Covid outbreak in Wuhan and has some interesting observations about how China handled the pandemic, as well as insights about living in the other side of the world. He has some insight about how China navigated successfully without them for so longThe ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9
2021-09-3038 minThinkTech HawaiiIs Now a Good Time for Tax Reform (Community Matters)And Exactly How Can that be Done. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roger Epstein. Roger Epstein, a well known Hawaii tax attorney, helps us understand what national tax reform really is, or could be, and how and to what extent it could be structured, organized and adopted in the current political and economic climate.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ
2021-09-3042 minThinkTech HawaiiAffordable Housing in Hawaii (Community Matters)How Can the Architects Help. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Hyoung-June Park. Our guest Hyoung-June Park of the School of Architecture at UH Manoa discusses his award-winning work on affordable housing in Hawaii.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ
2021-09-2939 minThinkTech HawaiiThe 2021 Lacy Veach Day of Discovery (Community Matters)Virtual Event Scheduled for September 30th. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Art Kimura and Adria Fung. Our guests discuss virtual Veach Day which is to be unveiled by HIGP at SOEST on Youtube on October 30, 2021, 12 noon, Hawaii time.This year's Veach Day is a Women Powered event, featuring welcome messages from Astronaut Megan McArthur from the space station (born in Honolulu), Mechanical Engineer and 2021 Cherry Blossom Queen, Brianne Yamada, keynote by Dr. Heather Kaluna, born and raised in Pashoa, Big Island, now assistant professor of astronomy at UH Hilo, sev...
2021-09-2934 minThinkTech HawaiiCurrent Cultural Changes in China (Global Connections)Are we in Another Cultural Revolution. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Shackley Raffetto. A discussion of Desmond Snum's popular new book Red Roulette about the new culture in business in China.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9
2021-09-2936 minThinkTech HawaiiTransitional Justice in Rwanda (Transitional Justice)An Overview. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Gerald Gahima. The transitional justice processes Rwanda has carried out.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nvnsCUQK__a7FKdy-crWox
2021-09-2840 minThinkTech HawaiiEastern Europe Post-1945 (History is Here to Help)Is Life Better There Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel of historians, Peter Hoffenberg of UH Manoa and Carl Ackerman of Punahou School, discuss the history of Eastern Europe after World War II, and how things have changed, and how their relations with the United States has changed, for better or worse, for the various countries of Eastern Europe since then.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lR54xuhmCd5nE4OhhdFnP7
2021-09-2445 minThinkTech HawaiiHave Politics Ruined the Supreme Court (Community Matters)The Texas Abortion Case is Not the End of it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Avi Soifer and Gene Fidell. Avi Soifer, professor of constitutional law and former dean of the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Manoa, and Gene Fidell, who has tought at Yale and now at NYU Law School and who is well familiar with current constitutional issues, discuss the Supreme Court's recent decisions and trends, how the court is changing and dealing with politics, religion and social changes in the country, and how it is dea...
2021-09-2451 minThinkTech HawaiiPeril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa (Politics for the People)What Does it Teach us About Trump. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Our panel discusses the revelations in the Peril book that has just come, out and how they connect to demonstrate that Trump was actually attempting a coup at the end of his term, if not before. We discuss the conspirators involved the coup and what each of them did, the status of the investigations of the Select Committee Investigation and the Attorney General, what all this means to the administration, the government and the coun...
2021-09-2438 minThinkTech HawaiiTax Reform Blueprint in Nebraska (Talking Tax)Attracting People and Opportunities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tom Yamachika and Jim Smith. Blueprint Nebraska, a campaign dedicated to increasing Nebraska’s economic growth and competitiveness over the next decade, has released its proposed framework for bringing Nebraska’s tax system into the 21st century.Blueprint Nebraska’s Taxation & Incentives Industry Council took insights from surveys, public forums, and tax policy research to develop a plan that gives Nebraska a regionally-competitive tax climate that is more inviting to workforce talent.The headline benefits for Nebraskans include allowing...
2021-09-2437 minThinkTech HawaiiOur Homes in Hawaii (Community Matters)How we Can Provide Better Housing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Stanley Chang. State Senator Stanley Chang helps us understand the housing problem in Hawaii, the options for providing better and more affordable housing, especially now in the time of covid, what he is doing about it in the State Senate and otherwise, and the Our Homes program.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ
2021-09-2337 minThinkTech HawaiiCrisis Management Required from Biden Admin (What Now America)Multiple Bad News Stories Hit at once. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Winston Welch. The honeymoon is over for the Biden Administration. Seemingly, multiple mistakes have developed and landed on the president's desk with a resounding thud this week: News of the Pentagon admitting the drone strike in Kabul against a would-be ISIS car bomber was in fact a humanitarian volunteer and nine other bystanders, seven of them children. The bridge in Del Rio TX now seen as a launching point for 14k migrants from Haiti appeared suddenly wit...
2021-09-2333 minThinkTech HawaiiHow Tourism is Doing in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)It is Still a Rocky Road. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helpls us understand how tourism has been doing in Hawaii, how it is doing now, and how we should expect it to do going forward in these very difficult times.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ
2021-09-2249 minThinkTech HawaiiReview of the 'Pig' Movie (The Movie Show)Lessons for Life to Learn from this Movie. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. A review of the "Pig" movie starring Nicholas Cage, Adam Arkin and other prominent cast members. The plot subtly delves into serious issues about life in the 21st century. A truffle supplier's pig, who digs up the delicacy in the forest, is stolen from him. He proceeds to try to discover who stole his pig. Having withdrawn from society to live alone in the forest, with only his pig for company, he has to reenter his for...
2021-09-2238 minThinkTech HawaiiA Look at Journalism in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)The Media is in a Transition Too. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris McKinney. Journalist and author Chris McKinney helps us understand the changes taking place in today's journalism, media and book publishing.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ
2021-09-2141 minThinkTech HawaiiWho's who and What with Hu Honua (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)LoL Henry Curtis Brings us up to Date. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Marco Mangelsdorf and Henry Curtis. The zombie wannabe power plant in Peepeekeo, Big Island refuses to die. We're brought up to speed by Life of the Land's Henry Curtis, one of the principal protagonists in this ongoing decades' long drama.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2
2021-09-2136 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Immigrant and Refugee Debate 2021 (The Middle Way)Déjà Vu all over Again. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Chang Wang, Paul Anderson and Alexander H.E. Morawa. In 1958, then U.S. Senator JFK published “A Nation of Immigrants.” JFK proposed liberalizing immigration law based on his argument that the United States is a country whose population is predominantly made up of non-native people – immigrants and refugees. In “America for Americans,” Professor Erika Lee of the University of Minnesota argued that the U.S. is also a nation of xenophobia. Throughout U.S. history, irrational fears, hatred, and hostility toward immigran...
2021-09-2142 minThinkTech HawaiiCivilian Aide to Secretary of the Army (Military In Hawaii)Support Army Leaders on Regional Issues. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Noelani Kalipi and Gil Tam. The roles and responsibilities of the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). CASAs are business and community leaders appointed by the Secretary to advise and support Army leaders on regional issues.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6komvysbIElhwa0iN1zzvn_
2021-09-1743 minThinkTech HawaiiCongress Must Assign Accountability (America Finding its Way)Investigating the 1-6 Attack, Afghan War. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guests are Jay Fidell, Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Show Guests consider whether recent calls for investigation of the termination of the Afghan war by a bipartisan Congressional Committee can determine accountability. Given the formation of the ongoing Select Committee investigating the 1/6 Capital attack was septic, and work in progress is reviled and derogated, can recent revelations of alarming Presidential incapacity and possible senior level military overreach be rationally apprised and understood? Guests discuss how a polarized Congress can salvage use of the C...
2021-09-1735 minThinkTech HawaiiRoe v. Wade Hasn’t been Overturned (Policy for the People)But the Rule of Law Might Have been. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Minara Mordecai. In its strange midnight decision, what did the Supreme Court mean. What does it tell us about the future of Roe v. Wade in Texas and otherwise, and what does it tell us about the Rule of Law in America. What are the policy and social implications of repealing Roe v. Wade, and how will it affect the country and the various constituencies who will be affected. Should Congress codify the case. Should Congress add new judges to the co...
2021-09-1635 minThinkTech HawaiiRigged Election- GOP's Mainstream Slogan (What Now America)Three Elections Rigged Before Vote Count. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Winston Welch. The recall vote to unseat California's Governor Newsom has already been called out as rigged by the GOP's front runner Larry Elder. Sound familiar? In the 2016 presidential election, then candidate Donald Trump declared the election, months in advance, to be rigged. Why? He was behind in the polls. Then he won. Then he stopped saying the election was riddled with fraud. Fast forward to the 2020 election and Trump's cries that mail in ballots was rigging the...
2021-09-1633 minThinkTech HawaiiHow Endurance Sports Can Help You Win at Life (Community Matters)A New Book by Jennifer Strong McConachie. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jennifer Strong McConachie. A new book, GO FAR by Jennifer Strong McConachie: How Endurance Sports Help You Win At Life, is a self-help book about her adventures and how to apply an endurance athlete's mindset to help you in your personal and professional lifGO FAR collects exhilarating stories from the worldwide endurance sports career of athlete Jennifer Strong McConachie, giving insight into her life philosophy and the principles that empower her success in ultrarunning, mountaineering, swimming, and...
2021-09-1631 minThinkTech HawaiiWhat it was like in the Pentagon on 9/11 (Community Matters)The Perspective of Someone who was There. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Dan 'Fig' Leaf. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we have see the picture of the hijacked plane flying into the Pentagon, and the damage it created. In this episode, we talk to Dan Fig Leaf, a general Air Force officer who was in the Pentagon at the time of the attack, to learn about his experience that day and the experiences of others around him who were there that day, and his perspective about what happened and its effect on t...
2021-09-1445 minThinkTech HawaiiIt's Getting Worse in Hong Kong (Transitional Justice)Prosecutions, Imprisonment and Exile. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. This episode covers the prosecutions under both the National Security Law (NSL) and the existing public order laws of Hong Kong, with the reality that nearly all the pan-democratic forces in Hong Kong have been locked up or forced in exile, with much more of the former than the latter.On top of that, nearly all the NGOs that stood for human rights and the rule of law have been intimidated into disbanding with ongoing investigations threatening further pro...
2021-09-1439 minThinkTech HawaiiStrategies to Prevent Spillover of Disease (ThinkTech Tech Talks)The Global Work of STOP Spillover. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Ken Howe. The guest is Richard Choularton. STOP Spillover is a global consortium funded by USAID and led by Tufts University that is working to understand and address the risks posed by known zoonotic viruses with the potential to spill over from animals and cause outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics in humans.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lKxDRaXflTGBmdMX8jbpkz
2021-09-1046 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Impact of the Crusades on East-West Relations (History is Here to Help)How Does this Show in Today's Middle East. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Tamara Albertini. The enduring Impact of the Crusades on East-West Relations, that is, on the relationship of European countries with countries, religions and events in the Middle East and Central Asia, and the relationship of the US on those countries, religions and events, the nature and value of that impact, and whether and to what extent that impact is likely to continue in the future.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is htt...
2021-09-1039 minThinkTech HawaiiRemembering 9/11 (America Finding its Way)Where Were You and How Did it Affect You. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tim Apicella. 9/11 was the darkest day in American history, a brutal terrorist attack that killed thousands of people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. It somehow affected and connected everyone in the country, and the world. How did you find out what was happening. How did you react. How did it affect you emotionally. Did you know anyone who died that day. There have been many shows and articles about what happened. How have you reacted to them.
2021-09-1037 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Vacant Homes Tax (Talking Tax)Can this Even be Enforced. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tom Yamachika. Recently, the Honolulu City Council has taken up the idea of imposing a different tax rate for residences that are vacant.The idea is contained in Bill 76 (2020), a bill that started off last year, was referred to the Council Budget Committee, and was postponed by the committee in November 2020 after a couple of public hearings with only a couple of members of the public weighing in. Now, KHON2 is reporting that there is new momentum for the bil...
2021-09-0936 minThinkTech HawaiiMajor Hawaii Redistricting Update (Community Matters)Why it Matters to all of us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Sandy Ma. The State and Counties of Hawaii will draw new voting district maps this year -- and we need to make sure they are fair and representative for everyone in the state and counties.Right now, the Hawaii State, Honolulu County, and Hawaii County redistricting commissions are preparing to draw voting districts that will represent us for the next decade.We need these mapmakers to be as transparent as possible about this process -- and...
2021-09-0939 minThinkTech HawaiiStop TX Abortion Law, Expand Supreme Court (What Now America)The Only Lasting Way to Save Roe Vs Wade. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Winston Welch. Now that the new Texas anti abortion law is current law, thanks to zero action from the US Supreme Court to weigh in and stop it, the question is what will be done to halt a law that requires women to carry to term a pregnancy due to rape or incest, or define it as illegal to perform an abortion after six weeks. Ideas to initiate new federal legislation, have the US Just...
2021-09-0933 minThinkTech HawaiiCovid Uncertainty Delays Hawaii's Economy (Community Matters)Let's Take a Look at the Numbers. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Eugene Tian. The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its third quarter 2021 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from the 3.5 percent projected in May this year. The lower projected growth is mainly caused by the rising of uncertainty caused by the surge in Delta variant infections and the higher inflation expectations.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ...
2021-09-0842 minThinkTech HawaiiIs Hawaii Resilient to Extreme Weather (Energy Justice in Hawaii)Frontline Communities Are Most Impacted. The hosts for this show are Ali Andrews and Jay Fidell. Recent extreme weather events such as the winter storm across Texas and the hurricane in New Orleans have shown us what happens when out energy infrastructure isnʻt resilient. These impacts can be felt harder in frontline communities that experience energy burden and lack of access to renewable energy.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kWM2UqsvD1bOn-4KGceHOF
2021-09-0836 minThinkTech HawaiiEducating Ourselves with Bad Education (The Movie Show)Roslyn will Never be the Same. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. Bad Education is a 2019 American crime comedy based on the true story of the largest public school embezzlement in American history.Set in Roslyn, Long Island, in the early 2000s, the film tells the story of school superintendent Dr. Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman) and assistant superintendent Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney), who steal millions from the same public school district they seek to make the best in the country.The screenwriter, Makowsky, briefly met Tassone as a...
2021-09-0835 minThinkTech HawaiiTired of Being Asked if You're a Robot (ThinkTech Tech Talks)What You Can Do about it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Attila Seress. Cyberattackers are using Google’s reCAPTCHA function, also know as the “I am not a robot” function and other CAPTCHA-like services to make their phishing schemes appear more legitimate. CAPTCHAs are familiar to the general public but what you don’t know is that they prevent security crawlers from detecting malicious content and adds a legitimate look to phishing login pages.Over the past month the security team at Palo Alto Networks detected over 500 new CAPTCHA...
2021-09-0236 minThinkTech Hawaii20 Year Afghanistan War Over, but it's Not (What Now America)War on Terror Goes On, Enemies to Allies. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Winston Welch. 20 years of war in Afghanistan officially ended this week. Like Vietnam, the US entered a war with a set goal and mission. Like Vietnam, time and scope creep fogged up the initial objective. The Afghanistan mission was to destroy Al-Qaeda and kill Osama Bin Laden. Then the mission changed to deliver the Afghanistan people from the harsh life metered out by the Taliban and its strict Muslim theocracy. Then there was a mission to cre...
2021-09-0233 minThinkTech HawaiiDrone Reforestation (Community Matters)DroneSeed Brings Technology to Reforestation. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Grant Canary. DroneSeed, the pioneer of drone reforestation, is the first vertically integrated company in the industry through its acquisition of Silvaseed, the largest private forestry seed supplier in the Western US. Seed and seedling shortages have been well documented. This move ensures that DroneSeed is able to continue its mission to rapidly scale reforestation efforts after ever increasing catastrophic wildfires fueled by climate change.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ...
2021-09-0144 minThinkTech HawaiiAccountability for Atrocity Crimes in Sudan (Transitional Justice)The Use of Domestic Mechanism. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mutasim Ali. Regional and international mechanism are very important to enforce international human rights law. However, they primarily serve as complementary to the domestic mechanism. In cases involve mass human rights violations domestic mechanisms are very important because it allows victims to actively participate in the proceedings. PEJ through its Sudan hub and other partners assisted to bring a case and convict nine members of paramilitary group in Sudan who killed peaceful student protestors in Sudan.The ThinkTech YouTube Pla...
2021-08-3133 minThinkTech HawaiiPandemics Weren't Born Yesterday (History is Here to Help)They Existed in Classical Times. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Robert Littman. Archeology, especially in Egypt, has revealed pandemics thousands of years ago. What does archeology tell us about them, and how sure can we be. What is the state of the science that can reveal this to us. How do we learn these things from the digs. Is there more we can learn, and what steps will be necessary to discover other secrets about disease in classical times.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube...
2021-08-2737 minThinkTech HawaiiKAPU Afghanistan and Hawaii (America Finding its Way)Pelosi and Ige Use Disinvite Tactic. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Jay Fidell, Cynthia Lee Sinclair, Winston Welch. Guests discuss House Speaker Pelosi’s assailing Reps Meijer and Moulton’s sneak visit during Afghanistan's airlift and Hawaii's Governor’s disinvite to visitors. Comments focus on the value of leaders discouraging observers and visitors either for oversight of airlift operations or to defend economic and Covid-Delta risk tolerance in Hawaii. Viewpoints are shared about disturbing Hawaii's Aloha Spirit and potential impact at every level: international, national and state of Hawaii. Guests share observation...
2021-08-2631 minThinkTech HawaiiWhen Raising Taxes Doesn't Raise Money (Talking Tax)Is Hawaii at or near that Point?. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tom Yamachika. One fundamental assumption that has been made over the years by our lawmakers is that if you enact a tax, money will be raised. What if that weren’t true?In late 2019, a pair of economists, Enrico Moretti and Daniel Wilson, published a paper titled “Taxing Billionaires: Estate Taxes and the Geographical Location of the Ultra-Wealthy.” In that paper, they followed the movement of 400 of the nation’s richest people (the “Forbes 400”) and came up with a mathematical m...
2021-08-2630 minThinkTech HawaiiThe U.S. Exit from Afghanistan (Global Connections)Will Afghanistan Become Biden's Legacy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carlos Juarez and Shannon Tangonan. Jay Fidell is joined by Carlos Juarez to discuss how and whether the Afghanistan crisis will become Biden's legacy. The talk explores criticism of the hasty withdrawal as well as how the issue has rattled Asia, emboldened China, and raised concern among European allies.Shannon Tangonan announces vaccination clinics will be held at Hawaiian Electric’s Kahe and Campbell Industrial Park generation facilities. The clinics, available to employees, also are open to the public. The f...
2021-08-2638 minThinkTech HawaiiFox News Promoted Cow Dewormer Vs Vaccine (What Now America)Fox Peddles More Quack COVID Cures. The host for this show is Tim Apicella. The guests are Jay Fidell and Winston Welch. When the Mississippi and Alabama Poison Control Centers receive multiple calls from people ingesting ivermectin, a horse and cow dewormer, that means we have returned to the days when people were taking hydroxychloroquine and cleaning products, thanks to Trump's promotion of COVID19 quack treatments. However, this time it was three Fox show hosts that proclaimed that ivermectin was not only beneficial, but is used around the world as an effective treatment to COVID virus infection. Face...
2021-08-2634 minThinkTech HawaiiA Review of the Kominsky Method Series (The Movie Show)What Can it Teach us about Aging. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. A review and analysis of the current season of the Kominsky Method series, with Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas and a number of other great comedy character actors showing us life among aging members of the Hollywood community.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ndGTtVp_AGrEMiKTnOj4pz
2021-08-2533 minThinkTech HawaiiForeign Intrusion into Academic Research (ThinkTech Tech Talks)How Much of a Threat is it to our Universities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jodi Ito. This discussion is a follow up on a conference on the subject in which Jodi Ito recently participated. We discuss what came out at the conference, and what we in Hawaii, and especially at the University of Hawaii, can do to minimize and protect ourselves against foreign intrusions into academic research and training, and the related disruptions and thefts of intellectual research property.Watch "Researching While Chinese American" - https://www.youtube.com...
2021-08-2439 minThinkTech HawaiiNot all Vaccine Cards Work in Hawaii (Global Connections)Coming Back from Europe is Not all that Easy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. This is the story of Martin Despand, one of our ThinkTech hosts,and a professor at the School of Architecture at UH Manoa, in his return to Hawaii from Germany, and the issues and challenges he faced trhying to have his EU vaccine carfd acceped to return to Hawaii.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9
2021-08-2434 minThinkTech HawaiiThe HEI Shuffle, HECO Two-step and Nous (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)Hawaiian Electric Always Busy Busy Busy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Marco Mangelsdorf. Hawaiian Electric, one of the most venerable corporate institutions across the islands' chain, always has so much going on. Jay and Marco do a round-up of some of the more notable happenings from board changes to lawsuits to renewable energy endeavors on Molokai and Oahu.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2
2021-08-2430 minThinkTech HawaiiExpert Opinions: Education and Technology (The Middle Way)Knowledge is Power. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Chang Wang and Carlos Seoane. Carlos Seoane is co-founder and CEO of Extempore, a language-learning platform being used by hundreds of schools and universities around the world. Carlos co-founded Extempore for facilitating linguistic growth and awareness for all language learners in the US and abroad. In this episode, Carlos shares his extensive experience working with software products, why and how he started a company in education, and the COVID's impact on education. Carlos shares his thoughts on whether American and European children should beg...
2021-08-2437 minThinkTech HawaiiHunt Develops New VA Clinic in Kalaeloa (Military In Hawaii)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Steve Colón and Thomas Lee.Hunt shares development updates on the highly anticipated 88,675 SF Multi-Specialty Outpatient Clinic for veterans, scheduled to open in Kalaeloa in 2023. The clinic will provide convenient healthcare to over 87,000 veterans on Oahu, helping them receive the benefits and resources they deserve.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6komvysbIElhwa0iN1zzvn_
2021-08-2038 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Chaos Came Long Before the Blame (America Finding its Way)It's Hard when the Government is in Disarray. Our panel helps us understand It's Hard when the Government is in Disarray. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest for this show is Tim Apicella. ; It's Hard when the Government is in Disarray. We discussThe ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nSrSLOqpyj-Fn1ilFD-abg
2021-08-2035 minThinkTech HawaiiReport on the Virus in India (The Global Report)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Roopmati Khandekar.Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand what is happening on the Virus in India; Are Things Getting Any Better. We discuss how the number of infections and deaths in India have changed; the status of vaccinations and health care; what the government is doing about it; the affect on the Indian economy and trade; the effect on education; the effect on the popularity of the government; what is likely to happen going forward.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is...
2021-08-1939 minThinkTech HawaiiKabul Airport Exit, Worse than Saigon (What Now America)Exit Plan to Leave Afghanistan, a Failure. The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch and Cynthia Lee Sinclair.On April 29, 1975 the images of helicopters packed full of S. Vietnamese trying to escape the invading N Vietnamese army off the Saigon embassy rooftop was an image that no one ever wanted to see again. A stain on the US reputation for leaving those who closely worked with the US military behind is history. Now fast forward to Kabul to an airport separated by barbed wire. On one si...
2021-08-1937 minThinkTech HawaiiJustice in Post-Genocide Rwanda (Transitional Justice)Justice – Top Down or Bottom up. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tony Tate.Rwanda was plunged into a genocide that killed at least 500,000 persons in a one hundred-day period. To seek justice for the victims, three different types of criminal proceedings were enacted. Perhaps best known is the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda which targeted the ringleaders of the genocide. Equally important were national trials held in Rwanda and a series of community-led hearings known locally as gacaca. The discussion will focus briefly on what happened...
2021-08-1741 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Reenactments of Myths in American History (History is Here to Help)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Peter Hoffenberg and Jean Rosenfeld.Peter Hoffenberg and Jean Rosenfeld help us understand The Reenactments of Myths in American History; The Insurrection was Reenactment of a Myth. We discuss We discuss one particular myth, the Fourth Turning, adhered to by Steve Bannon, ignored by the pundit class even when he brought it up in debate and interviews. and its uncritical acceptance by people who should know better.Then there is the myth of America's founding, which was expounded by Trump on Ju...
2021-08-1341 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Time Tax (Talking Tax)Government Takes Your Money and Time Too.The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika.“The Atlantic” argues persuasively that government not only taxes people by taking their money, but also imposes administrative burdens that waste countless precious hours of people’s time.American benefit programs are, as a whole, difficult and sometimes impossible for everyday citizens to use. Our red tape entangles millions of people who are struggling to find a job, failing to feed their kids, sliding into poverty, or managing a disabling health conditi...
2021-08-1236 minThinkTech HawaiiSenate Approves Infrastructure Bill (What Now America)House to Take up Bill with Strings Attached.The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guest for this episode is Jay Fidell.With a vote of 69 to 30, the one Trillion dollar Infrastructure bill clears the Senate with bipartisan support, a rare day during these political and cultural polarized times. Now the the Bill goes to the House, but will the progressive wing of the Democrats get in the way of passage? It will be up to Nancy Pelosi to keep the vote from fracture..The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show i...
2021-08-1234 minThinkTech HawaiiLove Story Movies Discussion (The Movie Show)Romantic Comedy Vs. Love Story. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is George Casen.A review comparing the romantic comedy "To Rome With Love" (2012) with a serious love story "The Last Letter From Your Lover" (2021). "To Rome With Love" displays four vignettes based in Rome, Italy. This is a typical Woody Allen movie, with many comedic scenes. The plot of the vignette about a recently married young couple who veer from their recent marriage vows, is copied from a 1952 Federico Fellini Movie entitled "The White Sheik." The other three vignettes ar...
2021-08-1134 minThinkTech HawaiiTam Talks EVs and RE (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)RE Guru Tam Hunt Brings us up to Speed.The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tam Hunt.Big moves at the federal level with a new goal of 50% EVs sold annually by 2030 and possible big EV charging infrastructure. New state legislation on EVs. New HI county legislation on EVs. Are we moving fast enough on renewables to counter abrupt climate change?.The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lQsvQmOsP0QUupA452eOm2.
2021-08-1038 minThinkTech HawaiiExpert Opinions: Automation (The Middle Way)Anticipating Human Behavior.The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Chang Wang and Martin Hyndman.How Automation will affect society at large, but start with simple processes that are good candidates for automation, like challenging Parking Fines. Where it starts to get interesting is the use of personal information and preferences in determining complex decision making processes and the role of machine learning inferences based on predefined persona types (Privacy concerns obviously but also Persona Stereotyping based on observed human behaviors on public web site ecosystems e.g. F...
2021-08-1037 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Covid Surge in Europe (Global Connections)How Well is Europe Doing. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Gauri Khandekar.Gauri Khandekar, our correspondent in Brussels, helps us understand Covid in Europe; How Well are They Doing. We discuss how the countries in Europe are doing on covid infections, the steps being taken to deal with those infections, hospital and treatment capabilities, the availability and administration of the vaccines, breakthrough cases, any opposition to the vaccines, lockdown, vaccine and mask orders, political reactions and pushback to those orders, and how the current surge is affecting the eco...
2021-08-0533 minThinkTech HawaiiA Life in the Law in Singapore (Life In The Law)International Comparative Law and Much More. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Kevin Tan.Kevin Tan helps us understand A Life in the Law in Singapore; International and Comparative Law and Much More. We discuss the comparison of current issues and problems in Constitutional Law in Singapore and other places in Asia as against current issues and problems in Constitutional Law in the U.S.
2021-08-0539 minThinkTech HawaiiUnvaccinated, Pay 50% for Hospital Bills? (What Now America)The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell and Cynthia Sinclair.Health Ins. Premiums Soar? Who Pays?. The cost of hospitalization is high, especially if it's for days, weeks, or months. Now that the Delta variant is infecting far more Americans than the original Alpha COVID19, and the illness has a much greater impact, what do we say to those who choose to refuse vaccination? Who pays for the thousands of dollars of medical care required for those who could have prevented hospitalization by simply getting the shots? If it...
2021-08-0536 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Colombian Situation and the ICC (Transitional Justice)A New Prosecutor: Third Time Lucky?. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Marialejandra Moreno Mantilla.In 2004, the first ICC Prosecutor decided to open a preliminary examination into the Colombian situation, being the longest PE to date. In several reports, the OTP has stated that there is a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in the country. However, it has not decided to request authorization to open an investigation. As part of the 2016 Peace Agreement, Colombia established the Special Jurisdiction fo...
2021-08-0341 minThinkTech HawaiiOrigins of Democracy from Ancient Rome (History is Here to Help)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Saundra Schwartz.Saundra Schwartz, classical historian, helps us understand Origins of Democracy from Ancient Rome; Lessons from the Rise and Fall of the Empire. Was this more or less enlightened than what came before? What was carried forward from Greek society and democracy? How well did did Roman society and democracy function? What were the elements (the Roman Senate and Emperor, for example, and what were their respective roles and powers)? What were its weaknesses? What brought it down? What did it leave to the s...
2021-07-301h 30ThinkTech HawaiiIs 1/6 Capital Drama Using Actors? (America Finding its Way)Can Geraldo Rivera be Truthsayer on Fox?. The host for this episode is Stephanie Dalton. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Cynthia Lee Sinclair, Winston Welch and Tim Apicella.Show’s Guests review the first day of the US House Select Commission hearing on events occurring on January 6 at the U.S. Capital. They discuss presentations of Committee Members, video evidence and first-hand witnesses’ accounts. They analyze the accuracy and content of the evidence on various audiences, including Congressional leaders not in attendance.
2021-07-3032 minThinkTech HawaiiHow your State Lands are Managed (Talking Tax)Legislative Investigation May Bring Reform. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Tom Yamachika and Keith Chun.Jay, Tom and Keith discuss legislative issues:1. 2019 Audit & Legislature’s Investigative Committee2. State owns approx. 1.3 million acres of public lands, most are “ceded lands”.3. State has Fiduciary Duty in managing public lands (Constitution; Admissions Act, HRS)4. LD’s Management consists of: Tsuji, Moore, Hirokawa5. LD has repeatedly failed to meet its fiduciary duties in managing public lands.6. LD generally only takes action after mismanagement disclosed publicly7. Improper Authority...
2021-07-3038 minThinkTech HawaiiShould Only the Little People Pay Taxes (Talking Tax)GOP Strategy Openly Favors the Rich. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Roger Epstein.Roger Epstein, tax attorney, helps us cover the New York Times piece entitled Should Only the Little People Pay Taxes; the GOP Strategy Openly Favors the Rich. Republicans negotiating over a possible infrastructure bill have ruled out paying for it in part by giving the IRS more resources to go after tax evasion. There is a “tax gap,” taxes owed but not paid, of more than $500 billion every year. Joe Biden proposes giving the IRS enough...
2021-07-2938 minThinkTech HawaiiWhy Hawaii is a Victim of its Own Neglect (Getting Out)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Danny de Gracia.Danny de Gracia helps us understand why Hawaii is a Victim of its Own Neglect; We Haven't Kept up on Infrastructure. We discuss his article in Civil Beat on Hawaii's failure to keep up on infrastructure, and the social effects and implications of that failure. "The fact of the matter is that Hawaii’s infrastructure, in general, is built totally wrong and doesn’t have the capacity to support the people who live here, let alone the millions of visitors our st...
2021-07-2933 minThinkTech HawaiiUS Follow France to Confront Unvaccinated? (What Now America)COVID 4th Wave Coming, Time to Get Tough. The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch and Cynthia Lee Sinclair.The USA is starting to enter its fourth wave of COVID infection. This time around, the Delta Variant, is much stronger, deadlier, and far easier to transmit the mutation is found in over 80% of new cases. We knew it would land on our shores from the UK. And now that's it's infecting those who are not vaccinated at a much faster rate, the question is how do pub...
2021-07-2936 minThinkTech HawaiiThe Current Crippling Innumeracy (Community Matters)What Does this Mean for Hawaii. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Mike DeWeert.Mike DeWeert helps us understand The Cases are Picking up in Hawaii; What Does this Mean for us. We discuss what is happening here and the astonishing combination of ignorance, disinformation, and lack of access on the mainland. In New York, they found that unvaccinated people have 33 times the risk of infection than vaccinated people do. Yet, the media keeps harping on the few vaccinated people who get sick! Not just with covid, but with a lo...
2021-07-2845 minThinkTech HawaiiA Review of the Art of the Crime (The Movie Show)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is George Casen.George Casen helps us understand A Review of the Art of the Crime; A Study of Fabulous European Art. We discuss the series, the art and the crime. It's a French series on Netflix, and offers a lot to learn and to remember from your art classes, our trips to the great museums in Europe and for the matter in the US. George studied art history in Paris at the Sorbonne, he has relatives in Paris steeped in the artistic community who...
2021-07-2839 minThinkTech HawaiiPacxa Adapts to Hawaii's Evolving IT Needs (ThinkTech Tech Talks)Meeting new needs arising during covid. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Kelly Ueoka.Kelly Ueoka helps us understand Pacxa has adapted to Hawaii's Evolving IT Needs; meeting new needs which have arisen during covid. We discuss the ways that the IT services provider was forced to adapt during the pandemic, and how it’s helping Hawaii move forward post-pandemic with its workforce development program.
2021-07-2836 minThinkTech HawaiiMolokai Machinations: a Coop in the Cards? (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)What's Happening on the Friendly Isle?. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Ali Andrews and Todd Yamashita.The Molokai Energy Cooperative: PUC Status Conference, fundraising for community ownership, and the future of the grid on Molokai including microgrids and ensuring equitable outcomes.
2021-07-2842 minThinkTech HawaiiTeaching Art, Teaching Creativity (The Middle Way)Strategies of Being. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Chang Wang and Jonathan Fineberg.Professor Jonathan Fineberg is the most prominent art historian in the United State, he is the program director of the PhD in Creativity program at University of the Arts in Philadelphia and the author of Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being, the most widely read survey of postwar art, and co-creator of Imagining America: Icons of 20th Century American Art. Professor Jonathan Fineberg has traveled to China multiple times for lectures, art exhibitions and academic conferences. He...
2021-07-2834 minThinkTech HawaiiA Retrospective on the 2021 Session (Community Matters)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Sharon Moriwaki.Sharon Moriwaki, a member of the Hawaii State Senate, helps us understand A Retrospective on the 2021 Session; New Bills and New Policies. We discuss the important bills and resolutions of the session and how they fared or failed there and in the veto practice after the session. We also discuss what is likely to come up in the 2022 session next year.
2021-07-2840 minThinkTech HawaiiEVs in Hawaii: Impact on CO2 Emissions (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)'The Need for Speed'. The hosts for this episode are Mitch Ewan and Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Kathy McKenzie and Peter Rosegg.>Peter Rosegg"Hawaiian Electric offers cash incentive for adding energy storage to rooftop solar."Katherine McKenzie>Fossil fuel use and resulting emissions from passenger and freight vehicles were quantified for Oahu, >2020 average passenger EVs consumed 7 times less fossil & cut emissions 50%.>Mathematical models of 4 scenarios based on projections EVs and freight vehicles, and renewable power generation.>By 2050, faster adoption of EVs & faster generation of renewable energy will...
2021-07-2252 minThinkTech HawaiiAI and Ethics in a Covid World (Community Matters)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Matthew James Bailey.Matthew James Bailey, author of Inventing World 3.0 and recognized authority in Innovation Ecosystems, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Cities, IoT (Global Impact)"Supporting business, government and society to advance into their future", helps us understand AI and Ethics in a covid and post-covid world; How can we make it work for us, how can it harm us. We discuss AI in authoritarian governments, surveillance, journalism, fact checking, fact finding, politics, government, democracy, pandemics and endemics. How can it help our society, and...
2021-07-2238 minThinkTech HawaiiFacebook-Suspended For Poor Oversight (What Now America)The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell and Cynthia Lee Sinclair.FB Won't Stop False Posts of Vaccine, Virus. The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Winston Welch and Cynthia Lee Sinclair.When your organization is called out by the President of the United States and its Surgeon General stating you're responsible for the deaths of Americans due to allowing posts of false or misleading vaccine or virus information, you may want to reconsider what content you all...
2021-07-2238 minThinkTech HawaiiTeaching Young People Globally, Part 1 (The Middle Way)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Chang Wang and Alexander H.E. Morawa.The Future Belongs to Young People. As law professors, Alexander H.E. Morawa and Chang Wang have been teaching Millennials (Generation Y) and Zoomers (Generation Z) in the US, China, Europe, Latin America, and Australia. The younger generations are generally more open-minded and digitally literate. Are newer generations of students indeed more globalized? Are young people more politically progressive？Did the general political climate cause the pendulum to swing back to more national/inward-looking? How do they...
2021-02-2240 minThinkTech HawaiiThe EU and India could partner on vaccines (Global Connections)Could that ameliorate vaccine nationalism. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Gauri Khandekar.Gauri Khandekar, a researcher at the Brussels School of Governance, will help us understand vaccine nationalism, covid and vaccine sharing between the EU and India, how life in the EU has changed in the time of Trump, covid and Brexit.
2021-02-2230 minThinkTech HawaiiUpdate from the PUC (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)Talking with Commissioner Jennie Potter. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Marco Mangelsdorf and Jennie Potter. With important dockets before the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Jennie Potter updates us on some of the most juicy matters before our regulators.
2021-01-2731 minThinkTech HawaiiHow will Biden deal with China? (The Middle Way)The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Russell Leu and Chang Wang.Biden's China policy- which way is up?. China is no longer the China President Biden had dealt with four years ago when he was the Vice President in the Obama administration. The U.S.-China relationship is a priority for President Biden and perhaps the most important task of his tenure.Is there a bipartisan consensus challenging China? As far as the U.S.-China trade deal, Biden is under pressure not to depart from Trump's app...
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