The State of Tech Education in Hawaii


We appreciate the opportunity to  interviewed John Scott, Department Chair at Remington College to discuss how the technology and education system in Hawaii is changing and what this means for our future.

Host: Attila Seress

China's Netizens: Liberated or Checked by Technology?

Our special guest is Ms. Yujing Shentu, formerly with the PLA and now a Vasey Fellow at Pacific Forum, CSIS

Host: David Day

Global Energy Impact on Hawaii

Guests:
Dr. Kang Wu, FACTS Global Energy & EWC Fellow
Iman Nasseri, UHERO and Dept of Economics, UHM. 


Host: Jay Fidell

The Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies: Impacting the Region from Hawaii 

Guest: 
Dan Leaf, 
Lt General (Ret.) 
Director 
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                General Dan Leaf discusses APCSS, what goes on at this institution, its impact on the Region, and why the Center is important. The conversation includes a discussion of some of the courses and workshops that APCSS undertakes along with its increasing role in the policy of "rebalance" in the Pacific.  Looking to the future direction of APCSS, Lt. Gen. Leaf discusses the initial defense engagement with a representative of the Burmese military at APCSS and his belief that the Center will play an increasing role with the U.S. engagement with Burma. He also talks about the visit of Aung San Suu Kyi to the Center and discusses the important role of women in the field of peace & security.

Host: David Day

Into the Looking Glass with Disney

ThinkTech Host Attila Seress is joined by Mark Hickson, former Disney Imagineer, to talk about about the world's largest media company.

Host: Attila Seress
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Pacific Forum's "Issues & Insights" - "South Korea's New President Park Comes to Washington"  

Guests:

Carl Baker
Director of Programs
Pacific Forum, CSIS

Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
Vasey Fellow
Pacific Forum, CSIS

Seong Ho Hong
Kelly Fellow
Pacific Forum, CSIS                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Carl Baker, Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi, and Seong Ho Hong examine the implications of South Korea having its 1st woman President, her political views and background and the likely issues she will discuss on her first trip to Washington. President Park's trip comes amidst an ongoing crisis with North Korea and the conversation looks at the challenges that Washington and Seoul face with North Korea and the Special Measures negotiations involving South Korea's financial contribution to the ongoing U.S. military presence The discussion turns to South Korea's civilian nuclear energy programs and the re-negotiation of the Nuclear 1, 2, 3 treaty with the U.S. involving the re-processing of spent nuclear fuel. The program also includes a conversation about the North Korean closure of the Kaesong Industrial facility and the implications of that shutdown. President Park's visit comes on the 1 year anniversary of the U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) and the conversation includes a discussion of trade and likely pressure upon President Park's administration to join the TPP.

Host: David Day

Prosthetic Possibilities After the Boston Bombing

ThinkTech Hosts Jay Fidell and Attila Seress talk with Song Choi, Assistant Dean at the College of Engineering at UH-Manoa. 

Host: Attila Seress

Electric Cars in Hawaii: The Perspective of the Automobile Dealers.

Jay Fidell and Sharon Moriwaki of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum interview Dave Rolf, Executive Director of HADA (Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association). 

Host: Jay Fidell

How to make your business paperless

ThinkTech Host Attila Seress discusses how new technologies such as cloud storage and cloud applications can take the "paper" out of paperwork for businesses. Nancy Grekin, Attorney at Law, joins Attila to discuss her experience in creating a "paperless" business. 

Host: Attila Seress

Pacific Forum's "Issues & Insights"

Asia-Pacific Region: Do We now have a  Nuclear Arms Race Underway?

Guest:  David Santoro, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, Pacific Forum, CSIS

David Santoro probes into the controversy over North Korea's nuclear missile and weapons capability. He explains how the nuclear game in the Asia-Pacific region has shifted, affecting our nuclear weapons relationships with our allies, Japan and Korea, as well as with China.  The conversation includes a discussion of the implications of North Korea's nuclear standoff over the years with the United States and the emboldening message or infomercial it has been sending to its weapons clients, like Syria and Iran, as well as to other rogue and potential terrorist organizations. Pacific Forum's Ralph Cossa joins the conversation from Seoul, South Korea and points out the shift in public opinion in the country toward having their own nuclear arsenal.

Host: David Day

Energy Reports from the Neighbor Islands

ThinkTech Host Jay Fidell talks with Will Rolston, Hawaii County Energy Coordinator, Doug McCleod, Maui County Energy Commissioner and Ben Sullivan, Kauai County via Skype.

Host: Jay Fidell

New Prospects for Biotech in Hawaii

Guest: Mark McGuffie, Managing Director of Enterprise Honolulu - Oahu's Economic Development Board

Host: Attila Seress

The Iron Lady is No More

Guest: Garrett Grace
A local Banker, formerly a resident of Ireland and the U.K. and served in the Australian Navy

Garrett Grace discusses the accomplishments and background of Lady Margaret Thatcher, her rise in British politics, and the pitiful condition of the British Economy at the time she took office in 1979.  The conversation includes a discussion of the controversial policies of Margaret Thatcher as well as her enormous successes.This show also takes up Thatcher's role with Ronald Reagan in ending the Cold War and then looks to her legacy and the significant portions of it that endure.

Host: David Day

New Energy Efficiency Through High Performance Window Film

Guests: Howard Wiig, Tomy Silva, Ramsey Brown

Host: Jay Fidell

How safe do you think you are?

Talking about security systems in the digital age and
how the world may not be as safe as you think it is.

Guest: Asa Ikeda, owner of Cam Security

Host: Attila Seress

ThinkTech Radio’s Global Broadcast presents:
Pacific Forum’s “Issues & Insights”

"The Region's Flashpoints: An Update ”  

Guest:
Brad Glosserman
Executive Director
Pacific Forum, CSIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Brad Glosserman reviews the key tense and potentially dangerous security Flashpoints that the Asia-Pacific Region now faces. The conversation places these Flashpoints in the context of the rising economic dynamism of the Region, the re-focus of the "whole of government and business" into the Region and its need for stability and security. Potential border spillover Flashpoints are considered with (1)  the ethnic violence in Myanmar,(2) the latest developments in the South China Sea disputes (including the possibility of China now dragging Malaysia into the fray, in addition to the Philippines and Vietnam), (3) China's dispute with Japan over the Senkakus, and (4) the current situation with the enhanced bellicose rhetoric coming out of North Korea.

Host: David Day

The Renewal Energy and Island Sustainability Project and How it is Helping Hawaii

Guest: Anthony Kuh, PhD 
Professor and Chairman
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Host: Jay Fidell

Two Tech Professionals Returning to Hawaii

Guests: Aaron Carey and Jennifer Keys

Host: Attila Seress

Pacific Forum’s “Issues & Insights”

 " New Zealand: New Opportunities ”  

Guests:

Jane Coulthart
U.S. Commercial Service
Wellington, NZ

Russ Willis
New Zealand Sales Manager
Hawaiian Airlines                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
This show, broadcast on the inauguration of Hawaiian Airlines new service to Auckland, looks at both the business opportunities available in New Zealand as well as its choice as a premier tourism destination.  

Host: Ellise Akazawa

What Will Happen in the Second Chapter of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative?


Guest: Robin Campaniano

Host: Jay Fidell

What government could be doing with tech, but isn't

Guests: Gordon Bruce and Matt Digeronimo

Hosts: Jay Fidell & Attila Seress

Pacific Forum’s “Issues & Insights”
" Business Asia: The New Trade Deals Coming ”  

Guest: Daniel Wu, U.S. ASEAN Business Council                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      This conversation probes the 2 major trade negotiations pending in the Asia Pacific Region: The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) which includes the U.S., and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (among the countries of Southeast Asia -- ASEAN + India & China). The discussion looks at the differences between these coming free trade regimes and their potential impact and linkage for U.S. business. The conversation concludes with an examination of the new, high-level diplomatic initiatives with Brunei and options for expanding trade into that market.

Anchor & Host: Kerry Gershaneck
Co-Host: David Day

“Lessons from Fukushima: Big Changes in  Japan’s Self Defense Forces”

Guest: Col. Grant Newsham, USMC                                                                                                                                                                       U.S. Military Liaison Officer to the Japan SDF (Army)

On the Anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Col. Newsham discusses what it was like on the ground then, the shortcomings in the disaster relief efforts, and the lessons learned---including the need for Japan's Self Defense forces to now develop an amphibious capability. The conversation also turns to the significance of this new capacity in Japan's future role in disaster relief and humanitarian assistance actions in the Asia Pacific Region.


Host: David Day

Pacific Forum’s “Issues & Insights”
"The Sequester’s Impact upon ‘The Pivot’ to Asia” 
Guest: Brad Glosserman, Executive Director, Pacific Forum CSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Pacific Forum's Brad Glosserman discusses the Sequester and its likely impact on the "Re-Balance" of U.S. military and other federal government focus in the Asia Pacific Region. The discussion also includes related topics of policy shifts within the Region as a consequence of having a new foreign policy team in place in Washington.

Host: David Day

Guest: Joleen Iwaniec

Topic: K.I.T.S. - Kids in Technology & Science, a program that inspires kids to be interested in science and technology

Host: Attila Seress

Snapzoom Product Shows that Small Business Innovation is Alive and Well in Hawaii
Guests: Guests: Daniel Fujikake and Mac Nguyen

Resources: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXgwRJwBsXs
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/15/insert-coin-new-challengers/
http://www.engadget.com/event/engadget-expand/about/

Host: Attila Seress

Pacific Forum’s “Issues & Insights”
"Okinawa: Troubled Prefecture or Future Star?”  

Guests: 
Kerry Gershaneck, Senior Associate, Pacific Forum CSIS
Jenny Lin, Sasakawa Fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS                                                                                                                                                                                

Pacific Forum's Kerry Gershaneck and Jenny Lin take on the troubled Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and probe into its history, its strained relations with the central government in Tokyo, and its historical ties with China. The conversation then takes an honest look at the media bias and the challenges faced by the U.S. military with its Okinawa bases. Both guests comment on the Chinese involvement in anti-U.S. protests on Okinawa. 

Host: David Day

Confessions of a Perpetual Tech Entrepreneur

Our guest this week was Peter Kay, talking about the confessions of a perpetual tech entrepreneur

Host: Jay Fidell

The State of Clean Energy Show

Featuring Senator Mike Gabbard on energy legislation in the 2013 Legislative Session

Host: Jay Fidell

The Secret to Small Business Survival in Hawaii

Joining us today is Matthew DiGeronimo. Matthew is a retired Naval Officer with a formal education in Nuclear Engineering and Business Administration.  He is the founder and senior managing director for Hawaii’s largest Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Brokerage company - Smith Floyd Hawaii. Matt hosts the "The Smith Floyd Water Cooler", a weekly, one-hour, Wednesday morning radio show dedicated to starting, buying, operating, saving, expanding and/or selling a privately held business. The show airs live every Wednesday morning from 11am-12am (HST) on this very station.

From the show:

5 Tips for the secret to small business survival in Hawaii

1. The big Question: Can your business run without you? If not, it’s not scalable or sustainable.
2. Policies & procedures
3. Organizational setup

• What are the duties & responsibilities of employees
  

4. Managing risk of revenue. 

• Questions to ask yourself: How susceptible are you to a single event? How much revenue does a single client generate?
  

5. Back office management. 

• Most businesses focus on the service they provide, so how is the back office managed? Who are your alliances? Managing your own HR, marketing and books? What will you outsource and what will you do yourself?
  

Host: Attila Seress