ThinkTech Hawaii

With Tenzin Kiyosaki.  The host for this episode is Mark Shklov.  The guest for this episode is Tenzin Kiyosaki. We discuss Tenzin’s personal life experiences and how to face the stresses and strains of current events of life and life’s end with gratitude, appreciation, contentment, love, and forgiveness.

Fighting Election Loss is Good For Business.  The host for this episode is Tim Apicella.  The guests for this episode are Jay Fidell, Stephanie Dalton, Cynthia Sinclair and Winston Welch. Trump Lost the popular vote Biden's 80M to his 73M and Biden's Electoral College vote of 306 to his 232. He lost over 55 court challenges, to include SCOTUS refusal to  hear the cases due to lack of legal standing. All 50 states have certified the vote, some recounted two-three times, and today electors confirmed Biden's 309 electoral tally. That's the end of Trump's contesting the election? Not so fast. Why stop when his New PAC , Saving America has pulled in $225M since Nov. 3rd. Expect Trump's cries of fraud will continue to extract every dime from his faithful followers, Losing is indeed profitable and good for Trump.

Because Security Matters.  The host for this episode is Cameron Javdani.  The guest for this episode is Derek van der Vorst. The use of audio analytics in security systems for event detection, verification, and response.

Keli'i Akina interviews economist De Rugy.  The host for this episode is Keli'i Akina.  The guest for this episode is Veronique de Rugy. Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is in crisis, with stalled payments, rampant fraud, and massive debt leading to higher taxes. Is there a better way to help the unemployed? International economist Veronique de Rugy says yes based on her study of best practices across the nation and the world. In this episode, Grassroot Institute president Keli’i Akina and De Rugy discuss possible solutions for Hawaii‘s unemployment insurance needs.

Beyond Washington Place.  The host for this episode is Rusty Komori.  The guest for this episode is Dawn Amano-Ige. We talk with First Lady Dawn about her passion for early literacy with young children, her Jump Start Breakfast Initiative, and promoting healthy living in Hawaii.

Vitamin D-3, alternative 'vaccine'.  The host for this episode is Howard Wiig.  The guest for this episode is Malcolm Ing, MD. We are missing three low-cost means of eradicating the Covid-19: 1) Taking vitamin D-3 as an immune system enhancer; 2) targeting outbreak clusters rather than randomly shutting down all economic sectors; 3) carefully reopen businesses not affected by the Covid; monitor precisely; expand or contract accordingly.

For Watching and Playing in Style.  The host for this episode is Katharine Nohr.  The guest for this episode is Whale Shark. We discuss how E1337 apparel is different from other apparel brands and how it can be found at the E1337 Metaverse store on the Cryptovoxels platform. Whale Shark will explain that for each purchase of E1337, customers will receive a Non-Fungible token, his vision for these tokens, and how the brand uses Blockchain to its advantage.

It's All About the Music.  The host for this episode is Gwen Harris.  The guest for this episode is Adrian Crutchfield. We discuss the career of Adrian Crutchfield, what he has done and what he has been doing during this pandemic to keep busy.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Tools for Staying Calm in a Time of Coronavirus.  In this current moment of fear, loss, suffering, distress, and uncertainty, staying calm has become a major concern for everyone. What do the world’s wisdom traditions teach that will help us navigate this critical moment in shared human history? Today we will talk again with Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo, professor of Buddhism and World Religions at the University of San Diego, a founder of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women and the founder/director of Jamyang Foundation, a charitable organization that provides education to girls and women in India, Bangladesh, and other developing countries.   The host for this episode is Winston Welch.  The guest for this episode is Karma Lekshe Tsomo.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com What do they mean.  Michael Davis will help us understand what has happened in Hong over the weekend and what it means for Hong Kong's stability and relationship with the PRC, its effort to limit the coronavirus and rebuild its economy.   The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Michael Davis.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Tower Gardens, EVERY lanai should have one!.  Today we shall talk about the reasons why so many are looking toward alternative farming with today's isolation requirements.  The ease of producing GREAT produce right from your home.  The host for this episode is Wendy Loh.  The guest for this episode is Derrick Chan.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com The Survey is now concluded.  What does it teach us?.  Katharine Nohr and Jay Fidell will discuss the ThinkTech Coronavirus Coverage Survey, the questions in the survey, and the answers to those questions to date, and what they can teach us about the view of the public on coronavirus and on our coverage of coronavirus.        The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Katharine Nohr.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Because Security Matters.  The Government has made changes to the GSA procurement process for security equipment and system providers.   The host for this episode is Andrew Lanning.  The guest for this episode is Lynn deSeve.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Under Pressure.  The diaphragm has way more functions than you'd think--use it.   The host for this episode is Christine Lynders.  The guest for this episode is Mary Massery, PT, DPT, DSc.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com What Anthropology Can Teach Us About COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics.  We will discuss the challenges posed by coronavirus for educators and how the classroom experience has changed because of the transition to online learning. What will education look like in the future after COVID-19? Anthropology is an important to tool to understand global issues like pandemics. What can anthropology tell us about the impact of our behaviors and what our future may look like after coronavirus?  The host for this episode is Grace Laudick.  The guest for this episode is Rob Borofsky, PhD.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Has social distancing worked?.  Mike Deweert will give us an update and further prediction on coronavirus from his scientific perspective.  Fortunately, it looks like social distancing and other measures have slowed the doubling time to something between 8 and 12 days. That is slow enough that the dynamics of the infection might be controllable (if a patient is infectious for less time than it takes to pass the disease along, we have a chance to stop the epidemic)  The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Mike DeWeert.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Will the OPEC oil production agreement solve the problem.  Lou Pugliaresi and Larry Goldstein wrote an article for Real Clear Energy arguing that in lieu of oil quotas and import fees we really just need to get America to get back to work.  Lou Pugliaresi will discuss and explain the article, and give us an update and effect of the recent OPEC oil production agreement. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Lou Pugliaresi.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Is the American Judiciary still as independent as it was supposed to be?.  Chuck Crumpton (practicing Hawaii attorney), Avi Soifer (Dean of the William S. Richardson School of Law) and Walter Kirimitsu (retired judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals), will help us understand the notion of judicial independence under the U.S. Constitution and whether the American Judiciary is still as independent as the Founders hoped it would be.  We will also discuss retired District Judge Jim Dannenberg's recent letter to Chief Justice John Roberts resigning from the U.S. Supreme Court.    The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guests for this episode are Chuck Crumpton, Avi Soifer and Walter Kirimitsu.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com We need to find a way to rebuild our economy.  Gov. David Ige announced Wednesday that he has appointed Hawaiian Electric Co.’s senior executive advisor Alan Oshima to lead a statewide COVID-19 recovery initiative. Ige signed a proclamation to give Oshima a role in his office to lead the Hawaii Economic and Community Recovery and Resiliency Plan “to lead a collaborative effort with government, business, nonprofits and the community to develop and carry out” a plan for Hawaii to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. the plan was broken down into three parts: stabilization, recovery and resiliency. For “stabilization,” the goal is “to identify and address critical economic and community impacts, including the allocation of the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act funds and state and local funding to mitigate the collapse of key economic sectors.” In “recovery,” the goal is to “identify and support economic and community development activities which provide recovery, job growth and capital investment in the economy. For “resiliency,” there would be a re-evaluation and restructuring of Hawaii’s economy “to meet the new normal and desired future for Hawaii.”  The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Alan Oshima.

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Let's look at how well Hawaiian Electric is doing.  Peter Rosegg, senior spokesman for Hawaii Electric, will help us understand the challenges the pandemic creates for utility companies, internally and externally, how well Hawaiian Electric is doing in meeting those challenges, how are things changing during the crisis and what can we expect going forward.   The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Mitch Ewan.  The guest for this episode is Peter Rosegg.