Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will find out what is planned for the upcoming annual statewide STEM Conference. He'll talk to the organizers of the special three-part hackathon for students featuring citizen science, coral hack, and the voyaging song challenge.

Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will talk to Hawai?i Green Growth as they mark the fifth anniversary of the Aloha+ Challenge. Also, a discussion about their Local 2030 Islands Hub, Local Action Day at the State Capitol, and the Islands of Innovation Summit. 6:30 PM on HPR-1.

The special pledge drive editions of the show!

Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will circle back with the organizers of Purple Prize to see how the teams are developing. Purple Prize has just completed the Connection Phase and are now entering the Building Phase. We'll find out what teams have learned so far.

On this edition of Bytemarks Café, Burt will find out how a programmable car called Altino is used to introduce students to coding. With computer science becoming a standard in schools across Hawai?i, we'll learn how Altino makes the learning experience fun and engaging.

Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will catch up with Nalukai Academy, learn about their program and new partnership with Purple Prize. He will also talk to organizers about previous projects, how students were influenced by Nalukai, and how they see nurturing projects after the program.

Today on Bytemarks Café, as we approach crossover in the legislative session there are several bills to keep an eye on. Burt will talk to Transform Hawai?i Government, and learn about bills to advance government data, establish a Chief Data Officer, and commit to an IT strategic plan.

Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will help dispel some of the fear factor around artificial intelligence and machine learning. He'll find out how one local company built a tool that gives high school students an easy way to train their computers for specific tasks.

Today on Bytemarks Café, Burt will catch up with Mana Up, the small business accelerator that helps take local Hawaii brands to the next level. Mana Up has just announced their third cohort of companies and a couple of them will be on the show to discuss their game plan for success.

On this edition of Bytemarks Café, with the legislative session in full swing Burt will talk about bills that impact automatic voter registration. We've all heard about "Get out the Vote" campaigns, but what about getting people registered? This edition will help shed some light on bills that will help facilitate this.