Bytemarks Cafe

First up, we have Nathaniel Evslin and Shane Asselstine from the Hawaii Society for Technology in Education to provide us with some recent updates. Then, UAV expert, Ted Ralson from Applied Research Labs at UH and George Purdy on the phone to tell us about the High Altitude Platform Service getting prototyped on Lanai. Stream … Continue reading "Episode 570: HSTE + High Altitude Platform Service – July 31, 2019"

First up, join HVCA this Friday July 26th, for a breakfast panel discussion on the “Future of High: Cannabis 2.0 in Hawaii“. You will learn what’s next for cannabis, CBD and hemp products in the state of Hawaii. The panel will discuss lessons learned, recent regulatory changes, upcoming trends and investment in this emerging industry. … Continue reading "Episode 569: Travel2Change and What Works Cities + Honolulu Data Governance – July 24, 2019"

We’ve got a full load today, Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups joins us to give us the details on the Cohort 11 demo day. Then Steven Minakami from the IEEE tells us about the upcoming Distinguished Lecturer event on the topic of 5G. Right after our break, we have Sharon Hurd from the Department of … Continue reading "Episode 568: Blue Startups Demo Day, IEEE DL Lectures and Agriculture Initiatives – July 17, 2019"

First up, we talk about the Mark Leon VEX Robotics Invitational which will be held on July 15-18, 2019 at St. Louis School. The event is organized and hosted by the St. Louis Robotics program and designed as an official Robotics Education and Competition Foundation Signature event. It will directly qualify 3 teams to the … Continue reading "Episode 567: Hawaii Conservation Conference & the State’s IT Strategic Plan"

First up on the news calendar, the next Machine Learning Meetup features the Summer Study Session #1. Then, Rafael Gacel-Sinclair from Univ of Hawaii’s Office of Technology Transfer tells us about the upcoming entrepreneur workshops, featuring “Scratch Your Niche” Entrepreneurship & Start-Up Course Series at Honolulu Community College, “Trademark Basics: What Every Small Business Should … Continue reading "Episode 566: Office of Tech Transfer and Coralpalooza"

First up, David Miyashiro tells us about the upcoming CSforHI coalition meetup on July 1st at Sultan Ventures. Then, we have Josh Stanbro from the City’s Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency join us to tell us about the Oʻahu Resilience Strategy. Stream MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes

Ross Mukai from Oahu Makerspace tells us about the upcoming Mini Maker Faire 2019 happening this weekend. Then Mari Castagna tells us about a Twitch Hawaii Community Meetup. Then, we have Coralie Matayoshi from the Hawaii office of the American Red Cross and Tom Travis from Hawaii Emergency Management Agency join us to tell us … Continue reading "Episode 564: Mini Maker Faire, Twitch Hawaii and Hurricane Season 2019 – June 19, 2019"

First up, the Internet Society – Hawaii Chapter is having its inaugural meetup on Thursday June 20th at Sultan Ventures at 5pm. The Internet Society is dedicated to keeping the Internet open and accessible to all. They will also be holding the Indigenous Connectivity Summit here in Nov. 2019. Then David Ulrich tells us about … Continue reading "Episode 563: Internet Society, Pacific New Media and Waikiki Yokocho"

First up, the Mana Up Summer Showcase is tomorrow, Thursday, June 6 at T Galleria by DFS Hawai‘i in Waikīkī. The showcase will feature pitches from 10 trending local product companies, followed by a marketplace with 25+ vendors and a party. Next up Meghdad Abbaszadegan tells us about the revival of Startup Grind Honolulu. Then, … Continue reading "Episode 562: Startup Grind HNL and Drone Bootcamp"

First up, Chalmer Lowe tells us about the upcoming PyNight Python Programming Competition and Chalmer’s Last Lecture. Then, we have Meli James co-founder of Mana Up, Amber Thibaut from Coco Moon, and Zak Noyle from HAYN give us a preview of what is happening at the Mana Up Co-hort 3 Summer Showcase. Download MP3 | Subscribe in … Continue reading "Episode 561: PyHawaii and Mana Up Summer Showcase"