Bytemarks Cafe

First up, we have Meli James from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association here to tell us about the open nomination period for the upcoming HVCA Entrepreneur + Deal of the Year. Nominations close on Dec 26, 2020. Then, we are joined by Brandon Kurisu, President of AIO Digital and Josh Quint, Epidemiologist from the Dept … Continue reading "Episode 643: HVCA Entrepreneur & Deal of the Year + Aloha Safe App – Dec 23, 2020"

On our annual gadget show, we welcome two of my favorite gadget geeks, Ian Kitajima, tech sherpa at Oceanit and Paul Lawler, Principal at Net Results and they’re here to talk about their favorite tech gifts and stocking stuffers. Here are the items they shared: iPhone 12 Max Pro UV sterilization case No-contact thermometer Pulse … Continue reading "Episode 642: Annual Gadget Show – Dec 16, 2020"

First up, we welcome Takaho Iwasaki, here to tell us about the upcoming Island Innovation Demo Day happening tomorrow, Thursday, Dec 10, 2020. Then we welcome John Cummings from the Dept of Emergency Management and Molly Pierce from the Office of Economic Revitalization at the City & County of Honolulu. They join me to talk … Continue reading "Episode 641: Island Innovation Demo Day + One Oahu, COVID Surge Testing – Dec 9, 2020"

On the show today we welcome Wayne Murphy, Co-Founder & Partner at HATCH the aquaculture accelerator based at NELHA and Shelby Oliver cofounder of Sea Warden. They’re here to talk about the aquaculture startup world and scaling an aquaculture business from Kona. The Hatch 2020 Demo Day take place on December 3, 2020. Stream MP3 | Subscribe … Continue reading "Episode 639: Hatch Accelerator and Sea Warden – Nov 25, 2020"

Tonight we welcome Guy Kawasaki, Apple Fellow, Chief Evangelist of Canva, Creator of the “Remarkable People” Podcast and most importantly graduate of Iolani School. Steve Auerbach, former Director of PCATT and Interim Director of the Office of Innovation and Commercialization at the Univ of Hawaii. They’re both here to to share their thoughts on Innovation … Continue reading "Episode 638: Innovation for the New Normal – Nov 18, 2020"

First up, we have Ellen Ng from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation here to tell us about the upcoming Virtual Tech Job Fair. Then, we are joined by Alex Harris, VP of Programs from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Keala Peters, VP of Education and Workforce Development from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and Stephen … Continue reading "Episode 637: HTDC Virtual Tech Job Fair + Hawaii Career Pathways – Nov 11, 2020"

First up, we have Michelle Cheung from the TRUE Initiative here to tell us about a Gartner webinar on Pragmatic Infrastructure and Cloud Strategy coming up on November 12. Then, we are joined by Christine Sakuda from Transform Hawaii Government and David Miyashiro from Hawaii Kids Can to talk about civic engagement, tech, computer science … Continue reading "Episode 636: TRUE Initiative + Transform Hawaii Government & Hawaii Kids Can – Nov 4, 2020"

First up, the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is seeking a location for its new educational telescope to replace the one that was housed in its Maunakea Summit observatory. The new telescope will be used by students for training in modern astronomical observing techniques, developing skills in scientific research, as … Continue reading "Episode 633: Gigerati + Temporary Resident Concept – Oct 14, 2020"

First up we have Rodrigo Romo, from the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems to tell us about the Women in Space Exploration talks happening this week, through October 10th. Then we’re joined by Corey Shaffer from Verizon Wireless and Sean McLaughlin from Access Humbolt to talk about the recent FCC auction of the … Continue reading "Episode 632: PISCES WiSE + 3.5GHz Frequency Auction – Oct 7, 2020"

First up there is an event coming up on Oct 8th to celebrate and recognize Hydrogen Day. This event will feature virtual tours of hydrogen projects in Hawaii and a panel with leading hydrogen experts to discuss potential for hydrogen in the State. Then we’re joined by Rich Wacker, CEO of American Savings Bank and … Continue reading "Episode 631: Hydrogen Day + Aloha Connects Innovation – Sept 30, 2020"