Design Talk Hawaii

Joining Matt at the creative table are two Artist/Sculptors, Janis Ku'uipo Lee and Jake Boggs, who are also members of E-MERGE Collective, an online format to connect all creatives, enhancing their individual visibility as well as their sense of community and collaboration.
https://www.e-mergecollective.com

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Matt sits down for a great conversation with his colleague and good friend, architect Joe Ferraro. This year Joe is the president of the local Honolulu chapter of the American Institute of Architects, which is spearheading a number of new initiatives, including one to help our community be better prepared for the physical changes to our city from climate change.
https://www.aiahonolulu.org

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Matt is joined by actress Lisa Barnes and director, producer and acting coach Scott Rogers. They discuss the ins and outs the ups and downs of trying to make a living as a professional actor in Hawaii. This candid conversation could shed new light on what might be holding us back from building a thriving industry.
http://scottrogersstudios.com

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Gregory Dunn, President of the Hawaii Theatre Center, joins Matt to chat about a wide range of subjects, including the unique mission of the theater and its opportunities and challenges, as well as preview some of the exciting scheduled events!

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Matt is joined by Civil Beat senior business reporter Stewart Yerton and interior designer and fishcake owner Maura Fujihira, to talk about the real potential for a new local artist economy that could emerge from the sustained major redevelopments such as Kaka`ako.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/03/local-artisans-are-thriving-amid-kakaakos-condo-boom/?fbclid=IwAR3kkSz5ck864bLUiH_FZ9Vds6GpCmztHZb-mrNArfsend0RRP3oVEWV0lc

https://www.fishcake.us/

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Matt visits with two of the stars performing onstage in Manoa Valley Theatre's production of ALLEGIANCE, opening this week at the Hawaii Theatre Center. Ethan Le Phong and Dann Seki play different eras of the lead character, Sammy, in this musical story of a family’s life in a World War II internment camp, based on the true life experiences of George Takei.
https://manoavalleytheatre.com

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Matt has an inspiring conversation with Zachary Morita, a music teacher at Niu Valley Middle School and recent winner of the 2018 Farmers Insurance $100,000 Dream Big Teacher Challenge. Listen in for the exciting details of his Niu Valley Music Olympic Invitational.
https://niuvalleymiddle.org

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This week we take a walk into Xanadu – Xanadu Animation and Multimedia Studio, that is – with its Founder and Chief Creative Hunter Skeen. Listen in to hear about this new Co-op format, where you will find all the things you might want or need, related to filmmaking and more!
https://xanaduanimation.com

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Matt is joined by Kristi Cardoso and Bob Liljestrand of the Liljestrand Foundation. They discuss the mission and purpose of this unique local architectural foundation as well as share insights and stories of the home and its legendary architect, Val Ossipoff.
https://www.liljestrandhouse.org

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Matt discusses the opening of the inaugural Artropocene iBiennale MMXIX with its Founder and Director KJ Baysa and local artist Masami Teraoka. The iBiennale will host the work of 64 artists from 17 countries over its 15 days from March 9th through the 24th.
http://ibiennale.org

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