Smart Living Hawaii

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Howard Wiig, a seasoned Energy Analyst for the Hawaii Energy Office. We will be talking about Hawaii’s Energy Building Codes and how this will affect the future of Hawaii and our sustainable initiatives. Here are a few topics that might spike your interest to keep listening: How Hawaii’s energy building codes work, gr...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with David Pang, owner and partner of Malama Eco Products. We will be discussing alternative single use products that are eco-friendly, cost-effective and will help eliminate plastics and Styrofoam in the marketplace. We will also go over bioplastics, bio-degradable, degradable, compostable, recycled & Polylactic Acid...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Dr. Jodi Nishida, the founder of The Keto Prescription. We will chat about the buzz word, KETO and explain the Keto diet that everyone has been talking about. The myths, the truths, what works and why.  Dr. Jodi is a Doctor of Pharmacy certified in both cardiovascular disease management and ketogenic nutrition. &...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and join some of the keynote speakers and panelists from the Hawaii Agriculture Conference 2019 held at the Hawaii Convention Center.  We will begin w/ Taylor Kellerman, Board President of the Agriculture Leadership Foundation of Hawaii and Director of Diversified Agriculture & Land Stewardship of Kualoa Ranch.  We will then jump...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Daniel Dinell, the President of Trees for Honolulu’s Future, a nonprofit that envisions a tree-filled island that preserves and enhances our quality of life, especially in the face of climate change. We will dive into the benefits of trees and how it affects our community, climate and future! Daniel Dinell is former P...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Lala Nuss, founder of Conscious Concepts. We will chat about the travel industry, tourism in Hawaii, eco-tourism and how Lala found her place and purpose through her travels and career. Lala Nuss, born, raised and educated in Hawai'i with over 15 years of professional experience around the world in the hospitality &am...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Bobby Farias, co-founder and president of Kunoa Cattle Company. We will be discussing what it means to provide sustainable beef to Hawaii and share what Kunoa Cattle Company has been up to over the past few years.  Such as Hawaii's local food security, large scale ranching, keeping our local beef local, sustainab...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with a few of the fellows from the first cohort of the Kupu Pacific Resiliency Fellows Program. We have recently aired a podcast with John Leong, the CEO of Pono Pacific and Kupu Hawaii. We briefly spoke about this fellows program but today we will go into detail because these fellows from across the Pacific are here in Ha...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Aaron Ackerman, An award-winning, Regenerative Building Design Architect and Builder of Hawaii. We will chat more about The Living Building Challenge project which is his innovative, sustainable home in Palolo, talk about trending developments, communities and consumer demand in building and design.  Aaron Ackerm...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Herb Lee Jr., the President & CEO of the Pacific American Foundation.   Herb has been an integral part of the restoration of the Waikalua Loko I'a Fishpond over the past 25 years.  This podcast will dive into its rich history, the restoration that has taken place and all the unique projects and prog...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Jessica Rohr the owner of Forage Hawaii. We will chat more about locally sourced meats, her pathway into this unique market and some of the hot topics that come up with meat today!   Jessica Rohr is the owner of Forage Hawaii, a local meat purveyor. A passionate foodie, she has an endless curiosity of all things...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Forest Frizzell, the CEO of Shifted Energy.  We will chat about Shifted Energy, a new Hawaii start-up company in the energy world,  how it started, what it does and why the rest of the world is interested.  We will also dive into the start-up world with venture capitalists and share a little more about Forest's other...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Brian Kealoha, the Executive Director of Hawaii Energy .  We will cover what Hawaii Energy does, how they relate to the Hawaiian Electric Company, the projects they are working on, their energy efficiency programs and rebates for local residents and businesses and lastly an insight into their 3 year plan that the...

Today's talk story is with Wendy Loh, a sustainable leader here in Hawaii, pioneering the Tower Garden and Aeroponics; solutions to local food production in our urban core.  We will also dabble into her career path, family and mission in life which touches on Hawaii's Blue Zone Project , healthy meals and traveling the world with a cause.   After operating Kona Paradise Candies for the p...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with John Leong , the CEO of Pono Pacific, LLC and the non-profit, Kupu. These two businesses focus on preserving, protecting and restoring Hawaii’s precious ecosystems. We plan to tackle both businesses, how they work together, the different programs they have and the reach, collaboration and partnerships they have made o...

Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Phil Acosta, the Executive Director at Alea Bridge as we zero in on the Homeless Epidemic here in Hawaii. We plan to understand the Homeless situation, learn about what’s working and how we can solve some of these homeless hurdles. Some may be wondering how this is related to sustainability, well for those of you who...

Today we will have a Talk Story with Matthew Lynch, the Director of Sustainability Initiatives at the University of Hawaii .  There are so many directions I could take this podcast because Matt is truly a wealth of knowledge and knows a lot about all the different sectors of sustainability due to his past experience and his current position at UH. So I decided to tackle: Matthew's entry into...

Today we will Talk Story with Mike Fairall, a sustainable builder who truly lives out his mission within his work, family and community. We will tackle the life of Mike Fairall and dabble in: Sustainable Building, LEED Certifications, Farming, Permaculture and Affordable Housing. Mike Fairall:  Having worked in the construction industry for over 15 years in nearly every aspect of residential...

Today's talk story highlights: Evolution Biology , Circular Economy , 5G Wireless, Is It Safe? and the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative .  In the past year, I have read about these, listened to podcasts, watched YouTube videos & Netflix shows to learn as much as I can to catch up with the Sustainable Movement locally and globally.  For those doing the same or just starting out, this p...

Sustainability is the new buzz word lately but as we are all learning, it means something different to each person. Today's podcast is brought to you by GC Media Hawaii and a big mahalo to all the great work they are doing on our videos! Here in Hawaii, the Sustainable Initiative has officially been defined based off of the needs from our people and our land. We are here today with Kumu Ramsay Tau...

Today's podcast is brought to by Holu Energy and is focused on the future of solar, energy storage and smart home integration within our energy sources. Hawaii has sun year-round and with companies like Holu Energy and EnSync Energy Systems we are being able to utilize solar energy by storing, measuring, monitoring, predicting and controlling it. Listen in as we discuss these innovative platforms,...

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Bento Homes here in Hawaii and we will be discussing some of the most controversial topics within keeping our oceans clean. Our guest today is Kahi Pacarro, the Executive Director and one of the founders of Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii. He is here to share more about what many don’t know but should know about our oceans. Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii is focuse...

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Bento Homes here in Hawaii and we will be covering the new Fitness Crazes and what is trending. We have a lineup of guests today: Ryan Alexander Martin, Head Coach of Kakaako Orange Theory, Max Hannemann, Yoga Sculpt Instructor at Core Power Yoga and Jono Blodgett, Obstacle Course Specialist…aka Spartan Race Coach and Personal Trainer. These three amazing fitne...

This podcast focuses on Hawaii's Affordable Housing, the housing shortage and development. We welcomed Phillip Hasha the CEO and President of the Redmont Group to come and chat with us about making Hawaii more affordable and dealing with the housing shortage. Phillip is also on the Hawaii Community Development Authority board and the Affordable Housing Rental Task Force. They are all working toget...

Today’s podcast will be covering Bento Homes ADUs & Revolusun's Smart Home Innovation Center. Our guests are Dan Rapoport with Bento Homes Hawaii and Eric Carlson with Revolusun. Dan Rapoport is the Design Director of Bento Homes here in Hawaii and focuses on architecture and design with a graduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, School of Architecture. We also have Eric Carlson, Co-Founde...