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 food related and has spent the last 15+ years connecting to food sources. Jessica is also an avid fisher, w...
Jul 02, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 passion project, Purple Maia. Forest Frizzell is the CEO of Shifted Energy. Prior he was the Director o...
Jun 16, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 they just submitted. We have many challenges and hurdles in the energy world and Hawaii Energy is making grea...
May 30, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 past 20 years, Wendy Loh is now retired into a business that allows her to travel to many parts of the world as sh...
May 14, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 13
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 over the past 15 plus years. John Leong’s passion for creating a more resilient Hawai‘i is the inspir...
Apr 30, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 don’t know, one of Hawaii’s sustainable sectors is Housing, Affordable Housing at that. The Homeless...
Apr 15, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 Sustainability, Schooling for the World of Sustainability, Hawaii Green Growth, Aloha+ Challenge , UN's Lo...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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 building and commercial retro-fitting, Mr. Fairall has developed a keen sense for project efficiency; ensu...
Apr 01, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 podcast with Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris will be very educational. My goal for this talk story was to address these to...
Mar 19, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 Taum, a Cultural Sustainable Planner for Hawaii to discuss the importance of our culture from our past ...
Feb 24, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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, smart homes and where solar is headed in Hawaii! Visit Holu Energy at www.HoluEnergy.com for more i...
Jan 25, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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 focused on awakening volunteers at their cleanups that the items being removed off of our coastlines are t...
Nov 05, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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 fitness coaches will share with us their workouts, why they are taking off across the world and how they ...
Oct 22, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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 together with the state to come up with solutions for Hawaii's future. The Redmont Group is a full-servic...
Oct 08, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Revolusun Smart Home. Bento Homes are fully furnished, turnkey...
Sep 23, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The very first podcast of Smart Living Hawaii is centered around Farming here in Hawaii. Our guest today is Pomai Weigert w/ GoFarm Hawaii and we will walk you through Hawaii's farming industry from the past to our future. How the ancient Hawaiians lived off the land, to the plantation workers, commercial farming and helping Hawaii become self-sustaining through farming initiatives today. GoFarm Hawaii has grown to become one of the largest and most successful beginning farmer development progra...
Aug 22, 2018•38 min
