Bytemarks Café
512 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Bytemarks Café is a half-hour radio magazine that showcases the innovation and creativity in Hawaiʻi's tech community. Hosted by HPR's Burt Lum, the program's purpose is to raise awareness of the tech economy and to engage the listener in the discussion.
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Bytemarks Café: Nalukai Academy Bootcamp
April 29, 2021 01:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll catch up with Big Island Startup Bootcamp, an immersive experience for students called Nalukai Academy. We’ll talk to organizers about how the program has adapted to the new reality and how they see inspiring the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.
Bytemarks Café: Elemental Excelerator Update
April 22, 2021 01:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll get an update from Elemental Excelerator and learn what is in store for their next 5 year strategic plan. With more that 117 companies under their belt we find out what frames their mission to eliminate the global climate crisis.
Bytemarks Café: HUB Coworking
April 15, 2021 01:00 - 19 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, During this special fund drive edition, we have representatives from Hub Coworking join us to talk about the Social Impact Incubator Program and the growing demand for co-working during this pandemic.
Bytemarks Café: Pandemic Education Lessons
April 08, 2021 03:48 - 19 minutesDuring this special fund drive edition, we have Brook Conner CIO at the Dept of Education, here to tell us about blend learning, tech in education and lessons learned during the pandemic.
Bytemarks Café: PISCES and Communication Drones
April 01, 2021 01:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll hear from PISCES, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and the High Altitude, Long Exposure drones. We?ll find out how this project could not only enable advanced wireless communications in rural areas but also usher in a aerospace industry on Hawaii Island.
Bytemarks Café: The Post Pandemic Legislative Process
March 25, 2021 01:34 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll learn how to get policy passed and catch up with the post pandemic legislative process. This time we’ll talk to the folks at the Public Access Room and see how they continue to support the public to ensure their voices are heard.
Bytemarks Café: Innovating Methane Reduction
March 18, 2021 04:50 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to an innovative company called Symbrosia getting started in Kona at Natural Energy Labatory of Hawaii as a part of the HATCH accelerator. We?ll learn how the company has found a new way to reduce the amount of methane by adjusting the contents of cattle feed.
Bytemarks Café: Digital Literacy on Moloka?i
March 11, 2021 02:03 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to the team on Molokai that connects students with kupuna to teach digital literacy. We?ll learn how the Health Occupations Student Association also gets students to learn about telehealth and potential careers in health care.
Bytemarks Café: Digital Literacy on Molokaʻi
March 11, 2021 02:03 - 1.69 KBToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to the team on Molokai that connects students with kupuna to teach digital literacy. Weʻll learn how the Health Occupations Student Association also gets students to learn about telehealth and potential careers in health care.
Bytemarks Café: A Look at Legislative Online Testimony
March 04, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to a couple of our legislative leaders to learn how they use technology. We?ll learn how they re-thought the legislative process and took public testimony online to make it easy to testify during this pandemic.
Bytemarks Café: UH’s Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund
February 25, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll get the inside story on the University of Hawaii’s Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund. We?ll learn this venture fund will give students hands-on opportunity to learn the venture capital process and startup finance.
Bytemarks Café: Hawaii Venture Capital Association Entrepreneurs Awards
February 18, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to some of the finalists of the annual Hawaii Venture Capital Association Entrepreneurs Awards. We?ll learn how these companies have succeeded in taking their business to the next level in spite of the pandemic and slowing economy.
Bytemarks Café: CompuGirls!
February 11, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out about a national program called CompuGirls and how it is getting started in Hawaii. We?ll learn how the program gets high school girls interested in information technology, computer science and cyber security.
Bytemarks Café: The Kilo Project
February 04, 2021 00:42 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out about unique collaboration between Department of Transportation, education and the private sector called Kilo. We?ll learn how real world problems are solved with innovation, rapid prototyping, and the willingness to try something new.
Bytemarks Café: Navy Tech Bridges
January 28, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out about a Navy program called Tech Bridges. We?ll learn how Tech Bridges aims to get local companies to help build technology solutions to support the dept of defense as well as the commercial sector.
Bytemarks Café: Closing the Digital Divide
January 20, 2021 23:24 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we?ll talk about digital equity and what it means to close the digital divide. We?ll discuss how digital equity and literacy is foundational for Hawaii to thrive in the 21st century digital economy.
Bytemarks Café: Job Opportunities with Aloha Connects Innovation
January 14, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we?ll catch up with the creator and organizer of the Aloha Connects Innovation program. We?ll find out how this program enabled unemployed workers to experience new job opportunities and help set a course for more resilient Hawaii.
Bytemarks Café: Challenges for 2021
January 07, 2021 06:05 - 28 minutesToday we'll look into our crystal ball and attempt to predict what will happen in 2021. With the pandemic continuing to be a part of our reality, we'll find out what systemic changes are needed to build a resilient Hawaii.
Bytemarks Café: Broadband and COVID Relief
December 31, 2020 00:30 - 29 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, since we?re hearing a lot about the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Bill, we?ll delve into what it means for broadband. With broadband explicitly spelt out, we’ll learn what Congress is funding and how States are to apply for funding.
Bytemarks Café: Aloha Safe Contact Tracing
December 24, 2020 00:45 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out about the application that promises to streamline the contact tracing process. We’ll learn how the Aloha Safe application incorporates the Google/Apple api for automatic exposure notification.
Bytemarks Café: Adapting to Distance Learning
December 22, 2020 00:14 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, as students get accustomed to distance learning, how are teachers adapting to the new technologies. We’ll talk to teachers on Hawaii Island that have adopted online tools to deliver entertainment and music classes normally conducted in person.
Bytemarks Café: Best Tech for the Holidays
December 17, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, it’s that time once again to convene our annual roundtable to review some of the best tech available this holiday season. From iPhones to contact-less thermometers, we’ll share our picks and ask our experts to help fill out your Santa list.
Bytemarks Café: Oahu's COVID Response
December 10, 2020 00:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn about the City and County’s website Oahu One and the thought behind COVID response. We’ll find out how the team at Oahu One addressed efficient surge testing and how this leads to economic recovery.
Bytemarks Cafe: CARES Act Funding
December 03, 2020 09:11 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn about CARES Act Funding and how it is being applied for telehealth services on Hawaii Island. We’ll find out the team at HOPE Services are now able to upgrade their technology and connectivity to perform COVID response to homeless communities.
Bytemarks Café: New Aquaculture Accelerators
November 26, 2020 00:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about an accelerator located at NELHA focussed on startups developing aquaculture businesses. We’ll find out about the latest Hatch cohort of companies and how their businesses help to diversify Hawaii’s economy.
Bytemarks Café: Digital Economic Diversity at UH
November 19, 2020 00:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about a recent virtual conference organized by the University of Hawaii’s Office of Research and Innovation. We’ll find out how the University can be an engine for economic diversification especially in the area of digital innovation.
Bytemarks Café: Hawaii Careers Pathways
November 12, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, with the changing employment picture in Hawaii, we’ll talk about a program called Hawaii Careers Pathways. We’ll find out how educators are preparing students for high-skill, high-pay jobs and how the private sector is preparing to receive them.
Bytemarks Café: A Political Look Ahead
November 05, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, with the elections behind us, we’ll talk about the prospects for the next legislative session. We’ll find out from two non-profits with a focus on education and government transformation, what their top policy priorities are.
Bytemarks Café: Running an Accelerator during the Pandmic
October 30, 2020 03:43 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll catch up with Blue Startups and talk to members of cohort 12. We’ll find out what it’s like to run an accelerator during a pandemic and what’s in store for these startups as the graduate to the next phase.
Bytemarks Cafe: 5th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge
October 22, 2020 09:40 - 19 minutesDuring this special pledge drive edition, we have Christine Sakuda, Executive Director at Transform Hawaii Government and Caroline Julian-Freitas Public Information Officer at Enterprise Technology Services, on the show to tell us about the 5th Hawaii Annual Code Challenge.
Bytemarks Café: Bringing Kama??ina Home Through Remote Work
October 15, 2020 01:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we will learn about a remote work program to attract kamaaina to come home. With many companies enabling the freedom of their workers to work from anywhere, we’ll find out how the Temporary Work Concept can bring them back home.
Bytemarks Café: Bringing Kamaʻāina Home Through Remote Work
October 15, 2020 01:00 - 1.69 KBToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we will learn about a remote work program to attract kamaaina to come home. With many companies enabling the freedom of their workers to work from anywhere, we’ll find out how the Temporary Work Concept can bring them back home.
Bytemarks Café: Citizens Broadband Radio Service
October 08, 2020 00:30 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll learn about the recent FCC auction of the 3.5GHz frequency better known as Citizen Broadband Radio Service. We’ll find out why companies want access to this frequency and how they plan to use it.
Bytemarks Café: Intern Ideas for Displaced Workers
October 01, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about a novel idea to get displaced workers placed in local companies as interns. We’ll talk to the program architects to find out how this program can upskill and potentially employ many individuals and help fuel the innovation sector.
Bytemarks Café: Full Steam Ahead with Purple Maia
September 24, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, in spite of the pandemic, Purple Maia is going full steam ahead with accelerators and showcases. We’ll talk to several of the projects being mentored through the program and see how their companies make Hawaii a better place.
Bytemarks Café: Cohort 12 Startup Check-In
September 10, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, in spite of the corona virus shut down, the show must go on for Blue Startups and startup paradise. We’ll talk to a couple of the companies in Cohort 12, learn what business they are starting and how they’re adjusting to the virtual mentoring and on-line coaching.
Bytemarks Café: Innovations in Cryptocurrency
September 03, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, find out how the Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Technology Development Center are teaming up to advance innovation in cryptocurrency. We’ll learn about the Digital currency sandbox and find out what new innovations are being prototyped in this first co-hort.
Bytemarks Café: Digital Inclusion During COVID
August 27, 2020 00:53 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, the coronavirus has glaringly shown a spotlight on disparities in connectivity and the digital divide. We’ll talk to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance to learn about digital equity, digital inclusion and what is being done across the country to close this gap.
Bytemarks Café: Getting Computers to Students
August 20, 2020 00:30 - 29 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out about a small non-profit that has taken on the challenge of getting refurbished computers into student hands. With every student relying on distance learning from home, we’ll find out what it takes to get them set up with the right computer.
Bytemarks Café: Telehealth for Pets
August 06, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn about telehealth services that are specifically tailored for your pet. With concerns over limiting travel as much as possible, telehealth services for our furry friends might be a perfect way to stay safe.
Bytemarks Café: Radio Frequencies and Native Communities
July 30, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn how the FCC auctions frequencies and how this is beneficial to native communities. We’ll explore what can be done with a 2.5GHz frequency and how this seemingly technical resource can be applied on Hawaiian Homelands.
Bytemarks Café: Considering Remote Work
July 23, 2020 04:40 - 29 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn how many companies are considering remote work and telework as the new norm. We’ll explore what it takes for Hawaii to become a value added destination for remote workers.
Bytemarks Café: Preparing for Online Learning
July 16, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, with school opening up in the fall we’ll find out how students are preparing for online learning. We’ll talk about the Education Technology Pilot happening on Kauai that includes internet access, laptop computers and digital literacy training.
Bytemarks Café: Internet Survival
July 08, 2020 23:00 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, with the growing dependence on Internet services, we’ll explore where all this data and content is being served from? We’ll talk about data centers, content aggregation and the cloud and learn how this infrastructure is critical to Hawaii’s survival.
Bytemarks Café: Keeping Up with COVID Testing
July 02, 2020 03:56 - 28 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, with the opening up of the economy dependent on COVID-19 testing, how can Hawaii keep up? We’ll talk to local tech firm Oceanit who has a novel approach to testing that has the potential to scale across US markets and beyond.
Bytemarks Café: How Tech Can Improve Contact Tracing
June 24, 2020 16:05 - 28 minutesWith the economy opening and more tourists arriving in Hawaii, find out how contact tracing works. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, a discussion with the developers of Aloha Trace to see if technology can improve the process, and how the Apple/Google API works.
Bytemarks Café: Getting Broadband To Remote Areas
June 17, 2020 16:15 - 29 minutesFind out what it takes to get broadband connectivity to remote areas like Hana. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, a talk about fiber optics, finding the right route, and why after decades, getting connected is finally becoming a reality.
Bytemarks Café: Nurturing Local Startups During COVID-19
June 10, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutesWhether we're in a pandemic or not, Hawaii needs to continue nurturing promising new startups. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, find out what adjustments XLR8HI will make to take on their next cohort of companies and how they plan to accelerate them through these difficult times.
Bytemarks Café: COVID-19 and Mana Up
June 04, 2020 04:57 - 28 minutesFind out how Mana Up is managing their cohort companies through this pandemic. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, learn how their fundamental goal to scale Hawaii companies through the Internet has prepared them to operate even when COVID-19 forces us to shelter in place.
Bytemarks Café: Using Artificial Intelligence To Help Economic Recovery
May 28, 2020 04:53 - 29 minutesFind out how using artificial intelligence can help gauge our economic recovery. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, learn how A.I. sensors can gather data on social distancing, and whether people are wearing a mask in high-trafficked retail outlets.