Hawaii Me http://www.hawaiime.com Ryan's Posts on Google Plus Sun, 20 May 2012 07:04:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Me? Fix a car? Improbable, but true http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/me-fix-a-car-improbable-but-true/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/me-fix-a-car-improbable-but-true/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 07:04:24 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/me-fix-a-car-improbable-but-true/ My first "how to" video on YouTube!

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/me-fix-a-car-improbable-but-true/feed/ 1 Are We Prepared for Catastrophic Events? http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/are-we-prepared-for-catastrophic-events/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/are-we-prepared-for-catastrophic-events/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 04:18:46 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/are-we-prepared-for-catastrophic-events/ We face the possibility of natural disasters, terrorism, and technological failures and “cascading” events such as the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. This conference brings together speakers, practitioners, and scholars experienced in responding to, recovering from, and rebuilding communities that have experienced disaster.

Catastrophic events require multi-disciplinary, engaged “whole community” efforts. Co-sponsored by government, military, scientific, academic, and non-governmental training and research organizations, we invite you to join us for a day of “thinking the unthinkable” and planning for resilience. Each panel will have keynote presentations and responses from our local community.

Respond. Recover. Rebuild. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the University of Hawaii.

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Resilience Conference 2012

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/are-we-prepared-for-catastrophic-events/feed/ 0 Hawaii-built app vies for U.S. Department of Energy prize http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/hawaii-built-app-vies-for-u-s-department-of-energy-prize/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/hawaii-built-app-vies-for-u-s-department-of-energy-prize/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 00:10:18 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/hawaii-built-app-vies-for-u-s-department-of-energy-prize/ +Derek Gabriel and friends at Hawaii-based Ikehu have entered their "DRIVE" mobile app in the DOE's "Apps for Energy" challenge. The app proposes giving incentives to residential customers to reduce power consumption during critical and peak peak times. It sounds a lot like some of the energy initiatives being pursued by the +Blue Planet Foundation and Kanu Hawaii.

"DRIVE" is currently in 19th place with 24 votes… but the first place app right now has only 105 votes. You can vote every day through May 31, so please do!

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DRIVE™ Mobile App | Apps for Energy
The DRIVE™ System is a patent-pending solution that provides incentives to residential customers to reduce power consumption during peak and critical peak times. It rewards desired consumer behavior …

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/hawaii-built-app-vies-for-u-s-department-of-energy-prize/feed/ 1 Honolulu happiness priced at over $120,000 a year http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/honolulu-happiness-priced-at-over-120000-a-year/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/honolulu-happiness-priced-at-over-120000-a-year/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 18:47:39 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/honolulu-happiness-priced-at-over-120000-a-year/ If money could buy happiness, it would cost only $62,000 a year in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado. New York, an extreme outlier, tops the chart at $163,000. But Honolulu comes in second at a salary threshold of $123,750.

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What Salary Buys Happiness in Your City?
A new study has gained a lot of attention that shows after a worker earns $75,000 the measurable effect on happiness of pay increases stops, but that figure may vary widely from city to city.

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/honolulu-happiness-priced-at-over-120000-a-year/feed/ 8 Testing the Klik app from Face.com http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/testing-the-klik-app-from-face-com/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/testing-the-klik-app-from-face-com/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 22:39:35 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/testing-the-klik-app-from-face-com/ The Klik app performs on-the-fly facial recognition based on photos of your Facebook friends. It's very cool, and a little scary. And perhaps funny to see what other friends it thinks someone might look like!

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/testing-the-klik-app-from-face-com/feed/ 0 Good ideas, good eats at the Sunlight Foundation meetup http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/good-ideas-good-eats-at-the-sunlight-foundation-meetup/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/good-ideas-good-eats-at-the-sunlight-foundation-meetup/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 00:09:19 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/good-ideas-good-eats-at-the-sunlight-foundation-meetup/ We convened at Yogur Story, a weirdly named but nicely appointed cafe and restaurant off Keeaumoku St. Open data and government accountability were the themes of the evening.

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/good-ideas-good-eats-at-the-sunlight-foundation-meetup/feed/ 3 I am very, very impressed with the updated Google+ app for iOS http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/i-am-very-very-impressed-with-the-updated-google-app-for-ios/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/i-am-very-very-impressed-with-the-updated-google-app-for-ios/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:54:58 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/i-am-very-very-impressed-with-the-updated-google-app-for-ios/ It looks great, with lots of little touches (like 'parallax' to create depth via post author headers), more touch and fewer menus and buttons. You have to see it in action, for sure. This may very well be one of the better hooks to get "regular people" to check in more often.

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/i-am-very-very-impressed-with-the-updated-google-app-for-ios/feed/ 7 The 'Make IT Happen Hawaii' Coalition is Born http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/the-make-it-happen-hawaii-coalition-is-born/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/the-make-it-happen-hawaii-coalition-is-born/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 07:52:54 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/the-make-it-happen-hawaii-coalition-is-born/ The 'Make IT Happen Hawaii' Coalition is Born

Reshared post from +Hawaii Blog

Notes on the first meeting of the "Make IT Happen Hawaii" coalition, rooted in an ambitious state initiative to transform government via technology.

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State Preps IT Coalition, Open Data Platform
On Friday, State CIO Sanjeev

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/the-make-it-happen-hawaii-coalition-is-born/feed/ 4 Paul Theroux calls Hawaii uncooperative, complex http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/paul-theroux-calls-hawaii-uncooperative-complex/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/paul-theroux-calls-hawaii-uncooperative-complex/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 01:32:44 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/paul-theroux-calls-hawaii-uncooperative-complex/ Renowned travel writer Paul Theroux has lived in Hawaii for two decades, but in this piece for +Smithsonian Magazine, explains why he "is still trying to make sense of it all." He writes of not getting help translating a Hawaiian chant (netting a 'xenophobic' reply), of being rebuffed at a UH library (illustrative of the 'insular and uninviting' university overall), of not being offered a tour of a voyaging canoe despite offering some of his own local honey.

His ultimate conclusion, that Hawaii eludes any simple definition, is absolutely correct. But his tone throughout suggests that he's largely frustrated because islanders, failing to recognize his preeminence, are understandably reluctant to let him tell their stories. After living here 22 years, I'm sad to think that his understanding of our islands is no deeper than that of a typical weekend tourist.

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Paul Theroux’s Quest to Define Hawaii
For this renowned travel writer, no place has proved harder to decipher than his home for the past 22 years

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]]> http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/paul-theroux-calls-hawaii-uncooperative-complex/feed/ 2 TechConKona is coming to the Big Island on Aug. 2, 2012 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/techconkona-is-coming-to-the-big-island-on-aug-2-2012/ http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/techconkona-is-coming-to-the-big-island-on-aug-2-2012/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:31:31 +0000 http://www.hawaiime.com/2012/05/techconkona-is-coming-to-the-big-island-on-aug-2-2012/ TechConKona is a business technology solutions conference focusing on four crucial tracts: renewable energy, marketing, green jobs, and computer technology. TechConKona was created to enlighten, inspire, educate, and connect people. It's being held August 2, 2012 at the Sheraton Keauhou Resort Convention Center.

Thanks to +Julie Ziemelis for being a critical part of the team pulling this event together!

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TechConKona — Business solutions using technology
Business solutions using technology

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