Potential Local/National Economic Impacts of US Presidential Candidates’ Trade Policies; Comedian Ozell Daniel; Hawaii’s Energy Future; Printmaker
The U.S. relationship with trade tracks most of American history, but in the last fifty years, free trade has become increasingly more politicized. The latest trade lightning rod is the Trans Pacific Partnership. As we have heard from both presidential candidates, neither is in favor of the agreement, though once Hillary Clinton supported it. East West Center Senior Fellow Marcus Noland is in Honolulu from the Washington DC based Peterson Institute for International Economics where he is the Director of Studies.
Intro Music: Here It Goes Again by The Hit Co.
Outro Music: Trades and Tariffs by The Dodos
So-called “edgy” comedy is peculiarly suited to the times, when the nation has learned to be candid about racial issues without being able to sort them out… Contemporary African-American comedians, following in the path of pioneers like Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, and Richard Pryor, find some of their best material in what is worst about American culture. Ozell Daniel is a local comedian whose upcoming show is called ‘The Big O Comedy Show.
Intro Music: Don’t Loose your Cool by Albert Collins
Outro Music: Melt Down by Albert Collins
Hawaii’s Energy Future: HECO’s Alan Oshima
Where to go from here...when it comes to Hawaii’s energy future and a 2045 a hundred percent renewable standard, that’s the question on the minds of many in our state - from lawmakers to consumers. With the recent Public Utilities Commission decision to nix the NextEra deal to acquire Hawaiian Electric, how HECO will move forward is a big concern for the utility - and for its critics who believe it has not acted in the public interest. Alan Oshima is president and CEO of HECO and he’s with us this morning.
Intro Music: I Won't Give up by Jeff Steinman
Outro Music: Human Nature by David Garrett
Artist John McCaskill loves the lines and angles of man-made structures, along with the contract those rigid shapes present to angles and shapes we see in nature. He’s a printmaker who uses a technique called “suicide printing,” because once you commit o a creative decision, there’s no turning back. He’s got a show opening next week.
Intro Music: Singers by The Tallest Man On Earth
Outro Music: So. Central Rain by R.E.M.
