Top National Rail Expert Coming to Honolulu, Dr. Vukan Vuchic; Virtual Reality Homelessness Project: Brian Dote
Top National Rail Expert Coming to Honolulu, Dr. Vukan Vuchic
To solve the rail dilemma, could lawmakers be considering Option 2 A? The Salvage the Rail group says street level rail from Middle Street is the answer. International urban transit expert Dr. Vukan Vuchic agrees with them.
Intro Music: Trains and Boats and Planes by Dionne Warwick
Outro Music: Long Way To Go by Railroad Earth
Virtual Reality Homelessness Project: Brian Dote
Mid-Pacific Institute is using virtual reality technology to help students understand what homelessness is really like.
Intro Music: Pavane by Pedro Ibanez
Outro Music: Reality by A.R. Rahman, George Doering
Both sides lobbied heavily...in the end, the aquarium fish collection bill got the Governor’s veto.
Outro Music: Begin (feat. Wales) by Shallou, Wales
Maui Sand Mining: Mayor Alan Arakawa
Maui’s mayor wants Maui sand to stay put. He’s negotiated with island companies to stop sending sand elsewhere. Mayor Alan Arakawa joins us.
Outro Music: Raspberry Cane by Youth Lagoon
NOAA Fisheries 6-Month Mission: Erin Oleson
NOAA scientists are on a mission to survey 1.8 million square miles of ocean. We’ll talk with its co-chief scientist, Dr. Erin Oleson.
Intro Music: Seaside by Buda
Outro Music: Ocean Blue by Moniker