This past weekend’s opening college football game between the UH Manoa Warriors and the Colorado University Buffaloes was broadcast live on ESPN. And during one of the commercial breaks, both universities got some airtime to show off their stuff. For UH, the theme of the day was “Lifestyle.”
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Commercial Highlights UH Manoa “Lifestyle”
September 6th, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Education, Sports, Television, Video
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Class on Social Media in Disaster Response Previewed
August 17th, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · 5 Comments · Education, Government, Social Media, Technology
A federal program to train government employees, first responders, and other disaster response personnel in the use of services like Twitter and Facebook got its first trial run yesterday. The Hawaii-based National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) held a pilot demonstration of its course titled “Social Media for Natural Disaster Response & Recovery” at the [...]
Makery Aims to Make More Makers
June 1st, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Education, Technology
In recent years, there’s been a resurgence of enthusiasm for do-it-yourself projects, particularly with an engineering or technical bent. Though it may inspire visions of Rube Goldberg contraptions and accidental electrocutions, the vibrant movement is growing fast, celebrated at annual Maker Faire events (organized by the publishers of Make Magazine) as a “showcase of invention, [...]
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Ryan Suenaga Scholarship
May 6th, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Education, People
Less than a week before Hawaii social worker and social media stalwart Ryan Suenaga lost his life, he posted to Twitter: “One of my life goals is to leave 10 percent of my estate to a scholarship for Buddhists from Hawaii studying social work.” Ryan’s devotion to his job, and his passionate feelings about both [...]
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State Senator Hosting Twitter Town Hall
January 5th, 2011 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Education, Politics, Social Media
Hawaii voters approved the change from an elected board last year, but it will take legislative action to determine how the new system will work. On Friday, Sen. Jill Tokuda, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is hosting a “Twitter Town Hall,” or “Twitterview.” She’ll be taking comments and answering questions about planned legislation that [...]
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E-Waste Recycling Next Week
October 21st, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 2 Comments · Business, Education, Environment, Events, Gadgets, Technology
Whether you’re a geek with a packrat streak or an organization with a closet full of old computers, next week brings a valuable opportunity to safely and responsibly dispose of your unwanted electronics — free of charge. The University of Hawaii is hosting its “Biennial Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days.” There are separate drop offs [...]
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