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West Hawaii Tech Pau Hana at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

January 26, 2015 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Robotics Design ReviewFor this pau hana, we are proud to present the 4th annual FIRST Robotics Challenge Design Review.  Come hear how our Kona-area teams are planning their robot designs for the 2015 FIRST Robotics Challenge.  The Challenge starts in early January, and teams must stop construction in late February, so our pau hana is about halfway through the process.  Come learn about their tasks: last year they had to throw large exercise balls, the year before it was shooting Frisbees, what…See More
Jan 3
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West Hawaii Tech Pau Hana at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

November 19, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Presenter: Rich Bailey, Dewpoint SystemsTitle: Fresh Water from Thin AirOne can use a source of cold temperature, for instance cold seawater, to extract fresh water from the atmosphere.  The cold can also be used to grow plant species that would not otherwise thrive in Kona's climate.  Rich Bailey has been involved in "ColdAG" since its inception at NELHA with Drs. John Craven and Jack Davidson.  He formed DewPoint Systems in 2010 to commercialize thermal energy agriculture and freshwater…See More
Oct 29, 2014
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Rod Hinman commented on Rod Hinman's event Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii
"Ted, good luck with the photos.  The plan is to put this one on YouTube.  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be up in about a day. --Rod"
Oct 27, 2014
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Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

October 27, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Understanding Electrostatic Lunar Dust and its Implications on Space ExplorationPresentation by: Kealakehe Robotics MoonRiders TeamWith the help of PISCES, a set of students at Kealakehe High School is working to research and educate our community about the nature of lunar dust.  Since the 1960, NASA and academics around the world have sought to understand the proprieties of this unique material of our closest celestial partner.  Hawaii Island's geochemistry shares many properties with this…See More
Oct 16, 2014
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Rod Hinman commented on Rod Hinman's event Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii
"That time you came seemed to be an extraordinary day in terms of numbers.  But please do bring it in case.  Looking forward to seeing you.  Rod"
Oct 15, 2014
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West Hawaii Tech Pau Hana at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

November 19, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Presenter: Rich Bailey, Dewpoint SystemsTitle: Fresh Water from Thin AirOne can use a source of cold temperature, for instance cold seawater, to extract fresh water from the atmosphere.  The cold can also be used to grow plant species that would not otherwise thrive in Kona's climate.  Rich Bailey has been involved in "ColdAG" since its inception at NELHA with Drs. John Craven and Jack Davidson.  He formed DewPoint Systems in 2010 to commercialize thermal energy agriculture and freshwater…See More
Oct 8, 2014
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Oct 6, 2014
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Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

September 22, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Autonomous Wave Gliders for Storm Monitoring and Other Applications Presenter:  Vas Podorean, Liquid RoboticsLiquid Robotics has a new vehicle platform, dubbed SV3.  Its improvements include wifi & cell modem communications, a solar powered thruster, increased autonomy and a "plug & play" operating system that allows for customers to integrate their own applications much easier.  Mr. Podorean will discuss the vehicle and the lessons learned from successfully sending a Wave Glider…See More
Sep 4, 2014
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Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

September 22, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Autonomous Wave Gliders for Storm Monitoring and Other Applications Presenter:  Vas Podorean, Liquid RoboticsLiquid Robotics has a new vehicle platform, dubbed SV3.  Its improvements include wifi & cell modem communications, a solar powered thruster, increased autonomy and a "plug & play" operating system that allows for customers to integrate their own applications much easier.  Mr. Podorean will discuss the vehicle and the lessons learned from successfully sending a Wave Glider…See More
Sep 3, 2014
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Rod Hinman commented on Daniel Leuck's group Big Island Techies
"Thanks for the cross listing of the West Hawaii Tech pau hana, Don.  I'd like to attend the robotics meetup, but unfortunately will be off island until the next day. "
Aug 1, 2014
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Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

August 25, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Water Management and Leak Detection TechnologiesDr. Richard DeVerse, Kona Labs Continuing our two-month mini-series on water, Dr. Richard DeVerse will cover the end-use side of the equation.  Water is a precious resource, and it behooves us to waste as little as possible.  Dr. DeVerse will discuss technologies and methods for managing water and detecting leaks in distribution systems and in our homes. Richard DeVerse holds a Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from Kansas State University.  He is…See More
Jul 22, 2014
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"Uncle Billy's?  It is at the NELHA Gateway Center..."
Jul 9, 2014
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Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii at NELHA Gateway Energy Center

July 14, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm
Prospects for Geothermal Resources and Groundwater in the Saddle Area and BeyondDr. Don Thomas, UH Hilo Don Thomas is working at the center of two resources we need for survival and modern life: water and energy.  This month's presentation will be about recent explorations in the saddle area of Hawaii Island looking for groundwater and geothermal energy resources.  There have been some surprising findings of water at higher elevations than previously suspected and that has led to the…See More
Jul 8, 2014
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Profile Information

Occupation:
Electrical Engineer
Company:
Aurora Research, LLC; Ikehu, Inc.
Areas of Interest (Robotics, Software Architecture, Green Energy, Web 2.0, etc.):
Circuit Design, Embedded Systems, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, mobile efficiency applications, STEM education (esp. robotics)
Software Language Proficiencies / Interests:
C, HTML, Java, Python
About Me:
EE with experience in power conversion, mixed signal systems, solar energy and SBIR/STTR. Also CTO of Ikehu, Inc., a Kona-based developer of mobile software for the electric utility industry.

Founder and organizer of the Tech Pau Hana in West Hawaii, a monthly presentation and networking series for those interested in science and technology. Do you have an interesting project? I'm always looking for presenters.
Website:
http://www.auroraresearch.com
Secondary Website:
http://www.ikehu.com

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At 1:43pm on May 16, 2014, Daniel Leuck said…

It was great seeing you, meeting Holland and learning about Ikehu. Lets grab coffee the next time you guys visit Oahu.

At 1:47pm on June 4, 2012, Laura K. Kinoshita said…

It's close! I regularly fly to Honolulu to join meetings. There have just been date conflicts. The June meeting I'll be on an Alaskan cruise and the August meeting I'll be at Inbound 2012 in Boston. I'm really going to try to make the July meeting!

I think I prefer Facebook events better. But, either way is cool.

I put the July meeting in my calendar, and it looks like you're doing them the 4th Monday of the month?

At 1:15pm on June 4, 2012, Laura K. Kinoshita said…

Yea!

Two whole friends on TechHui! Super excited!  Thanks Rod. I really want to come down for a tech get-together, but the scheduling just hasn't worked out yet.

At 8:18pm on October 11, 2011, Jim Skaife said…

Hi Rod-

The 24th would work fine. Just let me know the logistics, head count(approx), time, etc.

Mahalo,

Jim

At 4:02pm on July 30, 2010, Mika Leuck said…
Aloha Rod. If you post your Big Island Android meetup in the Events area we will feature it and mention it in the newsletter. Good luck! I hope you find other Big Island Android people.
 
 
 

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