Tech in Hawaii
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Traci was kind enough to interview Burt for me after my trip to Hawaii. Burt is a tech enthusiast of the first degree. His website tagline is “The Intersection of Life, Culture and Technology”. This just goes to show you how big tech is in Hawaii!
Burt currently works for the Hawaii Medical Services Institution. He’s in the group who is responsible for implementing new technologies that can help people collaborate better. They want to promote better communication between their members and providers.
Burt’s background has been with the Telecom industry, and feels fortunate to have seen the evolution with Telecom going from a monopoly to a huge conglomeration of businesses. He was happy to be a part of the movement to more portable and faster media devices.
Many people tend to think that Hawaii is nothing more than sun, fun and beaches. They are always surprised to learn how deeply entrenched in the tech world Hawaiians really are! Burt feels that more people should realize that Hawaii is a technology-minded state, and learn more about the things that are going on there in relation to tech.
Burt reminds us that while it’s important to do things online, it’s also equally (if not more so) important to do things out in “real” life. To this end, he has been hosting monthly lunches around Hawaii. These lunches include many Hawaiian Geeks, and travels between different companies each time. You can catch their monthly shows live at Hawaii Public Radio.
It was a very long flight to Hawaii. As a Geek, I needed to be able to bring certain tech gadgets and gizmos with me. Burt wants all of you to remember that one of the most important things you can bring with you to Hawaii is a good digital camera.
Now that Burt has told all of you what tech he packs when he travels, how does his list match up with yours? What gadgets, gizmos and technology do you have to pack when you travel?
For more information about travel in Hawaii, be sure to follow @flyhawaiian on Twitter.
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5 Comments
John van Leeuwen
August 31st, 2009
at 9:06pm
Ok, I’m good to go to Hawaï.. I got an iPhone! :)
Nice interview! ;)
Martin tobiaa
August 31st, 2009
at 11:50pm
Tech in Hawaii will all be at alohaonrails.com. As I will. I love Hawaii
Chris
September 1st, 2009
at 9:16am
There are several areas where Hawaii excels past the typical tourist industry and farming. Technology is big as there are significant tax credits provided by the State of Hawaii to entice investment in that sector.
The second area that might surprise people is Insurance. Next to Vermont, Hawaii is the state with the most number of Captive Insurance companies, i.e. insurance companies owned by companies. There are currently over 500 active captive insurers in Hawaii…
Robert Engelbardt
September 1st, 2009
at 11:48am
I enjoyed the interview with Burt because we have some things in common. I also worked for Hawaiian Telephone before taking early retirement in 1987. Like Burt, I had some projects in the Pacific Islands.
When Hawaiian Tel acquired the Micronesian Telephone Company, I headed the project.to upgrade the telephone system in the Northern Mariana Islands that includes Saipan, Tinian and Rota
After my first retirement, I worked for a small telephone engineering consulting firm headquartered in Texas. We did telephone system design, engineering and installation supervision projects in the Marshall Islands and Palau.
Following the second retirement, I worked part-time for Tropical Island Telecom which was one of the early and very successful hi-tech firms in Hawaii.
Although our four daughters and grandchildren all live on the mainland, we decided to remain in Hawaii where I keep busy doing computer repairs and upgrading. Thanks to people like Chris Pirillo, I can keep up with the latest developments in PC technology.
Burt Lum
September 6th, 2009
at 12:22am
Hey Chris, thanks for the post. And Robert, we probably cross paths many times. Chris, I appreciated your coverage of the tech scene in Hawaii. Traci did a good job of tracking me down. Next time you are in Hawaii, let me know and we can get you hooked up with more tech companies here. We just scratched the surface with that interview. A couple of minor edits, the company I currently work for is HMSA, Hawaii Medical Service Association. The radio show on Hawaii Public Radio is a weekly show every Wed. from 5-6pm. We stream live at http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org. Also our monthly Bytemarks Lunches get announced at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bytemarks/. Thanks again a let’s keep in touch. Aloha!