September 2008 Archives

Sep 13, 2008

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau Posted by in Featured, Premium Sponsors, Travel 3 comments

The HVCB as we call them here for short, are the people who make Hawaii tourism happen. With a membership of over 1000 Hawaii-based businesses, they cover everything you would want and expect from lodging, to outdoor activities, to nightlife. The members of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau share one goal: to help you […]


Sep 12, 2008

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Convention Center

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Convention Center Posted by in Featured, Premium Sponsors 6 comments

When we first started to think about Podcamp Hawaii, the choice of venue quickly became our most vexing challenge. Because Podcamp organizers do not get paid and do not make any profits, finding an affordable venue usually means asking for permission to use a school or community center. But we had big dreams and knew […]


Sep 10, 2008

Hotel Sponsor: Wyland Waikiki Hotel

Hotel Sponsor: Wyland Waikiki Hotel Posted by in Featured, Premium Sponsors, Sponsors, Travel 4 comments

SPECIAL RATES FOR PODCAMP! Only $109 per night. To book this rate, please call the hotel Sales Department directly at 808-954-4031 and ask for "PODCAMP" rates. You can book several days before and after at this special rate. Hawaii is -10 hours GMT; check the time now! YOu can read more in the Wyland Waikik […]


Sep 5, 2008

First Podcamp Hawaii T-Shirt Sighting!

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How fitting and lucky for us that the very first report is submitted by the oh-so-fashionable femme, Gail Shiraishi, aka @spldrttngrl. (That's shorthand for "spoiled rotten girl" and I can tell you from first hand experience she is the complete opposite of that!) Please send us your photos. One of these days when we catch […]


Sep 5, 2008

We Need Your Help!

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It's September 4th. 46 days away from the first ever PodCamp and WordCamp in the beautiful state of Hawaii. There are many wonderful people, both local and on the Mainland, working long hours each week on PodCamp Hawaii, in addition to their regular jobs and responsibilities to their families. And to them we extend a […]


Sep 1, 2008

AUDIO: Rox Interview with Burt Lum of Bytemarks Cafe

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Burt Lum, Neenz Faleafine, and I did an off the cuff phone interview recently and Burt generously shared the audio file with us. Give a listen to get a quick overview "all about podcamp." It's not that easy for people to understand what this event is all about! It's about 11 minutes short! [audio:https://2008.podcamphawaii.com/audio/talkshoe-podcamp-2008.mp3] Then […]


Sep 1, 2008

Update from the Volunteers Meetup on August 30

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We had a great meeting yesterday with a record 13 Kama'aina (locals) in attendance. Lots of new faces and lots of great suggestions and volunteers. The focus of this meeting turned out to be getting more Sponsors. We've been having to do a LOT of education in the local business community as to what a […]