Bytemarks Café
Bytemarks Café is a half-hour radio magazine that showcases the innovation and creativity in Hawaiʻi's tech community. Hosted by HPR's Burt Lum, the program's purpose is to raise awareness of the tech economy and to engage the listener in the discussion.
Hawaii Public Radio
Show overview
Bytemarks Café launched in 2025 and has put out 55 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 29 min and 29 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Hawaii Public Radio.
From the publisher
Bytemarks Café is a half-hour radio magazine that showcases the innovation and creativity in Hawaiʻi's tech community. Hosted by HPR's Burt Lum, the program's purpose is to raise awareness of the tech economy and to engage the listener in the discussion.
Latest Episodes
View all 55 episodesBytemarks Cafe - May 15: Kupuna and Digital Tech
Bytemarks Cafe - May 8: Digital Safety
Bytemarks Cafe - May 1: Hawaii Energy Conference
Bytemarks Cafe - April 24: Seasick program
Bytemarks Cafe - April 17: TRUE Initiative
Bytemarks Cafe - April 10: AI Safety Awareness Project
Today we'll learn about a week long series on AI Safety. We'll talk with members of the AI Safety Awareness Project who are coming to Hawaii to conduct the workshop in April.
Bytemarks Cafe - April 3: East Meets West Conference
Today we'll find out what is planned for the upcoming East Meets West Conference. We'll talk with the organizers of the conference to learn what it truly means to have east meets west, culturally and philosophically.
Bytemarks Cafe - March 27 - Underwater Data Centers
Today we'll talk about data centers, not the ones on land but underwater. We'll talk to a local company called Deep/C that proposes these data centers can improve ship communications and knowledge retrieval.
Bytemarks Cafe - March 20 - Pacific Island Ocean Observing System
Today we'll talk about the Pacific Island Ocean Observing System. We'll find out what technology they use to gather data and how Pacific Island communities can support them.
Bytemarks Cafe: March 13th - Marine AgriFutures
Today we'll hear about a novel approach to converting salt water to fresh. We'll talk to a company called Marine AgriFutures and learn how they use sea asparagus to create fresh water to grow crops like ogo and rice.
Bytemarks Cafe: March 6th - Local Unrest
Today we’ll hear about a recent book chronicling Hawaii’s underground music scene.The book is called Local Unrest and it harkens back to the late seventies, at a time, dare I say, was pre-digital.
Bytemarks Cafe - AI Summit
Today we'll talk about an AI summit happening on the Big Island. It's called the Hawaii Island AI summit and it features Hands-on workshops and Practical Skills you can put to use.
Bytemarks Cafe - February 20 - Data Centers
Today we'll hear about recent developments in data centers. We'll find out what Servpac is doing with the increased traffic and compute demands of AI.
Bytemarks Cafe - February 13 - Book "Information Archipelago"
February 13 - Olin Legan
Bytemarks Cafe: January 30 - Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology Conference
Today we'll learn about the Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology Conference. We'll find out how this conference brings together tech companies and finds synergies with potential defense opportunities.
Bytemarks Cafe: January 23 - Signal App
Today we'll catch up with Guy Kawasaki and learn about his new book Signal. We'll hear why this messaging app is critical in keeping your communications private.
Bytemarks Cafe - January 16 - Entrepreneurs Awards
Today we'll catch up with the Hawaii Venture Capital Association and learn about their annual Entrepreneurs Awards. We'll hear from some rising entrepreneurs and learn more about their startup success stories and achievements in 2025.
Bytemarks Cafe: January 9 - 100th Battalion
Today we'll learn about a new documentary on the 100th Battalion, who fought during World War 2. We'll find out how this film project got started and why it is an important story to tell.
Bytemarks Cafe: January 2 - Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
We'll find out what key tech initiatives to keep an eye out for. We'll hear how the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation sees 2026 unfolding and what is the best hope for diversifying our economy.
Bytemarks Cafe: December 26 - News Deserts
Today we'll learn about news deserts. We'll hear how technology has changed the landscape for news choices and what can be done to improve access to trusted sources.