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The interview: WATER FROM AIR – TED BOWMAN – TSUNAMI – Maui Neutral Zone
Jason Schwartz interviews mechanical engineer Ted Bowman of Tsunami Products about practical self-sustainability for Maui. Bowman explains “water-from-air” machines that condense atmospheric moisture into clean drinking water, with models ranging from home-sized units to larger systems for relief and community use, powered by grid, generators, or solar (especially smaller units).
They also discuss greenhouse climate control and water recycling technology, as well as resilient monolithic dome structures for affordable housing and protected agriculture. Bowman describes sprouted-fodder systems that produce high-yield animal feed in a tiny footprint and outlines off-grid tiny-home concepts integrating water and energy. The show invites Maui residents to learn and participate.
Maui Neutral Zone (MNZ), founded and hosted by Jason Schwartz, is a long-running community based public affairs talk show dedicated to elevating local voices examining critical issues facing Maui and Hawaii, exists for one simple reason: to create a space where the people of Maui can honestly talk about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and – most importantly – what we choose to do next.
Over the years, we’ve covered:
Fires – lived experience and credibility gaps and recovery challenges,
Housing and homelessness and displacement – exploring affordable housing, land stewardship, and community first alternatives,
Environmental and public health concerns – toxic exposure, land misuse and environmental oversight, sustainability, highlighting public and grass root responses when conventional systems fall short,
Governance and civic accountability – policy, power and public trust,
Healing arts,
Music, Visual arts,
Cultural continuity and accountability to our Hawaiian host culture.
Local economy and tourism- economic impacts, tourism effects, and cooperation
Maui Neutral Zone was not designed to inflame fear or cause division – but to document truth, elevate local voices, and keep the focus on solutions. We feel that when perspectives hear “each other”, compassion and empathy and “better understanding of each other” will propel us towards mutually beneficial solutions.
We believe something very simple: That awareness is the first step… but action is the goa.
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