Today, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, leader of Connect Kākou, Hawaiʻi’s high-speed internet initiative, and Benji Robinson, Asia Pacific director for Google, unveiled plans for the construction of a $1 billion project to create new fiber-optic internet subsea cables.

Federal approval was given this week to the state’s Digital Equity Plan, paving the way for federal funding to provide greater internet access statewide and addressing other diverse digital needs.

With the aim of ensuring universal access to the internet and addressing diverse digital needs across our state, the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office (HBDEO) has published the final version of its Hawaii Digital Equity Plan.

The U.S. Treasury Department in partnership with Gov. Green’s office announced Hawaiʻi will receive about $115 million in funding to improve and expand high-speed broadband availability throughout the state…