Hawaiʻi gets $150M toward internet service expansion

Hawaiʻi has received nearly $150 million to improve and expand internet connection through its Connect Kākou initiative, which aims to provide access to high-speed internet in all corners of the state.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration recently awarded grants to 18 states for its federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Project leaders say they will use the money to support roughly 7,100 locations across the islands that “cannot connect to the Internet at home or are relying on outdated technology to get it,” as stated in Hawaiʻi’s BEAD proposal.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke leads the Connect Kākou project and announced the grant at the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference this month. 

Read the full story on Hawaii Public Radio's website.