News
December 12, 2024 • NTIA, Office of Public Affairs
Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $6 Million to Hawaii to Implement Digital Inclusion Efforts
December 12, 2024 • County of Maui
Maui Nui Connectivity Survey available for residents on Maui, Molokai and Lanai
November 12, 2024 • Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
DHHL Receives 72 Million Grant From Biden-Harris Administration To Expand Broadband Connectivity
October 25, 2024 • Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Connect Kākou Launches “Digital Detectives” Initiative to Map Internet Speeds Across Hawaiʻi
Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke today announced the launch of Digital Detectives, a Connect Kākou initiative to map internet speeds across Hawaiʻi. Read More >
August 21, 2024 •
Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process Now Open
The Hawaiʻi Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Challenge Process is officially accepting Challenge submissions made by registered Challenge Entities (government entities, nonprofits, or Internet service providers). Read More >
July 16, 2024 • NTIA, Office of Public Affairs
Biden-Harris Administration Approves Hawaiʻi’s “Internet for All” Initial Proposal
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Hawaiʻi’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Internet for All” initiative. Read More >
June 26, 2024 • University of Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process
As part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the State of Hawaiʻi will be conducting the Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process later this summer. Read More >
June 25, 2024 • Hawaiʻi Broadband and Digital Equity Office
State Publishes Hawaiʻi Digital Economy Survey
More than 1,000 private businesses surveyed to better understand how they utilize digital technology Read More >
April 30, 2024 • Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Investment From Google To Improve Hawaiʻi’s Internet Infrastructure
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. Read More >
March 28, 2024 • Hawaiʻi Broadband and Digital Equity Office
Hawaiʻi Digital Equity Plan Approved by Federal Officials
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. Read More >
February 21, 2024 • Hawaiʻi Broadband and Digital Equity Office
Final Version of Hawaiʻi Digital Equity Plan Published
April 27, 2023 • University of Hawaiʻi News