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UH Launches Pacific ICT Initiative

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments communications, ict, pacific

The College of Social Sciences (CSS) at UH MÄnoa has established the Pacific Information and Communication Technology for Development Collaborative (PICTDC). PICTDC is an innovative interdisciplinary initiative focusing on the social and economic implications of information and communications technology in the Pacific region.

The collaborative emphasizes the potential uses of technology for social good, promotion of digital inclusiveness, sustainable improvement in quality of life, and empowerment of public discourse on good governance.

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Energy summit to feature fast-pitch startup showcase

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments accelerator, asia, cleanenergy, energy, pacific

Nominations are now open for the VERGE Accelerate fast-pitch competition taking place June 21-23 at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy

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Hawaiian Telcom to partner with Hawaiki undersea cable

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments cable, pacific, telecom, undersea

Hawaiki Cable Limited, the New Zealand owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has selected Hawaiian Telcom as its

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East-West Center Welcomes 128 New Student Fellows

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments academics, education, oceania, pacific

For the first time in the East-West Centerâ€™s history, students from Oceania comprise the largest percentage of incoming EWC student participants, thanks to the establishment of the Centerâ€™s Pacific Islands Leadership Program and several other new programs geared toward Pacific islanders. Students also hail from the U.S., most countries in Asia, and as far away as Italy and Zambia.

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Trans-Pacific Voyage Bound for Hawaii

March 29, 2011March 29, 2011 Hawaii Star Wire 5 Comments canoe, canoes, pacific, voyage, voyaging

Green power will take seven traditional vaka, or canoes, on an epic expedition of re-discovery across 15,000 nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean.

Powered solely by the sun and the wind, the double-hulled, 22-meter vaka will leave their Pacific home countries over the next month and sail to Hawaii via French Polynesia in the wake of their ancestors.