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HAWA I IO P E NDATA
Hawaii Open Data is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of open
data and the development of solutions capitalizing on open
data in Hawaii.
We focus on improving data accessibility and integrity in
support of public/private collaboration, government
transparency, and civic engagement.
H AWA I I O P E N D AT A1088 Bishop St. Suite 611
Honolulu HI 96813808-295-5115
Dedicated to advancingopen data principlesin the Aloha State.
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Meet the team:Burt Lum
Executive DirectorJared Kuroiwa
PresidentRyan Kawailani Ozawa
Co-Founder & Communications Director
C O N N E C T I N G T H E C O M M U N I T Y
Hawaii Open Data is proud to be among the eight local nonprofits to receive funding in the third and final round of the Hawaii Community Foundation’s Island Innovation Fund. Over $1.36 million has been awarded to 15 organizations in the fund program, which was established in 2010 as part of a $50 million commitment from Pam and Pierre Omidyar.
Hawaii Open Data has organized several events that have brought together government officials, business leaders, entrepreneurs, independent developers, media makers, and creatives, from key stakeholders to average citizens. This diverse and engaged mix of collaborators have driven the
open data movement forward throughout our island community.
A Landmark Year for Open Data
CityCamp Honolulu in December 2011 was the first local civic unconference, which allowed citizens and government to interact in a collaborative environment. Ten projects were born there. In January 2012, we organized the first Civic Hackathon that brought together teams of local developers to generate ideas and do rapid prototyping of six apps. February brought the 5th annual Unconferenz, which introduced the Code for America Honolulu fellows who were in town to work with the city government and the community to develop apps to serve citizens. Ignite STEM came in March as part of a broader STEM Week program, highlighting cutting-edge science, technology, engineering and math projects in Hawaii. In April, the winning hackathon app was featured in Geeks On Da Bus, in which contestants (including the mayor of Honolulu) raced to Kakaako using the free app created to help riders of TheBus. In July, we were the featured presenter at the Wetware Wednesday networking mixer sponsored by the HTDC, spreading the word of open data to Hawaii’s leading software developers and system engineers. Later that month we organized a Civic Write-a-Thon, in which city officials joined with community members to create an easy-to-use guide to city services called Honolulu Answers. And December brought HON*Celerator, which celebrated a full year of spectacular progress in Hawaii with $10,000 in cash prizes for developers of the most useful and interesting apps based on open government data. It was the first in a series of dotCelerator events, which will focus on accelerating innovation in specific verticals, including energy, health care, and disaster preparedness.
Over 100 participants gathered for the first-ever CityCamp.
The distinguished panel of judges at the Honolulu Hackathon.
Pro-innovation public policy was a focus of the 5th Unconferenz.
Local experts made rapid-fire presentations at Ignite STEM.
The Honolulu Answers Write-a-Thon was featured on MSNBC.
HON*Celerator capped off the year, and set the stage for 2013.
Partners in Innovation
Hawaii Open Data’s non-profit fiscal sponsor is Interisland Terminal, a Honolulu-based non-profit organization dedicated to present programs in contemporary art, design and film, and to advance the role of the arts in innovation. Since its inception, Interisland Terminal has been working to grow relationships between Honolulu’s creative community and its tech-sector.
We are also proud to work with:
City & County of Honolulu
State of Hawaii Office ofInformation Management & Technology
Hawaii Academy of Science
Code for America
Sunlight Foundation
Hacks/Hackers
