The new Data.Honolulu.gov site takes the city’s transparency efforts “to the next level,” expanding upon the “CAN-DO” portal it unveiled last March.
Entries from July 1st, 2012
City Launches Open Data Portal
July 24th, 2012 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Government, Technology, The Web
Hacks/Hackers Hawaii
July 13th, 2012 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Media, Technology, The Web, Video
When my friend and fellow geek Burt Lum suggested we start a local chapter of Hacks/Hackers, I was initially skeptical. Frankly, both of us have an unhealthy tendency to jump into the latest cool tool or group, and we’d just had a Sunlight Foundation meetup. But when I finally looked into it, I was immediately [...]
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Going Back In Time on Twitter
July 9th, 2012 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Social Media, Technology, The Web
When I first signed up for Twitter in November 2006, it was even harder to explain than it is today. Twitter was born as a group SMS messaging service (a side project of a now defunct podcasting company), evolved into a “microblogging” platform, and eventually grew into a social network and a major player in [...]
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Honolulu Grows App Offerings
July 1st, 2012 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Government, Technology
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle has directed all city department and agency heads to support its open data initatives. And now, Honolulu’s engagement with the national “Code For America” program has now brought three new web apps for citizens.
