This year is looking to be a big year in open data, e-democracy, and Gov 2.0. More information is coming online, and more people are thinking of ways to use it. Among the most interesting areas is in mapping and location-based applications.
Entries Tagged as 'Events'
On to the Hackathon, Maps at the Ready
January 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Events, Government, Hawaii, Technology, The Web
Tags: citycamp·codeforamerica·coders·developers·maps·opendata·programmers
Ready for APEC, But Just Barely
November 7th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Events, Government, Politics
After nearly two years of planning and preparations, APEC is finally landing in Honolulu. This week’s events brings government leaders from around the world (including Punahou grad and U.S. President Barack Obama) to the Aloha State. That definitely means heightened security (which will disrupt traffic and other aspects of everyday life), and supposedly means escalated [...]
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Photos from the “Hawaii Five-0″ Beach Premiere
September 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Events, Photography, Pop Culture, Television
Thousands of fans of the CBS reboot of “Hawaii Five-0” packed Waikiki Beach on Saturday night to enjoy an advance screening of the season two premiere episode.
Simple Honey Travel Startup Team in Town
August 31st, 2011 · 4 Comments · Events, Technology, The Web, Travel
Honolulu-born web entrepreneur Eric Nakagawa is back in town, laying the groundwork for his next internet startup with partner Joyce Kim. Called “Simple Honey,” there are few details on what exactly what the company will do, although Nakagawa has described it as a “high profile travel project.” The “About” page tagline reads, “Making it simple to find what [...]
Eat Local Challenge Starts in September
August 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Events, Food
To mark it’s third year, the “Eat Local Challenge” is expanding from a week-long initiative to one that spans the whole month of September. The aim is to encourage thousands of people to build a more sustainable, secure, and healthy local food system. And to help everyone through the month, there are weekly mini-challenges: Week [...]
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Firing Up for the Fringe Festival
August 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Art, Events
The world’s largest arts festival kicks off halfway around the globe this weekend. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe sold over 1.8 million tickets in 2009 to see over 18,000 artists from 60 countries. This year, several students from the Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center (NHISPAC) have traveled to Scotland to participate, and you [...]
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On to Comic-Con!
July 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Events, Pop Culture, The Web, Travel
It’s that time of year again, when over 130,000 geeks, nerds, collectors, artists, fanboys and fangirls of all stripes converge on San Diego for “The Nerd Prom.” And, once again, I’ll be making the pilgrimage to immerse myself in the beautiful chaos of Comic-Con. This will be my fourth trip to this massive pop culture convention, [...]
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Monthly Software Developer Mixer Launched
July 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Events, Technology
In an effort to help strengthen the local software development community, the High Tech Development Corporation (HTDC) and Blue Planet Foundation are launching a monthly series of networking events called “Thirsty Third Thursday.” The first “Triple T” event is taking place Thursday, July 21, at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. Henk Rogers is the founder and [...]
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Classic ‘Transformers’ Return to the Big Screen
June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Events, Family, Pop Culture
The Transformers are coming back to the big screen. And I don’t mean the forthcoming sequel to the big budget Michael Bay blockbuster from 2007. Honolulu has been reveling in movie nostalgia lately. Consolidated Theatres saw great success with its 25th anniversary screening of 1984′s “Top Gun,” kicking off a “Hana Hou Picture Show” series [...]
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Allstar Weekend Hits Hawaii Next Weekend
June 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Events, Family, Music
I admit, I’m not exactly in the key demographic for “Allstar Weekend,” a band of shiny happy California guys that was catapulted to tween-to-teen stardom by The Disney Channel. But I am the father of a teenage girl, and she’s heard of them, and that’s got to count for something. The pop rock quartet — San [...]
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