Internet for all of Hawaiʻi

In Hawaiʻi, essential services like healthcare, education, and employment depend on a reliable high-speed internet connection—yet, nearly one in ten households does not have connectivity.

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Connect Kākou, a State of Hawaiʻi initiative, is dedicated to providing all residents with affordable high-speed broadband internet. With an investment of over $320 million in federal funds, Connect Kākou will strive to ensure everyone in Hawaii can access the internet.

Our goal is to remove barriers to internet:

Access

Affordability

Adoption

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From keiki to kūpuna, from urban centers to the most remote areas, Connect Kākou is dedicated to ensuring everyone in Hawaiʻi can get online.

About Connect Kākou

Connect Kākou is a collaborative effort led by Governor Josh Green and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke. Our partners include: 

Read the Initial Proposal

Below are the final versions of the Initial Proposal (Vol. 1 & 2) and the executive summary. 

Pre-Register for an Upcoming Informational Session

We host sessions to share information about the state’s plans to ensure high-speed internet is available to all. Upcoming sessions will be announced soon.

Upcoming Events

The UH Broadband Office will be hosting a two-part webinar over Zoom on the BEAD Challenge Process next month. Pre-register for the webinar sessions here.

May 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM HST | Part 1: BEAD Challenge Process Overview

May 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM HST | Part 2: Evidence Gathering

Past Sessions

  • 2/27/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Naʻalehu Community Center

    2/27/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Keaʻau Community Center

    2/26/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Waimea

    2/26/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Paauilo/Honokaʻa, HuiMAI Hub

    11/9/23 – Broadband Information Session 
    Hawaiʻi Community College – Hilo

    11/8/23 - Broadband Information Session 
    Hawaiʻi Community College – Pālamanui

    10/23/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Hilo Housing Office

    6/30/23 – Hawaiʻi Island Digital Equity Coalition
    West Hawaii Civic Center Building Hawaiʻi Island

  • 2/22/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Lihue Business Association, Duke's Kauai

    2/22/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Kapaʻa, Kauai Federal Credit Union, Economic Resiliency Center (formerly Otsuka's)

    2/21/24 – Broadband Information Session
    Hanalei

    11/14/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Anahola Clubhouse, Kauaʻi

    11/14/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Homestead Community Development Corporation Center

    11/14/23 – Broadband Information Session
    West Kauai Enterprise Center, Kauaʻi

    10/17/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Kauaʻi Community College

    10/2/23 - 10/4/2023 – Broadband Hoʻike
    Sheraton, Kapaʻa

    8/3/23 – Kauaʻi Digital Equity Coalition
    Kauaʻi War Memorial Convention Hall

  • 3/14/24 — Broadband Information Session (tentative)
    Lanai City

  • 2/14/24 – Maui Nui Digital Equity Coalition
    Kahului

    2/13/24 - Broadband Information Session (postponed)
    Lahaina Civic Center

    2/8/24 – Broadband Information Session (tentative)
    Hana & Kipahulu

    2/7/24 – Broadband Information Session (tentative)
    Kalena Triangle

    1/24/24 – Maui Nui Digital Equity Coalition Kickoff
    Labor & Industrial Relations Conference Room

    11/14/23 - 11/16/23
    CNHA Convention

    10/27/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Maui Economic Opportunity Family Center

  • 3/7/24 - Broadband Information Session (tentative)
    Lanikeha Community Center

    10/19/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Molokaʻi Public Library

    10/18/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Molokaʻi Education Center

  • 1/29-2/4 – Community Popups
    Wahiawa, Waianae, Waipahu

    11/7/23 – Broadband Information Session 
    Kapiʻolani Community College – Kopiko 126/127A

    11/7/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Kapiʻolani Community College

    11/3/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

    10/13/23 – Broadband Information Session
    Key Project, Kaneohe

    10/24/23 – Broadband Information Session
    UH West Oʻahu

  • 12/4/23 – BEAD Initial Proposal Public Comment
    Held on Zoom

    11/27/23 – BEAD Initial Proposal Public Comment Session
    Held on Zoom

    11/20/23 – BEAD Initial Proposal Public Comment Session
    Held on Zoom

    11/13/23 – BEAD Initial Proposal Public Comment Session
    Held on Zoom

    11/6/23 – BEAD Initial Proposal Public Comment Session
    Held on Zoom

    11/2/23 – Broadband Informational Session
    Held on Zoom

    11/1/23 – Broadband Informational Session
    Held on Zoom

Stay tuned for more initiative updates