Making an Impact

In the Island Leadership Lab pilot, University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law Dean Camille Nelson will be joined by Omidyar Fellows and several “Leaders in Residence” for an immersive leadership experience grounded in a curriculum specifically developed to prepare next-generation leaders for success.

This initiative utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach by working on immediate acquisition and distribution of hardware directly to keiki, kūpuna, and communities in need, as well as partnering in a statewide network to provide broadband access to unserved communities.

Drive Electric Hawai‘i (DEH) is a network led consortium of 16 public, private, and nonprofit signatories committed to building a broad coalition in support of this vision for renewable transportation; incenting and accelerating the deployment of EVs and an EV charging infrastructure that will support 100% renewable energy; and developing and deploying transactional and regulatory mechanisms that will enable the full value of electrified transportation.

Words Matter LENA aims to help parents and caregivers increase both the number and quality of words their children are exposed to throughout the day.

The Safe Spaces & Workplaces Initiative (SSWP) is a Child & Family Service (CFS) and One Shared Future (OSF) partnership to address workplace sexual harassment in Hawaiʻi.

This campaign is reaching out to the 250,000 Hawai‘i residents who previously attended a University of Hawai‘i campus but did not earn a credential and encourages them to return and complete their degree.