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  • Photo of Hilo Bay with Hawai‘i Community College's 80th Anniversary Logo
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    Connectedness and Community: A College's Kuleana
    July 26, 2021

    Cohort VII Fellow Rachel Solemsaas from Hawai‘i Community College tells about the campus' significant milestone as they celebrate their 80th anniversary.

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  • Transforming Hawai‘i Government: Hawai‘i State Financial Management System Infographic
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    Transforming Hawai‘i's Financial Management System
    June 23, 2021

    Transform Hawaiʻi Government is a coalition that advocates for a tech-savvy government that is efficient, responsive, and transparent enabling citizens, communities, and businesses throughout Hawaiʻi to thrive. In May 2020, $17 million in funds were appropriated by the legislature for an ambitious modernization project: a unified Financial Management System (FMS).

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  • Photo of a group of volunteers collecting donated computer equipment.
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    Building an Online Community of Asks and Offers
    June 22, 2021

    To address the complex systemic issues made worse by the COVID-19 crisis, Keoni Lee, Ashley Lukens, and Lisa Maruyama joined forces to launch the Kūkulu Switchboard. The founders sought to build a tech tool that equitably and transparently facilitates connections between resources and needs, connects sectors, and provides a representative landscape of opportunities.

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  • Photo of AlohaSafe Alert App
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    AlohaSafe Alert App
    June 21, 2021

    Download the AlohaSafe Alert app to get COVID-19 exposure notifications and help keep Hawaiʻi safe and healthy.

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  • Photo of Diane Paloma
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    Q&A with Diane Paloma, New Member of the UH Board of Regents
    May 26, 2021

    Cohort VIII Fellow Diane Paloma’s ties to the University of Hawai‘i run deep. Her connection to UH recently came full circle when she was appointed to the UH Board of Regents. She answered some of our questions about this new volunteer role and how she hopes to help shape the future of Hawai‘i.

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  • Composite photo of Donalyn Dela Cruz, Pualani Enos, Mālia Kaʻaihue, Leila Kagawa, Nalani Kaina, Ka‘iu Kimura, Aki Marceau, Kapā Oliveira, Emily Porter, Chris Sakuda, Stephanie Shipton, Rachel Solemsaas, Karen Tan, and Stephany Vaioleti
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    Women Fellows on Leadership
    May 25, 2021

    We asked 14 women from each of our eight cohorts a few questions about leadership, lessons they’ve learned, other women who have inspired them, and advice they’d impart to future leaders. Here’s what they had to say.

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