High Tech Maui News

2nd "Tech Careers: I Am The Future" - May 29 - 30
April 26, 2008
The 2nd "Tech Careers: I Am The Future" will be held on May 29 - 30, 2008. Technology-based companies in the Maui Research and Technology Park will open their doors to approximately 60 middle school students on the first day of this two day session
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High Technology Tax Credits Pay off for Hawaii
March 13, 2008
Watch the CNBC news clip here.
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MEDB Site of Maui County's Largest Photovoltaic System
February 26, 2008
ProVision Technologies and Maui Economic Development Board recently completed installation of Maui County's largest photovolataic system. Jeff King of Maui TV News reports on this exciting development in Maui's role of leading the state in renewable energy.
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Registration is Open for "How to Market Your Business to the Federal Government" Workshop
February 13, 2008
The Maui Economic Development Board is pleased to present a full day overview of what it takes for Maui and Hawaii small businesses to sell goods or services to the federal government.
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Largest PV Solar Installation In Maui County is generating power
February 04, 2008
ProVision Technologies and Maui Economic Development Board Commission Solar Electric Systems
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Holidays prove to be a strategic time to recruit visiting kama'aina
January 16, 2008
Nearly 200 jobseekers flocked to the annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair at Kihei
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Maui High Tech Job Fair tops recruitment opportunities for returning kama
December 14, 2007
Hawaii graduates from mainland colleges, as well as former kamaﾒaina seeking jobs back home should check out a couple of successful Maui connections, especially to find opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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2007 Job Fair Company Descriptions
December 13, 2007
Job descriptions and company information of participating companies at the 6th annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair on Thursday, December 27, 2007 are now available.
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Maui partnership helps kama'aina return to the islands to work
November 30, 2007
Hawaii graduates from mainland colleges and former residents seeking jobs back home should check out the two proven Maui connections to find available opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as other fields.
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High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair Online Registration Open
November 14, 2007
Online registration is now open for the upcoming 6th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair which will be held on Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Ke Alahele - The MEDB Center, Maui Research & Technology Park.
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Register for Maui Energy Expo 2007
October 17, 2007
Registration is now open for the Maui Energy Expo 2007, to be held at the Grand Wailea Spa and Resort November 7 - 9.
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Hawaii SBIR Conference on Maui, Nov. 14
October 11, 2007
Access Federal Funding to Develop New Technologies and Innovations!
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10th Annual "Tech Careers: I Am The Future"- October 25-26
October 10, 2007
The tenth annual Tech Careers: I Am The Future will be held on October 25-26, 2007.
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Ambient Micro receives Frost & Sullivan Analyst Coverage
October 09, 2007
Article on Ambient Micro LLC published in Aerospace and Defense Technology Alert
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High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair - December 27
October 09, 2007
The Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., Women in Technology Project, in partnership with Jon Sakurai-Horita of Kama`aina Careers is pleased to announce the 6th annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair on Thursday, December 27, 2006.
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The Wall Street Journal selected Maui-based Peletex, Inc. as a recipient for the 2007 Technology Innovation Awards
September 27, 2007
The Wall Street Journal announced winners of the 2007 Technology Innovation Awards on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, and among some of the worlds largest corporations and institutions that were selected, i.e. Xerox, Siemens, Abbot and Los Alamos National Laboratories, is Peletex, Inc., a Maui based Hi-Tech Company.
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High Tech Maui E-Newsletter July 2007
September 12, 2007
Dan O'Connell was a born tinkerer. As a kid, he enjoyed "tinkering with widgets" just to see how they worked.
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Next Kama'aina Come Home Pa'ina Scheduled
May 09, 2007
The Maui Economic Development Board, County of Maui and Kama'aina Careers invite you to a reception to find out about high tech job opportunities in Maui County
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"Tech Careers: I Am The Future" - April 17 & 18, 2007
March 01, 2007
The ninth annual Tech Careers: I Am The Future will be held on April 17 and 18, 2007. Technology-based companies in the Maui Research and Technology Park will open their doors to approximately 60 high school students on the first day of this two day session.
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High Tech Maui E-Newsletter January 2007
February 23, 2007
On December 8, 2006 The Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) dedicated its new Terascale, High Performance Computing platform from Dell.
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High-tech Space Tracking on Maui
February 15, 2007
February's TechOhana meeting featured Program Manager Leslie Bailey of Oceanit in a presentation on Oceanit's HANDS project (High Accuracy Network Determination project).
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Kama'aina Come Home Pa'ina Scheduled
January 14, 2007
The Maui Economic Development Board, County of Maui and Kama'aina Careers invite you to a reception to find out about high tech job opportunities in Maui County.
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High Tech Maui Job Fair a Success
January 02, 2007
Thank you to all of the organizations that participated in the 5th annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair. The event which was held Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 was another success!
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High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair Online Registration
November 27, 2006
Online registration is now open for the upcoming 5th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair which will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Ke Alahele - The MEDB Center, Maui Research & Technology Park.
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Kama'aina Come Home Pa'ina Scheduled
November 20, 2006
The Maui Economic Development Board, County of Maui and Kama'aina Careers invite you to a reception to find out about high tech job opportunities in Maui County.
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MEDB's science and technology workforce program receives $300,000 federal grant
October 10, 2006
Because of a major $300,000 award from the national Economic Development Administration (EDA), Maui Economic Development Board's (MEDB) new Center for Science and Technology will now be able to expand its technology workforce development programs. The Center will be located in Ke Alahele - The MEDB Building, opened earlier this year in the Maui Research & Technology Park, Kihei.
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Save the Date! 5th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair
October 03, 2006
The 5th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Ke Alahele - The MEDB Center in the Maui Research & Technology Center.
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High Tech Maui at BIO Conference 2006
May 04, 2006
At the recent BIO Conference in Chicago April 9 - April 12, Team Hawaii had a 20' x 30' pavilion shared by all the county economic development boards, industry sector, University of Hawaii sector and state agencies.
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High Tech Maui at National Space Symposium
May 03, 2006
National Space Symposium held in Colorado Springs, CO. April 3 - 6 had over 5,500 attendees and more than 120 exhibitors. High Tech Maui, a program of MEDB, had a booth showcasing the many space related assets on Maui.
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Maui Chapter of UH Angels to be launched April 12
March 31, 2006
Maui Chapter of UH Angels to be launched April 12
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Environmental Chief Tours Maui Biodiesel Plant
February 23, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson was on Maui today, making the Pacific Biodiesel refinery his first stop after a breakfast meeting in Wailea.
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Kaheawa Wind Power Project Presentation
December 30, 2005
The November 16 Maui Tech Ohana featured Mike Gresham, President of Makani Nui Associates LLC, and a partner in the Kaheawa Wind Power project. The project plans to build a wind farm at Ukumehame on the southern slopes of the West Maui mountains. Mr. Gresham presented information about the project and spoke about the benefits for the community.
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The Hawaii Papaya Genome Project
May 16, 2005
In early 2004, Dr. Ray Ming a researcher at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) published a paper in the prestigious journal Nature relating the papaya to fundamental discoveries of incipient sex chromosome evolution development in all species. This landmark research received the interest of the entire scientific world. Inspired by this publication by a local researcher, the University of Hawaii Center for Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Research Initiative (CGPBRI) led by Dr. Maqs Alam, the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), the USDA/ PBARC and HARC, created the Hawaii Papaya Genome Project in the spring of 2004.
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Maui-Based Pacific Biodiesel Gains National Recognition
May 16, 2005
The "innovative technology" of Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. was praised this May when President Bush inspected the Virginia Biodiesel Refinery built last year by the Maui-based company.
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New Adaptive Optics Lab Open on Maui
April 17, 2005
Oceanit's operation on Maui recently collaborated with the University of New Mexico's Maui Scientific Research Center (MSRC), directed by Dr. Stuart Jefferies, to open an adaptive optics laboratory, called Space Surveillance Simulator (affectionately referred to as S-Cube).
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Astronomy Consortium Chooses Haleakala as Site for Advanced Technology Telescope
January 31, 2005
The worlds largest instrument for studying the sun and its complex magnetic field, the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is one step closer to reality, and to a location on Haleakala, Maui.
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Advanced Technology Research Center Groundbreaking
January 15, 2005
The Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii broke ground on January 14, 2005, for a new 15,000 square foot, two story facility near Kula, Maui. The Advanced Technology Research Center (ATRC), promises to be the gathering place in Upcountry Maui for academic, government and industry partners engaged in technology development.
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Cutting Edge Research Discovers Hemoglobin Ancestor
April 07, 2004
Researchers around the world are learning about the latest discoveries from the University of Hawaii at Manoa team guided by microbiologist Maqsudul Alam and assisted by Maui High Performance Computing Center computational chemist James Newhouse.
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