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Page 5 <br /> • Provide expertise in technology commercialization and dual-use transition, ensuring scalability <br /> and sustainability beyond the pilot. <br /> • Support the education component by co-developing workshops with the local high school, <br /> integrating Design Thinking and Al learning to empower students as future transportation <br /> innovators. <br /> • Facilitate collaboration between HDOT, UH Manoa, nonprofits, and private-sector partners, <br /> acting as a "tech sherpa"to ensure the pilot serves as a model for Hawai'i and the broader <br /> Pacific. <br /> Design Intelligence Lab(Statewide, including Hawai'i Island) <br /> • Launch: September 2024.Annual. <br /> • Funders: Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Public Schools of Hawai'i Foundation. <br /> • Focus: Combines Al + Design Thinking for students (student gov't leaders) and teachers. <br /> • Application: Helps students move from problem-finding to prototyping solutions at scale— <br /> something not previously possible without Al. <br /> • Contacts:Tiffany Frias (student gov't coordinator),tiffany.frias@k12.hi.us; Ken Hiraki (Public <br /> Schools of Hawaii Foundation), kenhiraki@pshf.org <br /> Agtech Movement(Statewide, including Hawai'i Island) <br /> • Launch:January 2023. 14 trips to date. <br /> • Funders: Hawaii Department of Education <br /> • Focus:Take public school educators from across the state to visit South Korea's ag tech industry, <br /> which is 20+years ahead of Hawaii. All three complexes from Hawaii Island, 20 educators, plus <br /> another group is going to South Korea in October 2025. In June of 2025,the first group of <br /> students visited, in 13 trips to South Korea. Eleven Hawaii Island ALP students and 6 chaperones <br /> went to South Korea in June of 2025. <br /> • Application: Helps teachers see the future of agriculture for Hawaii, and their students, by <br /> Visiting South Korea, which is creating a brand-new industry called AgTech or Smart Farming. <br /> • Contacts:Janette Snelling, West Hawaii Complex Area Superintendent, <br /> janette.snelling@k12.hi.us; Nani Damasco, ALP lead West Hawaii, nani.damasco@k12.hi.us <br /> Additional Projects: <br /> • Renewable energy technology demonstrations and community energy planning across Hawai'i. <br /> • Workforce development programs in clean energy/water, STEM, and digital skills. <br /> • Community engagement and planning initiatives incorporating Indigenous data practices and <br /> sustainability frameworks. <br /> • Hawai'i Wave is a dual-use technology incubation, economic and workforce development <br /> initiative that empowers Hawai'i's students,workers, and local companies to leverage artificial <br /> intelligence and emerging technologies for economic growth, resilience, and defense-aligned <br /> innovation across the islands. www.hawaiiwave.org <br /> • PACT Conference: An annual convening that brings together dual-use, clean energy and <br /> technology leaders to explore data-sharing, policy, and public—private collaboration across the <br /> Asia Pacific region. PACT Conference <br />