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Stay up-to-date with Hawaii's ever-growing technology industry.

The Tech Industry in Hawai‘i has remained stable—experiencing steady, gradual growth over the last ten years. In trying to keep pace with its mainland counterparts, much of Hawai‘i’s tech industry expansion has been the result of start-up companies within the islands, companies relocating to Hawai‘i, and military contracts that service the branches of armed forces based in Hawai‘i.

 

For the last couple of years, the positions in high demand in our state have been in the areas of Project Management, Business Analysts, Database Administrators, and Application Developers.

 

There continues to be a demand for talented and skilled workers in Hawai‘i as the information industry continually grows with advances in technology, software and equipment. As a result, the state realizes the need to support this expansion as it searches for ways to develop and improve programs that will assist the transition for companies into new and innovative markets.

 

One area that consistently creates opportunities for information technology is government—namely the federal government. Highly populated with the military, Hawai‘i presents employment possibilities through government contracts either by means of outsourcing with a private company or getting hired directly with the government.

 

Staying informed of the tech industry’s status and development in Hawai‘i can be enhanced by networking and getting connected to Tech Associations.  The following is a list of associations with brief background information.

 

Associations

Association for Information and Image Management (AIM) Aloha Chapter
www.aiimhawaii.org

AIIM provides business and technical education services to companies and individuals in Hawaii related to electronic documents and corporate information systems services and affairs.

 

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP),
Honolulu Chapter
www.aitphawaii.org

AITP is a membership organization that provides leadership and professional development opportunities to members of the Information Technology profession.

 

Cyberpizza/Electronicpizza
www.cyberpizzahawaii.com

"Cyberpizza" and "Electronicpizza" are informal networking forums where people learn about various Internet and cyberspace-related topics. This provides an opportunity to meet the people you know virtually and network with people involved in developing business opportunities in Hawaiian cyberspace.

 

Hawaii Telecommunications Association (HTCA)
www.htca.org

HTCA is a membership organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining professional standards within the communications industry.

 

Hawaii Venture Capital Association (HVCA)
www.hvca.org

HVCA is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to assist in developing the infrastructure of service providers necessary to support Hawaii's entrepreneurs. The Association fosters entrepreneurial development through networking, education and providing access to venture capital.

 

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Hawaii Chapter
www.issahawaii.org

ISSA provides educational forums; publications and peer interaction opportunities for information security professionals, with the goal of promoting management practices that ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of organizational resources.

 

Project Management Institute (PMI), Honolulu Chapter
www.pmi-honoluluchapter.org

PMI is the world’s leading not-for-profit project management association, with over 125,000 members worldwide. The Honolulu chapter supports the national charter of the PMI, which includes focus areas of:  education and training, research, formal networking opportunities.