2025 Hawaiʻi Broadband Hōʻike: WCCHC Site Visit

2025-09-24

WCCHC is a host site for the 2025 Hawaiʻi Broadband Hōʻike. Join leaders, partners, and community groups on October 6 for a morning program at our Kaʻahaʻaina Café highlighting community Wi-Fi, kūpuna tech workshops, and Tech Savvy Teens, followed by afternoon visits to Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae and DHHL. Together we’re closing the digital divide from keiki to kūpuna.

Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
WCCHC Location: Kaʻahaʻaina Café, 86-260 Farrington Hwy, Waiʻanae, HI 96792

About the Hawaiʻi Broadband Hōʻike

Pūpūkahi i holomua—unite to move forward. The Hōʻike brings together community organizations, policymakers, and industry partners to explore how broadband drives opportunity, digital equity, and innovation across Hawaiʻi.

WCCHC Morning Program (9:00–11:00 AM)

WCCHC will showcase community-led efforts that expand access and skills for our West Oʻahu ʻohana, including:

Lifeline for Waiʻanae Moku community Wi-Fi network
Kūpuna Tech Workshops for hands-on digital help
Tech Savvy Teens youth mentors bridging generations

Attendees will see how connectivity solutions tailored for our community strengthen access to health care, education, and opportunity—from keiki to kūpuna.

Afternoon Site Visits

1:00–2:00 PM • Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae
A model of community-built housing and broadband equity, featuring Hawaiʻi’s second community-operated broadband network serving nearly 150 formerly houseless residents.

2:30–3:30 PM • Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Discussion and debrief: Native Hawaiian Culture & Broadband—how to expand infrastructure in ways that honor cultural values, with stories and short videos from beneficiaries on the homelands.