State broadband website(s)
NTIA Federal Program Officer and State broadband contact(s)
Jack Conroy, NTIA BEAD Federal Program Officer
Burt Lum, Broadband Strategy Officer, Hawaii Broadband & Digital Equity Office, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), (808) 587-9001
Garret Yoshimi, VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, University of Hawaii (UH), (808) 956-3501
Jaren Tengan, Broadband Coordinator, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, (808) 620-9593
State broadband coordinators
The Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office is located within The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and works in conjunction with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on broadband-related activities.
Digital Inclusion Programs
State initiatives:
State of Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism:
- Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office
- Digital Equity Declaration
- Digital Equity Ecosystem Map
- Affordable Connectivity Program
OICG Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Program Page for BEAD
BEAD Program Award Total
$149,484,493.57
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Program Page for TBCP
Total Funds Awarded (TBCP)
$17,284,762.85
Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
$17,284,762.85
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Program Page for EMMBIP
Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.
$37,356,955.00
EMMBIP Program award total
$37,356,955.00
State Code
HI