1. Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference
Aloha & Welcome
March 7, 2012

2. Overview
• Formed in 1982
• 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation
• To implement recommendations and lead
effort to balance Maui’s economy and
pursue high technology development

4. Women In Technology Project
• Launched in 2000
• Mission: To encourage women and girls and
underrepresented groups in Hawaii to
pursue STEM education and careers

5. Building the Pipeline
From education to workforce…
• Service/Project-based learning
• STEMworks
• Mentoring
• Internships – High & College
• Software Camps
• STEM Camps
• Job Shadowing
• 4H Connect
• Workshops
• Technical assistance
• Professional Development for Educators
• Robotics
• Job fairs/placement
• Repatriating residents

6. Geospatial Technology
• Global Positioning
Systems (GPS)
• Geographic
Information Systems
(GIS)
• Remote Sensing

7. Good News!!
• Hawaii acquired a statewide license through
a partnership with MEDB’s Women In
Technology & the State DOE.
• Hawaii is the first state in the nation to have
GIS licensure throughout the entire
K-20 educational system.

8. Hawaii K12 GIS Distribution Center
•Available to every
public, private, and
charter school in
Hawaii
• Over 215 schools have
accessed the ArcEditor
software
• Unlimited access to
ESRI’s Virtual Campus
Courses available
Statewide

9. •
Integrating
Geospatial
Technologies
into Education
A Statewide Initiative for K12 Hawai’i

10. Approximately 250 teachers from across the
state have participated in GIS workshops
– What is GIS/GPS
– Meet GIS Professionals in their communities
– Identify GIS Career Pathways
– Receive a Stipend & Jump Drive with
Hawaii Data and Lessons, GIS Curriculum, &Resources
for Ongoing Support.

11. Key Elements of STEMworks
Fifteen (15) schools; more than 4,400 students
Project-based & service-learning oriented course
Affirms community values and stewardship
Provides students with high-end software
The learning environment creates critical thinkers
Led by an advisor who guides the students in their own self-directed
learning process
Each student team collaborates with at least one technical
advisor/mentor from the community

12. • Project-based, lab-based,
• 1000 students annually
• 15 schools statewide
Technological Skills Students Master:
•Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Programming
•Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Digital Media
•Computer Generated Animation • Solidworks
• Computer Aided Design
•Game Design
• 3D Visualization
•Webpage Design

13. GIS Project Examples:
•Coqui Frog Project: Map current population sites, determine rainfall &
elevation for current sites, use rainfall & elevation raster layers to analyze areas
that may host unknown populations, or that may be in danger of hosting future
populations
•Natural Disaster Preparedness: Utilizing GIS to analyze patterns of severe
weather conditions.
•Maui Police Department 911 Center: Location of difibulators, emergency
shelter, and frequently used hiking trails.
•National Marine Sanctuary: create a GIS map of the Ko’ie’ie Fishpond. EAST
students are collecting data to help in the restoration of the wall that dates back
to 1400 – 1500 AD.
•Island Beaches: Identify beaches with local and official name, information
regarding amenities, hazards for each beach on map, and provide a picture for
each beach on map.
•Recycling Centers: show current recycling center locations, using a site
suitability model, determine possible sites for future recycling centers.

14. Amazing Resources…
• State of Hawaii GIS Site
• USGS – Derek Masaki
• UH Manoa – Geography Club
• HIGICC – Hawaii Geographic Information
Coordinating Council
• WIT Geotech blog and resources
• ESRI Education Website

15. Please join us as we build our next
generation of GIS professionals…
For more information please contact:
Isla Young
Director K12 STEM Education
MEDB’s Women In Technology
isla@medb.org