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Hon*Celerator is a competition offering cash prizes for building cool and useful apps or other tools based on open government data from the city or state. Though the big event is a "demo day" in December, there are several events building up to it, including a "team building" event on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Box Jelly in Kakaako.There will be adult beverages and pupus provided. The night will start with pitch sessions and team forming, then transition to a mixer/networking event.Free with…See More

Join us for the second Hon*Celerator workshop on the topic of web maps and Esri mapping APIs. Royce Jones will show how publicly available government REST map services from the City & County of Honolulu (and others), can be used to create web maps.  He will also show how Esri mapping APIs and sample code can be quickly leveraged to create focused web map applications that tap the full power of GIS.This workshop is part of a series in support of the …See More

Join us for a Hon*Celerator workshop on the topic of Data.Honolulu.gov and Socrata. We will cover what data sets are available from the City & County of Honolulu and general functionality of Socrata.Forest Frizzell - Data.Honolulu.govChris Metcalf - SocrataThis workshop is also a kickoff for the Hon*Celerator Demo Day on Saturday, Dec 1stSee More

Seth Ladd from Google is in town again to give a talk about Dart. This talk will appeal to Web, Java, and Mobile devs. Dart is a class-based, object-oriented language with lexical scoping, closures, and optional static typing. Dart helps you build structured modern web apps and is easy to learn for a wide range of…See More

The objective of this presentation is to provide a view into the defender actions to a major cyber incident, such as the activities of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) or Insider Threat.  The extent of companies compromised and the impact of these threats can’t be underestimated, for example the Shady Rat campaign of just one threat group compromised 71 organizations in 32 different sectors, ranging from activity of one month to 28 months.See More

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs.The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in hundreds of cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for…See More

Thursday, August 23rd, 6:00pm Quilling, also known as paper filigree, is the manipulation of paper strip coils to create designs. This art form back to the Renaissance period but has seen a recent revival. Quilling is now used to create all sorts of art including  cards, wedding invitations, home decor, and even 3D items. The paper coils and strips can create delicate flowers, elegant lines that mimic vector illustrations, and illusions of depth and texture. This workshop will go over the…See More

This talk will cover the basics of all-grain brewing, and demonstrate uses of automation in the brewing process.   A homemade, electric-powered brewing system that fits in even a tiny condo will be presented and discussed with what worked, what didn't, and how it could be improved.The speaker is Jason Forester. Parking is either on the street or at Sports Authority. Start time is 7pm.Google street view link: http://goo.gl/maps/r7CdqPlease RSVP on…See More

This talk will cover the basics of all-grain brewing, and demonstrate uses of automation in the brewing process.   A homemade, electric-powered brewing system that fits in even a tiny condo will be presented and discussed with what worked, what didn't, and how it could be improved.The speaker is Jason Forester. Parking is either on the street or at Sports Authority. Start time is 7pm.Google street view link: http://goo.gl/maps/r7CdqPlease RSVP on…See More

This talk will cover the basics of all-grain brewing, and demonstrate uses of automation in the brewing process.   A homemade, electric-powered brewing system that fits in even a tiny condo will be presented and discussed with what worked, what didn't, and how it could be improved.The speaker is Jason Forester. Parking is either on the street or at Sports Authority. Start time is 7pm.Google street view link: http://goo.gl/maps/r7CdqPlease RSVP on…See More