Resilient and Sustainable Coastal Engineering – A 35 Year Success Story
There has been much debate about durable and responsible coastal engineering and design. Many feel that the only solution to climate change-induced sea level rise is to move away from the coastlines. Coastal engineers hold a different view—durable solutions can
Read moreIN THE NEWS | Artificial Intelligence & the Hawaii State Public Library System
Did you know that the Hawaii State Public Library System is the only statewide library system in the entire United States? After Hawaii became a state in 1959, the Hawaii State Legislature pulled together all the county libraries and established
Read moreOceanit launches traffic safety internship with DOT
On Friday, January 29th, Oceanit hosted a livestream kickoff event from Nanakuli for a new AI traffic monitoring internship project. The kickoff was held in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HIDOT) and students from Hawaii Technology Academy (HTA).
Read moreVirtual Talk Story: Hands-On Learning with KILO
Last week, Oceanit’s Tech Sherpa, Ian Kitajima, hosted a virtual talk story with STEM education professionals from across Hawaii to talk about a new initiative he is pioneering for students to gain hands-on industry experience. This new program, which he
Read moreLooking Back on 2020 at Oceanit
Nobody, including Oceanit, expected 2020 to be the chaotic and surreal a year that it was. In our 35 years in business, the Oceanit family has not experienced a local and global situation like this. From the global pandemic to incomplete or absent leadership and government policies, there were many reasons to be pessimistic.
Read moreIN THE NEWS | Invest In Interns To Build Hawaii’s Future, Civil Beat
IN THE NEWS | Oceanit News Update October 20th
Oceanit continues to earn local and national media coverage for our work during the ongoing global pandemic; both in direct response to our ASSURE-19 rapid saliva test development and on our efforts to help Hawai’i rebuild stability and sustainability in
Read morePRESS RELEASE | National Institutes of Health approves next round of ASSURE-19 funding under the RADx ‘Next’ program
Honolulu, HI | Oceanit Laboratories received approval from NIH for next round funding under the RADx initiative, receiving an additional $250,000 for further development of the ASSURE-19 rapid Covid-19 saliva test. With this latest round of funding, Oceanit will have
Read moreIN THE NEWS | The call for rapid, point-of-need Covid-19 testing
In an opinion piece for the Civil Beat Ideas Section, State Representatives, Bob McDermott (House District 4: Ewa, Ewa Beach, Ewa Gentry and Iroquois Point) and Gene Ward (Hawaii House Minority Leader) called for CARES Act funds to be applied
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