Hawaii Technology Development Corporation

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Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
HTDC
Formation1983;40 years ago (1983)
Website http://www.htdc.org/
Formerly called
High Technology Development Corporation

The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) is a state agency created in 1983 to foster the development of Hawaii's technology industry. [1]

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Naming

The HTDC was established as the High Technology Development Corporation in 1983, [2] but renamed in 2017 to more accurately describe its mission. [3]

Responsibilities

The HTDC is in charge of Hawaii's Small Business Innovation and Research (SIBR) grants which provides funding to develop new technology that was started in 1988. [1] [4]

History

In May 2019, the HTDC partnered with BoxJelly to build the Entrepreneurs Sandbox, a co-working and entrepreneurship hub in Honolulu. [5]

In January 2019, Len Higashi was named acting director after Robbie Melton stepped down from her almost five-year tenure as director and CEO. [6]

In 2018, the HTDC lost ~$800,000 of income when the Manoa Innovation Center went back under control of University of Hawaii. [6]

The Cyber Security and First Responder Tech Park

In 2017, the HTDC faced criticism for its plans to build a 150-acre industrial park focused on first-responders called the Cyber Security and First Responder Tech Park. [7] The plans for the park allocated the Hawaii Office of Enterprise Technology Services about 4 percent of the park's total built area and about 5 percent for the HTDC itself. [7] The park, which is to be built near an NSA office, is the brainchild of Hawaii Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz. [8]

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References

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