CAN YOU CRACK THE CODE???
THE STATE IS CALLING ALL
PROGRAMMERS AND TECH-MINDED
INNOVATORS - TO LEND A HAND AT
IMPROVING OUR GOVERNMENT...
ANNUAL CODE CHALLENGE...AND IT
WILL BE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR.
JOINING US THIS MORNING IS THE
CREATOR HIMELF - GOVERNOR DAVID
IGE...
ROSS:
1Q. ANY UPDATE ON THE APPROVING
TIER TWO OF THE REOPENING PLAN
FOR OAHU? WHAT MESSAGE DO YOUR
HAVE FOR THESE BUSINESS LIKE
GYMS
AND MASSAGE PARLORS THAT HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR A MONTH TO
REOPEN?
ROSS:
2Q. LOOKING BACK ON THE FIRST
WEEK OF THE PRE- TRAVEL TESTING
PROGRAM, WHAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST
SURPRISE AND THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE THAT MAYBE YOU DIDN'T
EXPECT?
ROSS:
1. Q-WHAT IS THE HACC? THE
HAWAII ANNUAL CODE CHALLENGE
A-THE HAWAII ANNUAL CODE
CHALLENGE BRINGS TOGETHER
CODERS, TECHNOLOGIEST AND TECHS
COME UP WITH A PROTOTYPE AS
SOLUTIONS TO TECH CHALLENGES
STATE GOVERNMENT AND ITS
PARTNERS PROPOSE.
2. Q-NOW IN IT'S FIFTH YEAR,
WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR DIFFERENT?
THIS YEAR IS THAT THE
COMPETITION, WHICH LASTS 4 WEEKS
TO GIVE
TEAMS TO DEVELOP THEIR PROJECT,
IS THAT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE
EVENT IS VIRTUAL INSTEAD OF IN
PERSON. THE HACC HAS ALSO HELD
WORKSHOPS VITUALLY THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR SO THAT PARTICIPANTS
CAN ADD TO THEIR TOOLBOX FOR THE
COMPLETITION. ALSO, EVEN A
PLATFORM CALL HACC HUI, WAS
CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII. THE PLATFORM PROVIDES A
PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
3. Q-WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF
ENTERING THE HACC?
A-BESIDES THE GREAT MONETARY
PRIZES, THE HACC PROVIDES A
GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR
STUDENTS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN
TECHNOLOGY. IT'S A PLACE WHERE
THEY LEARN ABOUT
COLLABORATION, GAIN REAL-LIFE
EXPERIENCE WHILE WORKING THROUGH
THE CHALLENGES. IT'S ALSO A
WAY TO ENGAGE WITH EMPLOYEES IN
STATE GOVERNMENT AND
PROFESSIONALS IN THE TECH
INDUSTRY.
WEBSITE/LINK:HACC.HAWAII.GOV
ROSS:
THE HAWAII ANNUAL CODE CHALLENGE
KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY....AT
9:30
AM...VIA ZOOM.
REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: GO TO
HACC-DOT-HAWAII-DOT-GOV.
OR WE'LL ALSO POST THAT
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT
KHON-2-DOT-COM.
HTTPS:
KRISTINE:
COMING UP NEXT...
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TRY
SOMETHING NEW.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS
INCREDIBLE DAREDEVIL...WHO IS