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The Native Hawaiian Innovation Center is a 501(c)(3) organization that develops strategies and programs to provide easy access to free and affordable educational and innovative resources for students and the U.S. Department of Defense STEM Programs worldwide.
Purpose: Inspire, Encourage, and Empower
- To inspire inventors like Henry Ford, who was known for his hands-on approach to innovation, Ford started the Ford Motor Company after finishing the 8th grade in a one-room schoolhouse and working as an intern at an engineering plant.
- To encourage creative thinking and generate ideas on a global scale, potentially leading to better futures.
- To empower and support students eager to tackle critical national defense technological challenges while gaining a deeper understanding of pressing issues.
Future Inventors Program
- The Future Inventors Program (FIP) introduces students from diverse backgrounds to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
- Through their coursework, students gain knowledge in physics, aerodynamics, nanotechnology, robotics, navigation, and mapping.
- By utilizing resources and working with trained experts, students can satisfy their curiosity, tackle challenges, and develop solutions.
- The program aims to motivate inventors of dual-purpose technologies, turning their ideas into reality and empowering them to become confident inventors.
Goals
- Provide an FIP curriculum that links elementary, middle, and high school programs, enabling talented students to progress quickly to the next level based on their skills, capabilities, and performance.
- The United States needs individuals and businesses to bridge technology gaps, which the NHI Center will tackle through its programs.
- There is a need for more programs to extend STEM, with a path to internships, continuing education, and career opportunities.
Core Team
Arduino (A Qualcomm Company): The world’s leading open-source electronic platform.
Visit: https://Arduino.cc
Python Institute: The world’s leading open-source programming language.
YASKAWA-Global: The world's leading robotics manufacturing company.
Key Resources
Educational Institutions
Hawaii Department of Education - Visit: https://HawaiiPublicSchools.org
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Visit: https://MIT.edu
University of California, Los Angeles - https://ucla.edu
Stanford University - Visit: https://Stanford.edu
Ford Foundation - Visit: https://FordFoundation.org
Technology Industry
SpaceX - Visit: https://SpaceX.com
Tesla - Visit: https://Tesla.com
Ford - Visit: https://Ford.com
General Motors - Visit: https://GM.com
Research Institutions
Los Alamos National Laboratory - Visit: https://lanl.gov
Sandia National Laboratories - Visit: https://sandia.gov
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Visit: https://lbl.gov
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Visit: https://pnnl.gov
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command - Visit: https://PACOM.mil
U.S. Air Force Materiel Command - Visit: https://AFMC.af.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Installation Command - https://MCICOM.marines.mil
U.S. Army Installation Management Command - https://home.army.mil
U.S. Navy Installation Command - https://CNIC.navy.mil
DoD Education Activity - Visit: https://DoDEA.edu