09-12-22.md

Notes for CfH September 12th, 2022

• QOTD: Have you had a bad haircut or hairstyle?
  • Yes x11

Announcements

• Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Broadband Event
  • Federal Communications Commission is running this program to help low income households pay for internet.
    • Needs event coordinator? (need clarification on this)
    • Needs a venue? (need clarification on this)
• Democracylabs "Hacktember to Remember" took place & is complete.
  • Hawaii Zoning Atlas launched as a result of the hackathon.
• The next Democracylabs hackathon will be on Jan 14th, 2023. (Hacky New Year)

Project updates

• Hawaiizoningatlas.com is live
  • Data entry is close to being done, still needs work
  • Coding side is beginning
  • Using a new data sheet format
    • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YGt_Y70oy6qc09ZZ7kip9DM2JGtRC2fAHxi6JXOIsSk/edit#gid=0

Closing arguments

• Hawaii Zoning Atlas no longer meeting on Thursdays post-Hacktember.
• Hosting a get-together into their home.
  • See HiCapacity Slack to RVSP & more information.

Links

• ACP Broadband Event link & details:

  • https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/

• For more information about todays land acknowledgement:

  • https://www.iolanipalace.org/2018/05/02/electric-lighting-kingdom-hawaii-1888-receives-global-recognition-ieee-milestone/
  • https://m.facebook.com/iolanipalace/posts/let-there-be-light-on-this-day-in-1887-electric-lights-illuminated-the-palace-fo/10156860782355234/