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U.S. state government agency
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation
HTDC
Formation1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Websitehttp://www.htdc.org/
Formerly calledHigh 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.

Naming

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

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.

History

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

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

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

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. 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. The park, which is to be built near an NSA office, is the brainchild of Hawaii Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz.

References

  1. ^ "Hawaii on leading edge of states which offer matching grant programs, says HTDC's Robbie Melton". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. "Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 1983" (PDF). wwww.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. "Act 69, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017" (PDF). wwww.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. "Three questions with Len Higashi of Hawaii Technology Development Center". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. "The Entrepreneurs Sandbox provides co-working hub". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  6. ^ "Robbie Melton leaves HTDC for Kauai County Office of Economic Development". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. ^ "Why Is A High-Tech Agency Building A Center For Cops And Rescue…". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. "Cyber Spies Are Quietly Boosting Hawaii's High Tech Economy". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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