[Chapter-delegates] Application to start an Internet Society Chapter in US Hawaii: Peer-Review

[Kyle Shulman]

Dear Chapter Leaders,

We recently received the application below to start an Internet Society Chapter in US Hawaii. I kindly invite you to review it and share your comments by 11 March 2025.
 If you know active Internet Society members in Hawaii who are interested in joining this initiative, please let me know via shulman at isoc.org<mailto:shulman at isoc.org> . I will happily connect them to the volunteers who submitted this application.
 Your comments and input will help us make a final decision on this application and move to the next steps.
 Thank you very much in advance for your feedback.
 Kind regards,

Kyle Shulman
Senior Manager, Community Engagement
Internet Society
shulman at isoc.org

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Internet Society Chapter Application Hawaii Chapter February  2025

A. Proposed name of the Chapter
The Chapter name must include both “Internet Society” and “Chapter”. These may be translated into your local language.
Internet Society Hawaii Chapter. (ISOC-HI)

B. Community of Interest the Chapter will to serve
Geography is a common choice for a community of interest, for example, within a country or city. However, any well-defined group of individuals is acceptable.
The Chapter is serving people of the State of Hawaii including Oahu and all the neighbor islands: Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai, Niihau, as well as interested citizens in the US - Affiliated Pacific Islands.

C. Purpose and Scope of Chapter
It is important to indicate how you intend to serve your community of interest and why a Chapter of the Internet Society is a good way to do it.
In 2019 prior to the Covid-19 pandemic members of the Hawaii community started the original ISOC Hawaii Chapter and successfully helped to organize the Indigenous Connectivity Summit in Hawaii. In 2020, as a result of the pandemic and resource constraints the Hawaii Chapter wound down in 2023.
In 2025, we seek to restart the ISOC Hawaii Chapter with renewed interest by a broad coalition of community stakeholders, built largely from the 240 weekly convenings of the grassroots Broadband Hui since March 2020 to close the digital divide. As a result of the Broadband Hui we’ve been able to coalesce broad support for Internet access and digital equity programs, throughout Hawaii and beyond, including participation from Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The ISOC Hawaii Chapter would focus on the following:
Enable members to exchange technical, policy, or otherwise relevant information and support amongst the community.
Provide the opportunity for outreach from the chapter to the local community on these topics.
Promote the core values and principles of the Internet Society.
Interact with other ISOC Chapters and special interest groups, as well as relevant Internet organizations outside of ISOC.
Develop programs related to standards, public policy, and education for the membership.

D. Outline of key priorities for the first year of Chapter
It is important that besides drive and vision, there are also some concrete plans for what the Chapter will achieve in its first year of operation.
Establish and Organize the Hawaii Chapter, including IRS 501(c)3 tax exemption
Create tools to communicate to the membership: website, social media, newsletter, etc.
Conduct at least one membership meetup Seek fundraising options to support the development of digital skills, Internet safety and community broadband networks like Puʻuhonua o Waimanalo and Puʻuhonua o Waianae.

E. Founding Members of the Chapter
Please list complete contact information and affiliations for all persons who will be working together to create the Chapter. A minimum of 25 Internet Society members is required for a Charter. Please supply their names.
1. Burt Lum
2. Sean McLaughlin
3. James Pakele
4. John Garcia
5. Miller Abel
6. Paul Lawler
7. Wayne Buente
8. Jenifer Winter
9. Brian Dote
10. Nyle Sky Kauweloa
11. Dan Smith
12. Katie Kamelamela
13. Michele Kuahine
14. Brandon Makaawaawa
15. Dave Kozuki
16. Donavan Kealoha
17. David Miyashiro
18. Dennis Puʻuhonua Kanahele
19. Dotty Kelly-Paddock
20. Ian Kitajima
21. Cliff Miyake
22. Riley Saito
23. Alec Wagner
24. Bernice Kissinger
25. Russ Tokuyama
26. Phil Bossert

F. List of Supporters
Please list complete contact information for any organizations or groups who will be supporting or partnering with the potential Chapter. Be sure to indicate an individual or an individual’s role for each supporter and their contact details. We strongly encourage Chapters to take a “multi-stakeholder” approach to forming a Chapter.
Pacific Telecommunications Council – https://www.ptc.org/ -Brian Moon
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research - https://pichtr.org/ - Ian Kitajima
Hawaii Kids Can - https://hawaiikidscan.org/ -David Miyashiro
Puʻuhonua o Waianae - https://www.alohaliveshere.org/ -James Pakele
Puʻuhonua o Waimanalo - https://www.hawaii-nation.org/puuhonua.html -Dennis Kanahele
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center - https://www.wcchc.com/ -Michele Kuahine
Purple Maia - https://purplemaia.org/ -Donavan Kealoha
Ocean Networks - https://www.oceannetworks.com/ -Cliff Miyake
Hawaii Public Radio - https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/bytemarks-cafe - Burt Lum
Hui o Hauʻula - https://huiohauula.org/ -Dotty Kelly Paddock

G. Membership
Please outline how you propose to communicate, engage, and interact with the members of the proposed Chapter.
Online via newsletter, website and social media
In-person and virtual meetups and event gatherings
Establish a membership subcommittee to create a student chapter at the University of Hawaii

H. List of Requirements
Some countries, governments, or regulatory bodies have rules or regulations that must be followed by Chapters of organization’s like the Internet Society. Examples include documentation or fees. It is important for you to check and to indicate here any requirements you find. If there are none please indicate with whom you checked.
In its initial stage the Hawaii Chapter will register as a Hawaii nonprofit with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

I. Additional Information
Please indicate here any additional information you believe would be helpful to our initial review.
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