{"id":143780,"date":"2021-06-16T11:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T21:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=143780"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:39:25","slug":"50-years-of-alohanet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/16\/50-years-of-alohanet\/","title":{"rendered":"50 years of ALOHAnet honored, new endowed scholarship announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_128717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128717\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-satellite.jpg\" alt=\"people standing next to a satellite with Diamond Head in the background\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-satellite.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-satellite-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-satellite-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALOHAnet satellite dish on the roof of Holmes Hall with some of its founders. (Photo courtesy: Ram Chandran)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hundreds of speakers, panelists and participants gathered virtually to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/08\/internet-technology-celebrates-50-years\/\">50th anniversary of ALOHAnet with a symposium<\/a> commemorating the pioneering system\u2019s impact on technology worldwide. Born out of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Engineering<\/a> in June 1971, the ALOHAnet protocol is the basis of all wireless communications&#8212;including mobile, satellite, cellular and <abbr title=\"Wireless Fidelity\">WiFi<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ALOHAnet and the ALOHA protocols all developed here absolutely changed the world enabling technologies for wireless communication and the internet,&rdquo; <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> is competitive in the innovation and technology realm with anyone else in the world,&rdquo; College of Engineering Dean <strong>Brennon Morioka<\/strong> said. &ldquo;Not only are we continuing to do innovative and cutting edge work and research here today, but the university has a long history of it dating back well over 50 years and ALOHAnet is one of those primary examples on the kind of legacy that the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the College of Engineering can leave not just with our own community but beyond our shores.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/13\/alohanet-honored-as-engineering-milestone\/\">Pioneering wireless technology ALOHAnet honored as engineering milestone<\/a>, October 13, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>50th anniversary symposium<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131898\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-engineering-norm-abramson-frank-kuo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"headshots of Norm Abramson and Frank Kuo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-131898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-engineering-norm-abramson-frank-kuo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-engineering-norm-abramson-frank-kuo-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-engineering-norm-abramson-frank-kuo.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norman Abramson and Franklin Kuo in 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morioka and Lassner kicked off the event with opening remarks, followed by <abbr title=\"Governor\">Gov<\/abbr>. <strong>David Ige<\/strong>, a <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa electrical engineering alumnus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The power of a tier-one research institution to the State of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> is very evident and I am a proud graduate of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>&#8230;It was a very challenging and exciting time. It was the birth of the personal computer and the whole notion of connecting individual devices all around the campus, initially, and then all around the state,&rdquo; Ige said. &ldquo;Today\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration commemorates the past, the present, and most importantly, embraces the inspiration of the future of the State of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pono Shim, president and <abbr title=\"Chief Executive Officer\">CEO<\/abbr> of <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> Economic Development Board (<abbr>OEDB<\/abbr>), described the impact of ALOHAnet in <abbr>OEDB<\/abbr>\u2019s mission to be a leading agent in the growth, retention and recruitment of businesses that support appropriate jobs for the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote presentations honored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/04\/in-memoriam-norman-abramson\/\">late <strong>Norman Abramson<\/strong><\/a>, who died in December 2020. Abramson co-created ALOHAnet, and served as a professor of electrical engineering and chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics.hawaii.edu\/\">Information and Computer Sciences Department<\/a>. Presentations were delivered by Abramson\u2019s wife, Joan; <strong>Frank Kuo<\/strong>, fellow ALOHAnet co-creator; Vint Cerf, Google\u2019s chief internet evangelist and &ldquo;Father of the Internet&rdquo;; and Robert Kahn, chairman, <abbr>CEO<\/abbr> and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143783\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-technical-staff-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"four people in boxes on screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-technical-staff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-technical-staff-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manoa-engineering-alohanet-technical-staff.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALOHAnet technical staff shares their memories of working on the project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first panel featured three College of Engineering alumni who worked on the ALOHAnet team, <strong>Alan Okinaka<\/strong>, <strong>Chris Harrison<\/strong> and <strong>Dennis Streveler<\/strong>. They shared fond memories of working on ALOHAnet and what the experience has done for them in their careers. This panel was moderated by Professor <strong>Anthony Kuh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We define technology as the application of basic science, but at ALOHAnet we looked at the application of technology and that was really exciting,&rdquo; said Okinaka, who worked on ALOHAnet from 1969&#8211;76. &ldquo;When I left in 1976, I went to <abbr>GTE<\/abbr> Hawaiian Tel, the thing that got me was we were going into data communications and even there, what I had learned from working with ALOHAnet stayed with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two panels followed on the impact of ALOHAnet on academia and the tech industry. Tony Ephremides, University of Maryland College Park professor moderated the first panel and Monisha Ghosh, former Federal Communications Commission CTO and current professor at the University of Chicago, moderated the second.<\/p>\n<h2>Endowed scholarship honoring Abramson<\/h2>\n<p>A new endowed scholarship in Abramson\u2019s name was announced at the symposium. The Norman Abramson ALOHANet Endowed Scholarship will benefit graduate students interested in research related to wireless data networks. The endowment was started by a group of people involved with ALOHAnet who loved and respected Abramson.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\/NormAbramson\">糖心Vlog官方 <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Foundation\u2019s website to learn more or donate<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;Having an endowed scholarship under Norm\u2019s name&#8212;knowing that it\u2019s there to support students in their pursuits of education and knowledge&#8212;goes beyond just the academics in the classroom. It\u2019s really about supporting the people,&rdquo; Morioka said.<\/p>\n<h2>ALOHAnet\u2019s impact on students<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>It is encouraging to see students know that just because we\u2019re here in the middle of the Pacific&#8212;one of the most isolated land masses on Earth&#8212;that some of the greatest things can be developed right here at home.<br \/>&#8212;Morioka<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Morioka said the College of Engineering faculty and staff often talk about ALOHAnet with students, and their reactions start with amazement discovering that all wireless communications began at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then it becomes an inspirational aspect,&rdquo; Morioka said. &ldquo;It\u2019s &lsquo;wow, we did it before. This is something that we can continue to be a part of, perpetuating the legacies that the university and the College of Engineering has really worked so hard in trying to develop.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Morioka added, &ldquo;It is encouraging to see students know that just because we\u2019re here in the middle of the Pacific&#8212;one of the most isolated land masses on Earth&#8212;that some of the greatest things can be developed right here at home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This work is an example of <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goals of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), two of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Strategic Plan<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;By <em>Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in June 1971, the ALOHAnet protocol is the basis of all wireless communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[179,182,1466,1467,1363,319,9],"class_list":["post-143780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-engineering","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-research","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143780"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143788,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143780\/revisions\/143788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}