{"id":226696,"date":"2025-12-09T14:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=226696"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:17:49","slug":"hawaii-island-teens-discover-mapping-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/hawaii-island-teens-discover-mapping-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai&#699;i Island teens discover mapping tech, opportunities at 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_36142\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t9U7nzyfPYM?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Mapping Hawai\u02bbi&#039;s future, one student at a time\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo campus transformed into a living laboratory on November 20 for high school students from <span lang=\"haw\">Kea&#699;au<\/span>, Hilo, Wai\u0101kea, <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Academy of Arts &#38; Science and Ke Kula <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;O<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">N&#257;wah&#299;okalani&#699;&#333;pu&#699;u<\/span> to explore how mapping technology is used to solve real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s <abbr>GIS<\/abbr> Day brought an industry-standard celebration of Geographic Information Systems (<abbr>GIS<\/abbr>) directly to <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think events like this are really important to get the students involved,&rdquo; said <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/depts\/geography\/\">geography and environmental science<\/a> Professor Ryan Perroy, a member of the event organizing team. &ldquo;Anytime we can get local students here to <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and see the facilities and see different projects, it\u2019s fantastic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Organized by Maui Economic Development Board (<abbr>MEDB<\/abbr>) and its STEMworks program, the event marked a significant expansion of <abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering and mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> outreach to rural communities, previously held only on <span lang=\"haw\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> and Maui.<\/p>\n<h2>Connecting students to real-world solutions<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226716\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2 people playing with a drone\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-226716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High school students engage in a hands-on drone activity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From tracking invasive species to mapping lava flows, students saw firsthand how <abbr>GIS<\/abbr> technology is critical to <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i\u2019s<\/span>future. Workshops included drone and light detection and radar demonstrations, wayfinding activities within a cyber canoe room, and using ground-penetrating radar to see beneath the earth\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most surprising thing was when we got to use one of the scanners that they use to see under the ground,&rdquo; said Kambree, a junior at <span lang=\"haw\">Kea&#699;au<\/span> High School. &ldquo;I thought that was cool, because they want to make it a point to make sure that they don\u2019t harm the actual land.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Empowering rural communities<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226715\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"person playing with strings\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-226715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student demonstrates hana hei &#8212;an ancient Hawaiian method of communicating and recounting stories by creating string figures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lalaine Pasion, STEMworks Program manager at <abbr>MEDB<\/abbr>, emphasized the impact of representation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of times students in rural areas don\u2019t know what\u2019s out there and available to them,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I believe the students did not even know what <abbr>GIS<\/abbr> really was or that there is a huge industry right here in their community,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;There\u2019s so many careers out there, and we want to make sure that these students understand that there is a field in <abbr>GIS<\/abbr> that they\u2019re able to explore, have access to it, and see real industry at work&#8212;especially here at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/kukala\/20251204\/MappingHawaiisfuture.php\">For more go to K\u016bkala N\u016bhou.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo&#8217;s <abbr>GIS<\/abbr> Day hosted <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island high school students to explore how mapping technology can solve real-world problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":226715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1659,313,14,56],"class_list":["post-226696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-geography-and-environmental-science","tag-stem","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-mapping-tech-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226696","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=226696"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226719,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226696\/revisions\/226719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}