Challenges
HACC 2024 Challenges!
A brief summary of the challenges for this year’s event will appear here on October 7th, including Use cases. Videos and Slides will be provided after the October 12th Kickoff Event completes
To see past year challenges please use the Past Events Link on the main menu
University of Hawaii (UH) – Digital Navigator
The proposed Community App to Meet Digital Navigators (CAMDN), would provide the means for residents to search for resources that might be suit their needs. Access would be available on both a walk-in and scheduled appointment basis, to include individual assistance, access to self-paced learning resources, and shared-use devices for use by those that do not have their own devices available. The CAMDN would also support the collection of data for activity reporting purposes to demonstrate the level of need and outcomes resulting from the CDN program.
Challenge Author: Garret Yoshimi
Slack Channel: #c-uh-navigator
Tyler Hawaii – Hawaii AI Concierge Bot
Creating an AI-powered chatbot to enable those with interest in Hawaii (such as residents and visitors) to more dynamically obtain information on the islands. By leveraging advanced AI, users can enjoy more natural conversations and receive accurate, timely information about Hawai’i, making user’s search for relevant details quicker and more intuitive.
Challenge Author: Aaliyah Ichino
Slack Channel: c-tyler-ai-concierge
Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) – Citizen Portal on Open Data
To create a user-friendly, interactive platform that encourages citizens to explore open data, tailor data to citizen needs, and find available datasets. This tool will Reduce time citizens spend searching for relevant datasets; increase data transparency and citizen engagement; and save time and resources on disseminating public information to citizens.
Challenge Author: Rebecca Cai
Slack Channel: c-ets-portal
Hawaii Broadband Digital Equity Office (HBDEO) – Digital Equity Dashboard
Design and develop a comprehensive digital equity dashboard that provides real-time data (if available) and insights into the state of digital equity across Hawaii. This dashboard should be accessible to both policymakers and the general public, enabling them to track progress, identify areas of need, and evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing digital equity initiatives.
Challenge Author: Burt Lum
Slack Channel: c-hbdeo-d-equity
Hui Manu o Ku – Aloha Birds Game
This challenge is to develop a game similar to Pokémon Go that runs on mobile devices that has players searching for birds in Hawaii. Players will be rewarded for virtually photographing various bird species as they move about in a manner similar to Pokémon Go. The game is a mobile augmented reality (AR) adventure that invites players to explore the lush landscapes of Hawaii in search of native and non-native bird species.
Challenge Author: Rich Downs
Slack Channel: c-hmok-aloha-birds
Hawaii Keiki Museum (HKM) – Energy Usage Display
The Hawaii Keiki Museum is building a playhouse that will showcase how much energy is consumed in a typical household. They are looking to develop an “energy meter” the display energy used by various appliance and devices in the typical household. Energy usage will be simulated from online estimates of usage for a variety of data.
Challenge Author: Dana McLaughlin
Slack Channel: c-hkm-energy-usage
Remember you can also propose an open challenge. Meaning a problem that you or your school or your community is facing and you think there could be a technical solution and you can obtain data that addresses the problem, such as from data.hawaii.gov. Please send your idea to the HACC planning committee and they will let you know if you can work on your idea for this event. All Open Challenges must be approved by the committee to be eligible for prizes. Submit your challenge via DM to @Thelma on the hacc2023.slack.com workspace.