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TRUE 2023 EOY Report

TRUE 2023 EOY Report

TRUE Initiative's 2023 End of Year Report is now available and highlights the organization's impact throughout the year. Read Article

TRUE Initiative and Transform Hawaiʻi Government Present the 2nd Annual Hawaiʻi Cloud Innovation Summit

TRUE Initiative and Transform Hawaiʻi Government Present the 2nd Annual Hawaiʻi Cloud Innovation Summit

This year’s event is focused on the theme of “Laulima: Working Together to Future Proof Hawaiʻi’s Economy,” bringing together all sectors of the ... Read Article

TRUE 2022 EOY Report

TRUE 2022 EOY Report

TRUE Initiative's 2022 End of Year Report is now available and highlights the organization's across-the-board growth. Read Article

TRUE Initiative appoints new board leaders

TRUE Initiative appoints new board leaders

The TRUE Initiative has appointed two new Hawaii business executives to lead its board. Peter Dames, executive vice president of automotive ... Read Article

Game on! An unveiling Thursday of the TRUE Esports + Tech Lab

Game on! An unveiling Thursday of the TRUE Esports + Tech Lab

An unveiling Thursday of the TRUE Esports + Tech Lab highlighted best-in-class gaming PCs, displays and peripherals at the Waipahu Public ... Read Article

Hawaii public libraries open doors to esports

Hawaii public libraries open doors to esports

Waipahu Public Library is home to the first esports and tech lab, broadening the onramp to the burgeoning global gaming industry. "Who knows," ... Read Article

Libraries can be gateway to esports, tech careers

Libraries can be gateway to esports, tech careers

Playing video games for a living is no longer a boomer punchline. The video game industry is a $300 billion juggernaut, and within that ... Read Article

Hawaii’s public libraries step up digital offerings

Hawaii’s public libraries step up digital offerings

The Hawaii state libraries have been evolving with the digital age, according to state Librarian Stacey Aldrich, shown at the state’s flagship ... Read Article

UH students help launch esports, tech lab in Waipahu

UH students help launch esports, tech lab in Waipahu

A new state-of-the-art technology facility that will help build valuable game and software development skill for Hawaii's residents in the ... Read Article

KITV: July 15, 2022 – 7:30am

KITV: July 15, 2022 – 7:30am

KITV News Release — July 15, 2022 at 7:30am on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

KHON: July 15, 2022 – 6:30am

KHON: July 15, 2022 – 6:30am

KHON News Release — July 15, 2022 at 6:30am on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

HNN: July 15, 2022 – 5:30am

HNN: July 15, 2022 – 5:30am

HNN News Release — July 15, 2022 at 5:30am on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

Hawaii esports scene gets push behind library system, Overwatch League’s return

Hawaii esports scene gets push behind library system, Overwatch League’s return

Playing video games for a living is no longer a boomer punchline. The video game industry is a $300 billion juggernaut, and within that ... Read Article

New esports lab at Waipahu Public Library aims to teach tech skills

New esports lab at Waipahu Public Library aims to teach tech skills

Waipahu Public Library will soon be a hub for esports and technology learning opportunities. Local nonprofit TRUE, or Technology Readiness User ... Read Article

KHON: July 15, 2022 – 4:30am

KHON: July 15, 2022 – 4:30am

KHON News Release — July 15, 2022 at 4:30am on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

KITV: July 14, 2022 – 9:30pm

KITV: July 14, 2022 – 9:30pm

KITV News Release — July 14, 2022 at 9:30pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

KITV: July 14, 2022 – 5pm

KITV: July 14, 2022 – 5pm

KITV News Release — July 14, 2022 at 5pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 7:30pm

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 7:30pm

KHON News Release — July 14, 2022 at 9pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 10pm

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 10pm

KHON News Release — July 14, 2022 at 9pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

Waipahu Public Library Welcomes True Esports + Tech Lab,  Opens Doors For Hawaiʻi Residents

Waipahu Public Library Welcomes True Esports + Tech Lab, Opens Doors For Hawaiʻi Residents

Major tech investment creates awareness for $300B gaming industry. TRUE Initiative has launched the TRUE Esports + Tech Lab at Waipahu Public ... Read Article

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 9pm

KHON: July 14, 2022 – 9pm

KHON News Release — July 14, 2022 at 9pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 11pm

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 11pm

HNN News Release — July 15, 2022 at 11pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 10pm

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 10pm

HNN News Release — July 15, 2022 at 9pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 9pm

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 9pm

HNN News Release — July 15, 2022 at 9pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 5pm

HNN: July 14, 2022 – 5pm

HNN News Release — July 15, 2022 at 5pm on TRUE Esports + Tech Lab Read Article

TRUE and Transform Hawaii Government Launch First-Ever Hawaii Cloud Innovation Summit

TRUE and Transform Hawaii Government Launch First-Ever Hawaii Cloud Innovation Summit

TRUE and Transform Hawaii Government Launch First-Ever Hawaii Cloud Innovation Summit — The Must-Attend Event of the Year For Hawaii’s ... Read Article

Leilani Farinas of TRUE Initiative talks building Hawaii’s tech workforce

Leilani Farinas of TRUE Initiative talks building Hawaii’s tech workforce

Leilani Farinas, executive director of TRUE, stepped into the role at the start of the year. Technology Readiness User Evaluation is an ... Read Article

How the TRUE Initiative is tapping into the power of collaboration

How the TRUE Initiative is tapping into the power of collaboration

For Hawaii businesses, the rapid acceleration of technology has the potential to solve many operational problems. However, harnessing new ... Read Article

Hawaii tech collaborative names as Leilani Farinas new executive director

Hawaii tech collaborative names as Leilani Farinas new executive director

The new year brought new leadership for TRUE — which stands for Technology Readiness User Evaluation — an initiative of the Hawaii Executive ... Read Article

TRUE Initiative announces Entrepreneurs Week online events

TRUE Initiative announces Entrepreneurs Week online events

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the TRUE Initiative of the Hawaii Executive Collaborative is putting on two free virtual events to ... Read Article

How Collaboration Creates New Ideas and Projects

How Collaboration Creates New Ideas and Projects

Ideas on how the right blend of collaboration, mentorship, infrastructure and information sharing can turn Hawai‘i into a more creative, ... Read Article

Building Hawaiʻi’s Technology Sector

Building Hawaiʻi’s Technology Sector

Paul Yonamine, CHANGE Economy Committee co-chair and member of the TRUE Committee, says Hawai‘i’s public and private organizations are late ... Read Article

Public-private-partnership launches initiative to tech-enable businesses

Public-private-partnership launches initiative to tech-enable businesses

Ideas on how the right blend of collaboration, mentorship, infrastructure and information sharing can turn Hawai‘i into a more creative, ... Read Article

Three questions with Len Higashi of Hawaii Technology Development Center

Three questions with Len Higashi of Hawaii Technology Development Center

Len Higashi, acting director for the Hawaii Technology Development Center, takes a look back on highlights from 2019, and what the HTDC is ... Read Article