HOW WE SERVE
We meet residents and small business owners where they already are, helping them develop the skills and technological confidence needed to succeed in a changing economy.
By making artificial intelligence approachable, practical, and human-centered, we help people create new opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.
OUR COMMUNITY
Hawaiʻi is facing a growing skills and opportunity gap that limits economic mobility and encourages talent to leave the islands.
At the same time, artificial intelligence is reshaping industries around the world. Hawaiʻi has an opportunity to embrace these changes and build a stronger, more resilient economy.
Shrinking tax base reduces funding for local innovation.
$185M Exodus Tax Revenue Loss
Economic output per person is stagnating.
10% Productivity Gap vs. National Avg
The Brain Drain - a lack of future defining jobs drives talent away.
Bottom 10 in Startup Formation
WHAT WE DO
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People
People are at the center of everything we do.
Pacific Forward Initiative teaches practical AI fluency and future-ready skills that help individuals create opportunities for themselves and those around them.
Through mentorship, relationship-based learning, and hands-on guidance, we help people confidently navigate the technologies shaping tomorrow’s economy.
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Pacific Research
Artificial intelligence is changing the meaning of work, knowledge, and capability.
Pacific Research explores how emerging technologies affect real people, businesses, and communities. By understanding both the opportunities and challenges of AI, we help ensure the benefits of innovation reach beyond the organizations building the technology itself.