Hawaii Annual Code Challenge Judging and Awards Ceremony

Gov. David Y. Ige, the Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), and the State of Hawaii Transformation Internship Program (TIP) will host the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (HACC) in Honolulu from Aug. 27 to Sept. 24, 2016. 

Presented in partnership with local nonprofit Hawaii Open Data, the month-long event is being held to engage the local tech community in the modernization of Hawaii state government.

A first of its kind for the state, HACC is based on the concept of a hackathon, a problem-solving event that brings together creative individuals over a set duration. Hackathons serve a variety of purposes, from exploring a new technology or programming language to encouraging economic growth through technology development, and they are often sponsored by companies, nonprofit groups, and other organizations. But rather than the traditional around-the-clock development over a single day or weekend, HACC will offer an extended period for development over one month.

The kickoff event will include team formation, foundational training, and workshops. In addition, participants will select from a list of challenges themed around key problems facing the state, and then work over the next several weeks to develop their solutions. The expanded month-long timeframe is meant to encourage sustainable solutions that are appropriately matched with technologies and platforms in use or being considered by the state.

Participants will return on Sept. 24 to present their solutions for judging and winner selection from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Aloha Tower Marketplace (Multi-Purpose Room 3). Doors will open at 9 a.m. for participants and viewers to network and get settled before the presentations commence at 10 a.m. 

Event Parking 

Parking information can be found at http://hacc.hawaii.gov/parking. Note that parking validations are offered only for parking at Piers 5&6. 

Schedule

TBA

Prizes

• 1st Place: $5000
• 2nd Place: $3000
• 3rd Place: $2000
• Governor’s State HACC Award: $700 travel stipend for each individual team member (up to 4) to attend the Global Hackathon as the State of Hawaiʻi’s team representative
• Elementary, Middle, High School prizes
• First Place for each level: $1,000 Donation to school

The detailed list of prizes can be found on Page 7 of the official rules.

Rules

The official rules can be found at http://hacc.hawaii.gov/#rules_anchor

Updates

Stay up to date by vistiing https://hacc.hawaii.gov and by signing up for our slack channel at https://slackinvite.me/to/hacc

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Event Partners

For more information, latest updates, and rules visit HACC.hawaii.gov.

If you have any questions that are not answered on our website, feel free to email us: hacc@hawaii.gov