{"id":196356,"date":"2024-04-25T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196356"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:45:16","slug":"aquahack-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/25\/aquahack-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"AquaHack workshop aims to boost sustainable blue economy in Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Farm tour of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island Abalone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an effort to advance a sustainable blue economy in Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span> the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Climate Resilient Aquaculture Innovation Megahub<\/a> (CliRAIM<\/abbr>) and Hatch Blue<\/a>, the world\u2019s first aquaculture accelerator, hosted the AquaHack workshop in Kona, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> on April 18. The blue economy refers to coastal- and ocean-based industries such as aquaculture, biotechnology or blue carbon, in which carbon dioxide is sequestered from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n

CliRAIM<\/abbr>, and Hatch Blue welcomed ocean stewards, technology trailblazers, entrepreneurs, engineers, innovators and scientists who seek to create positive social, environmental and economic change in Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Erik Franklin, director of CliRAIM<\/abbr> (center), with a team at the AquaHack event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We are particularly focused on advancing innovations for the blue economy in ways that are sustainable and culturally informed—a major goal is to identify strategies to generate more food locally and create livelihoods that improve our societal resilience,” said Erik Franklin, CliRAIM<\/abbr> director and associate research professor at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a> in the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> (SOEST<\/abbr>). “For the AquaHack event, the participants generated exciting potential solutions to current challenges in aquaculture for both traditional Native Hawaiian fishponds as well as modern aquaculture approaches.”<\/p>\n

Taking talent to the next level<\/h2>\n

“We hope that the AquaHack eliminates barriers to progressing sustainable ocean-related food or business ideas,” said Dylan Howell, Hatch Blue Operations Manager, Americas. “The impetus for organizing the workshop was to help bring Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> talent to their next level—we\u2019ve now connected a solid network of innovators that will lead the charge.”<\/p>\n

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AquaHack 2024 group shot in front of Hatch Blue office at HOST<\/abbr> Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AquaHack was focused on acquainting people with varying and complementary skill sets. Whether attendees were innovators with a great idea who needed to network with talented, successful industry leaders, or entrepreneurs with technology in-hand who could benefit from expertise in sales and marketing, the event aimed to connect the dots. It provided an opportunity to engage, consult and form business relationships with industry experts from all over the blue economy supply chain.<\/p>\n

CliRAIM<\/abbr> is a program of a National Science Foundation-funded Development Engine led by UH<\/abbr> that advances an equitable and inclusive regional innovation ecosystem for climate resilience, food security and renewable energy in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands.<\/p>\n

For more information, see SOEST<\/abbr>\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–By Marcie Grabowski<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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