Today we'll not only kick off the End of Year Membership Drive but we'll also talk about the latest happening with Elemental Excelerator. We'll find out about cohort 12 and Elemental's investments in climate change companies.

Next time on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk to Thrive Hi about their recent federal grant award. We’ll find out how the Build to Scale grant will bring focus and organization to Hawaii technology and startup ecosystem.

Today we'll find out about a new hackathon called Build4Good. We'll find out how innovation in machine learning and A.I. can contribute to better social impact.

Today we'll find out what is in store for Mana Up as they gear up for their Annual Showcase. We'll also hear from a couple of their portfolio companies and find out about the pitch competition and Bloomingdale's marketplace.

Today we'll find out what Governor Green has in store for the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. We'll find out how the program transitions from one administration to the next, and what we can expect in the 8th Annual State Hackathon.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll talk about the telescope on Maui collectively known as the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies.We'll also learn how AMOS and Space Force have created new economic opportunities on Maui as a result of this technology.

Today we'll find out what went into the development of the state's digital equity plan. We'll also hear about how the pubic can weigh in and provide feedback to make the plan even better.

Tonight we discuss the University of Hawaii's Patents2Products program with guests Dr. Tyler Ray and Dr. Rebecca Chung.

Today we'll find out how low earth orbit satellites play a key communications role on Maui. We'll hear how teams on the ground on Maui quickly mobilized Starlink ground stations to connect to the Internet.

Today we'll find out how you can improve the internet by going to speedtest.net. We'll hear from the team at Ookla how the speed test has become such an important, widely used application.