Welina Mai !
We are a civic-minded volunteers team, interested in using technology
and open data to make our local communities better.
Please feel free to join us!
No coding experience required
Be part of our story
You can join anyMeetUp event and be part of the Code with Aloha team. We meet the first three Mondays of every month. Join us, even just to say Aloha!
Email:
codewithaloha@gmail.com
Our focus
Meet new people
Build with, not for. We are a community of people who are passionate about helping others. We are here to support each other and build together.
Make a Difference
Nobody is coming to save us. It's up to us to impact our community and drive change. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Gain Experience
Gain experience as a beginner, pay it forward as a mentor. We help each other grow and together we make a difference in our community.
What to expect at a meeting
Meet & Greet
We start each meeting with a land acknowledgement, Code for Americaʻs Code of Conduct, and a full round of introductions including your name, where you are calling from and a question of the day.
Debrief on projects and announcements
We will share key milestones, updates, and blockers on projects as well as relevant news from Code for America including participating in national events such as Brigade Congress, National Day of Civic Hacking, and Code for America Summit. We also occasionally welcome guests and partners to share what they are working on so we can continue to learn about how to have impact in Hawaii.
Participate in breakout rooms
Each month the brigade selects a Focus Project that we all work on together as a brigade. We also work on developing several other projects in the background through our Discovery Track. Each meetup we create breakout rooms as needed to drive toward our milestones on the Focus Project or explore projects in our Discovery Track.
Our timeline
A brief history of Code with Aloha
2009
Humble beginnings
Code for Hawaii was being born from idea to family.
2011
First Civic App Released
We made it offical and released our first app aimed to help and improve our community.”
2012
Code for America
Honolulu Organizes CityCamp 2012. That was the first local event to introduce Code for America, a national organization that aims to build open source technology and organize a network of people dedicated to making government services simple, effective, and easy to use.
August 2012
Code for Hawaii joins the brigade!
Code for Hawaii joins the inaugural cohort of Brigades along with Portland, ME; Austin; Boston; Lexington; Philly; Chicago; Denver; San Diego; Grand Rapids; Detroit; Arlington; Asheville; Oakland; Bend; Alexandria
2015
Leadership reboot
Code for Hawaii welcomes a reboot and new leadership.
2020
Kaiulu Strategic Promise Developed
Code for Hawaii develops Kaiulu Strategic Promise and clarifies strategic vision for the organization going forward!
June 2023
Code for America Brigade Cancellation
Code for America cancels the local brigades program. Code for Hawaii rebrands as Code With Aloha and joins many other previous brigades in the Alliance of Civic Technologists.
Active projects
Here are some projects we are currently working on. Click on a project for details. If you have an idea for a civic project email us and let's make it happen!
Hawaii Zoning Atlas
An interactive map exploring how restrictive zoning laws can make it difficult to build diverse, affordable housing.
Habitat for Humanity
A nonprofit organization that helps people in your community and around the world build or improve a place they can call home.
HIERR
The HIERR (Hawaiʻi Economic Recovery & Resilience) Project aims to enable actions toward a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable economy.
Historical projects
FOOD OASIS
Resource for Community Food Help
UIPA.ORG
Publishes public records and request
Some of our clients
