Membership

The Hawai’i Seaglider Initiative is made possible by the generous support of our commercial, government, and community members. We would appreciate  to have you as a partner in building the Hawai’i seaglider ecosystem with us.

Corporate Entity Membership

Value For Our Corporate Partners

Corporate sponsorship of HSI allows our organization to  work towards an operational seaglider network connecting Hawaii.  Benefits for our Corporate Partners include:

Engage community discussion groups

Access to a group of corporate and community sponsors (domestic and international) who have a history of partnering with local organizations in Hawaii

Named as Corporate Partner in appropriate HSI marketing (e.g. website, email, newsletters, etc.) 

Invitations to all events

Receive access to community stakeholders with a clear  understanding of their positions on sensitive issues

Provide strategic advice to the Hawaii Seaglider Initiative and help shape the effort

First read of the feasibility study findings

Community Group Participation

Value For Our Community Partners

We are asking community groups to partner with us and help navigate through challenges and opportunities to ensure this is a community led and State supported effort. Benefits for our Community Partners include:

Opportunity to align with other local community groups to publicly support a key state initiative

Access to a group of corporate sponsors (domestic and international) who have a history of partnering with local organizations in Hawaii and have expressed interest in aligning with community groups

Named as Community Partner in appropriate HSI marketing (e.g. website, email, newsletters, etc.) 

Invitations to all events

Provide strategic advice to the Hawaii Seaglider Initiative and help shape the effort

Provide strategic advice to the Hawaii Seaglider Initiative and help shape the effort

Opportunity to co-develop community benefits for projects

Four Critical Workspaces for Corporate, Community, and Government Stakeholder Engagement

Infrastructure and Private Industry

Community, Culture, and Environment

Energy, Food, and Transit Resiliency

Education and Workforce Development

Feasibility Study

Feasibility Phase 1: Initial Demand Assessment

Complete – 2023
High-Level Overview
Socio Economic Feasibility
Identify Infrastructure Needs
Benchmarking
Conduct Community Analysis
Facilitate Route Planning

Feasibility Phase 2A: Socio-Economic and Climate Study

Complete – 2024
Full Social Impact Study
Energy and Sustainability Analysis
Preliminary Site Planning

Feasibility Phase 2B: Technical Harbor Analysis

In Progress
Technical Deep Dive
Work with Infrastructure Stakeholders
Metocean Study
Collaborate with Community Groups

Key Findings Of Phase 1 and Phase 2A