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Net Neutrality Wins the Day
This is a historic day in the life of the Internet in America. Media Council Hawaii applauds the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
Josh Frost
Feb 27, 20151 min read


John Oliver Describes the Issue of Net Neutrality
Though you've probably seen it, given yesterday's announcement from the FCC we wanted to share this; John Oliver brilliantly and...
Josh Frost
Feb 27, 20151 min read


Community Broadband Efforts Compete with Corporate Services
The FreePress' Save the Internet initiative covered a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) today and shared the...
Media Council Hawaii
May 17, 20121 min read
Renewed Pressure for TV Stations to Share Political Ad Info
Today at the New York Times' Media Decoder Blog, Brian Stelter's post acknowledged a new focus to get TV stations to open up their...
Media Council Hawaii
Mar 21, 20122 min read
SUNSHINE AND THE SOCIAL WEB: CITIZEN POWER THROUGH NEW MEDIA TOOLS
A Panel Discussion With: Hawaii State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. Ikaika Hussey, Publisher of The Hawaii Independent Larry Geller, Blogger at...
Media Council Hawaii
Mar 6, 20121 min read
The Importance of Hyperlinks in Web Journalism
A discussion triggered by the Wall Street Journal's failure to link to a blogger's scoop.... You many have noticed a prevalence of...
Media Council Hawaii
Feb 27, 20121 min read
UNZ12: Unconferenz Highlights
This past Saturday, Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa held the 5th annual Unconferenz at Kap'iolani Community College, and once again spurred great...
Media Council Hawaii
Feb 27, 20123 min read
Broadband Bills To Watch This Week
This week, both House and Senate committees are scheduled to discuss bills relating to broadband internet technology. Last year, Gov....
Media Council Hawaii
Feb 6, 20121 min read
Water Surrounding ClearCom's Broadband Plan Is a Bit Murky
HB 2267 "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST CLEARCOM, INC., IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 26, 20121 min read
Storified: HB2288 Committee Hearing
Hawaii's 2012 legislative session is motion and the other day I heard someone say, "bills are already moving so fast." True enough, but...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 26, 20121 min read


Hawaii Policy Portal Drafts SOPA/PIPA Online Petition
In addition to national efforts and petitions to block the passage of SOPA and PIPA, The Hawaii Policy Portal is circulating this...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 18, 20121 min read
Keeping Up With #SOPA & #PIPA Commentary
Last night at The Greenhouse, a few dozen of us watched the web's most popular sites blackout in opposition to the legislation which...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 18, 20121 min read
SOPA Talk at the Greenhouse - Tuesday, Jan. 17th 6 p.m.
We'll be there. Come join us to talk about this important issue on Intellectual Property and the future of the Internet. Click the image...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 16, 20121 min read


The Guardian's Animated SOPA Explanation
Dan Gillmor, Director of the Knight Center for Digital Media at Arizona State University, has a regular column at The Guardian that is...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 12, 20121 min read
Six Reads on What the Internet Means to Us
Since the opening of the new year, there's been much discussion about how far the modern Internet has come and how it will change in...
Media Council Hawaii
Jan 6, 20121 min read
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