AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI in City Services: Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting won a national AI 50 award for using CivCheck to cut residential permit review times by 70%, aiming to flag common code issues earlier while keeping reviews compliant. Public Health Tech at Sea: USS Essex is piloting a biothreat early warning system at RIMPAC, combining wearable data with wastewater surveillance and lab testing to detect pathogens and new variants before symptoms spread. STEM Career Pipeline: PTC announced exclusive sponsorship of Pacific Women in Telco, formalizing a regional network to expand opportunities for youth and women in Pacific STEM, including AI and quantum. Hawaii Tech & Safety Skills: An ADAS calibration center in Honolulu highlights how a purpose-built workflow (not just equipment) supports accurate OEM-compliant safety calibrations. Local Innovation in Wildlife Control: A Hawaii field trial reported poison-free automatic mongoose trapping at Kawainui Marsh, cutting tracking rates from 58% to 8% without adding toxins. Space Tech Funding: NASA awarded 18 early-stage NIAC concept grants totaling $3.2M, including ideas spanning lunar exploration and Saturn’s rings.
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