{"id":20479,"date":"2013-10-21T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T02:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=20479"},"modified":"2020-07-27T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T00:46:16","slug":"kauai-high-tech-dream-a-reality-thanks-to-senator-inouye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/10\/21\/kauai-high-tech-dream-a-reality-thanks-to-senator-inouye\/","title":{"rendered":"<span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua\u02bbi<\/span> high-tech dream a reality thanks to Senator Inouye"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQCNzFVBouM\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kauai.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/a> is now home to the Daniel K. Inouye Technology Center. <\/p>\n<p>The college renamed the 18,000 square foot building after the late senator at a dedication ceremony in October 2013. <\/p>\n<p>Senator Daniel Inouye considered the school&#8217;s electronics technology program to be an important piece of his vision of making <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> a leader in technology in the Pacific region&#8212;a vision that included making sure the state is able to educate its citizens for the high paying jobs the high-tech industry would create. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know we are kind of a rural community here on <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span>, and our primary mission was to train technicians for <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> and especially for <abbr>PMRF<\/abbr>,&rdquo; said retired <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Professor <b>Francis Takahashi<\/b>, referring to the Pacific Missile Range Facility. Takahashi founded the electronics technology program at the college. <\/p>\n<p>Inouye did whatever he could to support <abbr>PMRF<\/abbr> and the program. <\/p>\n<p>The school&#8217;s photonics and optics laboratory would not be in existence today without the work of Inouye. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He got <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/malamalama\/2005\/01\/f1_photonic.html\">Boeing to donate an entire laser lab<\/a> to our program,&rdquo; said Takahashi. &ldquo;Boeing sent a 40-foot container with 12,000 pounds of equipment and that was the start of our photonics program.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Inouye Technology Center also houses the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsfl.hawaii.edu\/wordpress\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Space Flight Laboratory<\/a>, which the late senator played a role in creating, along with an electronics and computer lab, fabrications and assembly lab and a Cisco Academy Networking lab. Graduates enter the workforce as technicians or <abbr>IT<\/abbr> professionals, can transfer to four-year programs and are prepared to take globally recognized certification programs through the Cisco Networking Academy. <\/p>\n<p>Inouye&#8217;s family said the late senator was extremely proud of the program. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is sort of a good example of that core belief that he had that each generation can get better,&rdquo; said Inouye&#8217;s son, Ken Inouye. &ldquo;And the greatest generation is probably yet to come and it will probably come from this place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/kauai-inouye-story.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/kauai-inouye-story.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/kauai-inouye-story-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/kauai-inouye-story-260x260.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the dedication ceremony, the Inouye family presented the college with one of Inouye&#8217;s most cherished awards, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom from Fear Medal, given to him in 1997. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It does represent what his view on life was, that we can do anything if we try,&rdquo; said Inouye&#8217;s widow, Irene Hirano Inouye. &ldquo;So we do hope that the medal will be a reminder to students that they should be fearless, they can be fearless and that anything is possible.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>No one represented that better than the late senator. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To have his name on this building and to keep that legacy alive, it helps our students realize they can go anywhere, they can do anything, and that <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> really is at the forefront of this field,&rdquo; said <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College Chancellor <strong>Helen Cox<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2>More <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News coverage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/21\/uh-programs-and-facilities-named-in-honor-of-inouye\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> programs and facilities named in honor of Inouye<\/a> (news story)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/07\/02\/uh-manoa-preserves-senator-inouyes-legacy\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa preserves Senator Inouye&#8217;s legacy<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/22\/uh-honors-senator-inouyes-inspiring-legacy\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> honors Senator Inouye&#8217;s inspiring legacy<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaua&#699;i CC dedicates its electronics technology program building the Daniel K. 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