Abstract
Hawaii is positioned to help students move into the 21st Century. A telecommunications infrastructure has been developed across the state that supports voice, data and video. A combination of fiber and microwave technology has been installed to link the islands and allows the Department of Education to connect all of the schools. Every public school in Hawaii is presently connected through a wide area network(WAN)to the Internet and working towards connecting every classroom through a local area network(LAN). Efforts are in progress to provide training on Internet basics and integration of telecommunications into the curriculum. Hawaii is recognized as a leader in the technology field for K-12 education.
