HENC Programs

HENC funding is used to support four major programs, as well as to identify and seek additional resources at federal, state, corporate and foundation levels to support enhanced use of information and telecommunication systems and services in education.  The four major programs which HENC supports are:

University of Hawaiʻi – HENC funding is provided to the University of Hawaiʻi’s Information Technology Services division for the purchase, development and broadcast of postsecondary online courses – both credit and non-credit.

Hawaiʻi Department of Education– HENC funding is provided to the Hawaiʻi Department of Education Video Technology Group for the purchase, development and statewide broadcast of elementary and secondary online courses – both credit and non-credit.

Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools – HENC funding is provided to the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools for the production of the “In Our Schools” video series which highlights educational best practices taking place in Hawaiʻi’s private and independent preschools and K-12 institutions.

Hawaiʻi Schools Digital Media Grants – HENC funding is provided to Hawaiʻi’s public, private, charter and parochial elementary and secondary schools in the form of annual grants that support the use of digital media resources in the classroom and in extracurricular programs.