关于皇冠体育经济未来的会议, 40多年前举行的, 吸引了皇冠体育民选人士的参与, 业务, 以及社区领袖. 他们探讨了皇冠体育可以采取的加强经济的方法. 通过演讲和研讨会, the conferees determined that Maui’s economic future would benefit by diversifying into the high technology arena.

It was believed that the high tech industry would create significant and rewarding job opportunities and an incentive for Maui’s youth to return 皇冠体育官网. The participants stressed the importance of developing the 基础设施 needed to support high tech activity already in Maui and to attract high tech companies to locate to Maui. The conference concluded that the greatest likelihood of success in pursuing this mission was to create an institution whose focus would be assisting the County with pursuing this high tech future. 皇冠体育官网就此形成.

皇冠体育官网仍然专注于使皇冠体育的经济多样化, but over the years has expanded its activities to include support for new and existing 业务es and for the 基础设施 necessary to ensure a strong economy. 为了协助这些努力，皇冠体育官网鼓励在皇冠体育进行社会责任投资.

是的. While each county in the state has an Economic Development Board, 皇冠体育官网 was the first to be organized. 皇冠体育官网与邻近岛屿的对等机构密切合作. The EDBs have also formed a statewide nonprofit called the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to expand their collaborative efforts.

All of the EDBs have a similar mission: to support economic development in their communities. All are not-for-profit and all work to develop appropriate 项目 and projects for their counties. 作为社区组织, all EDBs understand the needs and desires of their respective communities and the importance of working with the broadest base of the population within each 社区. 这种理解是每个经济发展银行成功的核心.

Each EDB is an independent nonprofit corporation with its own Board of Directors and staff. 多年来, the EDBs have worked to support one another and to build economic stability statewide. In 1998, the EDBs formally created the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii (EDAH). 通过这个新实体, the EDBs work collaboratively on projects that can positively impact both their counties and the state.

多年来，皇冠体育官网获得了地方、州和联邦的资助. 它还接受了来自私营企业、基金会和个人的资助. More than 90% of 皇冠体育官网’s annual budget is derived from funds restricted to the development, 实现, 或者维护特定的“项目”.“只有不到10%的资金是不受限制的. 非限制性资金主要来自捐款和membership捐款. 

No. 皇冠体育官网是一家私营的501(c)(3)非营利性公司. 它不是一个政府机构. Some of 皇冠体育官网’s projects have received funding from the county, state, and federal 政府s.

皇冠体育官网由一个能干的人领导, 多样化的, 和专业的董事会, 由大小公司的商业领袖组成, 教育工作者, 非营利组织管理者, 专业人士, 以及公共部门的代表. The Board is responsible for the fiscal solvency, policies and 项目 of the organization. The Board sets the goals of the agency and reviews the progress on various activities. 工作人员, 在总裁/首席执行官的指导下, handles the day-to-day decisions which are carefully determined to meet the organization’s mission and long range plan.

自1982年以来, 皇冠体育官网 has spurred numerous initiatives that have affected the lives of Maui residents and supported Maui’s 业务es. 皇冠体育官网工作的一些例子包括:

• 在创建皇冠体育研究科技园中扮演伙伴角色
• Development of and continuing program management of the Maui 研究 and Technology Center, 一种孵化器设施，用于吸引和安置初创企业和阶段企业
• 创建商业研究图书馆和年度毛伊县数据手册
• 皇冠体育早期教育发展科学, 一个鼓励学生对数学和科学感兴趣的项目
• 皇冠体育高性能计算中心
• High Tech Maui marketing campaign for 业务 development and awareness through 事件, 宣传及工具
• 针对青年和成人的经济扫盲倡议
• “科技女性”项目鼓励女性和女孩进入数学领域, 科学, 工程和技术教育和职业
• AMOS激光传播与雷达系列技术会议, 成像, 天文学, 小型自主望远镜系统, 自适应光学, 高性能计算和轨道碎片
• 启动EAST项目，一个以项目为基础，以实验为基础的课程
• Tech Careers series to orient high school students with available internships and future job opportunities
• 率先聚焦茂宜岛, 一个社区愿景的过程，达到了1,毛伊县有700名居民

High Tech Maui is a program created by 皇冠体育官网 to promote our 社区’s interest in developing a high technology industry on Maui. 与其他分享皇冠体育高科技愿景的伙伴合作, 皇冠体育官网定期展示皇冠体育的科技资源和潜力. The partners utilize a variety of tools to market High Tech Maui including the quarterly High Tech Maui 新闻letter, 一个关于“天堂的商业面”的视频,吸引会议的计划, 特别活动, 演讲, 一对一的会议.

No. 皇冠体育R & 该公园的开发商T Partners拥有MRTP. The partnership has its own staff and collaborates with 皇冠体育官网 and other entities to promote the continued development of the Park and Maui’s emerging technology industry through ongoing marketing efforts of the High Tech Maui campaign.

No. The MRTC is a state-owned facility, under the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC). 皇冠体育官网与州立法机构密切合作，以确保建立该中心的资金, 这里有许多新成立的科技公司和一个通讯中心.