11-23-2013, 04:51 AM
The local Makery is indeed doing great things. Come check it out on "First Friday" December 6th. It's downtown on Ke'eawe and Kalakaua St.
The Makery is designed to provide access to 21st century technology and training that would not ordinarily be available to individuals.
3D design software, Laser printers, 3D printers, CNC milling machines, business consulting, and shared office space. If you think you can't afford to start a high tech business, you're wrong. Think of it as a gym, but instead of exercise equipment, it provides the tools and training necessary to develop products and art right here in East Hawaii.
Learning this new technology is not difficult, Connections Public Charter School has an affiliated Makery program that is teaching this stuff to Middle and High school students and they love it. If manufacturing returns to this country (Island) from offshore, this is the technology that will be used. Our 7th and 8th graders are getting a jump on everyone else in getting prepared. The UH system doesn't have a comparable program.
I'm kind of surprised at the cynicism of some, who worry that design schools are set up to steal intellectual property. The same could be said of any art, music, or architectural school; I don't think we should stop teaching original design out of fear of "intellectual property theft". Business, Art and Technical Schools teach "ethics" as part of their curriculum.
The Makery is designed to provide access to 21st century technology and training that would not ordinarily be available to individuals.
3D design software, Laser printers, 3D printers, CNC milling machines, business consulting, and shared office space. If you think you can't afford to start a high tech business, you're wrong. Think of it as a gym, but instead of exercise equipment, it provides the tools and training necessary to develop products and art right here in East Hawaii.
Learning this new technology is not difficult, Connections Public Charter School has an affiliated Makery program that is teaching this stuff to Middle and High school students and they love it. If manufacturing returns to this country (Island) from offshore, this is the technology that will be used. Our 7th and 8th graders are getting a jump on everyone else in getting prepared. The UH system doesn't have a comparable program.
I'm kind of surprised at the cynicism of some, who worry that design schools are set up to steal intellectual property. The same could be said of any art, music, or architectural school; I don't think we should stop teaching original design out of fear of "intellectual property theft". Business, Art and Technical Schools teach "ethics" as part of their curriculum.