Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC)

Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC) HIGICC is a private non-profit 501(c)3 consisting of members of Hawai'i's geospatial community.

Join HIGICC
HIGICC provides opportunities to network with other GIS professionals in Hawaii and the Pacific. We host events throughout the year that encourage technology and information exchange, including vendor presentations, data acquisition/collection/holdings workshops, luncheon series, newsletters, social events, and a biennial conference. Members can also access email list serve to post and

receive information important to our community. Membership runs with the fiscal year, beginning in July and ending in June. Organizational members can list up to five employees, although only one designee retains voting rights for policy matters and elections. The current annual membership rates are:

Individual - $50
Organizational - $250
Student - $25

The on-line registration will get you into our database and process your payment. When we receive your completed HIGICC membership application form, we will send you an acknowledgment informing you of your membership status. (If you need to pay by check or purchase order, please fill out our membership application form and include that with your payment.

[If you're a member and have paid dues in the past, please go to higicc.org to log in and renew.]

HLSA and HIGICC are excited to invite you to the HLSA-HIGICC Geospatial Expo on Kauaʻi Island on Friday, August 14th! Pl...
07/24/2026

HLSA and HIGICC are excited to invite you to the HLSA-HIGICC Geospatial Expo on Kauaʻi Island on Friday, August 14th! Please join us for geospatial presentations and lunch, followed by a pau hana.

Call for Presentations is open until July 29th at Noon. Please submit interest via Google Form: https://forms.gle/bP9JDbwjGu7xznLk6

Attendees, please register for the Expo and Pau Hana separately, as that will help us to plan accordingly.

Mahalo nui loa to our generous event sponsor, EOS Positioning Systems, for making this event possible.

Special thank you to County of Kauaʻi for hosting us at the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Operations Center this year.

Thank you to Hawaiʻi Standard Time Brewing for hosting our pau hana venue.

We appreciate the many contributions of our year-round sponsors, event sponsors, and many supporting companies and individuals. As non-profit professionals associations, we genuinely could not do this without you!



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07/20/2026

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Jack and Laura thank you for making this another amazing Esri UC! With GIS, you are helping create a more intelligent world, and this week proved it. 🌎

Mahalo to everyone that came to the 2026 HIGICC Pau Hana @   !We were having such a great time we forgot to take photos ...
07/20/2026

Mahalo to everyone that came to the 2026 HIGICC Pau Hana @ !
We were having such a great time we forgot to take photos of anything but the seafood bucket 😂 courtesy of
Congratulations to the raffle winners (prizes also courtesy of )
As always, we appreciate our sponsors, supporters, and most of all, our community
Drop your experience here

HLSA and HIGICC are excited to invite you to the HLSA-HIGICC Geospatial Expo on Kauaʻi Island on Friday, August 14th! Pl...
07/07/2026

HLSA and HIGICC are excited to invite you to the HLSA-HIGICC Geospatial Expo on Kauaʻi Island on Friday, August 14th! Please join us for geospatial presentations and lunch, followed by a pau hana.

Call for Presentations is open until July 29th at Noon. Please submit interest via Google Form: https://forms.gle/bP9JDbwjGu7xznLk6

Attendees, please register for the Expo and Pau Hana separately, as that will help us to plan accordingly.

Mahalo nui loa to our generous event sponsor, EOS Positioning Systems, for making this event possible.

Special thank you to County of Kauaʻi for hosting us at the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Operations Center this year.

Thank you to Hawaiʻi Standard Time Brewing for hosting our pau hana venue.

We appreciate the many contributions of our year-round sponsors, event sponsors, and many supporting companies and individuals. As non-profit professionals associations, we genuinely could not do this without you!



Reminder!The Mark Lierman Memorial Scholarship is available for the 2026/2027 school year for qualified applicants pursu...
06/07/2026

Reminder!
The Mark Lierman Memorial Scholarship is available for the 2026/2027 school year for qualified applicants pursuing or continuing education with a GIS component in the State of Hawai'i.
Deadline to submit is June 20, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
For more information on how to apply:

HIGICC recognizes outstanding community members and students through two programs: The Mark Lierman Memorial Scholarship Award and the President's Award.

Will you be joining us at this year's Esri UC Pau Hana?Last year went so well, we decided to go back to the same venue.P...
06/07/2026

Will you be joining us at this year's Esri UC Pau Hana?
Last year went so well, we decided to go back to the same venue.
Please RSVP!
Hope you see you there


https://higicc.org/

Mahalo to everyone that participated in the 2026 HLSA/HIGICC Hawai'i island Expo!It was an absolute pleasure to see you ...
05/30/2026

Mahalo to everyone that participated in the 2026 HLSA/HIGICC Hawai'i island Expo!
It was an absolute pleasure to see you all again and hear about the amazing work you are all doing!
We hope to see you at future events to share your knowledge, experiences, and progress!
Without you, this would not be possible.
Mahalo Dr. Perroy for all you do!
Special thanks to our annual, event, and venue sponsors

Please see attached a funded MS Graduate Assistant position in the McGuigan lab at the Department of Natural Resources a...
05/27/2026

Please see attached a funded MS Graduate Assistant position in the McGuigan lab at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at CTAHR, UHM to start August 24, 2026. This position will support research on climate, pest dynamics, agroforestry, and the nutritional and metabolomic characteristics of culturally and economically important food tree crops in Hawaiʻi and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.

The student will have the opportunity to work across a collaborative network that may include the USDA Forest Service, USDA Agricultural Research Service, The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange, and partners across Pacific Island agroecosystems.

The assistantship is 0.5 FTE, 11-months, beginning August 24, 2026 or earlier, and is open to incoming, accepted, and prospective MS students.

Applications are due July 1, 2026. Please share widely with students or colleagues who may be interested in climate, agroforestry, entomology, food systems, ecological resilience, GIS/modeling, metabolomics, nutrition, or Pacific Island agroecosystems.

For more information and how to apply, see graphic.

HLSA-HIGICC Are Pleased to Present the Updated Event Flyer, Agenda, and Speaker Bios for this Friday’s HLSA-HIGICC Geosp...
05/27/2026

HLSA-HIGICC Are Pleased to Present the Updated Event Flyer, Agenda, and Speaker Bios for this Friday’s HLSA-HIGICC Geospatial Expo on Hawaiʻi Island!

We are excited to see you all at the Expo & Pau Hana. Please register for both events separately, so we can plan accordingly.

Thank you to our:
Event Sponsor: EOS Positioning System ( ), Eclipse Mapping & GIS ( )
Event Venue Sponsor: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ( )
Pau Hana Venue Sponsor: The Temple Kitchen + Bar ( )

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