1.7 Communication Tools

For students or participants who may need access to the Internet at home, both Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom are offering free internet for 2 months to homes with students (does not include existing customers).

Spectrum Hawaii - Free Access

Spectrum Hawaii offers free wi-fi access to homes with students! Charter will offer free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription at any service level up to 100 Mbps. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.

You need to provide contact information and show your student ID upon pick-up or delivery of the modem and router (they will deliver!). The fine print: Be aware that if you don't cancel before the 60 "free" days, you'll be billed for the continuation of services. It's not an automatic cancellation! Put it on your calendar to cancel services before the 60th day!

Hawaiian Telcom - Free Access

Hawaiian Telcom will be offering two (2) months of free Internet service to households with K-12 and/or college students who currently do not subscribe to Hawaiian Telcom Internet service. To sign up, families can call 643-8888. Installation fees will also be waived for new student households.

Communication Tools:

Here are links to two APPs you may want to consider using to communicate with students. Contact Lisa Fukumitsu (fukumits@hawaii.edu) for assistance.

Remind: https://www.remind.com/

free basic messaging for up to 10 classes/150 students per class, per account

GroupMe: /https://groupme.com/en-US/

free group messaging