Civic Tech Field Guide
Submit Project

https://kahuola.org

Kahu Ola

Hawaiʻi civic hazard intelligence platform aggregating real-time wildfire, air quality, weather, and volcanic data from NASA, NOAA, NWS, EPA, and PacIOOS.

Active
Since 2026
Hawaii

Founded in March 2026 by Long Nguyen, Kahu Ola is an independent civic technology platform that aggregates real-time hazard data from NASA FIRMS, NOAA HMS, NWS Honolulu, NIFC WFIGS, EPA AirNow, USGS HVO, and PacIOOS into a single interface for Hawaiʻi communities. It is wildfire-first, privacy-first, and free to use. Tech stack: Cloudflare Workers, MapLibre GL, Vanilla JavaScript, Cloudflare Pages. The platform helps residents, emergency responders, and visitors make informed decisions about wildfire, air quality, weather, and volcanic hazards across the Hawaiian Islands.

Founder(s)

Long Nguyen

Additional details

Affiliation
Founder / Operator (independent)
Formats
web app
Number of integrations
0
Activity status
Active
Geographic focus
Hawaii, United States of America 🇺🇸
Geographic focus — country
United States of America 🇺🇸, United States of America 🇺🇸
Pricing
free
Documentation & learning
https://kahuola.org/about

More in Adjacent Fields

Accessible Democracy Tracker

CAP's Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans.

2026

RJI Interactive Map of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) Laws

The Reynolds Journalism Institute's up-to-date guide to anti-SLAPP laws — which target frivolous lawsuits that attempt to impede free speech — is now available as an interactive map.

Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2026

Data Governance Self-Assessment

The Data Governance Self Assessment is an interactive tool that helps organizations examine the maturity of their data governance practices, identify gaps, and set priorities for action.

2026