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Community members needed for The project aimed at discovering broadband capabilities in the rural areas of Hawaii Island, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kauai.

ʻAuamo Collaborative is hiring a temporary, contracted Community Outreach Team to assist with data collection for our Rural Broadband Mapping Project, beginning next month.

Community Outreach Team members will work in the field to visit households in rural communities on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, and Kauaʻi. Duties will include:

Visiting households and administering a short, online survey and internet speedtest in the targeted communities;

Collecting survey results and downloading them later in the event there is no connectivity at the targeted sites;

Provide courteous, clear, and concise explanation to communities about the project and the purpose for collecting the data:

Refer further questions or request for information to Project Manager

This is a temporary contracted position. All successful applicants will be asked to visit communities over the course of the project term to administer a short online survey about broadband connectivity in rural communities. Community Outreach Team members will be compensated $150 per day and contract term will be up to 12 days total, depending on geographical location. Work schedules will be determined by the team member and flexible as long as data collection targets are achieved.

This is an excellent part time opportunity for those who already live in or near the rural communities we are targeting, as we wish to help the economies of the communities we hope to serve.
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Interested applicants should send an email to [email protected]. For more information, please go to auamocollaborative.org/rural-broadband for more i