HAWAIIAN STUDY INFORMATION
Joe (Iokepa) and Anita
Bardwell

[Bardwell.org]

Who We Are And What We're Trying To Accomplish

Aloha mai kākou, welina! ʻO Iokepa Bardwell koʻu inoa a noho au ma Maui. Greetings everyone, welcome! My name is Iokepa Bardwell and I live on Maui in Hawaiʻi. My wife, Anita, and I have been students of the Hawaiian language since 2013, studying with the Punana Leo community group, with Kumu Leomana Crozier at the Pāʻia Kaiapuni community group, and, weʻre  students at the University of Hawaii in Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies. We are active Hawaiian language coaches and are local hosts for Duolingo, the language-learning app. We been leading a weekly on-line meetup since February, 2020. In the Spring, 2021, we had the privilege of serving in the role of substitute teacher for the UH Hawaiian Language Community Class on-line. We are both State-certified substitute teachers in the Hawaiian Language immersion program in the public school system.


It's important to me that you, a welcome visitor to this website, know that I'm not a native speaker and I don't consider my self completely "fluent" in Hawaiian. I am, however, an experienced (and retired) professional educator and engineer. My wife (also a trained educator and engineer) and I feel a personal responsibility to share what we have learned and do our part to support the revitalization of the Hawaiian language. If you see any mistakes in the material we've shared, or if you have any comments, criticisms, or suggestions, please send me an email and let me know.


Me ke aloha,

<Iokepa Bardwell>, <Anita Bardwell>

Background and Perspective

Iokepa and Anita came from the realm of technology and education. They founded a network communications company in 1994 and provided consulting and training services to clients across the United States for over 25 years. They bring their instructional and technical background to the Hawaiian language revitalization effort. Some of their key accomplishments include:
  • Two of the authors of the Hawaiian Reference Grammar, a comprehensive compilation of Hawaiian grammar published in 2020 and updated semi-annually.
  • Dulingo hosts for Hawaiian language study with weekly meetups beginning in 2019
  • Co-founders of Connect802 Corporation in 1994 (which became Maui Communications Networks LLC in 2019)
  • Iokepa was co-author of Troubleshooting Campus Networks (Wiley, 2002), a text discussing complex corporate networks systems.
  • Anita established a technical training program in Europe as an ex-pat living in Belgium in the 1990s
  • Iokepa delivered classroom training and seminar programs for over 10 years across the United States and in Europe focusing on network engineering
  • They are both active students of the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaii

Our Work At Connect802 Corporation and Maui Communications Networks LLC

In the early 1990s, Joe and Anita founded a computer network communications company called Optimized Engineering. That company evolved through acquisition and was renamed Connect802 Corporation. In 2020 the Connect802 Corporation entity ceased active operations and Maui Communications LLC was created as a vehicle for business activities. 
During our time at Connect802 Corporation and Maui Communications Networks LLC we designed and implemented many major wireless network systems across the United States. We provided technical training in the classroom for engineers responsible for managing these complex network systems. The core contents of the Connect802 website are archived on-line. The archives include a technical reference library and links to papers and seminars, remains available on-line.

Our past technology projects include:
  • San Francisco University School District classroom WiFi
  • Tufts University including classrooms, offices, and outdoor areas
  • The Manchester Airport, New Hampshire
  • Pacific Beacon Luxury Apartments, San Diego
  • The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: labs, particle accelerator facilities, and offices
  • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton including multiple point-to-point WiFi links
  • The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
  • The FBI Training Academy, Quantico, VA
  • Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, West Coast
  • Fender Guitar Manufacturing Headquarters
  • Louis Vuitton Manufacturing Headquarters
  • The Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Purina Dog/Cat Food Processing Plant and Warehouse Facilities
Go To The Connect802 Website Archive