State of Hawaii
Professional headshots for economic development
The State of Hawaii's annual tech job fair needed a way to enhance attendees' professional profiles while supporting the state's economic development goals. They partnered with Dreamwave to provide free AI headshots with custom Hawaiian backgrounds.
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The challenge
The State of Hawaii was implementing strategic economic development initiatives for their workforce. They identified professional headshots as an essential but underserved need for their residents in today's competitive job market.
The state sought a strategic partner to deliver this workforce development resource at scale:
- Economic development: Supporting workforce development aligned with the state's mission to grow Hawaii's economy
- Professional development: Many residents lacked current professional headshots needed for job applications
- Local identity: Wanted headshots that reflected Hawaii's unique professional environment
- Accessibility: Ensuring all residents could access professional photography regardless of economic background
- Scale & reach: Finding a solution that could deliver headshots at scale
- Cost effectiveness: Delivering high-value services within state government budget constraints
The Dreamwave solution
Dreamwave worked with the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide a custom professional headshot offering as part of the State of Hawaii's economic development strategy. As an important milestone, Dreamwave offered free AI photoshoots, incuding headshots with custom Hawaiian backgrounds, to all attendees at the state's annual Job Fair in Honolulu.
Economic development partnership
Comprehensive partnership focused on helping Hawaii residents secure quality employment through professional photography services.
Custom Hawaiian backgrounds
Specially created tropical backgrounds featuring palm trees and ocean views that reflect Hawaii's unique professional environment.
Privacy & security excellence
Enterprise-grade data protection with no collection of private data (ethnicities, ages, etc), end-to-end encryption, and full user control over personal photos and AI models.
Scalable solution
AI-powered technology designed to serve Hawaii's entire workforce with consistent quality and accessibility.
Partnership impact
This partnership demonstrates the State of Hawaii's commitment to economic development through workforce investment:
- Workforce investment: State-funded professional development resources for all Hawaii residents
- Economic development: Strategic partnership to help residents secure quality employment opportunities
- Local identity: Custom Hawaiian backgrounds that celebrate the islands' unique professional environment
- Accessibility: Free professional photography services regardless of economic background
- Innovation leadership: Hawaii leading the way in AI-powered government services for residents
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The first milestone
At the Entrepreneurs Sandbox in Honolulu, job fair attendees completed an event passport by visiting employer booths, then redeemed their free AI headshot codes at the Purple Box station. The headshots featured custom Hawaiian backgrounds with palm trees and ocean views - the first deliverable in our ongoing economic development partnership.
23rd Annual Holiday Tech Job Fair - December 21st, 2024: htdc.org/jobfair2024
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