On Friday, August 21, 2009, the 50th anniversary of Hawaii becoming a state, the Maui High Performance Computing Center, which is 15 years old, received an upgrade and was renamed from "Jaws" to "Mana". Operated by the University of Hawaii and the U.S. Air Force Research Labs, it has regained the distinction, for at least a short while, of being the most powerful computer facility in the U.S. Present for the blessing were U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, the original and current champion of having a supercomputer on Maui; and new University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood, making her first public appearance as UH President.
Cutting the ribbon. Front row from left: Irene Hirano Inouye, Sen. Daniel Inouye, Maui Mayor Charmain Tarvares, University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood; back row from left: UH VP for Research Jim Gains, Capt. Joseph Dratz of AFRL, UH VP for IT and CIO David Lassner, (obscured) Director of DoD Hi Performance Computing Modernization Program Cray Henry, and Laura Ulibarri of AFRL (photo by Cindy Schumacher)
Maui Weekly Article - coming
Maui High Performance Computing Center web site
MHPCC Application Briefs - 2009 Update Expected Soon
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