Launched in 1991, LĪPOA—formerly the Maui Research & Technology Park—is a master-planned community that responds to Maui’s vision for an innovation future. The name has changed; the vision has not.

World class research and development has always anchored and continues to be at the core of innovation work and workforce at LĪPOA. Space domain awareness, astronomy, sensor development, disaster mitigation, artificial intelligence, supercomputing, software development and creative arts are all part of the existing and emerging fields at LĪPOA. The networking at LĪPOA among these specialists engaged in innovation is unparalleled on Maui.

In May 2022, the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron became one of the inaugural units of the U. S. Space Force’s Delta 2 located at LĪPOA. The Squadron significantly heightens the LĪPOA site on the national landscape. Its emerging Secure Integration Support Lab will further support the Squadron’s capabilities in cutting-edge research and development. This is just one of the entities at the forefront of the future of space technology in the evolving business core at LĪPOA.