About Us
The Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) is an independent, not-for-profit, applied research and development center incorporated in Hawaii with an international board of directors from the United States, Asia, and the Pacific region.
PICHTR is chartered to promote and develop technology appropriate to the marine and tropical environment of the Asia-Pacific region and to assist, facilitate and support its application through technical services, education, and training. Much of our major project work is related to the applied research and development of renewable energy technology which is crucial to the sustainable development of the region and for which Hawaii is uniquely qualified through its rich human and natural resources. PICHTR also has resources to support environmental planning and remediation activities which further enhance sustainable systems development.
The relationship between PICHTR and the Government of Japan goes back to the summit meeting between Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan and President Reagan of the United States in 1987. As a result, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contributed to PICHTR annually in support of the important joint United States-Japan global effort to assist the developing countries of the Asia-Pacific, and to develop and promote technology which meets the environmental requirements of the region.
