Startup Events in Honolulu

Low-key in-person meetup for people who are either in tech, interested in starting a career in tech, or love playing with tech as a hobby. The meeting is at Whole Foods in Kaka'ako, in the outside cafe seating. More info on the Honolulu Tech Network website: There's usually no real set topic, often people ask what we talk about so here's a sampling of common topics: AI ChatGPT Career stuff Other tech communities and events 3D printing VR/AR Web development Agile What places exist in Honolulu and where they are Renewable energy

Low-key in-person meetup for people who are either in tech, interested in starting a career in tech, or love playing with tech as a hobby. The meeting is at Whole Foods in Kaka'ako, in the outside cafe seating. More info on the Honolulu Tech Network website: There's usually no real set topic, often people ask what we talk about so here's a sampling of common topics: AI ChatGPT Career stuff Other tech communities and events 3D printing VR/AR Web development Agile What places exist in Honolulu and where they are Renewable energy

Join us for a Tech Networking event, where you will be able to meet many students who are interested in tech, and learn about career paths from pros in the tech industry. Who should attend? Students looking to learn about career paths in tech will have the opportunity to meet tech professionals who are currently working in the tech space.

Nonprofit budgets are getting cut while need goes up. This workshop is a concrete way to hold your impact steady with the team you already have. In two hours, you'll build your own AI agent, customized to your organization. We are not showing demos or just having you take notes - you will leave with an actual, functioning AI agent. .org, .edu, and .gov are all welcome! What you'll build Grant & Funding Research Agent (everyone) — scans funding sources, matches them against your mission, and delivers a summary of relevant opportunities. Replaces hours of manual searching every week. Program Data Reporter (if time allows) — takes your raw program data and drafts the narrative report your funders ask for each quarter. Who this is for Staff and leaders at Hawaiʻi nonprofits. No coding, no prior AI experience. We'll have roughly one tech volunteer for every ten attendees, so nobody gets left behind. Before you come (15 minutes — this must be done beforehand) Install the Claude desktop app on the laptop you're bringing (Mac or Windows): https://claude.com/download. The browser chat will not work here. Sign up for the Claude $20/month plan (you can always cancel later). Bring: a 1–2 paragraph description of your mission and programs; a list of 3–5 places you currently look for funding. Optional: An example of a past grant application; a recent funder report and a spreadsheet of program metrics On privacy: please strip client Social Security numbers, medical records, and other sensitive personal information. On a paid plan, the AI companies commit not to train their models on your data — similar to the trust most organizations already extend to Google for email and documents. Your hosts Richard Matsui — Founder/CEO of 2 tech companies in the energy industry. Co-founder of Movers & Shakas and ThriveHI. Raised in Kapahulu. Brent Akamine — Co-founder of Vinovest, acquired in 2026. Previously led design at TikTok and other major tech companies. Raised in Manoa. Miki Hardisty —

Low-key in-person meetup for people who are either in tech, interested in starting a career in tech, or love playing with tech as a hobby. The meeting is at Whole Foods in Kaka'ako, in the outside cafe seating. More info on the Honolulu Tech Network website: There's usually no real set topic, often people ask what we talk about so here's a sampling of common topics: AI ChatGPT Career stuff Other tech communities and events 3D printing VR/AR Web development Agile What places exist in Honolulu and where they are Renewable energy

Low-key in-person meetup for people who are either in tech, interested in starting a career in tech, or love playing with tech as a hobby. The meeting is at Whole Foods in Kaka'ako, in the outside cafe seating. More info on the Honolulu Tech Network website: There's usually no real set topic, often people ask what we talk about so here's a sampling of common topics: AI ChatGPT Career stuff Other tech communities and events 3D printing VR/AR Web development Agile What places exist in Honolulu and where they are Renewable energy

About the Speaker Karen Hao is an award-winning technology reporter based in Hong Kong. She has served as a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and as artificial intelligence editor at MIT Technology Review . She writes regularly for The Atlantic , and she leads the AI Spotlight Series at the Pulitzer Center. Hao’s new book is the NYT bestseller, E mpire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI . Event Details Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM Location: John F. Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Chair This event is made possible by the late Dai Ho Chun through his estate gift to the University of Hawai‘i Foundation. The Dai Ho Chun endowments support distinguished lectures across disciplines. Karen Hao is the Dai Ho Chun Chair in the College of Social Sciences. Lead Event Sponsor College of Social Sciences at UH Mānoa

Low-key in-person meetup for people who are either in tech, interested in starting a career in tech, or love playing with tech as a hobby. The meeting is at Whole Foods in Kaka'ako, in the outside cafe seating. More info on the Honolulu Tech Network website: There's usually no real set topic, often people ask what we talk about so here's a sampling of common topics: AI ChatGPT Career stuff Other tech communities and events 3D printing VR/AR Web development Agile What places exist in Honolulu and where they are Renewable energy

Please join the Hawaii Dept. of Transportation and FRP Institute for a special technical educational session on internal bonded FRPs for concrete structures. Event will be on the 7th floor rooms 1 & 2

Welcome to the 5th Annual Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit! The 5th Hawaiʻi AI & Cloud Innovation Summit is where the people who can move the state forward sit in the same room. For five years, this Summit has built the awareness, the capacity, and the solidarity to take AI seriously in our islands. This year we take up the harder question: how do you actually put it to work? The morning main stage lays out where Hawaiʻi’s economy is heading and why AI self-reliance matters, which in practice means locally governed AI: infrastructure, data, and decisions we control. The afternoon hands leaders the playbooks to act on it, from moving pilots into production, to building the governance foundations that make AI durable, to growing AI-ready talent in a way that honors how we work here. The Summit is convened by TRUE Initiative in partnership with DBEDT/HTDC and the Hawaiʻi Executive Collaborative, and it is built around a table where government, industry, academia, and philanthropy sit as equals. Every session is measured against a single question: does this help Hawaiʻi build a stronger economy and create jobs here at home? Our partners are co-creators in that work. Done the Hawaiʻi way, AI self-reliance means using these tools to help people accomplish more and to create new work. Proven here, it becomes a model other places can follow. When: Full Day Event, November 5 from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Where: Hilton Waikiki Beach Resort Investment: $95 General Admission Includes: Lunch and coffee breaks WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This Summit is built for the people who can commit an organization to a direction. Business and technology leaders setting AI strategy and accountable for making it work State and county leaders shaping the policy, procurement, and programs that set Hawaiʻi’s pace Academic and philanthropic leaders building the talent pipeline and deciding where capital goes Workforce and HR leaders responsible for hiring, reskilling, and growing AI-ready teams You will l