No agenda. No slides. No homework. Just good people, cold drinks, and honest conversation about blockchain, digital currency, and what any of it actually means for us here in Hawaii. Whether you've been following this space for years or you're still trying to figure out what a Bitcoin even is you're welcome here. This isn't a class. It's a pau hana. Come ask questions, share what you know, or just listen and hang out. Some things that might come up over a beer:
What's actually happening in the digital money world right now
Is any of this useful for regular people in Hawaii Blockchain beyond the hype.
What's real and what's noise.
How locals are using this stuff to build, save, or earn
No pressure to know anything. No judgment. The only requirement is that you show up ready to talk story.
📅 Thursday, August 13, 2026 ⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Hana Koa Brewing Company, Honolulu
🆓 Free to attend — RSVP to save your spot so we know how many to expect.
Big mahalo to Stand with Crypto for supporting this event and helping bring these conversations to Hawaii. When national organizations invest in local communities like ours, it matters.
Hosted by Pupukahi Tech — making emerging tech accessible for Hawaii's people.
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
🤖 Robots 🌺 3D CAD 🌴 Jev Aloha and welcome to Q4! We have a handful of members showing off their work for 15-20 minutes each. Short Q&A will follow each demonstration, and we'll make time for networking and extra questions at the end. Agenda: * 6:45pm - 7:15pm : Ella Fontenot from Olelo Intelligence * 7:15pm - 7:45pm : Gustavo Ambrozio on A.I. for CAD and Physical Objects * 7:45pm - 8:15pm : Shane Matsushima and David Si from Saint Louis School on A.I. for Autonomous Robots * 8:15pm - 8:30pm : Talk some story, show some love Speaker Links: * https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-fontenot/ * https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavoambrozio/ * https://www.saintlouishawaii.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=601708&type=d * https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-takashima-548852124/ * https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-matsushima-34841018b/?skipRedirect=true Organized & Moderated by Kevin Riggen @ Oahu.AI . Ticket prices go directly to room costs and refreshments. We may email you about future events or important announcements.
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: $99 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