On todayʻs show we have Pete Simon, Founder of coworking space Kuleana.Work and the Kuleana AI Lab. Pete is also one of the winners of the 2024 DE Innovation Awards.
Category: Podcasts
Episode 865: East Meets West – March 21, 2025

On todayʻs show we have Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups and Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer of the series, Shogun on FX. They’re both here to talk about East Meets West and the cultural and philosophical intersection.
Episode 864: Hawaii Angels – Mar 14, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Joey Katzen, Managing Director of Hawaii Angels and he’s here to talk about Hawaii Angels, tech startups, and the investor ecosystem here in Hawaii.
Episode 863: Hawaii Space Grant and VEX Robotics – Mar 7, 2025

On todayʻs catch up with Adria Fung, Robotics Education Specialist at the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and she provides an update on the VEX Robotics program.
Episode 860: HVCA Entrepreneur Awards with Ola Brew – Feb 14, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Meli James, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association along with Brett Jacobson and Naehalani Breeland, co-founders of Ola Brew from the Big Island here to share their startup story and the HVCA Entrepreneurs Awards.
Episode 859: Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology Conference – Feb 7, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Bernice Kissinger and Keith Matsumoto both of PICHTR, here to talk about the Pacific Alliance for Collaboration and Technology (PACT) conference. We also talk about how APEx (OTA) and J-StarX are woven into the program.
Episode 858: Internet Society – Jan 31, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Sally Wentworth, President and CEO of the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation. She join us to talk about the ISOC priorities for ISOC in 2025, building a resilient, reliable, and affordable Internet.
Episode 857: Transform Hawaii Government – Jan 24, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Bill Kumagai, Executive Director of the non-profit Transform Hawaii Government and he’s here to share THG’s mission and priorities for 2025.
Episode 856: Uplifting Waiʻanae EPA Grant – Jan 17, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Keith Matsumoto, Program Director, at the PICHTR and James Pakele, President of Dynamic Community Solutions, also of Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae, here to talk about the EPA Community Change Grant Program called Uplifting Waiʻanae.
Episode 855: Hub Coworking 2025 – Jan 10, 2025
On todayʻs show we have Nam Vu, Co-Director, Co-founder of Hub Coworking here to talk about the Hawaii tech scene and coworking in 2025.