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On todayʻs show we have Meli James, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, Elisia Flores CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbeque and Jason Brand, co-founder of Ko Hana Rum, here with us to talk about the upcoming HVCA Entrepreneur Awards on Feb. 25, 2026.
On todayʻs show weʻll talk with Seiichi Nagai, Founder and CEO of CivicNexus an application that enables nonprofits, lobbyists, policy wonks & public sector that enables smarter policy tracking.
On todayʻs show we have Johnny Chankhamany, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development at Builders VC, who is here to talk about the startup ecosystem and tech investing.
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.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll have David Tribble from Referentia here to tell us about a new STEM initiative called CyberPatriot. Finally, we’ll talk with Laurens Laudowicz about Juicies and Fernando Pacheco with Pimpbot about getting their project funded through Kickstarter.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ve invited Dave Pascua to talk about the Honolulu Startup Weekend. Finally we’ll talk to Peter Kay of Your Computer Minute fame and Mark Lane from PromoStream to find out what it takes to be a tech entrepreneur and attract investor dollars.