HONOLULU
TECH WEEK
Sep 8-14, 2025. Join 3,000+ people across 50+ events at 25-venues, from panels and fireside chats to mixers and product launches.
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WHERE TECH MEETS HAWAII
Honolulu Tech Week is a week of inspiring events hosted by leaders across Hawaii's tech ecosystem and globally. Join a growing network of 3,000+ people including founders, student engineers, Hawaii industry executives, remote workers, content creators, and more.
Events are held across 20+ venues from coworking spaces and offices to universities and restaurants. Choose from 50+ events during the week, from panels and fireside chats to morning coffees, mixers, and product launches.
Our mission is to accelerate the growth of tech talent, capital, and adoption across Hawaii. Register today to get access to the calendar, key updates, and exclusive content.
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FEATURED EVENTS
Select events from HTW partners and industry leaders
HTW 2025 Sponsor Opening Ceremony & Mixer
Rick Blangiardi
Mayor
City & County of Honolulu
Trung Lam
Executive Director
HTDC
Michael Bennett
Founder
HTW
Unlocking The Hidden Gears of eCommerce Growth
Paolo Vidali
CEO + Co-Owner
Hidden Gears
Keiko Akamine
Founder
Yū | Mono Design
Will Lydgate
Owner
Lydgate Farms Chocolate
Rob Barreca
Founder & CTO
Farm Link Hawaii
Lehia Apana
Co-Founder
Polipoli Farms
Lead From The Front: Hawaii's Fastest Growing Tech Companies
Grant DeMaree
CEO & co-founder
Onebrief
Alex Fielding
CEO & Co-Founder
Privateer Space
Michael Bennett
Moderator
HTW
Building the Future: Advanced Manufacturing in Hawai'i
Kevin Miyashiro
CEO
Pacific Impact Zone
Kyla Lee
Project Manager
Puea Group
Dr. Mike VonFahnestock
Senior Program Manager
USINDOPACOM
Rob Graziano
DOD Sr. Director New Business
Collibrium
Ted Ralston
Senior Director
Echelon Services Inc.
AI-Native by Design: Building Products and Teams in a New Paradigm
Corey Goff
Co-Founder / CTO
Reef.ai
Miki Hardisty
CEO & Founder
Olelo Intelligence
Josh Brewer
VP of Design
Jasper AI
Kahikina STEM Scholarship Reception & Panel
Hoala Greevy
CEO & Founder
Paubox
Gabbie Nakamatsu
2024 & 2025 Recipient
Santa Clara University, Biology
Austin Cataluna
2025 Recipient
UH Manoa, Mech. Engineering
Talent Leadership Mixer & DJ Set - Building a Modern Workforce from Hawaii
Zack Hernandez
CEO & Founder
AEP Hawaii
Aja Grande, PhD
Associate Director of Development
KCC, UH Foundation
Andrew Taeoalii
Head of Engineering
Reef.ai
Timothy Kamana
Technical Recruiter
Cedar
David Murphy
Chief of Staff
SkyMavis
HTW 2025 Sponsor Opening Ceremony & Mixer
Rick Blangiardi
Mayor
City & County of Honolulu
Trung Lam
Executive Director
HTDC
Michael Bennett
Founder
HTW
Unlocking The Hidden Gears of eCommerce Growth
Paolo Vidali
CEO + Co-Owner
Hidden Gears
Keiko Akamine
Founder
Yū | Mono Design
Will Lydgate
Owner
Lydgate Farms Chocolate
Rob Barreca
Founder & CTO
Farm Link Hawaii
Lehia Apana
Co-Founder
Polipoli Farms
Lead From The Front: Hawaii's Fastest Growing Tech Companies
Grant DeMaree
CEO & co-founder
Onebrief
Alex Fielding
CEO & Co-Founder
Privateer Space
Michael Bennett
Moderator
HTW
Building the Future: Advanced Manufacturing in Hawai'i
Kevin Miyashiro
CEO
Pacific Impact Zone
Kyla Lee
Project Manager
Puea Group
Dr. Mike VonFahnestock
Senior Program Manager
USINDOPACOM
Rob Graziano
DOD Sr. Director New Business
Collibrium
Ted Ralston
Senior Director
Echelon Services Inc.
AI-Native by Design: Building Products and Teams in a New Paradigm
Corey Goff
Co-Founder / CTO
Reef.ai
Miki Hardisty
CEO & Founder
Olelo Intelligence
Josh Brewer
VP of Design
Jasper AI
Kahikina STEM Scholarship Reception & Panel
Hoala Greevy
CEO & Founder
Paubox
Gabbie Nakamatsu
2024 & 2025 Recipient
Santa Clara University, Biology
Austin Cataluna
2025 Recipient
UH Manoa, Mech. Engineering
Talent Leadership Mixer & DJ Set - Building a Modern Workforce from Hawaii
Zack Hernandez
CEO & Founder
AEP Hawaii
Aja Grande, PhD
Associate Director of Development
KCC, UH Foundation
Andrew Taeoalii
Head of Engineering
Reef.ai
Timothy Kamana
Technical Recruiter
Cedar
David Murphy
Chief of Staff
SkyMavis
VOICES FROM
THE COMMUNITY
Chris Sybico
CEO & Founder
We launched our app at HTW and raised our first angel checks from investors during the week.
Taylor Kekai Ho
Founder, Hawaiians in Tech. Design Engineer, Open Source & AI at Block
As a kanaka building my career in San Francisco, HTW is more than just a reason to come home—it's a bridge to connect the broader tech community abroad with Hawaii's local brilliance and give kama'aina a way to contribute our experiences back to the islands while reconnecting with our roots.
Andrea Murillo Martinez
BS, Electrophysics & Electrical
Engineering Student
A big thank you to everyone who made the first-ever Honolulu Tech Week so memorable and impactful.
Jaclyn Loo
Senior Marketing Manager & Nonprofit Board Member
The excitement and momentum from Honolulu Tech Week is hard to deny. With diverse topics and event types, you can pick what works for you and not only learn something new, but also make meaningful connections.
Jennifer De Rose
Executive Director
Our engagement on LinkedIn sky rocketed and I received 13 amazing Board Candidates as a result of the energy and connections created.
Koa Chang
BS & MS, Computer Science & AI
I flew home from Stanford to be part of HTW and ended up winning the hackathon as well. Looking forward to next year!
Johnny Chankhamany
Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development
Mahalo for allowing Builders VC to be a part of HTW. Excited by the momentum and direction of Hawaii's tech startup ecosystem!
Alan Ito
Director, IT Workforce Development
The energy and connections made thru HTW helped promote our Tech Days of Fall events and activities and, more broadly, helped demonstrate the importance and role tech and innovation plays in Hawaii's future.
Billie Rogers
Chief Customer Officer
As we wrap our time at Honolulu Tech Week, we find ourselves inspired, rejuvenated, and deeply connected to those around us.
Peter Dooher
SVP of Digital
HTW brings together the best of Hawaii's leadership with global tech to channel the innovative spirit of present and future. The energy and depth of dialogue makes it a can't miss week driving Hawaii tech and industry forward.
Tuan La
Director, HI-CAP "Hawaii's Fund of Funds"
Such an amazing event bringing together so many different groups of people in one week. Looking forward to more to come from the planted seeds!
Sonia Romero
Executive Director
I'm excited for Hawaii's tech community to celebrate how far we've come and think about how we can continue to grow and flourish.
Chris Sybico
CEO & Founder
We launched our app at HTW and raised our first angel checks from investors during the week.
Taylor Kekai Ho
Founder, Hawaiians in Tech. Design Engineer, Open Source & AI at Block
As a kanaka building my career in San Francisco, HTW is more than just a reason to come home—it's a bridge to connect the broader tech community abroad with Hawaii's local brilliance and give kama'aina a way to contribute our experiences back to the islands while reconnecting with our roots.
Andrea Murillo Martinez
BS, Electrophysics & Electrical
Engineering Student
A big thank you to everyone who made the first-ever Honolulu Tech Week so memorable and impactful.
Jaclyn Loo
Senior Marketing Manager & Nonprofit Board Member
The excitement and momentum from Honolulu Tech Week is hard to deny. With diverse topics and event types, you can pick what works for you and not only learn something new, but also make meaningful connections.
Jennifer De Rose
Executive Director
Our engagement on LinkedIn sky rocketed and I received 13 amazing Board Candidates as a result of the energy and connections created.
Koa Chang
BS & MS, Computer Science & AI
I flew home from Stanford to be part of HTW and ended up winning the hackathon as well. Looking forward to next year!
Johnny Chankhamany
Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development
Mahalo for allowing Builders VC to be a part of HTW. Excited by the momentum and direction of Hawaii's tech startup ecosystem!
Alan Ito
Director, IT Workforce Development
The energy and connections made thru HTW helped promote our Tech Days of Fall events and activities and, more broadly, helped demonstrate the importance and role tech and innovation plays in Hawaii's future.
Billie Rogers
Chief Customer Officer
As we wrap our time at Honolulu Tech Week, we find ourselves inspired, rejuvenated, and deeply connected to those around us.
Peter Dooher
SVP of Digital
HTW brings together the best of Hawaii's leadership with global tech to channel the innovative spirit of present and future. The energy and depth of dialogue makes it a can't miss week driving Hawaii tech and industry forward.
Tuan La
Director, HI-CAP "Hawaii's Fund of Funds"
Such an amazing event bringing together so many different groups of people in one week. Looking forward to more to come from the planted seeds!
Sonia Romero
Executive Director
I'm excited for Hawaii's tech community to celebrate how far we've come and think about how we can continue to grow and flourish.
MAHALO 2025 SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsors
Aloha Equity builds and invests in the future of Hawaii X Tech.
HTDC is a dynamic state agency driving Hawaii's economic diversification by fostering innovation, developing talent, and providing capital. HTDC is accelerating the growth of Hawaii's tech industry, by creating new job opportunities & possibilities for our island residents.
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Hub Coworking Hawai'i is an epicenter of support, inspiration, and global connectivity for our growing community of entrepreneurs, innovators and impact makers. We provide unique coworking, office, community, and event space for Hawai'i's professionals to come together.
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Maika'i Consulting Solutions is your trusted partner in cybersecurity excellence. We elevate regulatory compliance into cyber competitiveness, transforming challenges into market advantages through innovative frameworks and proactive risk management.
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AEP Hawaii specializes in building elite teams of executive, technology, finance & healthcare professionals in Hawaii and the West Coast. AEP serves as the bridge for the next generation in the Hawaii market- bringing Kama'aina back home and fighting for higher paying careers for our local talent community.
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Builders believes it takes more than great technology to fix an antiquated industry. To truly make impactful change, Builders backs entrepreneurs who combine courage, technical acumen, and operational expertise.
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Onebrief unlocks superhuman military staffs. Currently live on NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS, the Onebrief platform drives faster decision cycles, enables collaboration at scale, and helps every staff section do more with less. Onebrief: Plan at the speed of war.
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Blue Startups is a Top 20 Accelerator in the US (TechCrunch) helping scalable technology companies compete globally. Based in Honolulu and with $500M in follow-on funding raised by our startups, we support founders through intensive mentorship, capital access, and an international network spanning Asia and the U.S
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Pacific Impact Zone is transforming Hawaii into a hub for defense innovation by bridging the gap between industry and national security in the Indo-Pacific. PIZ is a 'for industry, by industry' partner - reducing barriers faced by small business tech firms that seek to sell their innovations to DOD.
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Startup Capital Ventures x SBI Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to investing in B2B software and technology startups. Our mission is to help innovative founders grow their companies by providing funding, guidance and being thoughtful, kind and engaging partners.
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Nalu Scientific specializes in advanced mixed signal integrated circuits with applications in particle tracking and time of flight measurements. Nalu Scientific has been the recipient of multiple SBIR awards, to develop the next generation System-on-a-Chip based front-end electronics for particle tracking applications.
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Fintech, Deep Tech, Climate Tech. OMVC is a venture capital firm that operates on the principles of discipline, agility, and collaboration to take companies from Seed and Series A to the next level.
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Redefined Media is a full-service photo and video company dedicated to providing creative storytelling and production services.
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Get the lowest-rate on partner hotels whether flying in or booking a staycation
Romer House Waikiki
Romer Waikiki is a stylish, adults-only boutique hotel that blends mid-century modern design with laid-back island charm.
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Halepuna Waikiki
Halepuna is an upscale boutique hotel offering a serene, minimalist design inspired by modern Hawaiian hospitality.
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BE PART OF THE FUTURE
Join the movement that's accelerating the growth of tech talent, capital, and adoption across Hawaii and the Pacific
RegisterFAQ
Common questions about Honolulu Tech Week 2025
No! Inspired by the "tech week" format in SF, LA, and Miami, HTW is a week of 50+ individual events. Events are hosted across Honolulu by leaders and companies connected to Hawaii's tech ecosystem.
There is a diverse amount of event types during the week including panels, presentations, fireside chats, coffees, mixers, private dinners, demos, activities like surfing and walks, and much more!
Awesome – that's the first step! Once you register for Honolulu Tech Week, we send you the calendar of events. Next you can sign up for the individual events you want to attend put on by HTW event hosts. You do not have access to individual events until you have sign up for them specifically.
You can sign up for free for Honolulu Tech Week. Some individual hosted events may have a cost to attend, but the overall week is free to be a part of.
Honolulu Tech Week events are hosted by founders, investors, engineers, executives, and other partners and organizations across Hawaii. Tech Week has been initially sponsored by Aloha Equity with support from members across the community.