FAQ

No! Inspired by the "tech week" format in Miami, San Francicso, and Los Angeles, HTW is a week of 50+ individual events. Events are hosted across Honolulu by local and global leaders and companies connected to Hawaii's tech ecosystem. While most events are 1-3 hours, there have been multiple summits and conferences that are held during the week.

There are a diverse amount of event types during the week with a common theme of high energy and impact with a goal to build relationships, level up, and create new opportunity. Past event types include panels, mixers, fireside chats, workshops, coffees meetups, product launches, demo days, volunteer days, branded and experiential events, and activities from city walks to surfing.

HTW has a local and global network of tech talent from founders and investors to engineers, industry executives, and leading students and creators. Attendees come from both Hawaii's local tech ecosystem and visitors from the mainland US and internationally, creating a unique blend of local and global perspectives. See our 2025 Report for more info.

Awesome – that's the first step! Once you register for updates from HTW, we'll send you updates on key announcements and the calendar release date. Once the calendar of events is released, 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.

Individual events during the week are hosted by the companies, founders, investors, engineers, executives, and other partners and their organizations across our ecosystem. HTW organizes a few of the major events during the week. HTW was originally seeded by Aloha Equity with support from partners across the tech ecosystem.

The Event Host application will open in Q1/Q2 of 2026! If you're interested in hosting an event during HTW, please make sure you are signed up for updates and following us on social where we share the dates of the application window. Once the event submission window is open, you can submit your event for review and we'll review the application.

Event Hosts put on individual events during the week and are responsible for their planning, costs, and execution. Event hosts are often the sponsors of their individual events, and bring in other sponsors to support those events. HTW Sponsors support the overall operations, marketing, and execution of the week. Their funding powers HTW to the benefit of the entire ecosystem including event hosts. In addition to supporting the overall week, these sponsors often are Event Hosts themselves. HTW provides special branding, marketing, and unique access and support to sponsors.

HTW doesn't have a traditional speaker application like legacy conferences since events are hosted by individual organizations. The best way to secure a speaker spot is to host an amazing event, or reach out to an existing event host and partner with them.

We recommend staying in Waikiki or Ala Moana for easy access to HTW events that are concentrated in the Honolulu area, making it convenient to attend multiple events throughout the week. We'll release any partnerships with hotels and travel providers in 2026.