Aloha mai kakou!
My name is Michael. I’m currently working on Honolulu Tech Week. Previously I cofounded OceanBit, worked at a few venture backed AI startups in the Bay Area, and served as the President of the Board of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California.
I grew up in a family dedicated to giving back and serving organizations like the IHS, PAAC, Hawaii Foodbank, Shriners, and KP. I try to stay deeply rooted into the community with my personal focus on technology & community via Aloha Equity.
Raised in Hawaiʻi I was shaped since childhood by hard work, from construction and dishwashing to landscaping and car detailing, including a year stint on a grass-fed cattle farm on the mainland. I started my entrepreneurial career “borrowing” my parent’s church mailing list to market my car detailing business.
I’m really interested in helping others, doing things that have never been done before with tech + hard work, and seeing both Hawaii and humankind reach new levels of prosperity.
Mahalo nui loa,
Michael