Aloha ʻOhana,
Mahalo for an Incredible Year!
As we close out the year, we want to take a moment to say thank you.
Your continued interest, support, and engagement have been the foundation of everything we’ve built together through Blockchain in Paradise, a program of Pūpūkahi Tech Foundation. What started as conversations around emerging technology has grown into a community rooted in learning, dialogue, and shared responsibility for Hawaiʻi’s future.
This year, we gathered to ask important questions:
How do we make complex technologies like blockchain more approachable and relevant?
How do we ensure innovation serves local people and not the other way around?
And how do we keep culture, trust, and community at the center of progress?
Because of you, these conversations didn’t just happen, they mattered.
🤝 Community First
From Talk Story Sessions and meetups to policy discussions and educational workshops, this year reaffirmed something important: real impact comes from people willing to show up, listen, and learn together.
We’re especially grateful to our partners, speakers, volunteers, and supporters, including organizations like Stand with Crypto, who helped elevate thoughtful, responsible conversations around digital assets, financial literacy, and local economic resilience.
Your curiosity, questions, and even skepticism helped keep our work grounded and authentic.
🌱 Looking Ahead
As we move into the new year, our commitment remains the same:
Education over speculation
Access over exclusivity
Community before technology
There’s more ahead: new conversations, deeper learning opportunities, and continued efforts to ensure Hawaiʻi is not left behind in the digital future, but instead helps shape it.
💬 A Final Mahalo
Thank you for trusting us with your time, attention, and manaʻo. Thank you for believing that local communities deserve a voice in how new technologies are understood and used. And thank you for helping build something rooted not just in innovation, but in care for one another.
We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year ahead.
With gratitude,