We recruit, train, and deploy emerging tech talent to build Hawaiʻi’s tech future.

We recruit, train, and deploy emerging tech talent to build Hawaiʻi’s tech future.

We recruit, train, and deploy emerging tech talent to build Hawaiʻi’s tech future.

PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH

PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH

We are Building a strong pipeline of highly skilled, homegrown talent; providing modern technology services to local institutions; and creating a more interconnected local technology community.

We offer:

Work-based Learning Program

Year long hybrid speaker series

Monthly community events

We offer:

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We’re always welcoming funding, resources, and expertise that helps us improve and expand our programming.

Hire our alumni

Piʻikū Co. alumni are talented, passionate about their work, and dedicated to working here in Hawai’i. See what they can bring to your organization.

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Our impact

100%

Kānaka Maoli and kamaʻāina

75%

Alumni secured paid work within 6 months

$44/hr

Average hourly rate after program completion

>600

speaker series registrations

4.9/5

average ratings for speaker sessions

30+

volunteer speakers from companies like amazon, linkedin, block, and more

OUR ALUMNI HAVE LANDED ROLES AT:

Our vision

A diversified local economy with a thriving tech sector.

Tech products that represent our values.

More locals staying home and building here.

Community support

  • Mentor

    If you’re looking for an L1/L2 designer, I highly recommend checking out piiku.co. Their last cohort - 10 interns just graduated last week. I saw them showcase their projects at Honolulu Tech Week. Really high quality work and they're all great storytellers! Presenting in front of a big crowd isn’t easy, but they did it with confidence and made it super engaging.

    Chris Sybico

    C2 Mentor

  • Alumni

    While my team faced many obstacles and struggles, we felt that Piʻikū Co. supported us throughout the process, and there are many resources to tap into and a community to rely on. Not only did we gain hands-on, real-world experience, but I now have a family of like-minded designers I can reach out to.

    Gage Minamoto

    C3 Alumni

  • Community

    I can't say enough great things about Pi'iku and this particular program in collaboration with Blue Startups and all the great folks in the Honolulu tech scene. We will create more opportunities and more community exactly with this collaboration between talent, inspired organizations and business. Proud to be part of this.

    Rana Kanaan

    C2 Client

  • Mentor

    "The most impactful memory was witnessing the clients say, "This has absolutely been a game changer for us" to my interns, and it was through their hard work that they single-handedly delivered something that exceeded our client's expectations."

    Carolyn Rojsutivat

    C2 Mentor

  • ALUMNI

    "Mentorship was the #1 catalyst for my learning. Mele was my mentor, so I especially learned a lot when it came to UI/design systems."

    Nic Kim

    C2 Alumni

  • Community

    Working with interns Hannah and Kadi through Pi'iku was an absolute pleasure! Pi'iku did an excellent job matching us with talented UI/UX designers who brought fresh perspectives to our team. The interns were eager to learn and contributed meaningful work from day one. It's great to see organizations like Pi'iku building bridges between companies and emerging designers, making the design industry more accessible in Hawaii.

    Matthew Goldsborough

    C2 Client

  • Mentor

    If you’re looking for an L1/L2 designer, I highly recommend checking out piiku.co. Their last cohort - 10 interns just graduated last week. I saw them showcase their projects at Honolulu Tech Week. Really high quality work and they're all great storytellers! Presenting in front of a big crowd isn’t easy, but they did it with confidence and made it super engaging.

    Chris Sybico

    C2 Mentor

  • Alumni

    While my team faced many obstacles and struggles, we felt that Piʻikū Co. supported us throughout the process, and there are many resources to tap into and a community to rely on. Not only did we gain hands-on, real-world experience, but I now have a family of like-minded designers I can reach out to.

    Gage Minamoto

    C3 Alumni

  • Community

    I can't say enough great things about Pi'iku and this particular program in collaboration with Blue Startups and all the great folks in the Honolulu tech scene. We will create more opportunities and more community exactly with this collaboration between talent, inspired organizations and business. Proud to be part of this.

    Rana Kanaan

    C2 Client

  • Mentor

    "The most impactful memory was witnessing the clients say, "This has absolutely been a game changer for us" to my interns, and it was through their hard work that they single-handedly delivered something that exceeded our client's expectations."

    Carolyn Rojsutivat

    C2 Mentor

  • ALUMNI

    "Mentorship was the #1 catalyst for my learning. Mele was my mentor, so I especially learned a lot when it came to UI/design systems."

    Nic Kim

    C2 Alumni

  • Community

    Working with interns Hannah and Kadi through Pi'iku was an absolute pleasure! Pi'iku did an excellent job matching us with talented UI/UX designers who brought fresh perspectives to our team. The interns were eager to learn and contributed meaningful work from day one. It's great to see organizations like Pi'iku building bridges between companies and emerging designers, making the design industry more accessible in Hawaii.

    Matthew Goldsborough

    C2 Client

Want to learn more?

Check out our cross functional internship

Want to learn more?

Check out our cross functional internship

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