AI Industry Dinner in Honolulu with Paubox and Malama Ola Health Services

Last night, we co-hosted an AI industry dinner in Honolulu with professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives from healthcare, finance, and insurance.

What's happening:

• Together with our customer Malama Ola Health Services, we hosted a private dinner with nearly 40 guests at The Pacific Club.
• We wanted to discuss and learn about the AI toolkits people are using to improve efficiency.
• We discussed MCP servers, AI governance in healthcare, vibe coding, and scribing services.

Overheard in the room (sans attribution):

• One attendee saved their organization $250,000 in a year by adopting AI
• "Conservative," "cautious," or "none" emerged as themes in the group’s discussion of AI adoption in healthcare.
• People weren’t really tuned in to vibe coding or MCP servers

• Unauthorized AI note taking services popping up on Zoom and Teams meetings were a pressing topic

The bottom line:

• No one wants to get left behind in this latest iteration of Generative AI. We're here to bring people together to prevent that from happening.

See related: Industry Dinner in Nashville with Paubox and Steel Patriot Partners

See related: Industry Dinner with Paubox and Steel Patriot Partners (San Francisco)

Enjoy the pics!

Selfie with David Derauf (CEO, Kōkua Kalihi Valley)

Remarkable Paubox supporters from day one: Mark Yamakawa and Siana Austin Hunt (Director of Corporate Philanthropy, ALTRES)

Our co-sponsor Daryle Ann Ho (Director Of Clinical Services, Malama Ola Health Services) and Dr. Rae Seitz (CEO, Hui Pohala)

Left to right: Byron Yoshino (CEO, Pharmacare Hawaii), Stephen Choy (CARE Hawaii), Keith Leong (Director of IT, Pharmacare Hawaii)

Selfie with Rick Hopfer (CIO, HMSA)

"We're in the commercial break of the second inning for AI." What a time to be shipping and selling software.

Rick Hopfer sharing how HMSA views internal adoption of AI 

Selfie with Roque Aranador and Jay Chun of Hawaii Dental Service

Chillaxin at The Pacific Club: Keith Leong, Stephen Choy, Daryle Ann Ho, and Mountan Mitchell (Paubox)

Selfie with Jon Sumida, newly-minted CIO of Diagnostic Laboratory Services

View at The Pacific Club: An incredible venue for a Paubox Industry Dinner.

Leroy Kane (First Hawaiian Bank) sharing best practices on internal AI adoption

Selfie with Siana Austin Hunt, the woman who was the genesis of Paubox. 

Left to right: Wes Ramos (Director of IT, Kahala Nui), Leroy Kane, and Jon Sumida 

Catching up with Pete Miller (EIR, Endeavor Management), whom I hadn't seen in three years

Mark Yamakawa and Roque Aranador catching up 

"Raise your hand if you've heard of an MCP server."

Life is busy these days. This pic, taken from Leroy Kane's Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, sums it up.

Team Paubox made it happen: Mountan Mitchell, Greg Hoffman, myself, and Christian Cruz