The Paubox team and a few of our early investors attended the Sony Open in Hawaii dinner with Kenny Loggins last night.
What's happening: The Paubox table of ten was among 100 other tables at the Sony Open dinner, which was held at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. Governor Green and Mayor Blangiardi were also in attendance.
Sony Open, by the numbers:
See also: First round Sony Open in Hawaii 2025
See also: Second round Sony Open in Hawaii 2025
See also: Third round Sony Open in Hawaii 2025
See also: Final round Sony Open in Hawaii 2025
Enjoy the pics!
Selfie with Paubox customer Jason Chang (President and CEO, The Queen's Health Systems)
Paubox group photo during the cocktail reception
Selfie with Mufi Hannemann, former Honolulu Mayor and creator of the Pacific Century Fellows Program, of which I was a part.
Ange Beckum with Linda Wong
Over a thousand people attended the Sony Open dinner
Selfie with my friend and Paubox customer, Fred Noa (BlueRock Partners)
Greg Hoffman (left) and Jordan Holmes discussing how many posters of Kenny Loggins they had on their walls growing up
Joe Stewart (left) thinks Hoff had more Kenny Loggins posters
Selfie with Linda Wong, who invested early in Paubox
Kenny Loggins at the Sony Open dinner
Selfie with Ange Beckum
Randy Hiraki (President, Commercial Plumbing) suggested we buy table for the dinner, rather than settle with the four tickets that came with our sponsorship package. Mahalo Randy for the advice.
Selfie with Brooke Wilson, the hand to Gov. Green, her wife Malia, and Linda Wong
Shaka selfie with my longtime friend and early Paubox investor, Joe Stewart (Kobayashi, Sugita and Goda)
Pausox sighting in the wild at Sony Open dinner
Selfie with Kuhio Lewis (CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement). I had been wanting to meet him for quite some time, so I went up and introduced myself when I saw him walk by.
Catching up with Lincoln Jacobe (CEO, 6 Pillars Marketing), whom I hadn't seen in years.
Our VP of Sales, Jordan Holmes, flew in from Nashville for the Sony Open.
Mountan Mitchell, Jordan Holmes, and Greg Hoffman with Kenny Loggins in the back