Love Hawaii and use Slack? Join Hawaii Slack! Use Discord? Join Hawaii Discord? Use Telegram? Join Hawaii Telegram! Wherever you are, let's talk story! Builders VC Hawaii Program Director Johnny Chankhamany and Analyst Stephanie Ren. More than five years in the making, a San Francisco venture capital firm has opened a permanent office in Hawaii. Leading the local charge, a born-and-raised Kalihi kid who grew up in public housing and graduated from UH business school.