After years of living and working for HP and Ariba, Inc. in Silicon Valley, local boy Kevin Kawahara got a chance to not only come home to raise his family in the islands, but also to continue a rewarding career in the technology industry. It was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

Now he’s a part of a world-class institution, working as Punahou School’s Technical Solutions Manager. He came on board just as the school was transitioning their IT department from a basic support organization to one that develops and delivers solutions to meet the needs of the school’s board and larger community.

Technology is what Kawahara is all about. His interest in technology began in childhood when he would play home computer games and anything else he could get his hands on. A friend lent him a 300 Baud modem, which got him online at the forefront of the Internet computing craze.