Ryan Ozawa

Ryan has worked in independent media and publishing for more than two decades, establishing Hawaii’s first online news service in 1994 and today running a network of Hawaii-focused websites. He consults, teaches, and speaks regularly on citizen journalism, new media, and the social web. He is an obsessive media maker and a passionate community builder focused on Hawaii’s technology and media scene. Ryan has been an advocate for open data policies and practices since studying and practicing journalism at the University of Hawaii. He set up the Hawaii Open Data Project in 2011, then co-founded the non-profit Hawaii Open Data the following year.