Ryan Kawailani Ozawa is a native Hawaiian journalist and technologist who covers the Hawaii innovation ecosystem, including local science, technology, startups, entrepreneurship, and the arts. He has contributed to every major media outlet in the state, including Hawaii News Now, KITV, KHON, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii Public Radio, and Civil Beat. He has also been featured in outlets including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Newsweek, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, and NPR.