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Founded in 2009, Tapiki is a local web development and mobile application development company located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tapiki was created by Brian Dote, an experienced, patent-holding mobile application developer and former leadership team member at Apple that developed core iOS patents and technologies.

Metaverse + Web 3.0

At Tapiki, we work with startups, non-profits, and other organizations to bring their app dreams to life. We have partnered on grant-funded mobile games, mobile apps, and custom web applications.

We design and develop solutions leveraging the Unity platform. In 2014 we helped start the Immersive Technology Program at Mid-Pacific, and our work in this area continues.

We have also started to learn more about the NFT process and have released a few collections recently.

Be on the lookout for augmented reality (AR) apps and more educational games soon!

About us

Founded in 2009, Tapiki is a local web development and mobile application development company located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tapiki was created by Brian Dote, an experienced, patent-holding mobile application developer and former leadership team member at Apple that developed core iOS patents and technologies.
Formerly Brian was the Senior Vice President and Director of Mobile and Digital Commerce at Bank of Hawaii and the first Chief Innovation Officer at Mid-Pacific Institute.

Brian worked At Apple, Inc. where he led the MobileMe User Interface Engineering team and worked on the iPhone, MobileMe/iCloud, iTunes Music Store, iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, Motion, and OS X.

Brian was nominated as a Webby Honoree for web development work at Springfield Town Center in 2009.

In 2017, Brian was an honoree in Hawaii Business Magazine’s 20 for the next 20, a list of 20 individuals in Hawaii whose talents, accomplishments, and potential set them apart as emerging leaders in Hawaii.