Aja Paet is Director of Operations at Honolulu Civil Beat.

She comes to Civil Beat with a background in technology and community outreach. Born and raised in East Honolulu, Aja graduated from Kamehameha Kapālama and went on to receive her degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.  Aja strives to create an environment where technology is accessible to all communities and skill levels.

Away from work, Aja’s pastimes include traveling and testing new baking ideas. She’ll leave the journalism to the Civil Beat reporters, but if you have general inquiries or want to swap recipes, she can be reached at apaet@civilbeat.org.