# Hoala Greevy

> Hoala Greevy is the founder and CEO of Paubox, an email security software company he started in Hawaiʻi and moved to San Francisco in 2015. A McKinley High School and Portland State University graduate, he previously founded Pau Spam and has worked in email since joining Critical Path in 1999. His work also includes the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship for Native Hawaiian students pursuing STEM or technology, while his interests include kayak fishing and handwritten journals.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Paubox
- **Organizations:** Paubox, Pau Spam, Critical Path, Paubox Kahikina Scholarship
- **From:** Honolulu, United States
- **Education:** High school graduate, McKinley High School, Menlo College, B.S. in Geography and Social Sciences, Portland State University
- **Known for:** Founded Pau Spam and Paubox after identifying customer problems in email., Named inventor on email security patents, including US10805311 and US10904266., Reported his eleventh patent in 2026.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Joined Critical Path in San Francisco after college.
- **2001** — Returned to Hawaiʻi and began Linux consulting.
- **2002** — Founded Pau Spam, an email filtering subscription service.
- **2013** — Promoted DareShare, a photo-sharing app organized around poses.
- **2014** — A lunch with Siana Austin Hunt of Make-A-Wish Hawaiʻi led to the idea for Paubox.
- **2015** — Moved Paubox to San Francisco; marked 100 customers with 100 spam musubi and 100 pairs of socks.
- **2019** — Launched the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship with Nick Wong as its first recipient.
- **2020** — Email communication patent US10805311 issued on October 13.
- **2021** — Email sender identity verification patent US10904266 issued on January 26.
- **2026** — Participated in a Hawaiʻi Tech Week invention panel and reported that his eleventh patent had been published in August.

## Achievements

- Founded Pau Spam and Paubox after identifying customer problems in email.
- Named inventor on email security patents, including US10805311 and US10904266.
- Reported his eleventh patent in 2026.
- Created a recurring scholarship supporting Native Hawaiian students in STEM and technology.
- Held the IGFA all-tackle world record for finescale triggerfish, as identified in his public biographies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hosted a Paubox Table dinner for 17 guests in Tampa on September 29, described in a September 30 post.
- **2026-09** — Published a September 4 account of a Honolulu mixer bringing together customers, scholarship recipients, friends and family.
- **2026-09** — Published a September 2 account of the Hawaiʻi Tech Week invention panel with Olin Lagon and John Borland; reported his eleventh patent had been published the previous month.
- **2026-08** — Hosted a New York dinner for about 30 guests, reported August 20.
- **2026-05** — Announced Paubox CLI for developers and software agents on May 21.
- **2026-03** — Reported 62 scholarship recipients since 2019, with about 50 active, in a March interview.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoalagreevy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HoalaGreevy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoalagreevy/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22