Keoni Ford is a native Hawaiian entrepreneur and longtime Waianae resident. Mr. Ford founded DIBS Hawaii LLC in 2009, introducing dry-ice cleaning and the ColdJet technology to the Pacific 17 years ago. Clients include the US Navy, DOD, Power Utility, and the private sector, with a focus on providing carbon-neutral cleaning applications that do not produce additional secondary waste streams. DIBS Hawaii is a pioneer in best practices and strict environmental requirements providing cleaning applications in the most critical and sensitive environments.

Over the past 6 years, his performances in this industry have led him into the field of carbon capture, storage, and utilization. As an alumnus of Kamehameha Schools, the foundation of shared learning and community service has been at the core of his business practice. The development of the CCSU consortium is a partnership of local leaders and business owners with a passion for innovation, technology, and community giveback, with a single focus on food and energy resilience and the decarbonization of Hawaii’s industries.