Ryan Kalei Tsuji

Ryan Kalei Tsuji is the President and CEO of RKT Media Hawaii, a digital media company in Hawaii that produces video content for social and digital platforms. Tsuji is also a co-anchor with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Digital LIVE show Spotlight Hawaii, and for the past 13 years, has served as a sports commentator for Spectrum Sports covering UH Athletics. Tsuji launched RKT Media seven years ago and in that time has built a client list of over 120 companies. In 2021, RKT Media launched a new company division called RKT Athletes, where Tsuji serves as an athletic agent representing and managing current University of Hawaii student-athletes in sponsorships and paid partnerships through NIL deals. In November of 2022, he jumped into the food and beverage scene by opening a new bar and lounge in Chinatown called The Lei Stand. 

Prior to RKT Media, Tsuji was a morning news anchor/reporter for KITV4 and also spent two years working for Governor David Ige as the Director of Executive Management. He is also the producer behind the award-winning documentary "Rise of the Wahine" film released in 2018. 

 He was named the AMA Young Marketer of the Year in 2017, a member of PBN's 40 Under 40 class for 2018, and selected as part of Hawaii Business Magazine's 20 for the Next 20 in 2019 and Pacific Edge Magazine’s Young Professional of the Year in 2021. Ryan also finds time to serve on numerous non-profit boards, is actively engaged in community service projects, and emcees many local events in Hawaii. In 2023, Ryan launched The Tsuji Legacy Foundation to honor his late father, former Hawaii State Representative Clift Tsuji, and brother Ash Tsuji. The foundation supports charities and organizations connected to the Tsuji Family. 

 He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned degrees in Communications, Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration.