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- Matthew Brown: Co-Founder, Board Member and PartnerPast Role: Tamra-Tacoma Capital Partners, Managing Director & Partner
Shane Starr: Co-Founder, Board Member and Partner
Kona Private Capital Group is a premier Hawaiian hospitality and real estate investment platform dedicated to acquiring, elevating, and stewarding high-value assets across the islands. The firm focuses on underutilized, distressed, and transformational residential, luxury hospitality, golf course, and mixed-use properties—executing strategic
repositioning programs that unlock long-term value, preserve cultural integrity, and enhance Hawaii’s experiential and resort economy.
The firm brings deep transactional and development experience spanning Waikiki, Ko Olina, and the North Shore—working alongside the world’s elite developers, operators, strategic capital partners, and global family offices. From golf-anchored master resort development to multi-property hospitality roll-ups, Kona Private Capital Group combines institutional investment discipline with a highly localized, culturally rooted operating approach.
Led by Matthew Brown (Energent, L.P.), alongside Patrick Donovan and Shane Starr (Energent, L.P.), the platform deploys proprietary capital and selectively syndicated facilities to cultivate generational Hawaiian assets—balancing financial performance with long-term land stewardship, sustainability, and the highest levels of luxury execution.
Kona Private Capital Group operates with a simple mandate: build enduring hospitality, resort, and real estate value across the Hawaiian archipelago—patiently, strategically, and with purpose.
