Pacific-built software,
end to end.
Web, iOS, AI — a small studio shipping a dozen production apps from Waikiki. From a contractor SaaS running a real $139K renovation to a webcam network streaming hundreds of Pacific cameras.
15B+ Claude tokens · 580+ commits · ~600K lines · solo with Claude Code.
token breakdown · 11.6B cache reads (hot context replayed) · 378M cache writes · 38M output tokens (model-generated code) · across the home Apple server (multi-Mac development fleet)
Business trained. Code first.
AI fluent. Sea tested.
Marketing degree, decade of full-stack engineering, deep Anthropic SDK time, snowcat fleet manager, design-build founder, and yes — a 100-ton USCG Master credential. The breadth shows up in the work: code that reads like someone who has actually run a P&L, navigated a regulated industry, and shipped on time when the weather wouldn't wait.
AI consulting,
custom apps, and a school.
Four ways to work with BlueWave — from a one-off consult to a full multi-tenant SaaS build to learning to ship your own apps in the AI School.
AI Consulting
Strategy, prompt engineering, model selection, cost modeling, eval pipelines. From a one-off LLM workflow to a full agentic system in production.
- Claude API + Anthropic SDK fluent
- Prompt caching · structured outputs
- Multi-tenant prompt isolation
- Cost + latency p99 instrumentation
Custom AI Apps
Full-stack AI-native apps shipped end-to-end. Web (Next.js), iOS (Swift + RoomPlan + Object Capture), backend (FastAPI / Postgres). Twelve products live to prove it.
- Next.js 16 · React 19 · Tailwind 4
- Swift + RoomPlan + ARKit
- FastAPI · Postgres · Docker · Vultr
- Cloudflare Pages + edge functions
Multi-Tenant SaaS
Build a SaaS from scratch or extract one from an existing client app. Row-level tenant isolation, signup + billing scaffolding, transactional email, audit trails — same playbook BlueWave Projects ships on.
- Phase-1 tenant scoping (15+ tables)
- Stripe billing + webhook handlers
- Auth + invite + role permissions
- Tenant-scoped LLM workflows
BlueWave AI School
Learn AI the way operators actually use it. Eight skill waves, 61 lessons, hundreds of hands-on exercises. From foundations to multi-agent workflows — practiced inside a live sandbox.
- 8 waves · 61 lessons · live sandbox
- XP, streaks, certificates per wave
- Operator-grade (no slide decks)
- $79/mo solo · $249/mo + coaching
Built. Shipped. Running.
Live products under active maintenance — web, iOS, AI, infra. Each card links to the live site.
BlueWave Projects
Project room for design-build contractors. AI scope generator, RoomPlan blueprints, client-shareable timelines, Hawaii tax handling. Multi-tenant — Tenant 1 (Ikena) is actively running a $139K renovation through the system.
Ikena Design & Build
Honolulu design-build practice — Tenant 1 of BlueWave Projects. Currently running a $139,165 Puuikena Drive renovation through the BlueWave portal end-to-end: scope, blueprints, change orders, tax handling, daily logs.
Binnacle.ai
AI-powered USCG compliance platform for commercial mariners and operators. Credential tracking, inspection prep, regulation lookup, and rotation planning for the maritime industry.
Ikena Portal
The Ikena-branded contractor portal — 9 ops tools (invoices, subs & GET, time, daily logs, documents, selections, change orders, blueprint, 3D editor) plus public client-share pages. Demo role picker on the homepage, no signup required.
Hawaii 3D Map
Every parcel, building, and address in Hawaiʻi as TypeScript — served as a 3D map. 384,262 statewide TMK parcels, 239,458 Honolulu building footprints with real heights, 204,775 address points. Click any property → instant TMK, acres, qPublic link.
Property Brief
Weekly Hawaii property data digest for homeowners and investors. TMK, zoning, lava zone, permit history, comps — your saved addresses every Wednesday. Built on the same Hawaii data layer as the scope generator.
Aloha Off-Market Network
Deal flow before MLS. Hawaii adjacency alerts, distressed-permit signals, intros to vetted agents and lenders. Three tiers — $99 watcher, $499 builder, $1,500 founding member.
Port of Cams
Real-time webcam streaming from Hawaii, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest plus DOT traffic feeds across 50 states. 14,400+ live cameras with HD/Lite toggle, interactive maps, and multi-view grids.
AlohaCalendar
Automated Hawaii events calendar with 13 scrapers, AI image enrichment, Stripe ticketing, and newsletter automation. Self-updating every 30 minutes.
Last Frontier Events
Alaska's premier event discovery platform. Aggregates events from multiple sources with deals, northern lights viewing, and region-based browsing across 6 Alaska regions.
claude-prompt-cache
Drop-in prompt-caching helpers for the Anthropic Python SDK. cache_system() auto-applies cache_control markers respecting the 1024-token minimum + 4-block per-request cap. CacheMetrics tracks hit-rate and surfaces dollar cost. Extracted from BlueWave Projects' production LLM pipelines.
ProtestTracker
Global protest tracker — Next.js + Prisma + Postgres. Just relaunched: rebuilt container, attached persistent pgdata volume, restored DNS, behind the same Vultr / Nginx Proxy Manager stack as the rest of the studio.
Hawaii Property Lookup
Address autocomplete + parcel card (TMK, island, county, acres, zone) backed by statewide ArcGIS, county REST endpoints, and OSM Overpass. Memos, /stats dashboard, adjacent parcels, geofencing, print/PDF letterhead, lead capture.
ProBuildCalc
Smart calculator for contractors to estimate jobs, track costs, and manage projects. iOS-native (RoomPlan + Object Capture) + web. AI-assisted estimation and mobile-first design.
Family Tree
Interactive family tree builder with photo uploads, relationship mapping, and beautiful visualizations. Preserve your family history digitally.
CamDrop
Construction site timelapse cameras. Weatherproof cameras that capture months of progress into shareable timelapses. Perfect for builders, developers, and project managers.
Running a build crew or a deal pipeline?
There's a dedicated stack for you.
Scope generator, RoomPlan blueprints, project room, off-market network, weekly property briefs — built on the same Hawaii data layer the studio uses internally.
Built by a working contractor.
Not a SaaS startup chasing a vertical. A Honolulu design-build practice that needed all of this on real job sites — and shipped it.
John Thomas
Founder · Ikena Design & Build · Honolulu
I run an active design-build practice in Honolulu — and I built BlueWave Projects because I needed it.
Before software I spent a decade as a 100-ton USCG Captain with 1,000+ sea days; the contractor work came after I came ashore. Everything in BlueWave Projects exists because I needed it on a real job site — scoping, blueprints, change orders, Hawaii sub-deduction tracking — and couldn’t find software that worked the way contractors actually work.
If you’re a design-build shop, custom home builder, or active renovation GC, this tool was built by someone with sawdust on their boots — not a SaaS bro chasing a vertical.
Visit Ikena Design & Build →Talk to a working contractor.
Free trial is the fastest path, but if you want to talk it through first — drop a note and we'll get back same day.