Kahua DC designs survey platforms, runs global research, and develops indigenous-led AI systems. The work is serious, discreet, and not intended for everyone.
We specialise in Pacific research and indigenous AI development, building tools that see further without losing sight of people.
Some of our work is public. Some is not. All of it is grounded in ethics, cultural intelligence, and technical rigor.
At a glance: we design survey platforms, conduct global research programmes, and build indigenous-aligned AI systems for organisations that need more than generic tools. The specifics are discussed under NDA.
We design and operate survey platforms for complex environments: multi-country, multi-language, and high-stakes. Built for reliability, data security, and cultural nuance across the Pacific and beyond.
If your questions are straightforward, off-the-shelf tools may be enough. If they are not, that is where we begin.
We conduct fieldwork and remote research globally, with a particular specialisation in the Pacific. Our practice is relationship-driven, culturally informed, and designed to stand up in policy, strategy, and governance conversations.
Community, government, and private sector projects. Some are cited. Some only exist in internal briefings.
We develop AI approaches that centre indigenous knowledge, ethics, and context: human-led, culturally aligned, and intentionally constrained.
The aim is not artificial minds that replace people, but tools that know they answer to human insight.
There are patterns only machines can see at scale. There are meanings only people can read in context. Our work lives in the tension between the two.
We do not sell generic AI products. We build tightly-scoped systems for specific organisations, in specific places, under clear human authority.
If that sounds vague, it is intentional. The real work starts when we understand what you are trying to protect, measure, or change.
We work with organisations that are serious about evidence, ethics, and the communities they affect. If you are looking for a brochure, this is it. If you are looking for a partner, the next step is a conversation.
If you are curious enough to start the adventure, tell us who you are and what brought you here.