Public Information Officer, Rapid Transit Division
1099 Alakea Street, Floor 17
Honolulu, HI 96813
Office: 808-768-6197

Patrick Williams has more than a decade of experience in public affairs and media. He is a member of the Public Involvement Team for Honolulu’s rail transit project with the City and County of Honolulu, where he assists with community engagement and media relations. Previously, he was Director of Communications at the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs, where he directed outreach for the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan and as well as efforts in healthcare, the technology sector and finance.

His experience extends to fundraising with the University of Hawaii Foundation and the corporate/public affairs division of McNeil Wilson Communications. At McNeil Wilson, Patrick led accounts including Honolulu Recycling, the Office of Congressman Neil Abercrombie, Akaka in 2006, the American Nurses Association, the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the ethanol advocacy group Clean Fuels Hawaii, among many.

Patrick began his career as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania and has worked as a freelance writer in the San Francisco Bay Area and Honolulu. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of California, Davis.