Clean. Fast. Professional.
I'm Tyler Kagawa. SimpleSite Studio is me.
I work with small business owners across Honolulu and Seattle who need a real website and don't have time to become web experts to get one.
Why I started this
Small businesses kept telling me the same story: they paid for a website, waited months, and got something they couldn't change, didn't understand, and weren't sure was working.
AI tools changed what one focused person can deliver. What they didn't change is the part that actually decides whether a site works — the thinking. So I built a studio around that split: human-led planning, AI-accelerated execution.
That means faster timelines and premium quality without agency overhead, and a direct line to the person doing the work. You talk to me from the first call through launch and beyond.
Strategy before pixels
No design work starts until we agree on who the site is for and what it should get them to do.
AI as leverage, not autopilot
AI compresses the busywork. Judgment, structure and taste still come from a person who talked to you.
Plain language, always
You'll never get a status update you need to decode. If I can't explain it simply, it isn't finished.
Built to be maintained
A site you can't update is a liability. Everything I ship is handed over or managed — never abandoned.