# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001855631
**File Stem:** 0000899243-23-004034
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 4972
**Document Hash:** 069caf63dbe7810f027ba7152542c852
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000899243-23-004034.hdr.sgml**: 20230206

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000899243-23-004034

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230203

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230206

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230206

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ito Taiji
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001964374

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40734
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23590680

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3-32 KIOICHO, CHIYODA-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 0000
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AERWINS Technologies Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001855631
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIRCRAFT [3721]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 862049355
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SHIBA KOEN ANNEX 6 F, 1-8,
- **STREET 2:** SHIBA KOEN 3-CHOME
- **CITY:** MINATO-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 105-0011
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 813-6409-6761

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SHIBA KOEN ANNEX 6 F, 1-8,
- **STREET 2:** SHIBA KOEN 3-CHOME
- **CITY:** MINATO-KU, TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 105-0011

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Pono Capital Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210708

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PONO Capital Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210407

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Ito Taiji<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>SHIBA KOEN ANNEX 6 F, 1-8,<br>SHIBA KOEN 3-CHOME, MINATO-KU<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TOKYO, M0 105-0011<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>AERWINS Technologies Inc. [ AWIN ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-02-03 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_See Remarks_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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**Remarks:**
Global Markets Executive Officer

The reporting person became an officer and director of the issuer on February 3, 2023, upon the closing of a business combination pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2022, by and among Pono Capital Corp. ("Pono"), Pono Merger Sub, Inc., AERWINS Technologies Inc. ("AERWINS"), Mehana Equity LLC, and Shuhei Komatsu. Upon consummation of the business combination, the issuer changed its name to "AERWINS Technologies Inc." Prior to the closing, the reporting person was not a shareholder of the issuer. The reporting person was an officer and director of AERWINS prior to closing.

**Signature:** /s/ Taiji Ito  
**Date:** 2023-02-06

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**