DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY Pono Capital Corp (the “Company” or “Pono”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on February 12, 2021 The Company has neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. The Company’s only activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and for the period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of investment income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering (as defined above). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. The Company’s sponsor is Mehana Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 10, 2021. On August 13, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 10.00 100,000,000 1,500,000 Simultaneously with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 469,175 10.00 4,691,750 Subsequently, on August 18, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred (the “Over-allotment Option Units”). The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 1,500,000 10.00 15,000,000 52,500 525,000 A total of $ 116,725,000 Transaction costs of the Initial Public Offering amounted to $ 6,168,893 1,950,000 3,450,000 768,893 Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and full exercise of underwriter’s over-allotment option, $ 823,378 118,183 337,595 1,001,001 262,964 PONO CAPITAL CORP The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80 50 The Company will provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 The Company will have until February 13, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 12 months (or up to 18 months from the closing of the IPO at the election of the Company in two separate three month extensions subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of up to $1,000,000, or $1,150,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($0.10 per Unit in either case) for each three month extension, into the Trust Account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the third amended and restated certificate of incorporation) from the closing of the Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the amount per Unit in the Trust Account ($ 10.15 PONO CAPITAL CORP The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $ 10.15 Termination of Old Proposed Business Combination On March 17, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Old Merger Agreement”), by and among Pono, Merger Sub, Benuvia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Benuvia”), Mehana Equity, LLC, in its capacity as Purchaser Representative, and Shannon Soqui, in his capacity as Seller Representative. Pursuant to the Old Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Old Merger Agreement, Merger Sub would merge with and into Benuvia, with Benuvia continuing as the surviving corporation. The Business Combination Agreement and related agreements are further described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2022. PONO CAPITAL CORP On August 8, 2022, the Company and Benuvia mutually terminated the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(a) of the Merger Agreement, effective immediately. Neither party was required to pay the other a termination fee as a result of the mutual decision to terminate the Merger Agreement. New Proposed Business Combination On September 7, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pono, Pono Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pono (“Merger Sub”), AERWINS Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AERWINS”), Mehana Equity, LLC, in its capacity as Purchaser Representative, and Shuhei Komatsu, in his capacity as Seller Representative. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), Merger Sub will merge with and into AERWINS, with AERWINS continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). As consideration for the Merger, the holders of AERWINS securities collectively shall be entitled to receive from the Company, in the aggregate, a number of the Company’s securities with an aggregate value equal to (the “Merger Consideration”) (a) Six Hundred Million U.S. Dollars ($ 600,000,000 ), minus (b) the amount by which the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus cash held by AERWINS) of AERWINS at Closing (the “Closing Net Indebtedness”), minus (c) the amount by which AERWINS’ Net Working Capital is less than $ 3 million, plus (d) the amount by which AERWINS’ Net Working Capital exceeds $ 3 million, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of AERWNS associated with the Merger, with each AERWINS stockholder receiving, for each share of AERWINS common stock held, a number of shares of the Company common stock equal to (i) the Per Share Consideration, divided by (ii) $ 10.00 . Each outstanding option or warrant to purchase AERWINS common stock shall be converted into the right to receive an option or warrant to purchase a number of shares of the Company common stock equal to (x) the Per Share Consideration divided by (y) $ 10.00 . The Merger Consideration otherwise payable to AERWINS stockholders is subject to the withholding of a number of shares of the Company common stock equal to three percent (3.0%) of the Merger Consideration to be placed in escrow for post-closing adjustments (if any) to the Merger Consideration. The Merger Consideration is subject to adjustment after the Closing based on confirmed amounts of the Closing Net Indebtedness, Net Working Capital and transaction expenses as of the Closing Date. If the adjustment is a negative adjustment in favor of the Company, the escrow agent shall distribute to the Company a number of shares of the Company common stock with a value equal to the absolute value of the adjustment amount. If the adjustment is a positive adjustment in favor of AERWINS, the Company will issue to the AERWINS stockholders an additional number of shares of the Company common stock with a value equal to the adjustment amount. The Business Combination Agreement and related agreements are further described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 7, 2022. PONO CAPITAL CORP Going Concern and Management Liquidity Plans As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $ 118,183 337,595 1,001,001 262,964 1,500,000 The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of the Company’s financing and acquisition plans. Management plans to address this uncertainty with the successful closing of a Business Combination. The Company will have until February 13, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by February 13, 2023, which is less than one year after the date these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. The Company intends to complete the proposed Business Combination before the mandatory liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any Business Combination by February 13, 2023. Based upon the above analysis, management determined that liquidity concerns and the mandatory liquidation raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within less than one year after the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Risks and Uncertainties Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being available on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which, among other things, imposes a 1 PONO CAPITAL CORP |