Joe Dwight was born and raised in Waimānalo on the Windward side of Oʻahu and moved to Kailua at 11 where he is still residing, "I am a self taught glass artist designing and building custom stained glass windows since 1981. I have built hundreds of custom windows for private homes from New York to Japan. I have designed and built all the stained glass in 14 churches on O'ahu and one in Japan."