Each year Honolulu-based Mana Up Hawaiʻi hosts a 12-week accelerator program for Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs, helping them bring their products to market. The program culminates with a Product Showcase event, where participants present a 3-minute pitch to a crowd of 1,000 people at T Galleria by DFS in Waikīkī. There’s food, live entertainment and a marketplace where attendees […]
In ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), holo ʻai means to move food to where it needs to be, and that’s exactly what local axis deer harvester Maui Nui Venison has done with its Holo ʻAi initiative. “Weʻve donated just over 10,000 pounds of venison and we have 2,000 pounds more slated for this week,” says Kuʻulani
Life has really changed. Many of us are working from our living rooms now, with our kids attending school virutally and pets wondering why we’re home so much. We get our groceries delivered, we’re cooking more than we ever have before, and we’re matching our outfits to face masks. The spread of COVID-19 has impacted everyone in
On this week’s “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, Kevin and Cat talk story with Mana Up Hawaiʻi co-founder, Meli James, from much more than six feet away. In this episode, Meli speaks to the “Have Aloha Will Travel” crew about Mana Up’s mission, which is to provide mentoring opportunities to local small businesses as well as sell and
