Applications for Cohort 9 have closed! Stay tuned to meet our newest cohort in may.
This year the Mana Up Showcase has expanded the event lineup to include with the first-ever Hawai‘i Pow Wow Pitch competition held on November 8th at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, offering the opportunity for Indigenous and Native-identifying entrepreneurs to win cash prizes, get a “golden ticket” for the 2024 Turtle Island Pow Wow Pitch Finals competition and more.
At the recent Women Winning in Business Roundtable, four leaders from a variety of industries shared what "winning" looks like for them.
Mana Up will host its annual Mana Up Showcase, an event series that highlights Hawai‘i’s emerging entrepreneurial leaders and musicians. The events will take place over three days with a combination of in person events in Honolulu and a global broadcast slated for Nov. 19.
Mana Up announces its annual Mana Up Showcase, an event series that highlights Hawai‘i's emerging entrepreneurial leaders and musicians. The events will take place over three days with a combination of in person events in Honolulu and a global broadcast slated for November 19.
Mana Up’s annual Showcase will return next month with an expanded lineup featuring a series of events, Mana Up announced Wednesday.
Surfers of all abilities take inspiration from the sport’s first ambassador, Duke Kahanamoku, whose lei-draped statue overlooks the beach in Waikiki. Now, thanks to local retailer House of Mana Up, they can pay tribute to the Olympic swimmer and surf legend with a new line of beach essentials.
Mana Up is donating 100% of profits from retail sales to Maui relief efforts through the end of August.
"Our renewed partnership reinforces our efforts focused on regenerative tourism and bringing Hawaii to the world as visitors make their return to the Islands once again," Mana Up co-founder Meli James told PBN in an email.
Today we'll catch up with the latest from Mana Up and learn about their cohort 8. We'll also hear from a couple of their portfolio companies and learn how they scale their local brand to the rest of the world.
Mana Up and Hawaiian Airlines announces Season 3 of a live-streamed Meet the Makers series, bringing six new experiences highlighting Hawaiʻi-based companies and their unique products. The series kicks off with an episode highlighting Duke Kahanamoku, plus an episode featuring Maui Nui Venison and award-winning Chef Chris Kajioka.
Hawaiian Airlines® Bank of Hawaii World Elite Mastercard® and Mana Up announce the third season of the Meet the Makers series featuring rising Hawai‘i entrepreneurs and their unique stories. Starting June 22, thetwo Hawai‘i-based companies will present six interactive and live-streamed episodes,free to view and offered through October - leading up to Mana Upʻs live-broadcasted Showcase in November.
Two Kaua‘i businesses are among 11 selected by Mana Up, an accelerator for Hawai‘i-based consumer brands, for its latest annual six-month program.