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From Pacific Inno:

Hawai‘i product accelerator Mana Up has teamed up with global travel retail brand DFS Hawai‘i in a partnership that will highlight emerging local companies at the luxury retailer, as well as provide mentorship opportunities for the entrepreneurs behind the brands.

In a recent announcement, Mana Up said that the partnership “centers on close collaboration between the companies.”

The DFS team will be a part of Mana Up’s accelerator cohort selection process, and officials from the company also will serve as mentors during the program. Meanwhile, products from companies that have gone through the accelerator will be sold at DFS Waikīkī, formerly T Galleria by DFS, as well as DFS Hawai‘i airport locations in Honolulu and Kahului. Additionally, DFS Waikīkī currently has a limited-time in-store display highlighting select Mana Up graduate companies.

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