Fellows mentioned in this story:
Meli James, Cohort VII
Mālia Ka‘aihue, Cohort V
From Pacific Inno:
Business accelerator Mana Up has opened a new retail location, House of Mana Up, in the lobby of the Prince Waikīkī hotel.
The shop debuted Dec. 7 and marks the fourth brick-and-mortar location for House of Mana Up. The first launched at Royal Hawaiian Center in early 2020, and two others recently opened on Hawai‘i Island — one at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, which is also operated by Prince Resorts Hawai‘i, and the other at the Mauna Loa Visitor Center.
Like the existing locations, the new store features products from Hawai‘i companies that have participated in Mana Up’s accelerator program, which launched in 2017 with the goal of helping Hawai‘i-based products scale globally and expand economic opportunities for people in Hawai‘i. To date, 74 companies have graduated from the program.
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Pacific Business News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser