UH Hilo small business development center fully accredited
The Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center received another five years of accreditation by America’s Small Business Development Centers.
UH’s nationally recognized accelerator selects sixth cohort
The teams are eligible for up to $75,000 in seed capital, plus an additional $100,000 in follow-on funding, for a total XLR8UH-driven investment of $175,000.
Customizable walking device wins innovation challenge
Austin Yoshino and his idea called G-Trainer captured the top prize of $2,000 in the UH Breakthrough Innovation Challenge.
State’s marine aquaculture industry buoyed by new UH strategic partnership
The University of Hawaiʻi and state agencies formed a partnership to raise Hawaiʻi’s global visibility in marine aquaculture and to capitalize on the commercial opportunities available worldwide.
UH program gives student entrepreneurs hands-on training, $4,000 to kick-start business
The Summer Startup Launchpad, a program of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship, is a free, six-week intensive program that provides education and mentorship to help UH student founding teams evaluate an idea and launch a business.
Innovative collaborative meeting software solution wins UH Business Plan Competition
The UH Business Plan Competition is an intense, experiential program that provides mentorship, training and resources to UH students and faculty who want to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur and start a business venture.
Kombucha tea, sunflower oil and manjookies win top awards
Three innovative food businesses and entrepreneurs walked away with top awards at the Maui Food Industry X-celerator’s pitch event at UH Maui College.
Calling all pitches for student entrepreneurship contest
Aspiring UH entrepreneurs can pitch their startup idea at the first ever Pitch Party on January 24 at UH Mānoa's Campus Center courtyard.
Engineering students win UH innovation challenge
Arif Rahman and Kainalu Matthews of team Good Egg won for developing a noninvasive test for embryo health-check during in vitro fertilization of bovine cattle.
UH accelerator wins national award for the third year in a row
XLR8UH was named one of only 20 national winners of the U.S. Small Business Association’s Growth Accelerator Fund competition
