‘Entre-Pinoy-Ship’ spotlights business journeys of Filipino Americans
To celebrate National Filipino American History month, Filipino American entrepreneurs shared they knowledge and inspiration to students at RISE.
To celebrate National Filipino American History month, Filipino American entrepreneurs shared they knowledge and inspiration to students at RISE.
Teams from UH Mānoa and UH Maui College received the top prize of $1,000 each, and three other teams won $500 prizes.
The UH Mānoa esports program has been nominated for the best collegiate esports program of the year award for the third consecutive year.
Dods is an alumnus of UH Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business, a longtime donor to UH and former president of the UH Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
The challenge culminated in a “Shark Tank” style event, where the students pitched their business ideas to a group of investors, including many Shidler alumni.
Dirk Soma is the 2023 Veteran Small Business Champion in Hawaiʻi.
The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship will manage RISE’s entrepreneurship program.
This gift is among a number of private gifts totaling more than $5 million that PACE, along with UH Foundation, has raised for RISE.
The RISE makerspaces are a key component of the $70-million, six-story, live-learn-work facility.
Five startup companies pitched their innovative technology projects for language learning at the June 8, 2023 competition.