Meet the newest 10 local companies joining mana up's cohort 9!
Pacific Business News
The product is simple: a water-based, non-toxic and eco-friendly nail polish line formulated with natural ingredients.
Founders of Aloha Modern, Mālia Kaʻaihue and Reyn Mukawa, offer products that can be used casually in daily life that have the heart of an heirloom. Their prints authentically share the islands' stories, honor the past, and offer a genuine product for the generations to come.
Meet Emily Jaime, the woman who defies the toxicity of the fashion industry. Her Oahu-based company, YIREH, creates its pieces to the positive body images it supports through its designs. Jamie manufactures her products ethically as well as encourages comfort and confidence to customers through blog posts and designs.
Pacific Business News
Locally brewed and sourced kombucha and nitro cold brew manufacturer Vitalitea Hawaii is expanding its product footprint on Oahu.
Meet Keoki Tavares, founder of Aloha Elixir. As an intuitive and intention coach, Tavares felt compelled to create his soy candles and energetic sprays to help his clients further enhance their intention setting. He wanted to provide intention tools that would be easily accessible to anyone who needed help making positive life changes.
Two craft brewing connoisseurs on Maui decided to get together and make some booch, laying the groundwork for the successful beverage company that is Vitalitea Hawaiʻi. After William Davis and Dante Valentino met at a craft brewing club in 2017, the two decided to turn an enterprise out of Davis' passion project.
June has been full of new and exciting developments, including welcoming new 10 companies into the Mana Up ʻOhana. We are always blown away by the creativity of our founders and this month didnʻt disappoint with many new product releases, new initiatives and more. Weʻre also thrilled to announce that our retail location, House of Mana Up, will be back open for this weekendʻs Open Streets in Waikiki and by appointment. Come see us - weʻve missed you!
West Hawaii Today
Hawaiʻi based product accelerator Mana Up’s fifth cohort contains a diverse mix of companies. From locally sourced and brewed kombucha to nontoxic nail polish, the cohort offers a wide range of authentic Hawaii consumer-packaged goods. The 10 companies are spread across Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island.
Pacific Business News
Even well-established businesses feel like they're starting all over again in this economy, so PBN gathered insights and advice from experts in starting up.
Hawaiʻi Public Radio
In an environment rocked by COVI-19, startup experts in Hawaii say local businesses should go back to the fundamentals. For Meli James, co-founder of local product-accelerator Mana Up, times like these are when businesses should reexamine everything from products to branding to see if they still make sense.
Pacific Business News
The fifth cohort's roster includes a range of local Island businesses including skincare, resort wear and craft kombucha companies, among others.
Our team at Mana Up is excited to introduce Cohort 5, which is composed of a diverse mix of founders, products, and industries based across the islands. We are looking forward to working with these Hawai'i founders over the next 5 months as each local company has the tremendous potential to grow while being based in Hawaiʻi.