Our Cohorts
To date, Mana Up has had 95 local Hawai‘i-based consumer packaged goods companies complete our 6 month accelerator program.
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Cohort 9 - 2024
10 local companies celebrate fashion, local snacks, art, organic skin care, and more!
See more from our Cohort 9 Companies on our Instagram: @manauphawaii!
Kauai Hemp Co
We craft premium CBD wellness products using organic Kauai hemp. Our seed-to-shelf process blends multigenerational farming traditions with innovation.
Waiwaolani
Waiwaolani is a Hawai’i based clothing brand that hopes to share about the importance of native Hawaiian species through cool and comfy everyday wear for the family.
Kris Goto
Gotobean Heavy Industries LLC represents all original artwork created by Kris Goto, inspired by the local lifestyle of Hawaii and her Japanese identity. It offers works of art in various mediums ranging from an exclusive framed original to giclee prints, apparel, stationary and commissions for private collectors and commercial clients.
Hawaii Ulu Cooperative
Founded in 2016 by nine small-scale farmers on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Co-op (HUC) is an agricultural producer cooperative committed to revitalizing ʻulu, or breadfruit, as a viable crop and dietary staple. We do this by empowering farmers as changemakers in Hawaiʻi’s food system.
Farm to Fudge Maui
Farm to Fudge Maui is a premium dark chocolate coconut fudge handcrafted on Maui using locally and organically (as much as possible) sourced ingredients selected with nutrient density in mind.
Okonokai
Unique seasonings and snacks from Hawaii-grown and harvested seaweed, naturally delicious and rich in protein, fiber and antioxidants.
Bizia
Bizia is a full-service cafe and specialty surfboard retailer. We build our surfboards at our adjacent workshop using wood from invasive albizia trees.
Honua Skincare
Honua Skincare is an internationally recognized facial line created in 2015 by a Hawaii born Esthetician, Kapua Browning and her 'Ohana. The line combines Hawaiian botanicals and traditional healing practices with modern skincare technology to target the root causes of skin conditions, while delivering remarkable results for all skin types and ages.
Alikaleo Park
An everyday kids active wear that weaves 3 generations of history since 1953. Providing kids with colorful and funky clothing with UPF protection.
To Be Hawai‘i
Handcrafting luxury, natural products for bath body & home, sourcing locally & organically, with eco-conscious packaging.
Cohort 8 - 2023
11 local companies celebrate fashion, food, and Hawai'i culture
Hawaiian Soda Co.
Hawaiian Soda Co crafts a healthier alternative to sodas inspired by the flavors of Hawaii and made with real fruit juice, crisp fizz, and prebiotics. The fizzy beverages have no added sugar or preservatives. Founded by Caesar and Gina Ho from Honolulu, Oahu.
Averylily
Averylily is an interior design studio curating offering a move-in basics collection for new homeowners; bedding, bath, decorative throw pillows and tabletop. Founded by Avery Solmssen and Lily Kanter from Honolulu, Hawaii.
Brianne & Co.
Brianne & Co. is a handmade jewelry line crafted by Brianne Light. Her simple, minimalist jewelry collection features a variety of materials from local Kauai sea glass and shells to unique stones, genuine pearls and precious metals. Founded by Brianne Light from Koloa, Kauai.
Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals, Inc
Inspired by the healing energy of Hawaii Island's rain forests and the teachings of their Kumu, Kahuna Lapa'au Morrnah Simeona, Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals was founded over 25 years ago.
Liquid Life Hawai‘i
Liquid Life Hawaii creates super-food products such as cold-pressed juices and nutraceuticals using locally sourced ingredients with three health cafes on the Island of Hawaii. Founded by Ola and Puna Tripp from Hilo, Hawaii Island.
Lotus & Lime
Lotus & Lime is a mother & daughter Native Hawaiian fashion brand designed by Kim and Jade-Alexis Ryusaki on the island of O'ahu.
Kaka'ako Kasuals
Kaka’ako Kasuals is a footwear company that provides comfortable slippers and water shoes for the entire 'ohana.
Hobbs Tea
At Hobbs Tea, Kauai-raised founder, Jamie Lyons, makes Hawaii-grown tea that helps protect endemic Hawaiian species and their habitats.
Maui Chili Chili Oil
Maui Chili Chili Oil offers a condiment with a unique flavor that’s growing in popularity. Started during the pandemic, the company handcrafts small batch Szechuan-style chili oil with garlic and locally grown Maui onion. Founded by Deron and Kit Furukawa from Wailuku, Maui.
Sweet Land Farm
Sweet Land Farm is a goat dairy and farmstead creamery born from founder Emma’s passion - combining her culinary training and family tradition of dairy farming. Founded by Emma Bello McCaulley and her father, Eric Bello from Waialua, Oahu.
UBAE
UBAE was founded in 2017 by Adrienne-Joy and Jeremy Jataas. Ube, being a staple in many Filipino households, is used as a base in all the desserts that UBAE has to offer.
Cohort 7 - 2022
11 local companies celebrate environmentalism and conservation and explore innovative ways to collaborate with local artists.
Advance Wildlife Education
You cannot protect what you do not know exists, so Maui-based Che Frausto combined his passions for art and wildlife to educate and spread awareness on our native wildlife.
ava + oliver
Honolulu-based ava + oliver brings you safe, modern baby products that are adored by babies and parents alike.
David Shepard Hawaii
David Shepard Hawai'i is an aloha wear design company with a conservation mission headquartered in Honolulu, O'ahu.
Haku Maui
Haku Maui specializes in traditional Hawaiian Lei and Lei Workshops at their Lei Shop on Maui in the heart of Makawao Town.
Lexbreezy
Lexbreezy Hawai'i is driven by the need to inspire the young generation to embrace the daily adornment of Aloha wear.
Kauai Sweet Shoppe
Kauai Sweet Shoppe is a family owned and operated small batch confections manufacturer, specializing in their very own line of caramels and chocolates made locally on the island of Kauai.
Malama Mushrooms
Mālama Mushrooms is a family-owned functional food company creating everyday wellness products utilizing superfood mushrooms which integrate easily into daily routines.
Pō Naturals
Pō Naturals' mission is to create organic, herbal body care products that are affordable, highly effective and safe for the whole family.
Revive Glassworks
Revive Glassworks was created in 2021 around the goal to repurpose Maui's recycled glass and to rescue it from going to landfills.
Surf Shack Puzzles
Surf Shack Puzzles is a wahine-owned, 'ohana-operated puzzle company dedicated to creating moments of calm and connectedness.
Tag Aloha Co.
Tag Aloha Co is a lifestyle brand offering a growing array of locally inspired products including bags, pareos, hats and newly released pillows.
Cohort 6 - 2021
12 Hawai'i-grown companies join Mana Up - our largest cohort yet!
Aloha de Mele
Aloha de Mele was founded by artist JT Ojerio, and is inspired by Hawai‘i’s beauty, land, culture, and people. Ranging from simple silhouettes to complex lei po‘o, each art piece is created to make a statement, exude good vibes, and the aloha spirit near and far!
Banán
Banán typically turns Hawai‘i-grown bananas and other island-grown ingredients into dairy-free frozen goodness at its various O‘ahu locations. They also sell one of its number one toppings, the mac nut honey butter, which is made from Big Island-grown macadamia nuts and O‘ahu-harvested honey.
HI Spice
HI Spice is a hot sauce crafted with locally sourced ingredients that is inspired, grown and made on Maui. Its assortment of products highlight local produce like liliko'i, guava, pineapple, mango, papaya, honey, along with peppers sourced from local farmers to create the perfect balance of heat and flavor!
Learn More →Island Harvest
Island Harvest grows certified organic macadamia nuts in Kohala on Hawai‘i Island. Together with their team, they approach farming with care for the ʻāina, trees, employees, and community. They use their locally and sustainably grown crops to produce their assortment of macadamia nut products.
Kākou Collective
Kākou Collective is the studio of Native Hawaiian surface pattern designer and illustrator Kea Peters who is inspired by her homeland and aims to bring Hawaiʻiʻs backyard and indigenous plants to the forefront.
Kahuku Farms
Over 100 years ago, a family of innovative farmers started Kahuku Farms. Today, it is run by the fourth generation of farmers with a love of agriculture and sustainability that handcrafts products using fresh ingredients from its fields such as liliko'i butter, honey mango body butter, and much more!
Keiki Kaukau
Keiki Kaukau creates unique toys, books, and games inspired by local culture, nourishing our keiki through thoughtful design. They partner with local designers to offer a line of quality children’s products that reflect the unique mixed-plate culture of the islands!
'Ohana Nui
‘Ohana Nui offers premium macadamia nut cookies in flavors inspired by Hawaiian flavors and using local ingredients—discover the taste of paradise. Stay tuned all week as we announce six more companies joining our Mana Up ‘ohana this year!
Pawniolo Pets
Pawniolo Pets makes nutritious raw pet food, single-ingredient pet treats and preservative-free chews from grass-fed animals that are raised 100% in Hawai‘i.
Pono Potions
Pono Potions is a company that crafts all-natural flavored syrups for coffee and cocktails. Its unique creations highlight the natural ingredients of the Hawaiian Islands like macadamia nut and hibiscus, all while supporting the local community!
Sea Salts of Hawai'i
Sea Salts of Hawai'i harvests pa‘akai (Hawaiian salt) from its Kona Salt Farm at Keahole Point on Hawai‘i Island. In addition to Hawaiian salt, the company creates bathing salts, Hawai‘i deep ocean mineral spa baths and ocean magnesium mineral water drops to mineral-enhance filtered drinking water.
Utara Organics
Utara Organics crafts all-natural skincare products such as creams, serums and much more using the mangosteen they grow on their farm in in Kilauea, Kaua'i.
Mangosteen provides an abundant source of polyphenols known as xanthones, which get rid of bacteria and inflammation.
COHORT 5 - 2020
10 local companies celebrate Hawai’i through culture, ingredients and music.
Aloha Elixir
Founder Keoki Tavares began Aloha Elixir as a way to share his passion for healing and using the power of focused intention as a way to help others become their best selves.
Aloha Modern
Aloha Modern seeks to build deeply rooted designs that uniquely reflect the authentic mo’olelo (stories) of our Hawai‘i. These mo’olelo are placed upon a range of lifestyle products, including microfiber towels, shirts, bags, and more.
Ao Organics
Ao Organics is a clean, safe, and natural skincare company founded with a passion to protect and preserve our precious skin, our loved ones, and our Ao [earth].
Haku Collective
Haku Collective started as a full-service music, audio, and talent production group, but has since expanded to create an extended product suite offering apparel, accessories, home goods and more.
Jules + Gem Hawaiʻi
Jules + Gem Hawai’i is a locally made candle and fragrance shop created by Lana Gronwald in 2017. Every fragrance product is created especially for those desiring to reflect on the enjoyable moments spent in the Hawaiian Islands -- whether visiting or living local!
Kapa Nui Nails
Born on the island of Hawai’i in Waimea, Kapa Nui Nails produces a complete line of clean and green high-performance nail products for the conscious consumer -- polish, nail repair, and polish remover products that are non-toxic and sustainably produced.
Nāpili FLO Farm
Nāpili FLO Farm started off as simply a farm which, after the birth of her son, founder Monica turned into a sustainable, organic urban farm. Today, Nāpili FLO Farm offers vegan, all-natural Kimchi and fermented products to wholesale and retail clients alike.
Ua Body
Ua Body is the continuation of a legacy natural skincare line our family formulated 30 years ago on the Island of Hawai’i. Meaning rain in Hawaiian, Ua speaks to the nurturing and healing effect of nature.
Learn More →VITALITEA HAWAIʻI
VITALITEA HAWAI`I is proudly made on the beautiful island of MAUI by local craft brewers in search of balance. We are on a mission to craft healthy & delicious kombucha and nitro cold brew coffee utilizing fresh pressed tropical fruits + roots + herbs.
YIREH
YIREH is an ethically-made women’s resort wear brand based on Oahu that focuses on empowering and encouraging women. The brand features versatile and effortless styles for everyday wear in one-of-a-kind prints.
Cohort 4 - Fall 2019
10 Hawai'i brands showcasing diverse products and founders.
Ambassadors with Aloha
Ambassadors with Aloha provides quality street clothing designs that blend functionality with fashion. Clothes made to fit the Hawaiian Lifestyle and promote local designs.
Body Mint
Body Mint products target and neutralize unwanted body odors in the form of an ingestible tablet, all while using the highest quality and freshest ingredients available.
Kahulale'a
Kahulaleʻa is far more than just an eye-catching clothing company--they’re storytellers. Inspired by life in Hawai’i, Kahulaleʻa incorporates authentic Hawaiian designs that speak to life on the Hawaiian islands.
Maui Crisps
Maui Crisps captures the local flavors of the islands by crafting their beef crisps using thinly sliced and dried slices of the highest quality beef. This delicious island snack gives a great, new, and unique style to beef snacks.
Mohala Eyewear
SLAB
Celebrity chef Sheldon Simeon’s unique take on Hawaiʻi’s Chili Pepper water is sure to be a great addition to any dish. Using only the best ingredients, once you add this to your food you’ll never want it off.
Swiss Inn
Ulu Mana
Understanding the value and health benefits of Hawaiʻi’s native breadfruit plant, ‘Ulu, ‘Ulu Mana dedicates itself to creating tasty ‘Ulu-based food products while promoting sustainability, economic growth, and a healthy lifestyle in Hawaiʻi.
Wai Meli
Wai Meli harvests Hawaiʻi-grown honey in an effort to promote sustainability in agriculture and to assist in the plight of the honeybee. The unique flowers and nectar the islands have to offer help to create special and delicious honey.
Wrappily
Wrappily produces Hawaiʻi-inspired recycled gift wrapping materials that address the global need for smarter, more sustainable gift wrap.
Cohort 3 - Spring 2019
10 local companies representing a diverse mix of trending products
Coco Moon
Inspired by the nostalgia of a childhood spent growing up in the islands, Coco Moon has grown into a collection of everyday keiki essentials that add a touch of aloha to every step of your 'ohana's routine.
FUSED Hawaii
FUSED createsfunctional swimwear with the hope of inspiring women to live confidently in the skin they are in. FUSED empowers a community of women who are brave enough to share their stories.
HAYN
HAYN is an environmentally conscious footwear brand owned & operated out of Honolulu, Hawaii. HAYN’s slippers are made from natural 5L rubber, features dual density, and are shaped and finished by hand creating high quality, comfort, style and function.
Kaimana Jerky
Kaimana Jerky was founded out of love for the ocean and creating unique products through its resources. Though delicious and high-quality protein snacks, Kaimana Jerky fuels people's mind and body.
Liko Lehua
Founded by her Auntie Diane Kanealii, Dawn and her husband Matt now run Liko Lehua, a gourmet butters company inspired by the fruits of Hawaii and a cafe based in Hilo, Hawaii. Liko Lehua’s mission is to provide secure livelihoods for their community by teaching and encouraging staff towards personal growth and to create a place where guests and staff are Ohana.
Lola Pilar
Lola Pilar Hawaii creates fine art and Italian silk scarves using photography from Hawaii sourced flora, arranged into designs inspired by vintage Hawaiian Quilts.
Meli Wraps
Meli Wraps is a local company featuring reusable Beeswax Wraps designed to reduce plastic and keep your food fresh.
NOHO Home
NOHO HOME is a sophisticated island experience cultivated through artful home decor. Marked by the designer's profound love for her Hawaiian heritage and other first nations' cultures, Noho Home reimagines the island home aesthetic into organic textures woven with native intelligence.
Short N Sweet
Short N Sweet is a bakery based in Hilo, Hawaii featuring a variety of delectable and original baked goods, derived from blending Hawaiian ingredients with the creativity of classically French trained chef Maria Short.
Western Aloha
Western Aloha makes everywhere-able clothing and gear inspired by the spirit of Aloha and our home on the Big Island of Hawaii. From beach to bar, sea to snow, and Waimea to Waikiki, you can happily wear Western Aloha.
Cohort 2 - FALL 2018
11 local companies featuring products in emerging markets
Big Island Coffee Roasters
Big Island Coffee Roasters is an award-winning Hawaii coffee farm, mill & roaster with premium coffee products from Puna, Kona, Ka’u, Hamakua, Maui & Oahu. Distinguished by its unique products, Big Island Coffee Roasters features the Taste of Hawaii coffee club and the 'Espresso Bites' bar made from 100% Hawaiian coffees and 0% chocolate.
Bradley & Lily
Bradley & Lily is a Hawaii lifestyle brand with a focus on stationery products. Bradley & Lily paper goods are created to connect people through expressions of love, joy and compassion and are printed in Honolulu on domestically milled or recycled paper.
Hanalei
Based in Hawaii, Hanalei creates gentle skincare products, inspired by Hawaii’s lush, tropical landscape and native botanicals. Made with treasured tropical ingredients ranging from pressed kukui nut oil, aloe, papaya, lavender and raw cane sugar, our unique formulations are perfect for everyday use and for any skin type.
Lahaʻole Designs
Lahaʻole Designs, created in 2013 in a little grass shack in Wahiawā, Oʻahu, creates classically handmade laha'ole (uncommon) jewelry and clothing that share stories of Hawaiian culture and things fond to Hawai'i Nei.
lei palm
lei palm is a tropically inspired collection of clothing, accessories and gifts curated in Hawai’i. lei palm collaborates with local artists to expand their global reach through exclusive fashion pieces and collectibles.
Little Hands Hawaii
Little Hands is Hawaii's original reef-friendly baby-safe sun protection company made with the highest quality ingredients. Little Hands spreads awareness on preserving coral reefs and provides the safest sunscreen for your entire ohana.
Mana Artisan Botanics
Mana Artisan Botanics, Hawaii’s first wellness-driven hemp company, handcrafts phytocannabinoid-rich products for endocannabinoid system (ECS) support. Based on the Big Island of Hawaii, the company offers artisanal, whole-plant hemp extracts, infused with pure Hawaiian botanicals designed for health and wellness.
Maui Nui Venison
Maui Nui Venison creates USDA wild harvested meats from Hawaii. By working with suppliers who strive to humanely manage wild and invasive venison and other animals, Maui Nui Venison offers jerkies and fresh meat that contribute to the sustainability of wild food systems in Hawaii.
Nick Kuchar Art & Design Co.
Nick Kuchar is an artist who creates prints inspired by the early days of surfing & beach culture, including the vintage color palette, typography & associated nostalgia. He resides on the island of O‘ahu, Hawai’i and has collaborated with companies such as Patagonia, Olukai and The Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race.
PōMahina
Manele Spice Co
Founded by celebrity chef Adam Tabura, Manele Spice Co offers a range of Hawaii-inspired spice and salt blends perfect for bringing out delicious flavors in your meats, side dishes, cocktails, and more.
Cohort 1 - SPRING 2018
10 Hawai'i products elevating key ingredients found across the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Pie Company
Run by Jan & Joel Hori using long-standing family recipes, Hawaiian Pie Company is a bakery that specializes in melt-in-your-mouth buttery fruit pies and baked goods. Buy them frozen at your local grocery store or at their local shop in Honolulu.
Hawaiian Vanilla Co
Based on Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Vanilla Co. is a boutique vanilla farm that creates over 60 different vanilla-infused products and is well known for their beautiful farm tours and lunch experience.
Hawaiian Rainbow Bees
Hawaiian Rainbow Bees produces local, unprocessed, healthy 100% Hawaiian honey. Many of their bees are located on organic farms and serve as important pollinators in the region.
KōHana Rum
KōHana Rum is a farm to bottle, small batch Hawaiian agricole rum. All of their rums are first-hand harvested and pressed to juice before the heirloom canes are distilled to perfection. Based in Kunia, KōHana Rum offers tastings and tours at its distillery.
Learn More →Kunoa Cattle Co
Kunoa is a sustainable Hawaii meat company. It manages a herd of several thousand cattle on Kauai, operates Hawaii’s largest meat packing facility, and sells fresh and value-added Hawaii meat products to retailers, food service, and direct to consumers.
Mamalani
Mamalani is an Aloha-centered, Native Hawaiian made Natural Body Product company using local and organic ingredients in ‘āina-friendly packaging. Go Native is Mamalani’s Natural Health and Beauty Subscription box featuring crafters, artisans and farmers from Hawaii.
Manoa Chocolate
Based in Kailua, Manoa Chocolate Hawaii is a world-renowned bean-to-bar chocolate factory. Through direct trade of single origin cacao from around the world and across the Hawaiian Islands, Manoa Chocolate showcases the unique qualities of each region they source from.
Monkeypod Jam
Monkeypod Jam creates low sugar, commercial pectin-free, fruit preserves highlighting fruit grown 100% on Kauai. Based on Kauai’s South Shore, Monkeypod operates a small bakery and culinary workshops for locals and visitors.
Tea Chest Hawai‘i
Tea Chest is a tea company with a passion for refined taste and a distinct sense of place. Using natural organic and sustainable ingredients, Tea Chest makes a variety of hot and cold brew teas.
Voyaging Foods
Voyaging Foods bridges Hawaiian ancestral food and the modern healthy diet by growing and manufacturing gluten and grain-free powders from Native Hawaiian canoe plants, the treasured heirloom plants of Polynesia.