Ao Organics Hawai‘i is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies Ao Organics Hawai‘i was founded in 2017 when Chelsa Davis was pregnant with her third keiki. She says she created organic reef safe sunscreen as a safer…
Nāpili FLO Farm is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies Nāpili FLO Farm started simply as a farm, a way for Monica Bogar to build a new life as a mother. Bogar says that when her son…
Yireh is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies Yireh says it is an ethically made women’s resort wear brand based on O‘ahu that focuses on empowering and encouraging women. The company says it has built a community…
What has been Belle Surf Café’s latest pivot or innovation? Even as we saw the writing on wall, COVID-19 hit us hard. With a quick stop to tourism in Maui and with the unknown risk, we had no choice but…
Haku Collective is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies Haku Collective was founded by singer-songwriter Kimié Miner as a full-service music, audio and talent production group. But the collective says it has since expanded to include an…
Aloha Modern is part of Mana Up’s fifth cohort of Hawai‘i-based companies The lifestyle company Aloha Modern was conceived over cold beers and Mākaha sunsets by co-founders Malia Ka‘aihue and Reyn Mukawa. What started as a passion project between two…
Hawaii Business Magazine will unveil the companies this week online, starting with two today.
Please describe how and when you are conducting the return to your stores. Crosscourt Hawaii opened for business at our flagship location in Kaka‘ako, with a modified schedule on May 15, and will continue to run a modified schedule until…
How are you coping amid COVID-19 crisis? I had just signed a lease on a 17,000 square foot space in Kaka‘ako when the pandemic hit. This is my second endeavor and I had put a year and all my savings…
