Author: Hawaii Hui

Talk story about the projects you’re working on and challenges you’re facing. No pitches or presentations.

What: **Hawai’i VR Meetup 2.0 (Hybrid Event)**
When: **Thur, April 20th at 5:30-7:00pm**
Where: **HPU Esports Arena & via Zoom**
Address:
**1 Aloha Tower Dr, STE 1102**
**Honolulu, HI 96813**
Zoom link: **https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89582726101?pwd=Njhab1QvaVUyUkpNbTFabE15ZU5udz09**
Passcode: **HIVR**
Join us in-person or via Zoom! This meetup will be the 1st for the group since 2019. It’ll mainly consist of introductions, talk story, and a quick brainstorm of future events.
If you’re joining in-person and would like to pitch in for some food/drinks, shoot me a DM! Parking is $2 with validation. Hopefully we can set up a recurring hybrid meetup that works for active members.
Lastly, the arena has a PSVR2 that we can demo. See you there!

The Women Entrepreneurs Conference is focused on helping women entrepreneurs grow their business by providing information on access to capital, revenue growth opportunities, financial management, networking and connecting, and inspiration by learning from successful women business owners.
Featured Keynote
Jenai Wall, Chairman and CEO, Foodland Super Market, Ltd.
Jenai Sullivan Wall has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Foodland Super Market, Ltd., Hawaii’s largest supermarket chain, since 1998. This position was last held by her father, Foodland’s founder, the late Maurice J. “Sully” Sullivan. Wall joined the company in 1987 as director of marketing and was named president in 1995.
Wall also serves as chief executive officer of the other entities that comprise the Sullivan Family of Companies including Food Pantry, Ltd., Kalama Beach Corporation, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Hawaii.
Ting Xu, Founder and Chairwoman, Evergreen Enterprises
Evergreen Enterprises began as a decorative flag business in Ting Xu’s garage. Today, it is one of the nation’s largest flag wholesalers, producing millions of flags each year. Under Ting’s leadership, the company has expanded throughout the home & gift industry, increasing its product assortment to include garden and home décor, officially licensed sports merchandise, and fashion and baby accessories.
Speakers
Bella Hughes
Better Sour & Hawaii FoundHer
Naehalani Breeland
Ola Brew
Michelle Jaime
The Vanguard Theory
Alice Kim
Hanalei Beauty Company and Elizabeth Mott Cosmetics
Erin Kanno Uehara
Choco Leʻa
Chenoa Farnsworth
Blue Startups
Meli James
Mana Up
Unyong Nakata
Nakata Advisory LLC
Ashley Lukens
Project Thesis & Funder Hui
Darien Siguenza
Hawaii FoundHer
Donavan Kealoha
Startup Capital Ventures x SBI
Keoni Lee
Hawaii Investment Ready
Agenda
11:30 a.m.
Registration / Networking Expo
Light Bites
12:30 p.m.
Opening General Session
Welcome Remarks
Keynote Speaker: Ting Xu, Evergreen Enterprises
1:45-2:45 p.m.
Breakout Session I
Funding Your Success Stories
Crafting the Perfect Pitch
Overcoming Fear
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Breakout Session II
Social Capital: How to Build Your Most Valuable Asset
Sources of Capital & How to Get It
Branding and Marketing in Today’s World
4:15-5:00 p.m.
Closing General Session
Keynote Speaker: Jenai Wall, Foodland
5:15-7:00 p.m.
Pau Hana

Started from 1 after school class and now we here! Letʻs take take a deep breath, and hop on a tour of the future we’re building.

Weʻd like to invite you to our annual FUN-raiser! Started from 1 after school class and now we here. 🙌🏽 9 years later, we are a FULL ON Hawaiian-led nonprofit with programs in culture-based youth technology education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship & design! Letʻs take take a deep breath, and hop on a tour of the future we’re building. 
Saturday, May 13, 2023 
5:30pm to 10:30pm
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, Generations Ballroom
Silent Auction – Door Prizes – Keiki Activities – Demo Alley – Eahou Gallery

Casual get together

Let’s kick off the new year with the first Big Island Tech meetup! This is a place to meet other techies and help build the local community. How can we bring in remote jobs and create local opportunities?
Some ideas for future meetings: Tech training, demos, community projects.
4:00 – 4:15 Intro
4:15 – 4:30 News, jobs and announcements
4:30 – 5:20 Discussion: Tech in Hawaii – What’s happening, ideas, opportunities.
5:20 – 5:30 Closing

Presented by the Hawaii Defense Alliance and the State of Hawaii, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
It is anticipated that the Department of Defense will spend over $2 billion on work in Hawaii in 2023-2024. To meet the requirements of federal regulations and team with small businesses, large prime and sub-prime contractors are anxious to work with local small businesses. This conference is designed for those local small businesses to hear directly from large prime contractors about upcoming local projects, with the opportunity to meet one-on-one with prime contractors, federal contracting offices, and local resource partners. It is also a chance to network with other local small business on defense contracting.
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Limited space available for day-of registration at $125 (excludes Eventbrite fees).

This is the final installment of our Civil Cafe series covering the 2023 Hawaii State Legislature

This Civil Cafe will take place in-person at the Hawaii State Capitol in room 329.  If you’re not able to join us, register to receive the post-event recording.
Panelists to be announced soon.

We invite you to our Entrepreneurship Live event featuring CEO of Rainbow Drive-In, Chris Iwamura!

Mark your calendars for Entrepreneurship Live with Chris Iwamura, CEO of Rainbow Drive-In, happening Wednesday, April 19th!