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2021 CHALLENGE

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2021 WINNERS

Model-C
Infrastructure simulation and optimization technology
Amr Ghanem, Mohamed Sherif
Abio
Digital autobiography platform
Jason Long, Dylan Phillip
Galilee
Hurricane deadening solution using drones
Austin Sinclair
PARTNERS
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JUDGES

2021

Rafael Gacel-Sinclair
Technology Licensing Associate
UH Office of Technology Transfer

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Kelly Holden
Faculty
UH Shidler College of Business Marketing Department

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Catherine Taschner
Deputy Director
City & County of Honolulu Department of Land Management

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Rich Matsuura
Vice President of Product
DispatchIt.com

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COACHES

2021

Marko Brickman
Founder
Mark’s Athletic Soles
Assaf Karmon
CEO and Co-Founder
TurnoverBnB
Dave Kozuki
Founder
Tow Choice
Chris Loo
Director of Operations
JL Capital
John Richards
Dean, Culinary, Hospitality, Business & Legal Technology
Kapiolani Community College
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University of Hawaiʻi
An Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Institution.
© 2025 Shidler College of Business. All rights reserved.
Website by Blue Logic Labs
2404 Maile Way, Room E-402, Honolulu, HI 96822
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