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2019 -20 COMPANIES

HAWAII INNOVATION LAB (GALLOPTICS)

A method (patent pending) to make lightweight, deformable mirrors, developed by Ph.D. researchers in the UH College of Engineering.
LT-RT: Arif Rahman, Kareem Elassy and Jordyn Maeda

MANA’OLA INNOVATIONS

A engineering company that designs and produces products in healthcare, established by student founders from University of Hawaii at Manoa.
LT-RT: Austin Yoshino, Kendra Horvath, Everett Amundson and Jason Chan

STUDENT CORNER

A web platform to showcase student work, developed by student founders from University of Hawaii – Hilo.
LT-RT: Althea Kamali’i, Morgan Dean, George Donev and Ted Shaneyfelt

2019-20 ADVISORS

Group photo of liftoff advisors
LT – RT: Stevin Smith, Rob Yonover, Tim Homuth, AJ Halagao, Isar Mostafanezhad and Breck Yunits
(not shown: Kari Leong, Andrew Pedtke, Auston Stewart and Miki Tomita)
AJ Halagao
Hawaiian Electric Company
Tim Homuth
Avimesa Corporation
Kari Leong
EK Ventures
Isar Mostafanezhad
Nalu Scientific
Andrew Pedtke
Lim Innovations
Stevin Smith
DataHouse
Auston Stewart
Twitch
Miki Tomita
Education Incubator
Robert Yonover
See Rescue
Breck Yunits
UH Cancer Center
UH at Manoa news
UH News
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phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu
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phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu
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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
Intranet • Credits