A LIVE-LEARN-WORK COMMUNITY FOR UH STUDENTS
In 2023, the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center (RISE) opened its doors on the corner of University Avenue and Metcalf Street. This first-of-its-kind, $77 million, adaptive re-use project is an immersive, six-story, live-learn-work innovation community with 374 beds for student housing. PACE expanded into the 114,000-square-foot structure to offer and operate new programs, a co-working space, meeting rooms, classroom, recording studio and prototyping labs.
Highlights:
- RISE joins a group of cutting-edge universities in the U.S. as one of a handful entrepreneurial living learning communities at this size.
- The inaugural cohort of residents represent every college and school on the Mānoa campus and students from surrounding community colleges. A truly diverse ecosystem, residents hail from 8 different countries, 30+ states, and range from freshmen to graduate students.
- In addition to being an early adopter of this student housing model, RISE accomplished another groundbreaking feat: it is the first public-private partnership (P3) housing project at the University of Hawai‘i, and the first real estate project for UH Foundation. RISE is fully funded with private, non-taxpayer money.
RISE is privately managed by BHOM. To live at RISE:
Web: risemanoa.com
Phone: 808-466-2000
Email: riseuhmanoa@bhomstudentliving.com
Big mahalo to AHL for designing our new space in RISE
UNLEASHING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL OF STUDENTS
Drawing inspiration from Hawai‘i’s natural landscape and ocean, PACE’s innovation floor is adorned with various greens and blues and features a bold graphic mural with layered kupukupu ferns, an indigenous plant to Hawai‘i known for its strength and resiliency. The word “kupu” means “to sprout,” and true to its name, is often one of the first plants to return to the barren lava fields, demonstrating its tenacity in taking root in the harshest conditions. The kupukupu fern represents the heart and soul of PACE and the community it serves. Through the harshest conditions, it is the goal and aspiration of PACE to foster and “sprout” knowledge, growth, strength, resiliency and innovation right here in Hawai‘i and to share and collaborate beyond our shores.
RISE is designed to allow students to come together and explore their passions, solve complex problems, test their ideas, access support services, and launch companies within an environment that fosters collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. All UH students—not just RISE residents— have access to PACE’s co-working space, meeting rooms, maker spaces, and educational programs which include mentorship, startup training, skills development, and funding.
RISE FEATURES
Located steps from the UHM Shidler College of Business, College of Architecture and the future Student Success Center
140,000 gross square-foot building, designed to be LEED certified
219 single and double student housing units
- 374 beds
11,000-square-foot innovation floor includes co-working spaces, meeting areas, a recording studio, a classroom, and prototyping labs
Fully furnished units with air conditioning
Surfboard and bicycle storage
Laundry room on floors 3 to 6
Package room
Car sharing
Barbecue grills & outdoor deck
Community kitchens
Elevator access to all floors
Controlled access security
MAHALO TO OUR SUPPORTERS
PACE launched a $10 million fundraising campaign to bring the “learn” and “work” components of a live-learn-work community to reality. Donations will fund the purchase of furniture and equipment for the PACE spaces, fund scholarships for those students needing financial assistance, and support the growing number of innovation and entrepreneurship programs. PACE is grateful to the following donors for their commitment to RISE and the future of entrepreneurship education at the University of Hawai‘i.When you see them, please thank them for us!
Learn more about the background and history of this unique project.
$250,000+
American Savings Bank
Ben Godsey & Yvonne Chan
First Hawaiian Bank Foundation
Hawaiian Electric Industries
Island Insurance Foundation
Mamoru & Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc.
Rich & Eileen Wacker
Roy & Hilda Takeyama Foundation
Shidler College of Business
The Dods Foundation
Yamada – Scott Family Foundation
$100,000 – $249,999
AHL
Anonymous
Atherton Family Foundation
HTDC
Hunt Companies
John & Sue Dean
Kamehameha Schools
Kent & Jean Tsukamoto
Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
Moss & Associates, LLC
Par Pacific Holding, Inc.
Russell & Valerie Hata
Savan Patel
Servco Foundation
Steve & Nan Baker
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation
Thomas & Debra Nichols
$50,000 – $99,999
Allen Uyeda
Anonymous
Bright Light Digital
David Y.Y. & Roselyn H.C. Yun
Mark Tawara
Omnitrak Group, Inc.
Ritchie & Sunny Mudd
$25,000 – $49,999
Alexander & Baldwin
Assaf Karmon
Central Pacific Bank Foundation
Dale & Wendy (Kuwamoto) Peterson
Denis & Ella Isono
Earl & Joy Fry
Edgar C. Harrell Associates, Inc.
Eric Tom & Boni Lally Tom
Hawaiian Telcom
Kent & Dora Youel
Larry Rodriguez
The Rowan Family
Rob Billingsly
Sandra Fujiyama
phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu
phone: (808) 956-5083
fax: (808) 956-5107
email: pace@hawaii.edu
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