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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 Ave. and Metcalf St. at the site of the former Atherton YMCA. This first-of-its-kind, $70 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 five 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.
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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

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  • First-of-its-kind, $70-million, six-story facility

  • Located across the street from the UH Mānoa campus

  • 139,000 gross square-foot building, designed to be LEED certified

  • 219 single and double student housing units

  • 374 beds
  • 10,000-square-foot multi-purpose venue includes co-working spaces, meeting areas, a recording studio, a classroom, and prototyping labs with high-tech equipment
  • 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
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.
Roy & Hilda Takeyama Foundation
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
Larry Rodriguez
Peter Rowan
Rob Billingsly
Sandra Fujiyama

Join us in this investment to create a vibrate community for our students to tackle our greatest challenges and build a reimagined future for Hawai‘i. Thank you for your online gift to either fund:

RISE Development Fund
PACE Scholarship Fund

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