Partners
Media Partner
Monocle
monocle.com
Monocle magazine was launched in 2007 to provide a briefing on global affairs, business, culture, design and much more. They believed that there was a globally minded audience of readers who were hungry for opportunities and experiences beyond their national borders. Today, Monocle is published 10 times a year out of their HQs at Midori House and Dufourstrasse 90 in Zürich, and they now sell more than 80,000 copies per issue and have 24,000 subscribers and growing.
Hospitality Partner
Halekulani
Halekulani.com
Halekulani Corporation owns and operates the globally-acclaimed luxury resort Halekulani and luxury boutique hotel Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani in Hawaiʻi. Halekulani represents a luxury hospitality legacy of unique and iconic proportions and has received more than 500 accolades, awards and honoraria. Halekulani is home to SpaHalekulani, House Without a Key, Lewers Lounge, Orchids and La Mer, Hawaii’s longest, consecutively ranked AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant.
Both hotels boast superb reputations as internationally-recognized luxury hospitality establishments with many years of service and support to its guests, employees, and surrounding community. The Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani is long-recognized as one of the City and State's leading supporters of local arts and cultural institutions and initiatives.
Lead Partner
Central Pacific Bank
cpb.bank
Central Pacific Bank has a storied legacy of helping all of Hawaii’s people. Our founders were World War II veterans who valiantly fought for our country, only to be denied financial services when they returned home. They created CPB in 1954 with community and diversity in mind.
Today, CPB operates 27 branches and 55 ATMs conveniently located throughout Hawaii. Our employees strive to always put the needs of our customers first. Having been nationally recognized for exceptional customer satisfaction, trust and confidence. Accordingly, CPB was named to Newsweek’s 2024 list of America’s Best Regional Banks, as well as to the 2024 Forbes list of Best in State Banks. We take pride in our commitment to providing customers with innovative and secure financial services, including Shaka Checking, Hawaii’s first all-digital checking account.
CPB’s parent company, Central Pacific Financial Corp., is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "CPF." For additional information and to open an account, please visit: cpb.bank
Partners
Australian Consulate-General Honolulu
dfat.gov.au
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) promotes and protects Australia’s international interests to support our security and prosperity.
We work with international partners and other countries to tackle global challenges, increase trade and investment opportunities, protect international rules, keep our region stable and help Australians overseas.
East-West Center
eastwestcenter.org
The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue.
The Center was established in Hawaiʻi in 1960 based on the conclusions reached by Congress and the US Department of State that Hawaiʻi offered special advantages for a national institution with an Asia Pacific focus that could not be duplicated anywhere else in the country.
Gold House
goldhouse.org
Gold House is the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific creators and companies to power tomorrow for all. Our innovative programs and platforms include membership systems and events to fortify belonging among the Asian Pacific community and with other marginalized communities (Membership, Futures, #StopAsianHate, One House); first-of-its-kind investment vehicles and accelerators to propel the next generation of top Asian Pacific founders, creatives, and leaders (Gold House Ventures, Creative Equity Fund, Venture and Creative Accelerators); and industry-leading research, consulting, and marketing to promote authentic and affirming mainstream portrayals (Gold Story Consultation, Gold Open, Gold List, A100 List, Gold Gala). To learn more, visit www.goldhouse.org or follow @GoldHouseCo on Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, Threads, and LinkedIn.
Hawaiʻi Green Growth
hawaiigreengrowth.org
Hawai‘i Green Growth (HGG) is a United Nations Local2030 hub that brings together diverse stakeholders committed to economic, social and environmental priorities. Our work seeks to connect generations of indigenous knowledge and systems-thinking with modern science, technology, and policy to support scalable solutions that can be applied globally.
HGG emerged as a response to the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Honolulu. It aimed to identify crucial green growth priorities and promote a sustainable economy, particularly within the context of an island. The UN acknowledged HGG's exceptional efforts and invited it to become one of the pioneering Local2030 sustainability hubs in November 2018. HGG's recognition as the first Island and Pacific hub underscores its collective accomplishments as a public-private partnership through the Aloha+ Challenge, a local framework that strives to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Hawaiian Host Group
HAWAIIANHOSTGROUP.com
Hawaiian Host Group (HHG) is a leading Hawai‘i-based consumer goods company with a portfolio of brands that includes Hawaiian Host, Mauna Loa, MacFarms, KOHO, and Kapua Orchards. Sold in over 23 countries, HHG produces a suite of products ranging from flavored macadamia nuts to artisan chocolates, and macadamia milk-based ice cream.
The dedicated team of more than 500 Hosts of Hawai‘i is spread across its headquarters in Honolulu and offices in Hilo, Kona, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. HHG has manufacturing plants in Honolulu and Kea‘au, as well as Hawai‘i’s largest single macadamia farm near Kona.
Howard Hughes
wardvillage.com
Howard Hughes develops on a transformative scale by planning and designing intimate communities and lived experiences that are at once personal, organic, and authentic. Their company is dramatically changing how and where we live and work, today and for generations to come.
Set in the heart of Honolulu, Ward Village is a carefully crafted master planned neighborhood guided by a profound respect for nature, a focus on community and a passion for innovation. Under the thoughtful vision of Howard Hughes, Ward Village represents the next generation of sustainable land-use planning on O‘ahu, bringing unique living, dining, and shopping opportunities to its location.
Hyphen Capital
hyphencap.com
Hyphen Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the next generation of Asian American founders. Hyphen started off as an angel syndicate of over 1,000 executives and founders who have collectively invested over $30 million in close to 100 companies founded by Asian Americans (half with a woman founder or co-founder). We are betting on founders who have been undervalued and underestimated that are bypassing the bamboo ceiling and building their own houses.
Liljestrand House
LILJESTRANDHOUSE.ORG
The Liljestrand Foundation was created by the Liljestrand family in 2007 to preserve Liljestrand House, the tropical modern masterpiece designed by Vladimir Ossipoff, and to make that preservation beneficial to the community.
Vision Statement: To build global awareness of the Liljestrand House and its significance to architecture, preservation, culture and the environment through public programs and publications. To advocate for culturally and environmentally thoughtful design.
NMG Network
NMGNetwork.com
NMG Network is the leading creator of custom media experiences for luxury and leisure travel, hospitality and premium residential partners. Their highly targeted omnichannel approach to storytelling provides a unique opportunity to connect with the most sophisticated and sought after consumers where they prefer to engage with content that informs, inspires and entertains. NMG Network has created award-winning video, print and digital channels for clients including Halekulani Hotel, Park Lane Ala Moana, Hawaiian Airlines, The Little Nell, Marriott Residences International, Shutters on the Beach, Hotel Casa del Mar and Auberge Resorts Collection.
RISE
riseaccel.com
RISE is a leading innovation company for growth and sustainability in Southeast Asia. We are an innovation partner, helping organizations and individuals achieve growth through innovative solutions. Trusted by Fortune 500 Companies across the world.
Shangri La
shangrilahawaii.org
Itself a work of art, Shangri La is a center of the Doris Duke Foundation that convenes conversations of local and global significance through its residencies, exhibitions, and community programs. Shangri La’s approach to art reflects our entire organization’s commitment to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice as ongoing active engagements represented in all that we do.
The mission of the Doris Duke Foundation is to build a more creative, equitable and sustainable future by investing in artists and the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, child well-being and greater mutual understanding among diverse communities.
Tori Richard, Ltd.
toririchard.com
Headquartered in Honolulu, Tori Richard is a resort lifestyle company. A vertical designer and manufacturer of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, licensed apparel products, and uniforms, Tori Richard has epitomized resort living since 1956. Driven by an appreciation of unique fabrications and globally inspired prints, the garments produced are one of quality workmanship, sophistication, and good taste. A family-run business to this day, we believe in commitment to quality, customers, employees, and our community.
Vietcetera
vietcetera.com/en
Vietcetera Media is the fastest-growing digital media company in Vietnam with a total monthly audience network of 10 million. The audience is growing both locally and across the global Vietnamese diaspora.
Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Hao Tran and Guy Truong, Vietcetera is a first-of-its-kind multimedia digital platform producing editorial content along with video series and podcasts in both Vietnamese and English.
Supported by editorial bureaus throughout Vietnam and contributing writers across a dozen cities, Vietcetera has become the preeminent destination for smart, consistent coverage across Business, Culture, News, and Lifestyle created for Vietnamese people, by Vietnamese people.
Knowledge Partners
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
manoa.hawaii.edu
Established in 1907, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the largest and oldest of the 10 UH campuses. Mānoa offers hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees; a strong, vital research program; and nationally ranked NCAA Division I athletics. UH Mānoa is a research university of international standing.
It has widely recognized strengths in tropical agriculture, tropical medicine, oceanography, astronomy, electrical engineering, volcanology, evolutionary biology, comparative philosophy, comparative religion, Hawaiian studies, Pacific Islands studies, Asian studies and Pacific and Asian regional public health.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a world-class university providing affordable, quality higher education to the people of Hawaiʻi and conducting pioneering research to address critical issues facing the state.
Hawai‘i Sea Grant
seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu
Founded in 1968, the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) is part of a national network of 34 programs that promote better understanding, conservation, and use of coastal resources. Hawaiʻi Sea Grant works in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi’s prestigious School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify Hawaiʻi’s critical resource management issues and guide cutting-edge scientific research to address these challenges.
Hawaiʻi Sea Grant supports an innovative program of research, extension, education, and communication services directed to the improved understanding and stewardship of coastal and marine resources. Realizing the necessity of collaboration to address coastal resource issues, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant also provides links between academia, federal, state, and local government agencies, industries, and local community members.
Punahou School
PUNAHOU.EDU
Since its founding in 1841 by Protestant missionaries on lands given to them by Hawaiian chiefs, Punahou School has educated students to become the next generation of leaders and innovators. Now the largest independent school on a single campus in the United States, Punahou serves over 3,770 students from kindergarten through grade 12, preparing them for success in college and throughout life. Through world-class academic and co-curricular programs, Punahou encourages students to cultivate their interests and talents, aim for their highest potential and become positive forces in the world.
State of Hawai‘i Partner
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
dbedt.hawaii.gov
The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) is Hawai‘i’s resource center for economic and statistical data, business development opportunities, energy and conservation information, and foreign trade advantages. DBEDT’s mission is to achieve a Hawai‘i economy that embraces innovation and is globally competitive, dynamic and productive, providing opportunities for all Hawai‘i’s citizens. Through its attached agencies, the department fosters planned community development, creates affordable workforce housing units in high-quality living environments, and promotes innovation sector job growth.
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