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The competition challenged students to come up with viable solutions to real-world problems.

The 219 fully furnished single and double rooms are available to lease now for fall 2023 on RISE’s website.

The event on October 11 was held at Kuykendall Hall.

The $70 million RISE project—expected to open fall 2023—is being built on the site of the former Atherton YMCA.

The venture fund is a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity, giving students real-world, hands-on learning on the venture capital process.

Interested undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to visit the RISE website for more information.

The free 90-minute event was hosted online and in-person.

The first place prize includes $10,000 from HEI and Hawaiian Electric, and more than $24,000 in in-kind prizes.

Pear Suite is a software-as-a-service company aiming to better address the social drivers of health for older adults.

TurnoverBnB is a cleaning service app that helps users schedule, pay and find Airbnb vacation rental cleaners and cleaning services.