24th Annual Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2024 | Hawaii Venture Capital Association | Waiʻalae Country Club, 4997 Kahala Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, US

We invite you to join us in celebrating and recognizing the 2024 honorees at the 24th Annual Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards Gala. Learn more about the successes and milestones contributing to the momentum of Startup Paradise. Our annual awards has always been a key event bringing together the entrepreneurs, investors, individuals and organizations who support innovation and economic development in Hawaiʻi.

Award Categories
• Deal of the Year
• Entrepreneur of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Island Innovator of the Year
• Social Impact Entrepreneur of the Year
• Agriculture / Clean Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
• Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
• Student Entrepreneur of the Year
• Corporate Intrapreneur of the Year
• Investor of the Year
• Startup Paradise Champion of the Year
• People's Choice of Startup Paradise
• Consumer Packaged Goods Entrepreneur of the Year

2023 Winners

Entrepreneur of the Year
• Elden Ito of RVCM. RVCM

Island Innovator of the Year
• Jalene Kanani Bell of NOHO HOME

Corporate Intrapreneur of the Year
• Ed Schultz of Hawaiian Host Group

Investor of the Year
• Meli James and Brittany Heyd of Mana Up

Startup Paradise Champion of the Year
• Hawaiʻi Island Business Plan Competition

Deal of the Year
• Joan Salwen of Blue Ocean Barns