HONOLULU (KHON2) – Some say that entrepreneurs are the backbone of the Hawaiian economy, and how can you better learn while getting paid at the same time?
Hawaii residents will have this chance.
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There is a program in cooperation with Waiwai Collective and the local company “NOHO HOME” and it is called Mahikū Summer Internship.
KHON2 met with President and Creative Designer Jalene Kanani.
“Well, the concept of Mahikū is to cultivate with a lot of intent, and we hope to nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs, designers and people interested in innovative manufacturing technologies, and we’ll share that with us while they are they work with our team, ”says Kanani.
Kanani’s experience taught her how to inspire the people who will be doing the internship.
“Absolutely. Everything from creating motifs, repeating patterns, designing silhouettes to using them in product development,” says Kanani.
“And then running the manufacturing process, using technology and smart practices, and then selling and marketing products and that’s really the whole ecosystem that we work in will inspire our interns and they will also work on their own project . “
KHON2 needed to know how Kanani came up with the idea of inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
“Well, aside from the fact that I just celebrated my 50th birthday and want to pass on the mana’o and the likes that have emerged over the years, we in Hawaii are trying to create an ecosystem of micro and small businesses create that “can grow and prosper and participate in the global economy in order not only to serve our island here, but also to participate in exports, and this type of manufacturing process with the microfactory enables exactly that,” says Kanani.
NOHO HOME has social media pages online that can help people get in touch.
“Absolutely. So we’re on Instagram and Facebook with the same handle, @nohohome.”
Applications are accepted until Sunday, June 6th.
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