Today we'll catch up with the latest from Mana Up and learn about their cohort 8. We'll also hear from a couple of their portfolio companies and learn how they scale their local brand to the rest of the world.

Today we'll talk to David Lopez, Executive Officer for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, about Hurricane Preparedness.

Today we'll get an inside look at the future of farming jobs. We'll talk to the organizers of an agtech project that puts smart agriculture systems into the hands of students.

Today we'll learn about a NOAA Sea Grant project to remove marine debris. We'll talk about the $5.7 million investment and the specific projects it will fund over the next 3 years.

Today we'll hear about the EDGE Technology Showcase. We'll find out about the work Oceanit is doing to decarbonize hydrogen and their partnership with Hawaii Gas.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll get an update from HATCH, the aquaculture accelerator on Hawaii Island. We’ll talk about the launch of their aquaculture incubator and find out what companies are best suited for this program.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we learn about a partnership between PICHTR, NEC, the Dept of Transportation and Waipahu High School to learn about artificial Intelligence. We’ll talk about what data the AI system gathers and how students are learning to glean insights from that data.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out from Elemental Excelerator about the impact of Silicon Valley Bank on Hawaii startups. We’ll also talk about their new $43 million investment fund and how this is being used to build new clean tech companies.

Today we'll hear from the team at Oceanit about an innovation called Blast Ninja. We'll find out how the Oceanit aerospace team found a way to leverage jet fighter noise reduction to create a quiet abrasive blast nozzle.

Today we'll hear from a few graduates that have recently gone through the XLR8HI preX program. We'll find out what they've learned during the 4 week intensive and how this prepares them for running their business, finding investors, or even preparing for an accelerator.