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Two Maui companies among 11 selected for Mana Up’s latest accelerator cohort

Two Maui-based businesses — a longtime Kahului beauty brand and a Haʻikū kava beverage company — are among 11 Hawaiʻi product companies selected for Cohort 11 of the Mana Up business accelerator program.

Island Essence Boosts Products to Fight COVID-19

The company has been creating Hawaiian Lavender Hand Cleansing Sprays for many years—and in response to COVID-19, they have boosted their original, natural ingredients to include 63 percent alcohol.