Hidden Gears

We were honored to leading our discussion with founder-led brands Lydgate Farms, Farm Link Hawai‘i and Yū Mono on economic resilience, growth and ways to scale with Shopify! We also had the opportunity to represent wāhine in discussing ethical uses of technology to the students at LaPietra!

Join us on Tues. Sept 9 at Entrepreneurs Sandbox for Honolulu Tech Week as we talk story about how to scale an ecommerce business from Hawaiʻi. Whether you’re serving local customers or expanding globally, our four successful Hawaiʻi-based merchants have worked with us to crack the code to online growth. This session dives into real strategies, tools, and stories from merchants building impactful brands rooted in community and culture. You’ll learn:

🔹How Hawaiʻi merchants are scaling online sales while staying rooted in local values
​🔹Practical insights into Shopify, UX, digital marketing, and logistics
🔹​How e-commerce success can power Hawaiʻi’s economy, jobs, and community resilience

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Join us on the 20th for just some of the amazing programming at !

UX 101: Real Examples of How UX Can Maximize Business Success in Hawaii · Luma User experience (UX) is not just a luxury, but a fundamental component of a successful business strategy. UX design puts the customer at the heart of every…

Apply to join us as a Digital Producer! https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3566992392

Apply by 2/8 to Hawai’i Rising, an 8 month e-commerce growth program by Mana Up Hawaii and Build Native with Shopify. Kicking off on Feb. 10, Hawai’i Rising is designed to serve Native Hawaiian, Native and Indigenous founders based in Hawai’i. 👏🏼

Hawaii Rising Mana Up and Build Native with Shopify present Hawai‘i Rising, a new program designed to meet the needs of our Native and Indigenous business owners in Hawai'i helping local entrepreneurs to build skill sets, confidence and resources in order to scale up and take their companies global. It is also ...

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation - HTDC and its Innovate Hawaii program are inviting island companies to participate in the 3rd cohort for e-commerce and digital marketing training, with sessions led by us at Hidden Gears and others. Still time to apply!

E-commerce, digital marketing training offered to local businesses Makers and manufacturers are invited to join the third Innovate Hawaii cohort for a ten-week program.