Posted: May 7, 2021
Pulse Utility team members
Led by
Craig Opie, a UH Mānoa information and computer sciences undergraduate student, Pulse Utility aims to assist the rail project with locating underground utilities along the rail line, a job that has added major costs and time to the project. Pulse Utility uses ground penetrating radar, a safe and non-invasive technology, to locate all buried infrastructure. Opie said the team plans to finish its data collection and present its solution to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation with the goal for a potential contract.
“This entire competition has been a lot of work and dedication by all of our team members, and it feels amazing to know that our hard work has paid off,” Opie said. “We are excited to provide our solution, which reduces time and money in the search and permitting process for buried utilities.”
Posted: Apr 30, 2021
UHVC Marketing Asset
For the first time in the 21-year history of the University of Hawai‘i Venture Competition (UHVC), the public is invited to watch and participate in the final event as three promising UH startup teams vie for more than $60,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. The live-streamed event, on Wednesday, May 5, 4–7 p.m., will be interactive allowing participants to share their comments, respond to polls and vote for their favorite in the wild card round. Viewers must register to receive the link on the venture competition website.
The UHVC, which is presented by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) at UH Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business, is open to students from all 10 UH campuses. The UHVC has grown to become one of the most exciting signature events of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem and is made possible thanks to title sponsor American Savings Bank. In addition to cash, each winning team will take home a careful