Hawai`i’s people are among the most generous donors in the nation. In 2001, 92% of all households in Hawai`i gave to charity, and they gave an average of $1,100 per year. (Source: Hawai`i Giving Study 2002, Hawai`i Community Foundation, www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org). People in Hawai`i are committed to giving back to the community, and the managers and employees of early stage companies are no exception. These companies have become EF Hawaii members by donating equity to EF Hawaii:
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AssistGuide
www.assistguide.com
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AssistGuide delivers the leading network of information, decision tools, and access for eldercare. The company empowers consumers, employees, seniors, and their families to make well informed decisions.
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Attainia
www.attainia.com |
Attainia is dedicated to improving the management of the capital equipment lifecycle in healthcare. Attainia supplies the industry's broadest array of capital equipment management systems, including: BUDGET, PLAN, PREDICT, REUSE, TRACK and WATCH. All Attainia software systems are internet-based. Getting started is simple and fast. Attainia's applications currently enable hundreds of IDN's, hospitals, architects, equipment planners and groups to manage thousands of healthcare projects and budgets. |
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BbiTV
www.bbitv.com |
Broadband iTV designs, executes, and manages interactive television applications. Using BBiTV’s plug-and-play technology, cable operators can establish an interactive community channel on their system quickly and easily. This channel enables community members to use television in a way they never have before—to communicate among themselves, to build stronger interactions between community groups, and to buy and sell goods and services directly with one another.
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BioImagene
www.bioimagene.com
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BioImagene, headquartered in San Mateo, California, provides sophisticated bio-image analysis products built on iHARNESS™, its patent-pending technology platform. BioImagene's products allow pathologists and researchers to analyze images with greater speed and consistency. Its data management system, SIMS (Scientific Image Management System), facilitates communication and collaboration, improving the standard of patient care and increasing the speed of drug discovery.
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Cardax Pharmaceuticals
www.cardaxpharma.com
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Cardax Pharmaceuticals is a drug discovery and development company focused on developing effective therapeutics for large, unmet needs in the area of inflammatory medicine. The company’s first products target cardiovascular disease, the largest sector of the pharmaceutical industry, with annual sales worldwide of more than $70 billion.
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Cellular Bioengineering Inc (CBI)
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Cellular Bioengineering Inc (CBI) is a leader in the field of Regenerative Medicine: the regeneration of tissues through cell transplantation and bioengineering to replace diseased and aging organs. CBI's initial focus is the regeneration of human cornea to restore vision and to address the global donor shortage, and the regeneration of nerve tissues for the treatment of neuropathy, stroke, and Parkinson's Disease.
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ChipIn
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ChipIn’s mission is to make it easy to collect money. We enable users to organize group payments and fundraisers (”ChipIns”) in a quick, easy, and secure way. We also make it simple for organizers to publicize their ChipIns, by providing powerful fundraising widgets that can be embedded in social media. |
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DragonBridge Capital
www.dragonbridgecapital.com |
DragonBridge Capital is a financial advisory firm/merchant bank that serves Chinese technology companies by helping them become successful global citizens through the capital raising process, including private equity and venture capital, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.
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EzRez
www.ezrez.com |
EzRez is a software company that helps travel companies enhance their Web presence with dynamic packaging of air, hotel, rental car and activities. The EzRez system integrates with clients' existing technology investments and acts as a real-time marketplace for directly connected inventory sources. More than 800 clients and affiliates connect to the EzRez network.
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Hawaii Biotech
www.hibiotech.com |
Hawaii Biotech is a biopharmaceutical company focused on vaccine research and development. The company is targeting first world vaccines with potentially large markets and attractive margins: a West Nile vaccine targeting the U.S. and Canada and a dengue fever vaccine for travelers from first world countries to dengue endemic areas.
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Hawaii Superferry
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Hawaii Superferry plans to bring the first state-of-the-art, high-speed superferry into operation in 2007 with daily non-stop service between Honolulu and the islands of Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.
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Hoana Medical
www.hoana.com |
Hoana Medical, Inc. is developing intelligent medical vigilance solutions using its patented non-contact PSA™ technology. Hoana’s first product, LIFEGuard™, provides an early warning system of patient distress on the hospital’s General Care Floor. LIFE Guard™ observes and analyzes patient vital sign data continuously without direct patient contact, virtually invisible to both patient and nurse. Hoana Medical, “safeguarding lives… invisibly.”
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Hoku Scientific
www.hokusci.com |
Hoku Scientific is a materials science company focused on clean energy technologies, including hydrogen fuel cells, integrated photovoltaic modules, and polysilicon production.
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Kahala Code Factory
www.kahalacode.com |
Kahala Code Factory is a Honolulu-based company devoted to the development of rich Internet applications for small group collaboration. The company is the maker of Spoxel, a collection of services designed to bring the concept of a backoffice server to the masses.
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PeopleBridge
www.thepeoplebridge.com |
People Bridge is poised to own a share of the fast growth local online advertising market. We build online Local Area Advertising Networks (LAANs) which allow advertisers to reach members and visitors of our application sites. Our LAANs are made up of locally focused web applications built upon a proprietary social networking base. Our LAAN structure meets the varying needs of online advertisers, providing People Bridge with revenue opportunities from multiple ad formats. |
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ProService Hawaii
www.proservicehawaii.com |
ProService Hawaii is the state’s leading outsourced employee administration firm. Over 700 local businesses with 6,000+ employees have partnered with ProService for best-in-class human resource-related benefits and services. |
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Sopogy
www.sopogy.com |
Sopogy is dedicated to enabling the renewable energy economy by dramatically increasing energy production through widespread use of its Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies. Sopogy offers a cost-effective method for producing electricity and by-products that include steam desalination hydrogen absorption cooling and hot water heating.
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