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Hawaiʻi Pacific University's College of Business runs the John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway for all students, faculty, and staff, including the HPU Startup Challenge and a makerspace competition. The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education is the related campus center.
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Include. HPU has a university-wide entrepreneurial pathway with a startup competition and an entrepreneur-in-residence, separate from the UH system.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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Pitch Competition
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Entrepreneurship Center
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- Undergraduate Students, Community Entrepreneurs
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
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From students
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The pathway page describes competitions and mentorship. It does not state a prize amount.
Recent Activity
The Scarpa page lists Startup Challenge workshops on February 4, February 11, and February 18, and a finale on February 26. The year is not printed next to those dates.
Known Startups and Winners
No winners are named.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Startup Challenge prize money and the year of the February calendar.
News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Hawaiʻi Pacific University.
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Official sources(3)
Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education
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Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education
HPU's Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education says it broadens economic education and cultivates entrepreneurial values in Hawaiʻi. It is a College of Business center distinct from the Scarpa student pathway.
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John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway
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John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway
The John F. Scarpa Entrepreneurial Pathway is led from the College of Business and is designed to serve all HPU students, faculty, and staff. It includes the HPU Startup Challenge with the Hult Prize, an HPU Makerspace Competition, Appetite for Entrepreneurship founder talks, an entrepreneur-in-residence, and an alumni entrepreneur award.
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HPU Startup Challenge
The Scarpa Pathway lists the HPU Startup Challenge, in connection with the Hult Prize, as a competition to motivate and educate participants. The page lists workshops, a first round, and a finale, plus mixers so students can form teams.
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