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 located
in the Hilo business district on the Island
of Hawaii, the 8000-square foot Hawaii
Innovation Center at Hilo (HICH) is owned
by the University
of Hawaii at Hilo (www.uhh.hawaii.edu) and
operated in partnership with the High Technology
Development Corporation. HICH, designated as a small business incubator, has one fully-equipped
conference or training room, onsite building
maintenance and janitorial services, photocopier
and fax machine, and
presentation equipment. The two-story Center
is conveniently located near banking facilities,
printers, a post office, restaurants, and
shops, and is just minutes from the airport
and the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus.
For start-up companies that require a
total support package, HTDC created the Tech
Center Program to offer clients
a combination of subsidized facility rates
in addition to a variety of business support
program services.
 Criteria
for Occupancy at HICH
Criteria for occupancy at HICH varies slightly from that
of HTDC's other facilities. When applying for office
space at HICH, please refer to the guidelines below:
- Eligible businesses must be based in
Hilo or on the Island of Hawaii,
- Preference may be given to companies
with a technology-based product or service,
- Applications for general office space use only will be accepted.
Procedure for Applying
The admission process includes the following components:
- Submission of a completed application form with business plan,
- A personal interview with the High Technology Development Corporation,
- Submission of personal and/or company financial statements (balance sheets, profit & loss statement, business plan including 1-year pro forma statement),
- Due diligence (may include personal and/or company credit checks, bank and trade reference checks).
To apply for occupancy at the Hawaii Innovation
Center at Hilo, please contact our representative
in Hilo, Nina Tanabe, by either calling
808-933-8611, or send an email to ninat@htdc.org.
The Hawaii Innovation Center at Hilo is
located at 117 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI.
Click here for
driving directions.
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Hawaii
Innovation Center at Hilo
