Join the YEP Bootcamp on September 10th and gain practical tools to guide student teams from product concept to marketplace.

HAF's Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) turns classrooms into startups, challenging students to create value-added products using locally grown, raised, or caught ingredients and take their ideas from concept to sales at the YEP Marketplace.

YEP Bootcamp
September 10, 2026 | 8 AM - 3 PM
Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center, O'ahu

Register through Learnsoft by September 8 | Learnsoft Object I.D. 28347 | Instance 86143

‍Leave Ready to Guide Your YEP Student Teams

• Guide students from idea to market-ready product.

• Help students think like entrepreneurs and build real-world skills.

• Turn locally sourced ingredients into value-added products.

• Prepare teams to successfully participate in the Spring 2027 YEP Marketplace.

‍Neighbor Island Teachers Welcome!

We want educators from across Hawai‘i to have the opportunity to participate. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, airfare, ground transportation, and substitute teacher costs are covered for Neighbor Island teachers. Contact jennie@hawaiiagfoundation.org for more information.

Mahalo to our 2026-2027 YEP Sponsors

Hawai‘i Community Foundation | McInerny Foundation | County of Hawai‘i

County of Maui | County of Maui – Office of Economic Development