SALT LAKE CITY — The Pacific Island Chamber of Commerce took part of the weekend to recognize some of their community’s future stars in the business world. They all had one thing in common: they took advantage of an opportunity to learn the ropes in how to succeed with a start-up company.

“The name of my business is FIKA, and it’s a Polynesian drink business,” said Lehua Holt-Colleado. “And I needed, I needed help, I needed guidance, I needed a community."

And that’s just what Holt-Colleado of West Jordan got by participating in a five-week Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander small business accelerator program. The online workshops, which were based in Salt Lake City, gave up-and-coming entrepreneurs ideas and the tools to grow their businesses.

"They got to learn about AI basics, they als

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