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Rose Wong

Founder, Kolohe Jewelry

About this speaker

Rose Wong is the founder of Kolohe, Hawaii’s original Custom Jewelry Bar experience. She

founded her business in 2014 at 16 years old and at 21 years old, became the youngest store owner in Waikiki opening her first store at the ‘Alohilani Resort.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she expanded with a second location at Waikiki Beach Walk. Kolohe now has 15 employees and an office in Downtown Honolulu.

After receiving a high demand for wedding rings and fine jewelry, Rose is about to open her third location, a Rose Wong Fine Jewelry Showroom.

Rose has received various awards for her entrepreneurial success and has been featured in prestigious magazines such as, Hawaii Business Magazine, Pacific Business News, and Ka Wai Ola Magazine.

Raised in a family of 12, Rose graduated from Kaiser High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she served as president of Hawaii Student Entrepreneurs. Before founding Kolohe, she worked in several positions from retail to education, where she realized that she wanted to work for herself. As Rose puts it, “I always had an internal fire to open up my own doors, despite my hardships.”

Rose has been invited as a motivational speaker to many groups and organizations and enjoys volunteering her time to inspire others.

As a local, small business, Kolohe strives to give back to the community through various community initiatives. Recently, they’ve raised funds for the Institue for Human Services, Kanewai Springs and Maui relief organizations.

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Talks

Grit: The Essential Ingredient to Entrepreneurial Success

May 18, 2024, 02:00 AM

Makiki Room

Mary Fastenau Alexis Akiona Rose Wong Jan Hori Mahina Paishon-Duarte