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Updated at 6:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2009

Plan for Macau publication wins Hawaii Venture Capital Association competition

A business plan calling for a quarterly tourist publication in Macau was the top winner of a Hawaii Venture Capital Association competition for students.

Macau in Hand proposed a publication serving middle-class visitors to Macau, along with a Web site targeting those planning to visit the destination. A team of University of Hawai'i students that included Weng Ieki Lei, Matthew Ing and Justin Hedani won a $5,000 start-up gift basket of consulting services from accounting firm Grant Thornton.

Two other student teams from UH also were awarded prizes in the venture capital group's "spring Pitch Fest."