Based in Wahiawa and founded by husband-wife team Brandon and Poni Askew, Hawaiian Vinegar & Spice Company is passionate about crafting artisanal, live, raw vinegars using their unique double-fermentation process & creating sweet and tart drinking vinegars, also known as shrubs. With a mission to create world-class vinegars and vinegar-based products by rescuing off-grade and fresh produce from local farmers, they are dedicated to food sustainability, taste innovation, and redefining gourmet pantry items uniquely reflecting Hawaii’s seasonal produce.

The Hoio Guy is on a mission to bring a healthy and delicious local favorite that everyone from kupuna to keiki can enjoy, using the highest quality edible fiddlehead fern shoots, also known as hoio. Founded by Brandon Chung, they offer two main product options—a prepared hoio salad and plain, blanched ready to mix hoio. Along with the hoio, they also offer other Hawaiian and favorite local pupus that compliment hoio such as opihi, dry aku, pulehu tako, deer jerky, sheep jerky, poi, poke and more.

Founded by Misty Sommo on the Windward side of Oahu, Mossy Mokes produces premium small batch sea moss gels, beverages and more incorporating top quality and organic ingredients, including St. Lucia Sea Moss, locally grown products and Kangen Alkaline water. A great source of collagen, fiber and 92+ vitamins and minerals, sea moss gels can provide natural energy, strengthen the immune system, lower blood pressure, support gut health and more!

Ulu & Kalo Bakery, located in Honolulu, specializes in healthy and delicious baked goods made with ulu (breadfruit) and kalo (taro). Founded in 2018 by Maile Kamisugi, Ulu & Kalo Bakery takes pride in using quality ingredients to produce gluten-free, vegan, and naturally sweetened baked goods aimed at reducing imports by utilizing staples that are abundant locally.

Mahina Mea is a hand-crafted freeze-dried goods company founded by Anuhea Sills on the Big Island of Hawaii. Drawing on a background in the food and beverage industry, Mahina Mea creates unique treats that ignite sparks of joy and childhood memories with an added layer of innovation and newness. Some well known Mahina Mea treats are the Original Kimchi Cucumber Chips, Mixed Bites and Lihing Candy Mix. Using compostable packaging in an effort to reduce waste in our islands, Mahina Mea also sources B-grade produce for their signature Kimchi Cucumber Chips and other produce based goods.

Dedicated to being pono and ono, Mauka Meats sells only meat and meat products produced from locally raised or hunted animals and processed in Hawaii. Founded by Micah Richards, Mauka Meats’ mission is to improve the local meat and livestock industry by creating pono protein products that benefit both families and the producers who create them. As part of this mission, they set out to create a USDA sausage product using only locally sourced livestock that could serve as a foundation for a sustainable and scalable business model for local meat companies. Hawaii’s Würst is a locally produced sausage line using only Hawaii-raised livestock and produced without nitrites, nitrates or phosphates.