Meet The Cohort 1 Participants
From Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise
These 15 local value-added entrepreneurs were selected by application for the inaugural cohort of Hawaii Ag & Culinary Alliance’s® (HACA) From Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise Program in partnership with Leeward Community College (Leeward CC) and the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center (WVAPDC). Utilizing Hawaii-grown, raised or caught ingredients, their food products will be featured in a showcase event at the Thirteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival this fall.
PONI ASKEW
HAWAIIAN VINEGAR & SPICE CO
MAHEALANI BADUA
SAKATA SWEETS
BRANDON CHUNG
THE HOIO GUY
KAENA GALDEIRA
SWEETS BY SANDY
MARTHA LANOZA
MILO’S PASTELE STOP
MIRIAM OLIVAS
BARRIO CAFE 808
CHRISTINA PETERSON
THE MOCHI BAR
SCOTT POTTER
HALEIWA SALT CO
GARRETT SHIROMA
CHIBI CONFECTIONERY
BECKY SHUCK
ISLAND RAYNE GOURMET
ANUHEA SILLS
MAHINA MEA
MISTY SOMMO
MOSSY MOKES
QUEENA TAHI
TAHI TARTS
JASON WEINTRAUB
THE DISCO FARMER
MICHAEL YAMAUCHI-YAMATE
LUAU BOMBS
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