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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