Meet The Entrepreneurs
From Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise
These local value-added entrepreneurs were selected by application for Hawaii Ag & Culinary Alliance’s® (HACA) From Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise in partnership with Leeward Community College (Leeward CC) and the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center (WVAPDC). Their innovative food products showcase the best of Hawaii-grown, raised and caught ingredients. Explore their delicious offerings below!
Cohort 4 - 2024
ALINA FARMS 808
Kanani Plunkett
Featured Product:
Hawaiian Farm Fresh Spirulina
ALOHAMADE BITES
Marshall Dumadag
Featured Product:
Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Pies, Tarts and Bites
BOUGIE DUMPLINGS
Justine Ma
Featured Product:
Banana Bread Dumplings
DONTBAJRK BEEF JERKY
Shaina Wright
Featured Product:
I’ll Shoyu Garlic, Holy Jalapeño, Pineapple Pepper
FARMING ALOHA
Christine Yuu-Suan
Featured Product:
Ginger Scallion Sauce
HOMETOWN BBQ
Charles Etsinger
Featured Product:
BBQ Sauces, Hot Sauces, Spice Blends
HONOBONO
Fred Ison
Featured Product:
Vegan Pasta Sauces
ISLAND AHI CANNERY
Matthew Carnes
Featured Product:
Fresh Canned Tuna and Ono
KALO & CREAM
Bethany Letoto
Featured Product:
Soda Syrups – Kulolo, Li Hing, Pickled Mango, Ume Shiso & more
MAKAHA MANGOES
Candy Suiso
Featured Product:
Mango Fruit Leather, Mango Cookies & more
MALA MAMA FARM
Natasha Gourlay
Featured Product:
Mamaki Tea, Healing Salves & more
Shop In-Store:
Aina Farm Stand, Homegrown Pearlridge
MAUI COCKTAIL KITS
Katy Tsark
Featured Product:
Craft Cocktail Infusion Kits
NAIKE
Jamesie Kahinu
Featured Product:
Hawaiian Chili Pepper Shoyu Sauce
Shop In-Store:
Kuilima Farm, Pop-Up Makeke, Pukalani Superette, Molokai Minimart, Misaki’s Grocery & more
PETITE SWEETS
Francesca Lee
Featured Product:
Dessert Bars – Lilikoi Shortbread, Guava Shortbread, Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Cheesecake
PUUIKI PICKLED VEGETABLES
Ann Casson
Featured Product:
Pickled Vegetables from Kalili Farms
Cohort 3 - 2024
ALOHA AINA FARMS HALEIWA
John Rust
Featured Product:
Smoked Habanero Hot Sauce
ALOHA RAW
Aloha Bugakova
Featured Product:
Pono Bread, Kraut & More
BIG ISLAND BITTERS
Summer Akuna
Featured Product:
Kona Coffee Bitters
FOR J’S HAWAII
Janis Tanga
Featured Product:
Hawaiian Chili Oil Dressing & Hot Hawaiian Chili Oil
Shop In-Store:
ChefZone, Dean & Deluca, Farm Link Hawaii & more
HUMBLE FOOD DESIGN
Robert Kekoa
Featured Product:
Mr. Guava Lava Chili Pepper Water, Hot Shot Lilikoi Chili Pepper Water
Shop In-Store:
Aoki Shave Ice, Rajah Dat Snack Shop, Tasty Jerky Hawaii
ISLAND SAUSAGE
Terrence Enomoto
Featured Product:
Salami (Spanish Chorizo, Sea Salt Mac Nut, Finocchiona, Cacciatore)
Shop In-Store:
Island Sausage
KUPUNA KALO
Weston Yap
Featured Product:
Ulu Tots
MAUNA KEA TRADING COMPANY
Gloria Ilagan
Featured Product:
GuacaGloMe
PALAMAN PURVEYORS
Randy Cortez
Featured Product:
Pandan Butter, Ube Halaya
OAHU GROWN MAMAKI
Jon Watase
Featured Product:
Mamaki Tea
POP CULTURE ARTISAN POPS
Justin Udom
Featured Product:
Coffee Cacao Nib Swirl, Matcha Honey Cream, Cookie Monster, Hibiscus Passion Punch, Strawberry Guava Creamsicle
Shop In-Store:
Hapa Market, Kalapawai Market, KualoaGrown Market, Navy Exchange, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum & more
OKONOKAI
Jina Wye
Featured Product:
Gluten-Free Seaweed Crackers, Hawaii-Grown Furikake
Shop In-Store: Bizia Coffee & Surf, House of Mana Up
SOULSUM
Raymond Trinh
Featured Product:
Tepache – Pineapple Powered Probiotic Soda
SUGARLESS BITES & DELITES
Brittany Egnew
Featured Product:
Guava Cheesecake with Guava Curd
3 SPOONFULS OF SUGAR
Jamie Cabuag
Featured Product:
Mango Raspberry Butter, Mango Lilikoi Butter (no added sugar), Strawberry Guava Butter, Lilikoi Butter
Cohort 2 - 2023
ANY KINE SNAX
Wendy Iwasaki
Featured Product:
Freeze Dried SNAX (Lilikoi and Lychee)
Shop In-Store:
ABC Stores, Foodland Farms, Island Country Markets, Noeau Designers, Sun Chong Grocery & more
BOXED UP COOKIES
Leea Kalilimoku
Featured Product:
Stuffed Cookies
THE CORNER ROLLS
Philip Nguyen
Featured Product:
Handcrafted Spring Rolls
HAWAIIAN KRUNCH
Tootsie Davis
Featured Product:
Kalo Krunch, Uala Krunch, Ulu Krunch
Shop In-Store:
ChefZone, Farm Link Hawaii, Fairmont Kea Lani, Hawaiian Moons Natural Foods, Okoa Farms
HAWAIIAN SODA CO
Caesar Ho
Featured Product:
Sparkling Passion Orange Guava, Sparkling Lilikoi Lychee, Sparkling Pineapple Citrus
Shop In-Store:
7-Eleven Hawaii, ChefZone, Foodland, Don Quijote, Down To Earth, Times Supermarkets & more
HAWAII’S WÜRST
Micah Richards
Featured Product:
USDA Sausage Product with Hawaii-raised Livestock, Bone Broth, Mauka Meats
Shop In-Store:
ChefZone
MOCHI MOMMA HI
Stacey Robinol
Featured Product:
Poi Butter Mochi
MORNING GLASS COFFEE
Mahina Akimoto Reppun
Featured Product:
Tomato Jam
Shop In-Store:
Morning Glass Coffee-Manoa
MY SWEET WORLD 808
Trisha Kawakami
Featured Product:
Kulolo Butter Mochi
Shop In-Store:
Pearlridge Kiosk
THE ORIGINAL ISLAND CEVICHE
Xiomara Guevara
Featured Product:
Salvadoran Style Ceviche
THE PAU HANA CO.
Alyssa Yafuso
Featured Product:
Premium Drink Mixers
SAKI’S ALOHAS LAB
Saki Kawanabe
Featured Product:
Fermented Fruit Syrups
TWISTED LUMPIA
Rhandi Ardona
Featured Product:
Pastele Lumpia, Uala Lumpia, Kulolo Lumpia
Shop In-Store:
ChefZone, The Friendly Market, Waianae Store
ULU & KALO BAKERY
Maile Kamisugi
Featured Product:
Sesame Garlic Ulu Crackers
Shop In-Store:
Bean About Town, Farm Link Hawaii, The Locavore Store, Nalu Health Bar, Poai by Pono Potions
Cohort 1 - 2023
BARRIO CAFE
Miriam Olivas
Featured Product: Chorifu
CHIBI CONFECTIONERY
Garrett Shiroma
Featured Product:
Lilikoi, Guava or POG Shortbread Cookies
THE DISCO FARMER
Jason Weintraub
Featured Product:
Hand-picked Tea Blends with Local Fruits
HALEIWA SALT CO
Scott Potter
Featured Product:
Hand-harvested Sea Salt
Shop In-Store:
The Local General Store, Ko Hana Distillers, Kuilima Farm Stand, Uncle Paul’s Corner Store & more
HAWAIIAN VINEGAR & SPICE CO
Poni Askew
Featured Product: Drinking Shrubs & Vinegars
Shop In-Store: Hawaiian Vinegar & Spice Co, Island Boy Shop, The Local General Store, The Vinegary & more
THE HOIO GUY
Brandon Chung
Featured Product:
Hoio Salad
Shop In-Store:
Rahjah Dat Snacks
ISLAND RAYNE GOURMET
Becky Shuck
Featured Product:
Tropical Fruit Hot Sauces
LUAU BOMBS
Michael Yamauchi-Yamate
Featured Product:
Luau Bombs
MAHINA MEA
Anuhea Sills
Featured Product:
Original Kimchi Cucumber Chips
MILO’S PASTELE STOP
Martha Lanoza
Featured Product:
Pastele Pot Pie
THE MOCHI BAR
Christina Peterson
Featured Product:
Alcohol Infused Mochi
MOSSY MOKES
Misty Sommo
Featured Product:
Premium Sea Moss Gels and Beverages
Shop In-Store:
Down To Earth, Good Health Food Store, Lanikai Juice, The Source
PATA PATA HAWAII
Queena Tahi
Featured Product:
Honey Lilikoi Protein Butter
POCKET BARS
Kaena Galdeira
Featured Product:
Mini Macadamia Snack Bars
SAKATA SWEETS
Mahealani Badua
Featured Product: Lilikoi Lemon Bar
