Carpentry & remodeling · Electrical · Plumbing
Native Hawaiian Organization 8(a) contractor — California and Utah
NHO-owned general contractor and facilities firm with a San Juan Capistrano office and a South Ogden shop.
Listed as Kānaka ʻŌiwi–owned. Who is in the book
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Fresno Hawaiian restaurant from owner Cijay Phakeovilay cooking food he misses from home in Hawaiʻi.
Fresno, CAKamaʻāinawww.808ohanashack.com
Tattoo & visual arts
Garden Grove tattoo shop founded 2008 by afakasi Samoan Suluʻape Siʻi Liufau.
Garden Grove, CAPacific Islander(714) 534-8784atowntattooshop.com
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Oakland hālau under Kumu Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu, a regular Merrie Monarch presence from the East Bay.
Oakland, CAIsland Rootsacademyofhawaiianarts.org
Landscaping & lawn
Seattle Lake City landscaping and construction work from Herbert Nashion, recently moved from Hawaiʻi.
Seattle, WAKamaʻāina(206) 409-7821
Plumbing
Plumbing company in San Diego and Tempe / Phoenix from Deven Tells, born and raised in Hawaiʻi.
San Diego, CAKamaʻāina(619) 841-1680callallaloha.com
Carpentry & remodeling · Landscaping & lawn
Aurora / Denver remodeling and landscape builder — founded after a return from Hawaiʻi in 2009.
Aurora, COIsland Roots(720) 269-4598alohabuildersllc.com