Nonprofits
Oldest Hawaiian community advocacy federation — continent to islands
Federation of Hawaiian Civic Clubs across Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S. The 67th Annual Convention lands in Portland fall 2026 under Mainland Council hosting.
Listed as Kānaka ʻŌiwi–owned. Who is in the book
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke · Food trucks
Beaverton, Hillsboro, and NE Portland plate-lunch rooms and a Gigantic cart — both founders born in Hawaiʻi, raised upcountry Maui.
Portland, ORKamaʻāina(503) 477-9976808grinds.com
Civic clubs · Cultural nonprofits
Chicago/Evanston NHPI cultural nonprofit led by Executive Director Lanialoha Lee.
Chicago, ILKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.nbcchicago.com/news/local/say-the-word-lanialoha-lee-executive-director-of-the-aloha-center-chicago/2520324
Churches & faith
A Samoan Congregational Christian church grounded in Gospel worship and Samoan faith, language, and culture; Sunday services in Annandale.
Annandale, VAPacific Islandercccasvirginia.org
Cultural nonprofits
A 501(c)(3) Hawaiian cultural center formed in Virginia in 2017 to educate, engage, and connect people in the spirit of aloha.
Alexandria, VAKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.ealaehcc.org
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
A Portland Hawaiian-style kitchen from Tryzen Patricio of ʻEwa Beach; parents publicly from the Philippines.
Portland, ORKamaʻāina(971) 865-5160grindwittryz.square.site
Lei, makeup & special-event beauty · Makers & gifts
Independence, Oregon, maker of clay lei and jewelry — Shayna-Lynn Maʻemaʻe Laurito Haole, born and raised in Hawaiʻi.
Independence, ORKamaʻāinahanamaemaecrafts.com