Hula & Polynesian dance · Performing arts & luau entertainment
Samoan Chief Asomua’s huli huli, luau drums & Houston hula academy
Humble/Houston food truck, luau catering (Drums of the Pacific USA), and Houston Hula Academy under Chief Asomua Tama Satoafaiga. (Hula Mama’s restaurant closed — not listed.)
Listed as Pacific Islander–owned. Who is in the book
Bands · Performing arts & luau entertainment
Richmond’s premier Hawaiian band — steel guitar, ʻukulele, vocals, and hula for East Coast events.
Richmond, VA
(804) 630-5001www.hawaiianband.comRestaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Schertz (San Antonio metro) Hawaiian kitchen from the Honolulu Tottori family, open since Nov 2024.
Schertz, TXKamaʻāinahowzithawaiiankitchen.com/ourstory
Carpentry & remodeling · Electrical · Consulting
San Antonio–based NHO 8(a) firm — construction, operations, and facilities under the Kīnāʻole family of companies.
San Antonio, TXKānaka ʻŌiwi(210) 383-5553www.kinaole.com
Hula & Polynesian dance
Kumu Hula Maxine Kawahine Hoʻomanawanui Charles-Aulelava reestablished her hālau in Las Vegas in 2022 after years of training and teaching on Oʻahu’s windward side. Classes meet on West Sahara; the work is culture first.
Las Vegas, NVKamaʻāinawww.kumukhula.com
Food trucks · Plate lunch & poke
Austin/Leander food truck serving tropical island BBQ cooked over lava rocks from Hawaiian & Pacific Islander–owned ʻohana.
Austin, TXPacific Islanderwww.pacific-flame.com
Bands · Classes & workshops
Berkeley-area slack key guitarist, concert producer, and teacher — House of Hawaiian Music.
Berkeley, CAKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.patricklandezamusic.com