Makers & gifts
Oʻahu-raised Tae Kim’s Kona coffee cafés in NYC
Multi-location NYC cafés (aka Kona Coffee & Company) direct-trading Kona beans, founded by Oʻahu-raised Tae Kim.
Listed as Kamaʻāina-owned. Who is in the book
Restaurants
A family cafe on Little Creek Road serving coffee, baked goods, and Samoan / Polynesian hospitality.
Norfolk, VAPacific Islander(757) 338-6125
Food trucks · Plate lunch & poke
Amherst / Niagara Falls Blvd Hawaiian BBQ grown from food truck to brick-and-mortar by Guam-raised co-founder Freda Pleto.
Amherst, NYPacific Islanderhawaiianbbqbuffalo.com
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Lower East Side Hawaiian rotisserie / fried chicken takeout from Noreetuh partners Jin Ahn & Chung Chow.
New York, NYKamaʻāinawww.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/huli-huli
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Long-running New York hālau and Hawaiian Artists Shows company teaching and staging hula under Kumu Luana Haraguchi.
Manhattan, NYKamaʻāinahulanewyork.com
Civic clubs
501(c)(3) supporting Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island families in NYC; hosts the long-running Annual Hawaii Potluck Picnic in Central Park.
New York, NYIsland Rootswww.halawai.org
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Hawaiian plate lunch and poke residency inside Buffalo Brewing Co., owned by David Delaney.
Buffalo, NYIsland Rootsstepoutbuffalo.com/new-the-only-hawaiian-plate-lunch-in-town-is-hiding-in-this-local-craft-brewery