Coffee & Cafes
North Shore–born açaí & bullet-coffee shack’s first mainland storefront near LBCC
Açaí bowls, superfood smoothies, specialty coffee at Douglas Center; Long Beach brick only (not HI North Shore).
Listed as Kamaʻāina-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, CAKamaʻāinaWebsite
Tattoo & visual arts
Garden Grove tattoo shop founded 2008 by afakasi Samoan Suluʻape Siʻi Liufau.
Garden Grove, CAPacific Islander(714) 534-8784Website
Fashion & Wear
Santa Ana clothing from Kekoa Cazimero — Native Hawaiian, born and raised in Honolulu. Mainland ops at Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana, CAKānaka ʻŌiwiWebsite
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Oakland hālau under Kumu Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu, a regular Merrie Monarch presence from the East Bay.
Oakland, CAIsland RootsWebsite
Carpentry & remodeling · Electrical · Plumbing
NHO-owned general contractor and facilities firm with a San Juan Capistrano office and a South Ogden shop.
San Juan Capistrano, CAKānaka ʻŌiwi(949) 940-6553Website
Plumbing
Plumbing company in San Diego and Tempe / Phoenix from Deven Tells, born and raised in Hawaiʻi.
San Diego, CAKamaʻāina(619) 841-1680Website