Solo artists
Leokāne Pryor
Santa Barbara solo artist — born and raised in Mānoa, returned to Santa Barbara in 2020.
Santa Barbara, CAKamaʻāinaWebsite
Directory
2 public listings in the Hawaiian Yellow Pages for Fresno, CA — kitchens, hālau, trades, and rooms that still know the way home.
Solo artists
Santa Barbara solo artist — born and raised in Mānoa, returned to Santa Barbara in 2020.
Santa Barbara, CAKamaʻāinaWebsite
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
San Francisco restaurant from chef-owner Ravi Kapur, born in Hawaiʻi with Native Hawaiian–Chinese mother; heritage-driven menu.
San Francisco, CAKānaka ʻŌiwiWebsite
Hula & Polynesian dance
Long Beach entertainment company from Sunny Purcell — of Samoan descent. Multi-city teams. Not a hālau.
Long Beach, CAPacific Islander(562) 270-0246Website
Catering · Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
A Hawaiian-owned culinary shop in Brea led by Chef Charles Akau IV of Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi — catering, island plates, and community tables.
Brea, CAKānaka ʻŌiwiWebsite
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Norco hālau under Kumu Bobbi Kellett, teaching hula moʻolelo in the Inland Empire.
Norco, CAIsland RootsWebsite
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Sacramento 501(c)(3) hālau under Kumu Bernadette Kaponookalani Nakamura, with donation-based hula and ʻukulele.
Sacramento, CAIsland RootsWebsite
Accounting & tax
Napa accounting and tax from Jessica Luthi — Native Hawaiian–owned firm at 135 Camino Dorado Ste 8.
Napa, CAKānaka ʻŌiwi(707) 690-1120Website
Arts & crafts · Makers & gifts · Music shops & lessons
San Diego drums and workshops from Christiaan Verbeek — Hawaiian-born, Dutch and Indonesian ancestry. Kamaʻāina, not Pacific Islander.
San Diego, CAKamaʻāina(619) 867-2320Website
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
A Northgate Sacramento kitchen for Fijian, Tongan, and Samoan food rarely found elsewhere in the city — curries, coconut, and Pacific comfort.
Sacramento, CAPacific Islander(916) 246-9244Website
Law & notaries
Full-service immigration law firm; firm speaks Samoan; CalBar #262407.
Fresno, CAPacific Islander(559) 441-9400Website
Mental health & counseling
Founder-owned practice in Lakewood for individual, couples, and family therapy serving Pasifika and BIPOC clients — California telehealth for individual work.
Lakewood, CAPacific Islander(562) 354-0582Website
Mental health & counseling
Solo LCSW practice; EMDR, Parts work, ACT, mindfulness; culturally responsive for Pasifika men.
San Francisco, CAPacific Islander(650) 539-4247Website
Bands · Classes & workshops
Berkeley-area slack key guitarist, concert producer, and teacher — House of Hawaiian Music.
Berkeley, CAKānaka ʻŌiwiWebsite
Markets
Carson market for Samoan groceries and goods — family-owned, 23744 Main St.
Carson, CAPacific Islander(310) 952-0297
Landscaping & lawn
Hardscape, irrigation, softscape, retaining walls, outdoor entertainment features; CA C-27 #1128115.
San Clemente, CAKamaʻāina(808) 475-5030Website
Lei, makeup & special-event beauty · Lei & florals · Arts & crafts
SoCal lei shop from Maile — born and raised in Southern California, Native Hawaiian, mother born Honolulu.
Huntington Beach, CAKānaka ʻŌiwi(562) 413-6490Website
Nails
Licensed nail technician, Pacific Islander–owned home-based studio in Long Beach, established 2020.
Long Beach, CAPacific Islander(803) 201-6838
Coffee & Cafes
Açaí bowls, superfood smoothies, specialty coffee at Douglas Center; Long Beach brick only (not HI North Shore).
Long Beach, CAKamaʻāinaWebsite
Fashion & Wear
Northern California streetwear from a Samoan upbringing — HELLA POLY prints.
Bay Area, CAPacific IslanderWebsite
Fitness & martial arts
Kajukenbo, boxing, kickboxing, BJJ, and MMA in Suisun City and Fairfield — family extension of the original Wahiawa school.
Suisun City, CAKamaʻāina(707) 439-8897Website
Fashion & Wear
San Diego / Chula Vista clothing house founded in 2003 by Toloai Letuli — Pasifika goods, brick shop.
Chula Vista, CAPacific Islander(619) 266-0644Website
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Santa Cruz school of hula and Tahitian dance in the Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett line, fiscally sponsored by the 418 Project.
Santa Cruz, CAIsland RootsWebsite
Real estate
Castro Valley realty team led by Tracy Bonal — born in Hawaiʻi, CA DRE 01395933.
Castro Valley, CAKamaʻāina(510) 303-6656Website
Skin & esthetics
East Palo Alto bath and body shop from Marina Latu — South Pacific–inspired soaps, Tonga No Plastic Campaign support.
East Palo Alto, CAPacific IslanderWebsite
Lei, makeup & special-event beauty · Lei & florals · Arts & crafts
Oakland worker-owned lei cooperative founded by Tiffany Naputi Lacsado — Chamorro-American from Guåhan.
Oakland, CAPacific Islander(510) 967-7342Website