The book
274 public listings — mostly the U.S. Mainland, plus ʻohana abroad. Businesses owned by people from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Most are a name, a place, and a craft. All have Aloha.
3 listings
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
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Chicago Loop (and Highwood café) Hawaiian restaurant from Nate Domingo, known for NYT/best-restaurant buzz.
Chicago Loop, ILKamaʻāinablockclubchicago.org/2026/04/15/da-local-boy-the-loops-hawaiian-food-hotspot-named-one-of-nyts-best-restaurants
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Ravenswood Filipino-Hawaiian bodega eatery by Julius Tacadena, selling out island plates.
Chicago, ILKamaʻāinaeatkanin.com/about