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Food trucks · Plate lunch & poke
Hawaiian BBQ
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
The book
Directory
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.
16 listings
HH
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Huli Huli Hawaiian Rotisserie
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
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Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Hālau Hula O Nā Mele ʻĀina ʻO Hawaiʻi
Long-running New York hālau and Hawaiian Artists Shows company teaching and staging hula under Kumu Luana Haraguchi.
Manhattan, NYKamaʻāinahulanewyork.com
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Civic clubs
Hālāwai
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
HH
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Hānai Hawaiian BBQ
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
KC
Makers & gifts
Kona Coffee Roasters
Multi-location NYC cafés (aka Kona Coffee & Company) direct-trading Kona beans, founded by Oʻahu-raised Tae Kim.
New York, NYKamaʻāinaeastvillage.com/restaurants/kona-coffee-roasters
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Hula schools · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Makalina Gallagher
NYC hula/ʻukulele teaching and booking artist at Lotus Music & Dance, with Pacific Island life history.
New York, NYPacific Islanderwww.lotusmusicanddance.org/booking-lotus-artists/booking-artists/makalina
MC
Food trucks · Plate lunch & poke
Maui Chop House
Long Island Hawaiian food truck (former Rocky Point brick closed) from the Louis family with multi-gen Maui/Molokaʻi plantation roots.
Long Island, NYIsland Rootsgreaterlongisland.com/maui-chophouse-is-closing-in-rocky-point-shifting-to-food-truck-business
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Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka
Queens/LIC hālau continuing lineage of late Kumu Kale Pawai under Tristan Vizconde & Chris Chung.
Queens, NYIsland Rootsnapuanuioka.wixsite.com/nuioka/kumu-kale-pawai
ND
Makers & gifts
Nalu Dry Goods
Bay Shore surf/skate/lifestyle shop carrying Hawaiʻi goods, owned by Honolulu-raised Marie Fischer.
Bay Shore, NYKamaʻāinagreaterlongisland.com/nalu-dry-goods-surf-shop-moves-into-new-space-on-bay-shores-main-street
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Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Noreetuh
East Village restaurant serving modern Hawaiian cuisine from chef/co-owner Chung Chow and partner Jin Ahn.
New York, NYKamaʻāinawww.noreetuh.com
PA
Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima O Nuioka
New York hālau extension of Honolulu’s Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima under Nā Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine & Jeffrey Takamine (Maiki Aiu Lake lineage).
New York, NYKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.nationalsawdust.org/event/nationalsawdust-honoring-the-resilliance-of-hawaii-featuring-kumu-vicky-holt-takamine-pua-alii-ilima-o-nuioka-with-the-mega-lab
PA
Civic clubs
Punahou Alumni Association – New York (PAANY)
Regional Punahou School alumni chapter (~1,000 members) hosting NYC/tri-state events for Honolulu prep alumni.
New York, NYIsland Rootswww.punahou.edu/alumni/groups/regional-chapters
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Civic clubs
Te Ao Mana
New York Pacific Island cultural organization behind Tatou Festival, co-founded by Polynesian artists with Hawaiʻi ties.
New York, NYPacific Islanderwww.teaomana.org
UA
Civic clubs
UH Alumni Association – East
University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association East chapter covering NY metro and neighboring states; Central Park picnic partner.
New York, NYIsland Rootswww.kalena.com/hawaiian_culture_nyc.html
UN
Civic clubs
UTOPIA NYC
NYC chapter of UTOPIA supporting LGBTQ+ Pacific Islander cultural stewardship and advocacy.
New York, NYPacific Islanderutopianyc.org/what-we-do