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Bands · Performing arts & luau entertainment
Richmond’s premier Hawaiian band — steel guitar, ʻukulele, vocals, and hula for East Coast events.
Richmond, VA
(804) 630-5001www.hawaiianband.comThe 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.
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Featured listings
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Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke · Catering
Family-run Hawaiʻi kitchen in Carrollton — truck to Eagle Harbor
Carrollton, VA
(757) 715-2718www.facebook.com/alohacraving
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Kalo & leaf farms
Mainland kalo gardens feeding the people — fresh lūʻau leaf and Taro Tours
Hampton, VA
(808) 278-0433alohagardens.org
Island Roots
Makers & gifts · Classes & workshops
Richmond’s Fan District guitar & ʻukulele shop — Hawaiʻi-shaped ʻohana gear, repair & lessons
Richmond, VA
(804) 254-4600richmondguitarrepair.com
Kamaʻāina
Food trucks · Catering · Plate lunch & poke
Newport News Hawaiian BBQ truck & ʻohana catering — plate lunch, lūʻau, live aloha
Newport News, VA
(808) 215-1354pihaaloha.comAH
Consulting
Ailani Hawaiian
A family-owned professional and federal contracting shop in Annandale, supporting Native Hawaiian nonprofit initiatives.
Annandale, VAKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.ailanihawaiian.com
Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke · Catering
Aloha Cravings
Family-run Hawaiʻi kitchen in Carrollton — truck to Eagle Harbor
Carrollton, VAKamaʻāinaIsland Roots(757) 715-2718www.facebook.com/alohacraving
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Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Aloha Direct & Maikaʻi Foods
Aloha Direct distributes Hawaiian foods and goods from Hawaiʻi. Maikaʻi Foods is a catering service for Hawaiian cuisine. Patricia White’s kitchen continues the spirit of her former Roanoke shop, Kona Koffeehouse — island plates and aloha for SW Virginia ʻohana. Pop-up and catering kitchen, not a walk-in storefront.
Roanoke, VAKamaʻāinawww.facebook.com/bambam.penipinscher
Kalo & leaf farms
Aloha Gardens
Mainland kalo gardens feeding the people — fresh lūʻau leaf and Taro Tours
Hampton, VAKamaʻāina(808) 278-0433alohagardens.org
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Restaurants
Apelu Island Cafe
A family cafe on Little Creek Road serving coffee, baked goods, and Samoan / Polynesian hospitality.
Norfolk, VAPacific Islander(757) 338-6125
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Catering
Boozy Aloha
A mobile trailer bar for Northern Virginia weddings, parties, and corporate events — island-inspired pour service rooted in the Spirit of Aloha. Based in the Culpeper / Reva area; travels Loudoun and NOVA.
Culpeper, VAKamaʻāinawww.boozyaloha.com
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Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Capital Musubi
An AAPI-owned Hawaiian kitchen in Chantilly and Tysons Corner (McLean), serving supersize musubi, poke bowls, and rice bowls.
Chantilly, VAIsland Rootscapitalmusubi.com
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Churches & faith
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa in Virginia
A Samoan Congregational Christian church grounded in Gospel worship and Samoan faith, language, and culture; Sunday services in Annandale.
Annandale, VAPacific Islandercccasvirginia.org
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Hula schools · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
DC Hula Girls
A Polynesian dance company and school founded by Lydia “Liliʻu” Ortiz — lūʻau entertainment, hula and Ori Tahiti classes, and cultural programming for DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
Alexandria, VAIsland Rootsdchulagirls.com
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Cultural nonprofits
E Ala E Hawaiian Cultural Center
A 501(c)(3) Hawaiian cultural center formed in Virginia in 2017 to educate, engage, and connect people in the spirit of aloha.
Alexandria, VAKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.ealaehcc.org
Makers & gifts · Classes & workshops
Fan Guitar and Ukulele
Richmond’s Fan District guitar & ʻukulele shop — Hawaiʻi-shaped ʻohana gear, repair & lessons
Richmond, VAIsland Roots(804) 254-4600richmondguitarrepair.com
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Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Hālau Hoʻomau I ka Wai Ola O Hawaiʻi
A traditional Hawaiian cultural school — hula, oli, language, arts, music — at Hope United Church in Alexandria, open to haumāna from Virginia, Maryland, and DC.
Alexandria, VAKānaka ʻŌiwihalau.org/halau_002.htm
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Hālau · Classes & workshops · Hula & Polynesian dance
Hālau O ʻAulani
A nonprofit hālau teaching hula, language, arts, and Hawaiian heritage for mainland ʻohana, with classes and programs in Arlington.
Arlington, VAKamaʻāinahalauoaulani.org
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Food trucks · Plate lunch & poke
Mochiko
A Hawaiian restaurant known for mochiko chicken, poke, Spam musubi, and plate-lunch classics, grown from a market stall and truck into a storefront.
Charlottesville, VAKamaʻāinamochikorestaurant.com
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Restaurants · Plate lunch & poke
Ohana & Co Eatery
A quick-service Hawaiian eatery in Red Mill Commons: loco moco, Spam musubi, plate lunches, and Aloha VB shaved ice.
Virginia Beach, VAKamaʻāinaohanaandcompany.com
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Cultural nonprofits · Performing arts & luau entertainment
Pacific Islanders of Virginia
A community organization hosting Virginia Beach PolyFest — dance, music, food, and vendors for Hawaiʻi, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, and other Pacific cultures at the Oceanfront.
Virginia Beach, VAPacific Islanderpacificislandersvirginia.org
Food trucks · Catering · Plate lunch & poke
Piha Aloha
Newport News Hawaiian BBQ truck & ʻohana catering — plate lunch, lūʻau, live aloha
Newport News, VAKamaʻāina(808) 215-1354pihaaloha.com
Bands · Performing arts & luau entertainment
Puʻuloa Hawaiian Band
Richmond’s premier Hawaiian band — steel guitar, ʻukulele, vocals, and hula for East Coast events.
Richmond, VAKamaʻāinaPacific IslanderIsland Roots(804) 630-5001www.hawaiianband.com
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Consulting · Military & federal contracting
Soft Power Solutions
A service-disabled veteran–owned consulting firm in Manassas (and Honolulu) for DoD and National Guard work; profits support Hawaiian community programs via HPF.
Manassas, VAKamaʻāinawww.softpowersolutions.com