Maui Nui Venison was one of the 15 companies selected for the latest cohort. The company seeks to simultaneously alleviate the damaging impact invasive deer have on Hawaiʻi’s vulnerable ecosystems while unlocking a healthy, local food resource.
A grocery store on wheels. That’s the goal of Farm Link Hawaiʻi, an online platform that customers can use to purchase local produce and other goods. CEO Claire Sullivan says the company’s growth is promising, but challenges remain on the path to maintaining a local food system in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 5 Last-Minute Local Gifts We’re Buying This Christmas
Make sure to stash one for them and one for yourself.
December 22, 2020
There’s something magical about Christmas, especially how it enables my shopping addiction. This year, my friends and I have been much more laser-focused on finding local items to give. Here are five of my favorites (that I already own) that I’ve already wrapped up. Their next stop:under other people’s trees.
Ask the HONOLULU team or anyone I’ve met in the last month and they’ll tell you the first thing I do is offer them a spritz of Lanikai Bath and Body hand sanitizer. I was searching for seasonal sprays and fell in love with the festively packaged Joy, Mele and Noel versions launched by the Kailua company in November. The yummy coconut and candy cane Joy carries the indulgent aromas of minty chocolate. (I’m hoarding three of them right now.) The Mele spray elicits Christmas tree memories with its spicy