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Before You Buy a Hawaii Souvenir: What “Made in Hawaii” Really Means

• Bryan Murphy - Certified Hawaii Travel Expert & Creator of Hawaii’s Best Travel • Episode 250

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What's the one mistake that can turn Hawaii's biggest shopping event into hours stuck in line?

Heading to Oahu this August? Your arrival time at Made in Hawaii Festival can make or break your visit.

👉 Hit play now for the exact dates, prices, and timing tips before this year's festival sells out.

If you've ever wondered how to shop nearly 600 local vendors without the crowds, this episode is for you. You'll learn when to arrive and how to support the local families behind it all.

In this episode of Hawaii's Best, we talk story with the festival's spokesperson and two vendors about what makes this festival worth the trip.

👉In this episode, you will:

  • Learn why Saturday and Sunday afternoons beat mornings for skipping lines.
  • Discover what's new on the third floor, from talk story sessions to first time vendors.
  • Meet two Big Island and Maui makers who turned a family farm and a garage into full time businesses.

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  • 3:57 Festival Origins Growth
  • 5:06 Tickets Timing Tips
  • 7:25 Third Floor Highlights
  • 9:33 Sponsor RedWeek
  • 10:22 Kalapana Beauty
  • 11:12 Farm to Face Process
  • 16:01 Why Local Support Matters
  • 18:08 Cymz Sweet Kre8tionz
  • 19:42 Maui Sourced Desserts
  • 21:49 First Festival Prep
  • 24:27 Supporting Makers Year Round
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[00:00:00] Made in Hawaii Meaning

[00:00:00] When you shop in Hawaii, it's really easy to see the finished product, fall in love with it, but miss everything that went into the creation of it. A family farm, a recipe built over generations. The Made in Hawaii Festival brings hundreds of local makers, farmers, artists, and small businesses under one giant roof.

[00:00:17] Today, you'll hear from two first-time vendors at the festival about how it started, what they create, and why where you spend your money in Hawaii matters so much. Let's go.

[00:00:31] Behind Festival Scenes

[00:00:31] Aloha and welcome to Hawaii's Best. I'm Brian Murphy, Hawaii destination expert and your personal guide to planning an unforgettable trip to Hawaii. Today, we're switching it up a little bit, a little bit different of a format. We're going behind the scenes of the Made in Hawaii Festival. I've always loved hearing the stories behind the places I visit, the products I buy, and this event really highlights both of those.

[00:00:55] And these aren't just vendors just selling things, pedaling things, or anything like that. These are people building real businesses, supporting their families, and sharing something from Hawaii with visitors and with locals. I sat down with Olena Hugh, the festival spokesperson, and marketing lead, and a friend, and I got to learn more about the festival and what makes it different and what you should know before you go.

[00:01:18] Whether you call Hawaii home or if you happen to be visiting during the festival, then we're gonna hear from two first-time vendors, Calapana Beauty from the Big Island and Sim's suite creation from the beautiful island of Maui. The main thing I hope that you get from listening from both of their stories is just having a better understanding of what goes into each product, because that's where I think the meaning of made in Hawaii really matters.

[00:01:45] So we're gonna get started with talking with Belena about what the festival is all about.

[00:01:57] What makes Made in Hawaii Festival special? How is it different than, you know, like a normal shopping event, craft fair that someone could experience in Hawaii? Yeah, it is absolutely incredible. It is the largest gathering of all the state's makers, creators, artisans, musicians, crafters from across the state.

[00:02:19] So you're not gonna find any other venue like this where you're gonna have people from all the main Hawaiian islands, Kauai, Ni'ihau, Maui, the Big Island, Moloka'i, and even Lana'i all under one roof. I know for you, you do a lot of different type of marketing work and, you know, you're across the island of Oahu.

[00:02:42] And for you personally, what makes this special for you? I think, you know, being born and raised in Hawaii and, you know, growing up here, never living anywhere else, it's just iconic, and it's being able to support our local families and local businesses, and to be able to see, you know, the kihi that come, and they help their tutu and their auntie, and to also be able to observe these businesses that sometimes start out in homegrown kitchens at someone's house, to creating amazing and impeccable opportunities for their entire families.

[00:03:21] They're quitting their, you know, nine to five jobs and doing what they love. And so it really is an amazing opportunity for local people. A lot of people don't often realize that it's not just a craft fair or it's not just a shopping experience. It's also an opportunity for a lot of these businesses to showcase and market their products to bigger buyers like Costco, like CVS, like Nordstrom.

[00:03:48] And so, you know, obviously that's the dream. People are hoping that they'll get picked up and that their products will get sold, and we're seeing those success stories every year.

[00:03:57] Festival Origins Growth

[00:03:57] So zooming out a little bit, how long has Made in Hawaii Festival been around? And I know it's kinda changed locations. It's at the convention center this year on Oahu.

[00:04:09] So 32 years ago, one of our lawmakers actually had the idea to create the Made in Hawaii Festival, and it was an opportunity for local businesses to showcase their products. And so it's been momentous to actually see it grow. I think it was maybe like 75 vendors. Oh, wow. And now we actually have just under 600.

[00:04:30] And this year is the biggest and best yet in terms of size, vendor count, vendor booth count. So we are at the Hawaii Convention Center this year, spanning just under 300,000 square feet of shopping. In addition to that, we also have the most vendors ever and the most vendor booths. So sometimes we speak in vendor booths because sometimes vendors have multiple booths.

[00:04:56] So we're looking at over 780 vendor booths this year. I think the previous record was 730 and just under 600 vendors.

[00:05:06] Tickets Timing Tips

[00:05:06] When is it? What should they know before they go? Tickets, timing, parking, crowds, what to bring, you know, all that kind of practical stuff. How, how would you - Yeah. So if you're visiting, this is the number one premier event.

[00:05:18] Not just shopping, but we also have live entertainment. There's also chef demos and food samplings. You know, it's a very culturally significant event as well where we're showcasing items that are made in Hawaii. And so there are certain things like Mi'ihau Shell Lays that you can only get in Hawaii. And a lot of products, you know, obviously being made in Havai, you can only get here.

[00:05:41] So it is August 20th through 23rd. It's Thursday through Sunday. And you can get tickets at madeinhavaifestival.com. Thursday is kind of like a VIP night, but tickets are available for $25. Friday is a preview night, which is $20. And then Saturday and Sunday is the general admission. So Saturday is $9 and Sunday is $8.

[00:06:06] Mm-hmm. And Saturday and Sunday's our big push. We usually expect 20 to 30,000 people a day. Wow. So my best recommendation would be to come in the afternoon where you have easy entry. A lot of people, you know, around the world, they do enjoy being first, and so they wanna get there first. And so if you come before the doors are open, there's gonna be a line.

[00:06:32] And so we actually have initiated suggested timed entry this year. So if you go to buy your tickets at mainehabaifestival.com, you can select from an open window that will indicate when is best for you to arrive. So say, for example, we open at 8:00 and your next available window is at 11:00. That means that 8:00 to 10:00 is sold out, and there'll be thousands of people that already got their tickets for that time slot.

[00:07:02] So just come a little bit later in the day. Yeah, but what if, like, Lex Breezy is, like, dropping something? You gotta, you gotta be there for that exclusive. Yep. Yep. And so that's what the Thursday night and the Friday nights are for. Okay. Kind of for our early birds, but tickets are limited to about 7,000 people.

[00:07:18] Mm-hmm. And we do anticipate that those will potentially sell out as well. Yeah. Okay. That's good to know.

[00:07:25] Third Floor Highlights

[00:07:25] What are you looking most forward to for this year's made in Hawaii? Well, this year, for the first time ever, we're expanding to the third floor of the Hawaii Convention Center. Oh, okay, that's right.

[00:07:36] Yeah. So that's the one where you, like, just go up the escalator. And that's gonna be really exciting because we have a lot of really interesting installations and vendors, and the majority of them are first-time vendors. Some big names like Mana Ola, Sig Zane. And so, typically, when you first walk into the festival, you're on the ground level, lobby level, there's the exhibit halls, and you funnel in, and there's all these aisles to shop.

[00:08:05] And then to the far left, you also have the main stage, you'll have entertainment, you'll have the cooking demos. So that's kind of like everybody's used to it. You go in, you know who you wanna see, you know, what you wanna buy. This third floor is also gonna be very interesting because in addition to the shopping and the vendors and the booths upstairs, we're also gonna have an additional stage with additional entertainment.

[00:08:27] And then there's gonna be some really comprehensive talk story sessions with some cultural practitioners, Kimanu Composites, which builds Hawaii OC1 Outrigger Canoes, Sheldon Simeon, who's a Top Chef fan favorite, Kimmy Warner, who is a world-reknown free diver and fisherwoman. And so some of those events and happenings on the third floor are gonna be very unique and very, very specific to this event that you haven't had this opportunity to see.

[00:09:00] So I'm very excited for those. Yeah. Just because it's, like, so different. This is my sixth year participating with the festival. I'm very excited to see how it progresses in terms of, like, drawing people up there, uh, being a bit more mindful about our culture, showcasing a lot of really good talk stories.

[00:09:18] So I think if you're visiting, that might be a really good takeaway as well. Cool. Yeah, I think you gave a great overview of, like, it's more than just a craft fair. Yeah. It's so much more. And, uh, watching it expand over the years has been really cool.

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[00:10:22] Kalapana Beauty Story

[00:10:22] First, we're gonna head over to the big island to meet Ekolu Miller, the founder of Kalapana Beauty. Akalu's story starts with his family's macadamia nut farm. What began generations ago eventually led him to create a skincare company using ingredients grown and processed right in Hawaii.

[00:10:40] This is also Akalu's first year participating in the Maine and Hawaii festival, so let's go ahead and let's talk story with Ekalu. Akulu, thank you so much for coming on Hawaii's best today. Thanks for having us. Absolutely. I'd love to hear more about Kalapana Beauty and h- how did it start? What, what do you guys do?

[00:10:59] What do you guys make, you know, basically? Yeah, sure. Well, first, a little about myself. My name is Ecola Miller. I am native Hawaiian. I was born and raised in Hula, Hawaii, which is where I'm standing now. And I am the founder and owner of Kalapana Beauty.

[00:11:12] Farm to Face Process

[00:11:12] So Kalapana Beauty is a all-natural macadamian skincare line where we actually source all our own ingredients from our family farm out in Kalapana, Hawaii, and the rest of the big islands.

[00:11:22] So on our farm, we obviously have a macadamia orchard. That's where we get all our macadamia nuts. There's also, like, wildly grown cucui nuts and other kind of resources like that that we get from the farm. And we do the whole processel, start to finish, from getting the macadamia nuts, getting the other nuts, processing it, dehydrating the nuts, cracking the shell, pressing it for oils, purifying and filtering it, all of that.

[00:11:46] And then we get our oils and then we put it into our skincare. And so we also have, like, Kamani oil, Maringo oil, as I mentioned, Kukui and macadamia, all from the big island. I put a huge emphasis on showing our process from start to finish, because I think in a lot of skincare brands, you don't really know where your ingredients come from.

[00:12:06] And so we really wanna try to differentiate ourselves by showing people, like, "Hey, not only are we saying there's macadamia and oil in here, we can actually show you where it's from. You know, we don't just say that we have komania marigar cucuna oils in it. We can actually show you where it's from." And that's really important to me because in my experience, when you find products that say that they have these premium oils in them, you go to smell it, and you're just like, it smells like olive oil.

[00:12:33] So that's why we try to differentiate ourselves by showing the process start to finish. We, we, we coined the term farm-to-face. It's corny, but I think it's a, it's a - It works. It's an accurate depiction of, of, of what we aim for. You guys sound like you're. Like the definition of made in Hawaii, really. I mean, that's - Yeah.

[00:12:49] Really cool. How did this even start? Like, you know, without getting too much in the weeds, but just, like, how, how did this even come up? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Every time I get asked that question, I'm always like, "How much time do we have?" 'Cause it does. It, it can, it can get pretty in the weeds. So just trying to, you know, keep it light and simple.

[00:13:06] Really, so if you look at the entire Hawaii macadamia industry as a whole, it's been really struggling for the last decade, I'd say. Mm-hmm. And my brother, who was managing our family farm, he, like, reached out to me. He was like, "Oh, cool. Like, I don't know. Things aren't going well. You know, buyers aren't really buying our macadamia nuts for a reasonable price."

[00:13:26] So backstory, our farm has been around since the 1970s. My great-grandfather planted it. And we've always been wholesalers. We've always just got the nuts and wholesaled it to the big label companies, and they're the ones who made the, the chocolate covered macadamonuts, the roasted macadamonuts. We've never done anything of retail.

[00:13:42] But as of late, a lot of the big label companies have been starting to buy macadamonuts overseas. And so that's really put the Hawaiian macadamia farmers in a precarious situation, trying to figure out, like, what to do with their nuts and everything. So that's when my brother asked me, you know, "Oh, we gotta do something."

[00:14:01] And I told him, "Oh, let me try. Let me try. You know, I, I don't know anything about this retail stuff, but I'm gonna mess around with macadamius to see what I can come up with." And so I was, I was, like, messing around with, like, cut making macadamianut milk, macadamianat flour, you know, macadamian at liquor, and looking at what the benefits are of macadamia nuts.

[00:14:20] And then that's when I discovered, like, dude, macadamian oil is, like, incredibly good for our skin. You know, macadamianuts, they call, they say it's a superfood, but the macadamian oil on top of your skin is, like, a super skin food. From there, I was like, wow, I think we really have something unique here that really, like you mentioned before, like, truly made in Hawaii, like, grown in Hawaii, made in Hawaii, sold, you know, hopefully globally one day.

[00:14:45] We, we're a new company. We only started about a year ago, but that's kind of the hope, you know? And so, we're just kind of, like, putting all our effort into seeing where this can grow, and where this can go, and, you know, just representing Hawaii well in the process. What are you most excited about for made in Hawaii?

[00:15:02] And is this. You, you said you've been around a year. Would I assume this is your first year there, or? This is our first year there. I'm v - I'm very excited about that. And so, probably what I am most excited about made in Hawaii is to meet other vendors who are also representatives of Hawaii. On top of that, you know, being part of Made in Hawaii, like, comes with kinda, like, validation that what we're making is truly made in Hawaii.

[00:15:30] And I'm e - I'm excited to kinda be able to have that label to be called, like, an official vendor of Made in Hawaii for that reason. But I mean, I'm really excited for the community. I'm really excited to meet the other vendors there. And once again, like, I'm really excited to be able to say that, yeah, I'm a, I'm a proud vendor of Made in Hawaii because our products are truly, you know, grown here, made here, processed here.

[00:15:51] I'm native Hawaiian, and I think it's important that we, we have a community that is from Hawaii, by the Hawaiian people, you know, for everyone.

[00:16:01] Why Local Support Matters

[00:16:01] From your perspective, I'm just curious, a lot of emphasis has been put on supporting local, local businesses. For visitors, but I would say people who live in Hawaii too, what advice would you give them in how to tangibly support local businesses?

[00:16:16] When it comes to supporting local business, I mean, starting a business is not easy. And I give kudos to all the locals who give their effort into starting a business. And, and one thing I wanna just acknowledge is that, you know, Hawaii doesn't have a lot of resources. We don't have industrial plants, you know, to make all this stuff.

[00:16:34] So I, I, I do understand when local businesses have to outsource. But if there is an opportunity to make your products from Hawaii, you know, material in Hawaii, you know, they should definitely strive for that. And if people want to support, you know, locals or small businesses that are doing that, then obviously you just have to kind of dig behind the label, right?

[00:17:00] You know, ask the questions. Ask, ask the sellers, like, well, where do the products come from? Where does the material come from? Like, how do they do the process? If they're truly making it in Hawaii, you know, they should be able to speak passionately about their process and everything like that. And so that's, that's what I would say.

[00:17:17] You know, you wanna come here, you wanna truly support locals, support the Iona, support, you know, not just the people, but also making sure the resources of the land is being used properly. You know, ask, ask the questions to the sellers about where their, where their products are made and where it's sourced from.

[00:17:33] Akulu. I mean, thank you so much. And congrats on what you've been able to - Sure. Accomplish you and your team in just such a, I say short amount of time, but it's really, it's been decades of work leading up to this moment, which is pretty cool. Where can people find you guys, either on island, on- online? Yeah, absolutely.

[00:17:51] So www.kalapanabeauty.com. And then we have a active Instagram. Our handle is kalapana_beauty. And thank you so much for the opportunity to share our story on your podcast. And yeah, looking forward, you know, seeing the story come out. Great. Aloha. Aloha. All right.

[00:18:08] SimSuite Creations Start

[00:18:08] Next, we're gonna just island hop right on over to the beautiful island of Maui.

[00:18:14] Our next guest built something very different than Ikolu, but that family and community connection is still very much there. I wanna introduce you to Simbri from SimSuite Creations. And she started in a garage, kept building through years of hard work, and turned the original idea into a business that has now served Maui for more than a decade.

[00:18:35] Let's talk story with Simbri. Thanks so much for sharing about Simsuite creation. Where are you from? How did this all start? So, Aloha, my name is Simbri Fivella. I am a local girl raised in a country, Makuao. I am one of the two owners of Sim Suite Creation here in Kahalui, Maui, that started in 2014. I am also known, a.k.a.

[00:18:58] As the Maui Boss Babe Dessert Queen. That name came about from just being able to create so many things. We've been in business since 2014. We started from home in a garage with an idea, and it flourished into here we are today. Fast-forward, 11 years after. Yeah, we just started from Humble Beginnings at home.

[00:19:21] So originally before Sims Suite Creations was. The name was Sims Cake Pops. But that had to be changed because so many other things ended up being made after that. So we didn't just make cake pops. We made chocolate dip treats. Then we went into cupcakes and now we're doing letter cakes, number cakes, full sheet wedding cakes.

[00:19:42] Maui Sourced Desserts

[00:19:42] And then we do have our own line of the Hawaiian Chantilly Tartlet. So we make a shortbread crust in-house. We hand press them. We have a machine in-house, and we fill them with surprises, whether it's ube, lily cohie, or strawberry. And what makes us unique is that all of our fruit-flavored desserts are from local growers and farmers on the island.

[00:20:05] Yeah, maybe talk a little bit about that and brag a little bit about Maui and how does. I think maybe a deeper question to that would be, like, how does being from Maui shape what you create and the way you do business? So we do a lot of events, in-person events. We just had the Maui Egg Fair in May. We do a lot of events at Wetherque First Friday, and some at Cula Country Farm up in Cula, the strawberry farm, where we get our strawberries from.

[00:20:32] Yeah, a lot of, a lot of locally infused growers and farmers from generations, we get to utilize their products within our dessert. So, and we stray away from using fuses or essences and things that taste like really fake. So if we do, like, a blue monster cookie with Oreo, we'll supplement the blue gel for spirulina instead, which is a powder that we order.

[00:20:57] Or if we do something that's, like, more on the pinkish side with, mixed with guava or strawberry, we'll use beetroot. So we'll kinda incorporate small little things to insert here and there to make a, you know, a little bit of changes in, within our products that are kinda ne - like, unique in, I guess, in a sense.

[00:21:15] And Maui is just no koi. Like, it's the best. It's super laid back. It has grown over the years with infrastructure, you know, here and there, but more so things for the community in a sense that people and we can enjoy that there wasn't here, you know, 10 years ago, 15 years ago. So little changes is good, but hopefully not too rational.

[00:21:40] Every island has their own unique thing to it. We love Kauai. Kauai's super how Maui was maybe 30 years ago. We love going there.

[00:21:49] First Festival Prep

[00:21:49] From your perspective, what do you love most? What are we about? A month, month and a half away at the time of this recording for made in Hawaii. What are you looking most forward to about that?

[00:22:00] So this will be our first year. Oh, cool. We are backlogged and haven't prepped anything yet. And we are flying in from Maui to Oahu. So we are transporting everything from here to a middleman person who refrigerates and freezes our things, and then it transfers to Oahu. So there's a lot of preparation that goes into preparation storage, packaging, labeling, transportation, and all that.

[00:22:26] So it's, it's gonna be a lot. But we look forward to it. We look forward to meeting other vendors, seeing other Maui vendors there, other island vendors as well too, and then definitely the connections of some fans that we get to reach out to. So, and we're looking forward to that. And all the things of just made in Hawaii, the four days of chaos.

[00:22:47] I guess we're, we're looking forward to that too. So it comes along with all the, the great things. So excited, nervous. Probably will be really sleep-deprived. It's all worth it. But it'll be. Yeah. Yeah. It'll be worth it. It'll be worth it. So we're excited. If someone visits, you know, you guys are made in Hawaii, what can they expect?

[00:23:08] What you got something planned? So we are going to be with the CPB lane, Central Pacific Bank. We'll be in booth number 90 round, one, 901. We'll be right in the front this year. And they can expect lots of Maui goodies, signature goodies. I think we are doing our lehimoi apples, ube crunch, within a ube tresleche.

[00:23:31] So everything is made from scratch here in our brick and mortar commercial kitchen here on Maui that will be flying over. Yeah, and with quality ingredients and those ingredients that are utilized here from local growers and farmers on the island, and as much as possible, made in, made in Maui and made in Hawaii.

[00:23:49] Thank you for your time for having me and having me on the podcast. Thank you, Maui, for your continuous support over these 11 years. I would not be here without each and every one of you and the community that comes out and support us at events. Even through COVID, through the fires, and all of the challenges that we've had over the years, a community always showed up and showed out for us.

[00:24:10] And like I said, I'm forever grateful for their support because without them, we wouldn't be here and continue to be here. Yeah, hopefully another 11 years to come. Subre, thank you so much for coming on and, and sharing your story. Best of luck this year at Made in Hawaii. Yeah. Thank you.

[00:24:27] Supporting Makers Year Round

[00:24:27] You know, hearing both of those stories, the thing that really stands out is the amount of work that it takes behind every product.

[00:24:35] These are people taking real risks, you know, building a business, creating something that supports their families. So I wanted to hear more from Olena. She has seen hundreds, maybe thousands of businesses participate in Made in Hawaii over the years. And I asked her why supporting them matters so much, especially for those visiting.

[00:24:56] It matters because these people are literally paying their rent, their mortgage, feeding their children with the money that's spent. And they literally work for years to try to get into the festival to be able to sustain and to be able to provide for their families. That's essentially what it's all about.

[00:25:19] Yeah, no, this is a huge event made in Hawaii. But, like, throughout the rest of the year, what are some other places maybe on the island of Oahu specifically? Are there, like, hubs of people can, like, okay, where do I go? Like, I wanna support local. Where do I do that? There are several locally owned shops at, like, Alamuana Center, Windward Mall.

[00:25:38] And then there are, you know, farmers' markets almost every day. I mean, I'm on the Windward side of Oahu, so there's Farmer's Market Wednesday and Sunday at Windward Mall. When the vendors are all solidified, there's a list or there's a way to navigate them on our made in Hawaii Festival website. And usually, it has their social media handles, and it also has their websites as well.

[00:25:59] And so you can buy from the vendors directly. And so if, if you're not able to make it to the festival, then I usually recommend, you know, if you wanna continue to support Hawaii and made in Hawaii products, you can, you know, semi-stock the vendors on our socials or just go to our website and you can click on their names and you can click on their websites too.

[00:26:19] Awesome. Anything else, Elena, before we wrap in? Maybe what, what would you say to that first time or maybe they're planning, they're like, they're coming this summer or whatever. Like, what would you want them to know? Well, bring me an empty suitcase. And, you know, we just appreciate you visiting. And if you are gonna head to the festival, you know, carve out a good amount of time.

[00:26:41] Mm. If you're in a rush, it, it doesn't really work that well because there are several, you know, hundreds of vendors to peruse. So just carve out several hours. You can come hungry because we do have food and drink available for purchase on site. And you can also hang out and listen to some live music. So it's pretty much an all-encompassing experience.

[00:27:01] Awesome. Well, thank you for your time and, and what you're doing. It's great to connect. Appreciate it. Thank you.

[00:27:07] Final Takeaways Outro

[00:27:07] I hope that this gave you a different look at Made in Hawaii and the people behind it. Maybe you had never heard of the festival before Made in Hawaii. And now, maybe it's on your radar to go ahead and plan that trip and get on over and visit Made in Hawaii.

[00:27:21] Be sure to go to madeinhawai.com to purchase your tickets if you're interested in attending. But if you can't make it, be sure to go to the show notes below where both of the vendors have been linked to their socials and their websites. So whether you're visiting or you live in Hawaii supporting local businesses is one of the best ways to connect with the place with the island.

[00:27:44] So if you enjoyed this episode, be sure to hit follow wherever you are listening, whatever podcast app you're listening on, and share it with the person who you're planning your next Hawaii trip with. And until next time, as always, live with Aloha.

[00:28:01] Mahalo for listening to Hawaii's Best. If you found today's episode helpful, make sure to hit follow on your podcast app so you don't miss future episodes. You can find all links and resources mentioned today in the show notes below. Hawaii's Best is produced by Shore Break Media Group, edited by Easy Podcast Solutions, and with music, by our friends, stick figure.


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Bryan Murphy

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Shorebreak Media Group

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