Hānai Kaiāulu Nurturing the Community by Caring for the Earth Lifelong Waianae resident Mikala Pieper has been a kumu for more than 20 years. Kumu Pieper is the executive director of Hānai Kaiāulu, a student-led non-profit venture committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, replenishing our soils, and reducing dependency on landfills. Pieper originally wanted to […]
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Holoholo Tree Services Trust Holoholo Tree Services to Cut Your Trees Husband and wife team Kealii and Carryssa Krzyska are the owners of Holoholo Tree Services. Both were born and raised on the Waianae Coast, and currently live in Maili. The couple have combined their strengths and experience to operate their tree cutting business. Kealii […]
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LEIRA Organics Indigenous Solutions for Skin & Body Care Waianae resident Ariel Ani-Anguay is the owner of LEIRA Organics a skin care and natural healing business. Raised in Waianae Valley Hawaiian Homestead, Ani-Anguay learned la’au lapa’au, traditional Hawaiian healing using indigenous plants, from her grandmother. She recalls fondly the lessons of gathering plants and the […]
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Holoholo Tackle Convenience and Value for Waianae Coast Lawai’a Waianae residents Kanoa & Ku’uipo Saturno, a husband-and-wife duo are leveraging both their roots and work experience to operate the only dedicated fishing store on the Waianae Coast. Kanoa, raised in Makaha with a passion for fishing and Ku’uipo with work experience in retail management and […]
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Connect96792.biz Connect96792.biz Promotes Waianae Coast Businesses The Waianae Economic Development Council’s mission is to increase economic opportunities for the Waianae Coast residents by developing the community’s natural, cultural and human resources. Connect96792 is a great connecting point. The Waianae Economic Development Council(WEDC), is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Connect96792 is a project under WEDC. The […]
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VE Vacations Pack Your Bags and Let Sandy Rosa’s VE Vacations Handle the Rest! Entrepreneur Sandy Rosa is the owner of VE Vacations, a full-service travel agency that she operates virtually from her Nanakuli home. Her love for travel and desire to help people with their travel grew from experience with various jobs in tourism […]
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One Tree Photography Craig Wood, Owner My first camera was a Kodak Brownie that I purchased with a $5.00 bill that I found at the age of 12. My first black and white photos were of the Steinhardt Museum in San Francisco and later the Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahli’s sailing raft. Needless to say I […]
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The CEO Baker Shavone Lave | Neighborhood Baker Turns Entrepreneur Coach Shavone Lave spent years building a following at her Sugar Hut Bakery in the Maili Marketplace. Her bakery became so successful she decided to close it permanently. Lave lives in Nanakuli with her husband and two sons. As a bakery owner you may assume […]
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Kapu Creations Growing Business in These Times of Hardship Article from the Westside Stories April 2021 Issue – Page 8 Kapu Creations is a small local business located here in Waianae that makes Koa jewelry and art. In 2015, Lance sustained two life changing injuries that required surgery that ended his 25-year career as an […]
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People Helping People (PHP) Agency Cindy Willey, Agent Where do we go to learn the game of money? Most people have no idea! Now you can call Cindy Willey of PHP Agency located here on the Waianae Coast. Whether you need to create a legacy for your family, protect your hard earned retirement funds from […]
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