Senator Schatz secures earmarks that support expanding the infrastructure of the program, which is focused on uplifting Hawai‘i’s small and medium-sized businesses The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) has been awarded a total of $1,053,000 in funding to...
As an organization, our goal is to lift up our Native Hawaiian people. Over the past 19 months, that commitment has only deepened as our friends and neighbors grappled with the challenges and uncertainty of the pandemic. We set out to demonstrate that while Native...
Photo by Cindy Ellen Russell (crussell@staradvertiser.com) — Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, posed with products at the Pop-Up Makeke warehouse in Kalaeloa. Story originally posted by Star Advertiser, Island Voices Editorial. Like many...
Pop-Up Mākeke is celebrating the successful launch of its third season with an impressive number of sales of Hawaiʻi-based products. Since its launch on July 1, 2021, the online marketplace has sold 3,000 items from local vendors totaling $100,000 in sales. Food...
The highly successful online marketplace, Pop-Up Mākeke, established to support Hawaiʻi’s small businesses struggling during the pandemic is now accepting vendor applications for its highly-anticipated third season, vendor selections will begin in early April. Pop-Up...
Originally posted by HINow Small local businesses are one of the hardest hit during these uncertain financial times. In an effort to keep business open, the Pop-Up Mākeke was created in early April 2020 for customers to have easy access to shop for local products...
