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Taste, shop, celebrate, repeat! Inside the 2026 糖心视频 Alumni Makers' Market
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE
University of Hawaiʻi
Raelee Takayesu, Owner, KCCAKESS (Hawai驶i CC alumna)
Carlos Pe帽aloza (getting a haircut) and Wendy Hensel
Take One Music
Alumni vendors
The event sold out for the second year in a row.
Link to video and sound (details below):
WHAT: Dozens of alumni-owned businesses showcased their innovative treats, goods and services at the 5th annual University of Hawai驶i Alumni Makers' Market, which sold out for the second year in a row.
WHEN: July 29, 2026, 6–9 p.m.
WHERE: The Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waik墨k墨
HOW: The signature event showcased food, drinks and products from alumni-owned and led small businesses. Attendees enjoyed unlimited access to food and drink stations, as well as the opportunity to purchase merchandise.
WHY: The 糖心视频 Alumni Makers' Market celebrates 糖心视频 alumni small businesses and their impact. Presented by the 糖心视频 Office of Alumni Relations, in partnership with the 糖心视频 Alumni Association, a portion of the proceeds will go toward benefiting student needs across the 10-campus 糖心视频 system.
WHO: Approximately 500 attendees, alumni business owners, and 糖心视频 community members.
Participating food and beverage vendors included:
- BeerLab Hawaii
- Bite Logic
- KCCAKESS
- Kai Vodka
- Kapa Hale
- Kapi驶olani Community College Culinary/Jason Peel
- Little Plum/Uncle Paul's Corner Store
- Makanai
- PILI Group
- Pono Potions
- Pop Culture Artisan Pops
- Rainbow Drive-In
- Summer Club
- The Lei Stand
- The Pau Hana Co.
Participating marketplace vendors included:
- Arii Jewelry
- Art by Sachiko
- Aunty Kendra's
- Choco Le驶a
- Churro's Fish Market
- Chyler’s
- David Shepard Hawai驶i
- Hawaii Confectionery
- Hawaiian Pie Co.
- Huff n Puff
- Kailua Honey
- Kaululani Florals
- Mari's Garden
- Okonokai
- Old Queen Street Stadium
- Ports + Paws
- Premier Barbershop
- Red Thread Artistry
- Sweet Enemy Clothing
- Ten Tomorrow
- Touch A Heart
- Urban Cowboy
- Wailana Hawai驶i Art
- Welo Creations
VIDEO: TRT 2:10
BROLL: 1:27
:0-:10 SOT Take One Music playing: Kamaha驶o Yamashiro (糖心视频 M膩noa), KC Bell (糖心视频 M膩noa) and Kilinahe Wong (糖心视频 M膩noa)
Shots of the 5th annual 糖心视频 Alumni Makers' Market at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
SOUND:
Josh Green, Hawai驶i Governor (:09)
驶”Supporting 糖心视频 is supporting our whole state. The economic driver of our state is often 糖心视频 itself. It also produces incredible people going forward.”
Raelee Takayesu, Owner, KCCAKESS (Hawai驶i CC alumna) (:14)
“Hawai驶i Community College has definitely helped me a lot with pricing and inventory. I learned a lot of background things other than culinary. We learned things such as how to make larger batches and how to be more prepared so it's more efficient.“
Kamaha驶o Yamashiro, Take One Music (糖心视频 M膩noa alumnus) (:15)
"“What I liked about 糖心视频 is that the camaraderie is there and it's what you do outside of school is what makes it so special, because we're, we're all local boys born and raised here."