“It took me a long time to start this business due to my previous careers,” says Bryson Hiro, founder of Hiro’s Cookies. But in February 2022, with flour-dusted hands and a heart full of purpose, he stepped boldly into a new chapter — and never looked back.

As the founder and Executive Director of Ulu Aʻe Learning Center, Miki has spent over a decade weaving people back into the story of the land.

But like all great journeys, hers began with a sense of place — and a call to serve.

“The only way I’ll fail is if I quit.”
That’s the quiet fire that fuels Zachere Camara Andrade, founder of Blazin’ Snow, a mobile shave ice business bringing nostalgia, ʻono treats, and joy to Hawaiʻi Island—one party at a time.
But this journey didn’t start with colorful syrups and long lines.