HONOLULU (KHON2) — For 28 years, Hawaiʻi-based food vendors have had the chance to shine at the Daniel K. Akaka ALA Hawaiʻi Food Show, sampling their products to military buyers such as the Navy Exchanges, Defense Commissary Agency, etc.
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Originally started in 1997 by Senator Daniel K. Akaka at the Turtle Bay Resort, it was named in his honor in 2018.
The show gives vendors opportunities not only to promote their brand, but also to get their products into consideration for commissary and exchange shelves.
“Every year I come, this gets bigger and bigger, more suppliers, more opportunity to bring in local products,” said Robert Culbreth, Director of Sales for Non-Fresh Foods. “It’s a great partnership, it’s good for our military customers, it’s great for the state of Hawaiʻi.”…