#hawaii sea spirits

Hawaiʻi Technology Development Corp. awards nearly $1M in grants to Hawaiʻi manufacturers

A total of 26 companies in Hawaiʻi have been awarded nearly $1 million in grants through Hawai’i Technology Development Corporationʻs Manufacturing Assistance Program.

Maui’s OCEAN Organic Vodka Partners With Local Providers to Produce Sanitizer

Hawaiʻi Sea Spirits llc, makers of OCEAN Organic Vodka, is devoting some of its production to make hand sanitizer to help combat the spread of coronavirus. The effort is made possible in partnership with other local companies including: Maui Babe, Mokulele Airlines, the Maui Food Bank, and Ali‘i Kula Lavender.

Pork Patty Mofongo Takes Top Honors at First-Ever Rum Scrum

Chef Lyndon Honda of Laulima Events won with his Puerto Rican Pork Patty Mofongo, a plantain dish that featured the locally-made rum as the distinctive ingredient, and included chorizo black beans, cotija cheese and chicharrones. As for the cocktail category, winner Gabe Harvey of Kīhei mixed up a drink called Maikaʻi.

Maui’s Ocean Vodka Expands with Launch of Rum Production

The makers of Ocean Organic Vodka announced plans to expand their market to include rum. The new Deep Island Hawaiian Rum is made from organic sugar cane and blended with deep ocean mineral water and launch production beginning on Sept. 1.