Borrower Profiles

Alexander Vang is the owner of SK Farms. His family immigrated from Laos to the United States in May of 2002 and settled in Sacramento, California. Alexander and wife started their farm in May of 2017. They currrently grow a…

At Cured: Fish Bar, they offer an array of raw bar bites, oysters, crudos and other tasty treats from the sea. Cured just opened in February. Feed the Hunger Fund is thrilled to help Cured: Fish Bar be part of…

In 2021 due to threats against her and her livelihood and safety, Bushra Hussein was forced to leave her home country of Iraq. Leaving behind all she knew and everything she had, including her restaurant businesses, she sought refuge in…

We are proud and honored to have The Local General Store, a Hawaii borrower, featured as the cover story in Pacific Business News on June 16, 2023. Please see an excerpt from the story below. To read the full feature,…

Istanbul Hawaii is a popular restaurant located in Kaka’ako, Hawaii. Their Mediterranean menu reflects Turkey’s mosaic culture by way of local ingredients. “If you are going out to eat, just to eat, I don’t think you are alive yet. ……

Mills Stoval and his wife Kamalei, a local native Hawaiian, opened Waimea Butcher Shop in 2017. Waimea Butcher Shop is a specialty whole animal butcher shop and deli in Waimea, Hawai`i, that specializes in local grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, and…

Rob Barreca, owner of Farm Link Hawaii, thought it was unbelievable that every time he delivered to restaurants in town from his farm Cultured Hawaii in Waialua, he’d see neighboring farmers doing the exact same thing. “We just drove the…