"Aloha Bites: Spreading the Spirit of Aloha, One Delicious Bite at a Time"

"Aloha Bites: Spreading the Spirit of Aloha, One Delicious Bite at a Time"

KHON. 2 NEWS AT 79. WELCOME BACK TO LIVING IN THE WAY SHE WAS ON FOOD NETWORK'S CAKE WARS AND CLAIM THE TITLE OF THE BEST DESIGN CAKE IN CAKE WARS HISTORY. SHE'S MADE A BUSINESS OUT OF SOME OF THE TASTIEST TREATS. SO HAPPY TO HAVE. JOINING US NOW, ARE THE OWNER OF A LOCAL BY TO KEEP WEIGHT AND THE KITCHEN MARKETING MANAGER THANKS, GUYS.

SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. PRETTY LATE. HINES IS ALSO THANK YOU. ALL OF THIS IS THANK YOU. THANK THIS IS NICE. IS A HOMEMADE. YEAH. I PEDALS. HAS BEEN ALL DAY. HAHA, YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THIS IS SO NICE AND LIKE REALLY LOOKS SMELLS TO ACTUALLY LOOKS TELL ME ABOUT ALOHA TES. THIS IS AWESOME. I KNOW THAT YOU VOTE.

YOU'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE, BUT BITES. SO WE SMALL ALOHA BYTES IT'S IT'S ARE SMALL COMPANY. AND WE SMALL-BATCH DESERVES AND WE'RE PARTNERS COOLER. AND SO WE MAKE PRODUCTS WITH THEIR PRODUCE. AND THAT COOLER GROWN STORE. AND THEN WE ALSO USE THE GEMS IN OUR CUPCAKES IN CAKES AND CUSTOM CAKES AND MINISTER CUPCAKES. ALSO FLAVORS.

WHAT GOT YOU INTO GOOD STUFF GET WHEN I WAS A SMALL KID? MY AND GRANDMOTHER LOVED THE BACON. SO THROWING UP ON THE COUNTER AND I WOULD HER MIXER DIDN'T ALWAYS GO BY THE REST OF THE BUT SHE WOULD SOMEHOW MAKE IT COME OUT GREAT. AND WE SIT DOWN WITH A LITTLE TEA PARTY AND I'D ALWAYS FIT LIKE MORE SUGAR CUBES IF THAT TRADITION PASSED DOWN TO ME YOU CHILDREN TOO. AWESOME.

THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SO HERE. HERE IT AND SO EVERYBODY WATCHES THE I THINK THEY KNOW I'M DURING THE HOLIDAYS BUT BUT I I NEVER ACTUALLY WANTED TO START A BUSINESS DOING THAT. YOU KNOW WHY IT ALWAYS STARTS OUT AS LIKE GIFTS SAYING THAT THE CAKES RECORD THE CAKES AND THEN EVENTUALLY LIKE I HAD TO START CHARGING FOR THIS TO MAKE BUT HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS? SO I DIDN'T DECORATE A CUSTOM CASE FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW.

I STARTED A LITTLE BITE HERE IN WE'RE STILL VERY SMALL. SO THE GOOD THING IS GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVED. YEAH, THEY CAN. EXACTLY ONE WHAT'S IT LIKE WE'RE GOING IT'S A IT'S A EXPERIENCE. I WILL IT'S VERY FUN. DOWNSIDES WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO YOU ALSO HAPPEN TO LIVE WITH I GO HOME AND IT'S LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S MY MOM.

AND THEN I GO TO WORK AND LIKE, YEP. THAT'S MY BOSS. IS IT HARD TO DOES TO TO SAY? OK, WHEN I WALK THROUGH I'VE GOT TO. A LITTLE BIT SHOW YOU THE BOSS AT LITTLE BIT HARD, ESPECIALLY WELL, SECRET DON'T TELL MY WE TAKE A LOT OF THINGS. HOME ACTION. WE HAVE LIKE 4 STAND MIXERS. WE HAVE A WHOLE SEPARATE TAKING WORK HOME.

AS YOU TAKE YOUR WORK SAW A PICTURE OF SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE JARS OF JAM AND STUFF. THAT'S BECAUSE TAKES OR NOT ALL YOU DO. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT A LITTLE OF THE OTHER STUFF YOU DID? YEAH. SO WE LIKE TO THE LOCAL PRODUCE FOR ONE. I STARTED OUT WITH THE STAR FOR THE TREE IN MY HOUSE AT MY HOUSE AND WAS LIKE WHAT I DO WITH ALL THIS STARTED PREVIOUSLY YEARS AGO, BUSINESS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND SO I BROUGHT THOSE FLAVORS OVER WITH ME AND THEN TRIED FLAVORS OF THE ISLAND. THERE ARE FRUITS IN SEASON, WE TRY TO MAKE DIFFERENT WE DIDN'T WIN A GOOD FOOD AWARD THIS YEAR WITH THE COMMONS, THE MARMALADE THAT SAUCES LIGHTING AND THANK YOU TO WHAT WAS IT. THE HELMET TO DO IS COME AND MARMALADE.

SO SO IS THAT TRULY A FAMILY RECIPE? THAT IS ACTUALLY MY GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPE. I HAD A TREE IN OUR HOUSE HERE IN THAT SO THAT'S SO GOOD THAT YOU'RE KEEPING THE RECIPE. END WITH THEM. SHE'S LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN. FOR SECOND. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT TO DO THAT YOU WANT TO DO? YOU'RE GETTING GOOD AT IT. NOW. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT I JUST KIND OF ALWAYS DID LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE BAKER AS A ALWAYS KIND OF WANT TO HELP BECAUSE IT'S LIKE SWEET TREATS UP.

I'M SORT OF A MANAGER BY NEPOTISM. I WOULD BUT I I DO ENJOY HELPING WITH THE MARKET SIDE. I USED TO WORK A LOT IN THE KITCHENS, BUT NOW I HOPE FOR MORE MARKETS. I DIE. I CAN SOCIAL MEDIA WALL, THAT STUFF THAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO A WEB OH, GOSH, YES. HAHA. PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ALOHA BITES THEY GET YOU GUYS TO MAKE THEM A CAKE OR A BUNCH OF KINKS I CAN DIRECTLY E-MAIL AKIKO AT A LITTLE BITES DOT COM.

IF YOU FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM, WE USUALLY POST ALL THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ON DIFFERENT PATHS THAT THE COOLER RANCH. AND THEN THE BANK WAS THE THEY WANT TO INTERRUPT THE WHO'S A STAR WARS FAN. I JUST SAW SOME POP YEAH, I WAS A CRAZY CAKE THAT ACTUALLY HAD LIGHTS IN. IT. TED YEAH. I LIKE TO DO FUN STUFF AND THAT'S A BUNCH OF BECAUSE IT WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS.

THEY WENT TO THE OCEAN. AND DOES HAVE THAT ON YOUR SOCIAL YEAH, OK, WHAT IS YOUR SOCIAL SITE AND YOUR WEBSITE LETS SO THAT INSTAGRAM IS ALOHA. UNDERSCORE AT ALOHA UNDERSCORE BITES AND FACEBOOK IS AT A LOCAL BY ITS AND WEBSITES. A DOT COM. PERFECT. OF COURSE. WE'LL HAVE THAT ON OUR WEB SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOW. ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING MOM? THE BEST I WOULD SAY IS THAT YOU KNOW, SHE'S MY MOM. I'M GIVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY THAN MORE STRUCTURE, NOT STRUCTURED, BUT CORPORATE JOB, I WOULD GET I'M GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF I FEEL IF I FEEL SICK TODAY OF OKAY, YOU CAN STAY HOME. IT'S OKAY.

HAHA. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. AS THE ONLY REASON WHY ASK HIS CAUSE. CAMILLE AND I ARE GOING TO MOM IN JUST A BIT. A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE SHOW. A LOT OF IS GOING TO STICK AROUND. SO. COMPANY THAT WILL TELL YOU. SHOULDN'T WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT SO MUCH MORE WHEN LIVING CONTINUES, BECAUSE THEN YOU SORT OF DAY AND ALSO