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Terra Malia Foti - Founder, Sales Strategist, Owner/Principal Broker
I founded RUSHwahine as a new entrepreneur seeking mutual mentorship at the table with other women in business. 12 years later, I've been awarded Women Leader of the Year in Honolulu and continue to create opportunities for our members to Bond before Business.
As Owner/Principal Broker of TERRA PROPERTIES, I support buyers / sellers / investors by preparing them for their real estate journey and matching them with an expert in my Key Collective when ready.
As Owner/Principal Broker of TERRA PROPERTIES, I support buyers / sellers / investors by preparing them for their real estate journey and matching them with an expert in my Key Collective when ready.
Alissa Katada, Owner / MICAA TUTORING SERVICES and AK AUTISM SERVICES
MICAA independent educational tutors are a group of experienced schoolteachers that each list certifications, degrees, and extensive training to thrive in this education field. Services range from Kinder Prep to Special Needs.
Behavioral Support That Sees the Whole Child
AK ABA Services offers comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children across all developmental levels, from early intervention to intensive day programs, individual therapy, and social skills groups.
Every program is individualized, BCBA-supervised, and grounded in data-driven strategies that build skills where they matter most: communication, emotional regulation, social interaction, and real-world independence.
We take a whole-child, whole-family approach. Parents receive hands-on training and coaching alongside their children, because growth that happens in session should carry over everywhere else.
Behavioral Support That Sees the Whole Child
AK ABA Services offers comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children across all developmental levels, from early intervention to intensive day programs, individual therapy, and social skills groups.
Every program is individualized, BCBA-supervised, and grounded in data-driven strategies that build skills where they matter most: communication, emotional regulation, social interaction, and real-world independence.
We take a whole-child, whole-family approach. Parents receive hands-on training and coaching alongside their children, because growth that happens in session should carry over everywhere else.
Claire Romero, WINGED SERVICES
Helping business owners grow and scale by managing their processes, people, and projects.
Gina Francisco, Owner / THE LASH OUT BAR
The Lash Out Bar is built to support women in the beauty industry who want to grow both financially and professionally while doing what they love.
We’re committed to creating an environment that recognizes the many roles women carry, while providing the structure, support, and opportunity to succeed on their own terms.
We’re committed to creating an environment that recognizes the many roles women carry, while providing the structure, support, and opportunity to succeed on their own terms.
Gina Ross, FIT FOR A GODDESS
Empowering All from the inside out through Dance and Fitness.
Jenn Wright "JRoQ"
Artist / Co-Owner
GATE KĪ
Gate Ki LLC, is a Honolulu-based music production company. Gate Ki offers musician/artist management and development, booking services, event production and record label services.
Kaululani Rhoden, KAULULANI FLORALS
I'm a local floral designer who specializes in weddings, events, lei making, and workshops.
Lisa Pakele, INPEACE
Empowering Community through Culture and Education.
Michal Cohen, LCSW
I'm a Hawaii-based licensed psychotherapist that specializes in helping clients navigate trauma, ADHD, anxiety, and self-doubt. I believe that we are all born with a blueprint for the best version of ourselves. With talk therapy, somatics, and psychedelic journeys, I help my clients tap into their inner wisdom and uncover the messages that will help them thrive. As someone who has navigated my fair share of mental health struggles, I know that the only way through is with a compassionate mind and heart.
Nicole Sharp, SHARP DESIGNS, LLC
I own a floral rental company built around offering a sustainable option for high end floral designs at events.
Paula Ota, Destination Photographer
Helping to create lasting memories for our island visitors through photography.
Quinn A. Miyashiro
GATE KI
Gate Ki LLC, is a Honolulu-based music production company. Gate Ki offers musician/artist management and development, booking services, event production and record label services.
Dr. Carolyn Candito, Ohana Medspas LLC
Dr Carolyn is Board certified in Family Medicine Physician and Aesthetic Medicine. She helps women feel better and look better with hormone replacement, botox, fillers, and weight loss. She creates educational programs with Learn Skin and provides hands on training for providers with her Botox Bootcamp. She is also a founder of Honolulu Holistic Healers. Dr. Carolyn Candido was born and raised in San Diego, CA. She received her medical degree from University of California, Davis and completed her Family Medicine Residency at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. She moved to Hawaii in 2020 and started Ohana MedSpas in 2022.
Tiare Tipoti, WBMRS Director of Events, NACE President
I am at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa as the Director of Events, here along with my team I take care of all the resort events. Both banquet group and catering business as well as other activations on property.
I also serve as the President of the National Association of Catering & Events, Hawai'i Chapter. As well as support small business operation for my family- event rentals.
I also serve as the President of the National Association of Catering & Events, Hawai'i Chapter. As well as support small business operation for my family- event rentals.
Danielle Gosiaco, OCEANS END HAWAII
Locally owned cruelty free, sustainable luxury handbags designed in Hawai'i.
Juliet Lighter-Kamm, Women Speaking Out
We are a local 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that focuses on the prevention of Dating Violence through education.
Dana Sagum, Owner MzDana Fernandez Coaching; InspiredPlay Hawaii; Hawaii Athletic Club
MzDana Fernandez Coaching is a 7-year-old life coaching practice specializing in Corporate Life Coaching and Entrepreneurial Life Coaching. Dana Fernandez helps clients develop the clarity, courage, confidence, and consistency needed to achieve their goals. InspiredPlay Hawaii, a 20-year-old playground design and construction business, collaborates with community leaders to design and build thoughtful park, sport, and play facilities throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Athletic Club, her newest venture at 1 year old, is a boutique fitness club in Honolulu created to provide busy professionals with a dedicated space to focus on their fitness and health goals.
Kristin Chong, Travel Advisor -FORA TRAVEL
Forget everything you knew about travel agents
We’re the modern travel agency powering the next generation of travelers — like you. Fora Advisors have the technology, insights and connections to build trips that do more than just check the box.
We’re the modern travel agency powering the next generation of travelers — like you. Fora Advisors have the technology, insights and connections to build trips that do more than just check the box.
Darcie Pulawa-Morales, Laakea Healing Center LLC
I’m a proud mother of 7, a Trainer of NLP, Hypnotherapy, and Mental & Emotional Release Therapy—and a dedicated practitioner of Lāʻau Lapaʻau and Hawaiian Huna.
Together with my husband, a gifted Filipino Shaman, we run Laʻakea Healing Center—a sacred space where ancient Hawaiian and Filipino healing traditions come to life.
Our mission is simple:
To help you remember who you truly are.
Through deep spiritual work, energy clearing, and mindset breakthroughs, we guide individuals toward self-awareness, emotional freedom, and soul-level alignment.
Together with my husband, a gifted Filipino Shaman, we run Laʻakea Healing Center—a sacred space where ancient Hawaiian and Filipino healing traditions come to life.
Our mission is simple:
To help you remember who you truly are.
Through deep spiritual work, energy clearing, and mindset breakthroughs, we guide individuals toward self-awareness, emotional freedom, and soul-level alignment.
Jaclynn Sabado-Eitel, Owner/Artist, PARADISE NOW
I have an art and apparel business which has a retail location that we are looking to expand to Mānoa valley. Currently we wholesale to 80 different retail locations within Hawaii, mainland, and Japan.
Tara Lumford, Owner/Baker - The Hawai'i Cupcake Factory
The Hawaii Cupcake Factory specializes in private parties, special events and custom creations. Cupcakes, cakes, dessert tables, macaroons, cookies, mochi, cake pops, mini desserts etc.
We opened our online cupcakery in 2012 and our storefront June 30, 2023. We love bringing your vision to life. Our motto is we bring smiles one bite at a time. We only bake w love and support local anyway we can. From making our own vanilla extract using Laie Vanilla beans to baking from scratch. Every creation gets the same care. We also love customization. Ask us about our edible printer. We can print any pic or graphic to display.
Let Hawaii Cupcake Factory be your family’s specially go-to dessert spot!!!
We opened our online cupcakery in 2012 and our storefront June 30, 2023. We love bringing your vision to life. Our motto is we bring smiles one bite at a time. We only bake w love and support local anyway we can. From making our own vanilla extract using Laie Vanilla beans to baking from scratch. Every creation gets the same care. We also love customization. Ask us about our edible printer. We can print any pic or graphic to display.
Let Hawaii Cupcake Factory be your family’s specially go-to dessert spot!!!
Jennifer Kua, KUA ESTHETICS
Licensed esthetician based in Kaimukī, specializing in acne care with a strong focus on hormonally driven skin concerns.
Jenn works with clients ages 12 and up, supporting teens and adults through real skin challenges with education, consistency, and results. Esthetician since 2017 and proudly solo for the past two years, she’s built her practice around personalized care and long-term skin health, not quick fixes.
Thoughtful treatments, honest guidance, and support through every stage of your skin journey.
Jenn works with clients ages 12 and up, supporting teens and adults through real skin challenges with education, consistency, and results. Esthetician since 2017 and proudly solo for the past two years, she’s built her practice around personalized care and long-term skin health, not quick fixes.
Thoughtful treatments, honest guidance, and support through every stage of your skin journey.
Sarah Chevalier, Founder and CEO of Sarah Chevalier The Products
Hairstylist of 18 years turned product innovator.
In 2022, Sarah launched a plant-powered, cruelty-free professional hair care line designed for people who want softer, healthier hair without compromise. Rooted in real salon experience and clean formulation, her products deliver results you can feel and trust.
Thoughtfully made, stylist-approved, and created with hair health at the center.
In 2022, Sarah launched a plant-powered, cruelty-free professional hair care line designed for people who want softer, healthier hair without compromise. Rooted in real salon experience and clean formulation, her products deliver results you can feel and trust.
Thoughtfully made, stylist-approved, and created with hair health at the center.
Nathalia Brasileiro / Founder, Viksen Creative
I am a web designer & digital strategist with 10 years of corporate marketing experience. I help women & minority groups show up online with the same energy they bring offline. My clients are mostly business owners who have been running for a couple years but feel like they have hit a ceiling, either because their digital strategy isn't making them discoverable or because they don't feel confident in their brand to raise their prices.
I started Viksen when I got pregnant with my son in 2023, but motherhood took me for a loop. I took a 15-month break and restarted it in September as my official corporate exit plan.
I started Viksen when I got pregnant with my son in 2023, but motherhood took me for a loop. I took a 15-month break and restarted it in September as my official corporate exit plan.
Christine Emi Gardner | Christine Emi & Co. LLC @hawaiibeautyartist
For me, everything begins with connection, whether it’s styling a bride's hair and makeup on the most photographed day of her life or guiding women through a lauhala weaving & Ukulele workshop. Weddings are where I help women feel beautiful, calm, and confident as they step into a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Workshops are where I help women discover creativity, tradition, and joy in their own hands. Both are about the same thing: giving women the space to feel seen, celebrated, and supported.
With over 25 years of experience in hair and makeup artistry, I’ve styled thousands of women across Hawai‘i and beyond. From intimate beachside ceremonies to large destination weddings with bridal parties of 30+ in a single day, I know how to make the process smooth, joyful, and stress-free. My work has appeared in Oprah Magazine, Elle, People, Life & Style, and countless local publications, but what matters most to me is the smile on a bride’s face when she sees herself in the mirror.
I’ve also poured my heart into teaching. My sold-out lauhala bracelet and flower workshops, ukulele classes, and makeup lessons are about more than skills—they’re about creating spaces where women can reconnect with themselves, each other, and the beauty of life. I believe that through creating, learning, and sharing, we find balance.
My own journey has shaped everything I do. Adopted at two days old, I learned early that life is about self-discovery and connection. That search has guided me from Hawai‘i to New York City, where I studied at FIT (fashion institute of technology), trained with master hairstylists, and even launched my own line of handmade hair accessories...to now, where I balance artistry with giving back. Clearing invasive plants from rivers and trails, teaching weaving, and caring for the land are as much a part of my calling as styling hair and makeup.
My mission is simple: to help women feel radiant, connected, and balanced—whether through beauty, art, music, or caring for our ‘āina.
If you feel called to bring this practice into your life—whether it’s joining our once-a-month workdays to help care for the ‘āina, booking a workshop that sparks creativity, or stepping into your wedding day with calm confidence—I invite you to reach out. Together, we can create something truly unforgettable.
With over 25 years of experience in hair and makeup artistry, I’ve styled thousands of women across Hawai‘i and beyond. From intimate beachside ceremonies to large destination weddings with bridal parties of 30+ in a single day, I know how to make the process smooth, joyful, and stress-free. My work has appeared in Oprah Magazine, Elle, People, Life & Style, and countless local publications, but what matters most to me is the smile on a bride’s face when she sees herself in the mirror.
I’ve also poured my heart into teaching. My sold-out lauhala bracelet and flower workshops, ukulele classes, and makeup lessons are about more than skills—they’re about creating spaces where women can reconnect with themselves, each other, and the beauty of life. I believe that through creating, learning, and sharing, we find balance.
My own journey has shaped everything I do. Adopted at two days old, I learned early that life is about self-discovery and connection. That search has guided me from Hawai‘i to New York City, where I studied at FIT (fashion institute of technology), trained with master hairstylists, and even launched my own line of handmade hair accessories...to now, where I balance artistry with giving back. Clearing invasive plants from rivers and trails, teaching weaving, and caring for the land are as much a part of my calling as styling hair and makeup.
My mission is simple: to help women feel radiant, connected, and balanced—whether through beauty, art, music, or caring for our ‘āina.
If you feel called to bring this practice into your life—whether it’s joining our once-a-month workdays to help care for the ‘āina, booking a workshop that sparks creativity, or stepping into your wedding day with calm confidence—I invite you to reach out. Together, we can create something truly unforgettable.
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