Everything you love about Hawaii — the food, the flavors, the makers — in one place. House of Mana Up ships authentic Hawaii-made gifts anywhere in California.
If you've spent time in Hawaii — on vacation, visiting family, or growing up there — you know the feeling of coming home and wanting to bring a little of it with you.
The good news: more Hawaii-made products are available than ever before. Some have made it onto shelves at specialty stores across California. But finding the right ones — the authentic ones, made by actual Hawaii entrepreneurs — still takes time, research, and luck.
That's what House of Mana Up is for. We've done the curation work for you. Everything here was founded by a Hawaii-based entrepreneur and ships directly to California, usually in two to four days. One place. No searching. Just the real thing.
Here's what we'd recommend, by category.
BEST HAWAII GIFT SETS TO SHIP TO CALIFORNIA
If you want one box that does the work — curated, beautifully packaged, and ready to ship — our gift sets are the place to start. Every brand in every set was founded by a Hawaii entrepreneur.
For the food lover
The Ultimate Hawaiʻi Foodie set brings together our best food and pantry brands in one box — hot sauce, honey, chocolate, coffee, snacks, and more. It's our best-selling online gift set for a reason: it gives someone a real introduction to what Hawaii food tastes like when it's made by people who care about it.
For the office or team
Aloha for the Office is a curated collection of Hawaii-made snacks designed for sharing. It lands well at a San Francisco startup, a legal team in downtown LA, or a tech company in San Diego. Something about a box of Hawaii snacks on a conference table changes the room.
For a smaller budget
Our Taste of Hawaiʻi set is a great entry point — a thoughtfully curated selection of Hawaii-made food products at an accessible price point. Perfect for a thank-you gift, a birthday, or introducing someone to Hawaii food for the first time.
BEST HAWAII FOOD & PANTRY GIFTS
Hawaii has a distinct food culture — shaped by native Hawaiian traditions, Japanese, Portuguese, Filipino, Korean, and Chinese influences, and generations of local makers who took all of it seriously. These are three pantry staples worth knowing.
Honey
Lehua blossom honey comes from bees that feed on the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree, found only in Hawaii. Wai Meli harvests theirs raw and unfiltered on the Big Island, which means nothing is lost between the flower and the jar. Lighter and more floral than anything at a grocery store — extraordinary on toast, in tea, or drizzled over fresh fruit.
Hot sauce
HI Spice was founded in Honolulu and makes small-batch sauces using local peppers and lilikoi (passion fruit) in ways that are bright, complex, and layered. A completely different experience from what's on grocery store shelves — the kind of hot sauce people finish and immediately reorder.
Sea salt
Sea Salts of Hawaiʻi is one of the only working salt farms in the state, harvesting by hand from deep ocean water drawn from 2,200 feet below the Kona Coast. Their sampler gift box includes ʻAlaea red clay, pure Kona deep ocean, and Uahi activated charcoal — three entirely different cooking salts in one beautiful set. In Hawaiian culture, a gift of salt is a symbol of aloha: the wish to preserve and strengthen a relationship.
BEST HAWAII COFFEE GIFTS
Kona coffee is one of the most sought-after origins in the world. The challenge: most products labeled "Kona" are blends with as little as 10% actual Kona beans. The real thing — 100% Kona-grown, small-lot, roasted to order — is a meaningfully different experience.
Kona coffee
Big Island Coffee Roasters grows on the slopes of Mauna Loa and roasts to order. Their Peaberry is a naturally occurring single-bean cherry with a sweeter, more concentrated flavor than a standard Kona bean. The kind of coffee that makes the morning ritual feel worth slowing down for.
Coffee spice rub
Aloha Spice Company makes small-batch, USDA Organic seasonings in Hanapepe, Kauaʻi. Their Hanapepe Smokey Coffee Rub — kiawe wood smoke, Hawaiian coffee, organic herbs — has become one of their most reordered products from the mainland. Exceptional on grilled salmon or chicken.
Coffee chocolate
Mānoa Chocolate grows and processes cacao on Oʻahu — one of the very few bean-to-bar makers in Hawaii. Their Kope x Coffee bar weaves locally sourced Hawaiian coffee into 60% dark milk chocolate with crunchy cacao nibs. Give someone a bag of Kona Peaberry and a Kope bar and you've just given them the best Sunday morning of the year.
THE HAWAII COOKBOOK TO PAIR WITH IT ALL
Give someone the pantry staples above and then give them the book that teaches them what to cook with everything.
Cook Real Hawaiʻi by Sheldon Simeon — a two-time Top Chef finalist and Fan Favorite born and raised in Hilo on the Big Island — is built entirely around the food Hawaii actually eats at home. Not resort food, not hotel luau food. The cookouts, the family kitchens, the mom-and-pop shops. Named one of the ten best cookbooks of the year by The New Yorker and The New York Times. The kind of book that gets used, not displayed.
BEST HAWAII BEAUTY GIFTS TO SHIP TO CALIFORNIA
Hawaii has a botanical palette — pikake jasmine, plumeria, white ginger, kukui, noni — that is genuinely distinct from anything grown on the mainland. These brands have built their products around it.
Body mist
Ua Hawaii makes body mists and skincare using native Hawaiian botanicals — pikake jasmine, plumeria, white ginger. For someone in California who loves Hawaii, this is the gift that makes them stop and close their eyes for a second. Light, distinctive, and unlike anything sold at a California beauty retailer.
Skincare
Hanalei Beauty Co. makes skincare using ingredients grown in the taro fields of Kauaʻi's Hanalei Valley — one of the most fertile and biodiverse growing environments in the world. Clean, thoughtfully formulated, and genuinely rooted in place.
Wellness
Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals makes flower essences, body mists, and botanical wellness products using wild and organically grown plants hand-gathered from the rainforests of Hawaiʻi Island — the Puna, Kaʻū, and Hilo districts on Hawaiʻi Island. Their mists are made with all-natural ingredients including Hawaiian-grown botanicals: kukui oil, noni oil, māmaki extract, hibiscus, and rose extracts. Their Stress Release flower essence blend combines wild lehua, kinehe, and yellow ginger — the kind of gift that feels genuinely rooted in the islands, not just inspired by them.
BEST HAWAII GIFTS FOR KIDS — SHIPS TO CALIFORNIA
For California families with ties to Hawaii — or anyone who wants to give a child something genuinely made in the islands — these are our top picks.
Clothing
Coco Moon makes Hawaii-inspired baby and children's clothing that's beautifully designed and soft enough for everyday wear. Hawaiian prints, thoughtful construction, available from newborn through older kids. A gift that gets photographed and talked about.
Kids snacks
Keiki Kaukau makes Hawaii-inspired snacks designed specifically for kids — better ingredients, island flavors, packaging that children respond to. A natural add-on to any kids' gift, or a standalone treat for a Hawaii-loving family in California.
Books
Our Hawaii books collection includes titles about Hawaiian culture, the islands' natural world, and stories for children that introduce them to the language, people, and places of Hawaiʻi. A meaningful gift that lasts well beyond the unwrapping.
BEST HANDMADE HAWAII GIFTS
Some things can't be replicated at scale. These are made by hand, in Hawaii, by makers whose names are on the work.
Arlie Glass
Arlie Glass makes handblown tumblers and jewelry in Honolulu. No two pieces are alike. When you walk into our store, the first thing you see is a wall of glass lei — hundreds of handblown glass flowers in every color, floor to ceiling. A single tumbler ships beautifully to California and arrives as something the recipient keeps for years.
Nick Kuchar Art and Design
Nick Kuchar's retro-inspired Hawaii art prints have become some of our most-loved items in store. Beautifully framed or unframed, they bring the visual warmth of Hawaii onto a wall in a way that no photograph quite manages. A gift for someone who has decorated their home around what they love.
Meli Wraps
Meli Wraps makes reusable beeswax food wraps printed with Hawaii-inspired designs — beautiful, sustainable, and practical. A great gift for the California-based cook or environmentally minded friend who loves Hawaii.
House of Mana Up
Every product mentioned here is available at HouseofManaUp.com — one place to find the best of what Hawaii's entrepreneurs have built, shipped to California in 2–4 days via USPS Priority Mail. Orders over $125 ship at a flat $5 rate.
You can also find us in person at:
· Ward Village, Kaka'ako, Honolulu (South Shore Market)
· Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
· Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows, Maui
· The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, Kohala Coast
· Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kohala Coast
Or order on Instacart for delivery to your Honolulu home or hotel room.
