About Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii directed nearly all of its recent giving to emergency pandemic relief for local small businesses across Honolulu and the islands, issuing awards to preserve and revitalize enterprises that suffered revenue losses of 25% or more. Grants overwhelmingly targeted operating businesses—restaurants, retail, trades, transportation and service firms—rather than nonprofits, reflecting a business-support and economic resilience priority tied to the Chamber’s membership base.
Focus Areas
Direct emergency relief to small, for‑profit local businesses (restaurants, retail, service contractors) affected by COVID-19Preservation and revitalization of Hawaiian small businesses in tourism‑dependent sectors (restaurants, transportation, tour operators)Support for neighborhood commercial services and trades (plumbing/electrical contractors, food producers, media/marketing firms)
Who They Fund
small businesseslocal/independent businessesmicroenterprisesbusinesses with ≥25% pandemic revenue loss
About Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
A defining feature of Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s recent grantmaking is its direct emergency support for local small businesses that lost 25% or more of income during the pandemic. In the latest grant list, awards repeatedly went to operating businesses across Honolulu and nearby communities, including Charley's Taxi Radio Dispatch Corp, Pacific Rim Defense LLC, and The Pig and the Lady LLC. The pattern shows a funder using grants as short-term stabilization capital rather than broad institutional philanthropy. The Chamber’s giving aligns with its business-network role in Hawaiʻi: it supported restaurants, transportation firms, retail operators, medical practices, contractors, and media businesses that were trying to preserve operations after revenue shocks. Its recent awards also show repeated attention to businesses rooted in everyday local commerce, from food service and taxi operations to electrical and plumbing services. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s own summary describes this as support for Hawaiian small businesses affected by COVID-19, with a clear emphasis on preservation and revitalization of enterprises serving the local economy.
What Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Funds
One clear theme is small business stabilization. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii gave $40,000 to Joseph K & Company LLC for its pandemic-related income loss, and it made similar awards to other operating firms in Honolulu. Restaurants and food businesses are another repeated focus. It awarded $30,000 to Aina Restaurant Inc to help preserve and revitalize a local business after a 25% income decline, and gave $40,000 to Okuhara Foods Inc for the same purpose. Transportation and service-sector support also appears in the grant list. Charley's Taxi Radio Dispatch Corp received $50,000, while Best Plumbing & Electric LLC received $30,000, both under the same revenue-loss relief framework. The Chamber also funded businesses in media, construction, and veterinary services, showing a broad local commercial-recovery lens rather than a single subsector.
How Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Gives
Typical grant size sits at $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent list also includes $30,000, $40,000, and $50,000 awards. The pattern is highly concentrated in 2025 and appears to be one-off emergency relief rather than a recurring multi-year program in the data provided. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is a business association with a philanthropic arm, and the grant language points to direct cash support tied to documented revenue loss. BizBoost is the only listed program that accepts unsolicited inquiries, while the foundation and relief-fund programs do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.3M
Total Assets
$2.1M
Total Revenue
$7.5M
Total Expenses
$8.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHERRY MENOR-MCNAMARA
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