Hua-kanu

OHA issues first Hua Kanu business loans of 2017

HONOLULU (March 28, 2017) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) last week issued two Hua Kanu business loans, totaling $450,000, to Reliant Trucking Inc. and Goldwings Supply Service Inc, making the two Native Hawaiian-owned businesses the first recipients of OHA’s larger loan product for the year. “Native Hawaiian business owners often face challenges because they have difficulty accessing conventional financing options,” said Kamanaʻopono Crabbe, OHA’s Chief Executive Officer and Ka Pouhana. “OHA’s loan products are intended to help level the playing field for Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs with the overall goal of increasing economic self-sufficiency for our community. We also…