List of breweries in Hawaii

Breweries in Hawaii produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally.

In 2012, Hawaii's 11 breweries and brewpubs employed 180 people directly, and more than 5,500 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. ^{[1] [2]} Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Hawaii's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Hawaii's breweries and related industries was more than $128 million. ^[3] Consumer purchases of Hawaii's brewery products generated almost $65 million extra in tax revenue. ^[4] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Hawaii ranked 27th in the number of craft breweries per capita with 10. ^[5]

For context, at the end of 2013, 2,822 breweries were in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries, and 119 regional craft breweries. ^[6] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion. ^[7]

Breweries

Kalihi Beer	Kalihi, Honolulu	Oahu	Kalihi’s first beer brewery in 127 years - Formerly known as Broken Boundary Brewery
Big Island Brewhaus [8]	Waimea	Hawai‘i
Waikiki Brewing Company [9]	Waikīkī, Honolulu	Oahu
Stewbum & Stonewall Brewing Co. [10]	Kāneohe	Oahu
Maui Brewing Company [11] [12]	Kihei	Maui	The Lāhainā no longer produces as of 2016; all production is currently out of the Kihei location. Lāhainā has a full restaurant as does the Kihei location. MBC opened a Honolulu location on January 31, 2017 and a Kailua location in February 2019
Lanikai Brewing Co [13]	Kailua	Oahu
Kona Brewing Company [14] [15]	Kailua-Kona	Hawai‘i	A pub is also located in Hawai‘i Kai, Oahu. All draft beer served in Hawai‘i is brewed in Kona according to Craft Beer Alliance, though it's not actually true as many of the kegs actually come from Portland old CBA brewery. The majority of production takes place in the Anhesuer-Busch plant in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Koholā Brewery [16]	Lāhainā	Maui	All beers are brewed and packaged on Maui.Located in the former Maui Brewing location.
Kauai Island Brewery & Grill [17]	Port Allen	Kauai
Honolulu Beerworks [18]	Kaka‘ako, Honolulu	Oahu
Kauai Beer Company [19]	Lihue	Kauai
Hawaii Nui Brewing Company [20]	Hilo	Hawai‘i	Combined with Mehana Brewing
Beer Lab HI [21]	Mō‘ili‘ili, Honolulu	Oahu
Aloha Beer Company [22]	Kaka‘ako, Honolulu	Oahu	Opened on January 19, 2017.
Primo Brewing & Malting Company [23]		Kauai	Bottled Primo is imported from California and draft Primo in Hawai‘i was being made on Kauai, but with no recent reference as to who brews it currently.
Home of the Brave Beverage Co [24]	Kaka‘ako, Honolulu	Oahu
Hana Koa Brewing Co. [25]	Kaka‘ako, Honolulu	Oahu
Mahalo Aleworks [26]	Makawao	Maui	First Maui brewery to open Upcountry. Opened 2021.

Defunct breweries:

• Hoku Brewing Company ^[27] – Honolulu

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

References

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15. "Interview with Kona Brewing president Mattson Davis". Chicago Now. March 28, 2013.
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18. "Honolulu Beerworks Grand Opening This Friday". Beer In Hawaii. April 10, 2014.
19. "Kauai Beer Company Opens With 2 Flagship Beers". Beer In Hawaii. September 11, 2013.
20. "Big Island's Hawaii Nui Brewing LLC gets new owner". Pacific Business News. December 30, 2013.
21. "Beer Lab HI a Love Story". Honolulu Magazine. March 15, 2016.
22. "Beer Mania: Aloha Beer Co". Pacific Edge Magazine. October 31, 2012.
23. "Hawaii's Iconic Primo Lager Now Available On The Mainland For First Time In Over A Decade". Transworld Surf. February 18, 2009.
24. "The Brewseum - Home Of The Brave New Beer Hall and Tour". Beer In Hawaii. January 30, 2014.
25. "Home". Hana Koa Brewing Co. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
26. "Mahalo Aleworks". Mahalo Aleworks. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
27. "Meet The Brewer: Adam Boggs of Hoku Brewing Company". Beer In Hawaii. Jun 16, 2015.

|Honolulu Magazine. ^[1] |Kalihi, Honolulu |Oahu

1. "This is Kalihi's first beer brewery in 127 years". Honolulu Magazine Team. July 28, 2020.