Dallas Stewart

Name Dallas Stewart

Social Media @hawaiiankinetrading

Age 35

Town/Moku Air

Island Oʻahu

Leadership Category Business Development

Nominated by Max Mukai

Share with us a little about yourself and what you do. Work with emerging food and beverage brands and new products to become retail distribution ready.

Why is the work that you do important to you? The community? Supporting new and emerging CPG brands and products increases local economic resiliency and our ability to react to business climate (especially supply chain) changes and discover new opportunities. It also promotes healthy competition as it encourages businesses to build better products and services that can thrive on a domestic and international level.

Share with us the qualities of leadership you admire and how you express those in your life. Obsessive, lifetime student, collaborative.

Who has inspired you to do the work that you are doing? My mother, grandmother, grandfather, husband and my two keiki.

What is one word that describes something you are excited about for the lāhui? Future

What is one word that describes a pressing issue that is facing our lāhui? Siloed