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]
Kalihi Beer | Kalihi, Honolulu | Oahu | Kalihi’s first beer brewery in 127 years - Formerly known as Broken Boundary Brewery |
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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. |
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:
|Honolulu Magazine. [1] | Kalihi, Honolulu | Oahu