A family-run smokehouse in Kona Town is drawing attention for its smoked meats and its record of feeding people in hard times.

• Nephi Smokehouse has been open since 2019 and is run by siblings, parents, uncles, and nephews all working the business.
• It is known for smoked meat, smoked Portuguese sausage, and sweet sausage, all made in-house from family recipes rather than bought processed.
• The menu stretches the smoked meat into fries, loco moco, Korean chicken, and Filipino-style desserts and pancakes.
• The family fed homeless people and children during the pandemic and still feeds kūpuna weekly.
• After the Maui fires, they raised money through a hunting tournament and flew bentos over, and have done the same for more recent island emergencies.

Outlook: The family plans to keep running hunting and fishing tournaments and awarding scholarships in memory of two nephews lost in a 2015 house fire.