In The News
A collection of news links and stories about our Maui Chili Chili Oil journey so far...
- January 7, 2025: New York Magazine, The Strategist: The Best Hot Sauces According to Cooks, Recipe Developers, and the Strategist Staff
- December 11, 2024: New York Magazine, The Strategist: The Best Gifts for Pantry Nerds
Maui Chili Chili Oil Mild Kine Spicy
This is one of my favorite iterations of chili crisp, with crunchy fried garlic, onion, and Sichuan pepper simmered in canola oil and balanced with black vinegar and rice vinegar. “It is such a delight to add to everything on my plate,” says cookbook author Jeffrey Yoskowitz. “There’s a lightness to it that makes it different from other chili crisps.”
- December 17, 2024 - Honolulu Magazine, Frolic Foodie Advent Calendar: Local Kine Gifts for 25 Days of Giving featuring Maui Chili Chili Oil Bubu Arare
- December 1, 2024: Cooking Hawaiian Style: Tofu with Chili Chili Oil by Chef Deron Furukawa
- October 12, 2024: Maui Now: Hawaiʻi businesses reach out to expand markets at 96th Tokyo International Gift Show
- Sept. 21, 2024: KITV Island News: Mana Up's Aloha Market Debuts in LA
- April 27, 2024: Good Morning America for Aloha Market NYC Powered by Mana Up x Shopify
Interested in the Maui Chili Chili Oil Egg Sando recipe?
Yield:2 cups (good for 12-count roll Kings Hawaiian Bread)
- 8 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- ½ cup Kewpie mayonnaise or your favorite brand
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal), plus more to taste
- Lettuce of choice
- King's Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (toasted or plain)
- Maui Chili Chili Oil - amount desired. It will be spicier the more you add.
Instructions: Smash eggs, then mix with mayo, salt in bowl to desired consistency then add in Maui Chili Chili Oil to desired taste. Put on halved King's Hawaiian Rolls with lettuce. That's it - enjoy!
- March 1, 2024: Hawaii Business Magazine Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2024
- January 12, 2024: The Business Journals Cover Story: Hawaii startups to watch in 2024
- January 12, 2024: Hawaii Public Radio These Hawaiʻi startups stretch beyond technology in 2024
- Nov. 12, 2023: Forbes Holiday Gift Guide 2023: The Best Stocking Stuffers For Business Travelers
- Nov. 6. 2023 - HI Now Daily eats with Maui Chili Chili Oil
- Nov. 6, 2023 - HI Now Daily, Celebrate all things trending in the Hawaiian Islands at Mana Up’s 2023 Showcase
- Nov. 2, 2023 - Living808 Malama Maui Special
- Nov. 20, 2023 - Honolulu Magazine Editors’ Picks: Holiday Gift Guide 2023
A book of lei, a mini pottery wheel, island-inspired swaddle blankets and locally made chili oil—here’s what’s on our editors’ gift lists.

Photo: Robbie Dingeman
- Aug. 18, 2023 - Maui in mind at this year’s Made in Hawaii Festival
- May 24, 2023: The Business Journals: Mana Up announces eighth cohort for accelerator program (subscription required)
- May 22, 2023 - Maui Now: Maui Chili Chili Oil turns up the spice! Selected for Mana Up accelerator
- May 19, 2023 - Hawaii Business Magazine: Valley Isle Startup Packs a Big Punch
- Nov. 16, 2022 - Hawaii Magazine: 15 Unique Gifts from Maui
- February, 2022 - Pandemic Project: Maui Chili Chili Oil, From Side Hustle to Thriving Business, Maui Times
- Nov. 17, 2021 - It's Chili Chili In Hawaii - Think Tech Hawaii: Interview with Deron and Kit Furukawa, owners behind Maui Chili Chili Oil
- Nov. 8, 2021 - "Technical difficulties sideline popular shopping festival" The Maui News, featuring Maui Chili Chili Oil on the front page!
- Aug. 17, 2021 - "Maui Chili Chili Oil... A local couple and their local product!" by Mana Foods