Founded on Maui in 1988 by owner Bonnie Friedman, Grapevine Productions has represented many of the most celebrated chefs and restaurants in Hawai’i as well as numerous other clients.
Current Clients
Chef/Restaurateur Mark Ellman, Frida’s Beach House (Maui)
University of Hawai’i Maui College
During the COVID-19 crisis, we worked with these clients on a pro bono basis for four months:
Chef/Restaurateur Mark Ellman, Honu and Frida’s Beach House (Maui)
Aloha Bars Maui
Chef Chai Chaowasaree – Chef Chai at Pacifica (Honolulu)
Ian Bishop – Flavors of Italy (Honolulu)
Dave Newman, Christian Self, Alicia Yamachika – bartenders in Honolulu
Current Pro Bono
Kauahea, Inc. – Hawaiian cultural non-profit
Hokulani Holt – Hawaiian culture and language specialist
Pa‘u O Hi‘iaka – halau hula
Partial Past Client List
Avalon Restaurant & Bar – Chef/Owner Mark Ellman
Beach House Restaurant – Kaua‘i
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Chili’s Restaurant
David Paul’s Lahaina Grill
DK Restaurants
Gerard’s Restaurant
Hali’imaile General Store/Joe’s Bar & Grill/Celebrations Catering
I’o Restaurant/Pacific’o Restaurant/O’o Farm
Koho Grill and Bar – Kahului and Napili
Maui Soda & Ice Works, Ltd./Roselani Ice Cream/Nobriga’s Ranch
Merriman’s Restaurant – Waimea, Hawai‘i
OCEAN Vodka
The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono
Palm Café – Kona, Hawai‘i
Plantation House Restaurant at Kapalua
Roussels Restaurant – Hilo, Hawai‘i
SeaWatch Restaurant at Wailea
“A Taste of Lahaina” – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006
Tedeschi Vineyards
Pamela Andelin – fine artist
Elaine Gima – silk artist
Hanson Galleries
Greg Howell – ceramicist
Jovian Gallery
Jan Kasprzycki – fine artist
Madaline Michaels Gallery
Steven Minkowski – photographer
Cycle to the Sun ’92 – the ultimate cycle race up the steepest road on earth
Ezzy International – manufacturer of custom windsurfing sails
Hawai‘i Winter Baseball League
Hi-Tech Surf Sports
Queen Ka‘ahumanu Shopping Center
Kong Lung Center – Kilauea, Kaua‘i
Lahaina Shopping Center
Lahaina Inn
Noa Noa – women’s clothing shops – Maui and Hawai’i Island
Pomegranates In The Sun – three women’s apparel boutiques – O‘ahu
Superwhale Children’s Boutiques – Maui and Honolulu
Arita/Poulson General Contracting
Chris Hart & Partners – landscape architecture and planning
Hale Ali‘i Builders, Ltd.
Petro Systems Pacific
Uwe Schulz, AIA-architect
Past Pro Bono and Partial Pro Bono
Ka Hale Ake Ola Maui Homeless Resource Center capital campaign (partial pro bono)
Maui AIDS Foundation (pro bono)
Punana Leo o Maui – Hawaiian language immersion preschool (pro bono)
Maui Community College Culinary Arts Program (pro bono)
Maui Harvest (founder 1990/pro bono) first non-profit to feed Maui’s hungry and homeless; evolved to Maui Food Bank
Maui Philharmonic Society (partial pro bono)
Na Pua No‘eau – a federally and state funded program for gifted and talented Hawaiian children (pro bono)