This just in from HDP Premium member Noelani and her family in sunny Hawaii…
Hey Steve,
You are our Mentor and We Mahalo you very much from Hawaii. We have started selling hotdogs about a month now and we are having FUN, and making money $$$$ business is awesome. We sell Nathan hotdogs we not only sell hotdogs we sell chili-dogs, chili cheese nachos and chili bowls with rice and hotdogs. We Hawaiians love rice. We just recently did a test run on cheeseburgers. FAILURE LOL and it was too much work. Too time consuming.
We are in the process of adding yet another item, waffle dogs. What makes us busy is our sauces. We have made sauces and I just recently started with a pineapple relish, and mango relish, soon to add coconut relish, guava relish, kiwi relish and papaya relish
We are in a local swap meet 3 times a week….it’s kind of a grungy location but I don’t mind they bring in a good crowd for 3 days a week.
Noelani, Hot Dog Profits Premium Member
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Great job Noelani! Your E-Z Built cart turned out great and I’m glad you are having fun and making good money too!
Noelani and her family are some of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting inside the Premium area. They displayed a great “can-do” attitude all through their start up and have really begun to take off in Hawaii.
Let’s hear it for Noelani and her crew in the comments, slingers!
-Steve
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Way to go, Noelani! And I know it’s early, but Meli Kalikimaka, when the time comes. I have a cousin from your neck of the woods!
I hear Hawaiians like Spam. I was thinking of a combo of chopped Spam and pineapple on a dog and calling it Mauna Loa. What do you think?
Great Job on your cart! Congratulations on your business I hope you stay busy year round!
I be havin Mango relish on mine matey !!
I love the part bout having fun.
A great start up story. I called mine the best gig in the world !! Har har .
Have the time of yer lives mateys !
1St Mate Jim.
Way to go Noelani! Those Waffle Dogs sound interesting!
Wishing you continued success!
Aloha, Nice cart and way to go! Hey I was planning on starting a cart here on Maui, I have some similar ideas, but was wondering how strict the Health Department is on serving other foods, other than hot dogs off the cart here? I was wondering do you have 3 sinks with a hand wash station, and you only use the cooler or do you have a fridge too?
Hi D, always contact your health inspector and find out the codes and requirements directly from him. Otherwise you may get well meaning, but inaccurate information. You won’t be inspected by other hot dog vendors. You will be inspected by your inspector, so learn what he wants.