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Kevin Andrews is a Honolulu-based entrepreneur and inventor. He is the former president of the Waimanalo Chamber of Commerce and heads Plant Research Corp. and Hula Girls Foods, located in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
Plant Research Corp., which includes subsidiaries Aloha Ardvaark Corp., a wastewater/agriculture waste management business, and Hawai'i Cytogenetics Inc., a biotech company which researches methods for mass production of living plant cells.
Andrews holds patents for novelty sugarcane products, which he manufactures using organic sugarcane and distributes through Hula Girl Foods. Its products are sold and used around the world, including by spirits manufacturer Bacardi and outlets in Hawaii such as ABC Stores. Hula Girl’s products include cane skewers, chopsticks, cocktail sticks, coffee and tea stirrers and pupu skewers.