Sun Noodle Hawaii

1933 Colburn Street, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 841-5808
https://sunnoodle.com/
IG: @sunnoodles

Category: Food Related Business

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History

“The Sun Noodle story starts in Honolulu, Hawaii, in a one-room factory in an industrial part of town. It was where Hidehito Uki first began making noodles in 1981.

Hidehito came from Tochigi, Japan at the age of 19 with one suitcase and a noodle machine. He named his new business Sun Noodle after the sunny skies of his new home.

Hidehito spoke just a few words of English, so he communicated through his noodles, bringing samples door-to-door to prospective customers every day. He made them thick or thin, wavy or chewy — each restaurant had a noodle to call its own.

Hidehito met his wife, Keiko, at the restaurant she owned down the street from Sun Noodle’s factory. Soon after they were married, she joined the business and the two became a true team. Hidehito made noodles in the morning and delivered them in the afternoon, while Keiko balanced the books and managed their small staff.

As Sun Noodle grew, so did the family. Hidehito and Keiko’s first daughter Jamie was born, followed by their second daughter Hisae, and their son Kenshiro. The Uki children spent much of their childhood at the factory, taste-testing samples, packaging noodles, and learning to cook homemade Japanese food.”

Source: https://sunnoodle.com/about/history/