![]() ![]() “I had no idea how to write a business plan, I had no idea what a balance sheet was, I had no business education. “When I started, I had no idea what I was doing when it came to business,” Burns said. ![]() Today, 35 years later, Burns and the Anahola Granola ‘ohana operates out of a facility in Hanapepe that contains the company’s offices, kitchen, packing, and shipping areas producing nearly five tons (yes, that is 10,000 pounds!) of granola, weekly. This was granola, but people hadn’t heard of it.” “I was just making something that’s good for you and tastes good. “The word ‘granola’ wasn’t even popular,” Burns said. I have cared for this company with so much love, caring for it when young, and watching it grow and prosper.” “This is a business that never could have had these roots on the mainland. “The heart and soul of Anahola Granola is island style,” Burns said. Those Anahola days were a simple time of life when you could start a business with no financial backing, and you could start a business by just making something you believe in, she said. This is a perfect spot that brings me back to the Anahola days, 35 years ago.” ![]() “I lived just a few houses away from Johnny. “It made me so happy to be in this valley where it all began,” Burns said. HANAPEPE - Becky Burns of Anahola Granola was thrilled when John Pia invited her to have the company’s 35th-anniversary celebration at the Anahola Taro Patch.
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