Happy Camper for Monday, December 18, 2017

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Lourdes Torres offers cricket samples to the group of young people who sampled the bugs for a social media post at the urban farmers market pop up Friday at Kukui Grove Center.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Beauty Supreme Salena Cortez,9, and Grand Supreme Praylee-Ann Serquina, 4, help move wrapped presents while grandma Judy Vegas and mom Carrilee Serquina wrap gifts Friday night as a fundraiser for the queens at Kukui Grove Center.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Kiichi and Elaine Fujii, Frances and David Hamada, Ben and Betty Mateo, Kay Hill and Miguel Legaspi have tablecloths spread over the tables at the Kukui Grove Center food court while waiting on the final appearance of Danny Hamada with The Starlighters Friday night.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Danny Hamada recollects some good times Friday during his final appearance with The Starlighters at Kukui Grove Center.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Danny Hamada prepares his saxophone for a performance Friday, his last appearance with The Starlighters, at Kukui Grove Center Friday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Danny Hamada greets Jerry Correa, who arrived at Kukui Grove Center to experience Hamada’s final appearance with The Starlighters Friday.

Ray Domingo said the Starlighters will continue to offer its brand of music — except Danny Hamada won’t be there. Hamada was smothered by well wishes from fans who flocked to his final performance, including Alton Miyamoto, Roy and Glenda Tamashiro (they were at the Kauai Retired Senior Volunteer Program recognition ceremony, too), and Kiichi and Elaine Fujii, who said everybody was supposed to be in front of their house for the Waimea Lighted Parade Saturday (Kay Hill said she’s walking).

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