Happy Camper for Monday, October 15, 2018

Marissa Tanji of Monkeypod Jam said the storm after Lane gave birth to one of their newest (pickled ulu?) offerings — pineapple salsa — after the Hubers weren’t able to ship out any of their sugarloaf pineapples because the inter-island barge was shut down. Jude brought over a bunch of sugarloaf pineapples (Melissa McFerrin-Warrack said she had a Pineapple Phrosty and an Ono Pop, and it was still hot!) that were bursting with ripeness and needed to get them taken care of.

Amy Chun was busy collecting Kauai Grown items that will be used by the Kauai Community College culinary arts students in developing recipes for an upcoming competition on Oahu, and Florence Toyofuku (she loved the POG Ono Pop!) was beaming in the handmade dress from Mexico that Miguel Chrisman (is he going to be at the Chocolate and Coffee Festival?) found, and Elvrine Chow did the finishing touches with a head lei.

Kudos to Lyah Kama Drake and the Kauai Museum (Chucky Boy Chock was in Kokee for the Emmalani Festival!) on hosting the Niihau people (Hi‘ipolani Kanahele-Vakameilau said the barge only goes once a month!) during the Ohana Day where a whole bunch of people showed up to make earrings or bracelets.

OK, time to go check out Laura Miyashiro and the National Federation of the Blind Kauai chapter on its annual White Cane Day walk.

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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.