Made in Hawai‘i fest returns after year away

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“The barge must leave first,” said Ann Hashisaka of Kaua‘i Kookie Kompany with some of the items that need to reach the Made In Hawai‘i before they do, next week. “This is a very important show and we’ve been participating for a long time.”

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‘They, Laura and Dave Andersland, already left for the Made In Hawai‘i show,” said Sean Cristobal, Thursday while showing off the award-winning line of salts and rubs from the Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salt in Hanapepe.

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Gale Sagucio of JJ’s ‘Ohana in Hanapepe prepares to ‘lei’ a multi-strand Ni‘ihau lei. Sagucio is planning to take a lot of Ni‘ihau lei to the Made in Hawai‘i show, next week.

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i exhibitors are excited to return to the Made in Hawai‘i Festival next week, one year after the long-running event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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