A Hawai‘i building maintenance team installs the centerpiece Holiday Lights Display at the Starbucks entrance to Kukui Grove Center on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in preparation for the shopping center’s Black Friday weekend when the holiday light spectacular will be turned on with a special appearance by the Aloha Dance Studio dancers.
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Glass blower Peter Thielen shows his Volcano No. 3, which was accepted for the Kaua‘i Society of Artists Small Work Big Show exhibit during the show’s Entry Day at the KSA gallery in Kukui Grove.
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The University of Hawai‘i BeachBows are here for the Kaua‘i Invitational at Kalapaki Beach said Fonz Nartatez. And attendance to watch the collegiate level competition between Hawai‘i, Florida State and Cal Poly is free!
The University of Hawai‘i BeachBows are here for the Kaua‘i Invitational at Kalapaki Beach said Fonz Nartatez. And attendance to watch the collegiate level competition between Hawai‘i, Florida State and Cal Poly is free!
Admission is free for the last First Tech Challenge Robotics Competition, which will unfold on Sunday morning around 10:30 a.m. at Wilcox Gymnasium on the Island School campus in Puhi. According to a tournament spokesperson, the tournament will feature teams from Kapa‘a Middle School, Waimea Canyon Middle School and the Hawai‘i Tech Academy and other schools visiting from O‘ahu.
There is no admission to take in the Kaua‘i Society of Artists’ Small Works Big Show exhibit, which opens on Friday night with an artists reception from 5 to 8 p.m. at KSA gallery (they’re next door to Bubbah’s Toy Box and Small Fry) where glass art makers Peter Thielen and Joshua Huntoon will have some of their Kaua‘i Hand-Blown Glass Art.
The Kaua‘i Handworks craft fair (the sign on the Kaua‘i Veterans Center fence calls it the “Christmas Craft Fair”) will unfold from 8:30 a.m. and run until 1:30 p.m … look for Elena Camat and her Chinese Pretzels (who’s taking care of the Grove Farm Market in Puhi?).
There’re two food distributions, one from each of the two food banks on Kaua‘i … the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank holds its food distribution on Friday starting at 2:30 p.m. at Kaua‘i Veterans Center, and the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i hosts its drive-thru distribution on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at the Kaua‘i Community College P3 parking lot.
And, isn’t it Gratitude Day at Kukui Grove?
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Dennis Fujimoto can be reached at 245-0453 or at dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
