LIHUE — The Kauai Museum secured its permit for its annual Christmas Craft Fair that will start from 9 a.m. and continue through the day, ending at 8 p.m. to coincide with the end of the Lights on Rice lighted holiday parade on Friday.
“The county was not going to give me the permit because of the construction going on in the old Big Save building,” said Lyah Kama-Drake of the Kauai Museum. “But we need the space. Why me? And, why now?”
The Kauai Museum Christmas Craft Fair is one of the museum’s big events for the year along with May Day is Lei Day, and others.
“This year, we have nine food vendors,” Kama-Drake said. “We also have 22 craft vendors, including Hiipoi Kanahele who will join Linda Moriarty and her new book, ‘Lei Niihau’ that she’ll be doing a book signing in the courtyard.”
The Kauai Museum courtyard will be the site of Fine Crafts and Vintage Fair that will open from 10 a.m. and close by 5 p.m. Destash of Honolulu will have vintage aloha wear and will join Moriarty, and the Kanahele ‘Ohana pupu Niihau creations.
Additionally, Carol Yotsuda and Shannon Hiramoto will have the Boroboro Boutique set up in the courtyard before the Lights on Rice parade.
“The Kauai Museum will close, but the food vendors and craft vendors on the outside will be open until around 8 p.m. when the parade ends,” Drake-Kama said. “There’ll be lots of food and stuff to do.”
Rice Street from Hoolako through Haleko Road will be closed from 6 p.m. to accommodate the parade presented by the Rotary Club of Kauai every year on the first Friday in December.
Known as one of the biggest events on the island in the year, organizers said the parade has grown to include about 60 parade units with about 3,000 participants welcoming the holiday season from the intersection of Rice and Hoolako streets to the Kauai Museum.
During the parade, the bus stops on Eiwa Street will be relocated to Hardy Street near the State Building.
