Halfway between Kapa‘a and the North Shore, an odd-looking shack just begs drivers for a pit stop. Inside the shack, some of the healthiest and tastiest food on Kaua‘i can be found. And enjoyed too, of course. Moloa‘a Sunrise Fruit
Halfway between Kapa‘a and the North Shore, an odd-looking shack just begs drivers for a pit stop. Inside the shack, some of the healthiest and tastiest food on Kaua‘i can be found. And enjoyed too, of course.
Moloa‘a Sunrise Fruit Stand’s “Purple Passion” looks and tastes awesome, besides giving you a health boost. It’s a sweet drink, but has no sugar in it. The natural sweeteners in the carrots lend the sweetness to the drink. Actually, none of the drinks made there have any sugar or sweetener.
Shana Mundon-Dasalia, also known as “Ms. Aloha,” is always lending her sweetness to customers through her constant smile.
Shana used to play soccer a lot as a child, and still loves the sport. She can’t wait for her two children to be old enough to play, so she can officially become a soccer mom.
Manager Eliseo Varela loves to create things using food. But like any other Mexican, he also loves soccer.
Eliseo is an avid dancer too. He moved to the U.S. as a child, so it was in New York, home to a large Latino community, that he learned how to dance salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia.
The Moloa‘a Sunrise Fruit Stand opens Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Sundays it’s open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The place serves breakfast and lunch, too.
8 carrots
1/2 beet
Medium piece of ginger
Sweet smiles
Throw the carrots, the beet and the ginger in a juicer, and letit do its job. The amount of ginger will depend on how much youlike it. Don’t sweeten the drink with anything but your smile. It’salready naturally sweetened.
