Liz Hahn (is she the ‘twin sister’ of Laurie Ho of the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau?) is among the Kaua‘i RSVP volunteers who packed 100 food packages for home delivery on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at the Pi‘ikoi Building, Lihu‘e Civic Center.
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Did it win? The Department of Water entry into the Employees Council Christmas Tree Contest drew a lot of look from members of the Planning Department with one of the onlookers eyeing the topper for recycling on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
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Ocean Course Hokuala’s Hualani Duncan, Elyse Oshimo, and Kellie Hines have a moment to catch their breath during the Folds of Honor, Operation Rising Star golf tournament at the Ocean Course on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023.
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Tess Shimabukuro and the Gather Federal Credit Union ‘ohana present a $5,000 award to Chef Mark Oyama of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Kaua‘i Board, and Tyler Kurashige, the incoming president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i, during the Breakfast with Santa event held before a sold-out audience of more than a hundred families at Kilohana on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. In addition to breakfast, prepared by Oyama and the Contemporary Flavors Catering crew, the audience was treated to a morning of activities like decorating cookies, coloring sheets and visiting Santa before leaving on a ride aboard the Polar Express.
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Lorena Silva, of Opu Road Farm, said she didn’t know how to act when all those people bought out her supply of kadomatsu (she said making the kadomatsu is not easy, it’s hard work) during Pau Hana Market on Monday, where Chef Steven Nishi and the Kaua‘i Community College culinary arts students Victoria Mendoza, Tory Refamonte, Mie Lorenzo, Dianne Martin, Mason Yoshimori and Noah Denbeau — they’re the same crew with the addition of Bronson Oliver that creates between 500 to 1,000 pounds of food that’s shipped to Maui for relief from the recent wildfires! — offered up Beef Smash Burger Salad and Kaua‘i Shrimp Salad for customers at the weekly market.
Lorena Silva, of Opu Road Farm, said she didn’t know how to act when all those people bought out her supply of kadomatsu (she said making the kadomatsu is not easy, it’s hard work) during Pau Hana Market on Monday, where Chef Steven Nishi and the Kaua‘i Community College culinary arts students Victoria Mendoza, Tory Refamonte, Mie Lorenzo, Dianne Martin, Mason Yoshimori and Noah Denbeau — they’re the same crew with the addition of Bronson Oliver that creates between 500 to 1,000 pounds of food that’s shipped to Maui for relief from the recent wildfires! — offered up Beef Smash Burger Salad and Kaua‘i Shrimp Salad for customers at the weekly market.
Kudos and congratulations to Lisa Makaneole and Ken Pharhoitkul on the “soft opening” on Wednesday of Koloa Thai Bistro, which offers Thai, Sushi and Hibachi (teppanyaki?) at Koloa Village shopping center … comes right in time for the holidays.
Don’t forget we have the Wailua Bay Creators Fair happening on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn at Wailua Bay … go early for the food, and the great entertainment. The next fair takes place on Jan. 28, 2024.
Neill and Fely Sams, of Orchid Alley, have been smashed with orders for live flowering orchid plants shipped to the mainland for the holidays … no more orders, the deadline’s passed … Happy Winter Solstice that takes place on Thursday!
And Elizabeth Freeman, of the Festival of Lights, (Manu Fonua was out in all that wind trying to get all of the lights working!) said Friday is the final Friday for Santa and Mrs. Claus to appear at the lights at the historic County Building. After Friday, the lights will still be on until after New Year’s Day … we have the Rizal Day meeting with the Kaua‘i Filipino Women’s Club on Dec. 30, too.
