Happy Camper for Sunday, April 23, 2023
The cauliflower at Lin’s Farm (they also vend at the Grove Farm Market at the Puhi open field on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.!) were beautiful, Wednesday, when the Pop-Up Farmers Market at The Shops at Kuku‘iula opened with that long line of people waiting for the Hole in the Mountain Kaua‘i Sugarloaf Pineapple (yeah, they also vend at the Grove Farm Market … just look for the line before the horn sounds).
Happy Camper for Friday, April 21, 2023
Tommy Noyes of the Friends of Kamalani Playground and Lydgate Park said Saturday, April 22, is Earth Day, and people are encouraged to sign up for helping the park and playground (he’s been doing this since 2006).
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Kaua‘i youth basketball coach Max Manera is planning to take five Team Lihu‘e hoops teams to tournaments on O‘ahu and Las Vegas later this season.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 17, 2023
Congratulations, David Chaikin (he’s a Dinosaur beach volleyball tournament champion from 1995 and 1996), Fonz Nartatez (he’s a runnerup from the 2021 Dinosaur, where Derek Kessler beat him and Kanoa Nartatez for the title), and all those hands that make the Dinosaur beach volleyball tournament work! Mahalo, Derek and the Duke’s crew, for being a part of the action (they had two courts set up near the downstairs dining area!) during the day hours. Got to watch Merrie Monarch at night.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 16, 2023
Congratulations to Breeze Pavao, of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, on getting the first runner-up (second place) in the Miss Aloha Hula competition at the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival (did Karin Panui and Mailelani’s go to participate?) in Hilo, Hawai‘i Island … mahalo, sponsors for allowing KFVE to broadcast the competition, live!
Happy Camper for Friday, April 14, 2023
Congratulations, Barbara Green, on earning best dressed honors during the Holoku Ball portion of the 60th Royal Coronation Ball that opened the festivities for the 60th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Hawai‘i Island.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Pat Coon said they (Project Vision and Filcom) didn’t do a single vaccine on Saturday, April 8, 2023, after the Downtown Lihu‘e Night Market people moved their location because the girls were spending too much money on food.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 10, 2023
Kudos to all the organizers who put together a solid weekend of events, ranging from the helicopter egg drop (Happy birthday, Rhonda Ceballo) on Saturday at the Vidinha Stadium soccer fields, to the annual Kaua‘i Buddhist Council Hanamatsuri, or Buddha’s birth, at the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple Zenshuji in Hanapepe, which is already looking ahead to its April 22 fundraising concert featuring Kaua‘i-grown Japanese and Okinawa music.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 9, 2023
Victoria Lam, of the Little Miso bookmobile, (it’s really mobile!) said “E” is for Easter on Thursday when she hosted more than a handful of keiki, many with parents at the Lili‘uokalani Trust.
Happy Camper for Friday, April 7, 2023
If the tie is black (er, how about dark gray?), then it must be Blake Hiranaka at the Mokihana Club performing arts scholarship auditions.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 5, 2023
People have been waiting to get out following all the shutdowns and restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 3, 2023
Carol Yotsuda of the Garden Island Arts Council was going to stop at Times Supermarket for a bag of azuki beans (uncooked) to try and take care of the mebo (pink eye for those who never had it) that’s been bothering her through the last E Kanikapila Kakou for 2023 that featured The Makaha Sons at the Kaua‘i Beach Resort.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 2, 2023
Pastor John Cabello said the Hope Collective Helicopter Egg Drop will take place on April 8 (that’s next Saturday when Comic Con2 takes place from 11 a.m. at the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i Resort) starting at 9 a.m. at the North Vidinha soccer fields.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 31, 2023
So, how was the badminton lesson, Coach Craig Koga?
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Kaua‘i Society of Artists member Yana Shayne (this is the last week to experience the KSA Spring Show that closes on Friday in the KSA gallery at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e) was thrilled one of her illuminated stained glass pieces sold while she did gallery sitting duty ahead of the opening of The Pineapple Store (Chucky Boy Chock said Christian Marston of Tahiti Nui is in charge of it) on Sunday afternoon and evening (was supposed to have three bands?).
Happy Camper for Monday, March 27, 2023
Brudda Kelly Phillips emceed the Royal Order of Kamehameha protocol on Saturday at Prince Kuhio Park in Kukui‘ula, where the group hosted ho‘okupu presentations by many dignitaries. He’s an honorary member, too.
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 26, 2023
And, how am I supposed to know what kind of vegetables Ka‘apuni Nursery is going to start? I guess we’re up to the selection choices by Laurie Ho (is Amy Chun going to help choose?) of the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau, and Melissa McFerrin-Warrack of the Kukui Grove Center.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 24, 2023
Kudos to Tess Shimabukuro and the Gather Federal Credit Union (how long has Gary Pacheco been a member?) on breaking ground on their seventh branch (did you remember they have a Koloa Branch, too near the Old Mill Ice Cream parlor — they got Kaua‘i Coffee Po‘ipu Estate for sale).
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Little McFarm got help from barista Jeri Madriaga in bringing Aloha Ice Coffee and Kaua‘i Coffee Cold Brew to the tent operated by Donya McKnight (McFarm?) and Kylie Kuhlmann on Sunday during the Beach House Craft Fair in Kukui‘ula, where bone carver Salesi Maile had a steady stream of customers browsing his offerings.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 20, 2023
Girl Scout Aria Prem of Troop 008 was down to just two flavors of Girl Scout cookies (Aria’s mom Jamie said they never even got to try this year’s new flavor, Raspberry Rally, because the flavor that was only available online was sold out when they tried to order some).