Happy Camper for Sunday, March 28, 2021
“Immediate past president” and “emeritus” are simply titles, say Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank’s volunteers Lloyd Kajikawa (we need to see you and the missus out and about more) and Rowena Cobb (she said she’s a “guest” during the last KIFB board meeting, and the recent Spring Break Food Giveaway coordinated with the help of state Senate President Ron Kouchi and Stephanie Iona of the Kekaha Agriculture Association).
Happy Camper for Friday, March 26, 2021
Root-beer-float Peeps, and even a hot Peep! Mahalo, Janice Bond from the Pau Hana Market and Janice Akiyama from FM97!) for the stash of Easter goodies that is almost as big as Sabrina Bodon’s stash of Girl Scout cookies (Angela Hoover said this is the last weekend to get your fix — did Sadie Stiglmeier get permission for a final Walmart push?).
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Congratulations to Bubbah’s Toy Box on the opening of their new (nearly double the size of the former location) shop and gaming cafe (yes, the little guys were doing their thing in the back of the shop) next to Spectrum at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e, where there was a lot of Easter activity going on.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 22, 2021
Rain must be good for Dean Nonaka and his family, who had some humungus Napa cabbage (what happened to won bok?) at the Puhi Park Produce, that Ferdinand Dosono of Kaua‘i Kim Chee wanted to check out for making kim chee that goes into the kim chee soup that is a vegan offering.
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 21, 2021
Happy birthday, Ronnie Dotario (mahalo, Ron Wood, for the heads-up), whose birthday made the rain go away (even if only for a little while, Friday), and doesn’t Tiffany Sagucio (the reigning Miss Kaua‘i Filipina and University of Hawai‘i at Manoa journalism student doing distance learning) have her special day coming up pretty soon?
Happy Camper for Friday, March 19, 2021
The green theme (yes, Keoki’s Paradise and Duke’s too used that green box of Girl Scout cookies in the special hula pie!) went so well, Larry Feinstein said the Kaua‘i Beer Company — no, the place between work and home — is extending green until Saturday. Was the leprechaun around, Bev Pang and Barbara “BB” Bloemke?
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Kimberly Hope invites you to join her St. Patrick’s Day YouTube Live Stream today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on “Kimberly Hope Music” YouTube Channel.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 15, 2021
You never know what the weather can do, as Dave Lister of StarFM brought the starfish from the canceled Lydgate Park debris cleanup (they’re doing it this Saturday!) to the Keiki Korner at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e Saturday, where members of the Eastside Basketball League wore their team jersies while getting the ocean grab-and-go learning kits from Aaron Swink of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (who wanted to know if they were fish and game?), and Jarrin Shigemura of Spectrum was busy distributing beach-bucket adventure kits (who wanted only the sunglasses?) during the Spring Break Family Fun Day.
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 14, 2021
Sheri Leone of Boston was so happy she had enough to acquire the Georgia “Gigi” Hoopes piece “Meeting of the Minds” that was on display Friday night. Georgia just happened to be gallery-sitting, and added to Sheri’s excitement over the people in bubbles that Georgia said came to her in a dream.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 12, 2021
Stacie Chiba Miguel and Pillare Mukai of The Shops at Kukui‘ula took advantage of the lightning and thunder that shut down the farmers’ market at The Shops Wednesday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Elvrine Chow of Heavenly Haku was excited about finding fresh watercress from Kipu at the Ednilau Farm tent Monday during the Pau Hana Market at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 8, 2021
David Braman is growing up — he’s not in the front row anymore — when the Kaua‘i ‘Opio and Keiki Orchestra program launched its KOKO Stroll that moved indoors because of the rain Friday at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 7, 2021
And where’s the sash, Chaz Sasil?
Happy Camper for Friday, March 5, 2021
Congratulations to Padraic Gallagher (are you at Bikes on Rice coming up March 9?) and the Kaua‘i American Red Cross on being acknowledged by Mayor Derek Kawakami during the launch of March being celebrated as Red Cross Month.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Happy Girls Day, Kaua‘i! What about the guys? Bobby Kubota of Pono Market (Serena Tangelder was busy cleaning the windows next door at Hele On Kaua‘i) wanted to know after seeing the Women’s History Essay Contest 2021 poster by the Kaua‘i County Committee on the Status of Women on the front door. Bobby said gotta go in the morning to hear the Dallas Grady and Art Fujita stories.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 1, 2021
Happy birthday, Hali‘i Keamoai (she said “call me Rai Rai”), who celebrated her excitement at picking up her birthday cake Saturday at Kaua‘i Bakery in Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e (yep, they still had guava malasada).
Happy Camper for Sunday, February 28, 2021
Chef Rafael Camarillo is back, and Mamahune’s at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wailua is open for take-out (chef Raf said everything is packed to-go, but there are some who enjoy the bar seating at Mamahune’s to grind). Breakfast is from 6 to 10 a.m. for those ono, local-style omelets, pancakes (mochi pancakes are new!), and avocado toast (like the ol’ style?) using Passion Bakery (they do malasadas, too!) bread, all to-go!
Happy Camper for Friday, February 26, 2021
Erik Gutierrez said he’s just the director of operations at Kaua‘i Bakery at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e. Jea Laganina is the one who makes the magic happen, which means we have to wait until Saturday to see the Dr. Suess’ 117th birthday cake.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
What is a Banana q? It was next to the cascaron being offered by the Kaua‘i Family Cafe ‘ohana at the Pau Hana Market at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e, where Bill Spitz added pancit to his mushroom pizza from Carabella’s for Monday-night dinner.
Happy Camper for Monday, February 22, 2021
The signs worked, girls!