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Hanalei Farmers Market

Scott Lutton of Akamai Juice Company serves fresh orange juice at the Hanalei Farmers Market. Photo by Daniel Lane

Aloha Kauai Tasters. I got a very sad call from a distressed vendor last Saturday. Through sobs, she said the Hanalei Farmers Market, run by the nonprofit Hale Halawai ‘O Hanalei, had been shutdown. All 56 vendors were told after the market closed for the day. It seems the market didn’t have proper parking permits.

Many livelihoods have been devastated by this closure, and few have options to replace the income made from that market. I am told that the market manager is working on obtaining the proper permits, and the market will eventually reopen. Continue Reading →