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Pau Hana Friday for September 28

By on September 28, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Koloa Community Market

Today's Pau Hana Friday drink is a chardonnay from J Vineyards served at the Kauai Grill. Daniel Lane photo.

Today’s Pau Hana Friday drink is a chardonnay from J Vineyards served at the Kauai Grill. Daniel Lane photo.

The Koloa Community Market is now closed. “A variety of circumstances pulled us in this direction,” writes market manager Pattie White in an email. “The timing, especially now that the summer tourism has declined, has considerably reduced foot-traffic. I believe the location and size proved to be a seasonal market, so who knows? Maybe next spring I’ll try again and have it remain open only through to end of August 2013.” Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday, June 8

By on June 8, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Hanalei Farmers Market

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

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 →

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