All last week, people enjoyed the Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular at the Lihu‘e government complex. Pumpkins carved by various county employees and their families were on display near the Department of Motor Vehicles. “(They’ve) been here for a while,” said Nina Mirafuentes,
All last week, people enjoyed the Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular at the Lihu‘e government complex.
Pumpkins carved by various county employees and their families were on display near the Department of Motor Vehicles.
“(They’ve) been here for a while,” said Nina Mirafuentes, one of the attendants at the Pumpkin Patch table. “Some of the creations were already beginning to sag from being on display and awaiting voting by the public.”
“Mr. Hallow Drop,” a creation from the Department of Water, took the adult category in the People’s Choice voting.
Aaron Montemayor from the county attorney’s office got the teen category with his “Nine Lives” and Alexia Tamashiro of the Mayor’s Office took Scariest with “Haunted House.”
Tiffany Applegate of the Kaua‘i Police Department snagged Most Creative in the children’s category with her “Order Up” while “The Creepy Crawler” earned Mariell and Aleah Yano of the Department of Water Scariest honors.
Daphne Panui of the Real Property Division earned the Most Creative honors in the adult category with “Haunted Pumpkin” and Kristi Steuber of the Prosecuting Attorney’s office captured Scariest honors for “The Scream.”
Nainoah Rivers was judged Most Creative in the 0-3 age group costume contest that preceded the annual trick-or-treating at the evening event.
Michael Yamaguchi was the Super Hero in the 0-3 age group with Kimiko Pilkington the Maiden/Princess.
Lindsey Nakea-Tresler was the Most Creative in the 4-6 age group with John Morris scaring Kawehi Tamashiro, the Super Hero, and Shalia McDowell, the Maiden/Princess.
Valesha Maloney was the Most Creative in the 7-10 age group with Wailana Gandeza emerging as the Super Hero and Veronyka Tanihiro being the Maiden/Princess.
Alexa Tamashiro, already a winner in the Pumpkin Carving, was judged the Most Creative in the 11-teen age group.
Owen Tango captured top honors for the Adult Employee category.
The appearance of Homer Simpson outside the Housing door trying to get photos of trick-or-treaters passing by helped earn top honors in the Door Decorating Contest.
The large green monster’s mouth somehow seemed to harbor more than orange and black tentacles, but the appearance of three beauties outside the door of Parks prevented further investigation. That earned them second place in the door competition.
The Purchasing Department always deals with money so the pirate theme seemed to fit and earned third place in the door decorating contest.
Major Victor Aguilar of the Waimea High School Junior ROTC was able to round up a group of cadets to help with guiding the trick-or-treaters through the myriad activity stations and decorated doors while Kaua‘i Mayor Bryan Baptiste found time to spend with Chicken Little (no, the sky is not falling at the Pi‘ikoi Building).
Max Klutke, president of the Employee Council said it was due to the participation of numerous individuals from many departments that made the Spooktacular a success.
• Dennis Fujimoto, photographer and staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com.
