LIHUE — What is a jabonkin? “It’s the best thing in this place,” John Berger said Saturday while browsing through the tables offering a wide variety of baked goods, prepared foods and crafts during the annual Senior Food and Craft
LIHUE — What is a jabonkin?
“It’s the best thing in this place,” John Berger said Saturday while browsing through the tables offering a wide variety of baked goods, prepared foods and crafts during the annual Senior Food and Craft Fair at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
Shopping was packed as shoppers arrived early, and entertainment was provided by the various senior centers on Kauai.
Jay Alvarez of the Kilauea Senior Center used stick-on accessories and some creative coloring to create seasonal Halloween creatures out of jabong, or pomelo as Westerners call them. Pricing on the creatures were as competitive as the creation, many being sold for prices less than those at the sunshine markets.
“We have more seeds coming,” said Basilio “Bunga” Fuertes of the Waimea Senior Center. “These are just a preview of the free onion giveaway we’ll do in January. Some of these are even bulbing, already. They’re ready to go in the ground for people who want to get a head start on onions.”
Sadie Doi of the Hanapepe Senior Centers was busy dispensing bowls of pork, peas and pimento. And Char Ono was unpacking her new ukulele — just in time to take the stage for the entertainment that kept people going through the lines of tables.
“Look at them,” said Melanie Okamoto, the senior activities coordinator for the Department of Parks and Recreation. “They like being here. They’re having a lot of fun.”
