PUHI — There were a lot of people milling about the special tent set up Saturday morning during the Grove Farm Market at the Puhi park open field.
“People were here from 8 a.m.,” said Marlene Duarte, the Grove Farm Market manager, who added the market opens to the public at 9:30 a.m. “This was the special tent where the Kaua‘i Pop Warner Football League was distributing the free Kaua‘i period product packages. Since it was free — not sales — we told them they could start giving away the packages as soon as the people arrived.”
Mel Rapozo, the KPWFL commissioner, said the Kaua‘i feminine hygiene program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Education, Kaua‘i Community College, Kaulu I Ka Pono Academy, Kaua‘i Pop Warner Football League and its five associations. That includes the Kapa‘a Eagles, Lihu‘e Patriots, Koloa, Hanapepe Colts and Kekaha Titans, the St. Theresa School, Women In Need, and others with a goal of distributing more than 20,000 packages of eco-friendly, sustainable feminine hygiene products.
“This is all possible through the generosity of The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, and the Blue Chip Foundation,” Duarte said. “Earlier, we had three, or four shipping containers parked at the Puakea Golf Course. They’ve been broken down and delivered to the DOE schools, the Pop Warner people, other groups, and Women In Need who will get them to the homeless population.”
Duarte said the program is also good for the landfill.
Duarte said the Grove Farm Market on Saturday is the first Saturday of an even-numbered month — fourth month — and the farmers market will be joined by more than 40 craft vendors from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Some of these vendors include Xo, Mama whose treats pleased the visiting students from Moriyama City, Japan, Lickety Louie’s Homemade Dog Treats, who always pulls in a crowd during the Downtown Lihu‘e Night Market, the Boroboro Boutique by the Garden Island Arts Council and Kiyomi’s Sweet Treats.
“Grove Farm is also sponsoring a vendor space to the Department of Water (DOW) to honor Earth Day and water-saving outdoor tips by promoting xeriscape friendly native plants that utilize less water in landscaping,” Duarte said. “Additionally, the DOW is giving away a free hose nozzle (while supplies last).”
One of the tips being offered by the DOW is to water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. to minimize evaporation and soil saturation.
Xeriscaping can minimize outdoor watering by choosing “less thirsty plants,” such as native plants that typically do well on natural rainfall.
