Happy Camper for Monday, June 1, 2020
Rhonda Cabelo said the one nice thing about Police, Pastors & Platters at the Puakea Golf Course is how the event brings all the people together — living together, working together and getting through this COVID thing.
Happy Camper for Sunday, May 31, 2020
Beth Haddock said the curbside microphone installed by John “The Big Guy” Belliveau of A/V Kaua‘i last year is coming in real handy since Pietro’s at the Po‘ipu Shopping Village reopened after being shut by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 29, 2020
Face masks and social distancing can’t stop the Aloha in the face of COVID-19 as we see Cyndi Ayonon and her Zonta Club of Kaua‘i sisters (Edie Ignacio Neumiller is safely working remotely!) more now than if COVID never happened…
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Yes, it was hot as heck Monday (Kahului, Maui hit 90 degrees), Mayor Derek Kawakami, but people endured the discomfort of wearing fabric face masks (Johnette Chun had a bunch more to offer, too) during the Memorial Day weekend — good job, everyone — Marly Madayag wants to keep the COVID-19 numbers at zero.
Happy Camper for Monday, May 25, 2020
Memorial Day brought out a lot of people to the Puhi Park Produce (Kaua‘i Police Department Sgt. Darla Nonaka said the farmers’ market was busy when she stopped to visit Hanalima Bakery for bread en route to the Police, Pastors & Platters breakfast at the Puakea Golf Course).
Happy Camper for Sunday, May 24, 2020
Congratulations to the nearly 600 high school graduates who persevered and persisted through 12 years of education through school. Kudos to soccer coach Ramon Semblante on the graduation of son Nicholas from Waimea High School (kudos, Menehune Project Grad, for spearheading a great alternative graduation. Kaua‘i Raceway Park never looked better, Tony Ricci. Tori Kawaga got to drive coach Zenda Octavio (she had a son graduating too) down the quarter-mile that was carpeted with flowers from a flower drop by Air 1 to open the morning.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 22, 2020
Kudos to Darryl Low and the Coconut Marketplace on the re-opening of the twice-weekly farmers’ market Tuesday that featured a new concept in food trucks — the Y. Hata & Co. truck that brought some of its Value Plus Kaua‘i Store “restaurant packages and bundles” to the public, led by Paula Jepas, the Y. Hata Kaua‘i manager.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Lenny Rapozo is the luna for Da Ditch Gang (yep, even Kelson got his chance to clean ditch, too) that is still around and helped the Kaua‘i Pop Warner Football League cut Spam and hot dogs (Teddy Arroyo said even Kaua‘i High School football coach Jason Apilado and his crew came to help) for the big bento distribution (kudos to all the KPWFL ‘ohana on a great, ono event) over the weekend, where the flavor of the preparation got to have seeped into the bentos.
Happy Camper for Monday, May 18, 2020
Mahalo for the prayer, Anna Munos, Mariana Munos and Ellane Kato (small is definitely powerful), who were among the greeters doing mobile prayer Saturday during Police (Facebook Live works, KPD Chief Todd Raybuck), Pastors & Platters, where Sgt. Darla Nonaka “volunteered” a group of men in blue to dispatch platters to the houseless encampment at Lydgate Park.
Happy Camper for Sunday, May 17, 2020
Samira Siale of Enterprise Rent-A-Car was able to break out of the COVID-19 isolation Friday to join the ranks of volunteers serving up more than 2,000 chili macaroni meals at the Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort in Po‘ipu (they started doing meal distributions for their associates’ families during the Easter weekend), where Morgan Lopez of the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association Kaua‘i Branch (she was wearing the Lions Club cap Thursday during the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club food distribution) took sponsorship of the event to result in 2,000 meals being distributed.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 15, 2020
Sharon Sahara (she’s really good at knowing who’s who even with all the PPE) ran away from the office to get in some shopping, Wednesday at the Puhi Park Produce, and Ed Nakaya (how is retirement?) and Sharlyn Nakamine were first-time explorers to Puhi…who had the flat beans?
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 13, 2020
What? No Portuguese bean soup for Mother’s Day?
Happy Camper for Monday, May 11, 2020
Kudos to Pastor Tom Iannucci, D’Lissa Iannucci (Pietro’s meatballs without the pasta is akin to Hamura’s noodles without the dashi — it’s a package), Christina Ensman, and all those Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child team from the Breath of Life Church at Rice Shopping Center in Lihu‘e for taking the time to bless the community with a special Mother’s Day drive-thru distribution.
Happy Camper for Sunday, May 10, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day, Kaua‘i.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 8, 2020
Happy birthday, Chef Jason Sunada (those Kawai Kokoro scones — love them blueberries — were a definite reminder, Wednesday!), and Sally Cravens (how long is that virtual marathon?) said it’s birthday time for Clay Carvalho as well.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin promised a special treat for this Sunday’s SOUPer Sunday event that returns to the parking area at the Kalaheo Kaua‘i Kookie (Leina‘ala said Ann Hashisaka does a lot of work for this event) bakery and kitchens (check out their Sunday specials, too — we had spaghetti the last time in Kalaheo) starting at 4 p.m.
Happy Camper for Monday, May 4, 2020
Kudos to Bruce Baumgartner, Rocky and Dely Sasaki and all those Calvary Chapel hands on having a prayer space for the sold-out Friday Domino’s pizza pickup (er, drive-thru).
Happy Camper for Sunday, May 3, 2020
Yes, it’s vacation, but need to support your local business, Ron Wood (is it time for Puhi Park Produce after the Saturday on-air tour that ends when the market opens at 10 a.m.?).
Happy Camper for Friday, May 1, 2020
Tommy Noyes was lamenting the rules and regulations that keep Friends of Kamalani and other volunteers from clearing the opala at the Morgans Ponds at Lydgate Park.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Souper Sunday took on a whole new meaning when Ann Hashisaka of Kaua‘i Kookie’s Kalaheo bakery, marketplace and kitchen (love that term — they had spaghetti on special Sunday, too), teamed with Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala to serve chicken soup (homemade, no less) for drive-through customers.