Our First Birthday Was a Blast!

Mahalo nui loa to all who came out to help us celebrate our 1st Birthday on October 25, 2012!  More than 1,500 people of all ages joined us for an afternoon full of activities, including home-grown entertainment, the popular petting zoo and pony rides, costume and booth decorating contests (just in time for Halloween), and prizes.  And of course, there was lots of shopping going on to support our local farmers and green businesses.

Georgette Stevens and her lovely daughter Keala entertained us, as they did one year ago.

Jorden Corpuz also delighted us with his singing and 'ukulele talent.

Zac was back with his composting worms!

We even had a free give-away of Ma'afala Ulu (breadfruit) trees!

The ponies were back to delight the children.

There were lots of kids in the house!

These dried tako, octopus, made nice displays.

The Malama Learning Center staff dressed up for the occasion. Can you guess what they represented?  (Hint: it had to do with the environment in distress.)

Uncle's Hawaiian Organics won the "best decorated booth" award.

Mahalo to Hawaiian Electric Company for donating shopping bags for our customers!

Yummy Cake Delights, Indeed!

Makeke Kapolei is happy to welcome Yummy Cake Delights as a new vendor.  Kathryn (Kat) Pajela is the owner and cake design artist for this company, which makes custom-made cakes, mini-cakes and cupcakes for birthdays, celebrations, weddings, and other events.

This is a sample cake that Kat can make for you. Isn't it adorable?

As a special treat, Kat will be giving a custom-made cake as a prize during Makeke Kapolei's 1st birthday celebration next week, October 25. Could you be the winner?  Come by and find out!

A Mayoral Proclamation for Makeke!

We're so pleased to have a Proclamation signed by the Mayor of Honolulu, Peter Carlisle, that designates October 25, 2012 as Makeke Kapolei Day!  Mahalo nui loa to Mayor Carlisle and his staff for supporting our market and our cause.

Ku'i Kalo Fun!

Mahalo to Anthony Deluze, kalo (taro) farmer and educator, for bringing a wonderful and hands-on display to Makeke Kapolei!  It was such a treat to see kalo being pounded, the old style, into pa'i'ai, which can then be made into poi. 

Children particularly enjoyed the activity, which looks easy but actually isn't to get the pa'i'ai to the right consistency.  But Anthony made sure they had fun!

Kalo is a primary staple of the native Hawaiian diet. All parts of the plant can be eaten in more than one way. Kalo also carries immense symbolism in Hawaiian culture and is a plant to be cared for now and into the future.

This presentation at Makeke Kapolei was made possible through generous funding from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority administered by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.

We Make 1 This Month!

Excitement is building for our 1st Birthday Party!  It will be held during the October 25 (Thursday) Makeke. Join us for tons of fun!  Free cupcakes for the 1st 100 customers!