Mahalo to the vendors of Mākeke Kapolei:

• Akamai Worms - composting worm kits
• Alex's Farm
• Aloha Wainani
• Asantae Java- organic antioxidant coffee and wellness products
• Aunty Nel's Desserts- Chantilly coco puffs, chocolate-haupia puffs, kahlua/pumpkin cheesecake & more!
• Braddah's Wagon
• Bread of Life - baked bread and desserts
• Chong's Kim Chee - homemade Korean kim chee
• Countryside Ventures - preserves
• Cupcake and Things
• Deedee's Fried Ice Cream
• Ed's Little Farm
• Elle & Emi
• EJ's Market- local vegetables, Filipino foods
• Gale Rosado
• Gianoderma Coffee
• Green Tea Hawai'i - green tea health drink
• Haloa Farms - locally grown produce including organic vegetables
• Hawaiian Gals
• Inferno's Pizza
• Island Designs- handmade jewelry
• Kahumana Organic Farms- organic produce grown in Wai'anae
• Kalena's Market
• Kajun Isle
• Keo's
• Kettle Korn - snacks
• MLC specialty drinks and plants - homemade soft drinks, locally made canned and bottled drinks, and nursery-raised plants
• Mana 'Ai- hand pounded pa'i'ai
• Mark's Specialties- lau lau, kalua pig, pastele stew, shrimp scampi with pasta, bread pudding
• MP Farms- local farm fresh produce
• Naked Cow Dairy- organic butters, cheeses and yogurts
• North Shore Goodies- local honey, coconut peanut butter, jams and sauces
• New Violet's Grill- smoked meat, dried fish, huli chicken, and assorted bentos
• O'ahu Flower Mart - Big Island cut anthuriums, "Volcanic Rock" (soil product)
• Ono & Pono Foods- local organic grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, and eggs
• Pat's Peanuts - snacks
• Pomai's Kulolo- kulolo, haupia and "haulolo"
• Puka Pretzel's- Chinese pretzels, pickled onion, pickled cucumber and pickled ogo
• Rasa Farms - locally grown produce
• RevoluSun - solar energy systems
• Tommy's Mobile Sharpening- mobile sharpening service while you shop at the market
• Zac's Rabbits/'Ewa Blue Worms - vermicast and rabbit compost information
• and more booths by Kapolei High students

Bring your drink bottle caps for recycling and incandescent bulbs for CFL trade-in.

We are honored to feature bi-monthly hula performances by Hālau ‘O Kaululauaʻe. Mikiʻala Kanekoa, who is a teacher at Kapolei High, is the kumu of this hālau, a hula school committed to maintain the knowledge and discipline of hula that has been carefully passed down from one hula generation to the next. Mālama Learning Center has worked with Mikiala for several years and is so grateful to her for her grace and generosity.

Mākeke Kapolei is pleased to have Akamai Worms as a regular vendor. Unlike most vendors at Mākeke Kapolei, Akamai Worms is run solely by a high school student, Laura McDowell, who is a senior in the Business Academy of Kapolei High. Laura learned about composting and vermicomposting (composting with worms) through her mother, Darlene Loo McDowell, who is a regular attendee of our monthly workshops. When she asked her mom what she could do to get younger people interested in recycling, she suggested vermicomposting.  “When I started my business, I told myself that I’m not going to do this for the money or popularity, but simply just to educate people and get them involved,” said Laura. She continued, “I hope that vermicomposting touches everyone like it has touched me.” Please visit Laura at her Akamai Worms booth and order a kit to get you started!

Mākeke Kapolei is now powered by the sun! Sunetric, the largest and locally owned and operated full-service renewable energy firm in Hawai‘i is bringing its “Watt Wheels” mobile solar power station to the market to power the EBT machines, sound system, and lights.  Marko Joksimovic, an Energy Consultant with Sunectric, has been bringing the vehicle to the market for the past few weeks, much to the satisfaction of our staff and customers. The 12kWh batteries, powered up by the sun’s rays from three 230W PV panels atop the car, can provide enough energy for most of our needs. Sunectric provides this free service to community, charitable and educational groups to bring awareness about renewable energy. If you’d like to learn more about this service, come to our market on Thursday afternoons (3-6:30 pm) or call Sunectric at 262-6600 (ask for Laura Poirier).