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Mākeke Kapolei
A Farmers' and Green Market
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Mālama Learning Center, Wai`anae Farmers' Market, and Kapolei High School are partnering to provide the community with Mākeke Kapolei, a weekly farmers' and green market.  Live, eat, and learn sustainably!

Join us every Thursday (except major holidays) - 3:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Kapolei High School parking lot.

Vision
We envision a Kapolei community, from keiki to kūpuna, that is healthy and connected to its cultural roots, and practices sustainable living at work and at home.

Mission
To provide the Kapolei community with weekly access to locally grown food, products, and knowledge that will strengthen their commitment to live with mālama as a guiding value.

Follow our Makeke Kapolei blog.

For more information, download our flyer, call 808-692-8200 ext. 2267 or email info@malamalearningcenter.org.
New vendors welcome; low booth fees!

Mākeke Kapolei is made possible in part through the generous support of Hawaiian Electric Company, the Centers for Disease Control’s REACH U.S. (grant #5U58DP000970), U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Kapolei High School.

 

 
Welcome New Vendors!

TLC Dog Treats

Treat your favorite companion to homemade, local delicious treats made by Lisa Wakida.  Choose from sweet potato treats, banana biscotti, cinnamon delights, chicken and turkey jerky and MORE!  Lisa can offer advice depending on the breed and size of doggy you have. Your dog will be sure to love it all!

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Current Vendors

Mahalo to the vendors of Mākeke Kapolei:

(Note: not all are present at every market)

 

`Ai Manuahi - fresh, local kalo and pa`i`ai!
Alex's Farm- all your fresh, local produce needs
Alice's Farm - local produce following organic practices harvested this morning in Wai`anae!
Asantae Java- organic antioxidant coffee and wellness products

Bonfire Pizza Company - `ono sourdough crust pizzas, baked in a kiawe wood burning brick oven on site! Today's special: Mushroom, shrimp, garlic white sauce pizza!
Braddah's Wagon- local plate lunch specials
Bread of Life - filled malasadas in a variety of flavors, sweet breads, and freshly baked cinnamon rolls.
Chong's Kim Chee - homemade Korean kim chee
Christine's Designs - handmade jewelry
Circle C Ranch- local, grass fed beef in a variety of cuts!
Countryside Ventures - dried opelu, smoked marlin, chili pepper water, pickled onion and hand dipped chocolate macaroons.
Elle & Emi's Island- Finadene sauce & Maui onion dressing
Gale Rosado's Tupperware - all your food storage needs, including an amazing line that helps to keep your local produce fresher for longer!
Hawaiian Gals Slushies- tropical ice cream slushies in local flavors such as passio-orange-guava, pineapple, and pina colada.
Hawaiian Pillow Company - huge assortment of Hawaiian print pillows in all sizes made right here in Kapolei!
Imu Style - healthy Hawaiian plate lunches! Kalua pig, lau lau, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, and more!
Kahumana Farms - local certified organic produce grown in the fertile soils of Lualualei and harvested this morning!
Ka Omi Pa - traditional Hawaiian massage (lomilomi) by the minute!
KHS Drama Club - face painting and shave ice. All proceeds go to support the Kapolei High Drama Club!
KHS Culinary Program- variety of delicious soups and specials cooked up by the students of KHS
Ku'uipo's Snacks- spicy ahi rolls, furikake ahi, ahi patties, guava chicken, and other local favorites!
MLC specialty drinks and plants - homemade soft drinks, locally made canned and bottled drinks, nursery-raised plants, bokashi, and more
Mark's Specialties- pastele stew, garlic ahi, shrimp scampi, kalua pig plates all served with organic greens from MA`O Organic Farms
MP Farms- all our fresh, local produce needs!
Naked Cow Dairy- fresh, local, organic butters, cheeses, and yogurts in a variety of flavors. Compliments of the happy cows in Wai`anae!
New Violet's Grill - smoked/dried fish, musubi, bento and other local Japanese cuisine!
North Shore Goodies- organic coconut peanut butter, jams, jellies, sauces and local honey.
Paletas Hawaii - local made gourmet fresh fruit ice cream bars in over 20 flavors!
Patty's Nuts and  Beans - boiled peanuts and soy beans in a variety of mouth watering flavors!
Pineapple Hut - beautiful handcrafted seashell/sea glass jewelry, earring holders, and more made from recycled items!
Pomai's Kulolo- haupia, kulolo, "haulolo", and fresh poi!
PJ's Bakery-  fresh baked cookies in a variety of flavors!
Smart 'Ohana - earth friendly, natural cleaning solutions.
Spicy House - assorted Thai curries, sticky rice, spring rolls, summer rolls, Pad Thai, and more all packaged to go!
Surfah Smoodeez- fresh fruit smoothies, local plate lunch specials and much more!
TLC Dog Treats- locally made doggy treats made with human grade, fresh ingredients!
Tommy's Mobile Sharpening- mobile sharpening service while you shop at the market

Uncle's Hawaiian Organics- organic banana bread, pumpkin bread, steamed corn on the cob, and chocolate dipped bananas using all fresh, local produce. Also check out their amazing local grass-fed beef burgers (regular, cheeseburger, Big Kahuna) with all the fixings!

 

 
Cultural Presentation: 'Ohe hano ihu


kawika and boyBy popular demand, Mākeke Kapolei is pleased to welcome back Kawika Au to demonstrate making the ‘ohe hano ihu (Hawaiian bamboo nose flute).  These flutes make a beautiful and calming sound.  Kawika will have supplies available to make your own flute, free of charge!  Come to Mākeke Kapolei on Thursday, May 2, 2013 to take part in this fun, family-friendly activity. Kawika will be there from 4 – 6 pm.

This event is FREE and FAMILY-FRIENDLY thanks to a grant from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority administered by the Hawai'i Community Foundation.

 
Cultural Presentation: Lei wili making

tevi tolentino picMākeke Kapolei, the weekly farmer’s and green market at Kapolei High, will feature the craft of  wili lei making on January 4 from 4 – 6 p.m.  

Learn from lei maker Tevi Tolentino, who first learned from his grandmother and then from accomplished lei makers. Tevi will explain how it is important to make a lei in a pono (good or correct) state of mind so that the recipient will feel that it came from the heart.

The event is FREE and FAMILY-friendly, thanks to funding support from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority administered by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.

 
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