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~~~ GOT KALO? ~~~

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Saturday, December 14, 2024, 12-5pm
KA’Ū Herkes gym complex, pahala

‘O Ka’ū Kākou proudly held

the first annual, first on the Big Island, Kalo Festival: 

 

"Kāniwala Kalo O Ka’ū"! 

 

The festival was a celebration of all things Kalo!

  The afternoon featured live musical entertainment, hula dancers, lucky number prize drawings, Kalo youth Ali'i Court coronation ceremony

and a wide array of vendors featuring all things Kalo:  all kinds of foods, arts, crafts, jewelry, live plants, baked goods & more!  Entertainment included games, keiki IDs, face-painting, cornhole games & Pahala Taiko Drummers.

All money raised from this event by

‘O Ka’ū Kākou went to the OKK Scholarship Fund.

MAHALO TO OUR SPONSORS!

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~~Festival Vendors & Taro Products~~

  • Alan Moores:  kalo paintings & prints

  • 'o ka'u kakou:  festival t-shirts & live taro plants

  • Ka Lae Quilters:  fabric crafts

  • Kamakanaokalani's:  kalo crocks, jewelry & apparel 

  • Paradise Preserved: kalo hummus, freeze dried pa'i'ai

  • Wong Yuen Hui:  kalo mochi & kulolo

  • Fused Fragments: kalo sun catchers & nightlights

  • Ka'u Hospital Charitable Found.:  salad greens w/taro chips

  • Sugar Sweet:  freeze dried poi

  • Taylor's Bears:  kalo themed stuffed teddy bears

  • Hana Hou Restaurant:  poi ahi poke bowls

  • Ka'u Civic Club:  chicken laulau stew

  • Lynda Nolte Watercolors:  kalo watercolor images

  • Tools for Quantum Living:  taro popsicles & laulau seasoning

  • Ku'u Ihi Flowers:  kalo boba drinks & poi balls

  • Pua'ala LLC:  kalo bags, towels, clothes & coasters

  • Sel's Lunch Wagon:  laing (kalo w/coconut milk, meat & seafood)

  • Ka'u Creations Boutique:  kalo key fobs, pouches & bags

  • Ohia Creations:  kalo tiki lights & magnets (carved in wood)

  • Looking Glass Art:  kalo stained glassworks

  • Woods of Hawai'i:  kalo wood carvings & boxes

  • The Artist Vei:  kalo cards, portraits & images

  • pohaku coffee:  taro smoothies

  • 'O Ka'u Kakou:  t-shirts, taro plants, corms & leaf

**in addition to the taro-related products listed, vendors will be offering a wide variety of other non-taro items**

~~Festival performers & Entertainment~~

  • Opening protocal & ceremony by Pahala Kupuna

  • Youth ali'i court coronation ceremony

  • Pahala adult Taiko Drummers

  • Keoki Sereno - ukulele

  • Na 'a'alil'i Hula Group - Hula dancing

  • Pahala Seniors Ukulele Players

  • the South Hawai'i Symphony

  • hawai'i police dept.:  free keiki ids

  • hawaiian telcom:  taro patch game

  • cu hawai'i credit union:  taro mix & match game

  • 'o ka'u kakou:  corn hole toss game

  • the club at discovery harbour:  taro mini golf game

  • free keiki face-painting

  • taro varieties & growing tips

~~Lucky number drawing prizes~~

  • Gift cards from HPM Building Supply, Don's Grill Hilo, locavore store hilo

  • Gift Certificates from KTA Superstores,

Ono Café Volcano, Flyin' Hawaiian Coffee,

Polished Pina Nail Salon, wyatt's place restaurant,

a Unique Boutique, ocean view pizza, The artist vei

  • gift baskets from aikana coffee, elizabeth crook doterra

  • Free round of golf for 2 and cart rental

from Volcano Golf Course

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