Island Fresh Festival
What do you get when you combine fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables with
fun, games, prizes, entertainment, cooking demonstrations, and more? It’s the second
annual HMSA Island Fresh Festival held on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Kakaako Gateway
Park.
The HMSA Island Fresh Festival aims to encourage families to eat a healthy, nutritious
diet. The festival offered something for everyone, from keiki to kupuna. Featured
at the event were a farmers’ market, food vendors, and lots of health information
from agencies such as the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association,
the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, and the Kokua Hawaii Foundation.
Cooking demonstrations featured chefs preparing signature dishes. Chefs included
Frank Chun from Xpress Chefs, Jiva Segaran from India Café, Angie Koclanes from
Umeke Market Natural Foods & Deli, Rebecca Robison from Licious Dishes, and Teddy
Wells from Tropical Smoothie Café.
The HMSA Island Fresh Festival was supported by Aloun Farms, College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources, Department of Agriculture, and Pacific Handcrafters
Guild. A portion of the festival’s proceeds were donated to the Lanakila Rehabilitation
Center’s Meals on Wheels program.
Mahalo to:
- Aloun Farms
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- Angie Koclanes from Umeke Market
- Barry Cutler from Cookin’ with Cutty
- Bellydance by Shadiya
- Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii
- Crown Records Management
- eventions inc.
- Frank Chun for Lanakila Meals on Wheels — Xpress Chefs
- Gee Yung International Martial Arts and Lion Dance
- Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Health Education and Preventive Services
- Ho’s Farms
- Hot Salsa Hawaii
- India Café
- Jazzercise
- Jiva Segaran from India Café
- Just Add Water
- Kahu Kordell Kekoa
- Kenny’s Restaurant
- Kleenco
- Kokua Hawaii Foundation
- Kulia Grill
- Kutmaster Spaz
- Lanakila Rehabilitation Center
- Licious Dishes
- National Kidney Foundation
- PACT
- Pacific Handcrafters Guild
- Rebecca Robison from Licious Dishes
- Sugarland Farms
- Sweet Nothings
- Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth Group
- Tau Dance Theatre
- Teddy Wells from Tropical Smoothie Café
- Tiare Apetahi
- Tropical Smoothie Café
- Umeke Market Natural Foods & Deli
- University of Hawaii at Manoa — College of Tropical Agriculture and Human
Resources
- Cooperative Extension Service
- Oahu Master Gardeners Program
- Agriculture Diagnostic Service Center (ADSC)
- Oahu 4-H Youth Development Program
- Nutrition Education for Wellness Program (NEW)
- The Waikiki Worm Co.
- Xpress Chefs
- YMCA