The Event on the kailua-Kona Pier

The Event on the kailua-Kona Pier was Originally Posted on April 2, 2007 by lavarock

I attended a fund-raising event on the Kailua-Kona pier Saturday night and had lots of fun.

The fund-raiser was for Destination Kona Coast, an organization who helps visitors to the island and is looking to have a more permanent structure on the pier.

They had a blessing at 5pm with the event going from 5-10pm. The host was Kahikina from KAPA Radio; there were food booths and a silent auction, hula and lots of Hawaiian music.

The entertainment included Grammy Nominee Makana, Grammy Award Winner Cyril Pahinui with Mike Kaawa and Kata Maduli. The final act was fire dancer Awana Akau. Not bad for free!

Our Kona Coffee Farmers Association brought our coffee shack and set up a table to sell coffee, caps, Kona Coffee Barbeque sauce, jellies, jams and even a wonderful honey!

I had an opportunity to talk with visitors about why a 10% blend is deceiving to the public and had a great time seeing friends stop by to say “Aloha”!

All in all, a very fine evening and lots of fun!