Mahalo to the vendors of Mākeke Kapolei:

(Note: not all are present at every market)

• Automatik- local slogan shirts
• Akamai Worms- composting worm kits
• Alex's Farm- fresh, local produce
• Aloha Wainani- fresh, local fish filets
• American Renaissance Academy- organic produce
• Asantae Java- organic antioxidant coffee and wellness products
• Aunty Nel's Desserts- Chantilly coco puffs, chocolate-haupia puffs, kahlua/pumpkin cheesecake & more!
• BEACH- educational information and solutions to plastic marine debris

• Braddah's Wagon- local plate lunches and breads
• Bread of Life - baked bread and desserts
• Casa de Hernandez- fresh salsa and sauces.
• Chong's Kim Chee - homemade Korean kim chee
• Circle C Ranch- organic grass fed beef
• Countryside Ventures - dried opelu, smoked marlin, chili pepper water, pickled onion and hand dipped chocolate macaroons.
• Deedee's Fried Ice Cream- fried ice cream, banana lumpia ice cream
• Diva Blessing- health and nutrition products
• Ed's Little Farm- fresh, local produce
• Elle & Emi's Island- Finadene sauce & Maui onion dressing
• Fairy Cakes- specialty desserts
• Gale Rosado's Tupperware
• Haloa Farms - locally grown produce including organic vegetables and pesto
• Hawaiian Gals Slushies- tropical slushies
• Hawaiian Pineapple Company- sweetest, local pineapple, freshly squeezed juice and apple bananas!
• Honey Girl Organics- organic skin care line made with local honey
• Inferno's Pizza- made to order pizzas baked in a wood-burning oven.
• It's Soap!- handmade soaps
• Kahumana Farms- fresh, local organic produce grown in Wai'anae.
• Kalena's Market - New Zealand sausages, burgers, hot dogs and coconut juice.
• Kajun Isle- shrimp, burgers and sausages with a Cajun flair!
• Keo's Thai Cuisine- wide range of Thai specialties
• Kettle Korn - Kettle Corn, and baby slipper lobster tails.
• KHS Culinary Program- variety of delicious soups and specials cooked up by the students of KHS.
• KHS Drama-shave ice & snacks
• Korean Fresh Grill- Korean tacos and burritos
• Ku'uipo's Snacks- poke, spicy ahi, and other local favorites.
• MLC specialty drinks and plants - homemade soft drinks, locally made canned and bottled drinks, and nursery-raised plants
• Mark's Specialties- lau lau, kalua pig, pastele stew, shrimp scampi with pasta, spa wraps and bread pudding
• MP Farms- local farm fresh produce
• Naked Cow Dairy- organic butters, cheeses and yogurts
• Nature's Work- flavored pastas, olive oils and vinegars.
• North Shore Goodies- local honey, coconut peanut butter, jams and sauces New Violet's Grill- smoked meat, dried fish, huli chicken, and assorted bentos
• Ono & Pono Foods- local organic grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, and eggs
• Ono Local Foods- garlic chicken, pastele and gandule rice.
• Pebbles & Buttons- handmade jewelry
• PJ's Bakery- variety of cookies
• Pomai's Kulolo- poi, 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
• Sunetric- solar energy systems
• Surfah Smoodeez- fresh fruit smoothies, local plate lunch specials and much more!
• Sweet Aloha Chocolates- variety of baked goods and treats in gluten free, sugar free and vegan.
• Tommy's Mobile Sharpening- mobile sharpening service while you shop at the market
• Treasures of the North Shore- Sunrise shell jewelry
• Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop- variety of Filipino baked goods.
• WHS Ogo- fresh ogo grown by the students of the WHS Marine Science Department.
• Xtreme Tacos- tacos, burritos, quesadilla and more!  

On May 3, 2012, Mākeke Kapolei featured a kahili (Hawaiian feathered standard) making demonstration by Makakilo resident Shad Kane to show market goers how feather bundles (uo) are made and how they are attached to their hangers (au). He described the painstaking process and how resource gathering of feathers has changed over time. Shad also showed a map of Kapolei with the ancient Hawaiian names and stories associated with those names. These stories are documented in Shad's book, "Cultural Kapolei."  This presentation was supported by a grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and Council of Native Hawaiian Advancement to build awareness of, and respect and appreciation for, sustainable Hawaiian cultural practices among residents and visitors attending Mākeke Kapolei.

Mākeke Kapolei has received a grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and Council of Native Hawaiian Advancement to build awareness of, and respect and appreciation for, sustainable Hawaiian cultural practices among residents and visitors attending Mākeke Kapolei. In support of that goal, on April 26, 2012, Uncle Henry Chang Wo and Wally Ito taught shoppers how to identify native Hawaiian limu (seaweed) and invasive algae and discussed traditional (and some not so traditional) uses.  They also explained why we are losing our native limu resources and how we can all help. Wally even made a delicious limu salad (secret family recipe) and offered samples! Several people enjoyed tasting various types of raw limu.

Mākeke Kapolei is proud to partner with the culinary arts program of Kapolei High School.  You might see the students selling “one-bowl” meals at the market for a reasonable price. Led by teacher Cynthia Pratt, the program has had a number of noteworthy successes through cooking competitions (just like “Iron Chef”), as well as producing a cookbook called “From the Heart of Hawaii’s Families” with more than 180 recipes that focus on how Hawaii’s families weather challenging, difficult times and how they celebrate happy times. As of March 2012, over 1,200 cookbooks have been sold with 300 remaining. If you’d like a copy, please pick up a copy at the PCNC office at Kapolei High between 8 am and 4 pm ($15 cash, check or money order accepted) or send a check made out to “From the Heart of Hawaii’s Families” for $18 (book plus $3 postage) and mail to Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI. Proceeds benefit Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children to expand/renovate its neonatal facilities.