kokua auction reminder

now that the thanksgiving holiday is behind us, i just wanted to post a little reminder that the second kokua auction ends tonight. hopefully, the reason there are no bids yet is that everyone was busy with holiday preparations last week. remember this is a fabulous way to scoop up a sweet mix of stocking stuffers and spread a little charity love this holiday season!

thanks for reading!

free rice

since rice is such a staple in island homes, here's a little diversion that has been making the rounds online. test your wordsmith skills at free rice and, for every word you get correct, 10 grains of rice will be donated to the united nations world food program (3 billion grains of rice have been donated since the game kicked off last month).

happy thanksgiving!

kokua auction - round two!

congratulations to the winning bidder of the first kokua auction lot who scored a sweet deal!

the second lot of the kokua auction includes nona beamer's keiki book pua polu: the pretty blue hawaiian flower featuring the artwork of caren loebel-fried and an audio cd with music composed by keola beamer.

100% of the proceeds will be donated to aloha harvest.

kokua lot no. 2 (est. retail value: $75):

• 1 pua polu children's book compliments of caren loebel-fried
• 1 letterpress note card set (3 cards) and gift tag set (8) from miemiko atelier
• 1 note card set (6 cards) from big island artist caren loebel-fried
• 1 coconut lip balm from north shore soap factory
• 1 ola hawaii lilikoi face wash & 1 kalo face mask from hawaiian body products
• 4 handmade gift tags (panda/hippo/pig/lion) from downtown general store
• 1 package of pat's pineapple salsa

the opening bid is under $25 and remember shipping is on me if you live in the states (international bidders pay a flat shipping rate of $5 usd).

mahalo for your kokua!

kokua auction reminder

just a quick reminder that the first kokua auction filled with goodies from miemiko, downtown general store, caren loebel-fried & more ends later today. remember 100% of the winning bid will be donated to charity so click over asap to get your bid in (fyi - beware the last minute sniper!).

and, check back later tonight for details on lot no. 2.

kitchen kokua

as the year begins to wind down, the annual ritual of gathering up charitable donations from around the house goes into overdrive. slow food oahu currently has a call out for gently used kitchen gear for a december culinary sale. proceeds from the sale will go to help send island farmers to slow food nation next year.

the wish list includes pots and pans, dishes, glassware, linens, cookbooks, kitchen tools, etc.

click here for more details.

• when: sat, nov 17th & 24th
• where: kcc farmers market