During rush hour, Waiehu Beach Road is clogged. There is no escaping gridlock, not on Waiehu Beach Road, not on Kahekili Highway, and not down winding Maka‘al
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Aloha Friday Picks: How To Celebrate National Picnic Day in Hawaiʻi
Picnic in a botanical garden, grab a poke bowl and head to the beach, or learn how to make local-style mac salad at home.
Apr 23, 2021
If you’re lucky enough to be in the Islands this weekend, we suggest grabbing some lunch
poke bowl, anyone? and heading outdoors. It’s National Picnic Day today in case you needed an excuse!
Picnic at a Botanical Garden
Photo: Getty Images/Teri Wertman
Botanical gardens in Hawaiʻi are the perfect places for a picnic and every island has a few to choose from. On Maui, there’s Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, where you can sign up for an hourlong docent-led tour, or the 8-acre Kula Botanical Garden, which has a nice picnic area (and a resident cat). Kauaʻi’s Allerton Garden in Lāwaʻi Valley offers guided tours, including a sunset tour that ends with a bento meal crafted by local chefs. Hawaiʻi Tropical Bioreserve & Garden on Hawaiʻi Island about 10
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Mahi Ponoâs fields in Central Maui. Multiple crops are being grown on lands formerly used for sugar cane. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
PUUNENE Wind. Drought. Pests. Farming in Central Maui already holds a unique set of challenges. Add a global pandemic and agriculture operations are tested in a whole new way.
So Mahi Pono, the largest agriculture company on Maui, has made key changes to its operations in light of coronavirus.
The pandemic affected everything from shipping costs a 46 percent increase in Young Brothers rates took effect last year to in-field work that needed COVID-19 safety protocols. Restaurants and hotels major markets for local produce closed, causing the company to look at the type and scale of its crops.
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For those who want to dine out or order takeout this holiday season, a few restaurants across the Valley Isle are offering Christmas meals.
⢠Hula Grill Kaanapali is offering holiday cooking and takeout options, with pre-orders available until the end of today. Individual or family-style takeout meals can be picked up from 2 to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Day.
The holiday menu includes kiawe-roasted ham, green bean casserole and candied Molokai sweet potatoes, as well as a family-style honey-baked ham and kiawe chicken dinner with fixings. There’s also a hula pie that serves between eight to 16 people.