For Kauai Online

Photo and story by Pam Woolway Behind the humble facade of a Kekaha sandwich shop, a French-trained chef and Internationally recognized a capella performer serves up generous local kine grinds, and a bit more. Bonnie McKibben moved to Kaua`i two years ago with, husband Mark, to open Auntie B’s Café in Waimea Canyon Plaza. When [...]

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Story by Pam Woolway What began as a coveted care package arriving from Mom, grew into the largest and most diverse pet supply store for Kaua’i. When Jenny Pimsaguan, owner of Natural Pet Hawaii in the Puhi Industrial Center, received boxes packed with nutritious dog treats it gave her the idea. “I’d just adopted a [...]

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 Story and photo by Pam Woolway Time spent with clients in the art studio of Mary Nakamura hardly translates as work for the average business owner. They’re having way too much fun. Through the full length windows facing west from Waipouli Plaza, Sleeping Giant is the only one dozing on the job. Tables, walls and forearms [...]

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by Anne E. O’Malley “It’s a candy store for art lovers. That’s my motto, and has been, from day one, says Ray Charron, owner of Aloha Images, an art gallery located in the Dragon Building in Kapa`a. Situated in the front corner of the Dragon Building at the corner of the Kuhio Hwy. and Kukui [...]

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  Dale Rosenfeld — Happy Entrepreneur By Joan Conrow Though for decades she’s been known as “the horse lady,” it’s more accurate to call Dale Rosenfeld a happy entrepreneur. She runs four distinct businesses that share a common theme. There’s Joyful Ceremonies, Joyful Nannies, Joyful Pets and her longtime Esprit De Corps Riding Academy, which [...]

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Biz of Month: Crush Boutique by Joan Conrow Crush Boutique in Kapa`a represents a dream come true for Dana Abell. “I always wanted to open a store with really cute things,” says Abell, who had no prior retail experience. “Little boutiques are my favorite to shop in, and we really don’t have very many on [...]

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Kaulele Education Services by Joan Conrow As a professional tutor, Mark Carey solves the puzzle of how each kid learns best. Carey, a clinical learning specialist, has extensive classroom experience. But he shifted to tutoring after seeing the effectiveness of one-on-one learning. “I’m not a miracle worker, but I do feel like it’s always a [...]

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Gopal’s Creperie How do you like your crepe? For Indy and Gadhai Reeves, it’s got to be vegan, gluten-free and utterly delicious — whether sweet or savory — and filled with such finger-lickin’ good items as pineapple honey ginger with Kunana chevre, or homemade macadamia nut butter with apple banana and honey. That’s just the [...]

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by Joan Conrow Pastry chef Kristin Leikam strives hard to keep a focus at her bakery, Cakes by Kristin. “You cannot do both breads and cakes,” Kristin says. “We’re not going to stretch ourselves too thin. We’re strictly sweets.” “And who doesn’t like sweets?” adds her husband Aaron, a chef at Hukilau Lanai and 22º [...]

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Give Me Gluten Free — For Wedding, for Life and for Flavor! by Sheila Heathcote Wedding cakes for special diets, a modern convenience, is alive and well on Kaua`i at Sweet Marie’s Hawai`i. Marie Cassel and her staff are the first in the state to offer gluten-free wedding cakes to those who suffer from celiac [...]

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