Puka Dog in Po‘ipu and recently also in Hanalei, make their own sauces. Their puka buns are made on Kaua‘i, using a special oven invented by the grandfather of Jenna Muschara, left. She and Sanoe Mainaaupo, right, also offer a vegetarian, non-GMO hot-dog and freshly squeezed lemonade, “shaken, not stirred,” Jenna said.

Puka Dog in Po‘ipu and recently also in Hanalei, make their own sauces. Their puka buns are made on Kaua‘i, using a special oven invented by the grandfather of Jenna Muschara, left. She and Sanoe Mainaaupo, right, also offer a vegetarian, non-GMO hot-dog and freshly squeezed lemonade, “shaken, not stirred,” Jenna said.

A good snapshot may reveal a simple pleasure that otherwise goes unnoticed. The Local Snapshots is just a tiny collection of what Kaua‘i offers to locals and visitors. Indulge yourself. And if you have any suggestions or pictures, send it to editor@forkauaionline.com.

A peacock shows his stunning beauty at Smith’s Tropical Paradise in Wailua. Only the males have a colorful tail used to entice females, which are called peahens. Their offspring is called peachicks. There have been a few rare white peacocks, of equally stunning beauty, photographed on Kaua‘i. Photo by Halli Holmgren.
Anatta’s Authentic Thai Food serves a blue rice infused with butterfly pea flowers. Anatta said the blue flower extract keeps you young, helping your hair grow stronger and your eyes to stay healthy. The food trailer is parked outside Ace Hardware in Lihu‘e, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
While the little piggies went to the market, these five wild boars casually walked into a farm in Kilauea to get a free meal, ignoring the “private property” sign posted on the tree.
This World War II bunker was found about seven years ago inside the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i’s Westside. It was hidden a few feet away from an asphalt road, and was only found after landscaping crews cleared the tall grass surrounding it. And no, there were no skeletons inside the bunker.

 

Discover more from ForKauaiOnline

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.