09-04-2016, 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by pahoated
quote:That is why a produce only day for Saturday was suggested. It probably wouldn't bother the produce vendors to have two days.
Originally posted by Frankie Stapleton
I doubt the Hawaiians who sponsor the Sunday Makuu market on HHL would want to compete with Uncle Robert's Wednesday night event that has some of the same vendors. Both markets help finance native Hawaiians and their endeavors.
It's fine to imply that native Hawaiians are benefiting from both but the times I have been to Maku'u on Sunday, it is almost all tourist day, tourists manning trinket and food plate tables. Didn't see any native Hawaiians there. Going to Uncle Roberts, there are Thai guys out front, a bunch of white people booths, very few native Hawaiian produce tables.
If you hear the whooshing sound Ted, that's the point flying over your head. The native Hawaiians are the ones collecting the booth rental fees and therefore benefit from running the two largest outdoor markets in Puna. I would go on to point out which vendors are native Hawaiians, but I digress.