KRISTINE.
Kristine: SATURDAY LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THAT'S
WHEN THE SECOND ANNUAL
KALAKAUA FESTIVAL WILL TAKE
PLACE IN THE HEART OF WAIKIKI.
KALAKAUA AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED
TO TRAFFIC AND WILL BE FILLED
WITH BOOTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
JOINING ME NOW WITH MORE ARE
DAVID MILLWOOD, PRESIDENT AND
OWNER OF MILLWOOD PRODUCTIONS
AND DOROTHY.
MUVMUTI.
SECOND YEAR OF THE KALAKAUA
FESTIVAL.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT ON
SATURDAY?
THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF
LOCAL VENDORS.
ACTUALLY SO EXCITED.
THE NUMBERS ARE UP.
OVER 100 LOCAL VENDORS.
MOM AND POP SHOPS.
LOCAL KITCHENS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOCAL
TAIRPT.
ENTERTAINMENT WE'RE DOING,
ACTUALLY BRINGING IN BROWN
BAGS TO STARDOM.
PARTNERED WITH BROWN BAGS OF
STARDOM.
YOUTH GET A CHANCE TO SO HAVE
SOME EXPOSURE, GAIN SOME
CONFIDENCE AND AUDIENCE THERE
IN WAIKIKI.
ALSO, SOMETHING FOR THE KEIKI.
HAVE THE KIDDY JUMPERS.
SO THEY CAN SOME ENTERTAINMENT
FOR THEM AS WELL.
IT'S UP AND DOWN KALAKAUA.
ALWAYS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND
A LOT OF FUN.
Kristine: WHAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF THE KALAKAUA
FESTIVAL?
WELL, AGAIN, MAINLY
SUPPORTING LOCAL.
BRINGING LOCAL VENDOR
TOGETHER.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE
FINDING OUT ABOUT US.
THIS EVENT GROWN.
OVER 100 OF THESE VENDORS.
THAT GET A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE
WHAT THEY DO.
SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AND
SKILLS, THE FOOD QUALITY, TO
IT'S NOT ONLY THE VISITORS,
DON'T GET TO SEE THIS RIGHT
THERE, BUT ALSO LOCALS THAT
GET TO COME IN AND HAVE THAT
WAIKIKI.
WE ALSO DO BENEFIT CHARITIES
FOR EACH OF THE EVENTS THAT WE
PRODUCE OR MANAGEMENT THIS
PARTICULAR EVENT IS GOING TO
BENEFIT ALAKUALA, WORKS WITH
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE
YOUNG BOYS TRYING TO SAY BOYS
TO MEN, TO MENTOR THEM INTO
BIGGING QUALITY IN THE
COMMUNITY.
-- BECOMING QUALITY IN THE
COMMUNITY.
Kelly: DOROTHY, Y YOUR
COMPANY MANUTUI WILL BE THERE.
TELL US NOR NO MORE ABOUT YOUR
COMPANY.
ALL ALL HAND-MADE, HANDCRAFTED
POLYNESIAN JEWELRY.
MORE TRADITIONAL FORM OF
TRADITIONAL CARVING IS DONE
INTO BONE.
Kristine: BEAUTIFUL.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE
ONE?
IRKTS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE
AND HOW INTRICATE, AVERAGE IS
FROM AT LEAST 8 HOURS TO 30
Kristine: HOW DID THE
COMPANY COME ABOUT?
I'M ACTUALLY A SISTER
COMPANY THAT BRANCHED OFF OF
BROTHERS.
STARTED US OUT INTERNATIONAL
MARKET.
ABOUT SINCE 1990.
Kristine: WOW.
YEAH.
Kristine: HOW DO EVENTS
LIKE KALAKAUA FESTIVAL HELP
LOCAL VENDERS LIKE YOURSELF?
FOR MYSELF, PERSONALLY,
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LIGHT
AND THE TUNNEL, UP AND DOWN
THE MARKET.
FOR INSTANCE, OCTOBER HAS BEEN
VERY SLOW, JUST A PATTERN IN
THE MARKET AND THE KALAKAUA
FESTIVAL GIVES US LOCAL
VENDORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU
KNOW, STAY ABOVE, STAY AFLOAT.
WHAT AMAZES ME IS WHEN MY
FRIENDS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
THE FESTIVAL, EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF US HAS A STORY.
AND WITH THE STRUGGLES OF
COLA, COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS, MILLWOOD OHANA
PRODUCTIONS GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD OTHER THINGS ASIDE FROM
JUST BUSINESS, FOR INSTANCE,
MY SON IS NOW OUT FOR PUNAHOU.
GOAL THAT WAS ONCE FAR REACH.
NOW, WITH ALL THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MILLWOOD
PRODUCTIONS HAS GIVEN US, IT'S
NOT SO DIFFICULT.
Kristine: WHEN PEOPLE GO
TO THE EVENTS, SUPPORTING SO
MUCH MORE THAN THEY THINK THEY
ARE.
EVENTS LIKE THIS, VENDORS, SO
IMPORTANT TO YOU, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
Kristine: OKAY.
SO AGAIN, IT SAY KALAKAUA
FESTIVAL.
HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY.
RIGHT THERE IN KALAKAUA
ALL KINDS OF CRAFTS, FOOD,
ENTERTAINMENT.
AND OF COURSE, ACTIVITIES FOR
THE KEIKI.
AND LOTS OF VENDORS.
LIKE DOROTHY WILL BE THERE.