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Kau Kau Kitchen Celebrates Silver Anniversary

         In October of 1983, Kau Kau Kitchen™, a local-style cooking column of Hawai`i's food, lifestyle, and kitchen lore was published in the Hawai`i Tribune-Herald. Over the next quarter century, the little home-style column was picked up by other newspapers, magazines, and even became a radio show and a television special. Now in it's latest incarnation, Kau Kau Kitchen™ is on-line. Back when then-editor Sherm Fredrick and I discussed the proposed column, I had no idea it eventually would gather readers from as far away as far as Canada, Austria, and Japan.

     Kau kau, pronounced "cow cow," means "food," or "meal" in Hawaiian pidgin. It is also means "to eat," as in "let's go kau kau" - "let's go eat."
         The Kau Kau Kitchen™ cooking column and books have been popular in Hawai`i since the first column (right) appeared in the Hawai`i Tribune Herald in 1983.
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It's a Wrap!
The Hawaiian year is drawing to a close. Here are some simple tips and recipes to help you get ready for the new year.

     Makahiki, the Hawaiian New Year, begins this year at nightfall on November 28. The beginning if the Hawaiian New Year is calculated by observing the rising of Makali`i (the Pleiades). When the constellation rises at sunset, November 17 this year, the next night of Hilo (the first visible sliver of the new-born moon), marks the first night of the New Year. As in the Jewish calendar, the Hawaiian 24-hour day-cycle begins at nightfall. 
     At left, Makahiki procession in Kohala, Hawai`i Island. 

     Let's make this coming year the easiest and most comfortable so far. October is a great time to do that. The kids, if any, are back in school and settled into their routine. Vacations are pau. The holiday frenzy has not yet started. It's the perfect time to sit back, take a deep breath, take stock, and get organized.
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     The Kona Coffee Festival continues to be held each autumn, and is a highlight of Kona's activities calendar. Here, we bring back the recipes from that very first column, and give some highlights of the upcoming festival.
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     Developed by Hormel to create a ham product which did not need refrigeration, the ubiquitous ham in a can got its meaty moniker as the result of a competition to create a name somewhat more palatable than "Hormel Spiced Ham." The name "Spam" netted its coiner a whopping $100 - the equivalent of around $1200 in today's money market.
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