Kokua Market

It's all about supporting local businesses. In fact, tomorrow is the International Day of Cooperatives, which are businesses that are owned by people with a shared vision and values. In fact, did That's right, you can buy into a company or a football team. Joining us this morning is Lori Carlson, the board chair and interim manager at Cocua Market. Lori, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Now, first off, why is tomorrow International Day of Co-ops so significant to Cocua Market? Cocua is the oldest cons It's almost 50 years old, and it's been around since the 70s. And it's a really special place. It's in Mo'ili-Ili. It's been in there almost its entire life. It used to be on Capulani Boulevard when it first started. Now, what do we have here? Because you have some deliciousness here that you brought from Cocua Market. And I have to say, Cocua for years has been kind of an incubator for small food producers and for locally-owned farms. So a lot of these products are right from Hawaii, nowhere else. You are ready to taste something. I can see you. I'm always hungry. This is a really fabulous caramel sauce. This is from Sweetland Farms, which is in Wailewa. And there's a new goat dairy, and they produce this fabulous caramel, which I will give you a sample of. Now, what makes Cocua Market unique compared to other natural food stores around the island? It's the only one locally-owned. The others are not. Isn'that good? It'sweet, but it's not too sweet. It's got a lot of flavor to it. I recommend these both for your ice cream. We also carry a lot of local produce and pretty unique things that you might only find in Chinatown, but we get them in Mo'ili-Ili. Members, shoppers can come from everywhere. Thank you very much.