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Hawaii-style taro donuts with Holey Grail Donuts

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August 25, 2024

Hawaii-style taro donuts with Holey Grail Donuts

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A brother-sister duo from Kauai have mastered the art of making the quintessential Hawaii donut.

Nile and Hana Dreiling joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about their taro donuts fried in coconut oil and topped with innovative flavors. They showcased their Pau Hana POG, created with Hawaiian Airlines for the Made in Hawaii Festival (running through Sunday at the Hawaii Convention Center), Island Chocolate made with Lydgate Farms Chocolate, and the Hot Peach with peach, local honey and mom’s almond crumble.

The siblings created Holey Grail in early 2018 as a Sunday ritual out of a little red hamburger trailer in Hanalei on Kauai. It developed a cult following, with people lining up at 6:30 a.m. on a Sunday to try the donuts and listen to live DJs. They started with a $100 fryer and a “Reincarnated” donut. Now they have a Honolulu flagship store in Kakaako, two trucks on Kauai, and plans to expand in Los Angeles.

They offer four classic flavors year-round, four weekly seasonal flavors and a selection of coffee-based and tea-based beverages. They also just launched Holeys, taro donut holes that are gluten-free.

They also do a “Breaking Bread” monthly flavor collaboration with various chefs and celebrities to create masterful donut flavors with proceeds going to different charities.

The current collaboration runs through September 25 and is with Taiwanese soul food chef, David Kuo, owner of Little Fatty in Mar Vista, California. The “Little Fatty” donut features banana, coconut, caramelized sesame, and peanut flavors, and is available at all Holey Grail Donuts locations for $6. Part of the proceeds will go to benefit No Us Without You LA, a charitable organization in Los Angeles that provides food relief to disenfranchised hospitality workers affected by the pandemic.

They said their business philosophy is to support local farmers and artisans, so they use local ingredients such as vanilla bean from Laie Vanilla Company, taro from Kauai Taro Company, honey from AlohaHoneyBee Family Farm, and more.

Honolulu:

1001 Queen Street #101, Ward Village (808) 482-0311
- Sun-Thu: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Kauai:

Hanalei Food Truck: 5-5100 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei (808) 212-7174
- Mon-Wed: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Thu-Sun: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kapa’a Food Truck: 4-1543 Kuhio Highway, Kapa’a (808) 635-5495

For more information, visit holeygraildonuts.com or follow them on Instagram at @holeygraildonuts.

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Foodbank aid to families impacted by federal shutdown reaches capacity

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5 hours ago

November 2, 2025

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Foodbank aid to families impacted by federal shutdown reaches capacity

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii Foodbank will host a food drive on Monday for families affected by the federal government shutdown, but registration has already filled up.

The foodbank said the Government Shutdown Relief Food Distribution will take place on Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Waipio Soccer Complex.

The foodbank said households must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

Currently receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Experiencing loss of wages due to furlough (federal government employees only)
Experiencing loss of employment (federal government employees only)
Meeting income eligibility guidelines for assistance through the Emergency Food Assistance Program

The foodbank said that income eligibility requirements include:

Household/Family Size	Annual Income equal to or less than:
1	$53,970
2	$72,960
3	91,950
4	110,940
5	129,930
6	148,920
7	167,910
8	186,900

The foodbank said that households and families larger than eight should add $18,900 for each additional person.

Advanced registration for Monday’s food distribution was required.

As of 4:20 p.m., the Hawaii Foodbank said Monday’s event at the Waipio Soccer Complex is full.

Click here for more information on other food distribution events and additional resources.

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Life of a beloved kumu hula celebrated on Kauai in a fond farewell

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November 2, 2025

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Life of a beloved kumu hula celebrated on Kauai in a fond farewell

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hula, memories and aloha filled the Kilohana Plantation grounds Saturday as hundreds turned out to honor the life of Jonelle Marie Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin.

She died on Oct. 4 at the age of 51 after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

“I knew my mom was such an amazing person, but she lived such a humble, humble life, so truly I didn’t know what to expect today, how many people would be here, but it’s felt so nice,” said her daughter, Jeslie Pavao.

The Kauaʻi community gathered to celebrate the life of kumu hula Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin Saturday.(Hawaii News Now)

As kumu hula for the award-winning Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, she touched countless lives over her nearly 30 years of teaching hula.

Generations of her dancers took the stage one last time for their kumu at her celebration of life.

“She was always kind. Even when we were dancing together with Kumu Ray, she was always funny, so much fun to be around. Just her spirit. She was always light. She was always so easy to get along with,” said Keano Kaupu, longtime friend and kumu hula of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua.

The celebration not only honored her life and rich legacy of hula, and highlighted her very strong sense of faith in that got her through so many of life’s challenges.

Daughter Jeslie said, “I went back to medical school two days after my mom passed. They asked me how I’ve done it and it’s really because of my faith in God and if I didn’t have my faith, I wouldn’t be OK and that truly comes from my mom and how she raised us to just trust Ke Akua, love him and follow his journey for us.”

Musician and longtime friend Ikaika Blackburn said, “She grew up surrounded by the warmth of her close-knit family where her parents instilled in her the values of love, kindness, generosity, and resilience that she carried with her and shared with each of us throughout her life.”

“That phrase, live like Leināʻala, so true. If you think of life like that, you going be happy,” said Kumu Keano.

As Kauai mourns the loss of her physical presence, they says her spirit will live on forever through the heart of the halau, now led by her daughter, Kumu Breeze Pavao.

Kumu Leināʻala leaves behind her husband, Sean, daughters Breeze and Jeslie, and son Napali.

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Kapiolani Medical Center nurses stand in solidarity with fellow staff on strike

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2 days ago

October 31, 2025

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Kapiolani Medical Center nurses stand in solidarity with fellow staff on strike

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Nurses and respiratory therapists with the Hawaii Nurses’ Association presented a petition to Hawaii Pacific Health and Kapiolani Medical Center leaders, Friday, urging them to reach a resolution with staff currently on strike.

The hospital’s technicians, housekeeping staff, dietary team members, and others had been on strike for two weeks when the nurses and respiratory therapists intervened on behalf of their co-workers.

Nurses at Kapiolani Medical Center were locked out of their jobs for 22 days after they went on strike in September.

Nurses are urging hospital leaders to “put mothers, children and babies ahead of their own financial self-interests, return to the bargaining table to negotiate in good faith, and provide fair compensation for the employees represented by the Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Employees, Local 996.”

Full petition from Hawaii Nurses’ Association.(HNN)

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