MidWeek West - June 22, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2022
WORD AROUND TOWN
State Sen. Kurt Fevella shares neighborhood news in Legislative Update. SEE PAGE 3
FULL SPEED AHEAD
Area brothers take over Kapolei Skate Park. SEE PAGE 4
Farm Holds ‘Sweet’ Summer Festival
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West O‘ahu-based Aloun Farms welcomes the community to its grounds — which grow everything from melons to green beans (pictured) — June 25-26 for its inaugural ‘Ewa Sweet Festival. PHOTO COURTESY ALOUN FARMS
FBY STEPHANIE LOPES
or over 20 years, Aloun Farms has been known for its highly anticipated annual Pumpkin Festival and Educa-
tional Pumpkin Tours, but the COVID-19 pandemic put fun events on the farm to a halt.
After not hosting a festival for over two years, Aloun Farms, along with sponsors Hawaiian Electric and Meadow Gold Ha- wai‘i, are welcoming the community back to the Aloun Farms pavilion for its first-ever family-friendly summer festival — the ‘Ewa Sweet Festival — from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 25-26.
“Our ‘Ewa Sweet Festival will be the one- stop shop for family fun this summer,” says Michael Moefu, Aloun Farms’ community outreach director. “Attendees can enjoy great local food and entertainment, family-friend- ly outdoor activities, and the freshest afford- able produce to stock up for summer gath- erings, including Fourth of July weekend.”
Attendees can come to the festival ready to enjoy some ‘ono local grinds and fresh pro- SEE PAGE 6
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