MidWeek West - Nov 9, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9, 2022
FUTURE DOCTOR
Liza Mae Mamuad of Waipahu is one of two scholarship recipients. SEE PAGE 2
COOKING FOR A CAUSE
Fundraiser at Kapolei High School supports Mālama Learning Center. SEE PAGE 7
Family Recipes Fuel Grandma’s Pasteles
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Stephen Heinrichs picks his first pumpkin at Aloun Farms’ 20th annual festival. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
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fter watching her grandmother make pasteles in Wai‘anae and sell them out of her station wagon for
members of the community to enjoy, Caro- lyn Mahealani Cornwell Cabais developed a taste for the family business.
“(My grandmother) went driving around going house to house, with my mom by her side,” Cornwell Cabias says. “She passed the recipes on to my mother, who passed them on to me.
“Eight years ago, my mom wanted to start this business — it was her dream. Shortly after, she passed away; this month will be five years. Then a year later, my grandmother passed. It was a tough time for me, but I kept the business going in honor of my mother and grandmother. I started really getting things together four years ago.”
Cornwell Cabais, now the owner and operator of Grandma’s Pasteles, says cus- tomers always comment on the company’s preparation techniques, which help the
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