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🌬❤🙌🙏❤Live Aloha❤🙏🙌❤🌬 Top Chef Season 2
From Deep East Oakland...yadda da mean?
#feedthepeople
@nomads_kauai @empireoficeofficial @althausfarmkauai

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Since it seems like my comments were hidden on @yukileiformayorʻs post and I’m super petty 😈 imma post it here.

I also feel like the media isn’t laying out the details in a way that actually helps people understand what exactly happened and what is happening. Probably intentionally cause it’s more dramatic that way but I don’t think it’s responsible reporting so I did my own homework to better understand and I suggest yall do too.

Still want to know your thoughts on Pelletier lying though, @yukileiformayor. Especially since you were endorsed by SHOPO. I think it’s absolutely relevant.

Rooting for the people of Maui and for @bissen2026 to get a chance to continue helping the county move forward 🫶🏻

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🪄Introducing our Aloha ʻĀina Series—a small-batch fragrance collection inspired by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi: its flowers, coastlines, and the feeling of aloha you carry home with you.
Now at Handmade Aloha at NOKA Fair (Kapaʻa)

Pua Melia — “In Hawaiʻi, pua melia is woven into lei, carried through graduations and celebrations, and blooming in the everyday beauty of backyard trees. This candle is that iconic plumeria scent.”

Wailuanuiāhoʻano — “Soft coconut and a gentle trace of vanilla—like a tropical breeze.”
Wailua is a storied, sacred region of Kauaʻi—once a major social, political, and religious center, and home to the Wailua Complex of Heiau. In the late 1800s, Kauaʻi’s first coconut grove was planted here—carried into a place already rich with aliʻi history.

🪄🪄We support only community-led restoration in Wailuanuiāhoʻano—and oppose development that compromises its sacredness.

#HandmadeAloha #MadeInHawaii #Kauai #Kapaa #ShopLocal

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These soaps have been so popular, we brought in 2 new scents and restocked your favorites!

Thank you for the AMAZING community response! With a full month in the books, we're feeling stoked on all of the aloha.💙

And, if you haven't made it by yet, we hope you'll stop in and say hello!

✨️New Scents:
🧼Pikake"Jasmin" (floral, aromatic, gourmand)
🧼Marine (ozone, marine, aromatic)

✨️Popular Favorites:
🧼Citron (citrus, gourmand)
🧼Miele "Honey" w/organic shea butter (amber/gourmand)
🧼Lotus Flower L'ait D'Anesse (floral, aromatic)

Imported from France 🇫🇷
#fyp #kauai #kapaa #hawaii #travel #boutique

Which soap fragrance is your favorite? Which fragrances would you like to see? Let us know in the comments! 👇

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Now Open at NOKA Fair in Old Kapaa Town! Come down and say hello!

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Welcome to The Nomad's Table, a food truck inspired by the rustic charm of medieval feasts and the comfort of global street food. Serving hearty, handcrafted dishes like savory pies, smoked meats, and indulgent desserts, all with a nod to timeless traditions and bold flavors. Whether you're a traveler seeking a feast or a local looking for a fresh twist on soul food, our menu offers something gor every palate.
Travel like a nomad, eat like a king.👑
(COMING SOON!)
#thenomadstable #nomads #fyp #explore #explorepage #foodtrucks #kapaa #Hawaii #kauai #topchef #chefsofinstagram #onogrindz #travel #vacation #foodie

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Welcome to The Nomad's Table, a food truck inspired by the rustic charm of medieval feasts and the comfort of global street food. Serving hearty, handcrafted dishes like savory pies, smoked meats, and indulgent desserts, all with a nod to timeless traditions and bold flavors. Whether you're a traveler seeking a feast or a local looking for a fresh twist on soul food, our menu offers something gor every palate.
Travel like a nomad, eat like a king.👑
(COMING SOON!)
#thenomadstable #nomads #fyp #explore #explorepage #foodtrucks #kapaa #Hawaii #kauai #topchef #chefsofinstagram #onogrindz #travel #vacation #foodie

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Welcome to The Nomad's Table, a food truck inspired by the rustic charm of medieval feasts and the comfort of global street food. Serving hearty, handcrafted dishes like savory pies, smoked meats, and indulgent desserts, all with a nod to timeless traditions and bold flavors. Whether you're a traveler seeking a feast or a local looking for a fresh twist on soul food, our menu offers something gor every palate.
Travel like a nomad, eat like a king.👑
(COMING SOON!)
#thenomadstable #nomads #fyp #explore #explorepage #foodtrucks #kapaa #Hawaii #kauai #topchef #chefsofinstagram #onogrindz #travel #vacation #foodie

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Welcome to The Nomad's Table, a food truck inspired by the rustic charm of medieval feasts and the comfort of global street food. Serving hearty, handcrafted dishes like savory pies, smoked meats, and indulgent desserts, all with a nod to timeless traditions and bold flavors. Whether you're a traveler seeking a feast or a local looking for a fresh twist on soul food, our menu offers something for every palate.
Travel like a nomad, eat like a king.👑
(COMING SOON!)
#thenomadstable #nomads #fyp #explore #explorepage #foodtrucks #kapaa #Hawaii #kauai #topchef #chefsofinstagram #onogrindz #travel #vacation #foodie

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I am getting ready to get out Christmas decorations, but I found a necklace from Tower records!!! WOW!!! That makes me feel old🤣😁🤣

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Me and bae and the beach in the van

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Found these old yearbook pictures from Junior High in 1986, while I was working on my ancestry family tree.

The first picture is me sporting some Flock Of Seagulls coif, and really feeling myself in my fresh Adidas sweat suit. Little did I know, this would be my last year attending school in Oakland. We moved to Stockton the following summer.

The second picture is my sister-cousin Tina. You had to try real hard to outrun us in them streets! We did EVERYTHING together from the time we were about 5 years old! But, our favorite thing to do was go fishing on the weekends! By the time we were 12, we knew every slough on the Delta.❤️

The 3rd picture is the homie Adam, aka A-Plus from @hieroglyphics @soulsofmischief. Adam was the littlest kid at school, but also the smartest. My man's had bars and was light on his feet in 5th grade! '93 Til Infinity? Nah. More like '83 Til. 😁

Next photo is me in band! I played flute for a number of years. Maybe one day, i'll surprise you....☺️

And last, but not least, Miss Shelby Hutson! My ace-boon-kun!!!! We was PATNAS!!! I love you shuggabz ❤️🥰

Some of you might just see average school kids in these photos. But, you're looking at some of the most resilient people on planet earth.

@catinaisom @heiroaplus shuggabz

What we went through as kids growing up in deep east Oakland during the start of the crack epidemic and on the cusp of gang violence in the black community, was something that isn't discussed enough. We were kids intended for the school to prison pipeline, trafficking, or CP Bannon.

We were meant to be statistics.

By the grace of God, we thrived. Strong enough, and smart enough, to avoid the traps and the pitfalls that claimed many of our friends, family, and our peers. I'm so proud of you guys.

If you were one of these King or Howard kids, shout yourself out! I might have a picture of you in my archives! I would love to hear from you!
Share stories, help us find the rest of the crew!

#kingestatesoakland
#kingestatesjrhigh
#1986
#oakland
#theeraway
#townbiz
#eastoakland
#hieroglyphics
#soulsofmischief
#oaklandathletics
#brookfield
#sobrantepark
#tooshort
#spice1
#69vill

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