Kilauea agricultural center shows first harvest; farmers market site work set to begin

Jackie Quirk, program manager for the community agricultural center's CRA portion, described progress on the center’s first fully developed farm acre and displayed a large sample of the initial harvest. "She invited community members to help on Tuesdays and Saturdays," according to the minutes. Quirk said the farm will eventually provide boxes of food for participants and that staff are approaching the point where they can predict weekly yields and typical vegetable variety.

President Yoshi L’Hote said final plans and drawings for the farmers market area are complete and that attorney Max Graham offered pro bono assistance to move the plans through Kauai County planning. L’Hote told the board the site will be graded, laid out with a parking lot and a mowed grassy area within about three months so a market could begin even before full build‑out.