Photos Show Lunar New Year, Malasada Tuesday and Market Scenes in Līhuʻe

Dennis Fujimoto’s photos in The Garden Island’s Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 18, 2026, collect candid community moments across Līhuʻe and Kekaha, documenting a Lunar New Year night market, relief outreach at Kukui Grove Center and a roundup of island event notices. Each image is credited to Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island and carries dates tied to the scenes photographed.

Two photos taken Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, capture activity at the monthly Downtown Lihue Night Market on Kress Street. “Tommy Noyes and the Bikes on Rice group wait for their window to enter Rice Street on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, while the Saam Fu Cultural Center Chinese lions entourage arrive for their Chinese New Year performance at the Downtown Lihue Night Market,” the caption reads, naming Tommy Noyes, Bikes on Rice, Rice Street and the Saam Fu Cultural Center Chinese lions for the Chinese New Year performance.

Also dated Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, a separate night market photo shows volunteers from a local nonprofit taking a moment between shifts. “The Healing Horses volunteers get a selfie at their station on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, during the monthly Downtown Lihue Night Market on Kress Street,” the caption states, identifying Healing Horses volunteers and the market location on Kress Street.

A photo dated Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, documents relief outreach at Kukui Grove Center. “Daphne Halverson of Kukui Grove Center adjusts the signs on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, while the Hawaiian Council outreach memberts from Honolulu help Native Hawaiian residents with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Emergency Relief Fund. The team also visited Kekaha to help Native Hawaiians on the Westside,” the caption reports, naming Daphne Halverson, Kukui Grove Center, Hawaiian Council outreach memberts from Honolulu, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Emergency Relief Fund and Kekaha on the Westside.

The Happy Camper package also reproduces a multi-event notice that outlines weekend programming on the Westside and at Friendship Do’s Ranch. “Thursday through Saturday (you pay admission on Saturday!) the Kauai Paniolo Showdown (who is announcing to enter the race for Kauai County Council?) takes place at Friendship Do’s Ranch (remember the old Waimea Dairy?), and Friday and Saturday is the big Ho‘oolaule‘a (this one is free) that umbrellas Na Heihei a Ola Fun Run at the Waimea Plantation Cottages, the Natole Long Distance Canoe Race, an a whole bunch of in-house contests like the Ice Cream Eating Contest at noon, the ‘Ukulele Contest at 1 p.m., and the Lei Papale contest at 2 p.m.,” the copy says, listing the venue names, contest times and the parenthetical admissions and commentary as printed.

The Feb. 18 Happy Camper installment also references Malasada Tuesday at Kukui Grove Center, but the supplied package excerpts do not include a full Malasada Tuesday caption or photo details. All reproduced captions and image credits in this article are taken from the Happy Camper copy and photo bylines credited to Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island; the package names specific people, groups and dates while leaving some caption details, such as the full Malasada Tuesday text and the proper spelling and roster for the Hawaiian Council outreach “memberts,” unlisted in the excerpts.