Kona Historical Society’s Final Bake of 2019 is Dec. 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bread proceeds help the nonprofit preserve Kona’s stories
Join Kona Historical Society for its final Portuguese Stone Oven Bread Baking Program of 2019. This is a Special Bake, meaning the public is invited from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 19, to only watch Kona Historical Society staff and volunteers create these limited special occasion bread rolls and loaves at the stone oven, or forno, located in the pasture below the nonprofit’s headquarters and its historic general store museum in Kealakekua.
The aroma of freshly baked cinnamon bread rolls and country loaves will waft from Kona Historical Society’s stone oven. The mouth-watering smells are bound to surround onlookers and bread buyers like a sweet embrace. Each loaf or pan of bread costs $8 and can be purchased from the tent in front of Kona Historical Society’s headquarters entrance, starting around 12:45 p.m. Bread sales are on a first-come, first-serve basis and go until everything is sold out. Reservations are not accepted. Nor are presales of bread.
Proceeds from this Special Bake help support this community-based, nonprofit organization that has spent the past four decades collecting, preserving and sharing the history of the Kona districts and their rich cultural heritage within Hawaii.
This Special Bake is an alternative to the regular Portuguese Stone Oven Bread Baking Program, which will not be held on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 in observance of the upcoming holidays and so that the stone oven team can enjoy valuable time with their loved ones. However, this free program will kick off again on Jan. 2.
Held every Thursday, the Portuguese Stone Oven Bread Baking Program opens to the public at 10 a.m. The Kona Historical Society crew bakes close to 100 loaves of white, wheat and sweet bread. Hawaii Island residents and visitors of all ages are invited to lend a hand by helping roll and form dough. Participants also learn about the traditional art of Portuguese bread making and the contributions of the Portuguese who arrived in Hawaii in the 1880s. While many of these immigrants worked at sugar plantations, a fair number found their way to Kona dairies and are credited for helping develop this industry.
For more information, call Kona Historical Society at 808-323-3222 or visit www.konahistorical.org. To get the latest updates regarding Kona Historical Society programs, historic sites and special events, “LIKE” Kona Historical Society on Facebook.