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Aloha KBAT FANS,

I am pretty sure not many read this, but it does give me a forum (and peace of mind) to know I have done my best to keep our FANS informed. If you do read it, please share it. During this time one of the most meaningful things you can do to support your neighborhood eatery is to simply read and share their digital media posts. Think of it as a virtual visit.

Many of you have probably already heard the stories about the mythical PPP program. The program implemented by the federal government aimed to keep folks working. The program, thus far has proven elusive for Kohala Burger and Taco.

In the middle part of the month I was feeling optimistic that the loan would come through and that we would at least be able to bring back up to 4 employees (we used to have 11) and get the doors and phones open everyday. I felt as though, ours, was a brand new business, which was finally showing the signs that we were poised to grow a little. Laying out plans, schedules and new operating hours, ran through my head the past 10 days. The vision of reawakening my Surf Burger concept & creating new menu offerings for Rib Night were all but a folly. The reality is we are out of operating capitol and we simply can not do it everday, with the current staff resources financially available.

Yes, I have had so much support from my son, Connor and the undying loyalty of my Lead Cook, Lindsay which has made possible what we have done up to this point. But I am also out of the emotional gas required to keep up the current pace. The reality is we will have to cut back instead of push forward.

We will be working on the new KBAT schedule today and plan on having it posted later this afternoon.

Thank you for reading, sharing and caring!

Chef Cary