This blog needs a disclaimer . I’m a HUGE fan of Poni Askew. I can’t remember when we first met, but I do remember when I first saw her almost a decade ago. I was working with one of my food clients, discussing a new space for them in the University area, when Poni and a group walked by eyeing up a vacant parking lot for one of the first Eat The Street events. “That’s the lady who organizes the food trucks,” said my client with a huge smile. “She’s so nice.” Turns out she isn’t just nice, she’s smart and funny and passionate about her Hawaii home, and she cares so much about the food scene in Hawaii that she was able to mobilize the tremendously successful food truck business for years into Street Grindz Events like Eat the Street and The Honolulu Night Market.. Nowadays Poni is just as passionate about local food , small businesses, growers and farmers and you can find her, alongside husband Brandon, up in Wahiawa most days, where they are about to launch their own line of home made vinegars . Poni joins us on this episode to share her expertise on living a mostly plant based life, and tells how a decision to support her son in his desire to eat less meat, led to some amazing changes . Grab a drink, find your ear pods and listen up .. you’re about to be inspired.