Pat Patera

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March 5, 2007
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Tropical transplants take root in high desert towns

Kona Girl and Coconut Hut, Local Kine Grinds and L&L Hawaiian Barbe-que, Kaulana Na Pua O Hula and Da Big Tsunami. As an Asian Pacific community puts down roots in the region, business owners are fostering an appreciation of Hawaiian food, clothing and culture.While vacationers flock to a climate balmy as paradise, some islanders head for the wind-whipped high desert. "Jobs are hard to find in Hawaii," says Linda Egami Roberts, native-born Hawaiian and owner of Kona Girl, a store in Shoppers Square. For the past seven years she's sold shells and sarongs and all things South Pacific.Last summer a …

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