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REThe Pineapple Express Food Truck (@pineappleexpressfoodtruck) has relocated from Garberville to Northern Humboldt areas, bringing Hawaiian plate lunches to Arcata, Eureka and Mckinleyville.
“It’s Hawaii food which is different than Hawaiian food like Hawaiian is an ethnicity and Hawaii food is more like an amalgam of all the immigrant cultures that came to work on the sugar plantation back in the day like my grandparents,” said owner of the food truck Codi Nishimoto. “The reason we are doing that is because it's what I know. It’s simple, good comfort food and I’m from Hawaii.”
Nishimoto started her food business in 2017 in Garberville. After six years, Garberville’s economy felt like it was slowing down, according to Nishimoto. Once they gained more exposure through selling at festivals there was a hype to relocate north and the “reception has been really good,” Nishimoto said.
Story by Karina Ramos Villalobos
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