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    Kimo's Akamai Catering

    4.8 (18 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Gluten-free catering

    Vegan catering

    Vegetarian catering

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    Aloha! Such awesome food, great hosts and wonderful people! Many blessings to your business for many years to come!

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    chef kimo catered our daughter's wedding...he is kind and professional and the food was awesome. !

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    Chef Kimo ended up working our event with a very limited staff, and I would be remiss to not thank them too!

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