- June 26, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – On the slopes of Haleakala sits 42 acres of goat goodness, from cheese to milk to truffles and even, just plain goats.
Thomas and Eva Kafsack established the Surfing Goat Dairy 20 years ago and have made a living supplying the state’s restaurants and hotels.
“Our problem was not to sell our products, our problem was to produce enough,” said Surfing Goat Dairy owner Thomas Kafsack. “The demand is so high and before the pandemic, we supported and delivered cheese to a lot of restaurants here on Maui, nearly all the major hotels.”
The Kafsacks built their business serving award-winning products and then in 2020, COVID delivered a direct hit.
“When the lockdown started, nobody could come,” Kafsack said. “Then the restaurants were closing, so we lost that revenue. Then the hotels were closing, so we lost that revenue too, so it was a triple whammy we encountered.”
The Kafsacks then explored every measure to hold on,…
