Cohen also added major stores like Whole Foods and Down to Earth are siphoning off customers.

Longtime Kokua Market customers explained it's important to keep the business afloat.



"We really need to support the smaller, local markets like Kokua Market. They support then our local farmers, agriculture, and local artisans, they bring community in for events," Said Karla Meek, a customer.



The market's Go Fund Me has raised about $40,000 so far out of a $250,000 goal.