Peter and Debbie Anderson, who began their lives together as Punahou School sweethearts, got the idea of opening a cafe when Debbie worked at one part time while studying interior design at UCLA. On Saturday mornings, Peter would come in for breakfast and coffee.
“We just really loved the vibe of the cafe lifestyle and the business model,” Peter says.
When they returned to O‘ahu, they opened their “Krakatoa Kaffe” coffee cart at Diamond Head Theatre, across from Kapi‘olani Community College. They would serve KCC students and, during DHT production intermissions, would sell coffee to theatergoers, giving $1 from every drink sold to the theater. However, it only lasted a few months, since “it was a lot of work, not a lot of money,” Debbie says…