Several Target shopper on Wednesday were curious to find out what was going on as store associates manipulated the traffic flow fronting the large store at the Kukui Grove Marketplace.

Coordinated by the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center with support from Target, about 85 youngsters were invited to participate in the annual Heroes and Helpers, formerly known as the Shop With a Cop, event.

The first responders included the Kauai Police Department, the Kauai Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, Lihue Airport Crash Fire, the Sheriff Department, the United States Coast Guard, American Medical Response, and for the first time this year, the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Volunteers for the Heroes and Helpers event came from other community groups and agencies invol

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