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of real reality seems to be missing from such paranoia. ''Little Johnny" is and always has been upstairs whacking off instead of doing his homework. When he grows up he'll discover the wonders of latex and love oils. Slap a hot tape in to the VCR, and he's already got his virtual reality. Earlier, non-technology generations just used their imaginations, of course. Or is it Dodd's point that using real people for sexual release is unselfish? Nonexploitation of people is another question, and one unrelated to technology. We should worry more about a virtual In Cold Blood or Nightmare On Elm Street. Will you snap back to reality after unplugging from Last Exit To Brooklyn? Speaking of wish fulfillment, how about not snapping back from Jane Eyre? There are bigger worries than electronic wet dreams.

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Every week, Honolulu's savvy sailars split the urban grind for the serene seas of Waikiki and the Friday Night Champagne Races

hen Friday afternoon rolls around, much of Honolulu finds itself sitting in a stifling traffic jam making plans for the evening. Is it going to be dancing at one of

those clubs where the bass is cranked up so high it reverberates in your guts? Is it going to be a quiet night at home? Or perhaps the old standard of dinner and a movie?

But some Oahu residents already know where they'll be- out on the water. At 5 p.m. every Friday evening, both the Waikiki Yacht Club and the Hawaii Yacht Club come alive with activity centered around the Friday Night Champagne Races, the most popular sailing event in the Islands. One recent Friday night I thought I'd break my own routine and so, instead of hanging out at Manoa Garden, I went down to the harbor to check the races out.

Inside the Waikiki Yacht Club, people were bustling back and forth; outside coolers were being hauled aboard an array of smartly named boats: Maunalani Flash, Prime Time, Urban Renewal, Power Play, Out 'N About.

A few months ago, I'd run into an old friend from high school who said he was a crew member for one of the boats; walking around the wooden docks, I spotted him.

"Hey! Want to come out sailing?" he asked. Next thing I knew, I was being introduced to a bunch of people on board High Roller; a particularly crowded boat. Essentially, anyone may go out sailing, though you should make some sort of arrangement with the crew of one of the boats. Rear Commodore for Sail Bob Stobie insists the yacht clubs are for the whole community. "We're not smarmy," he drawls with a New Zealand accent. "We want as many people as want to come. If they're interested in sailing, we'll take 'em sailing,"

On High Roller; the 18 or so people on board tried to arrange themselves around the deck. 'This is the boat to come on," said Jeff Fadness, a crew member. "She's a little ugly, a little slow, a little mean - but she's all right." The owner and captain of

High Roller, John Fairbank, smiled like the contented host of a successful party. "Friday night races are great because it's the end of the work week, and everyone can come out here, relax and watch the sunset on the water," he said.

As the engine started up, the boat began to vibrate. Excitement and laughter buzzed across the deck. Someone cracked open a can and the smell of beer mixed with the salty evening air.

MARY SANO

Like a pack of long-distance runners, pacing and shaking their legs out before a race, the 30 or so boats racing this week maneuvered their criss-cross patterns around the Ala Wai Boat Harbor, anticipating the starting bell. The bow of a boat called Cane Fire nearly missed the stern of High Roller.

At exactly 5:30 a bell clanged. "Turn off the jacuzzi!" yelled Fairbank, using his pet name for the boat's fuel pump. The motors shut down, the crew cranked the sails up, and suddenly there was only the sound of wind against canvas.

At a waterfront table near the Hawaii Yacht Club's bar, Bob Rhein and other members of the Race Committee watched and recorded. Rhein has been officiating the Friday Night Champagne Races every Friday for the last 15 years. "We did miss the Friday of Hurricane Iniki," he admits. "But that's because the channel was 26 feet. The general rule around here is, 'If there's water in the Ala Wai, we have a race."'

Rhein says the races began when it was rumored that a new boat in town could beat the local favorite. Instead of quarreling, the two sportsman-like captains laid down their rigging knives and raced the Carrie Ann V and Ruffin out to the Honolulu Harbor buoy and back Within weeks other boats had joined in.

'There are usually about 30 boats out," Rhein says, explaining there are seven classes of boats, based on size. Although there is an overall winner each week, the boats really compete against others in their own class; the big "cruisers," for exam-

ple, are really not competing with the 27-footers.

Back on High Roller; I and the other 99,999 people on board moved back and forth across the deck as the crew pulled and wound the equipment to steer the boat. "Comin' about!" yelled Fairbank. "I need about five more people on the star-

. board side!" Arms outstretched for balance, passengers tried to -gracefully - scramble to the other side.

The wind was light, so the 5.1 mile race to the buoy took longer than the normal hour or so. Over the stem of the boat Honolulu's lights began to come up, and the moon rose over the Koolaus, big and yellow. The ride was gentle and smooth, though there have been occasions when it's blown so hard that the boat has heeled over on one side and Fairbank has had people sit on the high end to keep the boat balanced. All in all, the races have a good safety record, and there have been few incidents involving the Coast Guard. "We've only lost three boats in the whole history of the races," Rhein says.

As they headed back to the finish, the boats moved faster. Rhein stood ready as they neared the finish mark, an imaginary line that runs from the flagpole at the Hawaii Yacht Club across the harbor to the tallest palm tree. Rhein gave a brass bell a hearty 'clang' as M-1 crossed the line, and the boat headed in for its prize -three bottles of champagne.

When High Roller passed the line, everyone aboard let out a resounding, "Hooray!"

"Tum the jacuzzi back on!" yelled Fairbank.

"Jacuzzi's on," answered one of the crew.

"I hope the water's warmed up," joked Fairbank.

Lines were tied off and coolers unloaded as people made their way to the clubhouse for after-race festivities. The windblown and salty Friday night sailors looked exhilarated and happy. Though that might have had something to do with the empty cans and bottles clinking into the dumpster, most of them would agree that there's no better way to end the week. •

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au sea. l\.1igraine headaches. Sore throats. Eye and ear infections. Chronic colds and interior nasal sores. Severe fatigue and depression. Lumps forming in vari-

ous parts of the body. Big Island residents living near the geothermal development in Puna claim that they are suffering these and other health ailments and that their ills are caused by toxic emissions from geothermal activities in the region.

For more than 10 years, the state, county of Hawaii and geothermal developers have routinely refuted such claims, responding that residents' health problems are "psychogenic" in nature, exaggerated and/or fabricated by geothermal opponents. But independent experts on geothermal development and air toxin con. trol point out that the health ailments are likely related to a series of blowouts and toxic leaks that have interrupted the lives of residents living in Puna since the early 1 980s.

The current subject of controversy is the $130 million geothermal plant operated by Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) in Pohoiki, Puna, in an area on the Kilauea East Rift Zone leased by Campbell Estate that is surrounded by residents, some living as close as 1 ,300 feet from the plant's property line. For more than two years, PGV has been under contract with Hawaiian Electric Light Co. to produce 25 megawatts of electricity for the Big Island, enough to power up to 25,000 homes; the company is currently at loggerheads with HELCO for failing to meet an October 1991 production deadline. Company representatives say they're confident that PGV will soon begin 30 years of successful energy production - the estimated lifespan of the Puna geothermal resource.

In simple terms, geothermal development in the Puna area is seeking to produce electricity by pumping up hot liquids from wells at least 3,000 feet deep, and condensing the fluids into steam that generates power through electrical turbines. The heat-spent fluids and steam are then cooled and reinjected back into the ground. The PGV operation, however, has not had an easy time performing this feat. At least seven mishaps have occurred at the plant since operations commenced, injuring workers on-site and causing residents to evacuate. The most recent leak, on Feb. 8 of this year, produced a scene reminiscent of the major June 12, 1991 , PGV well blowout, which spewed toxic steam and loud roars for 3 1 hours before being brought under control. Air monitors during the February leak recorded levels of hydrogen sulfide as high as 672 parts per billion (ppb), with an hourly average of 1 25 ppb, five times the level allowed by state law. Gaseous fumes affected two workers inside the plant, one of whom received medical attention, and gases overcame five police officers outside of the property. Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Harry Kim said the latest incident was the final straw for police officers, who have indicated that they will no longer risk their health to protect the PGV plant from trespassing protesters. Both the county police and fire departments have told Kim they will no longer set foot on the PGV property.

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Venture plant.

Plagued by well blowouts, production delays and persistent reports of health problems among area residents, Puna Geothermal

Ventures is in plenty of hot water

dealing with a gas that can and will kill you if levels are high enough," Kim told Honolulu Weekly. "Hydrogen sulfide is known in the industry as the second most lethal gas there is, right behind hydrogen cyanide."

In addition to hydrogen sulfide, the U.S. Department of Energy has stated that air pollutants from geothermal power plant operations may include ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide, radon, arsenic, boron, mercury, benzene and particulate matter. In an estimation and analysis of the June 1991 blowout, Goddard & Goddard Engineering of California identified levels of lead, arsenic, silicon oxide and hydrogen chloride exceeding acceptable public exposure levels set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. While PGV refutes such findings, calling them unsubstantiated, independent experts and residents point to the need for a thorough study of the full range of toxic emissions present at the site and their possible effects on public health.

"This resource is full of a variety of toxic compounds that should never be released into a situation where the public is going to be exposed to them," says independent engineer ·and air emission control specialist Wilson Goddard.

The Feb. 8 scenario repeated the past in a number of ways, says Kim. Residents, not PGV, were the ones to alert Civil Defense to the leak. .PGV had not notified on-site Health Department monitoring personnel that a well cleaning procedure was starting.

The four monitors, on a break, were alerted to the leak by resident Bob Petricci, who scaled a barbed wire fence to notify them.

l\.1ost farnilisrr to some residents living near the plant were the sudden health ailments that

followed the leak. Aurora l\.1artinovich, the resident living closest to the plant, says she and neighbors got "real sick" after the latest leak, with "a lot of vomiting, diarrhea and headaches." Jim and Jo West, who live about 2,000 feet from the PGV plant, were also affected: l\.1rs. West vomited as soon as the smell of hydrogen sulfide hit her and also developed a severe eye infection, which, she was told by her optometrist, could have caused blindness had she not sought immediate treatment. The Wests and a visiting friend all got sore throats and headaches that lasted through the following day. Shortly after the incident, Jim West, a smoker, discovered he had a lung infection; he says his doctor believes the infection was precipitated by inhaling the hydrogen sulfide emissions. The Wests are seeking reimbursal from PGV for costly medical bills relating to their problems.

''We've got a goddamn problem and we damn well better address it," Kim was quoted in the Hawaii Tribune Herald following the Feb. 8 leak. "We' re jeopardizing the health and welfare of the people, and we need to wake up to it before a critical situation develops here."

In response to the Feb. 8 leak, the state Health Department issued new requirements for PGV to notify residents living within 3,500 feet of the plant 24 hours before starting an operation. PGV is to notify residents by letter, phone and in the newspaper, issue a press release describing planned activities in detail, and provide accommodations for residents wishing to relocate, which the developer has done in the past. The Department of Health has said it may levy fines against PGV as high as $25,000 per day for each violation relating to the Feb. 8 leak, but as of mid-l\.1arch, DOH Communications Director Barbara Hastings said, the department

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had not yet decided whether it would fine PGV. The Health Department, as well as PGV,

has continued to rebut residents' claims of health problems from geothermal emissions. Shortly after the Feb. 8 leak, the state's Deputy Health Director Bruce Anderson pooh-poohed reported illnesses, saying, as quoted in the Hawaii Tribune Heral.d : "At this point in time, with the heightened community concern, any illnesses can be attributed to geothermal," adding that reported ailments may be "psychogenic in nature."

The Hawaii County Prosecutor's Office is taking the complaints more seriously. For the first time, it's looking into pressing criminal charges against PGV for reckless endangerment of the public. Assisting in the investigation is Jon Olson, president of the Lanipuna Gardens Association, which represents close to 80 residents living within the 3,500-foot emergency response zone. Olson says that evidence against PGV may include health impacts on three families living within a direct line of air monitors. Olson says he and other residents are also looking into prosecuting individual state and county officials for neglecting to protect public health. (A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last year set legal precedents by determining that individual government officials may be held personably responsible for public endangerment.)

"From here on out, it's not the state's pocketbook we're after. It's individual state officials," said Olson. "Up to this point they've been able to hide behind state immunity."

Some 80 residents are already suing PGV for toxic emissions allegedly harming their physical and psychological health, as well as for allegedly degrading their property values.

PGV President Steve l\.1orris declined to comment on the defenses his company will claim in these lawsuits. However, he did say that the lawsuits and health complaints are being made by geothermal opponents with "their own agenda." l\.1orris would not identi- · fy the "agenda" except to say that it is something other than attempted redress for health ailments.

In fact, geothermal development in Puna has been the focus of litigation since its start. A suit brought by the Pele Defense Fund and several Puna residents resulted, in l\.1arch 1992, in a Hawaii Supreme Court order banning geothermal activities until the Department of Health issued regulations limiting emissions of hydrogen sulfide. The DOH's new standards, issued last June, limit emissions to 25 parts per billion per hour, but the Pele Defense Fund says the limit should be even lower -- five or 10 ppb -- to protect the lungs of children, the elderly and those with respiratory and heart problems.

Another lawsuit, filed by the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, is seeking a court injunction on city and state participation in geothermal development until the state prepares an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). A similar suit brought to U.S. District Court by the Pele Defense Fund resulted in a June 1991 ruling that bars the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies from participating in geothermal development in Hawaii until a federal EIS is completed.

Opponents of the geothermal project argue that, besides endangering public health, its

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impacts include harm to the environment, destruction of the last remaining tropical rainforest in the United States and injury to the cultural beliefs and spiritual practices of Native Hawaiians, who believe geothermal development is offensive to Pele, the volcano goddess. Environmental groups cite reports from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which advises against further geothermal development along Kilauea's East Rift Zone, and from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has determined geothermal development to be "not compatible with the biological value" of the Wao Kele O Puna rainforest.

Who's the bad guy?

his legislative session, Sen. Andrew Levin, who represents the residents of Puna, introduced several bills calling for the state to examine the problems with PGV's geothermal plant;

all the bills have been killed. In March, Levin introduced a resolution that would request the DOH to address health complaints by residents and the concerns over hydrogen sulfide releases. As ohhis writing, Levin's resolution is waiting for a vote in Sen. Tony Chang's Government Operations, Environmental Protection and Hawaiian Programs Committee.

In February, Levin, in an emotional address to the Senate, asked his colleagues ''to be open to the pleas of the people affected." In his

speech, Levin said that his "constituents are being driven ·out of their homes by noise and by fumes. And when they object, they are somehow deemed the bad guys." Levin went on to say that Hawaii's geothermal developers "obviously cannot handle our problems. Either they are incompetent, or the resource is too difficult to handle with modem technology. In either case, the conclusion has to be the same . . . protect the people."

Levin isn't the only public representative fed up over the state's handling of geothermal development. Hawaii County Councilwoman Helene Hale, who lives near the plant, says she has received "rather unsatisfactory answers" from state Health Director John Lewin to concerns she has raised about PGV operations. While Hale has not experienced health effects from geothermal emissions, she is sympathetic to her "more sensitive'1 neighbors who air their complaints.

"I think the state has done a horrible job of communicating with the public and protecting the safety of the people. They've ignored the community for so long," Hale says, adding she was dismayed to hear that the Health Department is planning to raise the hydrogen sulfide emission limit that would trigger emergency response and evacuation.

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number of Puna residents have complained of health ailments purportedly relating to geothermal development since the early 1 980s, when the state, with federal funding, tried

to tap geothermal resources as part of the HGPA Scientific Observation Hole program. In 1982, a blowout of an HGP-A test well that shot out steam and gas for 39 hours sent area residents fleeing. At that point, residents claimed that geothermal emissions from the HGP-A activities were causing them sinus problems, respiratory ailments, chronic colds, coughs and flus, migraine headaches, ear, throat and eye irritations and other illnesses. One woman gave birth to a baby with fetal lung damage, which geothermal opponents cited as possibly being caused by toxic emissions. The state and county, in a 1982 report by members of the HGPA Development Group, concluded that the ailments could be attributed to the pollens, molds and fungi found in the surrounding rainforests.

Is Geothermal Development Worth It?

sion to drop the deep-sea cable project came after 10 years of study and planning, and at least $55 million of public expenditures ($20 million state, $33 million federal) to develop geothermal energy. The state is still counting on the private $ 130 million Puna Geothermal Venture project to produce 25 megawatts for the blackout-plagued Big Island and expects to receive royalties amounting to some $250,000 per year if the operation succeeds. (The royalties, however, can

wo years ago, state officials were touting geothermal development on the Big Island as a major answer to Hawaii's future energy needs. The

Hawaii Geothermal Project, the largest development project undertaken by the state of Hawaii, was to send electricity generated by Puna wells to Oahu and Maui via deep-sea transmission cables. The 500-megawatt energy project was estimated to cost anywhere from $ 1 .7 billion (according to state estimates) to $4.6 billion (according to independent estimates).

The proposed project sent environmentalists to court seeking injunctions on the project until thorough environmental assessments were done. Geothermal opponents

were successful at the federal level. In June 1992, U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra barred the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal organizations from further participation in the Hawaii Geothermal Project until a federal environmental impact statement was prepared. The Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund is hoping for a similar ruling in state court that will stop state and county involvement in the Hawaii Geothermal Project until a state EIS is done.

Recently, however, the state abandoned the deepsea cable project of its own volition, citing a study by GeothermEx Inc. that assessed the Kilauea East Rift Zone as having a geothermal capacity to produce only 200 to 300 megawatts of power. The state's deci-

Ten years later, residents say they still aren't protected.

"The Health Department never asks what our problems are," says Martinovich. "When we go to them and tell them what we're experiencing, they say maybe we're smoking too much pot out here." Jane Hedke, president of the Kapoho Community Association, says the Health Department doesn't take residents' concerns seriously. "I'm getting so tired of the same responses to our concerns," says Hedke, "saying we won't die from [the geothermal leaks]. Throwing up and getting sick is only a public nuisance, according to the state." State health officials met with residents in November to hear their concerns but left under police escort when some residents became angry.

State Health Department doctor Sam Ruben has received numerous reports of residents discovering lumps on their breasts and other parts of the body. Leilani Estates resident Penny Shaver, who developed a lump on her breast, began experiencing severe abdominal cramps last December. A visit to her doctor revealed that she had an enlarged uterus and a possible ovarian cyst. After discovering another neighbor with similar symptoms, she decided to take an informal survey. Of 22 women she questioned, 1 1 reported similar problems, including an enlarged uterus and cysts in the ovary or uterus requiring removal. "I don't see how all these problems could be caused by mere stress or coincidence," says Shaver.

While Health Department toxicologists have reported that there is no "pathophysiological" basis for such problems to come from exposure to hydrogen sulfide, investigations into the chemical causes of health problems are ongoing, and Ruben says the health effects from the geothermal emmissions are "very real." He says he believes the state should have a buffer zone between geothermal operations and residents, noting that California requires a 10-mile buffer zone with its geothermal projects.

Recent health complaints echo many of those reported after the June '91 blowout, when levels of hydrogen sulfide in the community peaked to 2,CXX) ppb in some areas. A review by Goddard & Goddard estimated that the June '91 blowout released more than 600 pounds of lead into the air, averaging 13 pounds an hour. A community survey logged 123 complaints of health ailments from residents, including nausea, depression, fatigue, dizziness and insomnia. At least eight residents required medical care, and some reported pets and livestock dying.

Resident Mary Drew repo!ted that she and two of her children were sick for six months following the blowout, with pneumonia, bronchitis and ear and throat infections. Martinovich

said her then five-year-old daughter was plagued with bleeding sores in her nose and around her mouth for weeks following the blowout, as were most of the other children in the area. Prior to that, her daughter's hair had turned gray from a hydrogen sulfide leak in February 1991 . "We're tired of them poisoning our children," says Martinovich. ''The time is long past due for PGV to shut down."

Deborah Pommerenk, a livestock farmer, blames the death of 28 of her chickens on the blowout. She also suspects toxic emissions released in the winter of '91 caused the deaths of 20 of her sheep and nine of her goats. Pommerenk, who has since moved three miles away from the plant, says that reactions she and her twin six-year-old daughters had from geothermal emissions included severe headaches, coughing up blood and blood in their stool.

From the beginning, PGV has rejected the alleged link of reported health effects to geothermal activities, even though the company has identified five potential sources of hydrogen sulfide emissions from its operations at the Puna site: well drilling, well venting, flow testing, "well work-over" and pipeline cleanout. Residents have pointed out that hydrogen sulfide emissions also result from valve seal leaks, welding leaks and blowouts.

Anounce of prevention . . .

side from hydrogen sulfide, residents and environmentalists say the state needs to better regulate a number of other potential geothermal toxins, including lead, arsenic, mercury

and radon. In California, a hot toxics reporting and evaluation program assesses more than 300 toxic compounds at geothermal sites. According to Goddard, California law limits emissions of these various compounds to one excess cancer risk per 100,000 people, all new geothermal facilities must undergo a stringent approval process based on the latest scientific knowledge of toxicology, and a follow-up review is required every two years after start-up.

Critics of the PGV operation charge that the developer and the Health Department are unable to accurately measure hydrogen sulfide gas. "There's no way that monitoring system can protect the public for two reasons," says Goddard. "If a large discharge is emitted, it will likely go over the station, or the majority

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reportedly be waived if the developer proves hardships).

Is further geothermal development in Hawaii worth continued expense? The answer to that question differs according to whom you ask. Geothermal developments in other states and countries have proven successful and supplied energy according to design. To date, however, the most geothermal power generated in Hawaii has only been six to seven megawatts for a brief period of time. Geothermal experts point out that the

high temperatures and high pressures of Hawaii's geothermal resource makes it more difficult to manage.

the Natural Resources Defense Council in Honolulu and a member of the state's Energy Policy Advisory Committee, suggests Hawaii can fill many of its energy needs by adopting energy efficiency measures. Murley points out that water heating accounts for roughly 40 percent of Hawaii's electrical usage. Currently, only about 10 percent of residents use solar-thermal systems to heat their water. That percentage, Murley estimates, could be (cost-effectively) expanded to encompass two-thirds of Hawaii's residents, "which," he says, "would make a considerable dent in the need for utility provided power."

A 1987 study by Northwest Economic Associates of Vancouver, Wash., noted that geothermal energy can be 1 . 7 to 2.4 times as costly as oil and 1 .2 to 1 .7 times as costly as a solar/oil generating system. A comparative solar/oil ther-

, mal energy development project would cost 20 to 40 percent less than the sinceabandoned Hawaii Geothermal Project. A 1990 study of the proposed Hawaii Geothermal Project by energy consultant Robert Mowris of Berkeley, Calif., concluded that "improving electricity efficiency is much more cost-effective than developing any new supply options." Through "sensible" investmeqts in energy efficiency, Hawaii could reduce electricity use by about 50 percent and reduce oil imports by some 30 percent, the report noted.

Clyde Murley, a scientist and energy specialist with

Murley, who formerly worked in California for the state utilities commission and Pacific Electric & Gas, says Hawaii could learn a lot from California. The California Energy Commission has managed to cut energy expenditures by approximately 75 per-

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of gasses may form a narrow plume that is missed by the monitors. "

The Health Department's Hastings responds that the state regards its monitoring system as "adequate" and that other toxins are evident only in trace amounts, below standards set by OSHA. She adds the Health DeparUnent wishes that residents weren' t living so close to the geothermal plant: "We wish it wasn't there. We wish there had been a buffer zone. But that's not our job; that's not the situation right now. The residents seem to think that we have powers beyond what we have. "

Bob Reynolds, the air-quality-control officer for Northern California's Geysers Geothermal Development, says he believes Hawaii is concentrating too much energy on regulating emissions and not enough on preventing the emissions in the first place. Based on his reviews of the June '91 blowout, Reynolds says the Health Department "seems more concerned with monitoring the air than the source. You don't have to release these chemicals into the air. There is existing technology to deal with it." California's geothermal projects have a number of technologies in place to control emissions, but the PGV project is not using them, he says.

Technical 'time bomb' T he June '91 blowout

led to a thorough investigation of PGV plant operations by three independent consultants,

who were hired by the state to explain what went wrong and to provide recommendations for corrective action. The consultants' reports detailed the lack of abatement technology in place to control toxic emissions. Goddard was one of three independent consultants who reviewed the PGV plant following the June '91 blowout. All the consultants attributed the accident to poor operations and insufficient abatement technology in place to control possible leaks and mishaps.

Goddard says he regards the PGV plant as the most problematic project he has seen in his 1 5 years of geothermal consulting work throughout the United States. ''There have been a shocking number of accidents . . . What's sitting there is somewhat of a time bomb," he recently told Honolulu Weekly. If the PGV plant were located in California, "it would have been shut down a long time ago," he said.

"This is one of the highest temperature, highest pressure geothermal developments ever done, and it's being done in very close proximity to residents," Goddard says. Hawaii's resource, he explains, has an unusually high percentage of hydrogen sulfide and high concentrations of radon and heavy metals. U.S. Geological Survey maps show many fumeroles and cracks, "which increase the complexity of well drilling and the likelihood of possible well blowouts."

These conditions, coupled with the fact that PGV is employing a geothermal abatement system that has proved unsuccessful elsewhere, are accountable for much of PGV's difficulties to date, according to

Goddard. The high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide at the site will cause "probable corrosion and will cause major equipment problems as has been the case at Coso, Calif. , where hydrogen sulfide concentrations are much lower," says Goddard.

The Puna plant is not the only geothermal plant where OESI (formerly Ormat Energy Systems Inc.), a partner in PGV, has run into problems. A 1990 lawsuit filed against OESI by Far West Electric Utility of Nevada cited violations of the developer's operating permit, including the drilling of two "crooked" production wells and failure to report a leak in the underground pentane system that caused an unsafe condition. The suit also charged that Ormat failed to deliver the amount of energy specified by contract. In January 1992, PGV Vice President Maurice Richard stated in a progress report that OESI had been vindicated by the Nevada court, with the judge determining that "only minor breaches . . . in reporting" had occurred.

Despite the ongoing technical problems PGV has experienced, Hawaii County geothermal compliance coordinator Jim Moulds says he is confident that PGV has cleaned up its act. "There's no reason technically that they can't make a successful venture out of this," he said, adding that PGV made a "first-class effort that spared no expense" to clean up operations following the June ' 9 1 blowout. "When you have a large industrial plant in any sector of the chemical or power industry, you have things that break, you have problems, and they're not necessarily unanticipated. They may be unexpected, but it does happen in those industries." Moulds, a chemical engineer, says the levels of hydrogen sulfide emissions that have reached the community "have never been health threatening except to very sensitized individuals." He also noted that the evacuation level for hydrogen sulfide emissions is one part per million, one-tenth the level established by OSHA regulations for a healthy worker working 40 hours a week.

Business first

H :r1i�h:�:� his breath. The Civil Defense administrator remains dissatis-

fied with the emergency response plan amended after the June '9 1 blowout. The plan was approved by then Hawaii County Mayor Lorraine Inouye, the Department of Health and PGV, but not by Kim's own office. In March of 1 992, Kim resigned in frustration from a state and county task force that ignored his recommendations for the emergency response plan. His recommendations included further testing of geothermal steam to determine the presence of any unknown toxins including radon, establishing an alternative evacuation site, and producing maps showing areas that should be watched and warned during unexpected releases of hydrogen sulfide.

"In my opinion, the state, county, federal government, geothermal developers and everyone involved in pushing geothermal has put the business of geothermal before the health and safety of residents. I 've never felt that the concerns of residents have been addressed adequately. And I resent the classification of people who express concerns as being anti-geothermal," Kim says.

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, with their chlldren In front of the Puna Geothermal Venture plant in Puna. The Leilani Estates residents clalm that they and their children have repeatedly gotten sick from geothermal emissions.

Meanwhile, other concerns over PGV's operations continue to surface. One concern is the fear of potential ground water contamination from PGV's injection well system. The Pele Defense Fund has raised this issue with the EPA and is trying to get the federal agency to take over the state's regulation of PGV operations under the Clean Water Act. Environmentalist Annie Szveteczs, who recently visited the EPA's regional offices in San Francisco, says she and others are concerned that the toxic geothermal fluids PGV is injecting into the ground and holding in unlined reservoirs could leak into future drinking water supplies. In a letter to state Deputy Health Director Anderson in September, EPA Water Management Director Harry Seraydarian said PGV's permit for underground injection does not meet EPA standards. Health Director John Lewin has responded that the state will address the EPA's concerns.

geothermal operation, the state remains hopeful that geothermal development for the Big Island will be a success. Takeshi Yoshihara, deputy director of energy for the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, says he is "very optimistic and confident" that PGV will successfully produce the 25 megawatts soon. "We should see that early next month," he told Honolulu Weekly last month.

Despite the numerous technical, environmental and health concerns voiced by opponents of the PGV

Meanwhile residents living near the PGV plant remain confident about more toxic leaks. Resident Jo West says it looks as though her family and others are on 24-hour evacuation alert "for the rest of our lives," or for as long as PGV continues to operate. "It has broken down our family relations over the past few years. We don't cope as well with minor stresses because we're all so damn nervous," she says. Resident Jon Olson says he is not hopeful anymore. ''These guys are so far into it, they' re trapped economically," he says. 'They're going to run it out into whatever disaster it may end in." •

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cent, saving at least $16 billion since it began its energy efficiency program 15 years ago.

Hawaii appears to be heading toward greater energy efficiency under an order issued by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last year. For the first time in state history, the PUC ordered Hawaii's utility companies to undertake integrated resource planning (IRP), which considers a full range of energy options and determines the best resources based on economic costs to the consumer as well as environmental, cultural and other social costs. Under this analysis, geothermal energy on the Big Island would not fare well, due to its various negative environmental, cultural and health impacts. It is the PUC's task to develop economic incentives for Hawaii's utilities to develop cost-effective energy systems.

''The really good news about the IRP

decision is that for the very first time, the PUC has said that utilities should earn financial incentives to invest in energy efficiency," says Murley. ''That is, it should be in the company's and shareholders' interest to start investing on the customer's side of the meter."

Oahu gas and electric companies are due to submit their IRP proposals to the PUC this spring, with the Neighbor Island utilities to follow in staggered one-year increments.

Takeshi Yoshihara, deputy director of energy for the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, agrees the state needs to diversify its energy resources and kick an overdependence on oil. Technological costs, however, will determine which energy resources are econom- . ically viable for Hawaii, says Yoshihara. The coal plant at Barbers Point, he n?tes, has pro�uced

180 megawatts since September at half the cost of importing and burning oil. "It appears that coal is a very viable source of energy for Hawaii," says Yoshihara. "Results show that it is superior economically and environmentally to oil plants."

In response to the opinion that the technology to develop alternative energy such as solar power is still cost-prohibitive, Murley notes that economic incentives can change that.

''While it does cost more for a solar system up front, if you can think of clever ways to finance the systems, such as have utilities put up the capital for them and be paid back over time, we could accelerate the rate of implementing solar systems dramatically and save both the customer and utility energy costs in the long run. We should be spending money on saving energy where it's cheaper than the corresponding investment in supply. Hopefully, with the PUC's decision and order out, that will be the rule of thumb that utilities will begin following." -D.L •

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Got a match? A wickedly funny gem of a movie,' ""ote Penthouse. • An originaL one of the cinemas most distinctive and idiosyncratic new artists,• gushed The Neu, lam Ttmes Vincent Can�. "Jw.t about petfect," asserted the usually cautious New Yo,k imgazine. This enthw,iasm, justified if you're heavily into postmodemism, centers it-relf on the most famous work of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki - I�s 'JbeMalcb Factory Girl. a C!OS'igenre romp that starts off as classic ttagedy and resolves itself, existential- .. • ly, as an ironically minimalist revenge -comedy in which the tragic victim J refuses to be destroyed and instead I' employs her quotidian skills in furi-ous (and funny) acts of Getting Even Bigtime. Here, for once, min-imalism has philosophical underpinnings: Our heroine (Kati Outinen) lives sparely, simply-oociety has decreed it so. Like her creator, director Kaurismaki -who lacked the oodget :ind tech-. nir.al marvels of Hollywood -she uses her honed-down (and down-home) expertise to tum her life around. The film, like its protagonist, becomes a virtuoso demonmation ci Making Les.5 More; barely a dozen lines of dialogue (in Finnish) are spo

A victim no mont: Kati Outinen as Iris,

the match factory gm. ( t

ken - but who listens to an ·unimportant" factory-worker anyway? In refusing to be tragic, our heroine upsets the apple catt of elitist notions of dtamatutgy and social status. Th.is is not rhe Nevv World Order George Bu�h envi<;ioned; rather, it is one in which exhausted conventions and threadbare status-quo value systems are shown for what rhey are. In its own spare but cumulative way, th.is 010\ie is anarchic. But, most of all, it is wyfunny -and as original as all get out, an eccentric treat, though not for every taste - Bob Grwt

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Film Criticism by Bob Green unless othenl!ise noted. i. the Weekly s dingbat of approval. indicates .films of more than average interest.

8Cl'n Yestenlay c:ould it be they've finally found a role to fit the Kewpie-doll voice of Melanie Griffith? Well, maybe. In this updated remake of d1e Judy Holliday classic, Griffith essays the role of Billie Dawn, a gan/}5ter's moll who yearns for erudition. Enter rutor Don Johnson, whose presence the gangster (John Goodman) no like. If

First Run . you haven·t seen the original. this one might do Brief revieu'S of selected first-nm films in tou'II for you. Otherwise, buyer beware. Confinn !beaters. dates and limes. 'i CB4 There's plenty of raw language ( written 1he Adventures of Huck Fim Huck Finn lite. by Saturday Night Lire·s Chris Rock) in this tale The greate� American novel is tm-alized (again) about Cell Block 4, the home of "Gusto.· a hus-by the movies. This time Disney Studios (known der who thinks rap's the new name of the game. in the indll.'>try as "Mouse-witz") does the trivializ- With lots of cameos and supporting parts done ing, reducing the epic story of moral growth and by SNL cast members, Phil Hartman among them. civiliz.ation·s assault on personal freedom 10 just Symptomatica, done up to a fare-thee-well. ancmercor..; little piece of domesticilia. The (amne) A Cop and a Half Burt Reynolds plays a burnt-casting of C.Ourtney Vanc:e and Elijah Wcxxl (made out detec.tive revived by the precocity of an 8-up to look cute) helps some. but you'd be a lot ye-ar--Old black kid with whom he is saddled in lxner off taking the hour and half to read the lxxik. order to solve a crime. :"ieed we mention that it's 'i Aladml Disney goes hip- well, sort of. When. meant to be heart-warming.' 30 minutes into the movie. the Genie appears. lhe Crush Another movie about an obsessed dungs pick up considerably - Robin Williams, female. Thi, time its a teenager (Jennifer Rubin) who rupplies the voice cf the shape shifter rel� who has the has for a rute guy ( Cary Elwes, blond from d1e magic lamp, was let loose on this vehi- and vacuous) who's staying in her p-Ments' guest de, and after he'd recorded his wild track, the ani- house. Things rum nasty and violent (and that's mators simply drew it in. Other elements of the Just in the theatre lobby) ill this ''duiller" written film are more conventional: Aladdin, the teenster and direaed by Alan Shapiro. on the Arabian streets, is d1e likeness of Tom 'i' 1he Crying Game This 1992 Irish romantic Cruise and d1e big musical numbers are patterned thriller is "about" how people are set up: the after Broadway musicals of the late ·50s and the plotline concerns an IRA soldier (Stephen Rea) '60s. Said to be funny and charming, wid1 a visu- who, after a ruse resulting in the kidnapping of al style patterned somewhat after the New Yorla?rs a British soldier (Forest Whitaker, in yet anoth-Hirschfeld curvy caricatures. Music by Alan er terrific performance), befriends the Brit vic-Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. tim. Later, as an act of allegiance to his friend, 1he Best of the Best II This film's precursor, Rea looks up the Brit's old girlfriend Qaye a hit on home video, was basically a revenge Davidson), to whom he begins to feel deeply movie tricked out in martial arts garb. The sequel attracted. What happens then - and what is more of the same. Two ex-members of the doesn't happen - completes the film's mirrors-U.S. karate team try to avenge the death of a and-illusion storyline. Some PC-oriented critics buddy who was offed in a competition in Las find the movie anti-feminist; others, old-fash-Vegas. Eric Roberts returns to brood as the lead. ioned; others, homophobic. Still others say that 8 • April 7, 1993 • Honolulu Weekly

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it fails to resolve the issues it pretends to raise. In short, Tbe Crying Game sets us up too -and, in the process, shows us what we don't necessarily like to admit: that we've been conned, one way or another, most of our lives. Falling Down This is one of those deeply divided big studio films that wants to be socially relevant and somehow winds up feeding the flames of the fires it seeks to put out. Michael Douglas, the ultimate Hollywood star of the '80s, plays a laid-off L.A. defense worker who snaps under urban fin-de -siecle pressure(s) and - after his car is stalled in gridlocked traffic -takes off on foot into the very heart of the concrete nightmare. The violenc:e esailates as his anger mounts - though it's all, of course, very "cinematic." A Far Off Place A gang of elephant poachers force two (Disney) teens into a thousand-mile trek across the Kalahari Desert. Former cinematographer Mikael Salomon directs. Visually stirring, "family"-oriented. A Few Good Men Adapted from the long-running Broadway play, Rob Reiners film is about two young, strapping, sincere (one is sincere, anyway; the other is retarded) Marines charged with hazing, and accidentally killing, a hapless fellow soldier. Reiners usual easy humor here gives way to importance and earnestness; any potential fog of moral complexity is dispelled by the director's oversimplifications of motive. Jack Nicholson and Kiefer Sutherland are not real characters, just motives in uniform. And as for Tom Cruise, he's much too pleasant to care about A Few Go<XiMen isn't bad, but it is long and obvious and as smooth as Velveeta. Of course Cruise is going to win the big case; of course the cartoonish villain will get his comeuppance; of course decency will prevail. -Mary Bren11an Fh in the Sky James Gamer returns to movies in this allegedly true tale about four loggers who witness the temporary kidnapping of one of their fellows by a UFO. Citizens of their little Arizona town accuse them of making the story up. With D.B. Sweeney and Robert Patrick. i Groundhog Day Bill Murray is back in top form in this original comedy about a 1V weatherman who keeps reliving Feb. 2. The philosophical underpinning to this movie is how we deal with incessant repetition in our lives: is it a drag or an existential opportunity? Directed by longtime Murray cohort Harold Ramis. With Andie McDowell and Chris Elliott. Hear No Evil And leave no cliche unturned. But this film, a suspense item about a deaf woman (Marlee Martin) stalked by a killer who uses her deafness against her, gives Martin her best screen role since Children of a Lesser God. 'i Homeward Bound: 1he Incredible Joumey A Disney remake of an earlier hit about three pets who are. through a series of accidents. separated from their owners; the bulk of the film details the animals· perilous attempts to find their masters. Set in the Pacific Northwest, this version is much better than the original, primarily because it was direaed by longtime David Lynch editor Duwayne Dunham (here making his directing debut). Dunham's editing sense makes things far more suspenseful than you might anticipate given the plot.

Jack the Bear A long-shelved Danny De Vito comedy-drama about a single alcoholic father rearing a batch of kids. Things heat up when one of the keikis disappears. The lV-thin dramatics are engineered by 30 Somethings Marshall Hershowitz. Mad Dog and Glory Robert DeNiro saves Bill Murray's life, see, and ... and ... Murray's a gangster and he gives DeNiro his girl (Uma Thurman) for a week as a reward. Only DeNiro and Thwman kinda fall in Jove, see ... and then ... well, you can fill in the blanks. Thanks to a script by Richard Pric:e, it's actually better than it sounds. Married to It Ensemble comedy- entangled in litigation for a couple of years, henc:e the delay -detailing the fortunes of three married couples of different ages and social strata: The 15-yearold, middle-class maniage features Beau Bridges and Stockard Channing; matrimony at the upper oust is played out by Cybill Shepherd and Ron Silver, and Mary Stuart Masterron and Robert Sean Leonard are newlyweds, Midwestern and naive. The couples reexamine "'&ls values" and embrace Clintonesque compromise under the direaion of hit-and-miss Arthur Hiller, who sometimes has a way with comedies (Tbe ln- LaUE). Point of No Retum An Americani7.ation of the idiotic French thriller La Femme Nikita, with Bridget Fonda taking over the role of a beautiful woman who is taken df death row to become a hit person for the state. The perversely assembled cast includes Anne Bancroft (in the Jeanne Moreau role), Harvey Keitel and Gabriel Byrne. The cross-cultural accents alone should keep you away. You are hereby warned. Ring of Fire The newest IMAX movie in town is a mixed affair: it has an irresistible premise (it's a photographic study of the volcanoes of the Pacific Rim); some spectacular computergenerated graphics and animation that "explain" how eruptions happen; and uneven photography, ranging from mediocre fish-eye lens shots to the spectacular. The dull-as-dishwater voiceovers are by Robert Foxworth; the music -original and indigenous - was written and compiled by Michael Steams (Chronos). Is it worth seeing.' Yes . . . but such a tourist-oriented product denies the full potential of the IMAX process . . . again. (Waikiki IMAX) Scent fl a Woman The kind of movie that wins a lot of awards. Al Pacino, carefully surrounded by a cast of lesser actors, chews the scenery art -fully in this story of a blind man, full of the life fon:e, who teaches a novic:e about life and "love." Actually, Pacino's relentless interpretation dL<;torts the inherent sentiment of this overly long movie - Pacino refuses to make his character lovable. Scent of a Woman received a rash of Oscar nominations - probably because it's a semi-thoughtful big studio piaure made in the year when box office winners were swamped by low budget, non-star-driven independent projects. Written by Bo Goldman (Mel11n and Hou'ard) and directed by Martin Brest (Midnight Run). Sliper A hotshcx marine sniper (Tom Berenger) plunges mto covert Panamanian action with untried partner Billy Zane (Dead Calm). Closer to the uuth than Rambo- for what that's worth. Directed by Luis Llosa.

Music Pick

Homecoming fl'()ffi 'ukulele lessons at the Kamaka midios at tht ag1' 013 to a <ipot as finalist in the pre5t!· ginu, Ardres 'it guvia lotcm,honat Gt. tar Competil'On in Spain, it's been a long road for Honrnulu-bom d1.,.,1ral gu1tJn<;1 Lisa Smith, who retums home to take part m the ·Concert & C01mnent" <;enes put on bv r '.a"'ait Public Radio, her the ,econd appearance at HPRs intimate Atherton Performing Arts Studio. 5mith, who gt.iduated from Punahou in 1980, studied with David Choy and Thomas Wong here in Hawaii then went on to the University of uilifomia at San Diego, where she studied with Pepe Romero. Sinc:e then, she has played regularly as a solobt in rhe Cnited Stares, Canada and Europe; she also taught for three years as an Associate in Music at her San Diego alma mater. In 1987. she became the first guitarist ever to win the grand prize at the Carmel Music Sodet,· Instrumental Competition. On the program for Smith's concert-<li,<;aissions, lilied ·Guitar Dances from Around the World; will be works from Joaquin Rodrigo tSpain), Antonio Lauro (Venezuela), John Dowland (England) and K. Girnginakis (Greece).

'l Sonlnersby A remake -an Americaniz.ation, really- of the French film Tbe Retunz of Martin Guerre, set during the U.S. Civil War era. A veteran (Richard Gere) returns to the homestead and wife (Joelie Foster), and passion. is rekindled. But is he really the husband or simply an impooer? Sommersby marks the return of the ultra-romantic screen drama, and it should be one of the biggest hits of the '93 movie season -both Gere and Foster are in top form. The particularly sumptuous phcxography is by Phillippe Rousselcx (A Ru.er Runs Tb1Ullgh If), music is by Oingo &Jingo's Danny Elfman and the screenplay, very cunningly structured, is by Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek VJ) and Sarah Kemochan. Street Knight An ex-cop (Jeff Speakman) tries to locate a missing gang member in the teeming, cliche-filled streets of Los Angeles. Directed by Albett Magnoli, who gave the world Purple Rain only a few short years ago. Don't say you weren't warned. Teenage Muta1t Nqa Tll1les ID When sequel characters start travelling back in time, as the rurdes do here - to the Japan of 1W3, we're told - you know the series is in trouble. Still, the anachronistic language of the trio might be amusing to the kids. And the producers have beefed up the action, if ncx the gore, for this outing. The newset child love figures of America's pubescents, Elias Koteas and Paige Turco, return. i Unforgiven One of the best examinations of the American psyche in a long time. David Webb People's masterful script, Clint Eastwood's fiimrate direction and solid performances by a fine cast make Unforgiven the finest American film of the year thus far. Highly recommended. Untamed Heart A timid Minneapolis busboy (Christian Slater) screws up his courage to win the heart of a fair waitress (Marisa Tomei) in this luv story originally titled Baboon Hoon(that might give you a hint about the subplot).

Short Run and Revival i Bucks County Films 0992) Twelve films touring from the annual Bucks C.Ounty Festival, mostly short in length but big in innovation and visual style. A collection of films from across the Mainland from talented people who refuse to impale film-form on the Hollywood Cross of Naturalism. Highly recommended. Academy Tbootre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Tue. 4/13, 7:30 p.m. $4. 532-8701 'i Chinese Films The Emperor's Eye: Art and Power in Imperial China, a 58-minute film record of China's National Palace treasures; and Love Songs of the Mifl-0 in China, a 45-minute film about the love songs of a Chinese minority, shown in conjunction with the Ac-Jdemy·s Transcending Tunnoil exhibition. Supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Academ)' Theatre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Sun. 4111, 4 p.m. Free. 532-8701 ·, Enchanted Apl 0992) Director Mike ;\ewell's very•PBSy charat1er drama. set just after World War I, is remini5Cent of Hozmrd's End- filled with "civilized" virtues that most of tcx:lay's celluloid lacks. Four troubled Englishwomen from

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Music

The fine young men of Faith No More would love to piss you off

Laughing at Hate

f there's one thing that the members of the notoriously fractious progressive rock group Faith No More have in common, according to bass player Billy Gould, it's a wicked bent for dark sarcasm.

''We were all born with a very cynical sense of humor," Gould says over the phone from San Francisco. ''We laugh at self-hate, for example, and you have to be pretty cynical to do that. "

Hate, self-directed and otherwise, is a recurring theme with Faith No More, which will play Aloha Tower Friday night. The band's tongue-incheek bio, penned by guitarist Jim Martin, describes early FNM as a "hippie hate band" made up of "disillusioned young people . . . playing ugly music to ugly people."

FNM's members seem to delight in provoking each other and anyone else they feel deserves it. "Everybody in this band has a down side and an up side," says Gould, who, far from sounding angst-ridden, is friendly and unassuming on the phone. "At least we don't lie. You see people in bands who are siccing lawyers on each other, then they come out and say they're 'brothers.' We'd rather tell the truth and say we hate eacl:i other. "

FNM formed in 1982, after Gould and keyboard player Roddy Bottum moved from L.A. to San Francisco to go to college (Gould tried several majors at UC Berkeley, including philosophy, but eventually dropped out). Gould and Bottum met drummer Mike "Puffy" Bordin, and the three began to play with various guitarists and singers, including one Courtney Love (who now fronts the band Hole and is married to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain).

In 1984, the band's lineup gelled for a while with guitarist Martin and onetime Bad Brains singer Chuck Mosely. FNM released a wry rap 'n' rock single, We Care A Lot, followed in l 987 by an. album, Introduce Yourself. The band toured frequently, supporting acts like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to whom FNM was compared ad nauseum.

Meanwhile, the rest of the band was becoming increasingly fed up with the erratic Mosely; they finally gave him the boot in early 1989 while they were working on The Real Thing, the album that contained the group's upbeat megabit, "Epic," whose catchy chorus ("You want it all, but you can't have it...") even-

tually drove the record platinum. To replace Mosely, FNM turned

to Mike Patton, front man for an idiosyncratic Eureka, Calif., art-rock band called Mr. Bungle. Patton had to work fast: With all the instrumental tracks for Real Thing already recorded, he was given just a couple of weeks to write the lyrics and record the vocals. Once the record was released, FNM began touring endlessly, opening for acts as diverse as Metallica, Robert Plant and Billy Idol.

D ER E K F ERRAR

It took over a year for "Epic" to hit, but when it did, it earned the band heavy MTV play, "best band" citations from rock mags and a Grammy nomination for "best metal performance." Suddenly, the band was in clover.

As a survey of FNM press clippings will reveal, the group has nurtured a reputation for sardonic perversity. Patton, in particular, seems to have acquired some pretty quirky obsessions. He speaks glowingly about his new hobby: crapping in unusual places. "I've really gotten into the placement of human shit," he told Music Connection magazine. "If you're in a new city, there's always new places! "

Asked about Patton's habits, Gould venture-. the theory that flaunting them may have helped the singer deal with sudden success. "After Mike joined our group," Gould says, "he became this MTV pretty boy almost overnight. I think he's been buying himself some freedom. "

Faith No More created something of a stir in the industry last year when the band followed the catchy Real Thing with Angel Dust, an album of music designed to disturb. From the opening cut, "Days of Sunshine" -whose sarcastically saccharine lyrics were drawn, Patton says, from fortune cookies - to the Tom Waitslike growled monologue of a trailer-park nobody, "RV," to the metallic "Malpractice," Angel Dust shifts vertiginously through a blur of styles, laughing at itself all the while.

The music is well suited to Patton's

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non-linear lyrics, which have been compared with beat poetry. ("Fuck no! " the singer said when asked if he's a closet poet.) Patton is also apparently a frenzied, reckless performer, given to autostrangulation , with mic chords and body-slamming speaker stacks.

When it began to be clear that Angel Dust was to be something of a dark departure from Epic, rock journalists unleashed a deluge of speculation about the album's "commercial viability." (In fact, the record has done quite well - entering the Billboard album chart at No. 10 and dutifully going gold and beyond.)

"The fact that Angel Dust made other people nervous more than us tells you something," Gould says. "I see it as making a record the way we've always made records; it's all part of growing. The Real T h ing sounds naive to me now."

If proof is needed for Gould's assertion that the band will continue to explore, it can be found on their new single, a schmaltzy cover of Lionel Richie's AM radio standard "Easy."

"We were just having some fun, I guess," Gould says of the release. "We used to do 'Jump' by Van Halen, which really annoyed some people. Then we started doing a cover of Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' to piss people off, but then we went on a big tour with Metallica and became this heavy metal band. People started screaming for 'War Pigs,' so we figured 'Easy' was the next logical step. Sometimes we'll play it two or three times in a row just to bum people out."

The other previously unreleased (in America) cut on the CD is a polka in German called "Das Schtitzenfest," or "The Shooting Festival," which Gould says is "a tribute to this guy Heino, who's the German albino Neil Diamond. The old people there love him, but the young people hate him. So we wanted to do a song that sounded like one of his."

Whether or not they tickle your sinister funny bone, the loony tunes on the new single are typical of Faith No More's stubborn unwillingness to be defined.

"We've had to deal with stereotypes that aren't really true," Gould says, "so we created something else. But this is just a stage, too. I guess I'd like for us to have our own niche some day, but I'm not really sure what it would be." •

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impersonation show, featuring Elvis, Marilyn, Madonna, Roy Orbison, Michael Jackson and more. Proceeds will go toward the Polynesian Cultural Center's upcoming 30th anniversary reunion. Pacific Pavilion, Royal Hawaiian Shopping C.enter, 2201 Kalakaua Ave.: Mon. 4/12, 10 p.m. $5. 293-3333 Usa Smith See Music Pick on Page 8. Trio Appassionato Part of Music Projects Honolulu's free community chamber music series. Wanner Auditorium, Hawaii Pacific University, l()(i() Bishop St.: Wed. 4/7, noon. Free. 521-7958 UH Gamelan Ensemble The university's traditional Indonesian drum-and-gong orchestra performs music and dance from central Java. Music Department Courtyard, UH Manoa campus: Sat. 4/10, 8 p.m. $5. 956-8742 1he W"llnea No, it's not a suspense flick; it's a musical about the Resurrection featuring the intercmxninatmtl Pacific Prare Chcir arxl Celia Wan':e as the Holy Virgin. Mami)r,l Tbeatre, Chaminade University campus: Thur. 4/8 - Sun. 4/11, 7 p.m.; F.aster matinee Sun. 4/11, 1:30 p.m. Free, but you must reseJVe your ticket in advance. 263-5371 Who WiD call Him King of Kings? Hey, call Him anything you want - except late for dinner. A First Assembly of God F.aster musical production featuring a 100-voice choir, orchestra and drama. First Assembly cf G<Xi, 3400 Mamalua Rd.: Fri. 4/9 - Sun. 4/11, 7 p.m. "Love offerings" accepted. 836-2300

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&/Thursday Asher Perrin Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. Augie Rey Contemporary; Spats. Backstreet Blues Blues; Jaron's Kailua. Bernadette and the New Sensation Contemporary Dance; Rex's Black Orchid. Betty Loo Taylor a Rachel Gonzalez Jazz; New Orleans Bistro. Elle Kqaroc,Country & Folk;JJJy RqJer Waikiki. Brian Huddy Variety; Bandito's. C8rol Atkinson Jazz; Cupid's Lounge. Chosen View Alternative; Java Java Cafe. 8 -10 p.m. Dean & Dean Contemporary Hawaiian. Chart House. 8 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Don Ki'ni Keyboard; Mabina Lounge. 8 - 11 p.m. Easy Does It Variety; Spindrifter Kabala. Eric Wilmoth Blues, Folk; Java Java Cafe. 8 -lO p.m. Exit 8 Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Pearlridge. lllny Kapono Contemporary Hawaiian; Bany.m Veranda. 5 - 8 p.m. J.P. Smoketraln Rock; No Name Bar. Jon Basebase Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Want. 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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From Page s three generations head to San Salvatore, a castle in Italy. There their problems magically meh away, diffused by the natW<tl beauty of the place (a theory particularly preposterous to those of us who live in Hawaii). The whole thing feels like a newage seminar strained through an Agatha Christie novel. Hemenway Tbeatre, UH Manoa campus: Wed. 4/6 - Sun. 4/11, 6 & 8 p.m. $3.50. 956-6468 'i A Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) A slightly chubby 14-year-old soprano, Deanna Duibin, relentlessly upbeat and happy, rescued Universal Studios from the financial doldrums in the late ·30s and early '40s with a series of (often) funny film larlcs that forlorn American audiences apparently wanted to believe. This is Durbin's second film (again engineered by producer Joe Pasternak and director Herny Koser) in which the wholesome soprano tackles the problem of unemployment -at least, among musicians - by creating, through her spunky chann and iron smile, an orchestra that lifts the spirits of all in every direction. This is movie as Happiness Machine, and Durbin, a child star second only to Shirley Temple, knew every trick of the �Highly recommended. Movie Museum, 3566 Harding Ave.: Thur. 4/8 & Sat 4/10, 8 p.m.; matinees 4/10, 3 & 5:30 p.m. $5. 735-fST?l 'i In Focus: Fourth Annual Student Film Awards Fresh from several triumphs (national Emmy awards and a newly installed universitydegree program in video prcxluction), Leeward Community College stages its fourth annual video awards ceremony, a showcase for high-school and college videographers from tl1r0ughout the state. Billy Sage hosts the event, magician John Carney will peiforrn. The event ( which will later be televised on Public Access) is sponsored by LCC's In Foe.us video dub and Ocemic Television. Academy Tbeatre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Sat. 4/10, 6:30 p.m. $10 (but students get in free). 532-8701 i Incident at Oglala 0992) Michael (Tbunderbeart) Apted's elliptical documentary

about the trials of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist accused of murdering two FBI agents. Peltier's story is a gripping one, though somewhere amid all of the talking head interviews in Incident, its impact is lost. Nonetheless, if you don't know the full story of his case, you should - and Apted's film is worth seeing for that reason alone. Hemenuay Tbeatre, UH Manoa campus: Tue. 4/13 - Sun. 4/18, 6 & 8 p.m. $3.50. 956-6468 'i Love Me Tonight (1932) One of the best movie musicals ever made, although it's a bit of a museum piece by now. Director Rouben Mamoulian infused this never-never love story - a tailor woos and wins a princess - with a spirit and veJVe unique to few musicals. Maurice Chevalier (in top form) and Jeanette MacDonald (for once, not singing flat) are the two lovers; the music is Rodgers and Hart; the tone effervescent. Highly recommended. Movie Museum, 3566 HardingAve.: Fri. 4/9 & Sun. 4/11, 8 p.m.; matinees 4/1 1, 3 & 5:30 p.m. $5. 735-8771 'i'lhe M*h Famy GIii SeeFi1mPickonPage8. 'i lhn:111: 1he Old Mm ... the East Cl*1a Sea (1()()1) John Junkerrnan's Oscar-nominated documentary follows 82-year-old Okinawan fisherman Shigero Itokazu, who each day heads to sea in the pre-<lawn hours in search of marlin. Junkerrnan's film captures the rllythms and tones of a calm and solitary lifestyle that is rapidly disappearing. Academy Tbeatre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Fri. 4/9, 7:30 p.m.; matinee Thur. 4/8, 1 p.m. $4. 532-8701

Music Concerts Faith No More See story on Page 9. Information Society Nostalgic for the h�ess days of the '80s? Then stroll on down to The

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sized pop from these golden oldies of the techno-<lance scene. Tbe Garage, 955 Waimanu St.: Wed. 4/7 & Thur. 4/8, 7 p.m. $15 advance, $17 at the door plus one-<lrink minimum. 537-1555 JoAnn Falletta and Aequalis Trio Maestro Falletta, considered one of the most promising young conductors in the country, was the first American woman ever appointed to lead a regional orchestra (the Long Beach Symphony). Falletta, who has won the prestigioos Stokowski, Ta;canini and Bruno Walter awards, is currently the music director of Noifolk's Viiginia Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco-based Women's Philhannonic. In her debut with the Honolulu Symphony, Falletta will conduct the evening's three guest soloists - pianist Hugh Hindon, cellist Elizabeth Mohr and percussionist Michael Parola, who, when they perfoon alone are known as the Aequalis Trio - in Triple Concerto: A Sonorous Path, a piece by Ounbodian-bom composer Chinary Ung written expressly for the Aequalis members and orcheroa. Chamber-music fans will remember that the Aequalis, which specializes in new American music and has commis.5ioned a number of original works, perf orrned at the Academy Theatre last year. Al5o on Falletta's program: Turina's Danzas Fantasticas and Dvorak's Symphony No. 6 inD. Blaisdell Concert Hall, m Ward Ave.: Sun. 4/11, 4 p.m. & Tue. 4/13, 8 p.m. $10 - $30. 537-6191 Karen Keawehawal'i's Easter Show Entertainment from local celeb Keawehawai'i -named 1()()3 "entertainer of the year" by Horrolulu. magazine - a buffet luncheon and an Easter bonnet contest. Hibiscus Ballroom, Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr.: Sun. 4/11, doors open at 10 a.m.; show at noon. $30. 732-6223 Jay Larrin Kick back with Mr. "Snows of M?.'.makea" himself. Captain's Room, Hawaii Prince Hotel, 100 Holomoana St.: Fri. 4/9, 7:30 p.m. & F.aster Sun. 4/11, noon. $6 plus two-drink minimum. 947-5829 Legends in Concert A benefit peifonnance by the cast of the Royal Hawaiian Shopping C.enter's

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"I'm the white Dulce Ellington," Vinson jokes of his long career, cracking both a big smile and a beer at his Kawaiahao Street store. A youthful 73, he still loves to slam down boilermakers and pepper his speech with expletives and naked innuendo. In his heyday as a swing drummer, Vinson played for such legends as Jimmy Dorsey, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman and ran with the likes of Gene Krupa, Louie Bellson, Tonight Show drummer Ed Shaughnessy (one ofVmson's closest friends) and the unforgettable Buddy Rich.

Vinson recalls those days fondly. "I guess they were the good old days," he says, "but we were hungry for it back then. We would do anything to beat the next guy, except when we knew he was better. My friend and I entered a drum contest once, Gene Krupa's contest. We thought we had it sewn up. Then Louie Bellson came in and wiped us both out!"

"As far as Fred is concerned," says drum instructor Chuck James, who runs a school upstairs from VIDSon's shop, ''you can't find anybody more in tune with what is happening in drums. He's experienced so much more than most people could encounter in a lifetime - and he's got more one-liners than Henny Youngman."

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ns Flores, currently of Island Afternoon, who has played with Willy K, Charo and many others. "Fred's is like a drum store from the 1950s," Flores says. "A real family atmosphere. And what a character!"

Vinson was born in 1 920 in Tacoma, Wash . , "because," he explains with his usual impishness, "I wanted to be close to my mother." He played his first professional gig at age 12 and left home at 15 to tour with Sonny Dunham's big band. Eventually, he became one of the top drummers of the big-band era.

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During World War II, Vinson played with the Army Band. 'They didn't send me overseas," he says, ''because they didn't want to lose the war." After the Big One, Vinson landed a six-year engagement as the orchestra drummer on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life.

"You know, I've seen some of the replays," Vinson says of the show, "and I don't know if I was on the goddamn things or not, the sound was so terrible. But I don't care how it comes out on the tapes; that was a good band."

But VIDSOn doesn't play much any more, mostly because of a gradual hearing loss - not uncommon among drummers - that has rendered him nearly deaf, a Beethoven of swing.

"Oh, for a pair of ears," he muses. 'Then I could hear all the bad things people say about me!"

Then again, he reasons, maybe he's not missing out on much: "Shit, if I haven't heard it already, it's probably not worth hearing." And he has a similar explanation for why he has no plans to learn sign language: "I know the middle finger," he says. "What else do I need to know?"

In the late '60s, Vmson took over the drum department at Leo's Music, a large store in Oakland that was instrnmental - literally - in ser-

vicing the careers of Bay Area bands like Journey, the Grateful Dead and the Steve Miller Band.

But then Leo got sick and closed the store. "He thought he wasn't going to live," Vmson says, "and he was right." So, in 1 982, 50 years after his first pro gig, Vmson packed a Matson container full of drums and headed for Hawaii.

Hidden among the auto body shops on Kawaiahao, Fred's Pro Drums is hardly noticeable from the outside. Inside, however, it's a different universe. Fred's is stocked with an incredible selection of drums and spare parts. The walls are lined with rims and hoops, the shelves are crammed with heads and pedals, music books and practice pads. Upstairs in James' studio is a labyrinth of practice rooms where students of all ages come for lessons.

A master of a fading art, Vinson is one of Hawaii's only drum craftsmen. He spends six days a week sweating away in his workshop, oblivious to the crash and boom of the percussion that surrounds him, doing drum repairs, restorations and customizations. It's a labor of love, in which he is assisted by his friend Lynn, a former fashion model and singer who lends an ear for the phone and a hand at the desk. ''He's crusty, mean and nasty," she beams with true affection. ''But Fred's got a genuine heart of gold."

It goes without saying that Vmson has seen a lot of changes in the music world since the glory days of the big bands: In recent years, electronic drums and synthesizers have made live drummers an endangered species. ''Music is changing," Vmson admits, ''but there will always, always be guys who want to beat on real drums. As for me, if I can provide a good product at a reasonable price, I'm happy. That's all I want to do."

For today's young drummers, Vinson has this advice:

"Be hungry. Play from the heart. Learn to read sheet music! And come buy a drum set from my store." •

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JanBnna}!zz; Mahinalaunge. 9 pm -mrlnight Jimmy Borges Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. Jon Basebase Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Ward. 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Joy Woode & Betty Loo Taylor Jazz; New Orleans Bistro. Kanilau Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 8 - 11 p.m. Kimo Bicoy Guitar; Mezzanine Restaurant. Le Jazz Hot Jazz; Java Java Cafe. 9 p.m. Loretta Ables Trio Jazz; Lewers Lounge. Mind Over Matter Rock; No Name Bar. Moe Keala Trio C:Ontemporary Hawaiian; Duke's Canoe Club. 4 - 7 p.m. Mojo Hand Blues; Sand Island R&B. New Heights Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. tidllMC Contemporary Hawaiian; ]cimD:Jminis. Nueva Vida R&B Dance; Reni's. Olomana Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 5 - 8 p.m. One People Variety; Bandito's. Pacif"IC Blue Contemporary Hawaiian; Monterey Bay Canners Ward. Pagan Babies World Dance; Anna Bannan.as. Panorana Variety; Roy's Park Bistro. Pua Mela Trio C:Ontemporary Hawaiian; Hany's Bar. 3:30 - 7 p.m. Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawaii Latin; Captain's Table Lounge. Scott Willians Band Dance Rock; Fast F.ddie's. Scratch Hard Rock; Rock Cellar. Shiitey Walker Duo Variety; Jolly Roger Fast. 4 - 7 p.m. Sweet Rush Contemporary Hawaiian; Scuttlebutt's. The Love Cats Dance Rock; Wave Waikiki. Tito Berinobis Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 5 - 8 p.m. Tommy D & the D Band Rock; Mai Tai Launge. TNIID KlidJls Contemporary Hawaiian; M£llia's.

10/Saturday Alisa Randolph Jazz; Rex's Black Orchid. Augie Rey Contemporary; Spats. Betty Loo Taylor, Denyl McKay & Lou Jazz; New Orleans Bistro. lb Kapuo C:Ountry & Folk;Ji}y Rq;er Waikim. Brother Noland Contemporary Hawaiian; Spindrifter Kabala. Bryan and Julie Huddy Folk; Coconut Willie's. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Crossover Pop, Funk, Blues; Jaron 's Kailua.

Danny Dez Rock; Pieces of Eight. Dean & Dean Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 7:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. FtogClildBlues,Jazz; Furtl{;Jam]am.Cafe. 9 pm Ginai Jazz; Nick's Fisbmarket. Honolulu Jazz Duet Jazz; Cappuccinos. Janlllam'Jazz; Mohinalounge.9 pm - mi:lnigbt Jesse Vance Boden Hawaiian, Contemporary; Proud Peacock. 4 - 9 p.m. Jimmy Borges Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. John Basebase Contemporary; Horatio 's. Kanilau Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 9 - 11 p.m. Kimo Bicoy Guitar; Mezzanine Restaurant. Lalil Sldf Latin; Ramsay Galleries. 2:30 -5:30 pm Ledward Kaapana and lkona Contemporary Hawaiian; Duke's Canoe Club. 4 - 7 p.m. Ululi Sisters C:Ontemporary Hawaiian; Harry's Bar. 3:30 - 7 p.m. Loretta Ables Trio Jazz; Lewers Lounge. Moe Keale Trio Contemporary Hawaiian; Crouching Lion Inn. Mojo Hand Blues; Snapper's. New Heights Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. tidfflCContemporary Hawaiian;]cimfuntnis. Olomana Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 6 - 9 p.m. One People Variety; Bandito's. Pacific Blue Contemporary Hawaiian; Monterey Bay Canners Ward. Pagan Babies World Dance; Anna Bannan.as. Panorama Variety; Roy's Park Bistro. Pu'ukane Contemporary Hawaiian; Fast F.ddie's. Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawaii Latin; Captain's Table Lounge. Rudy Molina Guitar; Yacht Club Restaurant. Scratch Hard Rock; Rock Cellar. Simplisity Contemporary Hawaiian; Malia's. The Love Cats Dance Rock; Wave Waikiki. Tommy D & the D Band Rock; Mai Tailaunge. Tropical Blues Island Rock; Java Java Cafe. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

11/Sunday Asher Penin Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. Billy Chapman Variety; Irish Rose Saloon. Billy Kurch Piano; I.ewers Lounge. Bonnie Gearheart Jazz; Banyan Veranda. 8 - 1 1 p.m. Bryan and Julie Huddy Folk; Coconut Willie's. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cache Latin; Rex's Black Orchid

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Danny Dez Rock; Pieces of Eight. Dean & Dean Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 9 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Don Km Keyboard; Mahina Launge. 8 - 11 pm Exit 8 Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Pearlridge. Francios Kahale Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. lslald Spirit C:Ontemporary Hawaiian; Monlen!), Bay Canners Ward. Jeny Sanlos Variety; Ban;an Vemnda. 5 - 8 pm Jesse Vance Boden Hawaiian, Contemporary; llikai Hotel. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Joanie Komatsu Contemporary Island; Yacht Club Restaurant. 7 - 1 1 p.m. Joy Woode & Tennyson Jazz; New Orleans Bistro. Kapena Contemporary Hawaiian; Malia's. Klauea C:Ontemporary Hawaiian; John Dominis. Uimi Sisters Contemporary Hawaiian; Harry's Bar. 3:30 - 7 p.m. Nalu! Contemporary Hawaiian; Duke's Canoe Club. 4 - 7 p.m. New Heights Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. Over the HiO Gang New Orleans Jazz; Randy's. 3 - 5 p.m. Ila Domely Coonlly & Folk; Jolly Rq;er Waikiki. Scott Williams Variety; Spindrifter Kabala. Scratch Hard Rock; Rock Cellar. Straight Shot Country; Crouching Lion Inn. 2 - 6 p.m. � Hawaiial Duo Contemporary Hawaiian; Jaron's Kailua. 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sweet Rush Contemporary Hawaiian; Scuttlebutt's. 4 - 8 p.m. The Love Cats Dance Rock; Wave Waikiki. Tommy D & the D Band Rock; Mai Tai Lounge. Wayne Takamine Guitar; WaikikiBeacbcamber Restaurant. Wild Edna Blues; Anna Bannanas.

12/Monday Acoustic Persuasion Variety; No Name Bar. Asher Penin Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. Billy Chapman Variety; Irish Rose Saloon. Billy Kurch Piano; Lewers Lounge. Bryan and Julie Huddy Folk; Coconut Willie's. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dean & Dean Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 5 - 8 p.m. Don Km Keyboard; Mabina Launge. 8 - 11 pm Exit 8 Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Pearlridge. lslald Spirit Contemporary Hawaiian; Monterey Bay Canners Ward.

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few of us were discussing those booming megawatt sound systems that so many cars have nowadays -- a bane of urban existence if ever there was one. We fantasized about being able to

send an electronic signal that would defeat, override, distort, or blow out an offending car stereo, without blowing up the driver unless absolutely necessary. Could this be done with available technology? -- Jonathan Jensen, Baltimore

Well, there's always electromagnetic pulse, or EMP. EMP has the drawback of requiring you to detonate a nuclear bomb, which may deter the squeamish. But it does work, no small thing in an age of halfway measures.

Scientists got their first hint of EMP in 1962 after a hydrogen bomb test high over the Pacific. In Hawaii, 800 miles away, 300 street lights failed, burglar alarms rang, and circuit breakers popped on power lines. Investigators concluded that the exploding bomb had unleashed a brief but intense burst of energy that, by means of various atmospheric reactions that we need not go into here, poured a killer dose of juice into every hunk of unshielded metal for hundreds of miles around and fried every electrical or electronic device connected thereto. According to one writer, "a nuclear burst over the United States would produce an electromagnetic pulse that could cause widespread damage or disruption to electronic communications equipment, commercial power and telephone lines, and especially to digital computers." I know, sounds like a dream come true. Solid-state electronic gear is particularly vulnerable, so if you do it right there won't be an operative boom box in the entire area code. You'll be a national hero.

But let's not kid ourselves: this method isn't without its problems. One is that while EMP itself makes for a nice surgical strike, the underlying bomb would definitely diminish property values (although there are some who would say a little collateral damage is a small price to pay for peace and quiet). Possibly the side effects could be minimized if you were to locate the bomb according

to scientific principles. I regret to say that research in this area has not been as aggressive as it might have been, but come on -- you wanted a concept, you got a concept. Now all that remains is to work out the practical details.

hy does a lieutenant general outrank a major general while a major outranks a lieutenant? -- Bob Spertus, Berkeley, California

This question has gnawed at me for years, Bob. As near as I can make out, here's the deal: In your modern army (modern defined as dating from the 1500s onward), you've got three basic units: your company, commanded by a captain; your regiment, commanded by a colonel; and your army or division, commanded by (ultimately) the sovereign. In the past as today, the individuals who actually held these lofty posts, sovereign included, were often no-talent dweebs whose principal qualification was that they had clout, noble blood, or some unsavory combination of the two. Lest the army be massacred, those behind the scenes maneuvered to have "lieutenants" (deputies) appointed to assist the nominal commanders. These lieutenants, lieutenant colonels, and lieutenant generals did much of the actual decision making.

To help them with the scut work of war, the lieutenants turned to par -ties known as "sergeants major." You had a low-level sergeant major who kept the grunts in line; a regimental sergeant major who got the companies organized for battle; and a sergeant major general, who helped get the army in battle order. The regimental sergeant major eventually became a major and the sergeant major general became a major general. I'm oversimplifying to beat the band, you realize. But the point is, major-somethings (or somethingmajors) have always been outranked by lieutenant-whatevers.

-CECIL ADAMS Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Cecil Admns, Chicago Reader, 1 1 E. Illinois, Chicago, IL 6061 1 . •

Joane Komatsu Contemporary Island; Yacht Club Restaurant. Jonah Cummings Contemporary Hawaiian; Duke's Canoe Club. 4 - 6 p.m. Kanilau Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 8 - 11 p.m. Kapena Contemporary Hawaiian; Malia 's. Klauea Contemporary Hawaiian;JobnDominis. Melnda carolJm.; Barl)Wl Vernnda. 8 - 11 pm Musicians Jam with F"lji Jazz; Rex's Black Orchid. 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Owana Salara Trio Contemporary Hawaiian; Harry's Bar. 3:30 - 7 p.m. Raga & Deny! McKay Jm.; New Orleans Bistro. Rendezvous Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. Rhonda ft Kit Sanson Variety; KahalaHilton. Iba Domely C.oonliy & Folk;Jily Rew Wcnktki. Scott Williams Variety; Spindrifter Kabala. Tito Berinobis Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. TOIIIII)' D & the D Band Rock; Mai Tai Lounge.

13/Tuesday Asher Perrin Jazz; Hilton Hawaiian Village. Augie Rey Contemporary; Spats. Betty Loo Taylor & Denyl McKay Jazz; New Orleans Bistro. Billy Chapnan Variety; Waikiki Broiler. 3:30 -8:30 p.m. BIia KapooCrumy & Folk;Jily Rqp Waikiki Bryan Huddy Variety; Bandito's. Caol Atkinson Jazz; Cupid's Lounge. Don Km Keyooutl; Mahinal.ounge. 8 - 11 p.m. Easy Does H Variety; Spindrifter Kabala. Exit 8 Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Pearlridge. J.P. Smoketrain Rock; No Name Bar. Jazz NightJazz; CojfeeManoa. Joaie Komatsu Contemporary Island; Yacht Club Restaurant. Jonah Cummings Contemporary Hawaiian; Duke's Canoe Club. 4 - 6 p.m. Kanilau Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 8 - 11 p.m. Kapena Contemporary Hawaiian; Malia 's. Keith & Carmen Haugen Hawaiian; Royal Hawaiian Hotel. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Ki Sanlon & the Scllllll Advice c.ontemporary Hawaiian; Kabala Hilton. Lance Orillo Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 5 - 8 p.m. Loretta Ables Trio Jazz; Lewers Lounge. Moe Keale Trio Contemporary Hawaiian; Banyan Veranda. 5 - 8 p.m. Nid1lwq c.ootemp:xary Hawaiian;jimfuninis. Nueva Vida's Big Thang R&B Dance; Rex's Black Orchid. Ohe'o Contemporary Hawaiian; Monterey Bay Canners Ward. Owana Salaur Trio Contemporary Hawaiian; Harry's Bar. 3:30 - 7 p.m. Rockford Holmes Quartet Jazz Night Jazz; Nicholas Nickolas. Shirley Walker Duo Variety; Jolly Roger liast. 4 - 7 p.m. Tito Berinobis Contemporary Hawaiian; Chart House. 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Theater and Dance Eveiyone Knows What a Dragoll Looks Ule Aspects of the folk art of the Beijing Opera are employed in this one-hour produaion directed by Pamela Sterling. TTY summarizes the story (by Jay Williams, adapted for the stage by Daniel A. Kelin II with Angela Q. Angel) this way: "Poor Oiphaned gate-sweeper Han and his teacher Cho encoonter Wtld Horsemen who threaten to desroy their city of Wu. Han warns the city ruler of the attack. The city prays to the Great Cloud Dragon, but what appears instead is a small, fat, old man. In the face of great -Odds, Han's simple trusting nature leads him on a journey of self-Oiscovery, one that revr:als the power d frierxiship and allows him to see what a dragon really looks like." Richardson 700IJre, Fort Shafter: Sat 4110, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. $7.50, $5/kids & seniors. 839-7018

Galleries Opening Lan Oi Char Chinese brush paintings. Opens Thur. 4/8, runs through 4/27. Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy. 595-4047

Continuing 23rd Aml8I Colep Art Exlmtion This multimedia exhibit of works by students from colleges and universities on Oahu is juried by Jennifer Saville, curator of Western art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and Joan Brandford, a visiting fiber artist from New York. Through

4116. Amfac Plaza, 700 Bishop St. 956-7603 Aloha Watercolors and chalk pastels by Sue Douglas. Ongoing. Siri Fax Foods, 345 Queen St. 521-8820 Baskets: Redefining Volume and Meaning An exhibit of basketmaking that examines "the departure from the traditionally utilitarian aspects of baskets to the recreation of forms as containers of meaning." Through 4116. Art Gallery, Art Building, UH Manoa campus. 956-6888 Elmer Bischoff Drawings and paintings done between 1952 and 1956 by the man who was considered by many to be the "father of Bay Area figurative painting." Through 418. Koa Gallery, KCC, Diamond Head campus. 734-9255 Describo Nudanl Ergo Sum A group exhibit with woiks by students and colleagues of Walter Takeda. Through 5/18. Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy. 595-4047 Kalka deSlva Ceramia; and srulpture. Through 4130. Midkiff Leaming Center, Kamehameha Schools campus. 842-8338 Scottie Flamm Recent watercolors. Through 5/15. Cafe Che Pasta, 1001 Bishop St. 524-0004 Fragments Paintings on canvas and paper by Glenn Masao Yamanoha. Through 5/2. Queen Emma Gallery, Queen's Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St. 547-4397 Fla* Hernlnlez An exhibit of colorful abstract paintings and folding screens. Through 4/22. KeihJ Hatano Studio and Gallery, 903 Waimanu St. 5.36-48<J) Japal As a Culbnl Tria1gle An exhibit of 80 works by photographer Banri Namikawa about the cultural influences in Japan from the Asian continent. Through 5/14. John A. Burns Hall, F.ast-West Center, UH Manoa campus. 944-7111 Myth and Frapient Drawings and sculpture by Cam Choy. Through 4130. Ramsay Galleries and Cafe, 1128 Smith St. 537-ARTS National League al American Pen Women A biennial juried art exhibit. Through 4/20. Honolulu Hale, King and Punchbowl Streets. 623-0426 Janes Pan Grand opening exhibit of acrylics and oils by Mr. Pan. Through 5/15.James Pan Art Gallery, 2617 Waialae Ave. 734-3478 Join Prldlalt Pen & ink drawings. Through 4123. Jake's Downtown Hideaway, 11 10 Bishop St. 52.6-1562 Rites of Emergence An exhibit of ceramic sculpture by Larch Behrends-King. Through 4130. Arts of Pamdise, International Marketplace. 942-2787 Maklhomas Woiks by the artist Through 4116. Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy. 595-4047 Jam Whyland Paintings and drawing5. Through 419. The PauahiArt Gallery, Pauahi Tower, 1001 Bishop St. 545-7500 Willlwad Fllltasy Acrylics by Daniel Bethune. Through 4115. Ko'olau Gallery, Windward Mall. 247-0709

Art Events and Classes Baskets: Redefining Volume and Mealing A slide lecture by Claudia Stafinski called "Scarlet Charm" in conjunction with the basket exhibit at the UH Manoa Art Gallery. Room 101, Art Building, UH Manoa campus: Wed. 4/7, 7:30 -8:30 p.m. Free. 95<x>888 Elen Phelan l.ectln In conjunction with her exhibit at the c.ootemp:xary Museum (See Mu!l!um Soction), Ellen Phelan, who esablished a reputation in the 1900, for landscape paintings, will give a slide lecture with her husband Joel Shapiro on her new txxly d wod<, which involves the depiction of dolls. Art Building Auditorium, UH Manoa campus: Thur. 418, 7:30 p.m. Free. 526--0232 Garden Paty n lh:allllr8d Art Show with Silent Auction A benefit art auction for the Nature Conservancy. Wyland will be there. With his own POGs? McO:ly Pavilion, Ala Moana Park: Fri. 4/9, 5 - 9 p.m. Free. 456-2869 Let the Good 'Ines Roi: Prostilution ... the U.S. Militay in Asia This slide show and lecture is presented by Saundra Sturdevant, a photographer and historian with extensive experience in Asia, and Brenda Stoltzfus, inteiviewer and translator, who lived and worked for five years in the Philippines. UHWomen'sCenter, 1820 University Ave.: Wed. 4114, noon. Free. 942-7762 Unmasking Picasso: African Elements in Modem Art Warren Robbins, one of the world's leading authorities on traditional African art and founder of the National Museum of African An reveals how pioneer artists of the 20th century (Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Brancusi) drew directly from the fonns of African sculpture to cany out the great art revolution of modem times. Honolulu Academy of Arts Theatre, 900 S. Beretania St: Mon. 4112, 7:30 p.m. $5. 532-8700

Museums Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice St. Open daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $7.95 adults, $6.95 kids. 847-3511

Monuments to the Stars This planetarium program pays tribute to the history of star-gazing, from Stonehenge to Mauna Kea. Reseivations required for evening shows. Daily, 11 a.m. (1:30 p.m. in Japanese); Fridays & Saturdays, 7 p.m. Wbales: Giants of the Deep Five life-sized robotic models of the sperm, killer, humpback, narwhal and gray whales in simulated marine environments will be on display, as will handson displays, whale videos and a special discovery area for children. Through 5/19. lhe�y Musun 2411 Makiki Hts. Dr. Open Tue. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun., noon - 4 p.m. $4. 526-1322 Earthly <:onstellatwn Photographs by Linda Connor. Through 5/30. From the lives of Dolls Woiks by Ellen Phelan. Through 5/30. Leon Golub Paintings from 1987 to 1992 by the artist. Through 5/30. Rhythm 'n Blues Works by A. Kimberlin Blackbum. In the museum's cafe. Through 4111. The Contemporary Museum's Advertiser Gallery 605 Kapiolani Blvd. Open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. 526-1322 Leon Golub Paintings by the artist from 1987 -1992. (See Contemporary Museum Listing above for other Golub exhibit.) Through 6/4. 1he Hawai Madane Caiter Pier 7. Open daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $7 adults, $4 kids. 536-6373 Museum Highlights The featured attractions of Honolulu's wateifront museum include the Falls of Clyde, the only four-masted, fully rigged ship left in existence; a humpback whale skeleton; and marine displays ranging from sharks to yacht racing. Ongoing. ....... Academy al Alts 900 S. Beretania St. Open Tue. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sun., 1 - 5 p.m. Suggested donation: $4 adults, $2 students, seniors. 532-8700 F.arly Hawaiian Rattan Jlumiture Drawings, designs, models and full-scale furniture of William Aiton (1906-1991). Through 4/25. Honolulu Printmakers The annual juried exhibit from this group is now showing at the Art Center at Llnekona. Through 4115. Transcending lunnoil: Painting at the <Jose of China's Empire, 1796 - 1911 The lavish exhibit of over 100 rare saolls, screens and paintings a=ntly showing at the academy eJ<x:iuently challenges the popular belief that the 19th century was a lost epoch for art in China. This is the first comprehensive exhibit of 19th century Chinese painting shown outside China. It is an overwhelming exhibit, both in size and as an exploration of the historical relationship of art to the sweeping political changes of a very complicated era. An initial slow walk through the rooms to get an oveiview of the exhibit, followed by a more lengthy contemplation might be a rewarding approach to this avalanche of visual and intellectual largesse. -Nikki 'Jy-Tomkins Through 4118 Million Hausas-.n 553 s. King St. Open Tue. - Sat., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun., noon - 4 p.m. $3.50 adults, $1 kids. 531-0481 Hawaiian Quilting Gasses I.earn the unique Island art of Hawaiian quilting from master quilter Poakalani Serrao. Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. - noon. $40 for eight sessions. Ongoing. Museum Tours The three historic mi.s.5ion houses, built between 1821 and 1841, are located downtown, within walking distance d other photographic landmarks. Explore the daily life and wai( of the Arneocan missml!ies on the gi:oonds d the museum and cli<,cover the role the brethren played in 19th century Hawaii. Ongoing.

Learning Beyond the Monuments: Preserving Washington's Neighborhoods Suzanne Ganschinietz, an architectural historian m Washington D.C. will give a lecture.as part of the oog:>ing series on histcric preseivation Cll!led hp3rls at the Palace. Old A rehires Bldg., Iolani Pal�ce grounds: Wed. 4114, noon. Free. 956-8570 �·1 · 1aa.....,..IIIIIYouRdJert Kalkman will explain as.5istance programs and how they function in the work place and support the mmmunity. KCCOJajxi, lliumnd Head campus: Thu. 418, 7 p.m. Free. 734-9211 Lyon Albonlbln Classes Two cias<,es are offered this week: Mini Roku- Clay Pottery, taught by Pacific Potters Guild Members in two sessions ($45) and Vegetable Gardening in Containers ($12.50). Reseivations required. Call Lyon Arborrtum forregistmtion and meeting place Sat 4110, 9 a.m. - noon. 988-7378 °'Ulni for M*s n aillhn Start with simple objeas and work up to the difficult in this origami class. Registration required. Mokihana 105, KCC, Diarrond Head campus: Sat 4110, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. $10. 734-9211 Whales ... Dolpln: 1he Ufe al Cetacems Dr. Louis Hennan, director of UH's Kewalo Basin


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remember an old M*A*S*H episode in which a desperate Hawkeye Pierce flips out at the prospect of downing the same old army vittles for the umpteenth time. There he stands in the chow line, eyes and neck veins bulging as he rants about the wretched monotony of his meals. Back at the Swamp for

martini hour, Pierce obsesses about getting beef ribs, barbeque sauce and coleslaw from Adam's Ribs of Chicago choppered over to Korea. Imagine Radar's surprise when Pierce barges into the file room demanding that he get Chicago on the horn for a million-mile takeout.

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Now I'm wondering . . . what if, instead of having the salivating Pierce strong arm Radar, the sitcom's writers had simply sent the M.D. road-tripping from the 4077th to Seoul for some bulgogi, kim chee and shark's fins? And why not let Major Houlihan join the party? Doesn't Hot Lips wolfing down whitebait sound good for a laugh? OK, maybe not.

But outside TV land, an excursion for good Korean food is never a bad idea, so one recent afternoon, salivating a little myself, I wheeled down to Kim Chee II restaurant in Kaimuki. Located on Waialae Avenue, Kirn Chee serves delicious barbequed meats and vegetable nibbles at inexpensive prices. Boasting some of the finest semicircular red-vinyl booths this side of Lovelock, Nev., this clean, quiet and neighborly oasis is not for birdlike eaters or devotees of California cuisine; in Korea, it's considered impolite to serve guests a small repast, and Kim Chee is certainly not breaking with tradition on this point. �

Immediately upon � easing into my ! booth, I was present- � ed with a bowl of � clear seaweed soup. � For centuries,

Koreans have valued all varieties of seaweed for the plant's high nutritional value, and seaweed soup is frequently on the table in their households. (I read somewhere that new mothers in Korea are advised to stay home for several weeks and eat at least two, sometimes three or four, bowls of the soup a day). Not feeling particularly maternal, I nevertheless enjoyed the mildly salty broth. It was a gustatory refresher, pure and simple but lacking the depth and character of, say, a rniso soup.

No mere soup, however, could stand up to what came next. On the waiter's advice, I ordered the imaginatively titled Mixed Plate ($8.95). I was assured that this was a popular, ample and - yes - mixed plate. Throwing caution to the wind and feeling, as I always do, rather overwhelmed by menus that are more like tomes, I decided to go for it. I wasn't let down.

The main attraction was the meat: a massive oval plate of charcoaled beef short ribs and scored flank as well as a medium-sized, grilled chicken filet. The flank was slightly tough and dry, though its thin cut compensated somewhat. The ribs and chicken were perfectly tender with just the right succulent smokey flavor. Though the meat had not been marinated, the sweet and spicy sauce served on the side was the ideal complement to the juicy cuts of barbeque. The sauce, which can either make or break good

barbeque, was a thin liquid blend of shoyu, sesame oil, garlic, white vinegar, sugar and dry hot mustard.

Discreet seasoning is one of the strengths of Korean cuisine; it's what distinguishes it from the fiery intensity of other widely enjoyed Asian dishes -everything from Hunan stir fries to Indian curries. Korean cooks favor red peppers but they are usually subdued by a subtle mixture of sweet vinegars and sesame oils. Garlic and onion add muscle without.overpowering. This was

especially true of my three vegetable dishes (served cold) which were light, tangy and crunchy; they proved a perfect foil to the hot meats.

The vegetable portion of my plate included kim chee, slivers of raw turnip and sweet, marinated mung bean sprouts. For the one or two of you who may never have had kim chee, Korea's national vegetable dish, it's a highly seasoned and fermented pickle of cabbage which, at its best, delivers a large dose of vitamins and a puckery mouthful of joy. At its worst, it's tired and rubbery. Mine was somewhere in between. The turnip is to be enjoyed as much for its firm texture as for its flavor, and the sprinkled cayenne gave this little dish some zest. The sprouts were delightfully sweet and perfectly ripe. There was, of course, plenty of rice to be had with the aforementioned feast.

If you're not into meat that had feet, there is a wide selection of grilled and breaded fish which is also reasonably priced, but the crowd seems to favor turf over surf here.

I had hoped to top off my satisfying solo banquet with some ginseng liqueur, the legendary libation from the aphrodisiacal root, but my digestive system was overloaded enough, so I dropped a 10 on the check, and made like a roly-poly out into the sun. It sure beat a million-mile takeout. •

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Marine Mammal laboratory, will share his knowledge ri the world ri whales and dolphins. Bish<p ,lfuseum. 1525 Bernice St.: Wed. 4!1, 7 p.m. $6. 848-4168

Kids Hawaiiml Fossil lurt On this Easter weekend field trip, families with kids at least 5 yeais old will visit both living and fossil reefs to hunt for life ci the pa& and preseru. CaU Waikiki Aquarium for registration and meeting place: Sat 4/10, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $7/peison. 923-9741 Kelci ... MIit Ellploratiol• Parents and their 4 or 5 year olds will learn about sea stars through $Jrles, live animal obseivation, song5 and crafts. Sa-.1 life Pam, Makapuu Pt.: Sat 4/10, 9 - 11 a.m. 259-6476 Keilci Health Fa Children will be able to participate in a mini-health check-up that includes a temperature reading, blood pressure check, and weight and height measurements. Fmger-tip casts will be set on young ones curious about casting. But, best ri all, POGs! Honolulu Medical Group, 550 S. Beretania St.: Sat. 4/10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. 537-2211 �the Oc:eat Die Keikis 6 to 8 yeais old can learn about the five different whales on exhibit at the museum. At the tail end of the program, there'll be a chance to silkscreen a sea design on your own t-shirt. Bisbcp Museum, 1525 Bernice St.: Sat 4/10, 9 - 11 a.m. $11. 848-4168 Slmner S'°""*C Leuons Registration for 5lJllllilef swim lessons at Leahi Swim School is this Saturday. SpociaJFducation CenterofHawai� 700 Palekaua St.: Sat 4/10, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. 73,-2245

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