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Letters Justbeachy Regarding your article [July 4] "Beach Barriers": We are told that Hawaii's economy is based on mainly one activity - tour­ism. The truth is a little differ­ent. Our economy is driven by one product-oil. It supplies our food (from the mainland, because we can't be allowed to feed ourselves); it supplies our tourists (who replenish our oil dollars); it supplies our elec­tricity (for all that AC).

However, our economy is also fortified by the sale of our land to the highest bidder (with the proviso that he cover it ... with cement or plant naupaka); and·with the sale of our water

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Tom Luna Honolulu, HI

Mahalo to those working pro­actively to a solution with this, esp. Morita, Lemmo and Pyles. This shows that people will move when the right entice­ment is offered. People will tend to get away with what they can, but when approached with empathy and understand­ing, progress is possible.

Pedro Pononui via Honolulu Weekly.com

When Lucinda Pyles and I led a group of legislators on a field trip along Kabala Beach, it was apparent to Speaker Calvin Say and others that "enhanced" vegetation could block public access. We had to take off our shoes to wade around a thicket of hau branches to walk down the beach.

Barbara Marumoto via Honolulu Weekly.com

Sufficient public beach access is critical in our island commu­nity. However, I don't see how Kyo-ya's redevelopment of the Diamond Head Tower will re­strict beach access, as implied in the article. The fact is, the project will open up the largest public pedestrian beach access over private land in that part of WaikikI-a 15-foot wide landscaped easement. More­over, the tower will be built entirely mauka of the existing seawall that was built prior to the 1930s. That's why Dr. Chip Fletcher, who was quoted in the article, has come out in support of the project.

"Alohastate808" via Honolulu Weekly.com

Questions and answers The letter to the editor on "Military Matters" (6/6/12) questions the average Hawai'i military pay figure of $74,000 in the RAND Corporation re­port. This figure is accurate and is based on military pay files, as stated in the report, but it may be higher than the author of the letter expects because it includes not only basic pay but also allowances and an adjust­ment for the non-taxability of the allowances. For example, official pay tables show that an E-5 with more than four years of service (e.g., an Army ser­geant) living in Honolulu coun­ty in 2009, the year of the study, had monthly earnings of $2,335 basic pay, $324 subsistence al­lowance, and $2,034 housing allowance. The E-5 would also effectively earn another $729 from the non-taxability of the allowances assuming a tax rate of 20 percent. This amounts to $5 ,982/month or $71,785/year. Special or incentive pay such as retention bonuses and deploy­ment-related pay would further increase the total.

The letter also questions whether there are only 18,000 DoD civilian workers in

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Hawai'i. The count in the report is from official DoD personnel files. As discussed in the re­port, "DoD civilian" workers means direct employees of the DoD, not contractor personnel. The report does not attempt to count contractor personnel but does tally DoD contracts let to contractors where the prin­cipal place of performance is Hawai'i, and the model in the report estimates Hawai'i em­ployment associated with these contracts. This employment is estimated at 101,000 full-time jobs.

James Hosek Santa Monica, CA

Tracking the train It is remarkable that those re­sponsible for doing so have chosen to reduce the passenger space availability on the [bus] routes into WaikikI, which we have been told are among the busiest in the system. The union has successfully prevented the city from using electronic rider monitoring, possibly because doing so would reveal many routes are vastly underutilized. Given the anecdotal nature of the current ridership statistics one must wonder how the city can justify the changes being made. I offer this: The changes are being made in order to have more money to spend on oper­ating the train, and to force rid­ers to use the train for the part of the trip the train will accom­modate, thus inflating the rid­ership on the train, essential to justify the huge price.

Consider how no one wants to talk about the 30,000 new homes on the 'Ewa Plain and how THAT will impact even the train.

Those geezers making these decisions should pay attention

to what is happening with the newer generations. For them the train is "so last century." They fully understand and em­brace the social revolution that I characterize as "being there without going there."

People who build and sell cars are going to be in deep doodoo. People who build and sell trains will be waiting tables. People who spent the money for either will have their names removed from com­memorative plaques by those paying those bills. _

Edward L. Bonomi Honolulu, HI

From the inside I am writing this letter because I want the people to know the sheer ridiculousness of the ad­ministrative known as HART - Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit. I am currently on the project and I can tell you the main reason the project is run­ning over budget is because HART is staffed by a bunch of incompetent and inexperienced people. The amount of red tape and the number of hoops one has to jump through to get a portion of the project going is ridiculous! The rail project will overrun whatever budget is set because HART is staffed by a bunch of headless chickens.

Anonymous Honolulu, HI

Hale'iwa shutdowns [July 4: "Why Privatize a Park?"] While I am all for parks and open spaces, a small-scale hotel would be better situated in

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I am afraid having more park space would equate to having more space for the homeless as well. Hard choices to make.

"Cathiestubes" via Honolulu Weekly.com

Protecting parks for people and families should not be a hard choice.

It is not incumbent· on the public to' sacrifice public assets to achieve the goals Cathies­tubes outlines.

Lastly, parks are assets that all of O'ahu residents can en­joy-even those who can't af­ford to stay in a hotel or pay rent somewhere expensive.

"ForPeople" via Honolulu Weekly.com

July 4 issue corrections A quote from Caren Diamond ["Beach Barriers"] about the movement of sand was mistak­enly_ attributed to Lucinda Py-· les. Nineteen out of 26, not 20, private beach lanes along Kala­heo A venue in Kailua are now gated or signed no trespassing.

In ["Occupy Talk"], Senator Espero was at a public forum, not a general assembly.

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honolulu diary MONSANTO PROTEST

M ore than 100 protestors, many in face masks and bearing signs that read,

"Say No to GMOs," lined Ku­nia Road outside Monsanto's O'ahu operation on Thursday, June 28.

The goals, organizers said, are to spread awareness about the potentially toxic practices surrounding cultivation of crops containing genetically modi­

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fied organisms (GMO), to let calling them farmers." Ritte's the multinational agrochemical · goal, he says, is to get GMO company know that these risks labeling laws adopted and en­are not acceptable in Hawai'i, forced in Hawai'i. "Labeling and to urge landowners to re- is symbolic of the whole basis place seed company tenants of our democratic system," he with local food producers. said. "We choose who we vote

Monsanto released their em- for, they say what they stand for ployees early that day and set and label themselves. We have up a barricade and security to be able to do that with our station at the entrance to their food." compound. Several employees In an interview prior to the filmed the event from company protest, Monsanto Hawaii VP property while Honolulu police Fred Perlak argued that while on BMW motorcycles lined the the company's agricultural road. Manufacturer of the her- land in Hawai'i is not produc­bicide Roundup and the defoli- ing food, the seed research ant Agent Orange, Monsanto done here benefits residents. has become increasingly con- "The ethanol in the gas in your troversial for its development car probably came from corn of genetically engineered seed varieties grown by us," he ex­and bovine growth hormone, plained. "Do we directly pro­and a recent history of seed duce food here in Hawai'i? No. patenting and aggressive litiga- [But] when you have beef or tion toward farmers. chicken, that animal was prob-

Monsanto Hawaii purchased ably fed corn and because the 2,300 acres of prime agricu- corn is more affordable, that re­lu ral land in Kunia from the duces the price of food overall. James Campbell Estate in We do increase the availability 2007. Kamehameha Schools and security of food around the states on their website that they world because of the research lease 1,033 acres to Monsanto we do here in Hawai'i," Per­on O'ahu's North Shore. State- lak said. James W. Macey, one wide, Monsanto uses about of the protest organizers, con-8,000 acres of agriculturally tends, "We need real food in zoned land. Alan Takemoto, Hawai'i and food security-not Monsanto-Hawaii's commu- chemical poisons and seeds nity affairs manager, said via shipped out." email that the seed industry as Label It Hawaii, GMO-Free a whole utilizes approximately Oahu, GMO Justice Hawaii 14-15,000 acres throughout and others plan more biotech Hawai'i. protests this summer. Next:

"Monsanto produces noth- July 12, 3-5PM, at Syngenta on ing we can eat," says activist Kunia Road. Walter Ritte. "We have to stop -Tiffany Hervey

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FARM 2 SCHOOL II B e the change you want

to see", said Pono Shim, president of En­

terprise Honolulu, quoting Ma-hatma Gandhi in his opening statement for the two-day, fifth annual Hawaii Farm to School Conference on June 1. One hundred and fifty-five teachers, garden educators and parents attended workshops on top­ics such as composting, school gardens and providing local and healthy foods on campuses. Throughout, volunteers were on hand to compost food lunch waste and fill the stainless steel water bottles each participant was given.

On the first day, discussions, lectures and hands-on training were held at WaikikI School. Day Two offered three field trips options to educational garden sites around O'ahu. All participants were treated to chef-prepared lunches, and the event went so well that Kokua Hawai'i Foundation (KHF) plans to offer more of them throughout the school year. "It will be an opportunity for gar­den educators across the state to visit other school gardens and learn from one another", said KHF executive director Kim Johnson.

In addition to the garden sessions, 40 school adminis­trators, policymakers and ad­vocates met to discuss advanc­ing Hawai'i's statewide Farm to School movement, which aims to educate students about where their food comes from and to increase procurement of local foods by the state Depart­ment of Education. The overall goal is to strengthen Hawai'i's local food economy while im­proving the health and nutrition education of our students and communities.

Participants traveled from the neighboring islands and from as far away as Florida. Was it worth it? "This is my fourth Farm to School confer­ence, and I always get rejuve-

nated, inspired, centered and healed", said Natalie Hiwahiwa Joyce-Maeda, a garden kumu at three Kaua'i schools. "I get to see people once a year and that sustains me for the rest of the year".

The conference was orga­nized by the KHF and Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools with funding provided by KHF and Kaiser Perma­nente. Community sponsors included Hula Grill, Whole Foods Market, Go! Airlines, Sheraton Waikiki, Roy's Ha­waii, Cafe Julia, Prima, and D.K. Steakhouse. These people and organizations are making a difference, "from the ground up."

-Debbie Millikan

GREEN OPPS

T he outlook is bright for lo­cal green jobs, according to a new study, "Founda­

tions for Hawai'i's Green Econ­omy," by Kimberly Burnett, Ph.D., and Christopher Wada, Ph.D., of the University of Ha­waii Economic Research Orga­nization (UHERO).

One key finding based on original research is that the number of jobs in natural re­source management-currently measured at 3,278-is project­ed to grow by 1.5 percent in the next 3-5 years. The number of jobs in this sector, which in­cludes scientists and field tech­nicians, represents a minimum estimate, as it's based only on returned surveys sent to private and public entities involved in conservation work, Burnett told the Weekly.

At least $465 million was spent on natural resource man­agement jobs in 2010.

Renewable energy jobs grew at an annual rate of 23 percent, compared with 1.7 percent for conventional energy jobs. And while the agricultural economy and jobs shrank by 2 percent, the number of farms increased from 3,000 in 1974 to 7,500 in 2007. This "reflects our transi-

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tion from a plantation econo­my to small diversified farms growing produce like organic lettuce, due to demand for lo­cally grown food on the part of residents and visitors," Burnett said .

Crucial to a green economy is that "natural capital" be ac­counted for and assigned its real value, said Mark Fox of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a co-funder of the study. Planning and invest­ment should take into account the "importance to Hawai'i's economy of our natural re­sources-food from coral reefs, fresh water from forests-the strong connection between the health of the economy and the health of the environment," Fox explained.

The authors recommend increased investment in local training and education pro ­grams to meet demand as green jobs grow. Serendipitously, this is a mission of Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation, the study's other funder.

-Mindy Pennybacker

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P_olitics KEVIN O'LEARY

Buying Rail Estate HART acquires land along the transit line. KEVIN O'LEARY

A s the mayoral race heats up and the future of the city's proposed $5 .3 billion,

elevated rail line potentially hangs in the balance, it appears that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) is run­ning its own race: against time. With an initial allocation of $70 million for property acquisi­tion, HART has begun buying up real estate it will need for a 20-mile-long, 40-foot-wide easement, as well as the acre­age required for 21station stops along the proposed train's high­flying route.

Although the plan is to build the heavy-rail line in segments beginning out west on the 'Ewa Plain, records show HART is buying parcels on DiIJingham Boulevard, Waimanu Street, and elsewhere in central Hono­lulu, making landowners sweet offers that have mostly been accepted.

With 16 parcels purchased outright at a cost of roughly $20 million, HART claims that it has not yet had to resort to taking by eminent domain. The city still needs to acquire an additional 22 "full take" prop­erties, as well as 133 "partial acquisitions." HART's real es­tate acquisition manager, Jerry Iwata, explained: "Most of the partial land acquisitions involve only a sliver of property and would not lead to the displace­ment of residents or business owners." One such sliver, for example, will come from prop­erty owned by Kamehameha Schools fronting Dillingham Boulevard between Waiakami­lo Road and Kouhou Street.

Of course, it is the land­owners whose properties fall under the "full take" category who will feel the full impact of HART acquisition. Florante Sebastian owns a commercial lot on the corner of Dillingham Boulevard and Mokauea Street in Kalihi, but not for much lon­ger. He recently accepted an offer of $2.8 million cash for his roughly 15,000-square-foot property, the site of his own and two other businesses/les­sees. Sebastian's land is slated to become the Kalihi station platform, a structure that will subsume his parcel and anoth­er quarter-acre lot across the street. "I am really unhappy to lose this corner property," Se­bastian told the Weekly. "It is future business lost. But there is nothing I can do."

Sebastian says he was not al­lowed to see HART's appraisal

of the value of his property, but at a property tax assessed value of $2.27 million, it would seem that HART was in a generous mood. "It was a fair. market price," Sebastian admits. "Be­sides, why resist it? [I]f they end up condemning the prop­erty, well, you don't know what you will get."

In most cases thus far, HART has offered property owners cash that exceeds the city's assessed value. In an­other example, the agency paid $287,000 for an approximately 9,500-square-foot plot assessed at $40,000, in the Banana Patch neighborhood of Pearl City. "Tax assessment is not a basis for determining an acqui­sition amount," HART's Iwata comments. "To determine the fair market value of proper­ties, HART utilizes certified appraisers to prepare inde­pendent appraisal reports ... "he explains.

Until recently, Banana Patch was a lush green remnant of old Hawai'i sandwiched between Kamehameha and Farrington Highways near Sam's Club. Home for generations to ap­proximately a dozen families, the site is now mostly a trashed ruin, the once well-maintained dwellings awaiting demolition. The entire 20 acres is slated to be paved over for the Pearl Highlands station park-and­ride facility. HART has bought up most of the smaller parcels, but nearly half of Banana Patch is still owned by businessman Richard Lee, who has not, thus far, reached an agreement with HART.

Although HART has created a detailed map that shows the rail's planned alignment and all adjoining and affected proper­ties, it remains unclear exactly which parcels will actually

be needed for the project. For example, HART's map shows that a large parcel in Kalihi owned by First Hawaiian Bank is planned as the site of the Middle Street station platform. However, FHB spokesperson Susan Kam said the property is "not for sale." Property now occupied by the Sports Author­ity store on Ward Avenue, held in trust by FHB for Victoria Ward, is the indicated site for the Kaka'ako station platform.

Gary Strain, who owns two properties on Dillingham Bou­levard, says he is aware that his parcels are marked for acquisi­tion by HART, but he has yet to hear from the City and is in no rush to sell. "If they [the City] want it, well, that's okay. Delaying is good for me. We just went through a real estate slump, but since property taxes are up this year, that means [property] prices are going up too."

Some property owners have been subjected to a bit of a roll­ercoaster ride. Benny Au, who owns property on little Ka'a'ahi Street near the terminus of Dill­ingham at King Street, where the elevated rail will cut over to Nimitz Highway, has been informed that HART no longer needs his parcel. Since other properties on Ka'a'ahi Street have been purchased by the City, Au's business, will almost certainly now sit in the shadow of the 30-foot-high structure. Although much has been writ­ten about the financial and so­cial benefits of transit-oriented development in the vicinity of the HART stations, it is diffi­cult to see how close proximity to the steel-on-steel trains will improve property values for people like Benny Au.

Other business owners, who don't own the property under their establishments, are left with the prospect of having to relocate their businesses with­out a cash payout. Andy Yam­auchi, who owns the Chevron franchise on the corner of La­goon Drive and Waiwai Loop near the airport, planned loca­tion of the Lagoon Drive sta­tion, is bracing for a move he still hopes he may not have to make.

While he is aware that Chev­ron is in negotiations with HART for the sale of the lot (HART releases no informa­tion about the acquisition pro­cess until they have secured the property in question), Yamau­chi has made no arrangements to leave.

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Independent Mind Ed Nakamura's career arc-442nd Regiment, labor lawyer, Hawai'i Supreme Court Justice -was solidly Democratic Establishment, but he was also his party's critic and conscience.

TOM COFFMAN

When I talk with students about Hawai'i's political history, I sometimes ask, "Do you know who Jack Burns was?" Possibly a few hands go up. I ask, "Do you know who Jack Hall was?" Sometimes no hands go up. And I think to myself, "Good God, how are we to know how we got here?"

For such reasons, I welcomed the chance to write a life of the late Ed Nakamura, a quiet, brilliant lawyer whose base of action was both figuratively and philosophically at the nexus of the two Jacks-the three-term Gov. Burns, who led the revitalized Hawai'i Democratic Party and secured passage of statehood; and Hall, who more than anyone organized the working people of Hawai'i. In this movement, Nakamura, who died in 1997 at the age of 74, was both a true "D" Democrat and organized labor's quiet voice of logic and reason.

I was modestly acquainted with Nakamura when I covered the state legislature in the late 1960s. The person I trusted most, Herman S.Doi, told me that Ed was to be trusted in all his statements and dealings.The influence of the International Longshoreman's and Warehouseman's Union was at its highest tide, and so was the idealism of the Democratic Party. Returning to his legacy, I found many surprises but a person who was always true to his principles. He was prepared to see what others chose not to see and to take on issues that others cagily avoided.

By coincidence, Nakamura's biography arrives as we are experiencing unprecedented strains on the community fabric via this 2012 election. In writing it, I learned that Nakamura's story provides a·needed perspective on our times. 6 Honolulu Weekly• July II-July 17, 2012 • www.honoluluweekly.com

The following narrative is excerpted with permission from I Respectfully Dissent: A Biography of Edward H. Nakamura, by Tom Coffman, published this month by University ofHawai'i Press.

."I Dissent"

Sandy Beach was a rezoning case involving the coastline of the east­ern tip of O'ahu where Nakamura

and his 442nd Regimental Combat Team buddies had gathered after World War II. It was a place ofboulders, shells, tide pools, and breaking waves. Surfers and fishermen inhabited Sandy Beach. There a person might find the solace of an uncrowded shore and see the outline of distant Moloka'i.

Interest in Sandy Beach had been heightened by the fact that it was the subject of a clash involving two behe­moths, Kaiser Development Company and Bishop Estate. Kaiser Development was founded by the American indus­trialist Henry J. Kaiser. It had built the Hawai'i Kai residential neighborhood, which was constantly expanding. The latest proposed expansion was to build housing opposite Sandy Beach.

The fee-simple owner of the land was Bishop Estate, the financial sup­porter of the Kamehameha Schools, often described as the largest charitable trust in America. With urbanization of its lands, and with the investment of its cash, Bishop Estate became an ever more influential player.

In the political battle that preceded the court battle, the Honolulu City Council held a legislative-style hear­ing on Kaiser's rezoning request. Kaiser wanted approval to develop within urban-zoned land and as well as in a protected coastal zone known as a Special Management Area, as defined by the Coastal Zone Management law. Despite a public outcry, the city coun­cil granted the zoning. The Save Sandy Beach movement petitioned success­fully to put the zoning issue on the bal­lot of the 1988 election.

As the election campaign pro­ceeded, the Save Sandy Beach forces

took both the city council and Kaiser Development to court. They argued that the public hearing was inadequate, and that the Coastal Zone law required the council to hold a quasi-judicial pro­ceeding that would allow evidence to be much more carefully developed. After losing in circuit court, they appealed to the Hawai'i Supreme Court, which ruled against them by a four to one vote. The dissenting vote was Nakamura.

Two months later, the Save Sandy Beach group was back in court, this time fighting to defend its victory at the polls. Four of the five justices again ruled for the developer, more or less on the grounds that zoning was not a fit subject for the ballot box, notwith­standing the public initiative provision of the city charter. It was probably no coincidence that the opinion was writ­ten by Nakamura's otherwise most kin­dred colleague, former House Speaker James H. Wakatsuki. Within the politi­cal culture of the Democratic Party, opposition to initiative and referendum was· deeply embedded. Allowing the public to take the initiative in making policy-without the benefit of reflec­tion and public hearing-was regarded as a California practice that under­mined the lawmaking process. The fact that an initiative mechanism had been incorporated into the Honolulu City Charter was a wonder.

Under these circumstances, Nakamura's dissent in the Sandy Beach case was also a wonder. Famously, for many lawyers who followed him, his opinion began: "Because I neither share the majority's distrust of democracy nor subscribe to the notion that politi­cal decisions rendered directly by the electorate invariably are devoid of civic virtue ... I dissent."

The next generation

Having made the slow transition from political outsider in the 1950s to insider in the 1970s,

then having taken a long sabbatical from capitol politics as a justice, Nakamura was now free [in his retirement] to reinvent himself in political terms. He

returned to the State Capitol for the 1991 legislative session, working part-time as a volun­teer in the office of Democratic Rep. Dwight Takamine, chair of the House Labor Committee and son of the ILWU's Yoshito Takamine. He also became bet­ter acquainted with a network of younger legislators.

One of these younger law­makers was Mazie Hirono, who would cast herself in the tradition of Nakamura's friend and classmate, Patsy T. Mink. In 1991, Hirono represented a midtown House district and chaired the House Consumer Protection Committee, which worked closely with the Labor Committee on such issues as worker's compensation, a hot item during this period.

Hirono said, "He had per­spective on where Democrats came from and what they stood for. I liked the fact that here was a guy who had fought many battles."Nakamura even­tually helped organize Hirono's successful campaign for lieu­tenant governor in 1994.

His friendship with Hirono was one of various clues that he was looking for change within the Democratic Party. The high point of his work at the capitol had been the long succession of labor and social legislation culminating in the Prepaid Health Act of 1974. The next memorable year in Hawai'i's political history was 1978, when the State of Hawai'i held its second con­stitutional convention in ten years. [The 1978 "ConCon"] was the high-water mark of the utopian impulse that had been at work in Hawai'i since the onset of statehood. Specifically, it attempted to preserve Hawai'i's prime agricultural lands, created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and declared the Hawaiian language as well as English to be the language of the land. In the course of the convention, an articulate young graduate of the UH law school, John D. Waihee Ill, came forward as the most engaging of a new generation of Hawai 'i politicians.

Waihee was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1980 and, only two years later, to the office of lieuten­ant governor under George Ariyoshi in the latter's third term. In 1986, Waihee suc­ceeded Ariyoshi as governor.of Hawai'i. He was re-elected in 1990, the year Nakamura left the bench.

In Waihee's quick rise, he had studied history and counted votes. Although he had gotten his start in the political reawakening of native Hawaiians, he obviously real­ized that political success within state government was founded principally on orga­nized labor and the Nisei back­bone of the Democratic Party.

A quiet protest

In May 1991, Waihee sought out Nakamura to serve as a trustee of the

State Retirement System (ERS). Waihee later recalled that he wanted Nakamura for rea­sons rooted in labor law. As a fledgling attorney, W aihee had worked on cases in the labor firm of Shim, Tam and Sigal and, from that perspective, "Ed was a legend in such areas as worker's comp." Waihee had represented state retir­ees in disputes over benefits and was aware that in cases where a retiree's benefits were disputed, the recourse was to appeal to the ERS board, which W aihee had found to be filled with business and finance people who knew little about employee benefits. W aihee said he wanted Nakamura to bring an employee viewpoint to the board.

But more was at work than immediately met the eye. It seemed to be a little-known fact that in 1970, long before mov­ing to the bench, Nakamura had represented a state employee in court in a challenge to the ERS board over disability ben­efits. Nakamura argued that as a matter of constitutional due process and in fulfill­ment of the State of Hawai 'i's Administrative Procedures Act, beneficiaries in disputed cases should be entitled to full­blown administrative hearings with the right to legal coun­sel. In a landmark ruling, the Hawai'i Supreme Court sup­ported his view. Labor attorney Lowell Chun-Hoon, who had been mentored by Nakamura on handling ERS cases, said Nakamura "despised"-his word-the agency's treatment of its beneficiaries.

Publicly the ERS appoint­ment Was of little note but a large responsibility, because the ERS managed the accu­mulated assets of all state and county retirees, amounting to about $4.6 billion in 1991 dollars. Nakamura's ensuing and brief service as an ERS trustee might have been a foot­note about his ethical sense had it not led to bigger things that in turn led to even bigger things. Within seven months, Nakamura had resigned from

the ERS in protest. Within a year, the reasons became front­page news. Nakamura told law professor Randall Roth that the object of controversy, the ERS acquisition of a golf course in California, was the first ERS deal he examined. To which he added, "It really stunk." His pointed questioning of the golf course deal quickly under­scored conflicts of interest among ERS trustees, consul­tants, and investors.

Yet despite Nakamura's pro­test, the trustees voted four to two with one abstention to acquire the golf course.

Nakamura first talked with Waihee, saying he was inclined to resign from the board. Waihee asked him to stay [telling Nakamura that] if something was wrong it had to be looked at by the attor­ney general, Warren Price. "I went to Warren Price with the ERS problem," Nakamura recounted to Roth, "and he said, 'You know, Eddie, you're looking at this as a lawyer; the trustees are looking at it as entrepreneurs.' I was stunned. Here was the state's attorney general telling me not to look at it from a legal standoint. He wouldn't do anything."

When Nakamura followed through on his stated desire to resign, according to Uyeda, his parting shot was to describe

-the trustees as "Hawaii Development, Inc."

In late April, The Honolulu Advertiser launched a rapid-fire string of [investigative reporter James] Dooley's stories that began with the dual and inher­ently conflicting interests of the ERS's legal counsel, the law firm of Okamoto, Himeno, and Lum. The Himeno in question, Sharon Himeno, was the spouse of Attorney General Warren Price (Problem One) and the daughter of a well­known developer, Stanley Himeno (Problem Two).

Under normal circum­stances, legal counsel was pro­vided to the ERS by a deputy of the attorney general, but Sharon Himeno's law firm had been hired by the ERS to review loan applications. In several key instances, the law firm's billings were paid not by the

ERS but by the loan applicant, according to Dooley. Dooley wrote that in 1989 Himeno's father, through a family-owned firm, had bought a half inter­est in a California property for $23 million. The same day the property was sold to ERS for $26 million.

The aftermath

Having come on and gone off the ERS

. board in short order, Nakamura initially said noth­ing publicly. When the admin­istrator of the ERS, Stanley Siu, was asked in a Senate hear­ing why Nakamura resigned, he said it was possibly that Nakamura knew little about real estate and was not used to making the rapid-fire decisions that were necessary to making good deals.

For Siu to suggest that Nakamura was a little slow was likely a tactical error. Nakamura responded with a one-sentence rebuttal that wuld be repeated in the media often: "He, of all people, should know I left for one reason: I couldn't stomach what he and Gordon Uyeda were attempting to do with public funds held in trust to pay retirement benefits to past, present, and future gov­ernment employees."

In February 1993, Waihee nominated attorney Sharon Himeno to a seat on the Hawai'i Supreme Court.

In 1991, prior to the ERS story, Waihee's approval in public opinion surveys was phenomenal. A year later it had softened. After the Himeno controversy, his public sup­port went into an irreversible slide ... [a] Star-Bulletin head­line proclaimed, "Waihee's popularity nose-dives."

Change agent

The Democratic Party had won control of the legislature in 1954 and

the governor's office in 1962. Within a decade, all the justices of the Supreme Court were Democrats. They had been appointed by a Democratic governor and confirmed by a Democratic Senate. With con­trol of the Supreme Court came the power to name the trustees

of Bishop Estate and, one by one, the Republican trustees were replaced by Democrats.

The value of the Estate's wealth increased dramatically in the decades after statehood. The assets were worth billions of dollars, and the trustees were paying themselves close to a million dollars a year each. In 1983, Nakamura had watched in apparent silence as Chief Justice William S. Richardson left the Supreme Court to become a Bishop Estate trustee. Nakamura told his cousin James Kawashima that, because of the obvious conflict of interest, he was pained by the appointment. Nonetheless, he deeply admired Richardson and said nothing. He told a sec­ond confidante, "Richardson was a statesman. Of course, we felt uncomfortable in that he was currently on the court, but he was an exceptional situation."

Richardson enjoyed the prestige of having served 18 years as chief justice, while his time in elective office-well under four years as lieuten­ant governor-had been brief. Thereafter, two longtime and powerful legislators became trustees, House Speaker Henry Peters and Sen. Pres. Richard S. H. Wong. Each was known mainly for his time in elective office, which greatly height­ened the public impression that a Bishop Estate appoint­ment was the ultimate political plum awarded to the powerful within the Democratic Party.

Within Nakamura's ongoing concern for the quality of the judiciary, his specific agenda was to separate the Supreme Court justices from their tradi­tional role of appointing trust­ees of Bishop Estate. The effect of this appointment practice was to involve the Supreme Court in numerous conflicts of interest, as in the Sandy Beach case, in which Bishop Estate was the owner of the fee underlying the area of disputed zoning. As owner of 10 percent of the land in the Hawaiian Islands, Bishop Estate inevita­bly came before the court . As one legislator who argued for reform said," The same people that are selecting the trustees ... have to turn around the next day and evaluate the mer­its of a case."

Together with attorney James Bickerton, Nakamura completed a five-page argu­ment around the Canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct that opposed Supreme Court appointment of trustees. The paper was submitted to the citizen reform group Common Cause and by them to the Supreme Court. · The storm (which was to

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On Stage A French Toast from Twins

T he astrological signs are in the air as Hawai'i's own orchestral stars, the

Gemini Duo Dan and Duane Padilla, descend toward che Atherton Performing Arts Stu­dio for an evening of French classical music in celebration of Bastille Day.

The program features Mau­rice Ravel's String Quartet in F Major, Jean Marie Le Clair's Sonata for Two Violins and a set of French salon arrangements by the Padilla brothers. Cellist Jen­nifer Miyahira Townsend and violist Anna Womack will per­form with the brothers through­out the program, together giv­ing a heartfelt tribute co the country that made such signifi-

. cant contributions to the arts. Attendees will be treated to the sight and sound of this unique instrument.

Atherton Performing Arts Studio, 738 Kaheka St., Sat. 7114, 7:30PM, $30 general, $25 HPR members, $15 students, hawaiipublicradio. org, 955-8821

Concerts and Clubs

Just Dance

H ow excited would a room full of hipsters be if it were flooded with main­

st reamers demanding to hear Aeroplane instead of Rihanna? I would-be pretty stoked. I'm obsessed with nu-disco and was the blonde sweaty blob dancing all over the place screaming "Oh my god it's so good Aaaaaaaa" for the last show featuring one of my favorite artists, CLAS­SIXX. A new party, RUBY SOHO is a monthly retro fash­ion indie-electro/nu-disco dance party at SoHo Mixed Media Bar. If CLASSIXX was some­thing right up your alley, the July 13th show featuring Long Beach City Kids (LBCK) is right around the corner.

Alex Noble and Luigi III are two disco-inspired producers who make up the electronic DJ duo and have a unique style equal to a synchy, funky dis­co with big builds and heavy drums. They'll even take $5 off the cover if you're dressed in vintage/retro attire ... so grab chat baseball tee and dance, dance, dance.

-Christa Wittmier

SoHo Mixed Media Bar, 80 S. Pauahi St., Fri., 7113, Doors open at 9PM, 18+, $15, sohohi.com, 545-4714

Auditions So You Think You Can Sing?

The poolside restau­rant of Outrigger Reef on the Beach, is at it

again-searching for the next great Hawaiian musical acc. Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian musicians are encour­aged to enter the Fourth Annu­al Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search to win a contract with the restaurant and recording time at MELE Studios by sub­mitting a music sample to Luana Maitland, Outrigger events and activities manager, 924-6007.

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music, wanting to play Hawaiian music and now to

be able to share your music on stage at Kani Ka Pila Grille," says Maitland.

Known for its nighcly showcase of above-the-bar local talent, Kani Ka Pila Grille features some of

our ulcimate favorites such as Sean Na'auao (Mondays), Wel­don Kekauoha (Tuesdays), Cyril Pahinui (Wednesdays), Kawi­ka Kahiapo (Thursdays) and Katikahi (Fridays). So if you've got Hawaiian music chops, we encourage you to enter this contest. Think recording time. Think getting paid to play. Think ... early-bird, maca­damia nut and banana pan­cakes for a $5 breakfast (all are invited).

-Katrina Valcourt

KaniKaPila Grille, 2169 Kalia Rd., open daily 6:30AM-10PM, live entertainment nightly 6-9J'_M, happy hour 3-5PM. Enter the talent search at outrigger. comlkkpgtalentsearch by Thu., 7/18. 924-4992

'Ohana Honk If You're Ugly

You probably know the story about the ugly duckling that everybody

makes fun of but then it grows up to become a beautiful swan without any personal issues whatsoever. Anybody who went through high school with acne like a solar system (just me?) feels a soul connection with the duck named Ugly, but maybe you haven't seen it presented in quite the way Honk!-Manoa Valley Theatre's current musical

adaptation of the Hans Chris­tian Andersen story-does.

Produced for kids ages 4 and up, the play follows Ugly as he is kicked off the farm for being too honking weird and chased by a quacky cat with a hunger that doesn't care if his food looks pretty or not. The story promises to give as many laughs to adults as to keiki, who, along with Ugly, learn about true inner beauty. This musical fairy tale scares you in the duckface and dares you to be different. Hurry, the show closes Sunday.

-James Cave

Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 East Manoa Rd., runs through 7115, Thu., 7:30PM, Fri., 8PM, Sat., 3PM and 8PM, Sun., 4PM, $20-35, manoavalleytheatre.

com, 988-6131

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JAZZ/BLUES 16th Avenue Quartet Plus!, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 ThelntireProject, Wahoo's (6:30-9PM) 591-1646 Pau HanaJazz, Dragon Upstairs (6:30-10PM) 526-1411 JPSmoketrain, Dixie Grill, '.Aiea (6-9PM) 486-CRAB David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM)

ROCK/POP Funkaphiles, Rivals (9PM) 923-0600 Rock Steady, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (9:30PM-12:30AM) 947-2900

VARIOUS Free Noontime Concerts, St. Andrew's Cathe­dral (12:15-12:45PM) 524-2822

12/Thursday HAWAIIAN ChristianYrizarryDuo, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 Typical Hawaiians, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (9:30PM-12:30AM) 947-2900 ReveseJeremiah, PrinceS's Ka'iulani Hotel (8:30PM) 922-5811 Ka'ala Boys Duo, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (6PM) 922-5811 Kawika Kahiapo, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990 Lawrence Kidder Duo, Moana Surfrider (6PM) 937-8461 SeanNa'auao&Friends, Raya/ Hawaiian Cen­ter Royal Grove (6-7PM) 922-2299 Delima'Ohana, Mai Tai Bar, Royal Hawai­ian (6PM) 923-7311 Ellsworth Simeona, Duke's Waikiki (9:30PM) 922-2268 Ellsworth Simeona, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3:30PM) 922-4422 MihanaSouza&KanoeCazimero, Due's Bistro (7=30-10PM) 531-6325 Haumea Warrington, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268

JAZZ/BLUES Blue Note Quartet, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 RobSchepsQuartet, Dragon Upstairs (8-11PM) 526-1411 Scott Smith, Moana Surfrider (6:30PM) 937-8461 . David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM)

RO C K./ PO P Darrell Aquino, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moan a (4-7PM) 947-2900 Tito Berinobis, Chart House (6:30-9:30PM) 941-6660 Jeremy Cheng, Moana Surfrider (8:15PM) 937-8461 Johnny Helm, RumFire (5PM) 921-4600 AlexOasay, Kana Brewing Co. (6:30-8:30PM) 394-5662 Cory Oliveros, Moana Surfrider (12:30PM) 937-8461 Coral Stabz, I Tramonti & Brain Plane, Mercury Bar (9PM) 537-3080

VARIOUS Kawika Trask& Friends, lsaac&GJ and Jeremy

Cheng, Hula's Bar & Lei Stand (5PM-2AM) 923-0669

WORLD/REGGAE lion Fiyah and DJlethal Sele<tah liloa, Edge Bar 230-1682

13/Friday HAWAIIAN Pena Boy, Hale'iwa Joe's, Ha'iku Gardens (8:30-11PM) 247-6671 Brothers Cazimero, Chai's Island Bistro (7-8:30PM) 585-0011 WeloDuo, Mai Tai Bar, Royal Hawaiian (6PM) 923-7311 Ellsworth Simeona Duo, Moana Surfrider (6PM) 937-8461 Ho'okani Duo, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 Ka'alaBoys, Kemo'oFarms, Lanai (9:30PM) 621-1835 Kaimana Band Duo, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (6PM) 922-5811 Kaukahi, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990 Ku'uipo Kumukahi, Royal Hawaiian Center Royal Grove (6-7:30PM) 922-2299 MarkYim'sPilikial, Chart House (6-9PM) 941-6660 MarkYim'sPilikiall, Chart House (9:30PM-12:30AM) 941-6660 Maunalua, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268 Royal Hawaiian Band, 'Io/ani Palace (12PM) 523-4674 . Ellsworth Simeona, Moana Surfrider (8:15PM) 937-8461 Typical Hawaiians Duo, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (4-7PM) 947-2900 Vito, Wahoo's (6:30-9PM) 591-1646 Dayton Watanabe, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (8 :30PM) 922-5811

JAZZ/BLUES The Bentos!, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 Kaiona Duo, Kana Brewing Co. (7-9PM) 394-5662 Scott Smith, Moana Surfrider (6:30PM) 937-8461 JPSmoketrain, Pali Lanes Banquet Room (9 PM-12:30 AM) 261-0828 David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM)

ROCK/POP Analog, Waikiki Sandbox (10PM) 923-8848 Missing Dave, Kemo'oFarms, Pub (9:30PM) 621-1835 JeremyHirokawa, Moana Surfrider (12:30PM) 937-8461 11th Hour, O'Toole's Irish Pub (9PM-1:30AM) 536-4138 Jenna, Wahoo's Kahala (7-9:30PM) 732-9229 Kaleidoscope feat. Pink Mist and Beaman, thir­tyninehotel (9PM) 599-2552 Cory Oliveros, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3:30PM) 922-4422 Johnna Padeken, RumFire (5PM) 921-4600 Vinyl Wine, Kailua Town Pub (10PM) 230-8444

WORLD/REGGAE Guidance, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (9:30PM-12:30AM),947-2900

14/Saturday COUNTRY/FOLK Country Stone, Kemo'o Farms, Pub (9:30PM) 621-1835

HAWAIIAN 2 Point 0, Chart House (8PM-12AM) 941-6660 Beach S, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990 Danny Couch, Chai's Island Bistro (7-9PM) 585-0011 DennisahYek, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (8:30PM) 922-5811 Kamakakehau Duo, The Edge, Sheraton Waik1k1 (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 Hulili, Royal Hawaiian Center Royal Grove (7=30-8:30PM) 922-2299 Kaimana Band Three Piece, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (6PM) 922-5811 Royal Hawaiian Band, Kapi'olani Park Band­stand (11AM-11:45AM) 523-4674 Ellsworth Simeona, RumFire (5PM) 921-4600

JAZZ/BLUES Boogie, Kana Brewing Co. (7-9PM) 394-5662 the deabeats, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 Stewart &MattJazz and Blues Duo, Hank's Cafe (8PM) 526-1410

SatomiandQuadpod, Dragon Upstairs (7-10PM) 526-1411 Scott Smith, Moana Surfrider (6:30PM) 937-8461 JPSmoketrain, Pali Lanes Banquet Room (9 PM-12:30AM) 261-0828 David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM)

ROCK/POP Duncan Osorio Duo, Duke's Waikiki (9:30PM) 922-2268 JeremyHirokawa, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3:30PM) 922-4422 Jeremy Hirokawa Duo, Moan a Surfrider (6PM) 937-8461 Duncan Osorio, Moana Surfrider (12:30PM) 937-8461

VARIOUS KonaChang Band, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268

WORLD/REGGAE Conscious Roots, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moan a (9:30PM-12:30AM) 947-2900

15/Sunday HAWAIIAN Randy Allen, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (4-7PM) 947-2900 Kapena Delima, Moana Surfrider (6:30PM) 937-8461 Ellsworth Duo, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 Kamakakehau Duo, Mai Tai Bar, Royal Hawaiian (6PM) 923-7311 Ho'ohuli Duo, Moana Surfrider (6PM) 937-8461 KonaChangDuo, RumFire (5PM) 921-4600 ledward Ka'apana, Kana Brewing Co. (6-8:30PM) 394-5662 Pu'uhonua Duo, Moana Surfrider (12PM) 937-8461 Waipuna, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990

JAZZ/BLUES JPSmoketrain, Pinky's (6-8PM) 254-6255 Dr. J's Blues Review with Vejj and Cat, Anna O'Brien's (6-10PM) 946-5190

ROCK/POP Jeremy Cheng, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3:30PM) 922-4422 Dean&Dean, Chart House (6-9PM) 941-6660 HenryKapono, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268 Duncan Osorio, Moana Surfrider (3PM) 937-8461 Rubber Soul, Hawaiian Brian's (6-10PM) 946-1343 JohnnyValentine, Moana Surfrider (8:15PM) 937-8461

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With all the excitement surrounding the production of Catching Fire coming to Hawai'i there's a lot of disappointed people, too. Mostly the Hawaii Five-

0 crew, who won't be able to jump on the movie project set to film on Kaua'i due to timing with their own shooting schedule. Credited cast for the Hunger Games sequel will include Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland and Woody Har­relson, among many others. While such a large production is extremely good for Hawai'i's economy, the third season of Hawaii Five-0 is nothing to be bummed about. As they begin shooting, there are already new guest star announce­ments and more to come.

I don't know how Sean Saiki is doing it, but he's cooking all the Louisiana-style Cajun seafood at the Raging Crab, the new restaurant he and JC Moto opened in Samsung Plaza on Ke'eaumoku. He already has quite a bit going on with Ginza, Tsunami and Vice Nightclub, I'm still in disbelief that it was him behind all the boiling pots and pans when I poked my head in the new kitchen. I really just wanted to say thank you for nailing it; it's been a long time since I've had crab legs that were so delicious. Sharing scissors to cut them open with his Element Group partner Bryan "Yosh" Yoshida, I got scolded for missing their big July 3 rave at Aloha Tower

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but invited to see trance DJ Shogun perform last Saturday night at Vice. An Asian-American former Minis­try of Sound resident named by

DJ Magazine as one of the Top 250 DJs last year? Who is ri­diculously good looking? Twist my arm. I had no idea what I was in for. The place was stupid packed. Everyone was ei­ther gridlocking the narrow spaces to get to the large dance floor or going bananas, waving LED foam sticks up at the 10-foot-high DJ booth. Without that nice big lanai to chill out on, I would have felt extremely claustrophobic. The sound system was incredible; perfect for Shogun's back-to-back-to­back anthems that felt like they were resonating through my bones. The Element Group is definitely on an EDM kick right now with this new club and I love that they are exposing their huge following to dance music. Not like I hate all those hip-hop club-bangers that get embedded in my brain, right through the following morning, but maybe I do a little. I can't count how many times I've brushed my teeth to "Mercy." I'd rather walk to my car humming Friendly Fires, but that's just me. The second someone like DJ Soundcheck goes off on a Nu Disco tangent at #Checkin, the girls start piling in to the DJ booth requesting Rihanna. They need something to dance to. I know it's a nightlife argument I'll never win but at least there are places like Vice and thirtyninehotel that appreciate the grooviness of dance music variety. Speaking of which, thirtyninehotel brings back its core event Space Truckin with New York producer and highly acclaimed DJ Tim Sweeney next month. They also welcome Justin Mar­tin from Dirty Bird records this weekend for their monthly Artilect party brought to us by the Asylum folks.

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17/Tuesday HAWAIIAN Randy Allen, RumFire (5PM) 921-4600 KapenaDelima, Moana Surfrider (6:30PM) 937-8461 Maunalua Duo, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 Kapala Duo, Mai Tai Bar, Royal Hawaiian (6PM) 923-7311 Sani Duo, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (4-7PM) 947-2900 Ka'ala Boys Duo, Moana Surfrider (6PM) 937-8461 Ke O'ahu, Royal Hawaiian Center Royal Grove (6-7PM) 922-2299 Weldon Kekauoha, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990 Lawrence Kidder, Moana Surfrider (8:15PM) 937-8461 Derrick lee, Moana Surfrider (12:30PM) 937-8461 Mojo, Chart House (6:30-9:30PM) 941-6660 Ellsworth Simeona, Duke's Waikiki (9:30PM) 922-2268 HaumeaWarrington, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268

JAZZ/BLUES JazzStory, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 . JPSmoketrain, Boardriders (7:30-10:30PM) 261-4600

David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM) Kelly Villaverde, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3030PM) 922-4422 VIVO, Dragon Opstairs (8-11PM) 526-1411

ROCK/POP The BBC, Hank's Cafe (8PM) 526-1410 Christian& Friends, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (9:30PM-12:30AM) 947-2900 MeninGreySuits,Anna O'Brien's (7-11PM) 946-5190 Pete&Kelly, Dragon Upstairs (7-11PM) 526-1411 Simple Souls, Wahoo's Kahala (7-9:30PM) 732-9229

18/Wednesday HAWAIIAN 2Point0, Chart House.(6-9PM) 941-6660 RobertCazimero, Chai's Island Bistro (7-8:45PM) 585-0011 Ho'okani Duo, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (6PM) 922-5811 Ka'alaBoysDuo, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (6:30-8:30PM) 922-4422 KamuelaKahoano, RumFire (5PM) . 921-4600 Lawrence Kidder, Princess Ka'iulani Hotel (8:30PM) 922-5811 AlbertMaligmat, The Edge, Sheraton Waikiki (1:30-3:30PM) 922-4422 Cyril Pahinui, Kani Ka Pila Grille (6-9PM) 924-4990 Ellsworth Simeona, Duke's Waikiki (9:30PM) 922-2268 KawikaTrask&Friends, Royal Hawaiian Cen­ter Royal Grove (6-7PM) 922-2299 HaumeaWarrington, Duke's Waikiki (4-6PM) 922-2268

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JAZZ/BLUES 16th Avenue Quartet Plus!, Jazz Minds Art & Cafe 945-0800 Breath of Fire, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (9:30PM-12:30AM) 947-2900 Pau Hana Jazz, Dragon Upstairs (6:30-10PM) 526-1411 JP Smoketrain, Dixie Grill, 'Aiea (6-9PM) 486-CRAB David Swanson, Kahala Hotel & Resort (7:30-11PM)

ROCK/POP Funkaphiles, Rivals (9-12PM) 923-0600 Men in Grey Suits, Indigo (6-9PM) 521-2900 Mike Love Duo, Wahoo's (6:30-9PM) 591-1646 Matt Wong &Mike lzon, Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana (4-7PM) 947-2900

VARIOUS Free Noontime Concerts, St. Andrew's Cathe­dral (12:15-12:45PM) 524-2822

Concerts 6 Clubs 'i'Gemini Duo Bastille Day Concert (See Hot Pick.) Atherton Performing Arts Studio, Hawai'i Public Radio, 738 Kaheka St.: Sat., 7/14, (7:30PM) $15-$30. hawaiipublicradio.org, 955-8821 Grant Mack and Friends Chamber Music at Chaminade presents Grant Mack and Friends performing Brahms C Minor Piano Quartet and Dvorak Piano Quintet. Mystical Rose Ora­tory, Chaminade University, 3140

Wai'alae Ave.: Sat., 7/14, (7:30PM) $10-$20. Ke Kani O Ke Kai Concert Series The night-time revels at the Aquarium continue with entertainment by Jake Shimabukuro and food by HASR Wine Company and Chef Rodney Uyehara. Doors open at 5:30PM. Waikiki Aquarium, C2777 Kalakaua Ave.: Thu., 7/12, (7-8:30PM) $10-$45, children under 6 free. 923-9741 'i'l.ong Beach City Kids (See Hot Pick.) SoHo Mixed Media Bar, 80 S. Pauahi St.: Fri., 7/13, (doors open at 9PM) $15. sohohi.com, 545-4714

Auditions 'i'Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search (See Hot Pick.) Entries must be received by Wed., 7 /18. outrigger. com/kkpgtalentsearch

Stage Courage Ruinedmap Dance will pres­ent a new work, directed and cho­reographed by Abel Coelho, that fea­tures live stone flute accompaniinent by Kazuya Yokozawa. Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St.: Fri., 7/13 and Sat., 7/14, (8PM) $15. kumuka­hua.org, 536-4441 Happily Eva Afta The final segment of the Once Upon One Time trilogy, Happily Eva Afta once again trans­forms traditional fairy tales into a comedic local fantasy full of memo-

rable songs and colorful characters. Kennedy Theatre, UH-Manoa: Fri., 7/6-Sun., 7/22, (2PM and 7:30PM) $13-$30. etickethawaii.com/orc. html, 944-2697 'i'Honk! (See Hot Pick.) Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 East Manoa Rd.: Thu., 6/28-Sun., 7/15. $20-$35. manoa­valleytheatre.com, 988-6131 Nonu By the Sea "Honu by the Sea," a musical theater production directed by Ronald Bright, invites guests to journey under the ocean with the show's lead character "Kainoa," a boy who loves the ocean and dreams of living under the sea. Ticket pric­ing for the Premium Dinner Show is $125 for adults and $85 for chil­dren (4-12 years old), Dinner Show Package is $95 for adults and $65 for children, and show-only tick­ets are $49 for adults and $35 for children. The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room, 2259 KalakauaAve.: Wednesdays and Sundays through 9/30, (5:30-7PM) $35-$125. royal­hawaiian.com, honubythesea.com, 921-4600 Love, Loss and What I Wore Using the female wardrobe as a ti~e capsule of a woman's life, five women tell funny, wistful and universal memo­ries about their families and loved ones through the prism of their clos­ets. Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 East Manoa Rd.: 7/16-7/18 and 7/23-7/25, (7:30PM) $15-$18. manoaval­leytheatre.com, 988-6131 Oil in the Alley Improv rock music, all

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Freediver Kimi Werner talks about fish, fun and fate

·The Hunger Games TIFFANY HERVEY

I f Kimi Werner were a fish, she'd be an 'uku (jobfish, a.k.a. grey snapper). The 'uku doesn't live in a hole

like many goatfish-it travels, moves, explores and hunts. An artist and champion freed­iver, Werner is known for her strength and fight, and like the 'uku, she doesn't give up or go down easily. "I get tunnel vi­sion and I go for it," says the 32-year-old Ha'iku, Maui, na­tive who now lives on O'ahu. "I put myself out there, and I put my whole heart into it."

This attitude is how she be­came an accomplished chef, painter, and most notably, an infamous fish hunter who is paid to travel the world seeking unique catches while model­ing the lifestyle she represents for photographers and publica­tions. Although she's an award­winning hunter, she doesn't compete much anymore; it doesn't thrill her quite the way it used to.

However, much of Werner's fame isn't that she's almost al­ways the sole female compet­ing in tournaments, but that she often wins, and now holds the record for spearing the world's biggest 'ono (wahoo) at 84 pounds.

The first time she dove out­side of Hawai'i in 2008, she won the national championship of spearfishing in _Newport, Rhode Island, and that same year, ended up winning every title possible, from Rookie Of The Year to the International Pacific Cup-which she's since won twice.

Trusting her gut Werner says that, gender aside, she's known as someone who loves to eat her catch. She's in it for the food. Everything else that goes along with freediv­ing- the beauty, adrenaline, exercise, travel, friends met along the way- all of that could be taken away and the self-professed "foodie" would still go diving for the pure sat­isfaction of being able to feed herself what she wants to eat.

"The meal is much more meaningful when you prepare it yourself and especially when you harvest it yourself," she ex­plains. "Whether it's a plant or an animal, harvesting gives you respect and appreciation for the growth and the life of whatever it is you're eating. You had to work hard to put that on your plate. That makes me feel so much more connected to the world around me."

A connection to the ocean and the creatures living in it is what has taught Werner to trust her gut. "You're constantly re­lying on your instincts under­water," she says. "I run into

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sharks all the time, and my fear might tell me to get out of the water, but my hunter's instinct tells me to defend my catch. 'That's my food, I got that, go get your own.' Reacting in that way is what communicates to the shark that I'm not prey. I'm another predator. So we're not going to eat each other, now we're more bumping elbows than anything."

While she can dive up to 159 feet and hold her breath for nearly five minutes, Werner re­mains a conservative diver. "If I can't get the fish to come in within two minutes, I'm either doing something wrong or that fish is just too smart for me," she laughs.

On art and opportunity By seeking out mentors, Wer­ner has fast-tracked her profi­ciency in her various passions. While attending KCC for a culinary arts degree, Werner apprenticed at Halekulani's La Mer. After that, she spent time as a line cook at a Mexican res­taurant, then competed in a cu­linary competition in China and later became a personal-chef.

"I've been cooking since I was 7," she says.

After college Werner be­came inspired to paint, and she sought out landscape painter

Mark Brown and apprenticed under him. Now her paintings and sea creature-inspired truck­er hats and apparel are so popu­lar that their sales actually pay the bills, lending the artist the freedom to return to spearfish­ing. Freediving masters Kalehi Fernandez and Wayde Hayashi soon became her mentors. "I'm a great stalker," she laughs. "I saw them on TV and was so mesmerized by the way they dove. I'd never seen it on that level before."

Cool sounds, no words Werner's story is one of con­stantly striving to be a higher version of self, seeking men­torships, trusting one's instinct, perseverance, connecting to what is sacred, and knowing when to surrender.

"Your senses are so stimulat­ed underwater," she says. "It's a place where there's really cool sounds but there's no words­and thank god for that because our brains can be so noisy."

Werner says that's what she loves most about diving, "my brain mellows out. It remains present for the only time ever, in the moment, focused on what's right there and not beat­ing itself up about all the stuff we can't control. It's a really nice vacation the minute I stick my head in the ocean."

While Werner continues to accrue exciting travel oppor­tunities and invitations to dive for the spearfishing industry, the artist dreams of having her own travel show. She says that highlighting remote places throughout the world, where people live and thrive sustain­ably off diving, would illustrate the infinitely simple goal of a diver-to always be able to catch and cook great fish.

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original, inspired by audience inter­action. Featuring Sean T.C. O'Malley, R. Kevin Garcia Doyle, Eric Folk and special guest Art Koshi on piano. The Dragon Upstairs, 1038 Nu'uanu Ave.: Fri., 7/13, (10:15PM-midnight) $5. 'i'Spoken Word Symposium: Building a Community of Oceanic Voices and Per­formances (See Island Wise.) Ha/au o Haumea, Center For Hawaiian Studies, UH-Manoa campus, 2645 Dole St.: Fri., 7/13 and Sat., 7/14. Free. spo-· kenwordoceania.wordpress.com, pacifictongues@gmail.com

On Sale 'i'An Evening with Journey Grab your tickets now before they sell out for the mega-rockers behind hits "Don't Stop Believin,"' "Any Way You Want It" and "Open Arms." Visit ticket­master.com or call (800) 745-3000. For more details on VIP packages, go to VIPNation.com. Blaisdell Arena, 777 Ward Ave.: Wed., 12/12 and Fri., 12/14, (8PM) $65-$125. 591-2211 'i'Ballet Hawaii Presents Alice (In Won­derland) The Lewis Carroll classic is coming to town for two perfor­mances only, featuring dancers of the Washington Ballet. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster: (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster. com, as well as the Ward Avenue Blaisdell Box Office. Contrariwise, the Mad Hatter Tea Party will be on Sun., 8/5. Individual tickets for the tea are available for $45-$55 or VIP packages for the tea and the perfor­mance for $135. For reservatious call Judy Muncaster or Gerry Allen at 521-8600. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave.: Sat., 8/11-Sun., 8/12 $35-$99. 591-2211 'i'Bloc Party The British rock group Bloc Party makes a comeback at their Hawai'i debut performance. The Republik, 1349 Kapi'olani Blvd.: Mon., 7/30, (8PM) $36.50, $70 VIP. bampproject.com Charice Singer Charice stops by on her Infinity Tour this November. Tickets on sale now at the Blaisdell Box Office or visit ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000. Blaisdell Are­na, 777 Ward Ave.: Sat., 11/3, (7PM) 591-2211 Dinner: Impossible Live Dinner: Impos­sible Live is a high-energy, multime­dia and multi-sensory theatrical experience. More than just a cook­ing demo, Dinner: Impossible Live is an interactive show that provides multiple opportunities for audience participation while witnessing the challenging nature of the TV show come to life. Featuring celebrity chef Robert Irvine. Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com, Blaisdell Box Office, Sports Gear Warehouse at Windward Mall, Walmart, or charge by phone at (877) 870-3674. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave.: Fri., 9/7, (8PM) $35-$55. 591-2211 Grouplove Tickets are on sale now for Grouplove's debut performance in Hawai 'i. You may recognize their songs "Tongue Tied" and "Colours" from radio and TV, but they're more than just a poppy band skyrocket­ing to fame because of Apple com­mercials. From SXSW, Bonnaroo, Coachella and the Sasquatch Musical Festival, these guys (and gal) have been making their way through the circuits with hard work and talent. Visit groovetickets.com or call (877) 71-GROOVE. The Republik, 1349 Kapi'olani Blvd.: Tue., 8/21, (8PM) $22-$45. 'i'Gym Class Heroes-The rockin' hip hoppers are returning to O'ahu after years of traveling the world and reaching international stardom. On their last visit, they recorded por­tions of their concert for a DVD, making Honoluluans famous world­wide. Visit groovetickets.com or call (877) 71-GROOVE. The Repub/ik,

1349 Kapi'olani Blvd.: Wed., 8/22. $31-$70. bampproject.com 'i'Henry Rollins: Capitalism As the first stop on a nationwide tour that will hit every capital before Election Day, Honolulu has a lot to be excited about. Badass Henry Rollins, for­mer frontman of punk band Black Flag, writer, actor, radio DJ, activ­ist and more, will be performing a spoken-word event this September. Tickets are on sale now exclusively from 808shows.com or at the door if any remain. Hawaiian Brian's, 1680 Kapi'olani Blvd.: Thu., 9/6, (doors open at 7PM) $25-$40. Honolulu Theatre for Youth Season Tick­ets Season and individual tickets are now on sale for Honolulu Theatre for Youth's 2012-2013 season, which includes plays Five Chinese Brothers, Spooky, Christmas Talk Story, Musubi Man, Rap's Hawaii, Call It Courage and Charlotte's Web. Plays begin Fri., 8/24. Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Tenney Theatre, 229 Queen Emma Square: htyweb.org, 839-9885 HOT Season Tickets The Hawaii Opera Theatre soars into its new, year­round Grand Opera season with tickets now on sale for a three-opera repertoire beginning this October. Operas include Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Francis Poulenc's The Dialogue of the Carmelites and Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. Tickets can be purchased at the HOT Box Office (596-7853) or at hawaiiopera.org. Individual tickets start at $29; pack­age tickets available. 'i'Melissa Etheridge The female rock goddess is back for a night to plow through her powerful ballads such as 'Tm the Only One," and "Come to My Window." Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777WardAve.: Mon., 7/23, (7:30PM) $35-$100. ticketmaster.com, (800) 745-8000 Melvins Lite The Melvins are out to break a world record by becoming the first band to tour every US state plus DC in 51 days. That's a concert every single day for 51 days straight, traveling from Alaska to Hawai'i without a single day off. Let's hope by the time they arrive in Honolulu, they'll be celebrating their feat and not dying of exhaustion so we can all celebrate with them as a part of his­tory. Melvins Lite consists of Buzz Osbourne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn. The Republik, 1349 Kapi 'olani Blvd.: Thu., 10/25, (8PM) $20-$40. Oliver! Ohana Arts Musical Theater Workshop presents Oliver!, the hit musical based on the Charles Dick­ens novel, Oliver Twist. The produc­tion will feature performers ages 8-18. Tickets available at brown­papertickets.com/event/254331 or (800) 838-3006, Mamiya The­atre, Chaminade University, 3142 Wai'alae Ave.: Fri., 7/20-Sun., 7/22. $15. ohanaarts.org TAG Season Tickets The Actors' Group (TAG)'s 2012-2013 season tickets are on sale now, featuring plays Par­allel Realities, Anna: Love in the Cold War, The Pi/lawman, King Hedley II, The Belle's Stratagem and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Season begins in August. TAG - The Actors' Group, 650 Iwilei Rd., Ste 101: 6 shows for $90 or 7 shows and the Young Playwrights Festival for $100. Voices of the Masters The Shaolin War­riors, 22 Buddhist monks from Shao­lin Temple in China's Henan Prov­ince, return to Honolulu to display . their acrobatics and martial arts. Tickets are on sale at the Hawai'i Theatre Box Office, by phone or online. Hawai'i Theatre, 1130 Bethel St.: Wed., 9/26-Sun., 9/30. $35-$60. hawaiitheatre.com, 528-0506 Wicked Broadway's biggest musical comes to Hawai'i. The musical is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Tickets available at Blais­dell Box Office and select Walmart locations. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave.: Sat., 11/24-Wed,

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Literary Beach Rights Katherine Garner and Carol Kettner, co-authors of the new book Oahu Beach Access: A Guide to Oahu Beaches Through the Public Rights of Way, will share their story of how they got the idea and researched the information for the book. A door prize drawing for an autographed book will be held. Kapolei Public Library, 1020 Manawai St., Kapolei: Sat., 7/14, (10:30AM) librarieshawaii. org, 693-7050 Lilian Cunningham's Writing Retreat An opportunity to meet and write with other writers with varying skills and experience. Share snacks, ideas and creative energy. For more info go to windward.hawaii.edu/writ­ing_retreat. Hale Akoakoa, WCC, Room 105: Sat., 2/25-Sat., 11/17, (9:30AM-2PM) $8; $10 for walk-ins; or $70 for all 9 sessions.

Outside GREAT RACE Eco-Challenge: Hawai'i Reg­istration is open now until July 16 for the 4-week virtual race between teams of 10 who will attempt to burn 210,000 calories to improve their health and win cash prizes. An ActiPed+ pedometer (included in reg­istration) will send your information to your LEAP4LIFE account as you compete with other teams. For more

. information on the GREAT RACE, visit bitly.com/greco0812. Register your team at leap4life.com/pages/ greatrace: Mon., 8/6-Sun., 9/2. $120 per racer, $1,200 per team. Hilton Hawaiian Village Bird Tour The Hawaii Audubon Society will be going on a field trip to look at dif­ferent types of birds at the Hilton. Please RSVP to Alice Roberts at Mer­maidshi@aol.com. Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2003 Kalia Rd.: Sat., 7/14. 528-1432 Likelike cascade Hike A short but rough hike to the Likelike Cascade, named after trailblazer Dick Davis. Contact Sherine Boomla at 739-3936 for more information. Meet at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave.: Sat., 7/14, (1PM) Sierra Seminar: Aiea Ridge Partial Hike Venture off of the Aiea Loop Trail to see many native plants and beautiful scenery. Call Clyde Kobashigawa of the Sierra Club at 262-6092 for more information. '.AieaRidge. Sun., 7/15.

Green 20th Hawai'i Conservation Conference The Hawai'i Conservation Alliance Foundation is partnering with the Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation to offer students, 75 from O'ahu and 50 from neighbor islands, a discounted rate of only $50 instead of $170 to attend the Hawai 'i Conservation Confer­ence. For more information and to apply, visit hawaiiconservation. org/hcc4students. Hawai'i Conven­tion Center, 1801 KalakauaAve.: Tue., 7/31-Thu., 8/2. Second Annual Shearwater Soiree Sup­port the Hawaii Audubon Society and the Freeman Seabird Preserve as they fundraise with a silent auc­tion, music and pupus. Make sure to purchase your tickets in advance for the discounted price of $15. thir­tyninehotel, 39 N. Hotel St.: Thu., 7/12, (5:30-9PM) $15-$20. hawai­iaudubon.com, hiaudsoc@pixi.com, 528-1432 North Shore Permaculture Design Cer­tificate Course This two-week course will cover ecological design princi­ples and skills ranging from farming to renewable energy and community development. Tuition includes camp­ing and delicious local organic meals.

Register now to reserve a spot. Wai­huena Farm, North Shore: Mon., 7/30-Sun., 8/12. $1,000-$1,400. meleanasfarm.com, 551-8132

Botanical Aquaponics with Fred Lau Learn about growing food using nutri­ent-rich water from fish culture to irrigate and fertilize plants. Experts from UH CTAHR will also discuss food safety and water qual­ity considerations. Registration fees include refreshments and lunch. Please sign up by noon on July 13. Mari's Gardens, Mililani: Thu., 7 /19, (9AM-12PM) $5. oahurcd. org/master-farmer-workshops/ Fun in the Mud Kevin Mulkern leads this field trip to Waimanalo to learn about the proper care, feeding and propagation of tropical water lilies and dwarf lotus. Maintaining a bal­anced water garden can be tricky­learn how, and don't be afraid to get dirty. Waimanalo. Sat., 7/14, (10-11:30AM) $15 for Friends of Hono­lulu Botanical Gardens members, $20 for nonmembers. 537-1708

'Ohana 'i'11th Annual Korean Festival 2012 (See Hot Pick.) Kapi'olani Park, Kalakaua Avenue and Monsarrat Avenue. Sat., 7/14, (10AM-8PM) Free. koreanfes­tivalhi.com 13th Annual Te Mahana Hiroa O Tahiti The Tahitian Dance Festival will showcase dancers in the invitation­al division on Friday and the solo and group competition on Saturday to share and educate guests about Tahitian culture. Polynesian Cultural Center, 55-370 Kamehameha Hwy., La'ie: 7:30-9PM on Fri., 7/13 and 9:30AM-3PM on Sat., 7/14. $6-$10. polynesia.com, 293-3333 Cuts for Kids Remington College is offering complimentary back-to­school haircuts for children ages 17 and under this summer, provided by instructors and students. Come in Tuesday-Friday 9AM-5PM or Sat­urday 9AM-2:30PM. The Paul Brown Institute at Remington College, 1132 Bishop St., Suite 550: Tue., 7/10-Fri., 7/13 and Tue., 7/24-Sat., 7/28. Free. remingtoncollege.edu, 587-8448 Honu Petroglyphs Summer Wednes­days at the Waikiki Aquarium, geared towards ages 4-8, will pres­ent an art activity with author and artist Lynn Cook. To learn the impor­tance of honu in Hawaiian culture, Cook will teach keiki how to make honu petroglyphs. Waikiki Aquarium, C2777 Kalakaua Ave.: Wednesdays, 7 /18 and 8/8, (3PM) waquarium.org, 923-9741 'i'Kids First! Film Festival The final day of the festival for ages 8 and up presents Ride of the Mergansers and Circus Dreams, which features aerial performer and contortionist Thula Martin from Pahoa, Hawai 'i. UH Art Auditorium, UH-Manoa, 2500 Cam­pus Rd.: Sun., 7/15, (3PM) Free. sum­mer.hawaii.edu, 956-9883 'i'Midsummer Night's Gleam A lion dance, bagpipe music with Scot­tish dancers, Hawaiian music by Mahealani, Mongolian Tribesmen and their fighting knights will trans­port you into a magical wonderland lit up by 2,500 luminaries along the garden pathways. Children's activi­ties from 4:30-6:30PM include paint­ing, bubbles, bamboo c;himes, games, crafts and more. Foster Botanical Gar­den, 50 N. Vineyard Blvd.: Sat., 7/14, (4:30-9:30PM) Free. 522-7064 Pre-School Nature Tour Bring your ted­dy bear a~d lunch to this tour along with walking shoes, rain gear and insect repellant. Activities include stories, crafts and a garden walk. Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Rd., Kane'ohe: Tue., 7/17, (10:30-11:30AM) Free. 233-7323

Reading with Tamara Montgomery Summer Wednesdays at the Waikiki Aquarium, geared towards ages 4-8, will present a special read­ing this week with Tamara Mont­gomery. Montgomery is an author, puppeteer and retired professor at UH where for 38 years she was the director of the graduate program in theater, puppetry and mask-making. Join this program and listen to read­ings from Montgomery's authored books. Waikiki Aquarium, C2777 Kalakaua Ave.: Wed., 7/11, (3PM) Aquarium ad.mission. waquarium. org, 923-9741 Tialk Story Camp 2012 Register now for a weekend of storytelling work­shops, beach activities, good food, live music, campfires and more. Bring your own tents and meet national storytellers for either a day or the entire weekend. Kualoa Beach Park. Fri., 7/20-Sun., 7/22. $30-$50 per adult, kids $10-$30. talkstory­camp.com Twilight Summer Concert Series Bring a teddy bear to march in the Teddy Bear Parade before enjoying a Harp Ensemble concert at 5:45PM (aka the golden or magic hour) in the spirit of this concert series. Bring a pic­nic, mat and umbrella to enjoy the sounds of music and birds chirping as the sun peacefully sets behind the trees. Foster Botanical Garden, 50 N. Vineyard Blvd.: Thursdays., 6/7-8/2,­(4:30-7:15PM) Free. 522-7064 'i'Wildest Show in Town Every Wednes­day this summer, the Honolulu Zoo will open its doors in the evening for live entertainment, 'ukulele give­aways and a chance to walk through certain exhibits past their normal hours. Gates open at 4:35PM and food (for humans, not animals) is welcome. Roy Sakuma hosts, with tonight's entertainment by Manoa DNA. Honolulu Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Ave.: Wednesdays, 6/13-8/8, (6PM) $3.

Learning 'i'Honolulu Tech-Security Conference Data Connectors will host the first ever Honolulu Tech-Security Con­ference this July, featuring 30-40 vendor exhibits and several leading industry speakers. Door prizes will also be given away throughout the day, with breakfast, lunch, confer­ence materials and entrance into the speaker sessions and exhibit area included. As a special to Weekly read­ers, Data Connectors is providing complimentary tickets rather than selling them for the normal price of $100. To register, go to dataconnec­tors.com/events/2012/07Honolul_u/ inv_at.asp. Waikiki Beach Marri­ott Resort & Spa, 2552 Kalakaua Ave.: Thu., 7/26. Free. www.marri­ottwaikiki.com, 922-6611 Honolulu Youth Summer Drum Line Class­es Attention aspiring drummers: get that beat out of your head and into the world! Ages 6-16 are welcome, no experience or equipment needed. By the end of the class, all kids will learn how read and play basic drum music at a high school level. There will even be a final performance for family and friends to attend. Call for details. Saturdays through 9/1, (11AM-2PM and 3-4PM) $50 per month. honoluluyouthdrumline. org, 497-5101 ~.I.A. Art & Literary Series (See Island Wise.) Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen St.: Mon., 7/16, (6-8PM) Free. freshcafe­hi.com, 688-8055 eMake It/Mail It Registration is now taking place for Tamara Moan's Make It/Mail It class, where stu­dents can learn how to make inter­esting envelopes, postcards and stationary. Writing exercises will also explore the structure ofletters, how to capture a moment, and ways to push content into new territory. Moan will take students through the

The Straight Dope

ing anyone, reducing the like­lihood of nuclear retaliation. In 1999 members of the Rus­sian Duma, upset over NATO bombings in Yugoslavia, hinted about an EMP attack in

others may be able to swing it soon. Nobody would put such a

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system. Fixing it could take a while-some components, such as very high voltage transformers, can't be produced quickly. Our natural gas infrastructure would like­ly also be knocked out, and much of our telecommunications capability would be destroyed. If I were at 30,000 feet in a fly­by-wire civilian aircraft at the time of the attack, let's just say I'd be concerned.

Defending against an EMP would be costly. You'd need lots of spare parts and low-tech backup systems, plus shielding of key elements. It's doable, but even the US military hasn't made much progress.

I s it true an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) would stop cars and trucks, and they would not run until fixed? Would our stores be empty of food because trucks could not move food

to them? Would water to our homes stop flowing because of EMP damage to elec­trical equipment? Why don't we hear more about this?

Prime atomic test over the Pacific unex­pectedly wreaked electromagnetic havoc in Honolulu, 900 miles away. Hundreds of streetlights were knocked out, burglar alarms went off all over, and interisland phone service was disrupted. Whoa, said startled scientists, atom bombs are worse than we thought.

thing past the loose cannons run­ning North Korea (which apparently has the bomb) and Iran (which apparently doesn't yet). This led Newt "Mine the Moon" Gingrich to raise the specter of EMP doomsday during his recent presi­dential campaign.

The second reason for renewed fear of EMP is that we're becoming increasingly dependent on fragile electronics. Back in 1993 the Web barely existed, smart phones were unknown, and it wasn't unheard of to find vacuum tubes and non-electronic controls at power plants and industrial fa­cilities. Today there's vulnerable circuitry in just about everything. (OK, not barbe­cue grills, Barbecue grills are a.rock.)

Scoffers, of whom your columnist is habitually one, may be inclined to dis­miss EMP as another faddish concern of professional worrywarts. (Remember biological warfare?) A successful assault would require mastery of multiple com­plex technologies, and North Korea, for one, has been having a helluva time just getting rockets to work.

-Mark Terry, Honolulu

What do you mean, why don't we hear more? We've heard plenty. We have, for starters, been apprised of the EMP

menace in a prescient 1993 column by (ahem) me. Admittedly I was suggesting EMP as a way of silencing obnoxious car stereos, which some may feel indicated a nonserious attitude toward the subject. This has left the heavy lifting in the EMP panic department to the likes of Newt Gingrich. Let me make up for that as best I can now. EMP could be, in theory, re­ally bad.

The electromagnetic energy generated by a nuclear detonation actually consists of three distinct pulses. The first, called El, attacks solid-state electronics such as computers, cell phones, and televi­sions. The second pulse, E2, is similar to a lightning strike and can be stopped by surge protection, provided said pro­tection wasn't destroyed by the El pulse. The E3 pulse, perhaps the most insidious, is a slow, long-duration surge that attacks power transmission lines and other elec­trical infrastructure.

Scary, but why are people freaking out about EMP now? The first reason is that although the end of the Cold War has re­duced the odds of a nuclear holocaust, the proliferation of atom bomb technology has increased the chances of other types of nuclear attack. An adroitly targeted EMP assault could cripple a country's high technology while not directly kill-

Predictably, this fact has inspired apoc­alyptic scenarios: imagine if every com­puter and embedded microchip east of the Mississippi stopped working! Maybe we're not exactly back to stone knives and bearskins, but you might want to dust off the typewriter. And prepare to put some serious time in on that bike-critical auto­motive electronics could indeed be fried.

However, the real danger may not origi­nate in Pyongyang or Tehran but in that bundle ofuncontrollable energy overhead. Every so often the sun unleashes geomag­netic storms powerful enough to destroy transformers and cause blackouts. The 1859 Carrington solar storm, the stron­gest ever recorded, was so powerful that sparks from the currents induced in tele­graph wires set telegraph paper on fire. If a storm like that were to happen in the age of the iPad, why, in the twinkling of an eye our entire civilization might be shut d

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Although EMP was understood in a general way back in Manhattan Project days, its potentially devastating impact didn't sink in until 1962, when the Starfish

Recognizing the situation, Congress established a commission to assess the EMP threat. In 2008 the commission re­ported that a couple small nuclear devices exploded in the right places could shut down 70 percent or more of the US power

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Museums 'i'Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice St. Open Wed.-Mon. (closed Tuesdays) 9AM-5PM. $17.95 adults; $14.95 ages 4-12; under 4 free. bishopmu­seum.org, 847-3511

14th Annual Bernice Pauahi Bish­op Awards Dinner During this event, the museum will honor two individ­uals who have demonstrated excep­tional leadership in perpetu.ating Hawai'i's heritage and providing ser­vice to the community. These med­als represent the Museum's highest honors. To purchase tickets, make a donation or ·sponsor a table, visit

https://ssl.4agoodcause.com/bish­op-museum/eventl.aspx?eventid=4. Sat., 7/28, (5-9PM) $350.

Breakfast with Elmo Come to the Muriel Flanders Lawn to spend quality time with Elmo, eat a pan­cake breakfast, take home a photo to keep, learn about health and culture and explore Sesame Street Presents: The Body while it's closed to the rest of the public. Reservations at bish­opmuseum.org/elmo. Tue., 7/17, (9-llAM) $35-$45, free for ages 0-2. 'i'Hawai'iStateArtMuseumNo. l Capi­tol District Building, 250 S. Hotel St., 2nd FL Open Tue.-Sat., 10AM-4PM. Free. 586-0900

Crazy Quilts with the Hawaii Quilt Guild MaryAnn Bufalini and a team from the Hawaii Quilt Guild will be showing visitors how to stitch a mini Crazy Quilt at the July Second Saturday. Fabrics, threads, buttons and beads will be provided. Sat., 7/14, (11AM-3PM) Free. hawaii. gov/sfca

'i'He Alo A He Alo: Face to face, Visions & Portaits ofHawai'i From the Art in Public Places collection. Ongoing.

'i'Lauhala Hui and Kapa Artist Dalani Tanahy Learn all about kapa from seedling to finished work. Fes­tive day of ornament weaving and take home keepsake treasures from 11AM-3PM. 'i'Honolulu Museum of Art 900 S. Bere­tania St. Open Tue.-Sat., 10AM-4:30PM; Sun., 1-5PM. Closed Mon­days. $10 adults; $5 children (ages 4-17); free for members and chil­dren age 3 and under. Free first Wednesday of the month. honolu­luacademy.org, 532-8700

Meet the Artists The public has to opportunity to meet artists whose work is featured in Tattoo Honolulu. The artists will discuss their work and answer questions. This week

will be Mike Ledger; on July 18, Lucky Olelo and Billy Whitney; on Aug. 8, Sua Suluape Toetuu, Aisea. Wednesdays, 7/11, 7/18 and 8/8, (10:15-11:15AM) Free with museum admission.

eTattoo Honolulu This exhibition illustrates the development of tat­too culture in the Islands by draw­ing on the unique blend of influences ranging from Polynesia, Asia and the military. Through Sun., 1/13. Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House 2411 Makiki Heights Dr. Open Tue.-Sat., 10AM-4:30PM; Sun., Noon-4PM. Closed Mondays. $10 adults; $5 children (ages 4-17); free for members and children age 3 and under. Free first Wednesday of the month. tcmhi.org, 526-0232

'i'ArtSpree From face painting and printmaking to hot pop tunes and a mini Shakespeare performance, there is something for everyone of every age to experience at ArtSpree. Park at Punahou School and get on the free shuttle bus, which runs continuously throughout the day, as public parking and drop-off is prohibited at the museum. Parking along the streets of the surrounding neighborhood is also not permit­ted. Activities include printmaking with Pen and Ink Works, clay with the Hawai'i Potters' Guild, knitting with The Fuzz and more. Art demos, live music, dance and performances will accompany the open gallery and food from the cafe will be for sale. Sat., 7/14, (10AM-4PM) Free.

'i'Yarn Bombing Members of TheFuzz, a Honolulu-bsaed knit­ting club, have snuggly cloaked tree branches in the Spalding House gar­den. Through Sat., 7/14. 'i''lolani Palace The palace is the only official residence of royalty in the United States. Guided tours: Mon.­Sat., 9-11:15AM; tours in Japanese

available Mon.-Sat., 11:30AM, $20 adults, $15 kama'aina, $5 children ages 5-12 (under 5 years not admit­ted). Audio tours available ll:45AM-3:30PM, $13 adults; $5 children ages 5-12. Galleries open: Mon.-Sat., 9AM-5PM. $6 adults; $3 kids ages 5-12, under 5 free. 'i'Mission Houses Museum Step into 19th-century Hawai'i when you visit the original homes of the first missionaries to the Islands. 533 S. King St. Open Tue.-Sat., 10AM-4PM; closed Sun. and Mon. Tours available at 11AM, 1PM and 2:45PM. $6-$10; 50 percent kama'aina discount on last Saturday of each month. mis­sionhouses.org, 447-3910

Extras Golf Tournament The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association will host its 13th Annual Scholarship Golf Tour­nament to support students major­ing in lodging management. Golfers also have an opportunity to win priz­es. Lunch and dinner are included. Please register by this Friday. Pearl Country Club, 98-535 Kaonohi St., 'Aiea: Thu., 7/26, (10AM) $250 per player, $750 per team, $1,000 for a hole sponsor with one team. info@ hawaiilodging.org, 923-0407 Makkuro Makkuro The Hayao Miyaza­ki-inspired pop-up with featured designers Reise Kochi, Aron Luang­phinith, Ryan Ota and Ramie Sagisi will be open for one weekend only to bring unique accessories and hand­crafted garments from local design­ers and artisans to the public. For more information, follow Makkuro Makkuro on twitter: @makkuro­makkuro. 687 Auahi Street Gallery. 10AM-6PM on Sat., 7/14 and 10AM-8PM on Sun., 7 /15.

Join your pooch and the Hawaiian Humane Society for a walk up to the lighthouse-it's about time humans got in on the fun. Tickets include a T-shirt and snacks at the trailhead. Makapu'uLight House Trail. Sat., 7/14, (5:30PM) $20. hawaiianhumane.org, 356-2217 PWN Luncheon Meeting Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of The Descen­dants, will speak at the monthly Professional Women's Network lun­cheon meeting. Reservations are required at reservations@pwnha­waii.org. Email for details. Early bird reservations are $35 until July 16. O'ahu Country Club, 6800 Hawai'i Kai Dr.: Thu., 7/26, (11:30AM-1:30PM) $35-$50. pwnhawaii.org 'i'SOul Beautiful (See Hot Pick.) The Venue at BambuTwo, 1144 Bethel St.: • Thu., 7/12, (6-9PM) $10-$12. shop­blissonline.com 'i'SurfFilm Festival Tonight's lecture is "Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past" by John Clark at 7:30PM. $5, $3 for museum members.See Film Blurbs for full schedule of films. Doris Duke Theatre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Sat., 7/7-Sun., 7/29. 532-8768 "Tree Hula's'' 38thAnniversary Bash This celebration includes two beverages of your choice (up to call), catered ono grinds by Kimo's Akamai Cater­ing until pau and live entertainment with Kawika Trask & friends, acous­tic sounds of Isaac & GJ and Jer­emy Cheng, with dancing to one of Hawai'i's top DJs/VJs, KSM. Hula's Bar & Lei Stand, 134 Kapahulu Ave.: Thu., 7/12, (5PM-2AM) $5-$10, 21+, hulas.com, 375--8440

Neighbors 19th Annual Original Play Festival Aloha Performing Arts Company will hold

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T he matinee audi­ence with whom this writer saw Moonrise King- · dom earlier this

week just wasn't prepared for it. Expecting heaven-knows-what, they sat in a state of stupefac­tion not knowing exactly what they were seeing.

Was it supposed to be "seri­ous?" Was it supposed to be "funny?" Visually, Moonrise Kingdom is as stylized and unrealistic as an old-fashioned child's storybook. Its scenes are brief and elliptical, its char­acters deadpan and cryptic, its trajectory uncertain. After about 20 minutes, my TV-con­ditioned audience loosened up, began to chuckle (sometimes uncertainly), and finally just let the movie be itself.

A good decision, because by my lights, Wes Anderson is the most original writer-direc­tor we have, yet he's still on the cusp of name recognition. His

movies are filled with quirky charms and never once really touch reality, except in terms of themes and leitmotifs. They go their own way, somehow stick­ing in your memory, becoming more admirable the day after you see them. They tell the truth about human nature but without employing the conven­tional hand of "Realism."

Actors now volunteer to ap­pear in Anderson's movies. Here Bruce Willis reminds us he can really act. Bill Murray, an Anderson regular, soars. Ed Norton does a near-perfect turn as a nerdy Scoutmaster. Fran­ces McDormand appears as an unfaithful wife given to calling her children with an electronic megaphone from within the house. Harvey Keitel turns in an unbilled appearance. And the great Tilda Swinton makes the very most of a cameo role as a Social Services witch.

Did I just write "witch"? Yep, because this film is a fable sweet and not so simple: Its true main characters are a pair of 12-

A true original, Wes Andersons Moonrise Kingdom is as eccentric as theycome­and one of the best movies of the year.

year-olds in the throes of first love, fleeing the complicated world of unhappy adults, using Scout lore and fantasy novels as their guides. Played by Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward , untutored actors who've never done a movie before, their in­nocence pays off: The perfor­mances are fresh and unfet­tered by actorish technique.

The runaways-she's es-

caping difficult parents and he's resigning from his Khaki Scouts troop-follow an old In­dian trail on the island off the coast of New England where everyone lives. They hope to be married ... and are, sort of. Pursued by the Scout troop, bad boyz, and befuddled grown ups, the kids come of age in ways funny and sweet and smart, making the movie shine. Estranged from "normal" life (as all of Anderson's characters are in movie after movie), they long to be belong to something better, somewhere.

A kind of fairy tale, the orig­in al story and script eschew

moralizing and finger-wagging. Some incidents seem realistic, but many are not, nor meant to be. The movie is about "life" but it does not replicate it. An audience over-conditioned by conventional films may find it baffling at first, and there will be those who absolutely hate or are bored by its fey charms.

But you really ought to judge for yourself, because Moonrise can be, for the right audience, charming and maddeningly de­lightful. I'm convinced it will be become a classic like the di­rector's The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore. •

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open auditions for volunteer actors and readers for its 19th annual Orig­inal Play Festival. Performances of the plays will be in late August with rehearsals beginning July 18. The festival features new, unpublished scripts presented in staged read­ing format, so line memorization is not required. All festival scripts are available for perusal by arrangement with the APAC office or online. Crew positions are also available. Aloha Theatre, Kainaliu, Big Island: Mon., 7/16 and Tue., 7/17, (6:30PM) aloha­theatre.com, 322-9924 Ebb & Flow Arts presents Piano Syn­ergy! Ebb & Flow Arts presents the next-to-last event of North South East West Festival 2012, featuring

· original works for four pianos by John Cage, Morton Feldman, Ger­ald Busby, Darius Milhaud, Thomas Osborne, Gabriel Faure, Maurice Ravel, Wallace DePue and Robert Pollock. Ruth Murata's Maui Music Conservatory, Queen Ka'ahumanu Mall, second floor, Kahului, Maui: Sat., 7/14, (7:30PM) Free. ebband­flowarts.org, 876-1854 Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival The Hawai'i Performing Arts Festival will soon present its eighth sum­mer of stellar artists and extraordi­nary performances, many of which will be free. From classical to opera to a young artists showcase, there's something for everyone. For con­cert schedule, more information or to order tickets, visit hawaiiper­formingartsfestival.org or call 333-7378. Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Waimea, Big Island: Fri., 7/6-Sat., 7/21. 'i'Kaua'i Music Festival The Kaua'i Music Festival concert series and songwriter conference can't be missed by anyone who wants to

make it in the music industry. Pro­fessional and award-winning song­writers, producers and executives meet with festival-goers to give feedback in intimate settings with two evenings full of live music. Some visiting staff will be Robert Schwartzman of Rooney and Ross Golan, songwriter for Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5 and others. To see the full schedule of events and to register, visit kauaimusicfestival. weebly.com. Kaua'i Beach Resort, 4331 Kaua'i Beach Dr., Lihue, Kaua'i: Wed., 7/11-Sat., 7/14. $150-$175.

Volunteer Honolulu Botanical Gardens Interested in volunteering at a botanical gar­den? The five gardens of Honolulu, Ho'omaluhia, Foster, Lili'uokalani, Koko Crater and Wahi'awa, are look­ing for helpers. Call 522-7064 for more information. Manoa Falls Trail Project Help improve one of the busiest hiking trails on the island by graveling and widen­ing the paths, removing old board­walk and rock work and other tasks. RSVP required. Send your name, phone number and date of the proj­ect to restoremanoa@gmail.com to reserve a place. Manoa Falls. Sat., 7/14. hi.sierraclub.org/oahu Remove Invasive Plants Join the Oahu Invasive Species Committee on their monthly work trip to remove harmful invasive plants before they become widespread and cause dam­age. Reservations required. Contact OISC at 286-4616 or oisc@hawaii. edu. Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Rd.: Sat., 7/14, (8AM-2PM)

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Galleries Continuing Collages and Paintings by Tanya D'Avanzo A selection of Tanya D'Avanzo's work. Through 7/31. Morning Brew Coffee House, 600 Kailua Rd. #120, Kailua: 262-7770 Dragons in the Garden Warren Sten­berg, Char Hughes, Mary Flynn and Dan Van Zayle have created a monster-or a few. Check out their exhibit now through the month of July. Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gar­den, 45-680 Luluku Rd., Kane'ohe: 233-7323 FABRICations Three award-winning fabric artists, Margaret Teruya, Liz Schuwalter and Charlene Hughes will display their unique quilting styles. Through 7/26. Gallery on the Pali, First Unitarian Church of Hono­lulu, 2500 Pali Hwy.: 595-4047 Imagine Hawaiian Scenes Lauren Okano's "Imagine" and Spencer Chang's "Hawaiian Scenes" will be on display through Wed., 8/15. Louis Pohl Gallery, 1111 Nu'uanu Ave.: 521-1812 Looking and Printing: Satoshi Takahira An exhibit that approaches print­making from a very technical and experimental method. Takahira is inspired by the old Japanese say­ing, "A moment is in everything, and everything is in a moment." The idea of a present moment is always at the root of his artwork. Through 7 /13. HPU Art Gallery, 45-045 Kame­hameha Hwy.: 544-0287 Mauumae/Waikui and Surf the Dragon Doug Young's recent paintings will be shown together as "Mauumae/ Waikui" alongside Jackie Mild-Lau's "Surf the Dragon." Gallery hours are

Mon.-Sat. 10AM-9PM; Sun. 10AM-6PM. Through 7/ 26. The Gallery at Ward Centre, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd.: gwcfineart.com, 597-8034 'i'Monk Seal Pu'uhonua Benefit This show features original engravings by John Webber from the 18th cen­tury that will be on sale to benefit the Monk Seal Pu'uhonua. Twenty­five percent of the proceeds from this artwork and the gallery inven­tory will go directly to the Pu'uhonua Initiative for the entire period of this historic show. Through 8/20. Mauna Kea Galleries, 2005 S. King St.: mau­nakeagalleries.com, 941-4901 'i'On Paper (See Island Wise.) Through 8/24.Andrew Rose Gallery, 1003 Bish­op St., #120. POSSE Japan Bill Braden's latest exhi­bition features scenic paintings of Japan's most famous beaches and surf sites to benefit Protect Our Surf Sites & Environment (POSSE). Other paintings from POSSE HAWAII will also be on display. Paintings for sale .. Through 7/31. ING Direct Cafe, 1958 KalakauaAve.: Free. 955-1435 RetroEklectik: It's Not What You Think! Louis Maytorena's contemporary, satirical, commercial, whimsical, kinetic art will be on display for the month of July. Through 7/ 31. 3rd Cup Cafe & Venue, 94-615 Kupuohi St., #210, Waipahu: Free. 888-6087 'i'The Big Easy-New Orleans Laura Ruby and Johnny Donnels display their photographs of New Orleans. Through 7/13. KoaArt Gallery, 4303 Diamond Head Rd.: Free. koagallery. kcc.hawaii.edu

Call To Artists Hawai'i Watercolor Society's "2012 Open Exhibition" All artists are invited to submit works for this annual juried art exhibition, now through Fri., 8/10. Robert O'Brien, award-win-

ning artist and instructor, will be a juror. The exhibition will take place at the Honolulu Academy of Art School Sun., 9/23-Sat., 10/ 20. $10 per image. hawaiiwatercolorsociety. org, colleensanchezartworks@gmail. com, 342-5820

Submissions "The Scene" provides groups and indi­viduals with free listings of commu­nity events, activities and entertain­ment. Submissions must include the following: • Date and time; • Location (include a street address); • Cost or admission price; • Contact phone number; • Description of the event. (who, what, where, why ... etc.) Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the lis~ing should appear. List­ings appear the Wednesday before the event. "The Scene" is also poste.d each week on our Web site, at honolulu­weekly.com. Se'nd all submissions c/o Honolulu Weekly Calendar Editor, 1111 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813, fax to 528-3144 or e-mail calendar@honoluluweekly.com. Submissions are not accepted over the phone. Please do not send original art.

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Victories at Sea

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T o judge from the high spirits at opening night of the Honolulu Surf Film Fes­

tival at the Doris Duke The­atre , the island's in the mood to celebrate life in the waves. Lucky for us, as the Festival moves into its second and third weeks, there's a lineup of fea­tures, shorts and speakers that ought to open eyes, blow minds and maybe even prompt a tear or two (notably, Don King and son Beau at Makapu'u in Come Hell or High Water.) Tears and cheers erupted for "Nappy" Na­poleon, the low-key 67-year-old star of the short I Just Love to Paddle. Inspired by Nappy's re­cord of 50 straight Moloka'i-to­O'ahu single-man canoe cross­ings, Cliff Tillotson suggested doing all of Hawai'i's channels

(nine, including to "forbidden" Ni'ihau) in a week (actually six days). "Only a haole think of that," Nappy says, and only a native Polish haole, Marta Czajowska, thought to make a film-to all our benefit. It's a trip just watching Nappy's un­believably fast strokes and the ease with which he catches and surfs open-ocean swells, out­pacing his son and the other, all much younger canoers, while his ocean-going soulmate wife, Anona, guides the escort boat. (July 22 at 1PM and 4PM and July 26 at lPM,)

Screening with Nappy's feat is a much longer look into the pioneers of modern surf cul­ture, Paving the Wave, which grabs you in a clumsy but over­whelmingly friendly bear hug. A no-frills series of talk-story sessions with the old guard, in­cluding big names like Rabbit

A mix plate of surf shorts, classic old­dude big-wave footage, and a rare feature­length thriller Kekai, Peter Cole, Jack O'Neill and Joey Cabell, and lesser­knowns like Tommy Lee and Duke Boyd (founder of Hang Ten), Paving is like sitting on a cat-hair-covered sofa with your most garrulous uncle, the one who lived a totally bitchin' life while your Dad was go­ing to the office every day. A news crawl at the bottom of the

screen provides unintentionally hilarious commentary.

More new school are the shorts, including Agos, a plain and simple documentary about a 30-year-old Filipina surfer. Like the superb Splinters (re­viewed last week, showing July 28), this is a story about some­one outside of the developed world finding meaning and joy in the waves. Mocha's standard of living-we'd call it pov­erty-feels typical to the rural Philippines. But she's chosen to live far from Manila, and apart from her family, for the waves. Her tiny new house, bought with her earnings at surf con­tests, is the first real roof over her head, and her son's. She works as a lifeguard, surfs and is content. To us watching the film, with our health insurance, 401Ks, flatscreens and cars, it is a life barren of possessions

and heartbreakingly fragile. Keeping it real, Director Sa­mantha Lee gives us reason to reevaluate our own lives.

At the opposite end of the economic and social spectrum is Lunch Break, which upends a familiar dynamic-Alpha males sharking waves from younger and female surfers-by telling a shiny little local fable of kick-ass girls making some teenage boy surfers miserable. It's a trifle, a footnote in the gender wars, perfect for school­ing your own offspring if he's acting like a baby Black Shirt.

This brings us to Caught In­side, a feature-length thriller that goes straight for the dark side of surfing and never lets go of our jugulars. Set on one of those once-in-a-lifetime boat­surfing trips, it drops a group of naive surfer lads and lass­ies into familiar testosterone­charged territory. There will be waves. There will be bikinis. And there will be blood ... in the water. (July 22 at 7:30PM and July 27 at 1PM and 8PM.)

Closing night should bring the older generation back into good repute, with Going Sur/­in', the last film of pioneer Bud Browne. Released in 1973 (his­toric winter) it features footage of all those icons (Noll, Trent, Nu'uhiwa, Lopez, Hakmen, Bertlemann, etc.) in their prime. (July 29, 1PM and 7:30PM) •

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Short, Ben Stiller, Frances McDor- Allen's latest film brings together the from Surfing Magazine and set out self on her 12th birthday, unless a mand and Chris Rock. stories of four personalities in one of to reconnect them with the peo- frumpy concierge or elegant gour-

playing in island theaters. Madea's Witness Protection the world's most beautiful cities. ple responsible for their existence. mand can change her mind. Unattributed film synopses Eugene Levy co-stars as an investor Your Sister's Sister Iris offers up Shown with 12 Miles North : The Thu., 7/12, 12PM, 1:45PM, 3:30PM and indicate movies not yet involved in a Ponzi scheme with the her family cabin to Jack so he can Nick Gabaldon Story; about an Afri- 5:15PM; Sun., 7/15, 6:45PM and 8PM reviewed by HW staff. mob who is forced to move his fam- sort through grief. When Iris' sister can American surfer who challenged The Hunter (Australia, 2011) Wil-~ Indicates films of particular ily into witness protection under the Hannah shows up, his days in soli- segregation in the early '50s through lem Dafoe plays a mercenary who

interest. Listing subject to change care of Old Lady Madea. tary are over. surfing. must secretly trap a Tasmanian tiger,

based on film distrubutor. Magic Mike Steven Soderberg got Sat., 7/14, 4PM a beast thought to be extinct. Matthew McConaughey and Chan- Surf Film Festival Surf's Up (US, 2007) The animated Thu., 7/12, 7:15PM and 9PM ning Tatum to take off their shirts family flick about the surfing pen- me Artist (France/Belgium, 2011)

Opening in a movie about male strippers just Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu guin is the feature for the Honolulu A quiet commentary on cinema, art

Ice Age: Continental Drift-3D looking for a better life. Museum of Art, 900 S. Beretania Museum of Art's Family Sunday. and technology ... a silent film that

The fourth installment in the gla- 'i'Moonrise Kingdom (See Review, St., honoluluacademy.org, 532-8768 Sun., 7/15, 11AM - has something to say.-Matthew

cial comedy saga follows the gang opposite page.) Come Hell or High Water (US, Promised land (US/Israel, 2012) DeKneef

(voiced by Ray Romano, Dennis People like Us Elizabeth Banks, 2011) Keith Malloy's directorial Two friends with different faiths Thu., 7/13, 12:30PM, 2:30PM, 4:30PM,

Leary and John Leguizamo) as they Olivia Wilde and Chris Pine star in debut focuses on the world of body- are brought together by the escape 6:30PM and 8:30PM

deal with another one of those global a drama about a man who discov- surfing. Shown with I Just Love To of surfing in Israel, a land rife with Madame Sans-Gene (Italy/France/

catastrophes, thanks to Scrat and his ers his family in pieces and a 30- Paddle, a short about Nappy Napo- religious tension. Sun., 7/15, 4PM; Spain, 1961) The woman who washes

acorn fixation. year-old sister he never knew about. leon, the 67-year old paddler who Tue., 7/17, 1PM and 7:30PM Napoleon Bonaparte's laundry dur-Secrets! sent himself across nine Hawaiian 'i'Splinters (US, 2011) The first 20 ing the French revolution is played

Continuing 'i'Prometheus The epic Prometheus channels in six days. minutes of the film are a sheer won- by Sophia Loren, who soon realizes is a technical marvel, but doesn't Wed., 7/11, 1PM; Sat., 7/14, 1PM der, [but] ... soon move from Eden that as long as he rises in rank, so deliver the shiver.-B.G. Under the Sun (US, 2008) A docu- to something familiar, and much does she. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Rock of Ages Julianne Hough and mentary exploring the differences sadder. The result is a near-perfect Sat., 7/14, 12PM; Mon., 7/16, 8PM Hunter-3D This is the movie

about the turbulent time in Lin-Diego Boneta play lovers who just between two major Australian surf- documentary.-D. W My Afternoons with MargueriHe

coin's life when he killed a bunch of want to be big, big stars while sing- ing towns, in 16mm film and never- Sun., 7115, 7:30PM (France, 2010) Gerarde Depardieu

vampires. ing all the hits from the '80s. before-seen footage from the '70s. Red Bull Minor Threat (US, plays a man who can't read until he

The Amazing Spider·Man-3D Savages This action-drama stars Shown with Toms Creation Planta- 2011) Four pros and four rook- meets Margueritte at a park, and John Travolta and Taylor Kitsch as tion, about about surfboard creator ies ride famous Indonesian waves. learns more from her than books-

Peter Parker is back with a new sto- two guys on top of their own hash Tom Wegener. Shown with Red Bull Momentum: or his mother-could ever teach. ryline and a new girlfriend. What kingdom who have to deal with a Thu., 7/12, 1PM and 7:30PM Zak Noyle Episode, about the only Sat., 7/14, 2PM, 3:30PM, 5PM, 6:30PM really happened to his parents? Mexican cartel that wants to politely Oceanides (France, 2012) Features photographer allowed in the waves and8PM Brave-3D The tale of rebellious share in their business and wasted female surfers Kassia Meador, Jen of the Eddie. Petition (China, 2009) A documen-Merida, who, instead of following women. Smith, Julie Cox and Leah Dawson. Mon., 7/16, 7:30PM tary on the daily lives of "petition-tradition, recklessly puts her family ~Snow White and the Hunts· Shown with Agos and By the Way. European Surf Journal: A Surf ers," Chinese citizens with com-in terrible danger. ~I Wish Go see it before the inev-

man Kristen Stewart, stars as Snow Fri., 7/13, 1PM and 7:30PM; Sun., Odyssey (US, 2011) European and plaints against the government that

itable Hollywood remake.-Don White, with Charlize Theron as the 7/15, 1PM North African surf is explored in its haven't yet been addressed by local

Wallace evil queen, thrown off when she real- Finnsurf (Finland, 2012) The harsh entirety in Peter Sterling's doc. authorities.

Katy Perry: Part of Me-3D The izes Snow White has been training world's first Finnish surfftlm show- Wed., 7/18, 1PM and 8PM Sun., 7/15, 12PM, 2:15PM and with a blood-thirsty huntsman this cases surf in the coldest extremes. 4:30PM

popstar's journey from gospel singer whole time. Shown with Rumors, a surf doc that Movie Museum Too Bad She's Bad (Italy, 1954) to international idol and all the Ted Family Guy creator Seth Mac- features waves on the Mexican coast The fint movie to feature Sophia bumps along the way, documented Farlane brings us his first live-action never before seen on film, including 3566 Harding Ave. #4, $4 Loren and Marcello Mastroianni invivid3D. 'i'Madagascar Ill: Europe's Most

movie, where Mark Wahlberg's char- Lost Point (Hawai'i premiere). members, $5 general, 735-8771 together is about the pretty crook acter just can't seem to let go of his Sat., 7/14, 7:30PM The Hedgehog (France/Italy, 2009) and the cabbie that falls for her. Wanted The gang is back again, obscene, yet loveable teddy bear. lost & Found (US, 2011) Direc- Paloma, an 11-year with a goldfish as Mon., 7/16, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM and

this time in the bright technicolors of Monte Carlo. Voiced by Martin

~To Rome With love Woody tor Doug Walker found pictures her only friend, decides to kill her- 6PM

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The Weekly Appetite A Trio of Champagne Blanc de Blancs This tasting at Vino features Blanc de Blanc Champagnes, which means they are exclusively pro­duced from Chardonnay. Reser­vations required at 533-4476 or email Sara at svilliers@dkrestau­rants.com. Vino, Restaurant Row, SOO Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 6 D-1 Thu., 7/12, {6PM) $39. ,

Bon Apetit! A Tribute to Julia Child Registration is now taking place for the James Beard Foundation's benefit dinner at the Kahala Ho­tel in celebration of Julia Child's 100th birthday. The five-course dinner will showcase farm-to­table ingredients based on Child's approaches to French cooking, crafted by Hawai'i's top chefs. Kahala Hotel and Resort, 5000 Kahala Ave. Sun., 8/12, (5:30-lOPM) $375. restaurants@ kahalaresort.com, 739-8760

Conscious Intuitive Eating Class Series Leslie Ashburn of Macrobiotic Hawaii is offering a new cooking series focused on local, organic, nutritious, plant-based ideas for anyone who wants to learn how to cook healthier dishes. This week's class is "Fruity." The series runs 6/24-8/19.

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Baby aWEARness, 2572 Woodlawn Dr., Manoa Marketplace Sun., 7/15 $35 per class, rates lower for multiple classes. babyawearness.com, 988-0010

Crab Night at Vino Vino wi11 be offering Dungeness crab specials created by Chef Keith Endo. The following are available on a first-come, first-served basis: Chilled Marinated Crab, Roasted Cracked Crab and Crab "Stew." Vino, Restaurant Row, SOO Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 6 D-1 Sat., 7/14 524-8466

Eat the Street: Kapolei Popular food trucks and street ven­dors are coming to Kapolei High School so that West Side residents can Eat The Street. Kapolei High School, 91-S007 Kapolei Pkwy., Kapolei Sat., 7/14, {3-8PM) streetgrindz.com

Food Justice and the Food Chain The Hawai'i People's Fund is host­ing a discussion on food justice and the food chain in upper Kali hi Valley. In addition to the discus­sion, a walk-story tour will start at 5PM. RSVPs are requested at HP­Fgrants@lava.net or 593-9969. For a $10 donation to Ho'oulu 'Aina, a dinner bento will be available. To reserve a bento, email Kat Burke at kburke@kkv.net. Ho'oulu 'Aina, 3659 Kalihi St. Thu., 7/19, {5:30-7PM) Free.

Kobrand Tasting Joe Signoriele from Kobrand, the sellers of fine wine and spirits, will be here to pour some jewels from their French Portfolio.

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BUSINESSES Buying from locally owned, independent businesses saves transportation fuel.

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The Wine Stop, 1809 S. King St. Tue., 7/17, {5:30-7:30PM) Free. thewinestophawaii.com, 946-3707

Mango Tango Preceding the Mango Festival is the Mango Tango Dance and Des­serts FUNdraiser. There will be tango dancing, a dessert bar, hand­crafted ales from Kona Brewing Company, a silent auction and door prizes from 6-9PM. Get in on the salsa dance lessons from 6-6:30PM with Carolyn Ching, followed by music by the Mango Tango band and a live Argentine tango performance. New Thought Center, Pualani Terrace on Hwy. 11, Kealakekua, Big Island Sat., 7/21 $10. newthoughtcenterofhawaii. com, 887-1292 or 756-4700

Raw Food Cooking Class and Nutrition Lecture with Jessica Simmons Sometimes, less is definitely more. Chef Jessica Simmons promotes the use of raw foods in the kitchen to better daily nutrition. RSVP to Michelle at sfo.reservation@ gmail.com with your name, mem­ber status, phone or email and list any guests you'll be bringing by today, and she' ll send out further details. Payment must be received by Friday. Sat., 7/14, {11AM-12:30PM) $30 Slow Food Oahu members, $35 nonmembers. slowfoodoahu.org

Taste of the Hawaiian Range on the Big Island For local food producers inter­ested in displaying and sampling their products at the 17th annual Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range and Agricultural Festival in September at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, the deadline to sign-up is Mon., 7/30. Contact Amy Shima-

Say 'Uncle.' Lots of folks are lovin' on Uncles Hawaiian Organics breads available at local farmers markets and open markets. Classic "auntie-style" banana or mango quick breads are made gluten-free from coconut flour; cold pressed raw coconut oil instead of lard,

shortening, butter or other oils; free-range organic eggs (or, for the vegan version, egg replacer); brown sugar or agave syrup and organic macadamia nuts. Order online (uncleshawaiianorganics.com) or 861-7115; Sat-Sun-Wed, Aloha Stadium Marketplace; Thu, Makeke Kapolei Farmers Market.

Door-to-door salads. A new company, Salad Envy, is offering fresh-made salad lunches ($7-$13) delivered in downtown Honolulu on a subscription basis up to three times a week, with plans to move outward as interest grows. Sign up, see and read about the intriguingly named salads (Jade Mountain, Tiger Princess, Tantra Mantra ... ) on line. saladenvy.com or call 84-SALAD

Hearing rumblings? They're coming from Lucky Belly, 50 N. Hotel St. next to Downeat Cafe, where a menu dominated by meaty decadence (pork-rich ramen, karaage chicken, bacon sandwiches, pork belly bao, brisket sandwiches, duck lumpia) is the talk of Chinatown. They opened in June with little more than a takeout window; now there's sit-down service; a liquor license and dinner are in the offing. Lunch, l lAM-2PM Mon-Sat, 50 N. Hotel (formerly Mini Garden); 531-1888

Got food news? Send items to foodnews@honoluluweekly.com

bukuro Madden at 974-4107 or amysanae@hawaii.edu. Those who wish to present educational dis­plays, contact Victoria Vrooman at 640-4492 or vvrooman@hawaii. edu. Hilton Waikoloa Village, 42S Waikoloa Beach Dr., Waikoloa, Big Island Fri., 9/21 www.hiltonwaikoloavillage. com, 1(808) 886-1234

Tasting at The Liquor Collection Try some Japanese beers at this week's tasting: Orion, Echigo Ko­shihikari, Echigo Stout and Echigo Red Ale. As always, these tastings

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are free and open to everyone 21+ with ID. There will be a 10 per­cent discount on all items featured if you choose to buy your own to take with you. The Liquor Collection, 10SO Ala Moana Blvd. Fri., 7/13, {5:30-8:30PM) Free. 524-8808

Thank a Bee Recipe Contest , Submit your recipe(s), made with ingredients listed online, along with your name and contact in­formation to sp.kao.marketing@ wholefoods.com or drop off at the Customer Service desk at Whole Foods Market Kailua by Thursday, July 12 at noon. On the following Tuesday, Whole Foods Market will cook the three finalist recipes for customers to sample. Customers will vote for their favorite recipe and prizes will be awarded. Whole Foods Market Kailua, 629 Kailua Rd., Suite 100 Tue., 7/17, {6PM) Free. wholefoodsmarket. com/stores/ka i I ua/tha n k-a-bee-reci pe-contest 263-6800

The Silk Road Benefit

Finger Lickin' Beach Grub

Meals by Alan Wong will feature foods from The Silk Road trade routes with wines from R Field as a benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. There will also be a silent auction and entertain­ment by guitarist Shoji Ledward and Gee Yung International Mar­tial Arts & Dragon & Lion Dance Association. Please RSVP by Friday, July 20 to candice.schwal­bach@nmss.org or 532-0808. Pineapple Room, Macy's, Ala Moana Sun., 7/29, (5-8PM) $125 per person,

Pretend you haven't been to Hale'iwa in say, a year. Am I reaching? I doubt it. Okay now let's say you head up to the North Shore for the

day, with the family, picnic get-up and kids in tow, but once you actually set up camp at one of the beach parks, you realize you completely forgot the grill. Bummer, right?

Wrong. Let us introduce you to Ray's Kiawe Broiled Chicken, a not­so-ordinary huli huli chicken foodstand located in front of Malama Mar­ket on Kamehameha Highway right inside Hale'iwa town.

No worries if you forget your beach grill

What's so great about this chicken? If Ray and Colonel Sanders went at it in a boxing ring, it'd be a knockout in the first round, and the only person going home with the big gold belt would be Ray. He serves up to 300 chickens a day, and he usually sells out by mid-afternoon, so get there early if you don't feel like standing in line.

The chicken is broiled and smothered in Spanish paprika and butter, and then chopped or halved according to your preference. (A tip: Ask for it chopped and spread over a side of rice.) The juices melt into the rice, the chicken stays moist, and a side of their pineapple coleslaw makes up for the fact that sitting under their tent means sitting in the midst of 5,000 hungry flies and and even hungrier geckos. So unless you're interested in teaching your kids about the linear sequence of links found in a food web, take the $9 half-chicken plate lunch back to your perfectly chosen picnic spot. It's so good, you'll remember to forget the grill every time.

66-160 Kamehameha Hwy, Malama Parking Lot, Haleiwa, Sat. & Sun. only, 9AM-5PM

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$2,500 for a table for eight.

Wine and Dine for Teachers A fundraiser Teach For America­Hawai'i, aiding education for chil­dren in low-income communities, is set for Tuesday by the Beta Beta Gamma Foundation. Registra­tions must be postmarked today to BBG Foundation, 1628 Poki Street #307, Honolulu, HI 96822. Include names of all guests and email ad­dress for confirmation. Ruth's Chris Steak House, Restaurant Row Tue., 7/17, {5:30PM) $125 per person. betabetagamma@wordpress. com, bbgsummerfun-eventful. eventbrite.com/r/eventful

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From·King Street to American Samoa Where Weekly critics have been eating lately

What have Weekly food critics been up to this summer? Eating out, of course - here ... and beyond.

Chef Mavro

It was a special evening at Chef Mavro June 29, when chef-owner George Ma­

vrothalassitis hosted Pick-les the Cow (in the parking lot) and the ladies of Naked Cow Dairy (in the dining room), for a one-time-only cheese tasting paired with his new summer menu.

I'm always surprised at dedicated Island diners who have never been to Chef Mavro. They shy away be­cause George Mavrothalas­sitis' idiosyncratic, James Beard Award-winning bistro has the reputation of being budget-crushingly expensive, formal, with tiny portions.

My response to these con­cerns is a question: What do you look for in dining out? If your idea of value is volume or if you eat to live rather than live to eat, this is not your spot. But if eating excites you-not just satisfies your physical hunger, but gets you thinking, talking, tasting, sa­voring, sharing, becomes, in short, a pursuit in itself, you're a Chef Mavro person. Start a small savings account now.

My husband is Heineken­drinking, truck-driving, blue-collar guy who happens to have an excellent, if previ­ously unchallenged, palate. Every time there's a special occasion, he wants to go to Mavro. He feels comfortable and serene in the soft light and softer banquettes. He, like Mavro, was apparently a form of seafood in another life.

And even though we're far from rich, he thinks the price is worth it since, a) every­thing is arresting creative and droolingly delicious, and b) the fixed-price, wine-matched menu, allows us to budget in advance. (Three wine-matched courses are $123; four, $140; degustation-the entire menu for the whole table-$250)

The highlight of the sum­mer menu for us was a presen­tation that arrested my atten­tion: a good-sized portion of onaga, atop which teetered a crisp, white, bubbled square of

CHEF MAVRO 1969 S. King Street, dinner 6-9:30 p.m. Tue-Sun; full bar, credit cards accepted, reservation:; highly recommended. 944-4714, chefmavro.com

TISA'S BAREFOOT BAR Alega Beach, Tutuila, American Samoa. 684-622-7447, tisasbarefootbar.com

what purported to be mochi. I could not figure out how

the chef could make such a thin, crackling, perfect foil to the moist-to-melting fish with that tricky ingredient. The an­swer was minor genious: He grates plain old dehydrated mochi cakes, scatters a handful in hot oil, the fish goes on top and adheres and voila! "You know, for me, it's all about pro­tecting the fish (from direct heat)," said Mavro, famed for various forms of crusted fish.

Where did he get the idea? "Oh," he said, a bit tiredly. "If it was only ideas, I could change my menu every day. I wake up every morning with new ideas! It is the execu­tion that is the problem."

Smeared alongside was entirely too little of a tongue­teasing sauce that caused uni­versal moaning at our table: Japanese citrus (not yuzu, kabosu, a sharp-edged, juicy green citrus from Japan) with sancho pepper. Oh, my!

With typical Mavro whimsi­cality, the vegetable consisted of three well-shaven stalks of head-on asparagus, generously dipped in an asparagus "es­sence" (an intense reduction). Three resembled three paint brushes, glowing verdantly on a white plate. That course alone would have fulfilled me, but there were six more, from an amuse bouche of chawan mushi in a shot glass to the mi­gnardises (chocolates, a maca­roon and lychee candy). All this, and the Naked Cow Plate du Fromage, plus a personal­ized drawing of the cheese plate by the chef himself!

-Wanda Adams

American Samoa and Tisa's

It's my first time in Ameri­can Samoa. The water is clear and the cliffs are

green with breadfruit trees and jungle, coconut palms,

papaya trees, bananas, taro. Sure, there's a McDonald's pointing the way to Tafuna. But, there also seems to be a lot of food growing in gar­dens and on roadsides.

"Not enough!" declares a lady from behind her stand at the Friday market in Fagotogo. She sells me home-grown limes, papayas, coconut, and throws in some cooking ba­nanas as a gift. So I can try them. On the other side of her stand, a row of tables display bundles of tin foil. The ven­dor smiles and patiently tells me what's inside each silver packet: whitefish, tuna, tur­key tail, lamb, pig, beef. I like the rich pulasami, taro leaves cooked in coconut cream ($2) and the slightly charred bread that comes wrapped in a ba­nana leaf, like a sweet tamale with a mochi texture ($2).

I'm directed out to Tisa's Barefoot Bar, a dreamy little hideaway on Alega Bay, just off the road that loops Tutuila. A tire hangs from a wooden frame several hundred yards before the driftwood entryway to Tisa's. A set of steps leads to a hand-built deck strung with nets and surfboards, glass buoys and flags from around the world. Tisa and Candy take turns bartending and waiting tables. It's a family place. Tisa's son is the cook and lunch is whatever's on the grill. That day it was fresh tuna rubbed with rosemary, a citrusy little salad, and lightly salted ba­nana fries washed down with Vailima beer ($17.95). What a special place. -Nina Buck

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incarnation. Out of nowhere, the host asked ~<O~PI 0 me "So who was I in my past life?" Although I'm' not in the habit of reading people's previ- (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): ous incarnations, I suddenly and inexplicably "Life always gives us exactly the teacher we had the sense that I knew exactly who he had need at every moment," said Zen teacher been: Savonarola, a controversial 15th-cen- Charlotte Joko Beck. "This includes every tury Italian friar. I suspect you may soon have mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, comparable experiences, Aries. Don't be sur- every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor prised if you are able to glean new revela- (or employee), every illness, every loss, emy tions about the past and come to fresh in- moment of joy or depression, every add1c-sights about how history has unfolded. tion, every piece of garbage, every breath."

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GlffilNI ever you'd prefer to call it is chiseling away . the non-essential stuff so as to sculpt a more beautiful and useful version of you. Although (May 21-June 20): the process may be somewhat painful, I think

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C.ANU~ impressions. In other words, focus less on the thoughts rumbling around inside your mind and simply notice what's going on aroun_d (June 21-July 22): you. For extra credit: Cultivate an empathetic Let's hypothesize that there are two different curiosity with everything you'd like to per-

kinds of freedom possible for you to pursue. ceive better. One is simplistic and sterile, while the 0th.er is

colorful and fertile. The first is characterized .ngu.n~,u~ by absence or emptiness, and the second is full of rich information and stimulating expe- (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): . riences. ls there any doubt about which is What kind of week will it be for you? ltw,11 be preferable? I know that the simplistic, ster!le like you're chewing gum while walking down freedom might be easier and faster to attain. a city street and then suddenly you sneeze, But its value would be limited and short- catapulting the gooey mess from your mouth . lived, I'm afraid. In the long run, the tougher onto the sidewalk in such a way that 11 gets liberation will be more rewarding. stuck to the bottom of your shoe, which

ua causes you to trip and fall, allowing you to find a $100 bill that is just lying there un-claimed and that you would have never seen (July 23-Aug. 22): had you not experienced your little fit of "bad

Some people believe that a giant sea serpent luck." Be ready to cash in on unforeseen lives in a Scottish lake. They call it the Loch twists of fate, Aquarius. Ness Monster, or Nessie for short. The evi-

dence is anecdotal and skimpy. lfthe creature PHCU actually lurks in the murky depths, it has never hurt any human being, so it can't be (Feb. 19-March 20): considered dangerous. On the other hand, Having served as executive vice-president of Nessie has long been a boon to tourism in the the Hedonistic Anarchists Think Tank, I may area. The natives are happy that the tales of not seem like the most believable advocate its existence are so lively. I'd like to propose of the virtues of careful preparation, rigorous using the Loch Ness monster as a template organization, and steely resolve: But if I have - for how to deal with one of your scary delu- learned anything from consorting with he-sions. Use your rational mind to exorcise any donistic anarchists, it's that there's not nee-anxiety you might still be harboring, and fig- essarily a clash between thrill-seeking and ure out a way to take advantage of the leg- self-discipline. The two can even be synerg,s-endary story you created about it. tic. I think that 's especially true for you right

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What It Means To Be Heard

I n case you didn't know, there's an Oceanic spoken word movement

happening here in Hawai'i, and this Friday and Sat­urday mark an important achievement in the movement's ability to connect contemporary spoken word artists and the Pacific traditions of orature.

"If you're interested in any kind of artistic civic engage­ment and sustainable futures for our Pacific communities, then this is for you," says Lyz Soto, co-executive director for Youth Speaks Hawaii and Pacific Tongues regarding the

Spoken Word Symposium: Building a Community of Oce­anic Voices and Performances. "Spoken word is certainly the catalyst for these conversations, but we're really hoping to get a wide range of voices actively engaged in the conversation."

Whose voices are they looking for?-Poets, artists, students, community organizers, cultural practitio­ners, storytellers, librarians, musicians and teachers.

"The Waves of Words performance, Friday night, is a totally inclusive event," Soto says. "Any and all are welcome with very widely-opened arms."

Soto says this movement refers to a growing com­munity of artists and supporters, who are in some way connected to Pacific cultures and geographies.

Panel topics include the spoken word tradition, audio/visual publishing and archiving, multi-media collaboration, decolo­nizing education and the academy and community alliances.

-Shantel Grace Ha/au o Haumea, Kamakakiiokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH-Miinoa, 2645 Dole St., Fri. 7/13 and Sat., 7/14, (Waves

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"Every mark has a force, direction, speed, den­sity, scale and texture," Young says when describ­ing the workshop. "In this class, participants will explore the expressive qualities of mark-making and fold (literally) those explorations into a sim­ple, visual book. Come prepared to mess around."

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"The choice to make it about works on paper is because I've always liked collect-ing them-drawings, prints, paintings on paper often appear immediate and fresh," says Rose. "Furthermore, works on paper are frequently very affordable and travel easily, giving new and established collectors an op­portunity to immediately acquire some big­name works without the large price-tags."

The gallery is hosting a reception this Thurs­day and an artist talk later in August, with both events aiming to examine the properties of paper as an integral part of the creative process, from

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