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Honolulu
gets Hookah Lounge
A familiar
object for a billion people in the world, the hookah is
now becoming a fad in the "in" cities of Los
Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami.
Honolulu recently gained its first Hookah Lounge.
It is located in the Marbella Restaurant on
Kapiolani near Atkinson.
Hookah is
a term for smoking special aoromatic tobaccos through
heavily filtered water pipes.
They are popular throughout the Middle East,
Asia, Europe and Africa, from Istanbul to Cairo, all
around the Mediterranean.
According
to K. Chaouachi, author of "Le monde du narguilé,"
hookah is used both at the local coffee shop or at home.
It is also known by the names
narghile, shisha, waterpipe, or hubble-bubbl.
The hookah
commonly reaches
two metres in height.
It uses a sophisticated smoke cooling and
purification system through a water container. It has a
suction tube that can reach several metres in length.
Each smoker has his own mouth piece.
But they share the hookah itself and the tobacco
in it.
The pipe
is not so much about smoking as it is about socializing
for both men and women.
The
tobacco used is a relatively sweet tobacco, both because
of its aromatic additives and the ablution of the smoke
in the water container.
A revival of sorts is also happening throughout
the Mediterranean and some call it shishamania.
The fad is
so strong, Egypt
in 1997 called for its removal from top hotels, The
Emirate of Sharqa banned it in 1993, followed by Abu
Dhabi three years later. In Tunisia, the shisha is now
banished from open-air cafes.
"Paradoxically, market stalls in the old capital,
behind the ramparts of Hemmamet and other sea-side
resorts, still groan under the weight of souvenir real
or imitation hookahs displayed for tourists to
buy," Chaouach
says.
Unlike
cigarettes, the hookah is not associated with a
seductive personality, but rather with a sort of game,
as the smokers pass the tube around, each taking a few
puffs of smoke, in turn.
Adults play like children, spending hours at it,
while engaging in serious conversation.
In short, the aim is not to smoke but to take the time to chat
and listen and share.
At the Hookah Lounge in Honolulu eating Middle
Eastern food, watching a belly dancer and enjoying
alcoholic beverages are part of the package.
The Hookah Lounge offers tobaccos in flavors of
apple, coconut, lemon, strawberry, grape, mango, mint
and banana.
Waikiki
gives tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.
Three local guys and a blonde give tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. in a new
show at the Esprit Lounge in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.
"There are legends and there are Legends with a capital L,"
says Michael
Heatley from Vox magazine.
Davis, of course, was the latter variety.
The new Waikiki show features Garry Moore as Sammy, record producer George
Chun as Frank, Hawaiian Air flight attendant Cameron Krainin as Liza Minelli and tenor Al Waterhouse as a
singing Joey Bishop.
Cameron Krainin
George Chun
Sammy Davis Jr. lived from 1925 to 1990. For a staggering 60 years, from
his debut as a four year old child star in the late
1920's to his untimely death in 1990 at the age of 64,
he grew into the title of 'Mr Entertainment.'
He was a founding member of the Rat Pack with fellow superstars Frank
Sinatra and Dean Martin.
Others included Joey Bishop and the then young
Liza Minelli. The Rat Pack movies included Salt And Pepper (1968) and One
More Time (1970) in which he simply played himself.
Al Waterson
Davis made his film debut in the 1932 short Rufus Jones For President,
showing off the tap dancing skills taught by the
legendary Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson. He toured with
Mickey Rooney in the late forties and played a three
week Manhattan residency with bill topper Frank Sinatra.
A near fatal car crash in 1954 en route to Los Angeles recording session
saw Davis lose his left eye.
Three times married, Davis beat alcohol abuse, physical infirmity and the
colour bar and admitted he'd thrown away four fortunes
gambling in Vegas and living the good life.' Yet the
musical legacy he left is priceless, and one that will
surely endure for all time.
OHANA East upgraded
OHANA Hotels & Resorts has
completed a $5 million upgrade to the 440 room OHANA
East Hotel, located at 150 Kaiulani Avenue in
Waikiki.
The top-to-bottom refurbishment included all guest rooms
and suites,
corridors, the hotel lobby, fitness room, pool and pool
deck.
Guest rooms and suites have
all received new carpeting in warm earth tones.
Romantic anthurium patterned
bedspreads bring back the feel of "Old
Hawaii."
The drapery colors are drawn
from the bedspreads with palm trees woven into the sheers. Chaise lounges or sofa sleepers are
featured in many rooms.
March 3 -- Rosa Say, a 30-year
veteran of Hawaii's hospitality industry and president of Say Leadership
Coaching, will give a talk on her recently published book, Managing with
Aloha, which explores nineteen different Hawaiian values, and
demonstrates how managers can bring these values into
every kind of business
practice today. University of Phoenix,Honolulu Campus,
828 Fort Street, Rooms 101/102. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
Free. 536-2686
March
5th,
7:30 PM, and Sunday, March 6th, 4 PM, Sacred
Sounds Concerts, Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade
University campus, $17.50; 13th season
of Hawai'i Vocal Arts Ensemble, delightful pieces from
the Renaissance, Classical, Romantic and contemporary
eras, 551-4808
March 10
Concert in the Courtyard at the Sheraton Moana
Surfrider 5:30-7 p.m.,
Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang present
Halau I Ka Wekiu under the direction of Robert Cazimero,
Ike Pono, a quartet and Na Hokupa, with four part
harmony and falsetto.
The concerts are broadcast
live on 99.5 KHUI-FM Save the following 2005 Thursday
night dates for the upcoming series: April
14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, and
September 8.
March 15 -- Join database marketing
and web marketing expert Paul Klink as he discusses the integration
of marketing disciplines to develop a successful commercial web
site. Topics include relevance, originality,
impact, top-of-mind awareness,
doing a SWOT analysis, and the three
approaches
to site design: marketing, technical and creative.
University of Phoenix,
Honolulu Campus, 828 Fort Street, Rooms 101/102. 12:00
pm - 1:00 pm.
Free. For more information, call 536-2686 or
e-mail Steven.Schoen@phoenix.edu.
March
18, Hawai`i Craftsmen¹s `Aha Hana Lima, Free Slide
Lecture and Reception, 5:30 pm and Lecture at 6:30 pm,
The
ARTS at Marks Garage, AND workshops March 19-21 9
a.m.-4 p.m., clay and metal and University of Hawai'i
Art Building, and fiber at Academy Art Center. Guest
artists: Michael Sherrill-clay, Marne Ryan-metal
and Akiko Kotani-fiber,
596-8128
March 23 The Better Business Bureau of
Hawaii 60th anniversary and 11th annual Torch Awards for
Business Ethics luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the
Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. The awards program
recognizes top ethical businesses selected during the
BBB's call for nominations that began in January and
runs through the end of February, 2005.
March 23, 8:30 am to 1 pm., PrimeTime
Wellness Fair, Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Free,
Health Screenings: Glucose & Cholesterol -
Blood Pressure - Ear
Exam
- Breast Cancer Risk Assessment -
Risk assessment for Falls and Injuries - AntiOxidant - Bone
Density - Foot Screening Health
Informational booths, Kupuna
Ids, "Ask a Pharmacist" with Longs Drugs
Entertainment,
Pottery
and Craft Demonstration, Activities and Games,
Bingo,
Door
Prizes, Seminars: Dr. John Westerdahl from
Castle Medical Center, Dr. Marlon Rimando and Linda Giles sponsored by
HMSA, Dr.
Kentaro Nishio from Kuakini Medical Center, Cooking
Demonstration with Chef Keoni Chang from Foodland Super
Market
April 9 6-9 p.m.
Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble, Crescendo! Annual
Silent Auction and Dinner: The Pacific Club, $75
551-4808 or hvae@hawaii.rr.com
April
18
7:30PM Paliku
Theatre, Windward Community College, Monday, April 25
7:30PM Doris
Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Chamber Music
Hawaii presents the SPRING WIND QUINTET for two
performances that will precede their first international
tour. The program will include selections from the
tour repertoire such as music by Bach, Ligeti, and
Paquito D'Rivera. The
SWQ will make their New York debut at Symphony Space in
New York City on April 28. Their European debut
will be May 4 at Troldhaugen, the historic home
of Edvard Grieg, in Bergen, Norway. More information available upon request or from our website
www.springwindquintet.com
Calendar
Workout
to Red Hot Salsa and move to the sexy latin beat. Ongoing Saturdays,
11am-12pm. $8. Aloha Activity Center, 725 Kapiolani
blvd., Studio C101. Free Parking! To
register please call Minnie Ruiz, 387-8064... website
www.alohaactivitycenter.com/minnieruiz
FIRST FRIDAY Honolulu¹s Downtown Gallery Walk, 5
to 9pm, FREE, Downtown galleries and studios open their doors for
an evening celebrating artists, art and art making of
all kinds. Stop by any participating venuem for a free map. Look for the
banners 22 galleries downtown.
Nightly
hula shows at the Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting & Hula
Show: conchshell ceremony, Hawaiian music and hula
pageant 6-7 p.m. during November, December, January.
6:30-7:30 p.m. otherwise. near Duke Kahanamoku statue,
Uluniu St. & Kalakaua Ave. FREE, outdoors, casual.
Lawn seating; beach chairs okay. Presented by Honolulu
City & County Office of Waikiki Development.
843-8002.
Ward Warehouse State, Sunday
Hawaiian music concerts 1-3 p.m.,
Na Mele Nei free, features up and coming music
acts, call Native Books Na Mea Hawaii 596-8885.
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