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August September 2006
2006 Aloha Festivals Events
Island of O‘ahu
August 25: Royal
Court Investiture, Honolulu Hale, 10 AM
August 25: Aloha
Friday Pā‘ina – Noon
August 26: Aloha
Festivals Royal Court Appearance, Kahala Mall, 11 AM
September 3: Aloha
Sunday Services, Kawaiaha‘o Church, 9 AM
September 7: Opening
Ceremony, ‘Iolani Palace, 5:30 PM
September 7 - 14: Hawaiian
Quilting demonstrations, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center,
9:30 – 11:30 AM
September 7 - 14: ‘Ukulele
lessons, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 10 AM
September 8 - 15: Hula
Lessons, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 10 AM
September 8: Waikīkīi
Ho‘olaule‘a, Kalākaua Avenue, 7 PM
September 9: Keiki
Ho‘olaule‘a, Pearlridge Center, 10 AM
September 9 – 17: Paniolo
Exhibit, Bishop Museum
September 10:
Aloha Festivals Sunday Services, Central Union Church, 9 AM
September 10:
Paniolo Sunday, Bishop Museum, 11 AM
September 11, 13: Lei-making
lessons, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 1 PM
September 11 – 20: The 14th
Annual Hawai‘i’s Woodshow, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 12 Noon
September 15:
Aloha Friday Downtown Mele, Bishop Street, 6:30 PM
September 16:
Aloha Festival Parade, Ala Moana to Kalākaua Avenue, 9 AM
September 16:
Aloha Festivals Presents a Celebration of 60 years, Waikiki Shell 6:30
PM
September 17:
1st Annual ‘Ukulele Contest, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 10 AM
September 22 – 24: The 22nd
Hawai‘i Seniors Fair, Blaisdell Center, 8:30 AM
October 13: Falsetto
Contest, Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room, 7 PM
October 14: Royal
‘Aha‘aina & Hawaii Artisan Showcase, Hilton Hawaiian Village,
10 AM and 5:30 PM
Celebrating a time when Hawaii boasted the only reigning monarchy in the
U.S., Aloha Festivals illuminates a culture and experience found nowhere
else in the world. Ceremonious events such as a royal investiture occur
amidst the lava fields of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of
volcanoes, and the now famous falsetto contest connect the festival to
its cultural roots, while colorful floral parades and festive block
parties characterize contemporary Hawai‘i.
The
60 year-old festival brings to life what makes Hawai‘i truly distinct
during September and October and spans six islands. Hawaiian Airlines is
the statewide presenting sponsor of Aloha Festivals for 2006. Major
funding is also provided by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Most events
are made possible due to the generous sponsorship and support of private
and corporate donations.
In 1947, Aloha Week was
created as a public festival to honor the cosmopolitan heritage of
Hawai‘i through music, dance and history. The first Aloha Week was held
during the fall as a modern-day makahiki, the ancient Hawaiian
festival of music, dance, games and feasting. By 1974, Aloha Week
expanded to a month-long slate of activities, with events on six
islands. In 1991, it was renamed Aloha Festivals to reflect the
festival’s expansion. The 60 year-old celebration now encompasses
hundreds of events. While each island features a parade and
ho‘olaule‘a, or block party, Aloha Festivals also showcases events
that are unique to certain islands such as the Ms. Aloha Nui
Contest on the Big Island honoring the large stature of island women.
For the most current
schedule of events, visit
www.alohafestivals.com.
To purchase an Aloha Festivals ribbon ($5) and receive the official 2006
program guide, call (808) 589-1771. Ribbon sales help to fund the
statewide festival and provide for discount admission to some events.
Jackie’s Kitchen revamps
New chef takes over
He looks younger than he is, which is young. In fact, he could be the
next Roy or Sam. He’s probably the youngest chef in a big name
restaurant. Remember this: Mits Hamada.
Sounds kind of like a Pearl City little leaguer. “Hey, Mits, pass me
dat’ pan.”
But no, Mits, 25, is a graduate of Johnson and Wales in Denver, Ruth’s
Chris, Roy’s, Matisse Café, and Chai’s Island Bistro. At both Matisse
and Chai’s he was sous chef, the number two guy. The go-to worker chef.
But at the revamped Jackie’s Kitchen in Ala Moana, home of Jackie Chan,
the movie star, Mits is Numero Uno, the man, the creator.
“We’re trying to give it a little local flavor, a little haole
touch,” he says, going over the new menu.
There’s crab wontons with cream cheese. Cream cheese? Yikes.
Poke style tuna tartar (means raw) with avocado. Hmmm.
Tea smoked duck with mango.
Wok seared black pepper beef and noodle. At least, something
Chinese-like.
We tried the poke to start. And the duck salad.
The poke came in a generous plate with Szechuan salt pepper and avocado
on the side. It was a unique taste combination. But all familiar
ingredients. I liked it.
The duck was fun with Mandarin orange and mango, Maui onions and
macadamia nuts, moderately priced at $10.75.
For entrees, we tried a vegetarian Pad Thai, I’m trying to lose weight,
and a Crispy Skin Chicken. The Pad Thai was tasty and authentic, and
the chicken was one of those experimental dishes you’re not sure about
even after you’ve tried it.
Next time I go, I’m going to have the Mango BBQ burger, the true
combination of Asian, local and haole tastes.
The dessert was crème brule. Excellent.
The décor is kind of a modern, high tech but warm room, full of reds,
subdued lighting and very splashy LCD TV screens showing Jackie Chan
movies sans sound. It was fun.
The bar has been revamped in case you’ve been there before. There’s a
nice low central seating area with a coffee table and some deep
armchairs. The service is by young people dressed in black. All of
them will begin chatting with you at the slightest provocation.
Jackie’s opened in November 2003 and was the first US restaurant in the
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September
12
PF Chang set to open
Hawaii's first
P.F. Chang's China Bistro will open in Honolulu on September 12, 2006 on
the ground floor of the Hokua luxury condominium at 1288 Ala Moana
Boulevard next to Ward Center.
The restaurant
will be open daily at 11 am for lunch and remain open until 11 pm
(midnight on Friday and Saturday nights). Valet parking is provided by
Hokua.
Reservations will be taken
beginning September 6th in anticipation of the September 12th
opening. Customers can call: 808-596-4710 for reservations.
P.F . Chang's at
Hokua occupies 7,500 square feet with customer seating of 282 with 166
seats in the main dining room, an outdoor dining area with 74 seats, a
42-seat bar and a station to accommodate take out orders.
P.F. Chang's is a
fresh, contemporary restaurant concept that provides a unique
combination of Chinese cuisine, attentive service and tempting desserts
all served in a stylish, high-energy bistro. The cuisine is reflective
of China's evolving culinary landscape and features traditional Chinese
offerings and innovative dishes. Working in a dramatic exhibition
kitchen, P.F. Chang's chefs use Mandarin style wok cooking, using only
the freshest, highest quality ingredients, to prepare the dynamic menu.
PFC Hawaii, LLC,
a joint venture with P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. is the exclusive
licensee for the state of Hawaii. PFC Hawaii, LLC is a Hawaii-based
company whose principals include The MacNaughton Group and its
affiliate, Café Hawaii Partners which also owns and operates Jamba Juice
stores in Hawaii. PFC Hawaii, LLC will manage the day-to-day operations,
finance, marketing, human resources and development of the P.F. Chang's
brand in Hawaii.
PFC Hawaii, LLC
has committed to open at least three P.F. Chang's restaurants in Hawaii.
The second P.F.
Chang's Hawaii location is slated to open in late summer 2007, occupying
a prominent two-story location at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in
Waikiki, on the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street. The
restaurant will occupy more than 11,000 square feet on two floors with
customer seating of 375 and will be the second largest restaurant in the
company's 136-unit chain.
September at The ARTS at Marks Garage:
Wednesdays,
4–5:30pm
FREE Youth
Speaks Hawai‘i teen slam poetry writing & performance workshops
supported by The Starbucks Foundation through October 7,
Tue-Sat
11-6,
FREE GiRL
FeST Gallery Safezone Foundation presents: “Women Overcoming the Body.”
Rita Coury, Keina Davis Elswick, Jenn Dewald, Kim Kinard, Malia Leinau,
Kate Lopez, Bianca Mills, Lenelle Moise, Nikki Stevens, Jennifer
Thorbjornsen,and Sara Waugh
Friday,
September 8, 7-8:30pm, $8*
GiRL FeST
“Comedy and the Rock” with Ali Wong
Saturday,
September 9, $10/5* each
GiRL FeST
Workshops are FREE to public/charter school kids 11am-1pm, Rachel Kann,
“Get Your Poem On” poetry 3–5pm, Jocelyn de Leon, "Call Me by My Name"
(reserved
for young girls & women) 6-7:30pm GiRL FeST Rachel Kann's performance,
The Outcast
Sunday,
September 10,
$10/5* each
12-2pm, Alix Olson, “Speakeasy” spoken word 3-5pm, Marc Bamuthi Joseph,
“Spoken Word Spoken True” 7-10pm GiRL FeST Open Mic performance with
Selah Geissler
Thursday,
September 21, 6 to 8, FREE
Third
Thursday artist talk with GiRL FeST Gallery
Saturday,
September 16, 10am-1pm, $5*
GiRL FeST
Zine Workshop with Ara Laylo & Katie Whitman
Saturday
September 16, 3:30-5:00pm, FREE
Youth
Speaks Hawaii Monthly Slam Doors & poet sign in at 3pm, show starts at
3:30. All ages welcome to attend but the mic is reserved for teens.
Supported by The Starbucks Foundation
Sunday,
September 24, 2-5 pm,
Vernissage
= Private Viewing The Hawaii Watercolor Society & Alliance Francaise of
Hawai‘i enjoy artwork by local French or Francophile artists, French
music & wine. Suggested donation: $5, contact 478-5348.
Tuesday,
September 26, 2006; 8-10pm, $5
Poetry
Hawaii presents: reverses host featured poets, open mic, & jazz by DJ
Mr. Nick.
Monthly,
all-ages, & B.Y.O.B.
September 15, 2006
THE CASHORE
MARIONETTES
" A
wonderful world of breathtaking magic is created by one man and his
exquisite marionettes." -- Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta
"Amazing...a once in a lifetime event..." -- Sunrise
Theater, NC
"This collection of puppet vignettes, set to well-chosen
music, is a simple but brilliant production that carries the audience
through a range of feelings...I can't recommend this show highly
enough." -- Calgary Herald
"A powerful theatrical evening." -- University of Notre
Dame
Friday, September 15, 7:30 pm
Paliku Theatre (Windward Community College campus)
Thursday, September 21, 7:30 pm
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
$18 General, $13 Seniors/UH Faculty & Staff/Military, $8 UH
Students/Students 8-17. Services charges apply.
Recommended for adults and children no younger than 8.
3 ways to buy tickets! Visit
WWW.etickethawaii.com, call 944-2697 to charge by phone, or visit
any UH Ticket outlet (Rainbowtique stores, Stan Sheriff Center, UH-Manoa
Campus Center ticket office, Windward Community College OCET office),
service charges apply. For more information call UH-Outreach College at
956-8246 or connect to
www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
The internationally acclaimed Cashore Marionettes, unmatched
in artistry, grace and refinement of movement, have redefined the art of
puppetry. Their moving and humorous performances have astounded
audiences in Europe, the Far East and across North America, including
stops at the Kennedy Center, Annenberg Center, and Kravis Center.
The Cashore Marionettes bring art to life with a collection
of engaging pieces encompassing a broad range of themes. Award-winning
artist Joseph Cashore creates and manipulates these amazingly lifelike
marionettes, which stand at about 27" tall, in a performance entitled
Simple Gifts. The program is a series of touching character portrayals
and scenes from everyday life set to a succession of original and
classical music including Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, and Copland. The
original vignettes presented in Simple Gifts, through a combination of
virtuoso manipulation, beautiful music, theatrical illusion, and
artistic insight, provide a sensitive vision of what it is to be human.
The performance explores a range of emotions, from comic to tragic. The
marionettes are engineering marvels; the quality of their movement and
actions is extraordinarily convincing.
Visual artist and puppeteer, Joseph Cashore has been
designing and performing his remarkable marionettes for over 30 years.
He has received grants and awards including a Pew Fellowship for
Performance Art based upon his artistic accomplishment, a Henson
Foundation Grant to promote puppetry to adult audiences, and a Citation
of Excellence, the highest honor an American puppeteer can receive, from
the UNIMA, the oldest international theater organization in the world.
For more on Joseph Cashore and The Cashore Marionettes, see
www.cashoremarionettes.com and
www.weeklywire.com/ww/03-06-00/memphis_socvr.html
October 14
First annual Nuuanu Street Festival
Fashion,
Art, Cuisine and Entertainment
Saturday, October 14 heralds what organizers hope will become
Downtown/Chinatown's signature annual event, "The F.A.C.E. of Nuuanu".
Building on the success of the First Friday Gallery Walk, this street
festival leverages the neighborhood's creative energies to stage
various art-related activities, including an outdoor version of Bravo's
"Project Runway" television show. With over 30 designers
expected to register and each supplying their own models, potentially
over 100 models will be walking down a red carpet on Nuuanu Ave for each
of the three scheduled shows from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Moreover, local galleries tapped their connections into Oahu's art
community to organize an art fair between Hotel and King Streets. At
least twenty-five art tents will be incorporated into the fair,
including twenty tents nestled under Nuuanu's Avenue's historic
architecture between Hotel and King Streets.
And as befitting the nature of the event, new emerging artists from the
University of
Hawaii,
Kapiolani Community College, Windward Community College and Leeward
Community College are expected to present as well as established artists
from the Windward Artist Guild, the Watercolor Society, the Pacific
Handcrafters Guild and the Association of Hawaii Artists.
Art and fashion are just two components of the fair. Entertainment
includes a kick-off with a Chinese Lion Dance festival, a midday
Polynesian dance by Hawaii Pacific University's Samoan Club and singing
by Jordan Segundo and Cathy Foy. An international food court will be
staged on Hotel Street. And unlike other street festivals,
entertainment and activities will not be limited to the street.
The neighborhood's galleries will continue their monthly exhibition,
including the ARTS at Marks "Underage Thinking" exhibition; NextDoor
will complement the outdoor fashion show with an edgier show, "Threads";
rRed Elephant will have live entertainment during the day, and the
Hawaii Theatre Center intends to bring in the contemporary dance group,
MOMIX, that evening.
Unique Hawaiian retailer
Joins new Beachwalk center
When it opens this December, the newest tenant to sign on
as part of Outrigger's Waikiki Beach Walk(TM) retail complex will offer
visitors and locals plenty of beautiful Hawaiian-made items to take home
with them, but anyone who visits Mana Hawaii will likely capture
memories and knowledge of the Islands that are more than just
merchandise.
The store - 1,600 square feet of locally made items,
including books, artwork, woodwork, clothing, hula implements, ukulele
and more - will also offer guests the opportunity to learn about
Hawaiian culture by spending time with local artists and taking part in
cultural activities taught by
practitioners of everything from surfing to hula to ukulele-playing.
Guests will also have the opportunity to experience the authentic
healing practice of lomilomi massage. The intent is to offer visitors a
way to experience the culture and history of Hawaii the way locals would
-by learning and doing.
Mana Hawaii is a joint venture by five locally owned
businesses – Native Books, Na Mea Hawaii, Original Hawaiian Traders/The
Hula Supply Center, Raku International / Ukulele House and The Lomi Shop
- who are all equal partners in the parent company of the store, Kauhale
LLC.
All five partners will operate the store - to be located on
the second floor level of the retail complex overlooking the new
open-air plaza - and offer authentic Hawaiian and locally-made
merchandise and services alongside Hawaii-inspired products. The
partners will also develop and run a schedule of cultural programming.
Regular events such as strum-along ukulele classes will be
held at the store and on the plaza, during which visitors will be able
to learn a few chords of traditional Hawaiian songs and interact with
the teacher to learn about the ukulele's place in Hawaiian culture.
Other unique programs include hula lessons for keiki and parents,
sessions on Hawaiian wellness such as lomilomi, cultural activities such
as weaving a hala leaf bracelet or polishing a kukui nut while learning
about the items' cultural significance, Hawaiian language lessons, and
talk story sessions that will cover distinctive topics such as issues
facing the Hawaiian community today, or discussions of ocean-related
occupations.
Waikiki Beach Walk(tm) - Outrigger Enterprises Group's $460
million redevelopment that is transforming nearly eight acres in the
heart of Waikiki on the island of Oahu into a vibrant,
pedestrian-centric gathering place - will include other Hawaiian
cultural elements in addition to Mana Hawaii. The development's design
theme incorporates the Hawaiian outrigger canoe and Hawaii's intimate
relationship with the ocean. Glass canopies that will hover gracefully
over the outdoor plaza take their inspiration from the movement of the
sea, and supporting beams are reminiscent of the boom ('iako) and float
(ama) of the outrigger canoe. The canopies will be lighted
to create a beautifully illuminated contrast to the night sky.
IHOP restaurant
In Waikiki
IHOP, America's favorite family restaurant, has opened its
newest location in Waikiki at the OHANA Waikiki Malia Hotel (2211 Kuhio
Avenue). Since opening on June 19, 2006, the restaurant has already
jumped to #3 in sales within the California-based IHOP Corp., which
operates over 1,200 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada.
Best known for pancakes, omelettes and other traditional
breakfast favorites, IHOP also features a complete lunch and dinner menu
offering a large selection of appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, steaks
and chicken, for great tasting, reasonably priced food for any taste,
any time of the day.
Rooftop Relaxation: New Spa
with lofty views
Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach is offering a new spa package to
introduce the Waikiki Plantation Spa, where guests can indulge in a
variety of island treatments and lofty ocean views.
Located on the penthouse level of the beachfront hotel via an express
elevator, the newly opened Waikiki Plantation Spa encompasses six
treatment rooms, a gracious interior décor inspired by Hawaii’s
plantation heritage, and expansive sun decks with panoramic vistas of
the ocean and sky. Professional therapists, under the direction of spa
director Tony Young, one of Hawaii’s top spa experts, provide a wide
range of treatments including massages, facials, body wraps, body
polishes, pedicures, manicures and
beauty
services.
Oahu-bound travelers can experience the Waikiki Plantation
Spa with added value through a new package from Outrigger Waikiki,
including three nights accommodations, a $200 spa credit and a spa
amenity basket.
August 27
Marshall, Hawaiian Islands
Share Healing Plants
On Sunday, August 27th from 3pm to 5pm, Native Books is pleased to offer
the people of Hawai’i a chance to learn more about the medicinal plants
of our Polynesian cousins in the Marshall Islands. This sharing and a
book signing are part of a celebration for the publication of
Traditional Medicine in the
Marshall Islands by Irene J. Taafaki, Maria Kabua Fowler, and Randolph
R. Thaman. This discussion of healing plants and book signing will be
at Na Mea Hawai’i—located at the ‘ewa end of Ward Warehouse. This is
the only book of its kind on traditional Marshallese healing. The
Institute of Pacific Studies within the University of the South Pacific
has published this full color, illustrated guide to 270 traditional
medicinal treatments. The authors and a Marshallese healer will be on
hand at the event.
This book is an attempt to ensure that traditional knowledge is not lost
and that ecosystems are protected for future generations. It is the
result of a collaboration of nine expert Marshallese healers, members of
clans who possess their own special medicines and numerous others who
are familiar with folk or general remedies.
The book provides a biogeographical, historical and anthropological
context, with a particular focus on the use of traditional medicine for
the treatment of women. In the past, in the Marshall Islands, as in
most countries in the Pacific, traditional knowledge – including
traditional medicinal knowledge – has often been considered secret,
taught only to carefully selected people and passed on orally.
Several years ago a group of healers from Hawai’i visited the Marshall
Islands and were inspired by the similarity of the healing plants they
found there. Exchanging knowledge with Marshallese healers was a
powerful experience for the people from Hawai’i. The Marshallese were
also inspired by this visit, and began to document their traditional
information. Publication of this knowledge supports the growing
worldwide trend to incorporate time-tested traditional medicinal
practices into modern health systems.
August 26
The “I Love Liliha” Festival:
There’s a Lot to Celebrate!
On Saturday, August 26 at Kawananakoa
Park (Nuuanu Avenue between Pahoa and Kuakini Streets), the community of
Liliha will stage its Third Annual “I Love Lilia” Festival between 10:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Community residents and anyone else seeking fun,
food, games and bargains will find plenty to do at this celebration of a
neighborhood that exemplifies all that is “local” in our islands.
Saimin was born here, and is
offered throughout the area in dozens of plate-lunch palaces, drive-ins,
and ethnic restaurants. Beautiful Oahu Cemetery is the final resting
place of royalty, national figures and local legends. Virtually every
religious denomination is represented in the area. The purple pigeons of
Puunui fly at sunset. While Kunawai Springs Park once housed an ancient
natural healing center where bubbling mud carried elements of
revitalization, the area now is home to medical facilities that
represent all disciplines and traditions of health care.
Attendees of the Festival
will be entertained by the Royal Hawaiian Band and a lion dance; a stage
will be erected for other local entertainment. Keiki can particpate in
fun activities, games and play in bounce houses. Food booths including
Domino’s Pizza, Coconut Willy’s , Time 2 Grind and Ben & Gerry’s will
offer local staples, and there will be learning exhibits and a health
fair for seniors.
Free parking will be
available at the Japanese Consulate, Myohoji Temple and Hawaii Baptist
Academy Elementary School. For further information, call 255-5927
or
kwinpenny@hawaii.rr.com
August 12
Koko
Marina’s
International Festival
Honolulu, HAWAII – Koko Marina Center is gearing up for the
arrival of its second
annual International Festival, a fundraiser for the Friends of Hanauma
Bay, sponsored by
Pflueger Hummer and Cadillac on Saturday, August 12, 2006, from 5 – 9
pm. Take a trip
to Hawaii Kai to experience the tastes, sights and sounds of various
regions from around
the globe as the parking lot of Koko Marina center is transformed to an
outdoor fair with
food booths, crafters, cultural displays, silent auction and strolling
musicians. Relax at the
Marina Courtyard to enjoy the entertainment at center stage or jump on a
boat for a
Gondola-style ride around the Hawaii Kai Marina.
WHO: Koko Marina Center and the Friends of
Hanauma Bay
WHAT: International Festival – A Passport to the
World
WHERE: Koko Marina Center in Hawaii Kai
WHEN: Saturday, August 12, 2006 from 5 – 9 pm
HOW: Admission is FREE (Cost for food,
beverages, crafts and activities
will vary with a percentage of the proceeds going to the Friends of
Hanauma Bay)
Protecting the natural qualities of Hanauma Bay, FOHB helps to
conserve the fragile and
unique marine preserve by educating the public on proper use of the site
as well as assisting
government agencies in the development and management of the bay.
Both local residents
and visitors from all over the world come to
Hanauma Bay to observe hundreds of species
of fish and other marine organisms in their
natural environment. Over the years, Hanauma Bay
has become such a popular place to observe
Hawaii's marine life that the Preserve is visited
by thousands of people daily.
Located in East Oahu, 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy., Koko Marina Center
features a variety
of water sport activities, specialty and gift shops, personal services,
fine dining restaurants,
casual eateries, fast food and snack bars as well as a grand 8-plex
theater. Visit
www.Kokomarinacenter.com for more information.
Made in Hawai‘i fest
Has top isle musicians
Hawaii entertainers, including island
favorites and Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners, both past and present,
will perform at this year's Made in Hawaii Festival. The annual event
will be held Friday, August 18 through Sunday, August 20 at the Neal S.
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena. Performances will be held in the
Pikake Room. The Made in Hawaii Festival's entertainment line-up will
feature:
Natalie Ai Kamau'u
 Friday,
August 18
1:00 p.m. Melveen Leed
3:00 p.m. Jay Larrin
5:00 p.m. Na Palapalai
7:00 p.m. Natalie Ai Kamau'u
Saturday, August 19
11:00 a.m. Genoa Keawe
1:00 p.m. Sean Na'auao
3:00 p.m. Frank DeLima
5:00 p.m. Nathan Aweau
7:00 p.m. Maunalua
Sunday, August 20
11:00 a.m. Aaron Sala
1:00 p.m. Danny Couch
3:00 p.m. Holunape
The 11th annual Made in Hawaii Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. on Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sunday, August 20. Admission is $3; children six years old and under
are free. One dollar-off coupons will be available at all First Hawaiian
Bank branches on Oahu beginning in August, while supplies last.
The 2006 Made in Hawaii Festival is produced by the Hawaii Food Industry
Association and sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank with support provided
by the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, Hawaiian Airlines, Budget
Rent A Car, Ohana Hotels & Resorts, Matson, and Network Media.
For more information, call 808-533-1292, e-mail
madeinhawaiifest@aol.com or visit the website at
www.madeinhawaiifestival.com
August
18-26
The Lizard Loft Presents
The Pillowman
Written by
Martin McDonagh
Directed by
Alvin Chan
The Lizard Loft presents the Hawaii premier of Martin McDonagh's Olivier
Award-winning play, The Pillowman, at the ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159
Nuuanu Ave., on the corner of Nuuanu and Pauahi. Performances are August
18, 19, 20, and 24, 25, 26, all at 8pm. Tickets are $12 general and $10
students, and can be purchased by calling Honolulu Box Office at (808)
550-TIKS (8457), or by going online at
www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
The Pillowman centers around Katurian, a writer of children's short
stories, whose works are
dark and
twisted, but good. Katurian is arrested by two police officers, who
believe that his stories are somehow connected to a series of child
murders that have recently occurred. Facing execution, Katurian must now
unweave this tangled web in order to save himself from death, and
perhaps more importantly, to save his stories from the cutting room
floor.
"We've come to rely so heavily on lavish sets and big musical numbers,
that I think a lot of us have forgotten the true bread and butter of
theatre; the story." Says director Chan. "A person's
childhood
is a huge part of this play. We've all had one, even if they didn't
amount to much. And
regardless
of how weâ•˙ve tried to change or not change ourselves since then, we
are all still
affected by
them. I hope this play will challenge audience members to take a deeper
look at who they are today, and how they got to be this way."
The cast includes Gilbert Molina (Katurian), Chris Cappelletti (Tupolski),
Reb Beau Allen (Ariel), and Troy M. Apostol (Michal). "This play will
sneak up on you, give you a tickle, and then smash you over the head
with a hammer."--Alvin Chan
August 20, 2006:
Free Qigong Seminar
Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
FROM: EAST WEST QIGONG INTERNATIONAL (EWQI)
A Nonprofit Organization
website:
www.eastwestqigong.org
CONTACT: Limin Song, President
WHERE: Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA
4835 Kilauea Ave., Honolulu
COST: FREE
To Register, please go online:
http://dialinhealth.com/qs.htm
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