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Week of Friday, December 26, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 51

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NEW YEAR ARRIVES WITH A BANG IN POIPU ‘THE INTERVIEW’ • ‘PEACE ON YOUR WINGS’ • ‘THE GAMBLER’ • HEAVENLY HAKU LEI MAKING Island Calendar and much, much more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. WORKSHOP: Lei Making

4. THEATER:

‘Peace On Your Wings’

5. TUNES:

Berklee Scholarship Drive

6. FLICKS:

‘The Interview’

7. FLICKS:

‘The Gambler’

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE: Waimea Light Parade

10. NEW YEARS EVE: Poipu Beach Fireworks

11. ENTERTAINMENT

‘Frozen’ wins AP award

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN UKULELE CONCERT 4 TO 6 P.M., HANALEI FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER. Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20 adult, $15 keiki and seniors.

BEACH CLEANUP 9 A.M. TO NOON NUKOLII BEACH Join the Sierra Club and Surfrider to remove litter at Nukolii Beach. Gloves, bags and snacks provided. 246-9067 HOUSING ON THE HORIZON 2 P.M. KAPAA LIBRARY The Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood Association hosts Greg Allen, Jr. discussing the proposed Hokua Place DANCE PARTY 8 P.M. ASTON ALOHA BEACH HOTEL End of the year dance party with Rumba De Fuego Kauai. $20-25

UKULELE CONCERT 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20 adult, $15 keiki and seniors. HEAVENLY HAKU LEI 10 A.M. NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN’S SOUTHSHORE VISITORS CENTER Demonstrations begin 10 a.m. with workshops from 1 to 4 p.m. with advance registration required. $40 general public, $35 for NTBG members. Call 742-2433 to register.

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CRAFTING THE PERFECT PIECE

Workshop teaches the art of lei making

earn from the best how to piece together your own haku lei. But be warned, it’s not for the faint of heart or easily distracted. A quality lei takes dedication. “I say a minimum of three hours. I don’t want anyone to feel rushed,” said Elvrine Chow, of Heavenly Hakus, who will be leading a lei-making workshop from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at National Tropical Botanical Gardens Southshore Visitors Center. “They have to commit.” The traditional haku-style lei is commonly worn by brides around their heads, like a veil. Chow will lead the workshop by walking around and giving oneon-one pointers to the students as they fashion together their own pieces. People are encouraged to

Chow will put on a lei-making demonstration at 10 a.m., which is free. Tickets to the workshop cost $40, or $35 for NTBG members. Advanced registration is required. Participants should be prepared to take home a finished product, too. Because a workshop, after all, means they will be working. “Everyone goes home Elvrine Chow with a haku that they made bring flowers from their themselves,” said Chow, own gardens, but don’t adding that she loves carryhave to. Chow will have ing on the tradition of haku plenty of petals on hand for lei making. “It’s a class, but people to use. it’s a workshop. It’s also very “What we love is when creative, there’s no right or people bring flowers or wrong way to do it.” foliage from their own garAnd allow yourself some dens, because once people time. learn to make a haku lei “Haku lei making is not a from their own gardens, rush,” she said. they can go home and The Southshore Visitors practice more,” she said. Center is at 4425 Lawai Before the workshop, Road. Info: 742-2433

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‘PEACE ON YOUR WINGS’ TAKES FLIGHT

nly 12 years old at the time of her death, Sadako Sasaki was one of the many victims of the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Although she did not die immediately from the explosion, Sasaki developed leukemia as a result of radiation exposure. Now, the Kauai Performing Arts Center will tell Sasaki’s story and others through a play she inspired named “Peace on Your Wings.” After her diagnosis, Sasaki stayed in the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, where she heard a legend that says whoever folds 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish. As hope and inspiration filled Sasaki, she worked to fold the

Play tells story of Hiroshima victim’s inspirational tale

paper birds. “Her wish was to have peace,” said the play’s co-writer, Laurie Rubin. “She was close with all the kids in the hospital and encouraged them to fold paper cranes ... she unknowingly started this movement of folding paper cranes for peace.” Although there is no exact count of how many cranes Sasaki created, it’s believed that she surpassed her goal of 1,000 and continued to create more paper cranes until her death. After her death, many of Sasaki’s friends commissioned to have a monument built in honor of her and all the children who died from the atomic bomb. Teachers and

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students from Sasaki’s school donated money to her friends and the statue was built. The monument in Hiroshima depicts a statue of Sasaki holding a paper crane with an inscription that reads, “This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world.” In addition to Sasaki’s story,

the play will encompass tales about the lives of teenagers who are experiencing changes in their lives. “We have students from 6 to 18, and when we choose repertoire for them, there aren’t a lot of repertoire for youth ... our students were so talented, and we wanted

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to create a story for their talent ... as a result, what was created was greater than we ever imagined,” said Rubin. “I’d like them (the audience) to experience the power of what these youth can do ... and to enjoy the immense talent these kids have.” The play will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, and is directed by Cari Lee. The play will also feature music by Jenny Taira and music by Rubin. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults.

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Workshop, concert to benefit Berklee Kauai Scholarship drive

he five weeks away from home was a life changer for Beorn Chantara. After the home-schooled Kilauea teenager studied violin during a summer music program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, a whole new world opened up for him. “It was an amazing experience,” Chantara said. “Anyone from Kauai who attends, it will completely change their perspective on what they can do with music.” Others will have the same opportunity Chantara had. Chantara was the first Berklee music scholarship winner under a program that’s geared to send young Kauai musicians to Boston for the school’s summer music course. The program brings in 1,000 students from around 70 countries to learn the intricacies of music from the best instructors in the world. “They really help cultivate your musical aspirations,” said Chantara, a violinist who

attends Kauai Community College and was recently accepted full time to Berklee. “They care that you have a passion for it and they want to cultivate it in a way you want.” Others can share Chantara’s experience thanks to a scholarship drive sponsored by Berklee and the Kauai Concert Association. The two-fold event will feature a music and dance workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the KCC Performing Arts Center. Then, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, the Berklee Kauai Scholarship Fundraiser Concert will kick off at the Performing Arts Center and feature classical Indian dancer Rehka Menon and the award-winning international vocal quartet, Women of the World, also.

“I was able to have that opportunity and I want any kid who has the talent to go,” said Will Lydgate, a Berklee alumnus who started the scholarship drive after attending the music program in 2004 in the hopes of inspiring Kauai kids to experience the musical world beyond the islands. A goal of his is to see students come back to Kauai after studying to teach music here. “It’s good to be able to gain skills,” he said. “The important thing is to get skills and then come back and use them.” Lydgate returned to Kauai to teach and perform music. The special guests coming to Kauai are musical peers he met while studying in Bos-

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ton. “We thought, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if we could start a scholarship fund?’” he said of the world it opened up for him after he

first attended the program. Concert tickets are available at the door and cost $30 for adults and $15 for students. The workshop is free. “Attending the five-week program has opened up many new opportunities for me,” added Chantara,

who wants to teach and play music on Kauai. “I have Berklee friends around the world sending me messages letting me know of gigs they would love me to participate in if I am out their way. These friends live in places ranging from Asia and Europe to North, South, Central America and Puerto Rico.” Info: 245-SING (7464) or info@kauai-concert.org.

Classical Indian dancer Rehka Menon will perform at the 2015 Berklee Kauai Scholarship Fundraiser Concert Jan. 11.

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Huzzah! Our right to see James Franco blast Katy Perry with Kim Jong Un has been successfully defended. With Sony Pictures Entertainment’s announcement Tuesday that “The Interview” will, after all, be released in limited theaters on Christmas, here follows an updated review of the film: “The Interview” will go down as the satire that provoked an authoritarian dictatorship, roiled Sony Pictures in a massive hacking attack and prompted new questions of cyber warfare, corporate self-censorship and comedic audacity. The movie is already assured of cinematic infamy, regardless of its merits. But is it any good? Though “The Interview,” directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, never quite manages the duo’s calibrated blend of sincerity and over-the-top crudeness, it nevertheless usually

REVIEW ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKE COYLE

‘THE INTERVIEW’ DIVES INTO GEOPOLITICS pulses with an unpredictable absurdity and can-you-believe-we’re-doing-this glee. Its greatest charm is that it so happily brings the silliest, most ludicrous of knives (a preening James Franco, lots of butt jokes) to North Korea’s militarized gunfight. Rogen plays Aaron Rapoport, a journalism-school grad who has found himself, ignobly, producing an “Extra!”-like entertainment news show, “Skylark Tonight,” hosted by his friend Dave Skylark (Franco). The show traffics in the fluff of celebrity with occasional scoops. (Eminem makes a funny cameo as himself with the out-of-theblue confession that he’s gay.) When it’s learned that North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is a fan of the show, they maneuver to land an interview for a kind of modern “Frost/Nixon” televised

tete-a-tete, albeit one with the same penchant for ascots. (Franco’s Skylark is an extreme dandy who speaks largely in over-used slang and has a strange obsession with “Lord of the Rings.”) Before their trip to Pyongyang, a CIA agent (Lizzy Caplan) recruits the pair with the mission to turn their big interview into an assassination. “Take him out,” she instructs before putting them through training. Like another comedy about the wrong Americans

Kim (Randall Park) isn’t a regal pageant; he just knocks softly on Skylark’s door and eagerly introduces himself as a “huge fan.” Park is exceptional: His Kim is more complex than the broad caricature you’d expect. He’s a jovial young leader haunted by daddy issues, having been called soft by his father for adoring American pop culture. He’s a surprisingly agile basketball player and a sent overseas, Bill Murray’s lover of Katy Perry songs. “Stripes,” ‘’The Interview” is Even in North Korea, Robetter on American soil and gen and company are more on less sure footing once it at home in American pop: lands in North Korea. This Western civilization is more is partly logistical. Though the target of “The Interview” “The Interview” obviously than the DPRK. couldn’t have shot on locaAs Skylark’s interview tion and had limited images nears, their assassination to draw on for its sets, the attempts fail and ethical movie fails to create even a half-plausible North Korean quandaries mount. Skylark and Kim (“a cool guy,” pleads atmosphere and is left claustrophobically meander- Skylark) become fast friends, ing almost entirely in palace palling around together and shooting off tanks: The brointeriors. mance has gone nuclear. If Their first meeting with

anything, the film, written by Dan Sterling from the story by Goldberg and Rogen (their second time directing after the better “This Is the End”), verges on making Kim too likable. And while the movie leads to a fiery end and a slow reveal of the famine Kim inflicts on his people, most who see “The Interview” will say to themselves: THIS is what prompted an international incident? There’s nothing scandalous about “The Interview,” unless you happen to believe Kim is a god who rides around on unicorns. “The Interview,” a Sony Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “pervasive language, crude and sexual humor, nudity, some drug use and bloody violence.” Running time: 112 minutes. Three stars out of four.

“If you’re not a genius, don’t bother,” the English professor played by Mark Walhberg in “The Gambler” blithely tells his students. That should be one clue that you’re not gonna like this guy. But there’s a bigger problem with that line, because it inadvertently makes us think: If you’re not doing a genius remake of an old movie, why bother? Director Rupert Wyatt’s new version of the 1974 drama that starred James Caan as a self-destructive gambler lacks the bite and heft of the first. It also largely wastes an excellent cast. At the center is Wahlberg, a talented and appealing actor who is either miscast or misguided here. As Jim Bennett, a professor with a dangerous addiction to gambling, he’s cool, slick, handsome — and that’s pretty much it. We never

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REVIEW ASSOCIATED PRESS JOCELYN NOVECK

THIS ‘GAMBLER’ REMAKE LIFELESS once understand the three most important things about him: why he’s drawn to teaching, why he’s drawn to gambling, and why he’s so pitifully prone to self-destruction. Moreover, we don’t understand why people keep giving this infuriating character another chance — like his mother (an excellent Jessica Lange), a woman whose pursed lips, icy veneer and dark glasses hide a heart than still cares for this wayward son. Or like Amy (Brie Larson), the thoughtful student in Jim’s class, who watches him leap through the lecture hall like a swaggering talk show host, telling students they’ll never amount to anything — except her. Amy, he says, is the only one with enough talent to write. Somehow she accepts this claptrap (which frankly borders on teacher misconduct, though

we digress) and decides Jim’s a catch. We first meet Jim as his grandfather, a wealthy banking magnate, is on his deathbed. The old man informs Jim he won’t be leaving him a dime. He’s on his own. Next thing we see, Jim’s at a high-end gambling den in a mansion overlooking the Pacific (Wyatt and screenwriter William Monahan have moved the setting to

Los Angeles from the New York) where Amy works as a waitress. It’s clear that Jim doesn’t know when to stop. At blackjack, he’ll win, and win again, and then bet it all — until he loses. Soon he’s in debt to the tune of a couple hundred grand to the owner, Mister Lee (Alvin Ing.) Sinking deeper into the quicksand, he accepts $50,000 from another loan shark, Neville

(Michael Kenneth Williams of “The Wire,” highly entertaining). Now he owes two people. It’s up to Mom to bail out her son, and she tries, albeit reluctantly. Jim isn’t even grateful. With poor Amy watching (this is indeed a thankless role, both for Amy and for Larson) Jim loses it all again. Seems he doesn’t like being helped. As Amy says: “You’re one of those guys who started out with no problems at all, and now you have all of them.” The movie’s other good lines pretty much all go to John Goodman, who livens up the proceedings each time he appears. Goodman plays Frank, another loan shark, this one an amateur philosopher. One moment he’s a genial adviser, giving a perfectly rational explanation of how owning a home and saving a little money

will protect anyone against life’s ups and downs. At another, he’s scary as hell, telling Jim that if he borrows and doesn’t pay back, Frank will methodically erase his entire bloodline. Somehow, Jim will have to figure out how to save himself, and it’ll be more complicated than borrowing from Peter to play Paul. The ending — a departure from the original, again — is satisfyingly creative and suspenseful. By then, though, it feels too late. We didn’t really care enough about Jim to be invested in his ultimate fate. They sorta lost us at hello. “The Gambler,” a Paramount Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for language throughout, and for some sexuality/ nudity.” Running time: 111 minutes. Two stars out of four.

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New Year’s Eve firework show Wednesday

or the past four years, the annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Poipu Beach Park has been a large draw for hundreds of island residents and visitors who welcome in the new year with live music and an elaborate fireworks displays. This year promises much of the same with a slight change in plans, said Jody Kjeldsen, executive director of the Poipu Beach Resort Association, which has hosted the free, South Shore event for the last few years. “Normally we have a big concert in the park followed by fireworks, but we lost our music sponsor at the last minute this year and we weren’t able to raise the funds, so we’re supplementing that with a movie,” Kjeldsen said. “But next

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year, we’re still planning on having the music festival and the fireworks.” The free, $35,000 event will go on as planned, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on

Wednesday at Poipu Beach Park, and feature several food truck vendors, a movie and a fireworks show that kicks off at 8:45 p.m. “I think we’re just trying

to give back to the community and create a venue where it’s free and open to the public, and visitors and residents alike can enjoy the beauty of Poipu Beach plus the celebration of a successful year and prosperity in the new year,” Kjeldsen said. Food booths will be set up around the main county pavilion at Poipu Beach Park and showcase plate lunch selections from Koloa Elementary School, Chef George of the Jungle and Porky’s Cart, just to name a few. The featured movie, which will be shown at 6:45 p.m., is “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” a DreamWorks Animation science fiction film.

In all, Kjeldsen said about 5,000 people attended the New Year’s Eve event several years ago when it featured Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning artist Anuhea. Local bands, meanwhile, brought in about 4,000 people last year. Kjeldsen said she is expecting a slight dip in attendance with just the movie in the park and traditional fireworks display. “I think the fireworks is still a draw, but I think the combination of the music and the fireworks was perhaps a bigger draw for people,” Kjeldsen said. Parking in the Poipu area is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Additional parking will be available on the grassy area

off of Hoowili Road next to Poipu Beach Park. “We’re also encouraging all people who are staying in the area to walk or bike to the park,” Kjeldsen said. The fireworks show itself dates back till at least 2000, when the Sheraton Kauai Resort and the Poipu Beach Resort Association started the tradition. For the last four years, the annual fireworks display and music festival has been organized by the Poipu Beach Resort Association, and sponsored by South Shore community members and more than two dozen area businesses and organizations. For more information or event assistance, call the Poipu Beach Resort Association at 742-7444.

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‘FROZEN’

AP’S TOP ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

f you have children, or know someone who does, or just listened to one recently, the choice of Associated Press Entertainer of the Year won’t come as much of a shock: It’s “Frozen,” and in 2014, we just couldn’t let it go. Although the animated film opened late in 2013, the story of Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven easily outpaced other vote-getters like “Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch, TV guru Shonda Rimes, musicians Beyonce and Pharrell Williams, and even an entry for the culture’s fixation on the female rear. In 47 ballots submitted by members and subscribers of the AP, “Frozen” won 12 votes. Taylor Swift had 8. Matthew McConaughey and Jimmy Fallon were tied for third with 7 votes each. Voters were asked to consider who had the most influence on entertainment and culture in 2014. “Frozen” has earned Disney more than $1.27 billion at the

box office worldwide, becoming the most successful animated movie of all time. Its signature song, “Let It Go,” won an Oscar, and a national touring live version on ice has been a huge draw. The lines of girls wearing sparkly dresses waiting for a chance to see Elsa and Anna at Disneyland are staggering. “Frozen” was the most searched movie in 2014, according to Google. “It’s amazing,” said Chris Buck, who co-directed and co-wrote the film with Jennifer Lee. “A year later, it’s still crazy.” Asked if they had managed to get their heads around the film’s popularity, Lee replied: “I don’t know if it’s possible. I kind of hope it’s not possible because this is a really great feeling.” The film’s gravitational pull has now supplanted Barbie as No. 1 on the holiday wish lists of girls, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. Barbie had been the queen for 11 years in a row, but felt a chill this

year from the kingdom of Arendelle. The Oscar-winning story about how the sisters Anna and Elsa overcome Elsa’s terrible power to turn everything into ice and snow has songs by the husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad and Santino Fontana. One Entertainer of the Year voter said the film had layers of magic: “’Frozen’ has become nearly unavoidable. Before seeing the movie, I knew the names of each main character as well as the theme song. But it’s more than that. Sisterhood is something so important to little girls whether they are an only child or have 10 siblings,” wrote Jill Harry of The Derrick and The News-Herald of Oil City, Pennsylvania. “The movie takes that theme, that feeling and perfectly matches it with the

magic Disney is known to produce. The end result is a movie that has become an obsession. And now snowflake blue is the new black.” While the nation fell hard for the film, one famous actor was positively tongue-tied. John Travolta butchered the pronunciation of Menzel’s name at the Oscar ceremony. What came out was something that sounded like “Adele Dazeem,” but it only helped Menzel sell more tickets to her Broadway show “If/Then.” “Frozen” translated into cold, hard cash at the box office. Apple said the animated film’s soundtrack was the year’s top selling album on iTunes, and “Frozen” merchandise accounted for nine of the top 10 best-selling items in Disney stores. There were “Frozen” sing-alongs on Disney cruises to the Caribbean, a book series was published and some of the characters made it onto the fourth season of ABC fantasy-drama

“Once Upon a Time.” Its creators are still coming to grip with its power. “We have tried to figure it out or define it and dissect it to figure out what it all was,” said Buck. “We call it lightning in a bottle. There is something there and I can’t really describe it.” Parody and tribute videos never slowed down in 2014, and boys and girls continued to spontaneously belt out “Let It Go” on playgrounds or cite its memorable quotes like, “The cold never bothered me anyway,”‘’I’m Olaf and I like warm hugs!” and “Some people are worth melting for.” Lee said she and Buck were raised on the classic Disney films and they wanted to do “a sincere, modern fairy tale” that “spoke to this generation.” The music was classic but also fresh, and they tried to make the characters three-dimensional. “It was really this big effort to ask, ‘Can we create that magic that we felt as kids

with what the kids expect today?’” she said. “That’s all we could do. We kept pushing and pushing and praying that people would come to see it.” Relax, more “Frozen” is on the horizon. The short film “Frozen Fever” comes out in March, a full-length film sequel is in development and a Broadway musical is planned. And early next year, Lea Michele will sing “Let It Go” in the season 6 two-hour premiere of “Glee.” Lee and Buck said they were happy to return to Arendelle to work on the short film. “There is something magic about these characters and this cast and this music. Hopefully, the audiences will enjoy the short we’re doing, but we felt it again. It was really fun.” “Frozen” now becomes the eighth AP Entertainer of the Year. Past titleholders include Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Lady Gaga, Tina Fey, Betty White, Taylor Swift and Stephen Colbert.

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