Week of Friday, May 31, 2019 | Vol. 7, No. 22
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FEELIN’ GROOVY
Kauai Voices presents the 1970s
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SINGING THE 70s Kauai Voices ready to deliver the hits from half a century ago with four islandwide concerts MELISSA MOJO SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY
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et ready to boogie down when Kauai Voices sings the 70s! Celebrating the decade’s diverse music, Kauai Voices — the island’s highly popular 50+member auditioned choral ensemble — will present concerts in venues across the island over two weekends: June 15 and 16 in Lihue, June 22 in Kilauea and June 23 in Waimea. “The decade of the 70s was one of significant change,” said Randy Leonard, Kauai Voices artistic director. “It evolved away from the hippie culture of the 1960s and brought a new focus to women’s rights, the environment, the growth of video games and computers and expanded into new genres of music to which rock and roll laid the foundation.” Heavy metal rock and disco were born, which along with the diverse genres of funk, Motown, jazz, smooth jazz, soft rock, R & B, SEE SINGING, PAGE 3
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Monica Chung wears shades of the 70s as she plays the piano with Kauai Voices during Tuesday’s practice.
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soul and pop became all the rage. Karaoke got started, 8-track and cassette players fought for supremacy and portable synthesizers were common in music performances. “And in 1979, with the debut of the Sony Walkman, we could carry our music anywhere!” Leonard noted. This season Kauai Voices will sing some of the 70’s greatest hits in all the beloved genres of the decade. Disco comes alive with “Boogie Fever”, “Funky Town”, “I Will Survive”, “Boogie Wonderland”, “You Should Be Dancing”, and the legendary Village People hit, “Y.M.C.A.” “Love Will Keep Us Togeth-
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TOP: Members of Kauai Voices form the letter “C” as they sing the legendary Village People hit, “Y.M.C.A.” BOTTOM: Kauai Voices Director Randy Leonard leads Tuesday’s practice session.
er” by Captain and Tennille taps into the softer side of the 70s, as well as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s “Our
House”. And who doesn’t remember Elton John’s “Your Song”, or the opening lyrics “Jeremiah was a bullfrog”
from Three Dog Night’s Joy To The World. Audiences can take the drive down memory lane
with these and many other great songs with the choice of four performances, which will be held over two weekends in June. Lihue shows will be held at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 16 at 3 p.m. The following weekend, concerts will be held in Kilauea at Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion on Saturday, June 22 at 6 p.m., as well as in Waimea at the historic Waimea Theatre on Sunday, June 23 at 3 p.m. “After last season’s total sellout shows with overflowing audiences, we are pleased to move into larger performance venues,” Leonard explained. “You can be sure that ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’ in this amazing showcase of the music of the
70s. Remember ‘The Way We Were’ as you slip back in time enjoying these great songs, which are more than ‘Dust In The Wind’.” Tickets for Kauai Voices Sings The 70s are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $30 for VIP Early Seating. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www. KauaiVoices.org or call 1-800838-3006. Kauai Voices, a nonprofit, was founded in 2011 and produces two seasons of concerts each year. The shows feature a different theme each season with many different styles and genres of music. The group typically is accompanied by piano, an instrumental ensemble, and also highlights soloists, duets, and small vocal groups.
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PLAYING AROUND, LEARNING TOO At Anaina Hou, 18 holes of adventures await, as do words of wisdom BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY
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f you need a reason to try the mini-golf course at Anaina Hou Community Park, here’s one everybody will like: free. The last Sunday of every month is “Kama‘aina Sunday”, which means free mini golf for those who live here and have some identification to prove it. My wife and I, for the first time, decided to take advantage of this offer and headed there Sunday. A smart choice. Yes, we had a blast navigating and laughing our way through 18 holes of obstacles that included water hazards, tunnels, twists, turns and of course, chickens, in this botanical garden. My wife, assisted by a string of errant shots from me, won by a few strokes. For a free day, it was surprisingly
Photos by Bill Buley / The Garden Island
TOP: Players make their way through the mini-golf course at Anaina Hou on Sunday. The last Sunday of every month is Kama‘aina Sunday, which means free mini golf for kama`aina. LEFT: Read boards on the mini-golf course share the history of the islands.
not crowded, which made it even more relaxing on a cool evening. And we enjoyed food and drink afterward in the beautiful setting and chatted with others who said they try the course every “Kama‘aina Sunday”. But more important than the golf was what we learned along the way. You see, there are signs throughout that highlight the islands and the Hawaiian cul-
ture and traditions. It’s a journey through history. For instance, the fifth hole included this bit of information: “Polynesian Medicine: Early Polynesians applied remedies made from plants, minerals, clay and sea creatures to treat broken bones and cuts, sore throats, digestive problems, pregnancy and more. SEE PLAYING, PAGE 5
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••• IF YOU GO Located on 30 acres in Kilauea on the beautiful North Shore of Kauai, Anaina Hou Community Park offers entertainment, recreation, and educational programs and services for kama‘aina and visitors. Their campus features the Porter Pavilion events complex available for rent, a playground, weekly Farmers’ Markets, access to the Wai Koa Loop Trail, and a pleasant gift shop.
This nonprofit needs your financial support. A round of golf is $18.50 Photos by Bill Buley / The Garden Island or ages 13 and up, $15 for LEFT: Sunlight strikes a pond at Anaina Hou mini-golf course Sunday. RIGHT: Signs throughout the course enrich visitors. ages 4 to 12 and 3 and Be sure to visit Anaina Hou under are free. chocolate, cattle and speregular part of many special world and has become a You’ll leave refreshed, occasions such as birthdays, favorite for landscaping. The cialty tropical fruits. Tropical and try the mini golf, have energized, and if you read something to eat, admire varieties here have origins in plants and flowers are the anniversaries, weddings, the signs, wiser, too. the grounds and talk story China, Japan and the South state’s number one agriculfuneral and graduation.” And watch out for the with friendly staff. It doesn’t tural market, valued at $75 Pacific Islands.” The tenth hole has this rooster on the 13th hole. have to be on the free day. As you near the finish, the million annually.” to say: “Sailors Need Citrus: 16th hole is on “Hula: The Citrus was first introduced Soul of Hawaii”. It goes on to by sailors who stopped in state that “Hula is a sacred Hawaii to rest and restock celebration of the people’s their ships during Pacific connection to the ‘aina. crossings. Rich in vitamin C, citrus fruits prevent scurvy, a Hula tells stories of myths, disease commonly suffered legends, history and spiritual due to lack of fresh food on lessons.” At 17, you’ll get a leslong voyages.” son on “Agriculture Today. On 14, you will learn: Hawaii’s major export crops “Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the are macadamia nut, coffee,
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The native tradition of plant medicine, La‘au Lapa‘au, is still practiced today.” On the seventh hole, you will learn this: “Hawaiian Spirituality: The ‘aina is the foundation of the native Hawaiian spiritual belief. Nature is loved, respected and honored. There is deep faith in the power of the land to provide physical sustenance and spiritual strength.” A few holes later, at number nine, is this: “Hawaiian Lei: Today, lei giving is a
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ften times, in the bookstore, customers will ask if we have books about the “paniolos”, the cowboys of Hawaii. Over the years, there have been some very interesting books that detail the paniolo culture and history, but more often than not, these great books go out of print and become difficult to find. Luckily for us, authors David Wolman and Julian Smith, have uncovered a nearly-forgotten history of three Hawaiian cowboys who ventured into the wild west against all odds and showed the power and spirit of the paniolo culture. Newly-released “Aloha Rodeo” is the true-life story of how these three paniolos at the turn of the 20th century decided to take up the challenge of the greatest rodeo in the nation, the Frontier Days festival in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Despite having to overcome the great distance of
travel, the heavy skepticism of the mainland culture of the time, and the challenge of being in an unfamiliar land, Ikua Purdy and his cousins Jack Low & Archie Kaaua were willing to reveal to the cowboy world what the paniolo folks were capable of. Even having the advance reader copy on display in the store for customers to take a look at before the book’s official release (which was May 27, 2019), both visitors and residents have been incredibly fascinated and curious about the efforts and successes of these three paniolos.
If the book had been available to buy, we would have sold quite a few copies already! With great praise from noted historian, such as famed author Simon Winchester, “Aloha Rodeo” is sure to capture the hearts and imaginations of readers from all over with its great narrative style about this amazing event and these three men from Hawaii that made history in the most unexpected of ways. ••• Ed Justus and Cynthia Lynn are owners of The Bookstore in Hanapepe.
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