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Week of Friday, June 22, 2018 | Vol. 6, No. 25

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Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

IANNUCCI AND FRIENDS Kauai’s award winner to perform Sunday

Joey Charles, Thomas Iannucci, and Dondi Iannucci will be performing at Ha Coffee Bar. Photo by Alyssa Carvalho

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From Farmers Market to Farm Fair The Kauai County Farm Bureau Supports Agriculture

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TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRIDAY

HEART OF SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT 4 to 6 p.m. Hale Hanawai Hanalei Family Community Center $10 to $25.

USED BOOK SALE 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lihue Public Library.

SATURDAY

GOLF FUNDRAISER 6:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Puakea Golf Course A fundraiser for the Immaculate Conception Church Building Fund. Info: Dr. Antolin Apalla Jr., 651-2284, or Andy Ragasa, 645-1710 or andy@kogaeng.com MAYOR-A-THON 7 a.m, Kapaa Beach Park Warmup exercises, run, walk, bike, “Electric Slide” dance with the mayor. Free breakfast.

Free T-shirts to first 500 to register.

GROW A GARDEN OF LEI FLOWERS Free seminar, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kauai Community College Kauai Community Market, Puhi The Hawaii Tropical Flower & Foliage Association offers lei-making demonstrations, fresh lei and starter plants for sale.

SIXTH ANNUAL KAUAI FASHION WEEKEND 6:30 p.m. Kauai Marriott Resort Dinner and Show, $100. Show only, $35 in advance, $50 at the door. 634-7853, info@ kauaifashionweek.com BEACH HOUSE CRAFT FAIR 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5022 Lawai Road.

SUNDAY

PORTER PAVILION OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anaina Hou Community Park Tour the new 4,000-square-foot Port Pavilion.

Also, free golf for kama‘aina, 9 to 6, Mini Golf and Gardens.

THOMAS IANNUCCI AND FRIENDS CONCERT 6 p.m. Ha Coffee Bar $10 in advance, tickets at Pietro’s Pizza Kauai, $15 at the door.

SPIRIT OF SLACK KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT 3 to 5 p.m. Hale Hanawai Hanalei Family Community Center $10 to $25.

TUESDAY

HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR & UKULELE CONCERT 6 to 8 p.m. Princeville Community Center WEDNESDAY

HANALEI SLACK KEY GUITAR & UKULELE CONCERT 4 to 6 p.m. Hanalei Family Community Center THURSDAY

KAUAI SCREENING OF “THE DARK HOBBY” 7 p.m, Courtyard by Marriott Kauai at Coconut Beach.

Documentary about the reef animals taken from Hawaii’s reefs for the U.S. aquarium trade.

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CELEBRATING ‘MAKANA’ Thomas Iannucci will be performing on Kauai for first time since winning at the 41st Na Hoku Hanohano Awards BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

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ince winning the Best Hip Hop Album category for his album, “Makana,” at the 41st Na Hoku Hanohano Awards last month, it’s been exciting times for Thomas “Illtalian” Iannucci.

“Surreal,” he said.

The 26-year-old Kauai man is working on his music, exploring new opportunities and talking to some big-name artists.

The award, he said, has made a “big difference” in his career.

“People take you a little more seriously,” he said.

“It’s kind of like a badge of excellence.”

But he hasn’t forgotten his family and friends back home.

Iannucci will be performing his first concert on Kauai since winning the Hoku this Sunday at Ha Coffee Bar. His hourlong set will debut a new song he recently wrote, “Just Hold.”

Photo courtesy Thomas Iannucci

Thomas Iannucci holds up his Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Best Hip Hop Album at the 41st Na Hoku Hanohano Awards on Oahu, for his album “Makana.”

“It’s upbeat, much more positive and happy than my usual kind of stuff,” he said with a big smile, then adding, “this is going to be really, really fun.”

The song is about keeping the faith, through the good times as well as

the bad.

“You just might win something,” he said, laughing “God takes care of you.”

He won’t be alone, either.

A lineup of local musical allstars will also be performing SEE MAKANA, PAGE 3

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Shops, Restaurants & Services at Ching Young Village: The album cover for Thomas Iannucci’s new full-length album, “Makana,” was designed

by Jake Gonsalves.

Photo by Jerek Barcelona

Makana Continued from page 2

that night.

They include: ◗ Papa‘a Bay Boys: Papa’a Bay Boys co-founder Russell Wellington (who is Illtalian’s Uncle) will be joined by his band mates Ryan McKeague and Darrell Rapozo. Papa’a Bay Boys are known and loved for both for smooth Island sounds as well as traditional Hawaiian style. They are one of Kauai’s premier acts, having performed all over Hawaii. ◗ Aowl Owen: Aowl Owen is local a musician who got his inspiration from a spaghetti square commercial.

With violin as his main focus, he is also proficient in other musical instruments, which has helped him to compose and produce his own music, in the hopes of creating music for television and motion pictures. Aowl strives to create music that is refreshing, inspiring and stirs positive emotional responses. ◗ Dondi Iannucci: Dondi is an up-and-coming singer/SEE MAKANA, PAGE 6 Russell Wellington of Papa’a Bay Boys.

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THE BEST OF BEERS & MORE

A cold glass of Kauai Island Brewery beer waits for Happy Hour.

Photos by Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island

Kyson Gusukuma pours a margarita for a customer at the Kauai Island Brewery in Port Allen.

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of crafting quality beers. Its 35-foot-high corrugated metal ceilings and walls give the brewery an open stablished in downtown and spacious feel. The Port Allen, the nation’s chandelier lights, catwalk westernmost brewery leading to the second-story features 10 handcrafted mezzanine, and sunset views beers, six pinball machines, over Hanapepe Bay give the five large high-definition popular pub a casual, fun televisions and 80 seats. atmosphere.

Kauai Island Brewery & The brewing company Grill features an industrial showcases a copper-clad theme to go along with its brewhouse featuring more surroundings and purpose

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than 10 handcrafted house beers on tap with several rotating guest microbrews.

Refreshing beers on tap feature catchy names like Westside Wheat, Leilani Light, Lilikoi Ale, Wai’ale’ale Golden Ale, Na Pali Pale Ale, Cane Fire Red, Paniolo Brown Ale and Pakala Porter. Its full bar also serves wine, mixed drinks and cocktails.

SEE BEER, PAGE 5

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Brewmaster Zach Lynch clears the panel for the next brew at the Kauai Island Brewery in Port Allen.

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The friendly staff is welcoming, and service is fast Continued from page 4 despite a busy happy hour from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The company recently installed a new brew system, daily. Their tasty grill menu said Brewmaster Dave Curry. features a large selection of appetizers, soups, salads, “We were brewing on a wraps, sandwiches and five-barrel, or 155-gallon burgers, as well as a variety system. Now we putting in a 10-barrel system, doubling of fresh fish dishes and “ono” entrees ranging in price the size of it. We’re putting in the tanks right now as we from about $13 to $18.

Nachos, wings and ahi poke make great starters before trying main entrees like Kauai Beef and Falafel Veggieburgers or Kalua Pork and Blackened Fish sandwiches. The restaurant also features keiki menus with crayons for coloring.

Perhaps the most unique draw of the Kauai Island Brewery & Grill is the upstairs game room featuring classic

pinball machines (rotating between Star Trek, Wizard of Oz, Indiana Jones, The Addams Family, X-Men, Creature From the Black Lagoon, and Monopoly) and two retro gaming consoles loaded with Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Asteroids and other classic favorites.

Kauai Island Brewing Company has its origins in Waimea Brewing Company, which was located on the historic Waimea Plantations.

Owners Bret and Janice Larson, along with their brewmaster Dave Curry and his wife Christina, created Kauai Island Brewing Company and moved to their spacious location at Port Allen Marine Center in 2012.

The Kauai Island Brewery & Grill is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 4350 Waialo Road in Eleele.

Jessica Filkill welcomes guests to Kauai Island Brewery in Port Allen.

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TIPS FOR A WONDERFUL, ABUNDANT GARDEN

And most of the time the humblest of gardens are primarily plants that can be used on a regular basis whether they be veggies or herbs.

Of course there are always the cursory orchids or some other flowers that CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS easily grow in Hawaiian soil SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY or Hawaiian climate, and there are those few plants e have often said that anyone in Ha- that fend off garden pests, wai’i who has the too. Sometimes we learn tiniest bit of earth or even a these things by trial and erplace to have a place to put ror or by talking story with pots of earth has a garden! your ohana and neighbors

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sharing their years of what works and what doesn’t.

And then along comes “Hawaii Home Gardens: Growing Vegetables in the Subtropics Using Holistic Methods”!

This new release book improves our common knowledge and helps us become better Hawai’i gardeners.

Authors Evan Ryan and Lehua Vander Velde have over 30 years combined experience growing food in Hawai’i. They have been inspired by their love of

clean air, fresh water, nourishing food, and community connection.

Like many of us here, they have a great appreciation for a simple successful garden.

Evan Ryan is an agricultural landscape consultant, designer, farmer, project manager, and educator.

He has inspired the Hawaii Seed Grower’s Network, a marketplace for locally grown seeds!

Lehua Vander Velde worked on her first small or-

ganic farm at age 16, and from then on has had a continuous passion to be involved with sustainable food production.

She shares her life with her husband Henry, a small menagerie of animals, and an abundance of life giving plants. She lives simply, off the grid, and close to the earth.

If you want a wonderful and abundant Hawai’i gar-

den, then give these local authors a try!

••• Ed and Cynthia Justus are owners of The Bookstore in Hanapepe.

a Hoku, and his album, “Makana,” which is named in Continued from page 3 honor of his friend, the late Lucas Makana Riley.

Lucas Riley died in a car songwriter, sister of Thomas crash in 2016 when his car Iannucci and also living on was struck by a drunken Kauai. While Dondi pulls indriver in San Diego. Riley, spiration from Hawaii’s very a 2010 Kauai High School distinct music culture, she graduate and graduate of strays from the traditional Point Loma Nazarene Uniisland sounds with her own versity, was 24. unique style of acous“Being able to pay tribute tic-pop. Her music has been to Lucas in that way was featured on blogs such as beautifulI’m so thankful to Rapzilla and New H2O along Jesus and everyone who side collaborator Illtalian, as voted for the album, bewell as local media outlets. cause it felt like the perfect Dondi is currently doing way to honor my friend and shows around the state of Photo courtesy of Aowl Owen Photo by Vivian Kim one of the best men I knew,” Hawaii and has new music Aowl Owen will be performing Sunday evening at Ha Coffee Dondi Iannucci will be performing Sunday evening at Ha set to be released this year. said Iannucci in a previous Bar. Coffee Bar. interview with TGI. ◗ Joey Charles: Joey Iannucci is proud to be authenticity and hope fi lled of Ends of the Earth ProducDoors open at 5:30 p.m.

Charles is a singer/ songand wherever digital music the first rapper to win a messages through New tions, the music company writer residing on Kauai is sold. and the concert starts about Songs of all types of genres, Hoku and is anxious to share 6. that loves to work with up ◗ D’Lissa Iannucci: D’Lissa putting on Illtalian’s show. his music and faith with the to bring glory to the Lord.

Ends of the Earth Proand coming local artists, Iannucci, mother of Thomas, Illtalian merchandise will community.

Thomas Iannucci is ductions is a new company helping them to find their is a singer/songwriter from be available, as well as his “We’re going to celebrate CDs. particularly delighted the whose intent is to come unique voice to share with the Westside of Kauai who the world. His recent single also leads worship at Breath along side of Kauai’s musical Papa‘a Bays Boys are coming and thank Jesus that someTickets are $10 in adhow it happened,” he said. artists — in promotion, con- together for this show.

“Walls” features local ukulele of Life Church. D’Lissa is, vance, available at Pietro’s He said Sunday’s show is a Pizza Kauai, and $15 at the “They’re local legends,” certs, and eventually recordartist Aldrine Guerrero and along with her good friend celebration of both winning door. Or call 652-2181. he said. can be found on Spotify Kathy Taylor, the co-founder ing. They aim to preserve

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Maceo, Ismael Cantu

Guy Moriguchi, Bryce Yoshida

Nate, Lilly, Ryan, Emma, Bailey Jacobsmeyer

KAUAI DADS

F Wailea, Wailana, Wilson Kauakahi

Sarah, Rory McClure

David, Emmalani Curry

Amelia, Mike, Benjamin, Brittany, Michael Garma

Cyane, Chris, Ryan, Rayn Snay

Alan, Denali, Denise Chun

rom a Boy Scouts Eagle project, a fun-filled day of parades, storytelling, parade, and disc golf, to just hanging out on the mall, Kauai’s dads gathered with their families to celebrate Father’s Day. Father’s Day is an international observance that normally falls on the third Sunday in June to celebrate and honor memories of dads who support and love their families.

Starting back in 1909 when an orphan, Grace Golden Clayton of Fairmont, West Virginia, proposed to her minister a church service in 1908 to honor fathers who perished in a mining disaster that killed more than 360 men that resulted in more than 1,000 children, including herself. The service would pay tribute to those fathers.

Another lady, Sonora Smart Dodd of Arkansas, a daughter of a Civil War veteran, lobbied her religious leaders for a service dedicated to fathers after listening to a sermon honoring mothers.

President Lyndon Johnson, in 1966, designated that the third Sunday in June should be Father’s Day. That was not made official until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed it into law.

Tom, Nicholas, Victoria, Flora Freestone

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