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Week of Friday, October 2, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 40

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

THE ‘EYES’ HAVE IT Photo challenge exhibit at Kauai Community College

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IN THIS ISSUE:

2. OUT & ABOUT:

6. BOOK REVIEW:

Top picks for the week

‘The Folding Cliffs’

3. PHOTOGRAPHY:

7. CHECK DA SCENE:

‘Through the Eyes of Kauai’

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4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI:

ON THE COVER:

Waffle Shop

Aliana Ho, 10th grade, from Island School

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK

TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

PHOTO CHALLENGE 6:30 TO 8 P.M., KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONE STOP CENTER Grand opening of 50 thought-provoking photos by youth grades 6-12 portraying how they see life on Kauai.

Meet the photographers and judges. 632-2005 BAKE SALE 5 TO 8 P.M., KAPAA PUBLIC LIBRARY Friends of Kapaa Public Library are holding their book and bake sale. Childrens books will only be on sale on Saturday, along with the regular huge selection of books, CDs, DVDs, Hawaiiana and more.

BAZAAR 9 TO 11 A.M., LIHUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Local-style crafts, baked goods, sushi, nishime, fresh produce, quilts and more will be on sale.

245-2348 MOVIE NIGHT 5:30 P.M., GROVE FARM MUSEUM An opportunity to see re-mastered early and mid-1900 film footage of views around Kauai, and sugar plantation workers and inventions. 245-3202. $10 adults, $5 kids. Food, drink available for purchase.

DRUMMING LECTURE 11:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M., LAWAI INTERNATIONAL CENTER A taiko drumming lecture-demonstration and handson workshop for beginners of all ages will be presented by Ray Nitta and members of Taiko Kauai amongst the 88 Shrines of Lawai International Center.

Donations accepted. 651-8893 VEGAN POTLUCK 12:30 P.M., KAPAA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Vegan potluck and lecture, $5 or bring a dish. 337-9977

CRAFT FAIR 8 A.M., KAUAI VETERANS CENTER

ENJOY AN ANIMAL BLESSING ON SUNDAY 4 P.M., ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Animal blessing with hot dogs, chips, live music, petting zoo and more. 245-3796

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The ‘Eyes’

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Photos of how young people see Kauai on display at college

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liana Ho was the winner in the high school division of the “Through the Eyes of Kauai Youth Photo Challenge.”

“My mother is a photographer and I take pictures, too, but not too often,” the 14-year-old said. “My family encouraged me to join the contest so I did.”

The photo challenge was posed to Kauai youth, grades six through 12, in early August. Students had about a month to submit photos along the lines of two themes: What would you like to see more of on Kauai, and what would you like to see less of on Kauai?

Ho’s winning photo was of a baby chicken, working its way out of an egg. She also submitted photos of bees.

“I decided to take pictures of living things,” Aliana said.

“What I want to see on Kauai is more bees and less chickens.”

It was Aliana’s mom who found the egg, she said. It was alone in an otherwise empty nest and so her mom took it home.

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She’s targeted chickens, because Kauai is notorious for their extensive population.

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species and they’re destructive,” Aliana said. “That is a good example of how easily the balance in the ecosystem can be thrown off.”

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What a waffle!

Hanamaulu restaurant gives breakfast item a new twist

S Photos by Dennis Fujimoto

John Hao-Bergado, owner of Waffle Stop, greets customers from the order and pickup window of the waffle shop which shares the Island Love boutique and shave ice shop in Hanamaulu.

yrup and butter? How boring.

At the recently opened Waffle Stop in Hanamaulu, the two most popular orders are the pizza waffle, with choice of toppings, and the waffle BLT specialty sandwich, said John Hao-Bergado, Waffle Stop owner.

“We’re still not set in a

menu,” Hao-Bergado said.

“But pretty much, I’ve been able to make what the customers have been asking for.”

The Waffle Stop is the result of Hao-Bergado’s experience making the traditional breakfast item.

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” Above: Pizza Waffles with different toppings from the Waffle Stop in Hanamaulu. Left: John Hao-Bergardo, owner of Waffle Stop, prepares a Pizza Waffle to go in his shared kitchen in Hanamaulu.

Island Love in Hanamaulu,” Hao-Bergado said. “But the rules and regulations snuffed that, and Casey Riopta, the owner of Island Love, invited us to share the kitchen in the back of her shop where she makes shave ice. We first started with the traditional waffle, and customers’ requests started to grow the menu.”

Armed with a pair of professional waffle machines, Hao-Bergado set up shop, offering a variety of waffles from the traditional Belgium waffles with choice of toppings, to more sophisticated

specialty waffle sandwiches.

“This is pretty good,” said Mike and Andrea Thrall, visiting from Anchorage, Alaska.

“This is the last day of our stay here and we just saw it while driving by. We had the pizza waffle.”

The Waffle Stop is open from 6:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. It is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

“We like serving the morning crowd,” Hao-Bergado said. “It’s breakfast and early lunch.”

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Author’s story a cliffhanger

Exhibit Continued from page 3

Along with a title, Aliana won $200 cash and a Sunrise Photo Safari tour. The top middle school photo also garnered cash, as well as a Go-Pro Hero3.

“I have no idea what I’m going to do with the money,” Aliana said. “Probably save it for whatever occasion I need it for.”

More than 150 photographs were entered into the contest, and photo subjects range from littered beaches and neglected animals, to family outings and breathtaking sunsets.

The top 50 photos are going to be on display at the Through the Eyes of Kauai Youth Photo Challenge Exhibit, opening at the Kauai Community College One Stop Center on Monday.

A grand opening, open to the community, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday and many of the

Photo by Jackson Gamby, 8th grade, home schooled.

photographers will be there to discuss their photographs.

The photo contest was the brainchild of Keiki to Career and Kauai Planning and Action Alliance as a way to get feedback from young people on what they want for the future of Kauai.

“We want to improve the lives of our young people and find out how we can help them live their dreams,” said Marion Paul, Keiki to Career coordinator. “We wanted their opinions and we thought a photo contest was a good way to do it instead of having them write essays.”

Paul said this is the first year they’ve held the photo contest and they were hoping to have at least 50 participants.

“We got three times the response that we were hoping for,” Paul said. “It’s been amazing.”

The whole idea of the photo contest, Paul said, was to hear the stories of Kauai youth, and she said she felt that goal was accomplished.

“The photos show what the kids see and how they feel about the island,” Paul said. “Drop by the exhibit and check it out, you’ll see some amazing photos.”

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Hosted by the Kauai Japanese Cultural Society with Pearl Shimizu as president, Matsuri presents Kauai’s Japanese culture, many times enhanced by its adoption in Hawaii lifestyle, as well as

showcasing the culture of Kauai’s Japanese sister cities.

Residents and visitors, including a busload from Iwaki City, a sister city for 26 years, and Suo-Oshima, celebrating 52 years of a sister-city relationship, indulged in Japanese food, entertainment, activities and demonstrations.

Caitlin Bukoski, Geneva Dela Cruz

Kyle Chew, Rev. Nicole Sakurai

Mika Yamazaki - Honolulu

Tokugo Kaneko, Kazuo Matsui - Japan, Chie Roessler

Max Klutke, Randy Umetsu, Nia Klutke

Katono Naoto, Shinji Arakawa, Toshinori Ohb - Iwaki City, Japan

Juvie Bercasia, Florence Kaona

Noelle Oyama, Kasey Kajiwara

Mikela Puig, Erin Fisher

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Mitsuko Taura, Barbara Dexter-Smith

Takeshi Ichikawa - Japan, Swede, Safina, Marissa Sandblom

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