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Week of Friday, March 13, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 11

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

ORCHIDS &ART

EATING HOUSE 1849 • WILD WILD WEST BOWL • WATERCOLOR ARTIST KATHY KOVALA Island Calendar and much, much more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT: Top picks for the week

3. TUNES: Orchid and Art Festival

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Eating House 1849

6. ART: Kathy Kovala

7. CHECK DA SCENE: Wild Wild West Bowl

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN NORTH SHORE DANCE PARTY 7 TO 10 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC From 7 to 8 p.m. enjoy tango music and from 8 to 10 p.m. there will be a variety of swing, ballroom and Latin music. $5 MEET AND GREET 5 P.M. KAUAI SHERATON, OCEAN COURTYARD

Leadership Kauai presents author Barry Posner for a scholarship fundraising event.

There will be a meet and greet with the author, pupus and no-host bar. $35 donation, $75 donation includes autographed book.

PURIM COSTUME PARTY 5:30 TO 10 P.M. WAILUA HOMESTEADS Purim Party includes vegan potluck, singing, dancing and live music. Everyone is encouraged to wear a costume.

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SPIRITUALITY AND DEATH 7 TO 9 P.M. GOLDEN LOTUS Bodhi Be will speak about practices, contemplations, teachings and dialogue on overcoming the death of a loved on. $25 advance, $35 door, 823-9810 HERITAGE LECTURE 4 TO 6 P.M. STORYBOOK THEATRE Sabra Kauka will be the first presenter in Storybook Theatre’s 2015 “Hawaiian Treasures Heritage Center” lecture and demonstration series. The presentation will focus on the making of kapa.

335-0712 SATURDAY MARKET 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH LAWN

The market features some Kauai crafters, food, and a swap meet. 651-7773

SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20 general, $15 kupuna, keiki and kamaaina, 826-1469 CJM TEAM ROPING 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. CJM COUNTRY STABLES American Cowboys Team Roping Association Roping events. 652-6100 KIRTAN YOGA 6 TO 8:30 P.M. ANAHOLA Sing, dance and feel the vibrational sounds of energetic meditation chanting kirtan guided yoga breathing and spiritual insights from sacred yoga.

Vegetarian dinner Call (808) 551-6610 for directions, free and open to the public.

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Kauai Quilt Show is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kukui Grove Center, KSA space.

MON TUE WED OPEN HIKE Join the Sierra Club on a open hike to Mahaulepu and Makauwahi Cave. 3 miles round tip, 212-3108 MUSIC INTO THE COMMUNITY 6 TO 9 P.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT A rare combination of the traditional and the contemporary in Hawaiian Music will be presented

by Noelani Mahoe of the Nahenahe Serenaders with her grandson Kaiola Farin. 245-2733

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RED CROSS CLASSES 9 A.M. TO 2:15 P.M. BREATH OF LIFE CHURCH Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies.

WEIGHT WATCHERS 5:30 P.M. ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Weekly Weight Watchers meetings held same time on Tuesday.

KAUAI QUILT SHOW 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M. KUKUI GROVE CENTER, KSA SPACE Kauai Quilt Show with over 70 quilts from local quilters. 826-7168 NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM 7 P.M. Short film followed by samples, talk with certified-nutritional adviser Jane Riley. Free. Ongoing event, call for location. 212-1451

WATER WORKSHOPS 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ROOM The purpose of the workshop is to inform the community about the commission’s effort to update the statewide Water Resource Protection Plan and to hear about water resource issues that are important to you.

KUGA DANCE CLASS 5 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL Learn hip hop, drop in fee is $10. kuga808.com BASKET WEAVING 3 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM 90-minute basket weaving classes with Uncle Onio weekly on Thursdays. Class fee is $25, which includes admission to the museum. Reservations required.

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All about the orchid Two-day festival kicks off March 27 in Hanapepe

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he orchid is set to take center stage in Hanapepe during the annual Kauai Orchid and Art Festival March 27-28.

The festival will feature something for everyone, from watercolor painting workshops and more than 250 flowering orchids, to craft fairs, silent auctions and loads of food. And let’s not forget a lineup of world-class music, including a performance by Hawaii favorite Makana. “We just feel super blessed to have him because he’s so famous now,� organizer Kimberly Busch-French said with a laugh. The award-winning slack-key guitarist takes

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beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, with great views and stories of Hanapepe starting at the Tea Room at Storybook Theatre.

The event is sponsored by the Hanapepe Economic Alliance.

Events are free with the exception of select work-

shops. Times are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. “I know it’s going to be our biggest one yet,� Busch-French said. “It’s a great event, you can’t really go wrong with free.�

Info: www.hanapepe.org or call 335-5944

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Carrie Daniels of Orchid Alley talks about the phalaenopsis orchids which are in full bloom.

the stage from 3 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 at the Hawaiian Congregational Church. Other musical acts that day include the Joyful Noise Taiko Drummers, Paul Togioka, Aowl Own and Cindy Combs.Â

For those hoping to get their hands on an orchid, or a front-row seat for Makana, Busch-French offers a little advice: Get there early. “They usually sell out quickly,� she said of the orchids.

Search for summer stars open

re you the next rising star?

Well, you’ll have your chance to prove it.

The application period for the Hawaii Children’s Theatre’s Summer Stars 2015 is open and this year’s show is Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.�

The program offers workshops for the aspiring actors to hone their stage skills. “We truly believe each child is a star, and when given the opportunity, any child can shine,� the nonprofit’s motto states.

The workshops train the kids to become stage-savvy performers ready to produce for some primetime shows.

The AM program will be

The festival is being held at various locations in Hanapepe with many of the events on the church’s main stage. An art competition will offer cash prizes. There will also be a silent auction, children’s games and activities and a 90-minute town walk

for ages 8-16, with a special group for keiki ages 5 to 7.

The classes will run from 8 a.m. to noon June 15 to July 16 at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse.

The gala performance will take place July 16 at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.

The PM production of “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.� will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 15 to July 17. It’s for youth ages 8 to 16, also at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse.

The show performance will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday July 17-18 and 4 p.m. Sunday at KCC.

Students are required to have previously attended the AM workshops, be enrolled, or have participated in a previous HCT program. Students enrolled in full day program should bring their own lunch for a supervised break from noon to 1 p.m.

The AM workshop costs $375 fee. The PM production costs $395 fee.

Registration requires a deposit of $150.

Info:Â http://www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.org or 246-8985.

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Eating House 1849 opens at Kukuiula

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fter a month of delays, the anticipation is over — Eating House 1849 is open at The Shops at Kukuiula.

Although officially opened on Monday, the staff put together a preview party for residents of the Kukuiula Development Association last Friday. Around 60 guests were treated to the latest creation from Master Chef Roy Yamaguchi, who opened his third, and only remaining Kauai restaurant, in what he calls the evolution of the Roy’s brand.

“I am proud to be here and intend to be here for a long time,” said Yamaguchi, who had planned to even-

Photos by Tom LaVenture / The Garden Island

Mama’s pork and tofu lumpia.

tually come to the Shops at Kukuiula when he was opening Roy’s back in 1994.

“We are so very, very happy to be here. I would never

have this restaurant start anywhere else.”

Peter Fernandez opened Hawaii’s first restaurant in 1849 called the Eating

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House. It was the first known free-standing restaurant on Oahu. It was likely a sustainable place that used local foods, and blended his Portuguese background with the Spanish, Filipino and other ethnic flavors that all influenced each other, Yamaguchi said.

Eating House is the evolution of Hawaii’s tapestry of ethnic foods with a bit of Roy’s excitement. Yamaguchi said the concept blends 27 years of Roy’s innovation and it will be on par with great restaurants of the world. It’s a homage to Fernandez and a vision of what he might have done with the space today.

“This is like another concept that is going to be Roy’s with muscle behind it,” he said.

Pupus range from $9 to $16 for Portuguese rissoles, steamed clam cataplana; bean soup with kale; or Filipino pork and tofu lumpia.

Main entrees range from $13 for Kailani kale salad, to $38 for open-fired grilled ribeye.

There is also the 1849 roast pork ramen bowl; Canton style-vegetable noodles; and Kamameshi hot pot rice bowl. Feature items include garlic Kekaha

Karen Ramento serves hapa burgers.

shrimp piri piri; crispy whole tai snapper; Hapa burger with Makaweli beef and Kulana wild boar patty; honey mustard beef short ribs; and corned beed Reuben.

The decor offers a plantation style with a distinct a modern twist.

It features an ornate ceiling fan to dropping lights on pulleys, cowbells at the bar, and a warm, wooden interior to include a full bar. A state of the art kitchen is viewable through

glass, and folding windows open for an hilltop view of South Shore sunsets.

“We didn’t really want the restaurant to look modern,” said Yamaguchi, whose grandparents were plantation workers on Maui.

The designer is Honolulu architect Brian Fujiwara.

Kekaha contractor Joe Koetje did the building. They developed a dining hall and kitchen in one large open room.

“It’s kind of an older feel,

which, to me, gives warmth,” Yamaguchi said. “I didn’t want this restaurant to look like you could have been sitting in a restaurant in Los Angeles, but for people who live here or are visiting that they will feel at home.”

Eating House General Manager Natural-Lee Garcia said the location, the ambiance, and the new concept all come together.

“It is all combed in the easy ambiance and simple flavors of the plantation era, with the dynamic modernity of haute cuisine, and the best fresh farm ingredients found on the island,” Garcia said.

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guchi in the Eating House 1849 project.

“I feel very blessed to have this opportunity,” Oades said.

The dishes will be presented in casual, rustic and cultural ways. Food will be Guava Pudding. served in the same types Oades has been with of cast iron pots and pans, Yamaguchi for 15 years. The casserole dishes and even Oahu native attended the Kerr jars. same Culinary Institute of “The presentation and the America as Yamaguchi and food mindset is about how after working for Nobu in it was back then but in an New York, went on to work elegant way,” Oades said. “We as a corporate chef trainer are serving it family style, like at Roy’s in California and a gathering where everyone Hawaii in 2000. He took over shares.” as executive chef for Roy’s The Shops at Kukuiula is Poipu last year and began at 2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka collaborating with YamaRoad, Koloa. Info: 742-5000.

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Guided by water & color Kauai artist Kathy Kovala brings places to life

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auai artist Kathy Kovala creates abstract worlds of beauty and insight by, as she describes it, allowing her watercolors to do the painting. “I love it,� said Kovala, who has been painting since she was a child. “We are not in control — the paint is because it has the ability to form itself and do things that are magical.�

Growing up in Michigan, Kovala’s desire burned brighter when someone offered to buy one of her pieces she painted as a high school student. That spark of inspiration went on to fuel her 52-year-career as an artist.

As a watercolor painter, Kovala’s works are both ab-

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When I paint on Kauai, I feel like I’m giving a gift.�

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stract and direct. They allow people to interpret what they wish to see, while creating plenty of settings in the frame. Kovala also creates works in Michigan and Montana as she travels, but she has a deep love for her island home and has created many paintings of The Garden Isle. “For one thing, when I paint on Kauai, I feel I’m Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island giving a gift,� Kovala said. “I Kathy Kovala, watercolorist, demonstrates her rock-n-roll technique for filling in portions of her artwork. feel like the Hawaiian people most people don’t even think Through this style, artists thus allowing the color to respect that I have a gift to when painting.� they’re water color paintings paint flower motifs atop expand. She will also moves give and I give it. I also found Kovala’s artistic style has wooden furniture, for which because of the richness in the paper so that the paint that I have a new technique often been described as Kovala has won multiple will spread across the canvas color.� unique due to how she Having taught painting for awards, including first place more. paints with watercolors. As for the Wisconsin State “I call it ‘Rock and Roll’,� said 30 years, Kovala has trained she spreads water across the Kovala described it. “The col- students to create a Norwe- Rosemaling Exhibit from paper, the artist will dip her brush into the paint and drip ors come out so rich but still gian form of painting known 1984-1986.

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ig Brothers Big Sisters of Hawaii CEO Dennis Brown said it was the best event in six years Saturday during the Wild Wild West Bowl at the Kauai Bowling Center in Lihue.

“We had a goal of $25,000,” said Kaulana Finn, Kauai BBBS director. “We are now at $26,000 and the money is still coming in. All monies raised will stay on

Kauai, and because of you, we can continue impacting youth here on Kauai.”

DJ Marvin De Vera and Ed Kanoi kept the place hopping with music and prizes.

Mark and Wendy Oyama kept appetites at bay with a theme-appropriate food line from Mark’s Place and Contemporary Flavors Catering, one of the event’s corporate sponsors.

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