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Week of Friday, August 1, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 31

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. ART EXHIBIT: Back to The Future

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI:

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6. FLICKS:

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7. DANCING: Heiva I Kauai

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10. MOVIE TIME: Kumu Hina

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KAUAI SAND FESTIVAL 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M. HANALEI BAY Build a sand castle or sand art for prizes.

PARADISE RIDE KAUAI 9 A.M. KAPAA BEACH PARK HEIVA I KAUAI TAHITIAN DANCE COMPETITION 9 A.M. KAPAA BEACH PARK Tahitian dance competition with solo and group performances, traditional and contemporary drumming.

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HAWAIIAN TEA TIME 3 TO 5:30 P.M. GAYLORDS AT KILOHANA Women of Inspiration presents Hawaiian Tea Time honoring Queen Lili’uokalani hosted

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UKULELE CONCERT 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER. Multi-Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20 TRUE MEANING OF ALOHA 4 AND 7 P.M. WAIMEA THEATER “Kumu Hina,” a powerful new film from Pacific Islanders in Communications about the struggle to maintain traditional culture and values within the Westernized society of modern Hawaii. $15 adults, $10 students.

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That is how a group of 14 longtime Kauai artists describe the more than two-week long art show that they’ve worked on for the past several months and are set to unveil today.

Many of them are past presidents of board members of the Kauai Society of Artists and have, over the years, gone their own directions by opening up galleries and appearing in a wide range of art shows statewide. “The diversity of this show is what impresses me,� said Carol Ann Davis, a participating artist and a KSA board member. “I mean, we’re all artists who have worked in our own fields for years and years and years. We’re all so diverse — I don’t think we know what to expect yet until we see it that day.�

Artists in the exhibition will include Davis, A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Jolly Bodine, Kathy Cowan Charles Davis, Sally French, Winston Kawamoto, Betty Jean Nativio, Penny Nichols, Ray Nitta, Patrice Pendarvis, R. Eve Solomon, Carol Kouchi Yotsuda and Freddy Zollinger.

Although many of them have worked with each other over the years — some of whom have been on Kauai since the 1960s — their “Back to the Future� show will mark the first time that they will all appear in the same show.  “We were going to call it the old timers show and one of the artists said, ‘No, I’m not going to be in an old timers show,� Davis said with a laugh. French, who just returned to Kauai after serving as a visiting art instructor at the Uni-

versity of Hawaii at Manoa, said the 19-day show will illustrate how individual artists, and their art forms, have changed.  “The work has not been curated and the works were not previously picked to go in with each other, so what we expect people to take away from it is maybe an overview of the arts throughout the last 30 years of us,� French said. “That’s what you’re going to see when you see the room — it’s going to be an overview of 30 years or more of work from people who have been here.� Even the process of how artists organized their pieces and picked out their individual exhibition space in the Kauai Society of Artists gallery on Wednesday was an art form in itself. “You want to get it right — you want all of the work to look nice together,� Blackburn said. “Since we’re kind of self-curating ourselves, it’s challenging to honor each other, ourselves and the whole space in its entirety in order to get it all looking really good together.� The free show will kick off today, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Kauai Society of Artists gallery at Kukui Grove Center. The exhibit will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday until Aug. 19. The exhibit will also be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Friday and will be closed on Sunday. Opening with a reception for the Artist on Friday, the exhibit will run through Aug. 19.

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y first taste of Powerhouse Creamery’s frozen desserts was at this year’s Red Clay Jazz Festival. After one bite, I understood why friends and readers recommended it and was determined to learn more. I went to the Waipa farmers market, which is the creamery’s only regular outlet.

It was a steamy Tuesday. The sun felt like a physical force pressing me into the ground: A perfect day for ice cream. At 2 p.m., when the market opens, I walked to the west end of the market and up to Sparrow Fontura’s booth. She sells two scoops for $5 and serves them in cups or Ono Cones, which are made on Oahu.

Fontura grew up in Hanalei and has been making ice cream since

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Right: Sparrow Fontura’ says children are some of Powerhouse Creamery’s biggest fans.

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“My deep country ice cream and coconut water sorbets are really fresh, clean, organic and local,” said Fontura. “I call it deep country because I live up Powerhouse Road in Wainiha.”

Fontura buys fruit from the farmers at the Waipa market or harvests it from the hillsides near her home. Flavors change with the seasons and have included

caramel banana and coffee mint.

She uses vanilla extract made from beans grown on Kauai’s North Shore as well as organic milk and eggs. On the day I go, the special is pineapple, which is dense and creamy, with a hint of sweet from Maui cane sugar.

Coconut Water Sorbet is a blend of Maui cane sugar and fresh coconut water from coconuts harvested along the North Shore.

That’s it. Sometimes she flavors it with seasonal fruit such as lilikoi (passion fruit), soursop, pineapple or watermelon.

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As the market opens, people line up.

After turning down eager vegans who wanted an ice cream that contained no animal products, Fontura made a frozen treat with an ice cream texture. When making Toasted Coconut, she starts by tossing coconut flakes with sea salt and sugar and then toasts it in the oven. Organic coconut milk and Maui cane sugar make the base and the flakes are added at the end. The result is a rich coconut flavor and creamy texture with chewy bits of coconut meat.

Coconut Cacao is a blend of organic coconut milk and Peruvian cacao powder. The ingredients are heated over low heat, so the cacao and sugar can break down and

meld. With a deep chocolate flavor and smooth texture, you don’t miss the dairy products.

All four are delicious, but this is my favorite.

“I want to thank the North Shore community for supporting me,” said Fontura. “They always come and buy from me and they always tell their friends about me. My reputation has gotten me invited to the Mayor’s Garden Invitational, Tahiti Fete, Red Clay Jazz Festival and of course, all of the Waipa events.”

On Sunday, Aug.17, Powerhouse Creamery will feature mango ice cream and sorbets at the Waipa Music and Mango Festival. Island chefs and vendors will sell food inspired by

this summer’s mango harvest.

There will be a Biggest Mango Contest, mango tastings and live music. The Recipe Contest, of which I am one of three judges, includes four mango categories: pickled, appetizer/ entree, jelly/jam/preserve and dessert. For more information, visit waipafoundation.org.

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‘Guardians’ is irreverent but not enough

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t the height of their powers, our overlords at Marvel have deigned to prove, like an emperor tolerating a court jester, that they do, in fact, have a sense of humor.

The Marvel universe, of course, isn’t entirely lacking comedy, as we’ve seen in “Iron Man” and “The Avengers.” But on the whole, the Marvel kingdom is built on an unshakable foundation of self-seriousness. The comic book studio seems to fear that if the solemnity of its fiction isn’t diligently guarded, people might start questioning whether all these men in spandex merit quite so much attention.

Yet “Guardians of the Galaxy,” a 3-D space opera about a ragtag crew of mercenaries, is Marvel’s most irreverent film yet, and has a welcome, slightly self-mocking tone that dares to suggest

intergalactic battles over orbs might actually be a tad silly.

This is all very much to the good, but the problem with “Guardians of the Galaxy,” directed by James Gunn, is the weakness of the comedy it wears so proudly. It takes more than a soundtrack full of ‘70s tunes, a talking raccoon and a few gags about “Footloose” to be funny. It’s “zany” in quotes.

As if demonstrating its tonal distance from Marvel’s other planetary bodies, “Guardians of the Galaxy” takes place at the far reaches of space, where we find Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) skipping along on an abandoned planet.

He removes his mask, presses play on a Walkman and does something normally sacrosanct in Marvel-land: He dances.

Blaring is the irresistible 1974 hit “Come and Get Your Love”

by Redbone, the first of many such old radio hits.

The music, as we learned in the prologue, is from a mixtape given to Quill as a child by his cancer-stricken mother shortly before her death. Distraught, he rushes outside only to — in quite the double-whammy — be beamed up by a spaceship.

Twenty-six years later, Quill is a Han Solo-like scavenger who stumbles across a silver orb also sought by some powerfully evil forces: Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace, obscured by makeup but still a severe presence) and his boss, Thanos (Josh Brolin). The warm spirit of “Guardians” owes much to Pratt, the guileless,

formerly doughy “Parks and Recreation” star; his casting in inspired.

The resulting scrum for the orb introduces several more seekers: the green-skinned Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the hulking Drax (Dave Bautista) and a CGI odd couple: a bitterly sardonic raccoon named Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and his sidekick, a talking tree called Groot (Vin Diesel) who looks like he sprouted from “The Lord of the Rings.” All reluctantly unite like a sarcastic “Dirty Dozen.”

The Guardians, who were first introduced in a 1969 comic, are far from Marvel’s star players. But their not-primetime-player status is freeing to Gunn, whose 2010 comedy “Super” starred Rainn Wilson as a wannabe crime fighter. He wrote the film with Nicole Perlman, clearly aspiring for a rollicking adventure in the

mold of “Indiana Jones” or “Star Wars,” which the movie’s poster evoked.

But the film is terribly overstuffed and many of the jokes get drowned out by the special effects. Presumably awaiting meatier work sequels to come, fine actors like Glenn Close, John C. Reilly and Benicio Del Toro come and go with just a few lines. (How can a movie seeking humor in outer space not utilize Reilly?)

The pervasive movie references detract from the stab at freshness, and “Guardians” depends all too much on the whimsy of ‘70s anthems for an original beat. Others, eager for any playfulness from Marvel, will surely be more excited by “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

To them I quote Solo: “Laugh it up, Fuzzball.”

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Hula, drumming this weekend at annual Heiva I Kauai

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he finishing touches on the handcrafted shell and bead jewelry are complete, costumes with feathers, tea leaves and coconut shells have been dusted off and food is in its final preparation stages.

It’s been a massive organizational effort with more than 250 volunteers for the 13th annual Heiva I Kauai in Kapaa.

Pat Finberg, media coordinator for the Kauai Tahitian Dance Competition on Saturday and Sunday, said the event develops the next generation of Tahitian dancers, musicians

and drummers and gives parents and grandparents an opportunity to pass on their knowledge, thus perpetuating the Tahitian culture.

Solo and group Tahitian dancing and drumming, as well as cultural demonstrations, will be the central theme of the festival. Toa Huhina from Tahiti, this year’s special guest, will be performing the exciting dances of the Marquesas Islands. The group will be conducting the formal Polynesian opening ceremonies, followed by the performance of Marquesan dances.

LISA ANN CAPOZZI TGIFR!DAY The uniqueness of the Tahitian dancing comes from the dancers having to follow the drum beats which can change on the spot.

“Dancers have to know their dance steps to spontaneously execute the proper steps according the queue of the drum beats,” Finberg said.

Last year more than 2,700 people attended the festival.

Besides dancing, drumming and

music, attendees can expect to indulge in dishes, including poke bowls, pork peas and pimentos, kalua pork and cabbage, pork and chicken laulau, tofu curry, pad thai with shrimp, fish with sambal, chicken with Bali sauce, Santa Maria-style barbecue, fish tacos, tri tip sandwiches, chili, fish tacos and teriyaki chicken.

The craft offerings will be diverse and include Hawai-

ian-made wood carvings and jewelry, shell and beach glass jewelry, Tahitian mother of pearl, carved bone and black pearl jewelry as well as art and photography. There will be a total of 40 vendors displaying their goods.

Tahitian dance and drumming and Samoan fire knife dance workshops are scheduled for both days as well as culturally based audience participation

contests, such as dancing and coconut husking.

The event is sponsored by the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the County of Kauai. Gates will open at 9 a.m. at Kapaa Beach Park, 4-1464 Kuhio Highway. Admission is $6 each day at the door. Children age 6 and under will be admitted free. Call 822-9447 to register for workshops. Info: visit www. heivaikauai.com.

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Celebrating Koloa life D

estry Rego was on a mission Saturday.

He had to complete his errands, which included a stop at Sueoka’s Store, before the roads shut down at 9 a.m. for the historic Koloa Plantation Days parade.

Settling down in his garage driveway, Rego joined several thousand people as they celebrated the history and plantation lifestyle of Koloa in the parade, whose theme was “Lessons of Aloha.”

The event wrapped up a weeklong string of activities which paid tribute to the sugar plantation-era lifestyle which contributed heavily to the current Koloa style of living.

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critically acclaimed film about the Hawaiian tradition of honoring those who embrace both male and female spirit and values will have two Kauai screenings as part of the Hawaii International Film Festival.

“Kumu Hina” (Not Rated, 77 minutes) is about “the true meaning of aloha,” and will screen at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday in the Waimea Theater. The documentary presentation will have a talk story and Q&A session after each screening with Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu herself and Emmy Award-winning directors Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson and co-producer Connie Florez.

“Kumu Hina” is about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within an increasingly Westernized society. She is considered an extraordinary kanaka maoli teacher, cultural practitioner and community leader, a respected kumu and mahu.

Director and producer Dean Hamer, an Emmy Award winning filmmaker and New York Times Book of the Year author, moved to the north shore of Oahu to work on “Kumu Hina” in 2011. He cofounded his film company, Qwaves, and made “Kumu Hina” in collaboration with ITVS and Pacific Islanders in Communications.

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“We met Hina Wong-Kalu in early 2011 and were immediately captivated by her presence,” Hamer states in the production notes. “Physically large, and covered in striking tattoos, she is easily identifiable to most as a transgender Polynesian woman. But rather than being cast as an outsider, as would likely be the case if we were in the continental United States or most other places, Hina is an important and respected person in her

home town of Honolulu and throughout Hawaii.”

In Hina Wong-Kalu’s Hawaii, “a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader among men.”

It was traditional culture that inspired her place as Kumu Hina of the school’s all-male hula troupe, and at the same time she longs for love and a committed relationship.

The film follows her marriage to Haemaccelo Kalu, a Tongan man, and the immigration complications that challenge the relationship. As their journey unfolds, Kumu Hina’s roots and values give her the strength and wisdom to persevere, offering a new perspective on the true meaning of aloha.

Kumu Hina is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaii’s Center for Hawaiian Studies. She serves as director of culture at the public charter school Halau Lokahi, and chairs the Oahu Island Burial

Top: Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu, the subject of a documentary film. Above: Students of the Hālau Lōkahi public charter school perform traditional Hawaiian dance and music under instructor Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu. Left: Students performing.

Council that works to protect Hawaiian ancestral remains. In 2014, Hina announced her bid for a position on the board of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

“While this journey through love and heartbreak has been powerful, it is another, unexpected, story that emerged during the year we spent following Hina that transformed

our vision and hopes for this film,” Hamer added.

Hina’s painful experiences perhaps lead to this great effort to create a school environment where all kids are welcome and feel like they belong in accordance to Hawaiian values, he added.

“Traditional respect for māhū — those who embrace both

the feminine and masculine traits that are embodied in each one of us — Hina has created a special ‘place in the middle’ for students who might be marginalized and mistreated elsewhere.”

Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students, military and seniors. Find out more at waimeatheater.com.

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Bring your own yoga mat or towel. 346-7671 Tahitian Dance Keiki 3 to 4 p.m.

Joy of Movement Dance Studio in the Dragon Building To register email RhythmFireDance@yahoo.com or call (540) 798-9516.

TUESDAY Toddler Storytime 10 a.m.

Lihue Public Library The children’s librarian will present stories, songs, and a simple craft for children aged 2 to 3 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 241-3221

KAUAI SAND FESTIVAL FRIDAY

Kauai Music Festival 7 to 10 p.m.

Courtyard Marriott Hawaiian Music Concert featuring grammy, Na Hoku and emmy winning musicians. $25

Back to The Future 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kauai Society of Artists

Bon Dance Festival 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Lihue Hongwanji Mission.

SATURDAY

Bon Dance Festival 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Lihue Hongwanji Mission

Kauai Sand Festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hanalei Bay Build a sand castle or sand art for prizes.

Paradise Ride Kauai 9 a.m.

Kapaa Beach Park Heiva I Kauai Tahitian Dance Competition 9 a.m.

Kapaa Beach Park Tahitian dance competition with solo and group performances, traditional and contemporary drumming. 822-9477 Car Wash 8:30 to 1 p.m.

Kukui Grove Shopping Center The scouts of Troop 148 are hosting a car wash to fundraise for the costs of a two-day, two-merit badge trip to Oahu.

SUNDAY Ukulele Concert 3 to 5 p.m.

Hanalei Community Center Multi-Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20

Build sand art 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hanalei Bay. Paradise Ride Kauai 9 a.m.

Kapaa Beach Park Heiva I Kauai Tahitian Dance Competition 9 a.m.

Kapaa Beach Park Tahitian dance competition with solo and group performances, traditional and contemporary drumming. 822-9477 Hawaiian Tea Time 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Gaylords at Kilohana Women of Inspiration presents Hawaiian Tea Time honoring Queen Lili’uokalani hosted by Regina Carvalho. An afternoon of music, culinary creations and exotic teas. $65.

KoloaDance 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Koloa Neighborhood Center.

Suzie will teach dance moves, followed with social dancing.

True Meaning of Aloha 4 and 7 p.m.

Waimea Theater “Kumu Hina,” a powerful new film from Pacific Islanders in Communications about the struggle to maintain traditional culture and values within the Westernized society of modern Hawaii. $15 adults, $10 students.

MONDAY Summer-Fall Term Begins 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Kauai Dance Theatre Various levels of ballet/pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary and exercise classes will be offered for ages 4 to adult. 332-9737’ Community Yoga 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Nawiliwili Yacht Club Hosted by the Kauai Sailing

Business After Hours 5 to 7 p.m.

The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas, Building 1, second floor Tour Guide Training Course 10 a.m.

Grove Farm Museum An 8-week training course with a free tour of the homestead as part of orientation. Graduates of the course will be able to lead two-hour walking tours of the Grove Farm homestead, which are held on various days weekly.

245-3202.

Weight Watchers 5:30 p.m.

St. Johns Episcopal Church Weekly Weight Watchers Meetings held same time on Tuesday.

Hula Class 4 p.m.

Koloa Neighborhood Center Halau Hula O Leilani is having hula classes for ages 4 to 12.

651-0682

WEDNESDAY Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall Aerobics Classes 8:30 a.m.

All Saints Gym Carol Yasutake is having aerobics classes. Class fee is $12.

822-3817.

QiDance And QiForce 4 to 6 p.m.

Kapaa Neighborhood Center New dance fitness and functional fitness workout classes.

QiDance 4 to 5 p.m. and QiForze 5 to 6 p.m.

THURSDAY Blood Drive 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall A Multifaith Gathering 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Kauai Hospice Meet others, represent your faith/spiritual group, and talk with Brother David and Anthony Chavez. 634-9992 ‘Choices’ 4 to 5:15 p.m.

Lydgate Beach Park CSL Kauai, a new and growing spiritual community is reaching out to teens ages 13 through 17 with their youth program “Choices.” It’s purpose is to nurture your teen’s emotional, intellectual, creative and spiritual life through art, theater, literature, community sharing and physical activity.

KUGA Dance Class 5 p.m.

Island School Learn hip-hop, drop in fee is $10. kuga808.com

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