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Week of Friday, April 5, 2019 | Vol. 7, No. 14

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‘BRUISES’ HEAL SLOWLY

Photos illustrate plight of Hawaiians

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Descent into Waimea Canyon on the Kukui Trail “THE COMPLETE WORKS Intermediate 5.5 miles, 2,300-feet elevaOF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE tion loss then gain. We will hike from the (ABRIDGED)� rim of Waimea Canyon down to its base and admire the majesty of this canyon 7 p.m. Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Tickets: www.kauaicommunityplayers.org along the way. Info: Julio Magalhaes, 650-906-2594 HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR AND “THE COMPLETE WORKS UKULELE CONCERT OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 4 to 6 p.m. Hanalei Family Comunity (ABRIDGED)�

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CLIMATE CHANGE TALK STORY SESSION 10 a.m. to noon, state Department of Health Kauai District Health Office, Umi Street, Lihue Attendees will learn about planning for climate change and health, an increase in severity of floods and hurricanes, new diseases and wastewater challenges. Info: 241-3495 NORDIC WALKING FOR SENIORS 8:30 to 10 a.m. Lihue Neighborhood Center Walking sticks for class provided. All walkers welcome. No cost for seniors 55 and up. Info: 822-4599, esti@bobstropicals.com FOURTH ANNUAL KAUAI APRIL INTERNATIONAL POETRY CELEBRATION

CRAFT FAIR 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hanapepe Public Library PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENING 6 to 8 p.m., Ha Coffee Bar, Rice Street, Lihue Daniel Finchum’s exhibit is “Bruises in the Garden.�

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD VIETNAM VETERANS MEETING 5 p.m. Lihue Public Library FOURTH ANNUAL KAUAI APRIL INTERNATIONAL POETRY CELEBRATION All day, Storybook Theatre of Hawaii in Hanapepe 9 a.m. keiki events; 1 p.m. playshops; 6:30 p.m. performances and open mic. Info: Call or text Stream at 346-2587 or email sbackinoff@gmail.com

1 p.m. Kapaa Neighborhood Center Paul Schmitendorf will give a free presentation on adopting a “cancer-prevention lifestyle.�

FAIR HOUSING TRAINING 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lihue Civic Center Pi‘ikoi Building conference rooms Info: 241-4440 or kauai.gov/housing

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BIKES ON RICE 4:30 p.m., Lihue Civic Center An easy bicycle ride through Lihue neigborhooods. All welcome.

HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT 3 to 5 p.m. Hanalei Family Community Center Tickets $10 to $25. Info: www.McMasterSlackKey.com

STORYTELLER TIME 6 p.m. Waimea Public Library Jeff Gere will present silly stories for children.

FOURTH ANNUAL KAUAI APRIL INTERNATIONAL POETRY CELEBRATION 1 to 3:30 p.m., Storybook Theatre of Hawaii in Hanapepe Poetry rites and dances of universal poetry. Info: Call or text Stream at 346-2587 or email sbackinoff@gmail.com MONDAY

BLOOD DRIVE 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Kapaa High School Appointments, info: Blood Bank of Hawaii, 848-4770 or BBH.org HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT 6 to 8 p.m. Princeville Community Center Tickets $10 to $25. Info: www.McMasterSlackKey.com

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POETRY, DANCE SUNDAY IN HANAPEPE TGIFR!DAY

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ancing and musical poems will take center stage 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 7, at Storybook Theatre of Hawaii in Hanapepe.

The dances and poems will be taught in a simple form that anyone can do and enjoy, say organizers. “They will include words from many of our world’s traditions, with emphasis on creating peace in ourselves, between us, in our community, for our earth,� said a press release.

Some of the probable cultures represented will be the ancient earth-based mother, East Indian vedic, Christian mysticism, Buddhist, Native North American, Maori, Mayan and, of course, Hawaiian. “The emphasis is on joyfully praising the beauty within us and all around us with our voices and movement,� the release said.

It is free, and part of a weekend-long celebration in Hanapepe.

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he title of Daniel Finchum’s photo essay, “Bruises in the Garden,” lets you know right away these are not going

to be feel-good pictures of sunsets, waves and beaches.

As Finchum says of his work: “I take jabs in this series. I really do take jabs, but I do it in a lighthearted way. I’m just trying to get people to think about what

Kauai artist depicts issues of Hawaiian concern using 1850s photographic method; exhibit opens Saturday night at Ha Coffee Bar

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LEFT: “Cook’s Landing” shows two young Hawaiians pulling a rope attached to the Captain James Cook statue in Waimea, in Hofgaard Park, as if trying to bring it down. RIGHT: Kauai photographer Daniel Finchum poses with one of his circa-1850s cameras.

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Hawaii people and the ‘aina (land).

The offenses have impacted the psyche of the Kanaka Ma‘oli. Some Kanaka are aggressively vocal about the issues and others are more subdued. Yet all Hawaiians deeply connected to their history and land support to varying degrees the Kanaka’s expression of certain claims.”

He stages the scenes in his photos carefully, deliberately, to send messages, to get people to think about what has happened in Hawaii.

One of his photos, “Cook’s Landing,” shows two young Hawaiians pulling a rope attached to the Captain James Cook statue in Waimea, as if trying to bring it down.

Another, “Royal Flush,” shows a Hawaiian woman, her hand to her face, sitting on a toilet outside, the ocean and mountains in the background.

“Bridge to Gentrification” depicts two keiki standing near the Hanalei Bridge, luggage at their side, thumb out, hitchhiking, indicating they are leaving. A sign says, “Hanalei Population: Tourists 92 percent, Hippies 5 percent, Kanaka Maoli 3 percent.”

And one of Finchum’s favorites, “Blitzkrieg Baby (Aloha Ammo),” shows a young Hawaiian girl holding a lei up to a tank.

“I approach these issues satirically to reach the recesses of the Hawaiian consciousness,” he wrote.

Finchum, who has lived on Kauai nearly 40 years, said “I have felt the pains of growth and change. I can only imagine how the Kanaka feel. This is for them, to speak their message.”

He said he is not a scholar on Hawaiian history and culture, but he believes he does understand what they have gone through.

“I feel their pain,” said Finchum,

who is part Native American.

Finchum’s exhibit opening for this series will be held 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday at Ha Coffee Bar on Rice Street in Lihue. He invites the public to “Come and soak in this important, thought-provoking work.”

He will be there to give a brief statement, then answer questions about his work, which will continue on display there indefinitely.

He said visitors can anticipate “a unique experience” of his solo exhibit of wet plate collodion images, a process that was developed in 1851. The award-winning photographer worked on this newest series for the past two years.

Inspired by the work of British street artist Banksy, Finchum photographs carefully choreographed scenes using 1850s processes and equipment.

Through provocative imagery, some deeply personal, Daniel attempts to evoke a pause, serious consideration, and respectful discourse between residents and visitors,” according to Finchum’s press release.

And it’s not about money.

Finchum said his photo essay has the blessings of kumu and local practitioners, and he has gained many friends in the process of putting it together.

“This series is not meant to sell,” he said, adding it is meant to get people to reflect, to think, to question. “I just want it to be viewed by as many people as possible.”

Finchum, who is retired from government work, enjoyed some success as a photographer in his early 20s, but then, “life got in the way” and he gave it up.

He began doing wet plate pho-

tography — only about 2,000 do it worldwide — about four years ago. And it was then his “pent up creativity” overflowed.

“It was very therapeutic for me,”he said.

Today, photography and traveling are his passions.

“I don’t consider it work,” he said.

In a world dominated by the instant results of digital photography, the wet-plate process is painstaking and detailed. It means he has to “bring a portable darkroom in the field with me wherever I go and do all the developing wherever I go.”

He mixes his own chemistry from 1850s recipes and also uses vintage lenses from Europe that date back to the middle of the 19th century. Each image is handcrafted and carefully staged.

“It is his desire to capture the culture of Kauai’s Kama‘aina, or people of the land, through the eyes of its residents regardless of race, religion, gender, age or length of residency. He views his work as collaboration with them,” the release states.

His first photo essay book is “Kama‘aina Soul — Anthology: The Wet Plate Photography of Daniel Finchum.”

This second essay book reflects some images that are open to interpretation. Others leave no doubt about what he wants it to say.

“All should lead to greater un-

derstanding about the Hawaiian past and current grievances that are implicit in its voice today.

My intention is to entertain and throw a sucker punch simultaneously,” he wrote in “Bruises in the Garden.”

He said he feels the pulse of Hawaiians.

“My artistic concern is to show their heartbeat implicitly expressed through my camera.

What hides behind the facade of a smile, the offering of a lei, the performance of a dance, a greeting, luau, a kiss for which Hawaii is so graciously known? Is ‘Aloha’ sacrificed on the altar of conciliation?”

He talks about hula dancers doing something sacred to Hawaiians, going through the motions night after night, for the entertainment of visitors, and reflects that in his photo, “Wound Up,” that shows a hula dancer and drummer, wind-up keys in their backs, a cruise ship in the background.

He was worried no one would want to host the photo essay because its content might be “too thought-provoking,” but Ha Coffee Bar welcomed it.

“I think people are tired of seeing rainbows and turtles pictures.

I think people are ready for this line of work,” he said.

••• Bill Buley, editor-in-chief, can be reached at 245-0457 or bbuley@thegardenisland.com.

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ISLAND SCHOOL CHORUSES BACK AT HOME AT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TGIFR!DAY

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oin Island School’s three choral ensembles, composed of 110 students in grades four to 12, as they return to the stage at Kauai Community College on Wednesday, April 17, to present their 11th annual spring concert.

“We are Glorious” is one of the chorus’s most eclectic concerts yet, showcasing folk and gospel songs as well as music from films, Broadway and pop traditions.

“I started the choral program when I came to ••• WHAT: “We Are Glorious” WHO: Island School Alaka‘i Chorus, Island School ‘Opio Chorus, Island School Keiki Chorus WHERE: Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center WHEN: Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.

TICKETS: Adults (18+) $12; Youth (ages 3-17) $6

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Island School’s three choral ensembles finish a combined number at their December concert at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

Island School in 2006,” said director Philip Steinbacher, “so technically this is our 13th year in existence. The first two years, however, we were still sort of a fledgling group, still getting grounded. We sang a few songs here or there at school events or assemblies, but didn’t really give a fullscale concert until Christmas of 2008.”

That first concert, to a packed audience in Island School’s main hall, proved to be a success, and they immediately moved to the KCC Performing Arts Center for their first spring concert in April 2009. They had to per-

form their last few concerts at local hotels, as the KCC PAC was unavailable.

“The chorus students and I are so excited to return to our home at KCC,” Steinbacher said.

Music for “We Are Glorious” was selected for its capacity to inspire and uplift.

“Like most directors, I create concerts thematically. The seed for a concert’s theme usually shows up in one particular piece of music I’m listening to or mulling over,” he said. “I then build the program from there, finding other pieces that support and complement that one

piece.”

This concert was built from a piece of music Steinbacher kept listening to while riding his bike. It contains the line “we are glorious,” and it instantly moved him.

“It led me to think of

other uplifting and inspiring compositions, and from there the program grew. If you look — and listen — closely, you will see that each piece in the program builds on that idea — that human beings are glorious creatures and that

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PUKUI’S CLASSIC HAWAIIAN PROVERBS BOOK BACK IN HARDCOVER FORM has been reprinted once again!

This time, the publisher (Bishop Museum Press) has gone the extra mile with this most recent version by putting it in a sturdy, larger, hardcover format, a vast improvement over the oversized paperback version, which tended CYNTHIA LYNN & ED JUSTUS to get worn pretty quickly from so much use.

SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY For those not familiar with “Olelo No‘eau,” it is the outcome of an fter having been out of print for quite a number of effort that was first begun in 1910 by a then-15-year-old Mrs. Pukui. years and always in high This incredible collection of demand because of the quality of its content, “Olelo No‘eau: Hawaiian more than 3,000 proverbs and sayings displays the wisdom, Proverbs and Poetical Sayings” by the renowned Mary Kawena Pukui knowledge, compassion, hu-

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mor, morality and beliefs of the Hawaiian people, revealing to us traditional Hawaiian insight and

lore handed down through generations of oral tradition.

These sayings can be appreciated both individually and collectively for their aesthetic, historic and educational values, but they also can reveal deeper layers of meaning, giving not only a better understanding of Hawaii and its people, but all of humanity.

These words bring us closer to the everyday thoughts and lives of the Hawaiians who created them, and they offer up a basis for understanding the essence and origins of traditional Hawaiian values.

Here are a few small examples:

E aloha kekahi i kekahi “Love one another.”

Ma ka hana ka ‘ike.

“In working, one learns.”

‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hālau ho‘okahi.

“All knowledge is not learned in just one school. (One can learn from many sources.)”

‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia.

“No task is too big when done together by all.”

Definitely, this one is a treasure for anyone and everyone!

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NEW ‘PET SEMATARY’ TAKES A DEEPER EXPLORATION OF GRIEF JONATHAN LANDRUM JR.

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premise that death could birth pure evil.

ASSOCIATED PRESS “I didn’t see the originals, but when I’m acting my he new “Pet Sematary” emotional state that comes imagination kind of takes over,” has familiar elements of with it.” she said. “If I saw the original, I Stephen King’s classic Soon after Creed and his might not have as many ideas.” wife, two children and their cat 1983 novel and previous film, The new “Pet Sematary” namely the haunted graveyard move into their new home, is the second film version of where the dead are buried but the doctor discovers a creepy King’s 1983 novel. The first adcemetery in a wooded area return as murderous incarnaaptation in 1989 found critical nearby. After the family cat is tions of their former selves. success starring Dale Midkiff, found trampled, Creed tries to The remake arrives in theDenise Crosby and Fred Gwynmake things right for the sake aters 30 years after the first “Pet Kerry Hayes / Paramount Pictures via AP ne. A sequel that followed of his daughter’s innocence, Sematary” film found critical Jeté Laurence gets a visit from a pet from the grave in “Pet three years later was met with but quickly realizes the ramifi- Sematary.” and commercial success. But less favorable reviews. it too has come back different, cations of burying the dead at Kevin Kölsch and Dennis interesting way.” impulse to undo the tragedy the sacred site. this time expanding on the Clarke and Seimetz said Jeté Widmyer, the remake’s direc“You can’t protect your kids causes a horrific ripple effect. supernatural premise to delve tors, said they grew up reading Laurence — who plays the “When something does from everything,” said Amy deeper into the emotional couple’s daughter Ellie — did King’s novel and were fans of happen, what do you do?”

Seimetz, who plays Creed’s impact of grief. a superb job in a pivotal role in the older films, both directed Seimetz asks. “This film wife, Rachel. Her character is “It’s like Frankenstein,

by Mary Lambert. Kölsch and the film. captures the upsetting and still traumatized after witnesscreating them and bring them Widmyer felt they needed to “She’s very talented,” Clarke ing her older sister’s gruesome melancholy aspect of death. back, and saying ‘It’s alive, it’s include elements from the said. “Her performance really death as a child, and she wants There’s the anger side of it. alive,’” said Jason Clarke, who Then there’s the denial side of brought this movie together.” book such as character names to protect her children from stars as Louis Creed, a physiand some story lines, but Laurence, who turned 11 it, then there is the manic lunacian searching for a simpler life the idea of death in hopes insert their own twists. while filming “Pet Sematary,” they’ll have regular childhood. cy of what losing somebody with his family in rural Maine.

“The book was super said she hadn’t seen any of the so close to you makes you That dream ends when a “This story is disturbing and previous films, but she quickly important to us,” Widmyer said. feel. The movie unfolds in the massive truck runs over one digs deep. It’s about life and “The most important thing of the couple’s children. Louis’ process of grief and loss in an learned about the story’s death, but also about the

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was to respect the essence of the book and make sure we were honoring the themes and telling the foundational story of ‘Pet Sematary.’ We had to bring something new to the table too. For us, it was about keeping Stephen King and his fans happy. At the same time, we had to tell our version.”

Kölsch said it was important to bring back the film to update newer audiences to the story. He said the focus was more on the story than enhancing the cinematography experience in the new film compared to the previous ones.

“The universal theme of death will always be relevant,” he said. “It’s one of Stephen King’s personal stories, and it really struck a chord with people even though he initially didn’t want to publish because it scared him. It’s one of those stories that I think 30 years from now we’ll be revisiting again.”

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aylynn Drake started Kekua Aloha Foundation after being impacted by suicide. That was four years ago when she was just a high school freshman, when her home town of Anahola saw a rash of youth and youngadult suicides.

Today, knocking on the door of graduation from high school, she spent part of her spring break putting together the Fourth annual Keiki Fun Day and Second Burn Out Suicide fire-knife competition that came together at Kapaa Beach Park.

This year, the presentation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention included a dance camp fundraiser at the All Saints’ Episcopal Church gym in Kapaa.

Mike Drake, Kaylynn’s dad, said the greatest gift a person can give is time — time to listen to struggles, time to spend with people to avoid getting into a struggle situation, and time to enjoy other people.

Special guests included Rex Tiumalu, a world champion fire-knife dancer from Orlando, Fla., and Angela Drake from South Dakota.

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