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Night Bird Song The life of Thomas Chapin Documentary

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4. DINING OUT KAUAI: Waipa Foundation’s dinner series

6. BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Far Side

7. CHECK DA SCENE Veterans Day

On the cover: Stephanie J. Castillo’s 10th documentary film, ‘Night Bird Song, The Incandescent Life of Thomas Chapin’.

Courtesy of the Thomas Chapin Film Project.

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

Tickets $10-25. Proceeds Support Princeville at Hanalei Community Association And this program. 826-1469 2ND GARDEN ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2 to 4 p.m. Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club 2 films: Remember the Boys and Night Bird Song: The Incandescent Life of Thomas Chapin

by Stephanie J. Castillo, director, in person from New York City.

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GARDEN ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL 6 to 9 p.m., Blu Umi & Japanese Grand Ma Cafe Garden.

Two films: Remember the Boys and Night Bird Song: The Incandescent Life of Thomas Chapin by Stephanie J. Castillo, director, in person from New York City.

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GARDEN ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Shops at Kukuiu’ula Village.

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he island that is featured in films shown around the world will have its chance to showcase filmmakers of its own. The second Garden Island Film Festival will feature the award-winning Castillo documentary film, “Night Bird Song, The Incandescent Life of Thomas Chapin” directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, an emmy award-winning director from Kauai.

“By working with the individuals with the films, one of the highlights was making contact with Stephanie Castillo, who’s actually from Wailua Homesteads here on Kauai,” said Kauai Film Commissioner Randy Francisco.

“And I thought, ‘wow what a perfect opportunity to highlight a Kauai girl for this year.’”

Not only is the film festival, which takes place tonight through Nov. 19, celebrating Kauai films and its artists, but it’s also celebrating Castillo’s 25 years of filmmaking.

“We have filmmakers on Kauai. We have great filmmakers here. And I think the world doesn’t really know that,” Castillo said. “We

know about the films, with Kauai being the movie island where films go to get made, but we don’t know so much about the films that are coming out of these islands.”

Castillo’s film is a music biography about a jazz musician named Thomas Chapin who, at the height of his music career, died at the age of 40 from leukemia. Her 10th film, Castillo has a personal connection with the film as Chapin was married to her sister, Terri.

“To be able to come back here to Kauai and premiere my latest film, my 10th film, is such an honor and a privilege to celebrate 25 years of filmmaking and to show the first showing in Hawaii,” Castillo said. “My films have all these Kauai threads through them. It wasn’t planned that way, but it just happened that way. It’s kind of amazing when I look back and see how Kauai has found a place in each of my films.”

Castillo is a Kauai girl through and through.

She has three sisters who still live here with lots of cousins, nieces and nephews. It is also where her mother passed away two years ago.

For Francisco, Castillo’s presence at the festival this year goes a long way for celebrating

Garden Island Film Festival spotlights Stephanie J. Castillo’s latest production

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oraged fruits and freshly-caught fish were on the menu at the Waipa Foundation’s latest debut dinner series, which puts the spotlight on the more nefarious parts of nature.

Chef Michael Madigan created the first of the Eat the Invasive dinner series events, and he served the six-course meal to patrons seated under the covered atrium outside of the Waipa Foundation’s new kitchen.

“What better way to get rid of the invasive species than to eat the invasives,” Madigan said. “So, we’re highlighting what

From left, Lynn Madigan, Lanae Anakalea, and Elise Gavitt sprinkle taro chip pieces onto Ironwood smoked venison from Molokai, wrapped in bele leaf with kalo, or taro, at the debut event in the Eat the Invasives dinner series, held at the Waipa Foundation.

you can do with invasive species.”

Strawberry guava was paired with Tahitian prawn for a starter and complimented with a jackfruit bellini cocktail.

“The jackfruit isn’t invasive,” Madigan said.

“But we were walking through the garden earlier and there it was, ready to go, so we decided to do something with it.”

Madigan used both the invasive ta’ape, or bluestripe snapper and tilapia in the dinner, and used a pig hunted from Kauai’s mountains to make what he dubbed “sorta porchetta” — a savory pork roll in sweet onion jus, served with warabi fern.

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Ironwood smoked venison from Molokai, wrapped in bele leaf and in a java plum sauce, with kalo, or taro.

Lilikoi, or passion fruit in phyllo, with caramelized banana ended the meal, which organizer Kalen Kelekoma hailed as a success.

“It was the first time we did something like this and I think next time we’ll have a few things we do differently, but I think it was successful,” Kelekoma said.

Using the screen feature of the atrium’s back wall to project information about the invasive species is one of the tweaks he has planned.

The $1.2 million new Waipa kitchen — named Laukupu — was completed in September 2015 and, after obtaining permits, opened its doors in December 2015.

It was funded by private donors, fundraising events, and grants.

In addition to the large space for entertaining guests during presentations, parties,

dinners and other events; the space’s certified kitchen is a place for the community to come cook.

The idea sprouted more than 20 years ago because the Waipa Foundation already had produce coming from its garden and their orchard — a facility was needed to process everything.

“We also wanted to create a place where the community could come to create a value added product, or do catering, or fundraising,” Kelekoma said.

Many entrepreneurs who work with value-added products, or food products in general, need a certified kitchen to create their wares. The Laukupu Waipa Kitchen is a place to do that for the area’s business owners.

“Use the (Waipa) kitchen of using a friend’s restaurant in the off-hours,” Kelekoma said.

Currently, eight people use the certified

kitchen including a company that makes locally sourced sausage, a taro burger company, a taro chip company, and a chef who makes pastries and baked goods.

“It’s a challenge for me to schedule people in there and we have people waiting in line,” Kelekoma said. “Besides those people, Waipa uses it for things like the Invasive Species dinner series, and we have people rent it out for birthdays and parties.”

Because the space is still so new, everyone is getting used to working in the Laukupu Waipa Foundation kitchen and Kelekoma said everyone is ironing out their procedures.

“People are really liking it and as we get used to how things work (in the kitchen) I can schedule a little less time between people and there may be more time available,” Kelekoma said. “We’ll see how it works out.”

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the local film industry, hoping to inspire young filmmakers to pursue their passion for film as Castillo did decades ago.

“Hopefully this will inspire our youth to say, ‘Well, if she can, I can,’” Francisco said. “This festival gives us a chance to learn about different people and cultures.”

Mentoring and serving as an inspiration for young filmmakers is something Castillo never envisioned she would do. After all, she started creating films to share these stories, not for recognition.

“I had a mentor, so I know how important it is to have someone like that,” Castillo said.

“I make myself available to young filmmakers, especially women. I’m committed to helping young women make their careers happen. It’s a great feeling to know that you’re sharing what was given to you what somebody else helped you with, and it carries on.”

She said filmmaking is far from easy. It took five years and $125,000 to make her latest documentary film and another $50,000 for marketing.

“But it’s not about the money,” she said. “I have a higher calling than money or becoming famous.”

The film festival is free and is open to the public. There will be three different locations of the film’s screening.

The first screening will take place at the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villa at 6 tonight.

The festival will move to the Kauai Marriott Resort at 6 p.m.

Saturday.

The Blu Umi and Japanese Grandma Cafe Bistro Garden in Hanapepe will host the final screening of the film at 6 p.m.

Sunday. Castillo will be present at each of the screenings.

The festival continues next week: ◗ 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, The Shops at Kukuiu’ula Village. 3 films: Aloha for Indo

by Kepa Cruz and Elliot Lucas, directors; Senator Inouye: Told by his son by Gloria Borland, director; and Fishing Pono: Living in Harmony with the Sea

by Teresa Tico, director. ◗ 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Courtyard by Marriott Kauai at Coconut Beach. 3 films: Aloha for Indo by Kepa Cruz and Elliot Lucas, Directors; Senator Inouye: Told by his Son by Gloria Borland, director; and Fishing Pono: Living in Harmony with the Sea by Teresa Tico, director. ◗ 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Aloha for films: Aloha for Indo

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Maj. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan described the parade honored all veterans and described the parade a part of the fabric of Kauai life for 20 years.

The ho‘olaule‘a which followed the parade featured

food trucks, many of whom have relations to veterans, and an assortment of vendors, including the newly-opened Pineapple Pilates and Jennifer Davis who has committed to devoting a day a week to any veterans, free of charge.

The public is invited to the annual Veterans Day Service, hosted by the Kauai Veterans Council, starting at 11 a.m. Friday at the Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe.

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