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Week of Friday, May 25, 2018 | Vol. 6, No. 21

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TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRIDAY

HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT - HONORING RAYMOND KANE Hale Hanawai Hanalei Family Community Center, 4 to 6 p.m.

Tickets $10 to 25.

EDGAR CAYCE STUDY GROUP Kapaa Neighborhood Center, 4 p.m.

Studying cooperation, meditation, reincarnation and the EC philosophy. Info: George, 214-762-3045 SATURDAY

CRAFT FAIR AND SILENT AUCTION Lihue Missionary Church, 8 a.m. to noon A fundraiser to send youth to Mexico to build homes. Auction items include zipline adventures, paintings, golf, jewelry, plants, more.

Baked goods and other items for sale.

PEDAL TO THE MEADOW BIKE RACE Kekaha to Kokee State Park, 7 a.m.

Fifteen-mile race up Waimea Canyon.

Golden Lotus, Kapaa, 7 p.m.

The theme is May We Remember. The Dances of Universal Peace are a joyous, multicultural gathering. Info: 346-2587 or sbackinoff24@ gmail.com TUESDAY

GALLIARD STRING QUARTET CONCERT Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School cafeteria, 6 p.m.

Works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Queen Liliuokalani will be featured.

WEDNESDAY

KEKAHA POP WARNER REGISTRATION H.P. Faye Park, Kekaha, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Anyone between the ages of 5 and 14 interested in playing flag and tackle football should contact football coordinator Burt Rapanot Jr. at 482-4904.

THURSDAY

HEALING MASS Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo, 6:30 p.m.

Divine Mercy and Rosary 5:15 p.m., Confession, SUNDAY worship at 6 p.m. The Rev. Emerson “Boyet” delos Reyes celebrates, Calvin Soares leads the WALK THE 88 SHRINES Lawai International Center, tours at 10 a.m., music ministry. Fellowship to follow in parish hall. Info: Church office, 332-8011, Linda Silva, noon, 2 p.m.

635-1851 The center offers tours of the 88 shrines in Lawai Valley. Donations are welcome. Info: 639- 2018 SCHAEFER PORTRAIT CHALLENGE 4300, lm@hawaii.rr.com or lawaicenter.org OPENING RECEPTION Kauai Society of Artists gallery at Kukui KAUAI SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE Grove Center, 5 to 8 p.m.

CONCERT - HAWAII’S SUNSET MUSIC The prestigious show’s “Selections from Kauai” Hale Hanawai Hanalei Family Community exhibit runs June 1 to 9, daily from noon to 6 Center, 3 to 5 p.m. p.m., Fridays noon to 9 p.m. The juried, tri-anTickets $10 to $25. nual Schaefer Portrait Challenge is the premier DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE show in Hawaii for portrait artists.

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Mele Mei Kauai brings live local talent, hula to Waimea

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AIMEA — A month-long celebration of Hawaii’s music culture is underway with an exciting lineup of Hawaii music performances and concerts statewide.

The 8th annual Mele Mei puts the spotlight on local musicians including multiple Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning and Grammy-nominated artists, who will perform at vvenues around Hawaii, as well as in Los Angeles and throughout Japan.

Mele Mei will be coming to the historic Waimea Theatre on Saturday with a night of special performances featuring opener, Homestead Band, and headliner, Waipuna with the Kauai debut of their new CD. The three-time Na Hoku award winner, Waipuna, is a collaboration of two talented musicians, Kale Hannahs and Matt Sproat.

Their unique sound draws comparisons to their name, which means spring water.

The duo recently released “E Ho‘i Mai,” a collection of

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songs that pay tribute to where they have come from and recognize the people that have helped guide them. Like freshwater from the mountain spring that travels downstream bringing life to the lo‘i, Waipuna’s music will rejuvenate your senses with melodic music for the mind.

Opening band Homestead will feature Jonathan “Beenee Mahn” Puahala, grandson of the late Rev. David Ka’alakea and son

of the late Jordan and MaryAnn Puahala. Ukulele is his passion, and singing in church influenced his musical interests. He has formed many successful bands through the years with his unique style and voice.

Presented by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts and the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the Mele Mei Kauai annual celebration of music, hula and culture returns for SEE MUSIC, PAGE 3

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SOULS TORMENTED IN SCHRADER’S ‘FIRST REFORMED’ LINDSEY BAHR ASSOCIATED PRESS

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arrowing, but with a wry humor, and utterly transporting, Paul Schrader has synthesized his complex religious upbringing with modern anxieties into a trenchant portrait of tormented souls in “First Reformed .”

The title is the name of the church in the film, a modest but stately structure in upstate New York that’s older than the United States, but you’d hardly know that it’s nearing its 250th anniversary with the bright white walls and well-preserved pews. First Reformed is led by Reverend Toller (Ethan Hawke), a man in his late 40s who drinks too much and cares for himself too little and who has promised to tell the honest truth of himself, his doubts, his anxieties, his shortcomings, even his typos in a handwritten diary for one year, which he’ll burn after the experiment is over.

Toller is a solitary man who spends his nights alone with a bottle of whiskey and his thoughts and writing, which we’re invited to access through voiceover. His days aren’t much different, and he barely even gets respite from his own mind while giving sermons — First Reformed

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an eighth year with a full lineup of live performances.

The event will also feature performances by Waiola, along with 2017 Master Keiki

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Ethan Hawke takes to the pulpit in a scene from “First Reformed.”

seems to only have about five parishioners, one of whom is his ex-wife. However, she, like most of the town, actually belongs to the local mega-church Abundant Life, run by Pastor Jeffers (Cedric Kyles).

Thus it must come as a sort of relief to get a true challenge and an opportunity to work with the people he’s there to serve when one day Mary (Amanda Seyfried) asks Toller to speak with her husband Michael (Philip Ettinger).

Michael is a radical environmentalist so certain of the earth’s imminent destruction that he’d rather terminate his wife’s pregnancy than bring a child into a decaying world.

(He’s also got a vest outfitted with explosives stashed in

his shop). Although Mary considers herself an environmentalist, she would also like to keep the child and get rid of the vest. As a lifelong churchgoer, she puts her trust in Toller to help.

But despite Toller’s sincere efforts, Michael still resorts to suicide soon after in a way that ensures Toller will discover his body.

It’s this event that sends Toller down a very different path in the lead up to the 250th anniversary celebration.

He begins to question his own faith and belief in hope and the future as it relates to what humans are doing to the earth and the systems around him.

Three and a half stars out of our.

Hula Tyler Valencia.

Enjoy food, drinks and live performances at Kauai’s circa-1938 Waimea Theatre from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at 9691 Kaumualii Highway. General admission for the 21-yearsand-older concert is $20.

VIP tickets cost $40 for a special meet-and-greet that

includes a CD. Purchase tickets at waimeatheater. com or visit the box office at 9691 Kaumualii Highway in Waimea.

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A PLACE FOR PIZZA

On Kauai, you can get ‘em any way you want ‘em TGIFR!DAY

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UHI — From the traditional pies at Bobby V’s to the smoked ono and Gorgonzola rosemary sauce pizza at Kilauea Bakery and Pizza, Kauai’s a place to get a slice any way you like it.

Pizza Hut will deliver, or you can drop by the Scorpacciata for pepperoni straight out of the truck. Hit up Brick Oven for a happy hour beer with that homemade sauce, or go Italian at Pietro’s.

Some locals swear by Costco’s pizza — by the slice or the whole pie — with its open-air dining area.

Others prefer the upscale, lowlight atmosphere of a place like Kauai Pasta, with its fresh-daily sauces, dressings and deserts.

The competition for a

big bite of the pizza market is fierce on Kauai and a new competitor with a big name has entered the fray: Domino’s. The franchise has added itself to the nearly 20 pizza-slinging shops on the island with a 4,000-squarefoot store in the Hokulei Village Shopping Center.

It faces some strong rivals.

Brick Oven Pizza has locations in Kalaheo and Kapaa.

Harbor Mall is home to Pietro’s Pizza Kauai, owned and operated by Tom Iannucci.

Its brick oven was imported from Italy.

Hideaways Pizza and Pub offers soups and 12 different types of pizzas with a buildyour own option. They’ve got everything from just a cheese pizza to the sautéed spinach and pear pie with goat cheese.

Then there’s Little Caesars

at Kmart, which has a quick slice to go.

Many restaurants around Kauai, like Tahiti Nui in Hanalei, include pizza on their menus.

There’s good reason for all this fighting for a piece of the pie. According to Pizza Power Report: ◗ Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. ◗ Pizza is about a $45 billion per year industry in the US and an estimated $130 billion worldwide. ◗ There are about 75,000 pizzerias in the United States. ◗ Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza a day or about 350 slices per second.

Each person in America eats about 46 pizza slices a year. ◗ Top 50 chains average unit sales, $577,909

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ABOVE: You can get your pizza from Hanalei to Kalaheo with just about any topping you can name. BELOW: Many of the pizza places on the island serve much more than just pizza.

Stuffed cheesy bread is offered at the new Domino’s at Hokulei Village in Puhi, and at many other fine restaurants.

It’s also a growing market.

Large pizza chains continued to expand beyond U.S. borders this year, with a focus on nations with rising disposable incomes, according to the Pizza Power Report.

Pakistan is the world’s fastest-growing retail market, according to Euromonitor International, with Pizza Hut planning to double its store count in Pakistan to 150 over the next five years. Almost two-thirds of the 200 million people in Pakistan are younger than 30, according to Bloomberg, with disposable incomes doubling since 2010 and 40 percent of household expenditure spent on food.

Pizzas in general are an affordable dinner. A large, depending on the restaurant, can range from $15 to

$30. And yes, you can get them the way you want them: Thin or thick crust, hand-tossed, or even a crusted filled with cheese.

And, many people consider pizza a healthy meal.

Depending on what you put on it, it can be.

“Pizza is, and has always been, an ever-evolving cuisine, especially when it SEE PIZZA, PAGE 5

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SUMMER COMEDY ‘IBIZA’ IS STREAMING

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o long a staple of the moviegoing experience, the summer comedy has fallen on hard times.

There are hardly any on this season’s release schedule, and one of the more promising candidates — “Ibiza,” starring the terrific Gillian Jacobs and the former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Vanessa Bayer — isn’t playing in theaters but is streaming on Netflix.

In most ways, “Ibiza” doesn’t differ greatly from the late-arriving post-”Bridesmaids” ilk of raunchy female-led road trip comedies. Jacobs (“Love,”‘’Community”) plays an angst-ridden, single New Yorker named Harper whose intensely cruel, germaphobe boss (the excellent Michaela Watkins) dispatches her to Barcelona on a business trip to land a Sangria client for their public relations company.

Harper’s two best friends, Nikki (Bayer) and Leah (Phoebe Robinson of “2 Dope Queens”) insist on coming along. When the normally reticent Harper pursues a DJ love interest (Richard Madden, a.k.a. Robb

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comes to toppings,” says Joseph Englese, executive chef of National Market at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, which includes ZiZi’s Pizza, in Pizza Power Report. “One of the more interesting things that we

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Hand cut potato wrapped around boursin cheese and smoked bacon then deep fried. These Adult Tots offer a new twist on a long time favorite.

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Phoebe Robinson, Gillian Jacobs and Vanessa Bayer, from left, party in a scene from “Ibiza.”

Stark on “Game of Thrones”), their European trip takes an impromptu detour to Spain’s nightclub destination.

The outline of “Ibiza” isn’t promising. A movie geared around a hot Ibiza DJ sounds like a straight-to-video Zac Efron movie. And finding true love in the EDM-blaring clubs of Ibiza is probably about as likely as discovering the meaning of life on spring break at Lake Havasu.

But “Ibiza,” scripted by Lauryn Kahn and directed

by Alex Richanbach (both Funny Or Die veterans and disciples of “Ibiza” producer Adam McKay and Will Ferrell) has a loose, natural rhythm

that easily surpasses its cliche framework.

And unlike some of its forerunners, “Ibiza” doesn’t feel like it’s stretching to stitch together a few memorable set pieces. It works best when the three are just in a hotel room or the back seat of a cab because the chemistry between the trio is earnestly winning.

Jacobs has by now become an expert in sarcastic, wounded, resilient characters, and she holds “Ibiza” together just as surely as she does an episode of “Love,” also a Netflix title. As ludicrous as it

have noticed with millennials is their love for ranch dressing and incorporating it into everything they eat, including pizza. At ZiZi’s, we experiment with a variety of toppings, like pineapple, clams and chicken, offering our patrons a chance to expand their palates, but we also maintain a constant presence of the traditional styles.”

Hawaii by the way, is picky about pizza toppings.

According to delish.com, ” This state is the only one where pepperoni didn’t make the list of favorite toppings. Artichoke hearts and ham are the wildcard additions that Hawaiians love (we would have guessed pineapple!), but they love a little sausage in the mix as well.”

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MAGICAL TIMES AWAIT WITHIN THESE WORDS CYNTHIA LYNN & ED JUSTUS SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY

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loha Readers!

School is almost out and for many of you, you will spending a

whole lot of time with the kids.

Do you love Disney? Well, we have quite a collection for you Disney fans and those of you who desire your young ones to a positive future!

Disney’s enchanting Princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida and more) are all within the pages of this graphic novel compilation. Original-

ly released as 14 individual issues, publisher Joe Books has put the Disney Princess comic series into this one easy-to-read format.

Within its pages, we get the joy and excitement of a Disney movie, but with stories you have never seen or read before!

So many stories! Merida taking up babysitting… Aurora enjoying a snow day…

Tiana involved in a cookoff… and more! Filled with Disney’s trademark charm

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immediately eye-catching—it has the ability to melt the heart of anyone who has already been in love with Disney’s works.

One of the other things we enjoy about this series (which has been very popular especially with our young girl readers) are its role models which have a wonderful balance of characteristics: independent, strong, funny, adventurous, feminine, caring, and helpful. And each Princess

shines in her own way, with her own flair, that makes each story a unique read… not just for your young ones, but for the parents, too.

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sounds, her budding romance with Madden’s famous DJ comes across as quite genuine; they believably fall in love at first sight, brought together by that evergreen valentine: a crude drawing unknowingly stenciled across Harper’s face.

And while the genial Robinson is also a key part of the group, “Ibiza” most belongs to Bayer. In her largest movie role yet, the former “SNL”er (she departed last year after seven seasons) plays the Melissa McCarthy-esque role of hapless sidekick, but with a more subtle and shy comic energy to her physical comedy. She’s always been a standout ensemble performer, but “Ibiza” makes a good argument that Bayer can do more. Whether sunburnt bright red on the Spanish beach or recounting her post-”SNL” Sunday routine, Bayer excels at the comedy of being herself.

and laughter, this awesome collection has the complete Disney Princess comics issues #1-14, with beautiful vivid-color illustrations by artists Amy Mebberson, Dylan Bonner, Brianna Garcia, and Mitch Leeuwe.

The book 200 page collection is split-up into 12 sections, including a “cover gallery” containing the artwork from each of the 14 issues. The paper and print quality is excellent, as well.

The artwork is so fun and

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Phoebe Robinson, Vanessa Bayer and Gillian Jacobs, from left, bask at sunrise in a scene from “Ibiza.”

If “Ibiza,” a sweet and silly romantic comedy, was on the big screen, it might have pushed itself toward bigger gags. But the smaller scale works well in a genre that increasingly feels like a gross-out scene arms race. Here, Bayer does plenty with a simple hotel bed that she excitedly

jumps on, not realizing it’s two fulls pushed together.

“Ibiza,” a Netflix release, is unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America but its language and nudity content would qualify for an “R’’ rating.

Running time: 94 minutes.

Two and a half stars out of four.

tephen King’s new novel, “The Outsider,” opens with witness interviews in a typewriter font, laying out the details of a grisly crime and setting the scene for a detective story.

And for the first hundred or so pages, that’s what readers get. Detective Ralph Anderson arrests the respected Little League coach of Flint City, Oklahoma, based on a mountain of evidence that he murdered — maybe even ate? — an 11-year-old boy in a town park. Anderson has the full support of the up-for-re-

election district attorney and seemingly enough DNA in the perp’s van (white and windowless, naturally), all over the crime scene and on the murder weapon.

But wait — this is Stephen King, not Raymond Chandler, and there are still 500 pages!

Our first clue that the case isn’t all it seems is the suspect himself. Coach Terry Maitland is incredulous at his arrest and speaks to the police and his attorney with the conviction of an innocent man. And that’s when this Stephen King novel really begins. It seems Maitland was indeed at a Tri-State Teachers of English

conference in another city at the time of the murder.

Fast forward to the arraignment and the story kicks into another gear.

The victim’s older brother guns down Maitland on the courthouse steps and with his dying breath the coach again denies the crime and asks Anderson how he’s going to clear his conscience.

More than many King novels, this one tries hard for that understanding. You’ll probably see it in a few years as a Hulu Original or a fivepart miniseries on a channel you’ve never watched before, but until then, do yourself a favor and read the book.

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CHAMBER GOLF SELLS OUT IN POIPU

P Kaina McCallum, Nick Kuhlmann, Tyson Moises

Fran Roach, Hua Duncan

Randy Riggan, Roy Yamashita, Ron Valencia, Reece Valencia

Irene Hironaka, Kalyssa Tanihiro, Emi Tanihiro, YuSie Page

Hannah Kim, Samira Siale, Tim Takeshita, Dax Maxwell

Chris Machorek, Ben Ballesteros, John Abreu, Mike Perlas

OIPU — The 15th annual Kauai Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was sold out at the Poipu Bay Golf Course, but Mark Perriello, president of the Kauai Chamber, said they were able to get two more golfers into the field playing a four-person modified scramble format with a shotgun start.

Russell Hata of Y. Hata and Company, a premier sponsor of the tourney fueling chamber scholarships, flew in from Oahu (as did Jay Higa and Lester Kodama) for the golf that offered a ton of prizes including some for best dressed golfer in team and individual contests.

Other prizes were offered for closest to hole for men and women, driving the green on No. 11, a hole in one on No. 17 for $25,000 (other par 3 holes had special prizes), and the team who finished No. 15 adding to the fun while helping the chamber with its scholarship and other operating costs.

Oscar Sagucio, Jacob Viquelia, Camden Nakashima, Todd Michaelsen

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