TGIFr!day by The Garden Island Newspaper

Week of Friday, July 28, 2017 | Vol. 5, No. 30

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Jason and Linda Hoyle are organizing The Renaissance Faire, which will take place Saturday and Sunday at Vidniha Stadium.

A MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL Renaissance Faire comes to Kauai

his weekend, people will have a chance to step into a time gone, but not forgotten. “I wanted to do a (William) Shakespeare production, but I wanted to do something different that wasn’t just a play,” said Jason Hoyle of Kauai Unites Theatre. “So we decided to make a day of it. It’s going to be all day entertainment.” Starting on Saturday and running through Sunday, the theatre is hosting Shakespeare in the Park and Renaissance Faire at Vidinha Stadium, complete with professional sword fighters, fire performers, jugglers, belly dancers and a story-telling mermaid. There will also be harp demonstrations, yarn spinning and soap

both nights. “I’ve always loved the story,” Hoyle said. “It’s something everymaking. one is familiar with.” On Sunday, there will be There will also be a variety of archery. food, from Filipino and Mexican “It’s basically hands-on to burgers and frozen treats. archery,” Hoyle said. “It’s not really “I really tried to have someone a contest. It’s basically you learn do turkey legs, but no,” Hoyle how to shoot a bow and arrow.” said. Planning the the festival took While Hoyle, a director with time, he said. Kauai Unites Theatre, has been “It was getting the vendors, to Renaissance festivals, he has partnering with the county to never planned one. get the staging and the field “I always loved the time periand talking to the mayor and his od — knights, maidens, swords team,” he said. “It was a lot bigger and jousting,” he said. than I expected it to be — a lot For his wife, Linda Hoyle, the more work, I should say.” festival is a way to escape from Both nights will end with the real world. a production of “Romeo and “You get to step back in time, Juliet,” which will start at 4 p.m. and not be yourself for a day,” JENNA CARPENTER TGIFR!DAY

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“This is like a trial run. We’re trying to get as many vendors on board. And as it goes each year, hopefully it will grow bigger and bigger,” Linda said. But until then, Jason wants this weekend’s festival-goers to take a break from reality. “I want them to experience a different

time period. And to have a day to spend with the family and unplug from technology,” he said. The gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. on both days. Tickets are $10 for a oneday pass and $15 for both days. Info: www.kauaiunites.com

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Back: Rhoda Leah Aqpaoa, Drake Hoyle, Linda Hoyle, Jason Hoyle, Bella Hoyle and Brooke Hoyle. Front: Brittney Hoyle, Ezekiel Hoyle and Bella Hoyle.

she said. While period-style costumes aren’t required at the festival, they’re highly recommended. “It’s the fun part of it,” said Jason. If attendees don’t have costumes handy, never fear — the festival will have swords,

crowns and costumes for sale. “Bring anything from the medieval area,” said Jason. Linda added: “If they can bring an accent, bring it.” If this one goes well, the Hoyles hope to make it an annual event.

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TACO-BOUT DELICIOUS!

Tiki Tacos has exactly what you’re looking for

inding a good taco in Hawaii can be hard. In fact, finding good Mexican food in general can be a challenge. But just past the Foodland in Kapaa, tucked away in a small parking lot, is one of Kapaa’s best kept secrets: Tiki Tacos. A town known for its abundant and unique eateries, Kapaa is a hot bed for restaurants and food trucks that deliver five star meals. But Tiki Tacos is a small establishment that delivers a big punch. I went to Tiki Tacos for

tinuously talking about how good their food was. There’s nothing worse than watching other people enjoy their lunch Wednesday around food when you’re playing 11:50 a.m., close to the Photos by David McCracken/TGIFr!day lunchtime rush but less than the waiting game. While my taco was being Tiki Tacos gets busy around lunch time, so call in your order ahead of time. an hour after they opened. made, a gentleman finished I figured they wouldn’t be two locations! his food and approached that busy, but I was mistakthe counter to speak with en. Enjoy a complimentary basket of fresh an employee. He asked if it I would advise calling hot chips and a cup of salsa per table. was possible to buy their ahead a takeout order, Happy Hour Daily hot sauce because it was because it took about 18 2 - 5 p.m. “delicious.” The employee, minutes for my “True Imu Kalua Pig” taco to be served. however, said that wasn’t possible. The man followed I wouldn’t have mindup with another question: ed waiting that long, if In addition to Authentic Mexican Cuisine our “Can you guys open up a it weren’t for the people menu also features Omelettes, Pancakes, location in Koloa?” surrounding my table conand French Toasts as well as Club and Santa DAVID MCCRACKEN TGIFR!DAY

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It’s safe to say that the man and his family thoroughly enjoyed their meal. When my food came, I stared at it for a second, trying to figure out how to pick it up without making a mess. The taco was absolutely packed with vegetables, salsa and kalua pork. To be perfectly honest, I had a hard time finding the other side of the tortilla to pick the taco up. It was so packed that I was certain the tortilla would break under its weight, but it held true and didn’t leak at all. Vegetables aren’t everyone’s favorite and on a taco, there is a fine line between

Photos by David McCracken/TGIFr!day

The “True Imu Kalua Pig” was packed with vegetables, salsa and kalua pork on top of a soft flour tortilla.

There are seats inside and outside of Tiki Tacos for customers to enjoy their meal.

too many toppings and not enough meat. But this was the first time

The fresh produce really never say in a positive light. stood out to me, which is Tiki Tacos also has something I thought I would vegetarian and gluten-free

that I haven’t complained about or picked extra vegetables off the top of a taco.

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options, including corn tortillas instead of flour. Don’t be scared off by the $7-9 price per taco. Take it from me, one taco is more than you really need. I did overhear one of the employees telling a customer the lamb taco was their most popular dish, so next time I’ll have to give that a shot. But in the meantime, if you find yourself stuck looking for a place that serves great-tasting food with big servings, look no further than Tiki Tacos. They have a little something for everyone, and it won’t break the bank.

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THERON HEATS UP THE COLD WAR P eople don’t usually move very fast in Cold War thrillers. Mostly, the only time anyone runs is right before they get shot in the back. Most of the “action” happens in a film cabinet, down a back alley or with a silencer. The classic Cold War tale — which is to say a John le Carre one — is characterized by a deathly stillness: grave faces meeting under gray clouds. This is not quite so in “Atomic Blonde,” a postwar thriller set in the final moments of the Cold War (1989 Berlin) starring Charlize Theron as the MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton. She’s not your traditional European operator. Let’s just say that if Theron’s Broughton turned up in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” the old boys would’ve soiled their trench coats.

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Broughton is black and blue at the opening of David Leitch’s “Atomic Blonde,” and the first thought is that Theron must be licking her wounds from playing Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” If that film didn’t prove that Theron is today’s most badass action star, “Atomic Blonde” — while not anywhere near the kinetic explosion of “Fury Road” — will certainly make it official. The bruises turn out to be from the story she soon relates. Broughton spends the movie in a testy interrogation with her MI6 boss (Toby Jones) and a CIA chief (John Goodman). The mission she recounts is her dispatching to West Berlin to assist the station chief there, David

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A Percival (a zany James McAvoy), in recovering a missing list with the names of every British asset — something the Russians are rather keen to obtain. So far, that might sound somewhat le Carre-like. But it’s not minutes after being picked up from the airport that Lorraine finds herself jabbing an assailant with her heel, pushing him out of a moving car, and forcing the driver into flipping the car over. Leitch is a veteran stuntman who co-directed the action hit “John Wick,” in which Keanu Reeves wrecks endless vengeance on those who killed his dog. The backdrop is more lavish in “Atomic Blonde,” but the hand-to-hand combat is no

less primary. Whereas another spy thriller might gradually go deeper into its complex networks of allegiances, “Atomic Blonde,” based on Antony Johnston’s graphic novel “The Coldest City,” stays on the surface, keeps the body count increasing and the ‘80s score blaring. And, man, does it blare. The soundtrack, especially early in the film, is bludgeoningly prominent. The combination of violence with ‘80s pop hits is, to Leitch, an inexhaustible cleverness. So if you want to see someone fatally beaten with a skateboard to the tune of Nena’s “99 Luftballons” or a stabbing set to ‘Til Tuesday’s “Voices Carry,” you have finally found your film. Running time: 114 minutes. Two stars out of four.

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chool starts for the Department of Education on Aug. 1 for educators, and Aug. 7 for most students. Hundreds of people converged at the Kukui Grove Center to take advantage of the many Back to School activities taking place highlighted by the distribution of 1,800 free bags of assorted school supplies selected from lists of school requirements. Following registration for the bags, shoppers were treated to opportunities to earn more prizes by visiting the number of vendors in the family resource and health fair. Entertainment by the appearance of the Minions and Moana and Maui by the Showtime Characters combined with acts from the Band Wagon music program to keep everyone hopping between the fun zone, Kumu’s Cupboard, a free resource center for educators and the last day of collection for the Backpack Brigade.

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