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“ANGEL STREET” PLAY 7 p.m., Puhi Theatrical Warehouse The final Kauai Community Players production of the season opens today. Info: 245-7700, kauaicommunityplayers.org/angel-street-gaslight/ REGGAE CONCERT Kauai Veterans Center, Lihue, doors open 6 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m.

The Jamaican band Wailing Souls performs.

Info: (808) 896-4845, www.bluesbearhawaii. com SATURDAY

KOKUA FOR KAUAI CONCERT 5 p.m., Poipu Beach Athletic Club Jack Johnson, Paula Fuga, Makana. This event is sold out. Proceeds benefit the Hawaii Community Foundation’s Kauai Relief and Recovery Fund.

COLLEGE MUSIC CONCERT 5:30 p.m., Kukui Grove Center The Kauai Community College Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony spring concert is free and open to the public. Info: Sarah Tochiki, 387-6772 or tochikis@hawaii.edu DANCE CONCERTS 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., Lihue Parish Hall, 4340 Nawiliwili Road The Kauai Dance Theatre presents “Snow White.” $12 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry at St. Michael & All Angels’ Episcopal Church in Lihue and the American Red Cross in Hawaii, for Kauai flood relief efforts. Info: Janie Crane, 332-9737 or www. kauaidancetheatre.com

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WALK THE 88 SHRINES Lawai International Center, 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.

Guided tours of the 88 shrines in Lawai Valley.

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FLOOD INSURANCE MEETING Hanalei Colony Resort, noon to 4 p.m.

The National Flood Insurance Program general Aadjuster will be answering specific questions that flood insurance policy holders may have regarding their claim. Info: 808-587-0254.

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FLOOD INSURANCE MEETING Anahola Clubhouse, 4 to 7 p.m.

The National Flood Insurance Program general adjuster will be answering specific questions that flood insurance policy holders may have regarding their claim. Info: 808-587-0254.

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FLOOD INSURANCE MEETING Hale Halawai ‘Ohana O Hanalei, noon to 4 p.m.

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Good conquers bad in ‘Angel Street’ BETHANY FREUDENTHAL TGIFR!DAY

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IHUE — A Victorian-era setting, with relevance to today’s climate, is how Director Cass Foster describes Kauai Community Players’ last play of the season, “Angel Street,” that opens today.

Based off of one of Broadway’s longest running non-musicals, “Gaslight,” Foster said he chose to direct the play because gas-lighting, using lies and deception to make someone question their sanity, isn’t just a 19th century phenomenon.

“We also see this psychological horror unfold today in sexual assault or harassment. It is especially ugly and vile if assaulted by those we trust, whether sexual, emotional or physical,” Foster said.

Sometimes, he said, theater should go beyond mere entertainment and cause us to take a moment to reflect and maybe influence change,” he said.

“Our story is set in Victorian London, where a handsome, though insidious and Machiavellian Mr. Manningham is using gas-lighting to make his wife believe she is going insane,” Foster said.

The play, he said, takes the audience on many twists and turns, until like all melodramas, it concludes with good overcoming evil.

For Foster, directing the play has been

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“I am very fortunate to be collaborating on this sensational play with seven truly fine actors, a handful of superb designers and an exceptionally talented behind-thescenes crew,” Foster said.

Directing the show came with challenges, because of the period and the setting of the play and losing the lead actor just two weeks before opening night.

“It’s Victorian. My approach to directing is to try to bring the playwright’s vision to life. I’m not interested in saying, ‘he created a great play, but this is how I see it,’” Foster said.

That means he wanted the set to replicate a Victorian home, which was difficult, because the theater company’s flats are eight feet tall.

“Victorian homes are not eight feet tall, but I had two spectacular people to build the scenery. I’ve got a spectacular set designer, she’s at the University of Hawaii.

She designed our set and she designed it with 12-foot walls, which isn’t a lot for a Victorian home, but with this space, it looks mammoth,” Foster said. “It’s a pretty impressive room.”

Another challenge they faced during the production is when the original lead actor had to unexpectedly drop out about SEE ANGEL, PAGE 3

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During a rehearsal at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse, Jim Ballentine portrays Mr. Manningham in Kauai Community Players’ “Angel Street,” and looms over his wife, Mrs. Manningham, played by Anne Coyle.

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two weeks before the show.

“It was sad for his situation and for my cast, but we were so fortunate to find Jim Ballentine, (who) is doing the part of Mr. Manningham,” Foster said.

Ballentine, Foster said, is a seasoned professional with years of experience in the entertainment and theater industry.

“We asked him to step in and he didn’t hesitate,” Foster said.

Since losing the lead ac-

tor, the cast and crew have spent extra hours every night rehearsing, because no matter what, the show must go on.

“They’re doing this for the sake of the craft, the art, and they’ve all stepped up. They’ve worked many extra hours,” Foster said.

Despite these challenges, Foster said he’s feeling confident about the production and that between the set design, the acting and the costumes, the opening night audiences are in for a special treat.

“We’ve got a great team,” he said.

Show times are Thurs-

days, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse, and Sundays at 4 p.m. There will be a reception with the cast, crew and director on opening night, today. The play runs through May 27.

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SHIVALIK, A KAPAA TREASURE BETHANY FREUDENTHAL TGIFR!DAY

And for Sudhakaran, food isn’t just his job, it’s his way of life.

“I like cooking and people AIPOULI — There’s leaving satisfied. Cooking is something about Indian and Pakistani fun,” he said.

A self-taught chef, Sudhafood that’s comforting at karan began cooking nearly Shivalik Indian Cuisine in 30-years ago. He said he Waipouli Town Center. The enjoys all aspects of running biryani is beautiful, the tikka a restaurant, but the cooking is terrific and the masala is and interaction with his cusmarvelous. tomers are his favorite parts Throughout the years, I’ve of running a restaurant. had the privilege of being Sudhakaran doesn’t have invited into aunties’ homes a specialty, but there are sigmany times for dinner, and nature meals on Wednesdays it’s always been a special treat. Prepared with care and and Fridays, when guests can enjoy lamb curry, chicken served with love it’s always tikka masala and tandoori expected that you’d “stay chicken, and a spinach dish, in my home for a very long time,“ which can be translated among other delicacies at the restaurant’s buffet. to love.

Some of the most popular At Shivalik, owner Sam items on his Kapaa menu are Sudhakaran of Wailua has his gluten free and vegan created the same level of hospitality as my aunties, and dishes.

“Whatever I make, it’s good,” it feels like home.

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he said.

One of the challenges he faces as a chef on Kauai is acquiring spices and Sudhakaran said all of the spices he uses in his cooking are shipped onto the island every three months, even the basmati rice, which is the rice used in Indian dishes.

“That’s very difficult. You cannot get any spices here.

That’s a big problem for me,” he said.

On many occasions, my husband and I have had the privilege of eating at Shivalik.

My favorite dish is an appetizer called samosa chat. It’s a samosa, topped with garbanzo bean salad, yogurt with tamarind and mint chutney.

This is one of the best dishes I’ve eaten since moving to Kauai in December.

The dish is bursting with flavor. It’s sweet, a little bit spicy, and a little bit tangy.

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On one visit, my husband ordered the fish tikka masala.

Mahi mahi marinated in yogurt and spices, then sautéed with masala; every morsel was delectable. It was worth every bite.

Because I’ve been treated to amazing Pakistani and Indian food throughout my life, it’s been difficult to find a restaurant that compares to my auntie’s or mama’s cooking. The thing I enjoy most about Shivalik is that Sudhakaran’s cooking tastes

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like home. It’s as authentic as if I were sitting at my mama’s kitchen table.

Oh and let’s not forget the chai. At the end of any meal served in and Indian or Pakistani household, you’ll be certain to be served a cup of chai, no matter how late in the evening it is. Chai in an Indian home isn’t like chai served at coffee houses throughout the United States.

Chai in an Indian home is something special — the perfect way to end a delicious

Fish tikka is plated in a colorful manner at Shivalik Indian restaurant in Kapaa.

meal and a long day. At Shivalik, Sudhakaran serves chai like my mama’s. It’s a special treat, wrapped in love.

In my travels, I’ve never come across an Indian or Pakistani food restaurant that serves chai like my mama and aunties make, until now. Sudhakaran’s chai is authentic.

If you’re in the mood for something healthy, something delicious, something made with love, Shivalik is well worth a visit.

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THE WAILING SOULS ON KAUAI

Legendary reggae superstars share uplifting message of hope JOHN STEINHORST TGIFR!DAY

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eggae superstars from the island nation of Jamaica are not only helping Kauai recover from recent floods by sharing their uplifting message but also by donating a portion of concert proceeds to support flood relief.

Three-time Grammy Award nominees The Wailing Souls perform at the Kauai Veterans Center in Lihue today as part of their Skankin’ on da’ Rock Reggae Dance Party 2018.

Coming from a small island community, the musicians are familiar with residents supporting each other during hard times.

“You just have to think positive at all times and know that pretty soon everything will get back to normal,” said founding band member and vocalist Lloyd “Bread” McDonald. “Just do the best you can, you know what I mean, help each other as much as possible.”

“I know there are some people who’s gonna be needing more help than the others,” he added. “Just come together and think positively.”

The legendary group will be performing with seven band members, including original vocalists Winston “Pipe” Matthews and McDonald, who started singing when they were in high school growing up in Trench Town.

“There was a lot of music going on,” McDonald said. “It was just a natural thing for life when we finished playing sports during the day, which was cricket or soccer. We’d just

congregate into some old kitchens that nobody uses. So we guys just kinda took it as a rehearsal room. Everybody would just jam like a great big choir.”

Vocally trained by Bob Marley and the Wailers’ teacher, Joe Higgs, they worked with legendary reggae producers including Coxson Dodd of Studio One, Henry “Junjo” Lawes, Channel One Studios, Delroy Wright, Lloyd “King” Jammys, as well as recording several early tunes at Marley’s Tuff Gong Studio.

“Most of our songs are a message of hope, a message of peace and love and unity, cause that’s what we are, and our songs reflect that,” McDonald said. “We send a positive message at all time to people who are oppressed especially, to let them know hope is always there as long as you have life.”

Fusing their positive lyrics with harmonies of Motown roots and dancehall reggae, The Wailing Souls were featured in the Disney film “Cool Runnings” in 1993, and the soundtrack album was an international hit with sales worldwide.

When asked how he got his nickname “Bread” while growing up in Trench Town, McDonald said: “Somebody would dare you to do so and so…. I used to just love to say ‘Oh, that’s a piece of bread. The name just stuck from that.’”

The Wailing Souls have been part of the Trench Town reggae scene for decades, recording in Jamaica since the ’60s. They have recorded with Grammy-winning reggae

legend Toots Hibbert (of Toots & the Maytals fame), fivetime Grammy-winner Ziggy Marley, reggae’s most prolific and long-lasting production team Sly & Robbie, multiple Grammy-winner Cedella Marley, Grammy-winner Burning Spear, legendary British band UB40 and Hasidic rapper Matisyahu.

“I would just like to let the people of Kauai know we are coming and bringing a really meaningful brand of music and positive energetic vibes, especially with the flood,” McDonald said. “People need a lot of hope and uplifting of the spirit.”

The all-ages Blues Bear Hawaii Production takes place at Kauai Veterans Center with special guest Royal Lineage Sound with DJ Scott Benjamin and Willy Judah Burning Bush Reggae Band.

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Anna Faris can’t rescue lazy ‘Overboard’ remake

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favorite as was “My life is like death, my children are the spawn of hell and you’re the devil.” arry Marshall’s 1987 It was a daunting prospect comedy “Overboard” might not have gotten when a remake was announced, but I was cautiously the best reviews when it optimistic. Anna Faris is a came out, but it was a viewgifted comedian, and the ing staple in my childhood gender-flipping seemed as home. viable an excuse as any to Whether it was because of cable repeats, my parents’ dust off the story of an amtaste, the irresistible charms of nesia-stricken billionaire who Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, gets a karmic taste of working class life and, you know, learns the (endearingly) absurd some stuff along the way. premise, or some combinaPlus, they’d decided to divertion of all of it, it’s one that sify, casting Eugenio Derbez, we held in high regard and a star in Latin America, as the would often quote. “It’s a wealthy jerk. hell of a day at sea, sir” was a

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Sadly, and perhaps inevitably, the 2018 “Overboard“ pales in comparison. Not only do its two stars have zero chemistry with each other, but the story goes out of its way to over-explain and over-justify the preposterous premise, adding needless complications (like a whole side-plot about his family’s business) and motivations to make everyone more likable and empathetic. The result is very much the opposite: A sterilized sitcom full of forgettable characters that makes poverty look like a Target ad and romance as fun as a drugstore greeting card.

Directed and co-written

by Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg, this “Overboard” has Kate (Anna Faris) as an over-worked mother of three, juggling multiple jobs cleaning carpets and delivering pizzas while trying to study to become a nurse. She’s harried, I guess, because the movie tells us she is. But she and her three blonde daughters are all fairly put-together and well-groomed. Their house is a little messy and needs some repairs, but overall they seem to be doing OK, especially when compared with their scraggly ‘87 counterparts.

Leonardo (Eugenio Derbez)

is a spoiled man-boy — an unmarried Playboy who hangs around his yacht with models and zero cares. He’s demanding of his staff, but not remotely as cold and haughty as Hawn was. Even his spat with Kate — the instigating incident that justifies her essentially taking him hostage — is questionably tame. It has something to do with him asking her to get him some mango, but like most things in this movie, is at best unmemorable.

The remake even takes Kate’s agency away from her in hatching the plot to take advantage of the amnesiac

jerk who threw her off his yacht without payment and gives that to her friend, Theresa (Eva Longoria). Kate just sort of unwittingly goes along with it, not really even to get revenge, but just as a stopgap to get someone else who can bring in a paycheck and ease the workload while she studies for her exam.

With so many reboots and remakes and sequels out there, it’s hardly productive to question why something got made anymore. Suffice it to say, you’d be safer to leave this one floating without a life jacket and just renting the ‘87 one again.

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IHUE — “Mensora” means “welcome” to Okinawa culture, food, and dance. It’s a greeting offered to those who braved the Friday night rains, which gave way to Saturday’s clear weather at the Hui Alu Okinawa Festival at the Kauai Veterans Center.

“Kauai has the best andagi recipe,” said Cheryl Ueno, who worked alongside state Sen. Jill Tokuda, who came over to help with the festival benefitting the Hui Alu Okinawa Club. “You don’t need sugar. It’s all inside.”

Other popular food dishes included the shoyu Okinawa pork, pig feet soup, Okinawa soba, fried chicken and champuru, which were quickly gobbled up by fans waiting the start of the Okinawa performances from the visiting Afuso-Ryu Ongaku featuring Grant Sanbaa Murata, Lisa Sadaoka, Sean Sadaoka and Alison Ebesu of Honolulu.

The appearance of the shisa, or Okinawa lion, thrilled the audience which, similar to the Chinese New Year lion, offered gifts for good luck.

Attorney and former state Sen. Jonathan Chun served as chairperson for the event which traditionally takes place in May every other year. Hui Alu, in reciprocation, travels to Oahu for the annual Okinawa Festival at Kapiolani Park, held over Labor Day weekend.

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