TGIFr!day by The Garden Island Newspaper

Week of Friday, September 19, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 38

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

Mokihana Festival begins Sunday with a week of events

TAHITI NUI • ‘DOLPHIN TALE 2’ • ART KAUAI Out & About, Island Calendar and much, much more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. ART:

Art Kauai

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI:

Tahiti Nui

6. FLICKS:

‘Dolphin Tale 2’

7. GATHERING: Peace Day

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE: KHS Centennial

10. DANCE:

Kauai Mokihana Festival

11. MUSIC CALENDAR

ON THE COVER: Photo by Joe Olivas

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN FILIPINO FIESTA 11 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. MAHELONA COURTYARD Entertainment, food and more. $5 ELDER LAW FAIR 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is providing a day of free workshops on estate planning and consumer issues for seniors. A resource fair will be open throughout the whole event with free lunch and prizes. DISCIPLESHIP CONFERENCE 6 TO 9 P.M. CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP A free three-day Discipleship Conference from DOWNLINE Ministries. The conference will include such topics as, The Great Commission; Vision and Strategy; Jesus’ Plan for Making Disciples; Profiles of a Disciple; The How-to’s of Disciple Making; and much more.

FILMMAKERS’ NIGHT 10 P.M. TIKI INIKI The showings will feature curated submissions from the International Filmmakers of Kauai members and the general public. MOVIE IN THE PARK 5 TO 8 P.M. PRINCE ALBERT PARK TERNO BALL 6 P.M. KAUAI MARRIOTT RESORT AND BEACH CLUB, GRAND BALLROOM Hear diverse songs and dances of Filipino artistry and some special highlights. Speeches have been minimized to keep this gala affair entertaining and memorable.

PEACE DAY 2 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC Peace videos include a special showing interview with international ambassador of peace, Prem Rawat and Jeremy Gilley,founder of Peace One Day. There will be live music from Amit Heri and friends. HAWAIIAN CHURCH SERVICE 10 A.M. KAPAA FIRST HAWAIIAN CHURCH Celebrate with special music; even a little hula now and then in both English and the Hawaiian languages.

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Kauai Composers Contest and Concert 7 p.m. Monday night at the Historic Waimea Theater. $20 in advance/$25 at door.

MON TUE WED COMPOSER’S CONTEST AND CONCERT 7 P.M. HISTORIC WAIMEA THEATRE This event encourages the composition of new music through its various categories. $20 in advance, $25 at door. LBL MEETING 6:30 P.M. LIHUE BASEBALL LEAGUE OFFICE, BEHIND KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL Election of 20142015 board of directors and members. 651-8970

YOUTH MUSIC COMPETITION 9 A.M. KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL A growing and exciting event that allows students in the Hawaiian Immersion School Programs to compete musically by grades with songs in the Hawaiian language. $10 UNDER THE PALMS 6 P.M. ALOHA BEACH HOTEL Enjoy the rich culture of Hawaii through sweet Hawaiian Music and hula. $20 in advance/$25 at door.

PLANNING AHEAD TO 2020 6 TO 8 P.M. KEKAHA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Learn more about the Kauai Fire Department, its diverse services, and share your opinions. 632-2005 HAWAIIAN CULTURAL WORKSHOP 5 TO 7 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM Eugene Punzal will explain the wonderful benefits of the coconut fruit, with samples to share in different stages of its development. Call to reserve, 8222166

HULA COMPETITION 6 P.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT This event demonstrates a creative and unique idea in hula in the ancient style (kahiko) with a slight twist of Kauai flavor. $20 in advance/$25 at door. EXPLORING THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY 7:30 TO 9 A.M. DUKE’S CANOE CLUB Prosecuting Attorney Justin Kollar will discuss the activities of OPA, along with the special challenges and rewards inherent in this aspect of our justice system.

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Powerful visuals S

how, don’t tell. It’s a common writing adage that’s used to describe the way in which writers, rather than telling their audiences what to think, allow readers to experience a story through senses, words, actions, thoughts and feelings. But it’s a concept that can apply to works of art as well, and Rose Anne Jones, who is the co-chair of this year’s Art Kauai exhibition for the Kauai Society of Arts. “Some people want to see really, really edgy art and I guess I’d say our art can be edgy sometimes, but a lot of it is quietly making statements, so we’re not into shock value of art here,” Jones said. “But you can make a serious statement, too, with your art.” She points to acrylic painting now hanging in the KSA gallery in Kukui Grove Center created by Kauai artist Alfred

Art Kauai event today at Kukui Grove Center Gray called “Cutting Cane.” The piece, she explains, was inspired by an old photograph and depicts an unidentified Lihue Plantation Company worker, clad in overalls and clutching a scythe, in a cleared cane field with a mill in the background. “I don’t know what it was like to work in the sugar cane fields, but a lot of people have parents who worked in them and experienced firsthand that kind of labor,” Jones said. “We can’t possibly know what it was like to spend every day bending over working in the fields, but doesn’t that painting tell you everything?” It is an experience that, she said, is elicited in many of the art works that will be showcased during this year’s Art Kauai event, which kicks off at 5 p.m. today at Kukui Grove Center. “It’s the premier exhibition on Kauai for two-dimensional

and three-dimensional works because the best in show can win awards … and there’s a lot of interest in it,” Jones said. This year, the exhibition was juried by Rich Richardson, the executive director of The ARTS at Mark’s Garage and the Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts in downtown Honolulu. In all, he chose a total of 63 pieces from 44 artists out of the 128 pieces from 55 artists submitted for the show. “That makes for a lot of disappointed people and we hate to disappoint anybody,” Jones said. “A lot of the artists would get maybe one piece out of their three maximum entries into the show, a couple got two or three pieces and some people didn’t get anything.” She said Richardson was looking for several key features in the art that he chose for this year’s Art Kauai show: skill, quality, creativity, and “that special

something that might give you a surprise.” Of the 63 art works that will be showcased, about 10 will receive awards from Richardson on Friday night. Jones said members of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts will also be in town on Friday to see if there are any pieces that they would recommend purchasing for the state’s art collection. Any selected pieces are given a Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Acquisition Award, which means that “the particular work of art has been given a recommendation for purchase,” according to the state-funded committee’s website. Those recommendations are then handed to an art acquisition committee that makes a final decision on which pieces should be purchased. Last year, Jones said, the

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts purchased four pieces and spent slightly more than $6,000. The Art Kauai exhibition will run through Halloween at the Kauai Society of Artists Exhibition Space in Kukui Grove Center, which is open daily, except for Friday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The space is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Friday. For more information, contact the Kauai Society of Artists at artinkauai@gmail.com.

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ahiti Nui has been serving tiki drinks and Hawaiian food for more than 50 years. In that time, the restaurant has become a legendary element of Kauai’s story and a character for popular media. Tahiti Nui’s humble beginnings started in 1963 when, Bruce Marston, and his wife, Louise Teupootehererii Hauata Marston, opened a bar and Tahitian curio shop in Hanalei. The couple had moved from Tahiti, where Louise was born and raised. Bruce, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force from Pasadena, California, was in Tahiti enjoying rest and recuperation when he met Louise. “Louise was the person who was most responsible for keeping Tahiti Nui going,” says Christian Hauata Marston of his

Photos by Daniel Lane

Above: Tahiti Nui, founded in 1963, is located in Hanalei. Right: Christian Hauata Marston at Tahiti Nui.

mother who passed in 2003. “She had a way with people. It didn’t matter if it was their first or second time to Tahiti Nui, she’d run around and make them a lei. It’s mind-boggling to me. When I want to make a lei for somebody’s birthday, it’s a big deal, but she did it every day! People who came back to Kauai, came back to Tahiti Nui, especially to see her.” Today, her smiling face graces the restaurant’s walls and prominent media have given Tahiti Nui a trendy boost. Part of “The Descendants,” a 2011 film set in Hawaii starring George Clooney, was shot at Tahiti Nui.

Jill Landis, a Hanalei resident, is the author of the hilarious “Tiki Goddess Mystery Series,” which takes place on Kauai. Her first book, “Mai Tai One On,” opens with a death in the imu pit at the Tiki Goddess Bar. “Jill, her husband, and I are the best of friends from way back,” says Christian. “Tahiti Nui definitely inspired her books and we do have an imu pit for our luau.” Whole hogs from M&H Kaneshiro Farm in Omao are cooked in an imu modeled after the traditional Hawaiian underground oven. Pigs are sprinkled with sea salt,

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wrapped in banana and ti leaves and cooked for up to eight hours. This type of cooking, called kalua, renders succulent pork that’s smoky and salty. Tahiti Nui’s kalua pig is available on the Kalua Pork Sandwich ($12) with homemade barbecue sauce, as well as Da Hui ($24.50), a pizza with homemade crust brushed with garlic butter and topped with kalua pork and pineapple. Only organic chicken, dairy and eggs are used at Tahiti Nui. Fresh and sweet Kauai Shrimp, which are farm-raised in Kekaha, are served with macadamia honey sauce and steamed bok choy. Many restaurants leave the head and tail attached to show the shrimp are local, much like Mexican restaurants leave the stem on to show that fresh chiles (not canned) are used in chile rellenos. “A lot of people didn’t like

Above: Tahiti Nui has been serving tiki drinks and Hawaiian food for more than 50 years. Below: Panko and Furukaki Crusted Ono ($16) with wasabi-soy aioli, ponzu sauce and sticky rice. Right: Aunty Louise’s Tahitian Poisson Cru ($16) with house-made bread.

that we shelled them but left the heads and tails on,” says Nanea Marston Correa, Christian’s daughter and general manager at Tahiti Nui. “We had a meeting and it was 50/50. So the server can ask the customer how they want it and the chef will make it that way.” “My kids are growing up and now it’s their genera-

tion’s turn,” says Christian, who spends his time building canoes and paddling with the Hanalei Canoe Club. “Us old generation come here to have some wine, but we go to bed early! Local families come to celebrate their birthdays and it’s a place where kids can come and have fun. We’ve been fortunate to be here after 50 years and we have to thank all the old timers that kept it going, and we have to keep it going for the next generation.” rrr Marta Lane has been a food writer on Kauai since 2010 and is the author of Tasting Kauai: Restaurants - From Food Trucks to Fine Dining,

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‘Dolphin Tale 2’ a warmly immersive adventure

ontaining all the elements that made the 2011 original boy-andhis-dolphin story a hit with audiences and critics, Charles Martin Smith’s ‘Dolphin Tale 2’ is another engaging film inspired by the real-life inhabitants of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Bringing together the original cast, headed by Harry Connick Jr., and of course, Winter, the remarkable dolphin outfitted with a groundbreaking prosthetic tail who put the CMA on the map, the sequel again eschews cloying dramatics in favor of a straight-ahead, more docudrama feel. The nonetheless rousing results should make a splash with family audiences who were responsible for ‘Dolphin Tale’s’ tidy $72.3 million domestic haul. This time, Smith also dons a screenwriter’s cap in recounting the subsequent rescue and rehabilitation of injured marine animals brought to the actual Florida Gulf Coast facility.

It has been several years since the film’s young Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) first bonded with the dolphin who had lost her tail after becoming ensnared in a crab trap, but the death of Panama, an elderly dolphin who was both companion and surrogate mother to Winter, has left the younger dolphin despondent and uncooperative. The clock is ticking for CMA’s Dr. Clay Haskett (Connick) to abide by USDA regulations and find a female companion suitable for pairing with Winter or see the inspirational creature moved to another aquatic facility. Their best bet would seem to be Mandy, a recent rescue who had been found beached and severely sunburned, but keeping her at the aquarium with Winter would mean not letting her go back to her natural habitat. That would go against Haskett’s rescue/rehabilitate/release mission.

Hope ultimately arrives in the form of a dolphin calf stray (discovered, in real life, on the night of the first film’s wrap party), but there’s no guarantee the infant will bond with the tail-less Winter.

Even more so than last time out, Smith focuses a great deal of attention on the details —the day-to-day minutiae of the facility’s rescue and rehab work that elevate what could have been another well-inten-

tioned but soggy fish-outof-water yarn. Those specifics are efficiently navigated by Connick, who blends a convincing authority with tenderness, as does the rest of the returning cast, including

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he Interfaith Roundtable of Kauai is inviting the public and all faith groups to observe Hawaii Peace Day and the United Nations International Day of Peace on Sunday. Hawaii was the first state in the nation to officially commemorate Peace Day in 2007. It was planned to coincide with the UN International Day of Peace and has continued as the Interfaith Roundtableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual celebration of peace every year since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating the International Day of Peace on Kauai

means joining with others as one community to pray for peace: peace in your relationships, peace in your home, your community, our island, our state, nation and the world. It means demonstrating peace through acts of kindness, sharing food, prayer, and song,â&#x20AC;? said Interfaith Roundtable Chairperson Jeffrey Pears. Places of worship are encouraged to include a prayer for peace in their programs, and to participate in a way that is appropriate for their respective traditions.

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obert Tamura said the Kauai High School Class of 1950 had 212 students, one of the largest classes. “This was the last year we had students from Hanalei,” said Sumako Ichimasa. “The next year, they opened Kapaa High School and the Hanalei students went there.” William Yamanaka of the Class of 1950 spearheaded an alumni family picnic to launch three major events celebrating the centennial of Kauai High School. Grace Takabayashi of the centennial committee said for those who missed the events, there are order forms for the centennial booklet on www.kauaihigh.org, or Kauai High Centennial on Facebook. Events for the centennial included the picnic, a centennial carnival on the school’s athletic field and gym, and an alumni luau at the Kilohana luau pavilion featuring the music of Amy Hanaialii Gilliom, Sunday, the exact date the school opened its doors — 100 years ago!

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Kauai Mokihana Festival kicks off Sunday A weeklong celebration of Hawaiian culture and values kicks off Sunday. The 30th annual Kauai Mokihana Festival, themed the Year of Na Loea O Na

Mea Hana Lima (Master Crafters), is coordinated by the nonprofit Malie Foundation and culminates with a grand finale hula competition Sept. 27.

A festival blessing begins at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Kapaa First Hawaiian Church, founded by Queen Deborah Kapule in 1879. There will be music and hula in both English and Hawaiian languages followed by refreshments after the service. On Monday, the Kauai Composer’s Concert and Contest — the founding event of the festival — begins at 7 p.m. at the Historic Waimea Theatre, featuring music in various categories, including Hawaiian, contemporary Hawaiian, open, professional and youth. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to the top musicians. The free Eo, E Lili‘u Children’s/Youth Music Competition is slated for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue. This event allows students in the Hawaiian-immersion school programs to compete musically by grades with songs honoring Queen Lili’uokalani and other songs in the Hawaiian

language. Admission is $10. On Tuesday evening, the Under the Palms at Wailua Concert at the Aston Aloha Beach Hotel will feature sweet Hawaiian music and hula with Lady Ipo Kahaunaele-Ferreria and Na Hoaloha and hula performances from selected hula halau on Kauai. The event begins at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. On Wednesday, a cultural presentation begins at 5

Photos by Joe Olivas

Above: Composer, Love Kelley, performs “Ni’ihau.” Left: First place winner of the Group Kaikamahine category is Halau Keala Kahinano O Puna from the island of Maui.

p.m. at the Kauai Museum. Eugene Punzal will explain the wonderful benefits of the coconut fruit, with samples to share in different stages of its development. Different types of basket weaving are demonstrated. Space is limited. Call 8222166 to reserve a spot. A series of hula competitions runs from Sept. 25-27 at Kauai Beach Resort. The solo and group Kahiko Nei is at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 and demonstrates the ancient style (kahiko) of hula. The group Auana (modern) hula competition begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 26. This group competition allows the halau to use traditional, borrowed or newly created implements to add a

contemporary flavor to hula. Categories include kaikamahine, keikikane, wahine, kane, kupuna and hui/ohana. Come early, as Kauai’s Aloha Festival’s Royal Court will attend this event in full regalia with a ceremonial entrance. The hula grand finale is at noon Sept. 27. It opens with the solo competition, followed by all competing halau. Special solo awards will be offered by the Hawaii Community Foundation. Tickets for each day of the competition cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Mokihana passes are available for $75 and good for admission to all festival events. For more information call 652-4497 or visit www. maliefoundation.org.

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50 years and growing Terno Ball celebrates golden anniversary

t started in a school cafeteria, before they even kept records of what they were giving away. Half a century later and it’s become one of Kauai’s signature events — with paper receipts to verify most of the scholarships they’ve gifted students. “The very first one was held in the Wilcox school cafeteria,” said Liza Cabal Trinidad, chair of the Terno Ball, which held its inaugural event June 20, 1964, and is now celebrating its 50th anniversary Saturday at the Kauai Marriott’s Grand Ballroom. “The first scholarship on record —but don’t have all the records — in 1970 gave $25.” That’s a far cry from today. Last year, the event, hosted by The Kauai Filipino Women’s Club, raised $5,000 it awarded to college-bound students of Filipino descent. Saturday’s event promises to hold the same, and besides raising money for the kids, the golden celebration will highlight Contributed photos culture — namely showcasing elegant terno gowns — when it starts at 6 p.m. Top: 2013 Terno Ball winners. Above: Dr. Duvauchelle and Delia. Those wanting to enter their gowns can

register them from 4 to 6 p.m. before the event starts. The dresses, a fixture in Filipino tradition, will be reviewed by three judges on workmanship, beauty and fitting, at the end of the event. The winner will receive $250, first runner-up will get $150 and $100 will go to second runner-up. But so much will happen between judging and when the doors open. Dances will pay tribute to Filipino culture, with specific sets paying homage to the different parts of the islands where they originated. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early for the opening number prepared by the Bailes de Jose Dance Company, featuring Excerpts from the Muslim Suite of Dances of the Philippines. The program line-up also includes performances by the 2014 Terno Ball Chorale, directed by Helen Sina and accompanied by a contingent of violinists; the Sayaw sa Cuyo dancers, consisting of members from KFWC

will be presenting dances from the Maria Clara Suite. And, Trinidad added, people are encouraged to dance. The event will also pay tribute to its own past. “We’ll be honoring past presidents and honoring women who really formed the organization,” Trinidad said of the organization that has donated roughly $70,000 in scholarships though the official tally can’t be determined because so much history wasn’t recorded before 1970. The list of recipients includes successful engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors, nurses, accountants, research scientists, and public officials, including 5th Circuit Judge Randal Valenciano, to name but one. Some years, attendance has swelled to about 650 people, a giant leap from the first days of a few people in a school cafeteria. “It’s a big event,” Trinidad said. Tickets cost $70. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. A no-host bar will be available. Info: Trinidad at 482-0267 or Luz Diaz, 822-9255.

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