Week of Friday, March 20, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 12
Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend
‘IMAGINARY INVALID’
HANAPEPE ART NIGHT • ZUMBATHON • SUEOKA STORE SNACK SHOP Island Calendar and much, much more!
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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT: Top picks for the week
3. TUNES: Island School Gala
4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Sueoka Store Snack Shop
6. ART & THEATER: ‘Imaginary Invalid’
7. CHECK DA SCENE: Hanapepe Art Night
OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN VERNAL EQUINOX 4 P.M. NIUMALU CANOE CLUB Lighting a torch for the future at Kalapaki Beach. Torch lighting and filming at Kalapaki Beach with a closing pule at Niumalu Canoe Club. Illuminating with torchlight. 635-4110 BAHAI NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES 6 P.M. KAPAA Food, music, presentation and fellowship. 822-3166 ‘THE IMAGINARY INVALID’ 7 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL’S MAIN HALL Island School’s High School production Comedy Past & Present: Moliere’s French Comedy – “The Imaginary Invalid.” $5 ALOHA NIGHT 7 P.M. KUKUI GROVE CENTER STAGE Entertainment by ‘The Starlighters.’
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MINI TRIATHLON 8 A.M. PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY Very short course; great introduction into triathlon with an 80 yard swim, 3 mile bike, 1 mile trail run. ARTISAN FAIR 9 A.M. POIPU BEACH PARK Garden Isle Artisan Fair with entertainment by Ilima Rivera and Ohana. This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration. COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONIES 10 A.M. PRINCE KUHIO PARK This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration. HOEDOWN FOR HOPE 5 TO 10:30 P.M. KILOHANA LUAU PAVILION Event benefit’s American Cancer Society. Dancing, dining, photo booth and live performance by Maddie and Tae. $125
‘THE IMAGINARY INVALID’ 4 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL’S MAIN HALL Island School’s High School production Comedy Past & Present: Moliere’s French Comedy – “The Imaginary Invalid.” $5 COMMUNAL GARDENING 4 TO 6 P.M. ST PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Kekaha Community Garden communal gardening. Replace your monthly produce bill with $35 per month, fees includes weekly box of food. 651-5197 KIRTAN YOGA 6 P.M. ANAHOLA Sing, dance and feel the vibrational sounds of energetic Meditation chanting with kirtan guided yoga and a vegetarian dinner. 551-6610
THU CAVE TOUR 11:30 A.M. MAKAUWAHI RESERVE. Makauwahi Cave Tour at Makauwahi Reserve open-ceiling sink hole. This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration. $10
Country singers Maddie and Tae will be performing at the Hoedown for Hope 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.
MON TUE WED HAWAIIAN SALT MAKING 9:30 A.M. SALT POND PARK This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration. ART EXHIBITION 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. NATIONAL BOTANICAL CENTER Plants of the Society Islands Art Exhibition with a selection of 18th century prints from the explorations of Joseph Banks plants of this French Polynesia archipelago.
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BRAIN CELLS 9:30 A.M. LIHUE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER How to keep our brain cells healthy with Dr. Martin Albert. NAWILIWILI ROAD 11 A.M. Groundbreaking and blessing for the Nawiliwili Road Improvements Project. 651-3533 A ROYAL DINNER 9 P.M. PLANTATION GARDENS RESTAURANT This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration.
SYNGENTA WORKSHOP 8 A.M. KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OCET A workshop for those who would like information on unemployment insurance. TALK STORY 9 A.M. MARIOTT’S WAIOHAI BEACH CLUB Talk Story about South Shore culture, flora and history by knowledgable kupuna. This event is part of the 2015 Prince Kuhio Celebration.
BASKET WEAVING 3 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM 90-minute basket weaving classes with Uncle Onio weekly on Thursdays. Class fee is $25 which includes admission to museum. Reservations required. 245-6931 HAWAII CRAFTSMEN WORKSHOPS 5:30 P.M. GALERIE 103 Hawaii Craftsmen Aha Hana Lima 2015 workshops with ceramic sculptor Sara Ransford.
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he Roaring Twenties marked a period of prosperity for urbanites nationwide — a time when flappers were still in style and jazz music blossomed.    It’s a place in time that will also serve as the theme of this year’s Island School annual gala auction, where school officials hope to raise money for the school’s tuition and financial aid program. “It’s a great social event, and for the board, it’s a great event to invite friends and colleagues to join them and support the school, because it’s really a community effort
and it’s a community-minded school as well,� said event co-chair Alan King, who sits on the Puhi school’s board of directors. “It really benefits everybody.� The school’s major fundraiser, now in its 36th year, will be held at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa in Poipu, 1571 Poipu Road, beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28. For some school administrators, the largesse plays an important role in providing educational opportunities for more children and young adults on Kauai. Daryl Edwards, associate director of development
at Island School, said the annual gala is an important fundraiser because about 38 percent of the school’s 370 students this year received $718,300 in tuition and financial aid assistance. Tuition for the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters is $14,000. “It’s such a community builder because people really enjoy coming together,� Edwards said. “It’s really an opportunity for people to socialize, make connections, and recognize the connections that Island School has with the greater community in terms of just being a part of the fabric of Kauai life.�
DARIN MORIKI TGIFR!DAY Bidding in the live auction at a previous Island School Gala.
In all, last year’s gala auction raised about $170,000 for the tuition and financial aid program. Edwards is hoping to at least raise $200,000. As a part of the Roaring Twenties theme, a live, eightpiece swing band will enter-
tain guests throughout the evening in between silent and live auctions, featuring items that range from classroom projects to a Las Vegas travel package for two — all of which are donated by alumni, community mem-
Zumbathon beneďŹ ts Relay for Life
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et your sweat on. After you get wig on. The inaugural Relay For Life Zumbathon is hitting the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday as way to move and shake and benefit the American Cancer Society. So strap on your dance shoes and find your best ‘do because the Zumbathon has an ‘80s’ theme. “Don’t forget the hair,� said Patti Ornellas, Relay For Life community manager. The two-hour session will feature 10 guest instructors who will take turns leading the pack as old school jams play. But unlike the instructors, those who participate in the event won’t take turns but will be tasked with dancing
the entire time during the free dance. Can’t dance for 120 straight minutes? No sweat. “You can take breaks,� Ornellas said. “We don’t want anyone to pass out. We want you Wooton to have fun.� Nor do you have to have skills fit for “Dancing With The Stars.� All that’s required is a desire to do something healthy while raising money for cancer treatment and research. “If you love to dance, if you love to listen to music, you’ll fit right in,� Ornellas said. Ticket’s are $10 and can be purchased at the door, 4191 Hardy Street in Lihue. Raffle prizes will be
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bers and businesses from the Mainland and Kauai. “The Island School Auction is a very social event,� Edwards said. “People really enjoy themselves, and they enjoy connecting with each other.� The fun part, Edwards said, is seeing people dress up in event-themed attire. “It’s an opportunity for people to play into the theme,� Edwards said. “If that’s something that they’re interested in and something they’d like to do, then we’ll definitely encourage that.� Tickets are $150. Info: Island School, 2460233.
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hen Wendy Kawaguchi and other family members opened a small snack shop on the side of Sueoka Store in the early 1980s, she can still remember when it was one of the few take-out places in Koloa. Although there is no longer a dearth of take-out options in Koloa, people continue to drop in on the snack shop. “It can be a pretty tight business,” Kawaguchi said about the food trucks and small take-out restaurants that call Old Koloa Town home. “A lot of construction workers still stop by because I guess the prices are reasonable.”
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A customer favorite, the deluxe cheeseburger with onions and tomato, was one of the many dishes made at Sueoka Store Snack Shop on Tuesday.
Located in a bright yellow building along the side of Sueoka Store near the intersection of Maluhia and Koloa Roads, the snack shop em-
ployees serve up plate lunch favorites like loco moco, pork adobo and kalua pig — all for less than $10, even with a fountain drink.
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“Everybody who works here makes everything from the heart,” said Sueoka Store Snack Shop employee Diane Andres, who has worked in the restaurant for about three years. “That’s why, when they (the customers) eat it, it feels good.” At least 150 usually stop by the Sueoka Store Snack Stop each day. “It depends whether it’s during the summer or other parts of the year,” Kawaguchi said. “Right now, it’s spring break, so we have a lot of kids stop by and buy hamburgers and fries. When school’s in session, it’s mostly the tourists that’ll stop by, or
The pot roast plate was one of the daily specials offered at Sueoka Store Snack Shop on Tuesday.
choose from fried chicken, fried shrimp, mahi mahi, hamburger steak or teriyaki beef. But one thing the snack shop is known for, she added, is its signature cheeseburger. In fact, an average of about 20 pounds of hamburger is used daily to make them. “We’ve had college kids come back and come down just to get the cheeseburgers,” she said.
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the business people, too — they’ll call in their order and come to pick it up. The girls have their regulars who always call and say, ‘What’s for lunch,’ and they’ll give them
Sueoka Store Snack Shop employee Jane Pimienta places the finishing touches on Tuesday’s plate lunch special: Corn beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day.
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Students to perform ‘Imaginary Invalid’
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ost people feel relief when a doctor says they’re not sick. But in the play, “Imaginary Invalid,” the hypochondriac character Argan gives doctors a run for their money during Island School’s projection of the play, “The Imaginary Invalid.” “It’s going to be a great show,” said Peggy Ellenberg, the play’s director and producer. “The kids are working really hard and they have a wide range of experience, from kids who have been in many plays to kids who have never been in a play before,” Ellenberg said. “They’re also squeezing this into extraordinarily busy schedules.” Originally written by French playwright Moliére, the story tells the tale of a wealthy man Argan, who spends Averie Soto / The Garden Island most of the time believing he’s sick. Argan (Ian Cowden) and his maid Toinette (Deanne Sloger) Although Argan calls three doctors discuss his daughter Angelique’s future in the play, “Imaginary Invalid” at Island School on Monday. to diagnose his illness, they can’t find AVERIE SOTO TGIFR!DAY
any problems. But that doesn’t stop them from milking the hypochondriac for all of his money. Argan’s greedy second wife, Beline, is also only interested in Argan’s money. His daughter Angelique wishes to marry a man of whom her father doesn’t approve for selfish reasons, and Louison, his other daughter, doesn’t fight against her father’s antics. Toinette, meanwhile, is Argan’s bold servant, who cleverly works to show her master the only sickness he has is in his mind. “It’s a classic French farce set in the 17th century,” said Ellenberg. “I like to choose classics, I like to choose scripts that are from really good literature. So I’m really a fan of classical playwrights.” The production takes this weekend in Island School’s Cafeteria, 1875 Kaumualii Highway. The productions will
begin at 7 tonight and Saturday and a 4 p.m. matinee on Sunday. After the one-hour show wraps up, students will put on a live improv comedy show. Tickets for the production are $5 and may be purchased at Island School, from the students in the production or at the door the night of the performance. As Ellenberg prepares the students for the comical production, the Island School drama teacher can’t help but admire the dedication of her actors. “This is an educational endeavor first and foremost but it’s also an artistic endeavor,” Ellenberg added. “These kids are going to be the actors, the theater goers, the artists and the people who are going to inherit our future and they need to know that we’re behind them and that we support them and that we have high expectations of them.”
5-man comedy spoofs dad-son relationship
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he father and son don’t quite see eye-to-eye. One’s a free spirit, an aspiring novelist and sailor who lives life on a whim. The other is a straight-laced, no-nonsense attorney. But which character matches which personality? It’s probably not what
you think at first. “Really funny, funny lines,” Dottie Bekeart, publicity coordinator Kauai Community Players that is presenting the play, said about the play “Prodigal Father,” which dives into the dad’s and child’s lives. “But it’s also about the father-son
relationship. It sort of makes fun in the difficulty men have in communicating at times.” The comedy twists the characteristics a bit. It’s the son who’s the hard-edged lawyer and dad who lives life in the arts. The play focuses how the two overcome their
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estrangement with the help of the women in their lives. “Of our whole season this year, this is our funniest play,” Bekeart said. “It’s a laughout-loud kind of comedy.” The show runs from April 2-19 at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse, 4411 Kikowaena Street. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. Sunday curtains lift at 4 p.m. Cast for the five-man play are Jeff Demma, who plays the father; Jo Grande, who plays the father’s girlfriend; Chris Alderete, who plays the son; while the son’s girlfriend is played by Nicole Cowan. Erin Gaines plays the unhitched character in the two couples’ lives. Tickets: $22 at the door; $20 in advance through BrownPaperTickets.com. Discounts are available for KCP members and seniors. Info: www.KauaiCommunityPlayers.org or call (800) 838-3006.
TOM HASSLINGER TGIFR!DAY Cast for the five-man play are Jeff Demma, who plays the father, Jo Grande, who plays the father’s girlfriend, Chris Alderete, who plays the son while the son’s girlfriend is played by Nicole Cowan. Erin Gaines plays the unhitched character in the two couples’ lives.
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amira Midstokke came all the way from Nashville, Tennessee to ladle soup at the Hanapepe Cafe street front Friday night, relishing the music of Shirley Medeiros, Kalani Kaiminauao (how many of you can say this real fast?) and Kauilani Kahalewai. The festive, local-style atmosphere blanketed the little town of Hanapepe, from 6 to 9 p.m. when the Friday Art Night unfolded along the main street. Frances Nestel, joined by her daughter Liz Beth Smith, offered free pomelo while serenading people and the Waimea High School hula class earned credits with a performance on the lawn of the Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational Church. “This keeps with the original mission of the Friday Art Night,” said Ed Justus of Talk Story Bookstore. “This is business night.”
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