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Week of Friday, February 21, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 8

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. TUNES: Mardi Gras

4-5. DINING OUT KAUA‘I: Hamura’s Saimin

6. FLICKS:

‘About Last Night’

7. ART & THEATER:

‘The Gathering’

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE: Hoedown for Hope

10. ISLAND CALENDAR

11. MUSIC CALENDAR

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP 10 a.m. to noon Limahuli Garden in Haena National Tropical Botanical Garden presents botanical artist Wendy Hollender introductory botanical illustration workshop, bring your own drawing materials. Fee is $10.

(808) 826-1668 ‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’

by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15. 652-8178 ‘THE GATHERING’ HAWAII CONCERT SERIES 7 p.m.

Church of the Pacific Concert by Grammy winner and founder of Windham Hill Records, Will Ackerman with Todd Boston “The Gathering” Hawaii Concert Series. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $30 at the door.

Contact Us: www.thegardenilsland.com facebook.com/TheGardenIsland @thegardenisland

100TH ANNIVERSARY 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Kauai Beach Resort 100th anniversary of the Kauai Historical Society featuring traditional Lion Dance accompanied by 10,000 firecrackers and clanging cymbals takes place outside, free and open to the public, familyoriented. Beginning at 7 p.m. there will be a seven-course Chinese dinner buffet with Chinese music and Chinese dancers performing.

Tickets cost $65 per person. 245-3373 or www.kauaihistoricalsociety.org RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All Saints Church The Ke Akua Youth Group of All Saints will be holding a rummage sale to raise funds for their summer convention and mission trip.

Funds raised from the bake sale will be going toward the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ 4 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’

by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15. 652-8178 or kauaicommunityplayers.org WHALE WATCH FUNDRAISER 9 a.m.

Port Allen Harbor Hawaii Children’s Theater’s whale watch fundraiser with Capt. Andy’s Sailing for a 4-hour sail. Cost is a $80, donation benefiting scholarship and other programs.

639-2437 FREE PLANT DOCTOR CLINIC 2 to 4 p.m.

NTBG Southshore Visitors Center Plant health clinic with plant pathologist Dr. Bob Nyvall.

This is a walk-in service, first come, first served. Each Sunday ending April 20. 742-2433

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Wendy Hollender is having a drawing workshop on Friday at Limahuli Garden and a lecture on botanical art Tuesday at KCC.

MON TUE WED E KANIKAPILA KAKOU 6 to 9 p.m.

Kauai Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom Performances by Uncle George Kahumoku, Jr. and Axel Menenzes.

SMART METERS AND THE SMART GRID 6:30 p.m.

Kauai Convention Hall A closer look at the health, privacy and environmental issues with presentation by Diana Ostermann to educate the public on smart meters.

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BOTANY ON CANVAS 5:30 p.m.

Kauai Community College National Tropical Botanical Garden and Kauai Community College present a free lecture on botanical art and its importance in understanding plants. Botanical artist, author, and instructor Wendy Hollender will share her insights to the aesthetic and scientific aspects of botanical illustration through the ages.

332-7324, ext. 225 MARCH FOR BABIES KICKOFF 7 to 9 a.m.

Starbucks, Kukui Grove Center

‘THE MILKY WAY’ 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Princeville Public Library Retired astronomy professor Sig Kutter will offer an illustrated introduction to the Milky Way, a large spiral galaxy and our home in the Universe. 8264310 AEROBICS CLASSES 8:30 a.m.

All Saints Gym Carol Yasutake is having aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Class fee is $12. 822-3817

‘INEQUALITY FOR ALL’ 6 to 9 p.m.

Kapaa Public Library A free showing of ‘Inequality for All,’ an expose on the widening income gap in America.

634-2737 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS 5:30 p.m.

Kalapaki Joe’s Waimea Enjoy pupus and beverages and network with your fellow Chamber members.

FREE WHALE LECTURE 7 p.m.

Kapaa Library ‘Who Are the Whales?’ talk by Kalasara Setaysha, Chair of Kohola Leo. 337-9977 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

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Mardi Gras, Louisiana style

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.J. Chenier knows all about Kauai’s warm, tropical climate. But on Sunday, he and The Red Hot Louisiana Band plan on heating the island up.

“Get ready to get real hot over there,” he said.

C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band performs Sunday along with Stanley Dural Jr., also known as Buckwheat Zydeco, and Ils Sont Partis Band.

The event, part of a fourisland Mardi Gras Hawaii 2014 tour, begins at 6 p.m. in the Kauai Beach Resort’s Jasmine Ballroom, complete with Cajun food, jambalaya and Mardi Gras beads.

These bands, considered two of the hottest zydeco bands to come out of Louisiana, promise Kauai a spicy, funky and high-energy evening.

“Our main goal when we’re performing is to make people real happy and

get them to dance,” Chenier said. “This is dance music.”

In fact, Chenier said, as long as the audience is grooving, he’s happy.

“It’s come to dance, not to watch,” he said. “You don’t have to watch us.”

“Buckwheat,” an American musical legend and the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music, and Chenier both grew up under the influence of Chenier’s father and legendary zydeco icon Clifton Chenier.

Both of their incredible careers are a tribute to Clifton, according to a release for the event.

Les Hershhorn of Lazar Bear Productions said people can expect a good sampling of danceable, high-energy music,

driven by the sounds of guitar, accordion and washboard.

“It’s a real rare treat to bring both these bands to Hawaii,” he said. “They put on a fantastic show. Even if you’re not familiar with the music, you will not be able to sit down.”

Hershhorn is encouraging people to come dressed in costume and ready to party.

“I’m happy to report that all the Mardi Gras beads have arrived safely,” he said. “We’ll have lots and lots of throw beads for people that come to the show.”

The event will benefit the 36th annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk and feature signed instrument auctions and other prizes.

Chenier said his last performance in Hawaii was in the 1990s and that he is excited to make a return trip.

“It’s been a long time, so glad to be making it back,” he said.

Tickets cost $45 or $60 for Gold Circle Tables. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.lazarbear.com or call (808) 896-4845.

Left: C.J. Chenier.

Top right: Stanley Dural Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco.

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Right: Hamura’s special saimin.

Top: Grilled chicken and beef BBQ sticks.

Above: Hamura’s famous lilikoi chiffon pie.

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Old school rules at Hamura’s Saimin

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o often, it seems the most praiseworthy are also the humblest.

That’s certainly the case with Hamura’s Saimin Stand, a modest but iconic restaurant tucked on a back street off Lihue’s Rice Street, where four generations have ladled up countless bowls of deliciousness.

Hamura’s food is all “back-inthe-day kine, old style!” explained owner Lori Tanigawa, through a cloud of rising steam as she dropped handmade wontons into boiling water one recent morning before lunch rush began. “Old school!”

That’s good enough for the hungry hordes — loyal residents who have been eating at Hamura’s all their lives, joined by curious visitors drawn by guidebooks and online reviews — who crowd the small eatery every day of the week.

They line up along the walls or stand outside to wait for a

wooden stool at the serpentine counter that curves through the crowded space.

And it’s good enough for an extremely prestigious national award. Hamura’s was honored as one of “America’s Classics” in 2006 by the James Beard Foundation. The professional nonprofit, which promotes the culinary arts, lauded Hamura’s Saimin for excellence and “preserving America’s culinary heritage and diversity.” It’s the equivalent of an Oscar in the food world — not that you’ll see it displayed anywhere on the warm yellow walls of Hamura’s.

The foundation even offered two round-trip tickets to the award gala in New York, but none of the family members could accept. Why not? “We’re busy! Very busy,”Tanigawa said indignantly, gesturing at the bustling kitchen behind her, where pots bubbled, meat sizzled and

Estela Caoagas, Carlina Iglesia and Bhea Nono pause in the middle of a busy daytime shift in the kitchen at Hamura’s Saimin.

Iglesia has worked at Hamura’s for 32 years, and Caoagas, whose sister also works there, has been an employee since 1983. tubs of fresh ingredients lined every available surface.

She shrugged at the national accolade: sure, it was nice. “We got some recognition from other places,” plus some pots and pans from restaurant suppliers. But at Hamura’s, there’s work to be done, people to feed.

“I’m not about those things,”

Tanigawa said. “My motto is: ‘Quality vs. quantity.’”

The quality speaks for itself: rich broth, chewy noodles, savory wontons. The flavors practically spill out of the wide bowls, piled high with noodles and meat, and the steamy air is so fragrant you can almost taste it.

Quality, definitely. But the

quantity is impressive, too.

“We make a lot of saimin a day,” Tanigawa said.

“I’d say 800 pounds a day.”

All the noodles are made fresh daily, while the wontons are made up twice a week in 140pound batches.

Hamura’s offers various sized bowls of noodles — saimin, regular or special; wonton mein or soup; and fried noodles on weekdays, until they sell out — and island favorites, such as fried wontons, shrimp tempura and BBQ meat sticks. Prices are modest, ranging from $2 for a manapua to $8.50 for the largest bowl of special saimin.

The menu is “pretty basically the same” as the one developed by her grandparents, Aiko and Charlie Hamura, who started selling homemade saimin from their car in 1951, Tanigawa said. “We’ve only added a few things,” she said, namely the special, the shrimp saimin and

the udon noodles.

No trip to Hamura’s is complete without a slice of lilikoi chiffon pie. The sweet and airy pie made with passion fruit juice is a work of edible art, standing high on a flaky crust and topped with whipped cream.

The pie is $3.25 a slice, but if you’re lucky, they may have enough that day to sell you a whole pie for $16.50.

The lilikoi pie enterprise is handled by Tanigawa’s nephews — Nick, Todd and Justin Barcial — and her sister, Wendy Barcial.

The Barcials make all the pies, manapua and shave ice, which is served up at a small counter near one of the doors.

Members of the next generation are hard at work, keeping Aiko’s legacy going. “It’s our turn,” Tanigawa said of herself and her sister, the last of the Hamura grandchildren, and “eventually my kids and nephews” will take over.

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here’s a new character in the cast of award-winning rums produced by Koloa Rum Co., and this one seems poised to be a winner, too.

The Kalaheo distillery began offering Kauai Coconut Rum in August, and it is catching up to the traditional best seller, Kauai Dark Rum. “It’s definitely, here in the tasting room, the best seller,” Jeanne Toulon, director of business and public relations, said during a recent tasting.

“It’s very smooth.”

Smooth, indeed. The rum is perfect for sipping, with a warm bouquet and a full coconut flavor but not syrupy-sweet like some brands. I’m not generally a fan of flavored alcohol, but this one enchanted me with

Tanigawa has worked at the little restaurant “most of my life,” starting when she was about 9 and puttered around, helping her parents, Bob and Hazel Hiraoka.

She has been “fully running it” for the past 10 years, “the whole barrel of fun.”

“I’m still here! I’m like a relic!” she said with a laugh.

The long-running success of a place like Hamura’s isn’t easy.

You have to do more than cook food and serve it, Tanigawa explained. You have to create an environment; otherwise, people will say, ‘Why go there?

It’s a dump!’

“In one restaurant, everything gotta work hand in hand, or it’s not gonna work,” Tanigawa explained. “You gotta have everything fit in. Like a puzzle.

It all has to fit.”

Hamura’s Saimin is at 2956 Kress St., Lihue, and can be reached at 245-3271. It is open from 10 a.m. daily until 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and 12 a.m. on weekends. All sales are cash only.

one sip. And if you aren’t a sipper, the coconut is robust enough to take almost any mixer to the next level.

Toulon recommended the Russian Rum Slinger (pour 1 1/2 ounces of Kauai Coconut Rum and 1 1/2 ounces of coffee liqueur over ice and top with half and half ).

Tasting room “rum slinger” Roxanne Carvalho recommended a Koloa Breeze: Kauai Coconut mixed with pineapple juice and cranberry juice.

Kauai Coconut Rum was also incredibly delicious when simply added to POG. And it really brightened up a mug of strong coffee on a dark, rainy day. Suddenly, the storm clouds weren’t so ominous; after all, without rain, we wouldn’t have coconuts, right?

The best clue of Kauai Coconut’s popularity can be seen during

the tastings, Toulon explained.

People generally look interested as the rum slinger introduces them to the Koloa Rum lineup.

They pay attention, nodding as they sample Kauai White and Dark, then make a mini mai tai using Kukui Brand mix.

They look a little more intrigued when tasting the Kauai Spice, a rich, fragrant rum, about which Carvalho quipped, “My boss calls this a sipper. I call it a kicker.”

But when folks taste the Kauai Coconut for the first time, they break out into smiles. Immediately. Just about everybody, every time.

“It makes ‘em happy,” Toulon said with a bright smile of her own.

Toulon is eager to see how Kauai Coconut fares in several upcoming national judging competitions. She’s optimistic,

given its popularity and the rave reviews garnered so far, that it will be honored just as the four other rums have been. “We’re really excited,” she said.

The recent rum tasting was

as educational as it was tasty.

While pouring tiny samples of the various rums, Carvalho tied together the history of sugar cane in Hawaii with its impact on the ethnic populations,

language and culture. It was a surprisingly comprehensive history lesson full of tradition, peppered with jokes and Pidgin, and it certainly gave that particular group of tourists a little more to take home than just an appreciation of the unique rum made on Kauai, using Kauai ingredients.

The free rum tastings are offered every half hour at the tasting room; check www. koloarum.com for hours.

Kauai Coconut Rum is available at Koloa Big Save, Princeville Foodland and Kapaa, Safeway in Kapaa, Hanalei Liquor, Sueoka’s, Kukuiula Store and Living Foods. A 10 percent kamaaina discount is offered on all sales at the company store on the grounds of the Kilohana Plantation, 3-2087 Kaumualii Highway in Lihue.

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REVIEW ASSOCIATED PRESS JESSICA HERNDON

‘About Last Night’ redo tempers melodrama T here can never be too many tales about a one-night stand turned long-term love affair.

Perhaps the allure comes from the hope that anyone can fall hard, despite the lack of a courtship. The latest take on this scenario, a reimagined version of the 1986 hit “About Last Night...,” offers a modern spin on the challenges of connecting with strange bedfellows; a reboot that is as satisfying as breakfast in bed the morning after an unexpected rendezvous.

Based on David Mamet’s 1974 play, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” the 1980s film adaptation, which starred Demi Moore and Rob Lowe, centered on 20-something yuppies in Chicago. The Leslye Headland (“Bachelorette”) penned “About Last Night” focuses on African-

American singles in their 30s navigating the dating world in contemporary downtown Los Angeles.

Most of the original plot points remain the same: Danny (Michael Ealy) and Debbie (Joy Bryant) play a pair attempting to avoid dating because they have been hurt in the past. But after they meet at a bar — and sleep together that same night — they begin a relationship, shack up, break up and reunite.

Kevin Hart and Regina Hall portray dysfunctional couple Bernie, Danny’s crude best bud, and Joan, Debbie’s pessimistic roommate. Bernie and Joan also jump into bed the first night they meet.

Similar to the way Vince Vaughn and Isla Fisher stole the show with their unforgettably bizarre romance in “Wedding Crashers” as a dysfunctional,

lusty pair, Hart and Hall are the best part of this film. They play the couple you know all too well: fiery, able to press one another’s buttons and always caught in the makeup to breakup game.

Hall offers one of her most impressive performances.

Her sharp comedic timing is on par with rising funnyman Hart’s. Whether attempting a drunken quickie in a bathroom

stall, fighting over who should be on top during sex or trading hateful quips, their scenes together are always playful, absurd and clever.

This is partly due to screenwriter Headland’s ability to make the humor swell. What made ‘80s love stories so great were the long daytime TV-like pauses and sweeping Casio keyboardbacked ballads. These elements created heavy melodrama, a

facet that’s been dropped in the new version, allowing for more comedy and a lighter feel overall. But did we really need a montage dedicated to texting selfies? Luckily the film’s vulgar humor helps make up for the shortcomings, cementing “About Last Night” as solid fodder for anyone looking to crack up over questionable dating rituals.

There’s an abundance of sex here, too. Bernie and Joan’s kinky scenes get pretty lewd (at one point Joan wears a chicken mask). But Hart and Hall can pull them off. Ealy and Bryant, on the other hand, lack heat. This is especially disappointing because we’ve seen them connect well with on-screen love interests in the past. Ealy’s romance with Halle Berry in the TV movie “Their Eyes Were Watching God” appeared

far more pure, as did Bryant and Derek Luke’s sweet love in “Antwone Fisher.” But together, Ealy and Bryant’s interactions feel forced, which makes it hard to root for them.

Directed by Steve Pink (“Hot Tub Time Machine”) and produced by Will Packer (“Think Like a Man”), the film notably avoids becoming a story only for an African-American audience, proving narratives featuring characters of color can be just as universal as any other.

Overall, this modern take is an honest look at how couples can develop, sabotage and salvage relationships in 2014.

“About Last Night,” a Sony Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “sexual content, language and brief drug use.”

Running time: 100 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

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LISA ANN CAPOZZI TGIFR!DAY Musicians Will Ackerman and Todd Boston.

WINDHAM HILL LEGEND PERFORMING IN PRINCEVILLE “W

e were at the BarAcuda in Hanalei and this young waitress was telling us that she had tickets to see an amazing guitar show and there are really not that many young fans but that seems to be changing,” said Will Ackerman, Grammy-award winning guitarist and Windham Hill Records founder.

Ackerman, who experienced success in the mid-1980s, recently spoke with The Garden Island about his upcoming concert in Princeville, when he explained how he is seeing an average of 20 percent of his fan emails coming from people under age 25.

After having earned more than 20 gold and platinum records, Ackerman has been heard live around the world at The Impe-

rial Palace in Tokyo, The Kremlin in Russia, Carnegie Hall in New York and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

On Feb. 21, he’ll take to the stage at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville with guitarist Todd Boston.

“I used to camp out on some land I had on the Waipa Stream in Hanalei, depending on the weather,” Ackerman recalled. “I’d go surfing and kayaking, and surfing continues to be a huge part of my life.”

While Ackerman has taken on the brilliant waves in Mexico and Costa Rica, he considers Kauai to be a magical place.

“I’ve traveled a lot and I don’t think there is any place more beautiful than Kauai,” said Ackerman.

His early life set the tone for

What I do is utterly non-intellectual. It is enforced subconscious.

There is nothing remotely cerebral. What I do is to get myself out of the way. Writing music is a remarkable gift. Wherever the music comes from, it is sincere.

This is what my heart has to say and I hope you like it.”

WILL ACKERMAN Windam Hill Records Founder

his musical career. His babysitter used to take him to a coffee house in Palo Alto when he was a child. That’s where he first heard the sounds of Joan Baez and The Kingston Trio.

When asked where his music comes from, Ackerman said, “What I do is utterly non-intellectual. It is enforced subconscious. There is nothing remotely cerebral.

What I do is to get myself out of the way.

“Writing music is a remarkable gift. Wherever the music comes from, it is sincere. This is what my heart has to say and I hope you like it.”

In 2013, Ackerman was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award by Zone Music Reporter (ZMR) and his compilation album titled “The Gathering” was named

ZMR 2012 Album of the Year.

For Boston, a San Franciscobased musician, it’s all about the positive effects of music, sound and vibration. His album titled “Touched by the Sun” earned the ZMR 2012 Best Instrumental Acoustic Album title.

The album was recorded in Vermont with a group of world-class musicians, including Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Eugene Friesen (Paul Winter), Jeff Haynes (Pat Methany Group) and devotional musician Snatam Kaur.

The concert will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Church of the Pacific Advance.

Tickets are $20 cash and can be purchased at Healthy Hut Market and Café in Kilauea, Kauai Music and Sound in Kapaa and Mac Made Easy in Lihue.

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CHECK DA SCENE

Aurea Laymon, Elena Gillespie

Katie Burleson, Am Cancer Society, Lani Almanza, Cathy Alsup - Hope Lodge - Honolulu

Brianne Matsuyama, Rosanne Shimogawa, Trish Lorenzo, Roping A Cure Winning Ranch Kamalomaloo Ranchers, Joycelyn Abreu, Alana Agustin, Cheyanne Tannery

Rhea Corpuz, Debi Watson, Heather Walker

Duane Shimogawa - Honolulu Jack and Janece Yatsko, Maureen Tabura - Kapaa

Trish Lorenzo, Brianne Matsuyama, Cheyanne Tannery, Dena Souza, Pat Hashimoto-Ferreira

Casera Silva aboard R2, Coryssa Silva aboard Twister, Elise Silva aboard Taz.

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Foot-stompinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the Hoedown to find a cure

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ow much did the bull from Omao weigh?

The question was one of many which were posed to participants of the Sixth annual Hoedown for Hope to benefit the American Cancer Society on Saturday at the Kilohana Luau Pavilion.

With a goal to raise $50,000 to help fund cancer-related programs, both nationally and in Kauaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community,

proceeds from the fundraiser go directly to Kauaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families and assist in funding research to help find a cure. On Kauai, the monies are used to assist Kauai patients with travel expenses for treatment and other medical and personal needs.

Cancer has become the leading cause of death for Pacific Island families, and more than 4,700 people in the Islands will be diagnosed with

Kahinu Palama, Keoni Akita, Kahanu Blackstad

Mary Wall, Dr. Robert Weiner

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cancer, states a proclamation issued

by Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. Of that total, 2,000 will die of cancer.

Dr. Robert Weiner was presented the Hope Award for his care for patients, giving of hope, and dedication to the well-being of the people of Kauai.

The Kamalomaloo Ranchers, who received the Rope A Cure trophy, raised more than $5,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Karen Akita atop Squirrel, Cora Murayama atop Skip, Kim Medeiros on Lehua, Wendy Tannery on Heidi, Kristyn Vasconcelles aboard Paisley, Kira Blackstad-Pimental on Mahina, Wailana Blackstad holding Wehilani aboard Lucky, Nalani Palama-Soares aboard Emmalani, Tammy Puu.

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ISLAND CALENDAR

KSA Membership Show Entry Day 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

KSA Gallery Space, Kukui Grove Center ‘Other Desert Cities’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’ by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15.

652-8178 or kauaicommunityplayers.org Painting Party 1 to 4 p.m.

Princeville Center

HULA WITH LEILANI FRIDAY Children Storytime 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Princeville Public Library The Princeville librarian will present stories, songs, and a simple craft for toddlers. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 826-4310

Malama Huleia Paina 5:30 p.m.

Niumalu Pavilion Join Malama Huleia they celebrate the completion of Phase I and begin the journey into Phase 2. 245-8387

SATURDAY

Art Night 6 to 9 p.m.

Hanapepe Town Meet local artists and gallery owners, enjoy live music and food.

Free Whale Movie 7 p.m.

Galerie 103, Kukuiula Shopping Village ‘BLACKFISH’ award-winning movie about Sea World and captive orcas. 337-9977.

Aerobics Classes 8:30 a.m.

All Saints Gym Carol Yasutake is having aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Class fee is $12. 822-3817.

‘A Few Good Men’ Noon to 4 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Auditions for ‘A Few Good Men,’ performance by Kauai Community Players with Dennis McGraw directing. 651-2417

The Starlighters 7 to 8 p.m.

Kukui Grove Center Smooth jazz and classic music.

Beach CleanUp 9 a.m. to noon Moloaa Beach Join the Sierra Club and help

Learn how to dance hula with kumu Leilani at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hawaiian Cultural Center at Coconut MarketPlace. protect marine life, sea birds, the reef and ocean from litter and fishing net entanglement.

Look for Sierra Club and Surfrider signs. Bring hat and water. Gloves, bags, and snacks provided. 246-9067 FCC License Study 8 a.m.

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative The Kauai Amateur Radio Club will be sponsoring the next of its quarterly study and exam sessions that begin at 3:30 p.m. for FCC Amateur Radio licenses.

Cost is $9 for study and $15 for exam. Must register online at kauaiarc.org Keiki Day 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens Play in Jack’s fountain, explore the jungle tree house, and many kid-friendly features of our Children’s Garden. Cost is $10. 828-0525

Weed Control Workshop 9 a.m.

Kauai Nursery and Landscaping Learn about weed identification and how to control each weed and discuss how to control with and without chemicals.

245-7747 Marine Education 2 p.m.

Kapaa Public Library The Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood Association hosts Kamealoha Hanohano-Smith, director of Ke Kaiaulu O Anahola discussing their indigenous place-based marine research project in Wailua. 821-2837 Hula Class 10 a.m.

Hawaiian Cultural Center, Coconut MarketPlace Halau Hula O Leilani is having hula classes for ages 12 and up.

651-0682

AARP Smart Driving Class 1 p.m.

Kapaa Neighborhood Center $15 members, $20 nonmembers. Registration required. Jim Jung, 822-0448

SUNDAY Free Plant Doctor Clinic 2 to 4 p.m.

NTBG Southshore Visitors Center Plant health clinic with plant pathologist Dr. Bob Nyvall. This is a walk-in service, first come, first served. Each Sunday ending April 20. 742-2433 Paws for Reading 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jam Room, Kukui Grove Center A reading program in partnership with the Kauai Humane Society for students kindergarten to 5th grade.

Mardi Gras Hawaii 6 p.m.

Kauai Beach Resort Lazar Bear presents Mardi Gras Hawaii 2014 featuring Buckwheat Zydeco and C.J. Chenier. www.lazarbear.com

MONDAY Kilauea Dance Class for Adults 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Kilauea Neighborhood Center Class costs $20 for 5-week series or $5 drop-in. Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club and the Kauai Parks and Recreation Department. KauaiDancing@gmail.com

TUESDAY Move to Amend Citizens 6:30 p.m.

Lihue Neighborhood Center Guest speaker David Cobb will host a community forum on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule.”

He is an attorney and organizer for the Move to Amend Coalition, whose mission is to overturn the “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending on elections. 822-7646

WEDNESDAY

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Princeville Public Library Retired astronomy professor Sig 7 Kutter will offer an illustrated C introduction to the Milky Way, N a large spiral galaxy and our home in the Universe. 826-4310 1

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THURSDAY Benefits Of Sleep 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Kauai Well-being Improvement Center HMSA is holding a free workshop on learning the benefits of a good night’s sleep. 1 (855) 329-5461

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR RUSSELL WELLINGTON 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M. TOMKATS Hawaiian TREYSARA 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. RUMFIRE Folk, Jazz KYLE LABEND 3:30 TO 5:30 P.M. LAVA LAVA Sheraton Poipu DUB TREE 8 P.M. TO 12 A.M. BRENNEKE”S Reggae

MARDI GRAS TOUR Enjoy the tunes from C.J. Chenier and Stanley Dural Jr. from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Kauai Beach Resort.

FRIDAY ANJELA ROSE 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz HANALEI SLACK KEY CONCERT 4 TO 6 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Doug and Sandy McMasters LIVE MUSIC 6:30 P.M. TO 12 A.M. TAHITI NUI Keli’i Kaneali’i 6:30 to 9 P.M. THE GATHERING: WILL ACKERMAN & TODD BOSTOR 7 TO 9 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC New Age Concert DJ DANCE NIGHT 10 P.M. TO 2 A.M. BIG WAVE DAVES PANCHO GRAHAM 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Slack Key Guitar LIVE MUSIC 5 P.M. TO 2 A.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Cruz Control, 4 to 6 P.M. Aldrine Guerro, 6 to 8 P.M. Pono Breez, 8 to 10 P.M. DJ Dancing, 10 P.M. to 2 A.M.

LEILANI LOW 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

SUNDAY

RUSSELL WELLINGTON 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M. TOMKATS Hawaiian

ANJELA ROSE 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz

GARRETT SANTOS 6 TO 9 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Contemporary

KANIKAPILI NIGHT 6 TO 9 P.M. KUKUIULA SHOPPING CENTER Features Various Kauai Musicians

LIVE MUSIC 6:30 P.M. TO 12 A.M. TAHITI NUI Keli’i Kaneali’i 6:30 to 9 P.M.

DOUG AND SANDY MCMASTERS 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Hawaiian Slack Key Concert

TREYSARA 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. RUMFIRE Folk, Jazz KYLE LABEND 3:30 TO 5:30 P.M. LAVA LAVA Sheraton Poipu

THE GATHERING: WILL ACKERMAN & TODD BOSTOR 7 TO 9 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC New Age Concert DJ DANCE NIGHT 10 P.M. TO 2 A.M. BIG WAVE DAVES

DUB TREE 8 P.M. TO 12 A.M. BRENNEKE”S Reggae

PANCHO GRAHAM 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Slack Key Guitar

LEILANI LOW 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

LIVE MUSIC 5 P.M. TO 2 A.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Cruz Control, 4 to 6 P.M. Aldrine Guerro, 6 to 8 P.M. Pono Breez, 8 to 10 P.M. DJ Dancing, 10 P.M. to 2 A.M.

SATURDAY HANALEI SLACK KEY CONCERT 4 TO 6 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Doug and Sandy McMasters

KANIKAPILI NIGHT 6 TO 9 P.M. KUKUIULA SHOPPING CENTER Features Various Kauai Musicians

TAPUARII (TAPU) LAUGHLIN 6:30 TO 9 P.M. TAHITI NUI Tahitian, Hawaiian BILLY PAUL 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Country, Folk, Rock MARDI GRAS TOUR! BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO 6 TO 9:30 P.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT Real New Orleans Zydeco Tour!

ARTISTIC LICENSE 4 TO 7 P.M. THE FERAL PIG Rock, Funk Contemporary KALANI KAIMINAAUAO & FAMILY 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN STEVE MU 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

ANJELA ROSE 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz

JAZZ BEACH 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Jazz

MIKE KEALE 6 TO 8 P.M. TAHITI NUI Contemporary Hawaiian

EASY LIVING JAZZ 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Jazz

SANTIAGO SOTO 4 TO 6 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Rock, Reggae, Blues

LIVE MUSIC 4 TO 10 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Sheldon Espina, 4 to 6 P.M. Salsa Dancing DJ, 7:30 to 10 P.M.

KIRBY KEOUGH 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Rock, Country, Hawaiian DARRYL GONZALES 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

TUESDAY KANAK ATTACK 6:30 TO 9:30 P.M. TAHITI NUI Hawaiian MICHAEL KEALE 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Hawaiian Contemporary LIVE MUSIC 4 TO 10:30 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Milo Mathews, 4 to 6 P.M. Swing Dance DJ, 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. ALIKA SIMPSON 11 P.M. TO 1 A.M. TOMKATS Original Reggae RON TOKI 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Contemporary KEONELOA JAZZ QUARTET 8 TO 11 P.M. STEVENSON’S LIBRARY Jazz LEILANI LOW & HAUNANI KAUI 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

Live Music Calendar brought to you by www.KauaiMusicScene.com

DJ DANCE PARTY 11 P.M. TO 2 A.M. TOMKATS DJ BLISS KIRBY KEOUGH 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Rock, Country, Hawaiian KUKUIULA CULINARY MARKET 4 TO 6 P.M. KUKUIULA SHOPPING CENTER Boys of Greenstone DARRYL GONZALES 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

THURSDAY LIVE MUSIC 5:30 TO 9:30 P.M. TAHITI NUI Keola Yokotake, 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. Kanak Attack, 6:30 tot 9:30 P.M. DENNIS CHUN 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Contemporary LIVE MUSIC 5 TO 11 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Cruz Control, 7 to 9 P.M. Na Pu’ali, 9-11 P.M. BYRON FERNANDEZ 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Hawaiian, Reggae, Jawaiian LEILANI LOW 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE

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