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aralyn Anderson lands on Kauai about once a year to help out at the family property in Poipu and to snag at least one shave ice from Koloa Mill Ice Cream & Coffee in Old Koloa Town.

The 9-year-old New Jersey actress used her latest trip to the island to celebrate her Nov. 5 birthday and had a few new stories up her sleeve after spending months on set with costars Jonah Hill and Emma Stone in the Netflix miniseries “Maniac.”

In the miniseries, Anderson plays characters Belle Milgrim, Australia, and Danielle Marino.

“We come (to Kauai) about

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once every year or two, sometimes every six months,” Anderson said over Jamba Juice smoothies at Kukui Grove Center. “It’s a good vacation, to get away.”

Parents Heather and Aaron Anderson pointed out they

do a little more than vacation when they’re on island, but make sure to hit up favorite places like Raphael’s food truck at Salt Pond or snorkeling and body boarding at Poipu Beach.

Anderson even has a fa-

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‘Maniac’ actress Aaralyn Anderson talks about animals, co-stars Jonah Hill and Emma Stone vorite dancer on Kauai, Pomaikai Jordan Libre, at the Aukii Luau at the Sheraton Kauai Resort in Poipu.

“We’re here taking care of my parents’ place and we make sure to have a good time when we get out here,” Heather Anderson said. “But, she’s also working.”

While on her island vacation, for instance, Aaralyn has taped a handful of auditions, and is hosting a question-and-answer session after tonight’s performance of “Newsies” by Hawaii Children’s Theatre at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue.

Born and raised in smalltown New Jersey, Aaralyn has been television acting since she was 4 years old and landed a role in the Netflix miniseries “Maniac” in August — a single role that eventually turned into three.

The family tells the story of the first “Maniac” audition with an animated fire, and excitement from the callback is still reverberating for the trio.

It all started with a phone call from Aaralyn’s manager with a last-minute audition opportunity, one that made them late for a photo shoot they’d already scheduled for that day.

“I don’t know how we made it over there in time,” Heather Anderson said. “We literally got there one minute before she was scheduled.”

That kicked off 48 hours of jumping through hoops, mysterious code names and

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Aaralyn Anderson stops for a photo before going bodyboarding at Poipu Beach Park.

behind-closed-doors meetings. Though they played along and kept moving forward with the auditions, the family had no idea Aaralyn was in the running for a role in “Maniac.”

“The first audition was like every other audition,” Aaralyn said.

Aaralyn met Hill and Stone while her mom was signing paperwork and was still in the dark about the scale of the production, and said she didn’t recognize the stars at first.

She already knew Stone.

The two met doing promotions of their separate work on “Good Morning America” about eight months before they started working togeth-

er on “Maniac.”

“She had different hair and Jonah looked different than she remembered him,” Heather Anderson said. “She didn’t realize who she’d met until the first table reading a while later.”

Throughout filming, though, Aaralyn said she learned a lot from Stone and Hill, as well as the directors, cast and crew on the set.

“It was so awesome, the best thing ever. We had the best crew and the best cast and the director and everything,” Aaralyn said. “I know a lot of improv now from the actors.”

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Aaralyn’s busy on the acting front, too, with roles in a commercial, a full-length film and a zombie miniseries coming down the pipe.

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provisation in a dinner scene when “the adults” went off the books and her cue was lost in the shuffle. Eventually, Aaralyn learned to join in the fun and made a personal breakthrough.

“That’s when I locked in improv,” she said. “I got good at finding my character, too.

Because of ‘Maniac’ and a few other projects, I’m used to being in character and being in the script.”

“Awesome.”

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in and we’re just catching them,” Aaralyn said.

And in the midst of it, Aaralyn describes the pay-off from all the hard work with just one word:

Hill and Stone kept her laughing constantly, and she said they kept it light in between scenes. She buddied-up with Justin Theroux, too, and her parents said they were more than willing to let the “down-to-earth,” fellow East-Coaster mentor their daughter. ”I like hanging out with him,” Aaralyn said. “He’s cool.”

At home, Anderson is busy with two organizations she’s started to help give back to both animals and homes in her community — Street Sacks and Aaralyn’s Animal

Assistance.

Street Sacks leverages donations into items for homeless people in the area, things like sanitary wipes, travel-sized toothpastes, and other toiletries and necessities.

Aaralyn’s Animal Assistance usually focuses on helping animals in the New Jersey area, but the family is looking at ways to help displaced pets from the California wildfires and would like to partner with Kauai Community Cat Project and the trap-neuter-release programs on Kauai.

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In a rickety and crowded carriage, we arrive in Queen Anne’s court with Abigail (Stone), a distant relative of the queen who, having been lost by her father in a game of cards, has slipped out of the nobility. She’s desperate to restore her standing with a position in the royal household, and after initially being sent to scrub floors, the Duchess of Marlborough, Sarah Churchill (Weisz), takes her on a chambermaid.

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BEING ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ STARTS WITHIN, BIG OR SMALL BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

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t’s easier said than done to be unstoppable.

But when you live a life that certainly indicates you are unstoppable, and you write about being unstoppable, people listen.

Or at least, they should.

Kauai’s Adam Dirks with wife Bethany Hamilton recently wrote the children’s book, “Unstoppable Me,” with pictures by Gill Guile.

Bethany Hamilton also recently released, “Be Unstoppable: The Art of Never Giving Up.” Both are inspiring.

Let’s start with Unstoppable Me. It’s the tale of Makana the lion who “loves to have fun in the ocean and under the sun.”

And, Makana loved riding the waves — until she got crushed by a big wave that sent her “flipping and tumbling.”

Makana, scared now, didn’t

want to surf anymore. But the words of Mr. Turtle gave her new hope and courage. Here’s what Mr. Turtle had to say: “Remember, we all fall along the way. You need to get up. You need to be brave. Go out there again and catch a new wave.”

And, you know what?

Makana did! When she cast aside her fears, she enjoyed an epic ride. She vowed to always do her best to be brave and to be unstoppable.”

This is a terrific book for keiki.

A wonderful message about overcoming fears and believing in yourself, and beautiful artwork. Perfect for a child to page through alone, or sit down with an adult and share this adventure together.

Hamilton, a champion surfer who grew up on Kauai and calls it home today with Adam Dirks and their two children, shares her own sources of inspiration in the

picture book, “Be Unstoppable: The Art of Never Giving Up.” This book is packed with stunning photography, many great pictures of Bethany surfing, swimming with sharks, watching a spectacular sunset and hanging out at the beach with family.

Each picture is accompanied by quotes or comments from Bethany and oftentimes Bible verses.

Here are some of the quotes from Bethany:

◗ “Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you from trying.” ◗ “No matter what comes my way, God is going to sustain me.” ◗ “I’m not going to let the fact that I lost an arm change the way I view myself as an athlete. I don’t look at it like, ‘Wow, I did a really good job with one arm.’ It’s just, ‘Wow, I did a good job on that wave.’ It’s all about perspective.” ◗ “I like the challenge of staying

strong and fit. And I love when I can feel that strength carry over into my surfing. It’s such a rewarding feeling.” ◗ “We can adapt and thrive in this challenging world, and we can bring hope to others in their challenges.”

This book truly reflects the thoughts of someone who has been unstoppable. The photography is beautiful, as are the words that accompany the pictures. If you find yourself needing inspiration, or you just want to learn more about Bethany Hamilton and what drives her, what motivates her, what helps her succeed, this one is for you. It’s a perfect coffee table book to flip through and see what awaits those who have the courage to try and those who have the faith to believe.

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THE GAME IS NOT OVER IN ‘RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET’

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JAKE COYLE ASSOCIATED PRESS n a battle between the internet and John C. Reilly, who among us wouldn’t root for the latter? Leave us IMDb.com and a few podcasts, John, but by all means, go smashy-smashy with the rest.

Having liberated arcade game characters from their rigidly ordained roles in 2012’s “Wreck-it Ralph,” its sequel, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (two and a half

stars out of four), sends our charmingly lopsided duo — the hulking, big-fisted Ralph (Reilly) and the glitchy pipsqueak candy-colored racer Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) — into that expansive netherworld where clickbait lurks and pop-ups proliferate.

For a pair of pixelated beings whose existence has heretofore been limited to a handful of video games, they’re decidedly not in Kansas anymore. The web of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is

a strictly PG-rated, sanitized version; there are no dark turns down 4chan alleys or face-to-faces with Infowars conspiracies. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t cruel truths that Ralph must confront in cyberspace — none more than when a crestfallen Ralph sees the responses to his popular viral video. Never read the comments.

In trading Qbert jokes for eBay ones, “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, does more than shift the

puns. If “Wreck-it Ralph” was a nostalgic, “Toy Story”-like trip into ‘80s arcade games, “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is more current. It’s ultimately about male-controlling impulses run amok.

Life inside the arcade has gotten repetitive for Vanellope, who’s tired of winning the same old rainbow-colored races in her game, Sugar Rush. But while the video-game characters are convening in their Grand Central-like terminal, a new plug labeled “WiFi” arrives

above. “It’s either Wiffle ball or an arranged marriage,” says Ralph. Soon after, the impending unplugging of Sugar Rush (due to a malfunction) prompts a kind of migrant crisis. All of the game’s characters flee before they get trapped in the shutdown and need new, adoptive homes.

Vanellope crashes with Ralph, but he can see his friend — and their friendship is indeed endearing — is feeling lost. Ralph resolves to journey into the internet to

purchase the replacement part that will save Vanellope’s game. Crawling through the router, they speed through optical cables and arrive in an infinite, glittering cityscape populated by towers of tech (Amazon, Google) and byzantine byways of zipping digital avatars.

There are other adventures, too. Vanellope finds a far grimier, “Grand Theft Auto”-like racing game called Slaughter Race, a realm presided over by a stylish driver voiced by Gal Gadot.

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ryden Kaauwai said he was glad to see changes to improve the 2018 Rice Street Block Party that drew hundreds of people to one of the main streets through Lihue town Saturday night.

“We were here last year,” Kaauwai said. “I’m glad to see they changed things around, like moving the stage from one end to a more central area, and getting the classic cars to park further uptown. This allowed for more vendors and food trucks and gave more people a chance to enjoy the stage. There were definitely a lot more people this year.”

The Rice Street Block Party extended beyond the time constraints, getting people involved in Fitness Week, the Wilcox Health Walk Around the Block With A Doc and the King of Kalena 3-on-3 keiki basketball tournament.

Carol Yotsuda, of the Garden Island Arts Council, spearheaded a mural art-in-progress contest, where the blank plywood screening over the former Kress Building was transformed into a mural.

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