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Hawai‘i and the Rising Sun
No other ethnic group in Hawai‘i’s melting pot had so much impact
in the state’s modern socio-politico-economic landscape than early
Japanese immigrants. Story page 6
CULTURE · PEOPLE · ISLAND LIFE · HEALTH · FOOD
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KPCC’s Fun
Fundraiser
By Léo Azambuja
Kaua‘i’s Filipino community knows how to plan
an event like nobody else.
About 500 people attended the Kaua‘i
Philippine Cultural Center fundraising at the
Grand Ballroom of the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort
and Beach Club May 16.
A lavish dinner buffet and top-notch entertainment by the Youth String Ensemble,
dancers, and Waianae singer Kristian Lei, along
with musician Pierre Grill and entertainer
Shawn Thomsen, contributed to the evening’s
success.
The KPCC, “a place for all,” was first envisioned in 2010 by Lesther Calipjo. Soon after,
careful and consistent planning and hard work
has brought the center closer to become reality. Groundbreaking is expected for later this
year.
KPCC will be built next to the YMCA swimming pool in Puhi. It is intended as a place for
community events and cultural activities. It
will offer community programs and services,
exhibits, festivals and educational events.
Visit kauaiphilippineculturalcenter.org for
more information.
Jan Kimura
Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and wife Regina
Carvalho
Sue Kanoho and Charlie Iona
Kristian Lei sings while several Filipino celebrities take the
stage.
Kristian Lei and Pierre Grill
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Art for the Masses, by the Masses
By Léo Azambuja
Creativity takes courage, the late French painter Henri Matisse once
said. For Karlos and Kathy DeTreaux, this sounds just about right.
With 15 minutes to decide whether to embark on a 12-year lease
for an all-inclusive art center in the heart of Hanalei Town, Kathy took
the leap of courage. Karlos followed suit, and brought along a few
partners — Chris Serve, Linda Lee-Brake, Dean Rogers, Amy Sue,
Frank Hagen and Stuart Martin.
This is somewhat how The General Store of Hanalei, housed in a
historic building constructed in 1906, came to life earlier this year. And
the art world says thank you very much.
“It’s really crazy but it’s really exciting,” Karlos said.
On Feb. 2, the Chinese New Year, the gallery had a soft opening, and had to make “an honest sale” as
required by one of the landlords, who is
of Chinese descent, Karlos said. In March,
they opened for good, representing a wide
variety of artists.
In May, the gallery hosted Why Be
Board?, a skateboard art show with 120
artists. There were no rules, and the result
was art made with all kinds of media; metal sculptures, musical
instruments, lamps, mosaics, stained glass, watercolor, paper, color
pencils and etc. There were artists as young as 4 years old.
“We realized there’s a need for art that is not in the high-end level,
that’s community art,” Karlos said.
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Month
The next exhibit, Art is Medicine, will be
late July, and will be open to 100 artists. In
August, they plan to distribute 100 ukuleles for
an event similar to the skateboard show.
Meanwhile, the gallery has art for every
taste and budget. Their artists range from children to a 79-year-old line artist, and the prices
can be as little as $20 or as high as $10,000.
From left to right, theater director Donovan Cabebe and business partners Chris Serve and
Manager Jennifer Hawkins said when
Karlos DeTraux.
people walk in, the gallery’s energy just moves
them.
printmaking and jewelry, and will be equipped with six iMac comput “We have so many different levels of artists, and different levels
ers for an Internet café.
of talent that there’s something here for everyone, something that
There’s also a room for dance classes, a lanai for plein-air artists, a
everyone can relate to, and it just feels good,” she said. “It’s a place
room for resident artists and another for art classes.
where everyone feels like they belong.”
Outside, in the back parking lot of Ching Young Village, a 20-foot
But art exhibits and sales are just two aspects of this ambitious
container will house gardening classes and pottery making.
project. The General Store is taking the art center seriously.
Karlos said because there are so many partners in the project, and
In the back of the gallery there is a stage setup with professional
they all have jobs, no one has to live off the project at least for the first
lighting, sound system and projector screens. The space will be used
couple years. So they can take the time to do it right, he said.
for music, community meetings and anything else imaginable.
The late Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, a lifelong friend of Matisse,
“I grew up playing music, I love music and art,” said Chris, adding
once said, “Everything you can imagine is real.”
he likes the aspect of a gathering place for artists and the community, The crew at The General Store of Hanalei is proving just that.
something Hanalei lacks.
They are at 5-5150 Kuhio Hwy., at Ching Young Village, and can be
The side entrance will have an espresso and kava bar.
reached at 825-6441.
Upstairs, a small room will have chairs and a collection of some
Visit www.facebook.com/thegeneralstoreofhanalei for more
1,500 art books donated by the community. The next room will be for
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On the cover: From left to right, Maile Taniguchi, Steven
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CONTENTS
Biz: Art for the Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Akeakamai: Fukushima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cover Story: Rising Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Community: Invitation to Ride . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Malamalama: Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FIT: Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hawai‘i Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Island Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Kau Kau: The Feral Pig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mind & Motorcycle: Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Kumu Haumana: Fossils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Directory/Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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By Léo Azambuja
Mahalo nui loa to all our readers and supporters! It was because of
you For Kaua‘i received a prestigious state journalism award last
month. We were the only publication from Kaua‘i to snatch a prize
during the Hawai‘i Publishers Association’s 30th Annual Pa‘i Awards,
held at the Plaza Club in Honolulu May 15.
For Kaua‘i won Second Best Editorial Opinion for “The Dream of
Lasting Peace,” an editorial against racism published last August.
And we won it simply because I listened to you.
Besides double- and triple-checking facts for accuracy, good
reporters really listen to people. Facts are essential to tell the story,
but it is the human experience that connects us to each other.
So over the years, I’ve listened to people a lot. I gave them an outlet for their suffering as well as their joy. I’ve listened to those who’ve
lost homes to fires and who’ve lost spouses and children to accidents
and murders. But I’ve also listened to people who’ve accomplished
extraordinary things, and there is no shortage of those on Kaua‘i.
Each time, I became more human. So thank you for that.
Last year, while getting ready to write my monthly editorial column for August, I came across international news that a man running
Editor’s Notes
to become the head of Italy’s soccer federation referred to African
players as “banana eaters” in a public statement.
Disgusted by such news, I wrote a passionate editorial opinion
against racism. When the paper came out, I uploaded the editorial
to our website and then shared it on Facebook. To my surprise, the
editorial immediately caught the attention of dozens who shared it
on their Facebook pages.
Earlier this year, while
deciding on a handful of
entries to submit to HPA
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it was among our readers.
I’m well aware no one is a
better critic than our readers, and the award we won
this year just validates this.
This was not my first
rodeo at the Pa‘i Awards.
Before taking the editor
job at For Kaua‘i, I was a county government reporter at Kaua‘i’s only
daily newspaper. Over the years, I won several Pa‘i Awards in many
categories, including photography, enterprise reporting, investigative reporting, online news, a couple editorial series and a special
section on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane ‘Iniki.
But this one has a special feeling.
This is the first time For Kaua‘i has won an award. It is the first
award I have won as an editor rather than as a reporter. We are the
only publication on Kaua‘i that has won anything at this year’s Pa‘i
Awards.
But best of all, we only have 12 editions a year, and the Editorial
Opinion category is a coveted prize. We competed against several
daily and non-daily publications throughout Hawai‘i, and yet we
snatched one of the two top prizes.
It was truly an honor to represent our island at the Pa‘i Awards this
year, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s event.
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Fukushima Four Years Later: Are We Safe?
By Ruby Pap
This may go without saying, but don’t believe everything you read on
the Internet. It is disheartening to see so much misinformation bleeding online.
Four years ago, after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
disaster in Japan, there was a bright red “radioactivity map” all over
the Internet claiming to depict the radioactive plume on its march of
death across the Pacific Ocean. Some sleuthing revealed the blatant lie
it was – a model of the Tohuku tsunami waves rather than radiation.
What did really happen, and what is happening now?
When the tsunami severely damaged the Fukushima plant, four reactors released significant amounts of radiation into the atmosphere
and the ocean. The radioactive isotopes released include iodine-131,
cesium-137 and cesium-134.
Large doses of these isotopes
cause serious long-term health
impacts. People closest to the site, particularly workers at the plant,
are most at risk. The accident compounded the tragedy of thousands
lost and displaced after the tsunami.
For Hawai‘i it is a much different story – one that requires continued monitoring to fully understand.
After the accident, Dr. Ken Buesseler from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute organized the first of many international expeditions
to study the spread of radionuclides from Fukushima to the Pacific. I
spoke with Dr. Henrieta Dulaiova, from the UH School of Ocean Science
and Technology, who took part in the effort.
Akeakamai
Dulaiova said cesium-137 and cesium-134 also come from the
nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. Since
cesium-137 has a 30-year half-life, if it’s detected in Hawaiian waters,
it’s impossible to tell if it’s from weapons testing or Fukushima. Therefore, cesium-134, with a two-year half-life, is used as a Fukushima
fingerprint.
Today, the data shows no detectible Fukushima-derived cesium
isotopes in water samples around Hawai‘i. The levels of cesium-137
that are detected (less than 1.5 Bequerels per cubic meter Bq/m3) are
well below the Environmental Protection Agency’s limits for human
health concerns, and are likely from historical weapons tests. Dulaiova
continues to monitor Hawaiian waters, but so far the coast is clear.
Anything arriving in Hawai‘i is expected to be significantly diluted.
Dulaiova’s students are also monitoring mushrooms and fish, both
of which can act as indicator organisms to detect radiation because it
bioaccumulates in their tissues.
While the fisheries off Fukushima remain closed, the fish should be
safe to eat here. This is based on the assumption that most of the fish
we eat do not migrate far from their home waters. One exception to
this is Pacific bluefin tuna. To be clear, the ahi readily available here in
Hawai‘i is yellowfin.
There is still much to be learned about the radiation traveling from
Fukushima. Also, there is increasing concern about strontium-90,
which is leaking from the groundwater to the ocean at Fukushima.
Strontium-90 mimics calcium and can concentrate in bones where
Former UH Manoa Department of Geology and Geophysics postdoctoral researcher Jan Kamenik is seen here collecting samples at Sans Souci
Beach on O‘ahu.
it remains for long periods. According to WHOI, so far, strontium-90
levels in fish are far lower than cesium-137, but if the leaks continue, it
will become a greater concern.
Unfortunately, government funding for a coordinated multinational monitoring effort is not available. WHOI recently launched
www.ourradioactiveocean.org where you can fund a monitoring site.
Also, www.whoi.edu is a treasure trove of reliable scientific information.
Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is tracking the issue as well:
kauai.surfrider.org/
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Hawai‘i and the Rising Sun
By Léo Azambuja
Of all ethnic groups comprising Hawai‘i’s melting pot, no other
had more impact in the state’s modern socio-politico-economic
landscape than early Japanese immigrants.
When large sugar plantations began to lead the Hawaiian Kingdom’s economy in the second half of the 19th century, immigrants
from all over the world started pouring into the islands.
“At that time in Hawai‘i, the sugar industry was taking place, and
there was a need for cheap labor for the sugar plantations,” said
Gerald Hirata, president of the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe.
It was mainly the sugar plantations, and later pineapple, that
provided the fuel for the fire under Hawai‘i’s melting pot. Chinese,
Japanese, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans, Koreans, Filipinos, Spanish,
Germans, Russians, North Americans and others, all came to Hawai‘i
to take part in the then-boiling agricultural businesses.
But those from the Land of Rising Sun would outnumber everyone
by large digits.
Between 1868, when the first Japanese arrived to work in the
plantations, and 1924, when the Federal Immigration Act limited
the annual number of immigrants to the United States, 200,000
Japanese came to Hawai‘i. About 40 percent of them returned home,
and the rest merged into local society.
By comparison, 120,000 Filipinos came here between 1906 and
1946. About 50,000 Chinese came between 1852 and 1887, when
their immigration fizzled following the 1882 U.S. Chinese Exclusion
Act. Other groups came in much smaller numbers.
Hole Hole Bushi
The issei women, the first generation of Japanese immigrants,
worked long hours in the sugar fields and sang songs called hole
hole bushi. Their work was to strip hole hole, or dry leaves, from
sugar cane stalks so that it produces more juice while providing
fertilizer for the growing plant. It was a job assigned mostly to
women. The hole hole bushi songs used old Japanese folk tunes,
and mixed Hawaiian and Japanese words for dramatic lyrics.
When I left Japan
I left all alone
But now I have children
And grandchildren too
Nihon deru tok’ya yo Hitori de deta ga
Ima ja ko mo aru
Mago mo aru
A real look at the
Man I am to marry
The picture bride system is
Despicable
Are ga tsureso
Hito to ka mireba
Shashin kekkon
Urameshii
Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i
I came, chasing a dream
Now my tears flow
In the canefield
Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i, to yo Yume mite kita ga
Nagasu namida wa
Kibi no naka
Why settle for 35 cents a day
Doing holehole work
When I can sleep with a
Chinaman
And make a dollar!
Sanjugosen de yo Horehore suru yori
Pake-san to moi-moi sur’ya
Akahi kara
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“Because the Japanese
came in great numbers and
represented a large percentage
of the island population, many
of the native Japanese culture
and traditions could flourish in
the islands,” said Hirata, who is
a third- and fourth-generation
Japanese in Hawai‘i.
By the time Japan attacked
Pearl Harbor in 1941, prompting
the U.S. to enter World War II,
there were 160,000 Japanese
living in the Territory of Hawai‘i.
They represented roughly 40
percent of the islands’ population. About three-quarters of
Brian Howell
them were Americans by birth.
The bon dance at Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe is the largest on Kaua‘i.
On the Mainland, 120,000
Japanese – three-quarters of
Hirata said he had a rich cultural upbringing because there was
them American citizens – were sent to 10 internment centers from
a Buddhist temple in the plantation village he grew up on Kaua‘i’s
February 1942 to 1945.
Westside. But just like most ethnic groups here, the local Hawaiian
In Hawai‘i, probably because of the large percentage of the
culture super-imposes all that.
Japanese community, only 1,500 Japanese were sent to interment
“Growing up, although I always had a very strong sense of idencenters, and they were mostly community leaders such as Buddhist
tity, I always perceived myself as local, because when I go to Japan,
ministers, Japanese language teachers and other prominent memI feel like a stranger there,” he said. “So I think of myself as local boy
bers, according to Hirata.
who is multi-cultural but with a strong Japanese identity. And I think
Despite widespread discrimination during the war, the Japanesethere are a lot of other ethnic groups that think the same way.”
Americans volunteered to fight for the U.S. and were banded
th
nd
Giving koden is a Japanese tradition that has been incorporated by
together in the 100 Battallion, 442 Regimental Combat Team. To
this day, the “Go for Broke” regiment, as they became known, remain the broader local community. It is about offering money at a funeral
to the surviving family, Hirata said.
the most highly decorated unit in the U.S. military history.
“In Hawai‘i now, whether you go to a Filipino funeral, a Hawaiian
When the war was over, many from the “Go for Broke” regiment
funeral or Portuguese funeral, people will give koden to the family,”
utilized the G.I. Bill to attend university. Among those was the late
Sen. Daniel Inouye, who became the first Japanese-American elected he said.
Another folk Japanese tradition that found a home in the islands
to the U.S. House in 1959 and to the U.S. Senate in 1962.
“We were convinced we deserved something better than the plan- is the bon dance during the summer. From June 6 through Aug. 8, all
nine Buddhist temples on Kaua‘i will take turns hosting a bon dance
tation and second-class citizenship. We wanted to exert ourselves
each Friday and Saturday, with the exception of July 4 weekend.
and participate in developing Hawai‘i and in making policy,” Inouye
It’s a time when the spirits of the Japanese ancestors come back
once said.
to visit and dance with their living relatives. It’s a family affair, a
Inouye remained in the U.S. Senate until his death on Dec. 17,
happy time, Hirata said, with lots of dancing, music, singing and
2012. Because he was the longest-serving U.S. senator at the time
respect for the deceased.
of his death – and the second longest-serving senator ever – he
And because it’s a festival in Hawai‘i, it inevitably involves food.
was also the President Pro Tempore of the United States, third in the
Hirata said every island has a different kind of bon dance. Kaua‘i is
presidential line of succession. He was largely responsible for much
the only one where we can find the famous Flying Saucer, an ovalof the federal funding for education, military and infrastructure
shaped sandwich stuffed with sloppy Joe.
projects in Hawai‘i.
Hirata, who grew up in a plantation camp, said the only choice for “My mom told me that we were the first temple to do (the Flying
Saucer),” Hirata said. “I have enough sources to confirm that.”
his generation was to leave the island to pursue higher education or
He said the Kaua‘i Soto Zen has the largest bon dance on Kaua‘i,
better employment.
and some even say it’s the largest in the state.
“A lot of us had to leave, I wasn’t going to work for the sugar
“Our temple’s goal is to really continue this folk tradition,” said
plantation or the pineapple fields,” he said.
Hirata, adding they make sure people learn the dances, the drum Though O‘ahu had more choices in furthering education, many
ming, the singing, and then “carry on with the food, making it a nice
of his contemporaries left to Mainland colleges. Today, Hirata said,
festival so people can enjoy it.”
there are more work and educational opportunities on Kaua‘i and
So this summer, keep calm and bon dance.
across the state.
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Mayor-A-Thon 2015
By Tommy Noyes
You’re invited to join the bicyclists, runners, walkers and strollers who will once again gather at Kapa‘a Beach Park early Saturday morning June 20 for the 7th annual Mayor-A-Thon. The theme of this year’s Mayor-A-Thon is “Hats Off to Dads,” in
recognition of Fathers Day. Participants who register for the event at
www.GetFitKauai.com will be given hats (while supplies last) with
this year’s Mayor-A-Thon logo printed in colors honoring Kauai’s five
moku – Napali, Halelea, Koolau, Puna, and Kona.
“It’s a fun, family-oriented event that takes place on our beautiful
coastal path! I encourage residents and visitors from across the island
to join us,” Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. sums it up.
Community
This free, high-energy, annual event is co-sponsored by the Nutrition
and Physical Activity Coalition, Get Fit Kaua‘i and the County of Kaua‘i
to encourage physical health and fitness among island residents, and
to celebrate the multi-use path, Ke Ala Hele Makalae, or the path that
goes by the coast.
“The Mayor-A-Thon is an annual event – it’s a community event
– it’s free, and it’s actually to celebrate a place on the island where
we can walk safely, bike safely and support physical activity in a
safe environment,” Get Fit Kaua‘i coordinator Bev Brody said. “We
have had hundreds of people come out every year, and they use this
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In addition to leading warm-up exercises and livening up the Zumba
dancers during Mayor-A-Thon 2014, Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. biked Ke Ala
Hele Makalae towing his granddaughter, Welina Carvalho-Brede, in a trailer.
path that we are continuing to build.”
All registered participants are served a delicious, wholesome
breakfast. This year, the breakfast fare reflects the growing popular
interest in gluten-free baked goods. Mark’s Place will be catering the
event, and their chef has found new ingredients to bake the glutenfree scones with an appealing taste and texture that will be served as
part of the complete breakfast. Participants should be prepared to strut their smoothest Electric
Slide dance moves, loosen up their hips for the hula hoop
contests, get funky with Zumba, enjoy family closeness and
laugh a lot. The 2014 Mayor-A-Thon attracted more than 1,300
people, including several folks from the Mainland who
decided to visit Kaua‘i over other islands due to this event,
enjoyed a beautiful morning full of fitness, dancing, games,
breakfast and celebration. The registration process includes an option to assist as
a volunteer. If you add in the comments section that you’d
like to work with Kaua‘i Path, you may be assigned to help
move the large numbers out of the Kapa‘a Beach Park and
onto Ke Ala Hele Makalae in an orderly process. Volunteers in
this detail will still be able to fully participate in all aspects
of the Mayor-A-Thon.
“I believe that the Mayor-A-Thon will get bigger and bigger each year,” Brody said. “Every year this event draws more
people, and every year the team who put it together reach out
and get more people involved.”
Visit www.GetFitKauai.com to register or you call
Tommy Noyes at 808 639-1018 for more information.
• Tommy Noyes works for the Hawai‘i
State Department of Health’s Public
Health Preparedness branch, serves
on Kaua‘i Path’s board of directors,
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bear to be indoors or wear shoes a moment longer than necessary.
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beckons. The summer waves, rising swells on the South Shore,
schools empty and beaches fill as families and friends celebrate the
longer days with camping, picnics, boat trips and luaus.
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brightness of the moonlight so clean and clear, it illuminates the surf
and glitters off the night breakers. And the stars, oh glory, there is
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Riding on the Kaua‘i Bus, the backseat view is something to keep your eyes on. Let the driver
do the work. The local bus is always an experience, especially around the Garden Isle. People
are quick to talk story, laugh and respectfully offer their seat to an auntie or uncle. Earlier in the
morning or later in the evening, sleepy silence lulls the passengers as the little bumps in the
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A monk seal pup nurses from its mama on the beach. A volunteer for the Kaua‘i Monk Seal Watch Program explains this
baby is about three weeks old and will be venturing out into the world on its own soon. He says the seals are carefully
protected when they come ashore so they can get rest and feed their young. The endangered species is endemic to the
Hawaiian Islands, and is called ‘ilio holo i ka uaua, which means “dog running in the rough seas” in Hawaiian language.
At the Aloha-N-Paradise Art Gallery, satisfied customers thank Kelsey
at the espresso bar for “the best coffee in town.” Kelsey indeed brews up
some magic. “I had my first espresso ever here long ago,” she says. There
is an art to making a perfect cappuccino, and this Waimea wahine has it
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Island Activities
The Kaua‘i Makers Club discusses
imaginative ideas for engineering projects
big and small during a meeting at the
Kaua‘i Beer Company. On the table is a
“flame thrower” created by the man on the
left in the yellow shirt, Dan Loeffler. He
tells how the craft utilizes “the awesome
power of free waste vegetable oil firing
at 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.” On the
right is Bryan Knopf, who specializes in
laser cutting and etching at his business,
Firelight Kaua‘i, and Chris Hardi, who
regularly repairs surfboards along with
numerous other projects that tickle his
fancy. Club President Carl Lozar has a great
enthusiasm for helping out his community
with all the various ingenuities of the group
in this Makerspace. The Kaua‘i Makers Club
meets at 6:30 p.m. every first Wednesday
at the Kaua‘i Beer Company and every third
Tuesday at Ha Coffee Bar, and is “free to all
to come share what you are working on!”
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Kau Kau Delights
Going Feral at The Pig
By Anni Caporuscio
The Feral Pig refers to itself as “pork-centric”, which I
take to mean “concerned with all things pork.”
This, however, is not what makes its clientele so
comfortable.
The Pig – as its regulars call it – is a watering hole,
a great place for a sandwich, a good place for news
and to meet people. And it’s a friendly place where
everyone actually knows your name.
Owner Dave Powers explains it as the marriage of
an Irish Pub with Kaua‘i Island feel. And its mission:
Really good food at a really decent price, using the
most local ingredients as possible.
The Feral Pig strives to make in-house as much of
what they serve; from salad dressings and sauces to
smoked meats.
The Feral Burger is a mix of Kaua‘i Ground Beef,
Smoked Pork Shoulder and their House-Cured Pork
Belly (capitalized for respect, these are top quality
meats). Sizzled with cheddar cheese, caramelized
onions and Spicy Aioli Secret Sauce (SASS), and served
on Passion Bakery’s Taro Brioche Bun. It’s not just
a burger; it’s a work of art any meat eater wholly
respects.
But let’s talk cocktails. Dave melts his passion for
bartending with history, so he can talk the story of a
drink and make you feel like you are participating in its
re-creation. Try him. Just get him talking. He’ll ask you
a few questions and then make you something good.
We asked about gin, and Dave took us through the
history of the Tom Collins, starting with an Old Tom
Tom Collins, a recipe dating prior to 1890. He keeps a
handy drink list based on classics – 1935 or before.
The Feral Pig has a lively beer selection featuring
many local brews, including beer from Kaua‘i Beer
Company. And Dave can talk about beer as well, all the
way down to temperature, yeast, hops, sugars, etc. He
knows his product well.
The Pig has live entertainment every Sunday
evening and on special holidays such as St. Paddy’s Day
and Repeal Day, the day Prohibition was repealed, Dec,
5. They also do beer tastings and special food pairing
events, very tasty and educational.
Find The Feral Pig at 3501 Rice St., at Harbor Mall in
Nawiliwili. They are open Wednesday through Monday
from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Visit www.theferalpigkauai.com or their Facebook
page or call 246-1100 for more information. But the
best way to learn about special events is to get a text
from Dave himself: Make friends at The Feral Pig.
This historic cocktail is the Toronto, served
up. Dating from around 1956, it’s an old
fashioned with Canadian rye, fernet and
a lemon twist.
The Feral Burger with house-made French fries and pickles. As far as pub
burgers go, this one is luxurious.
The Fish Tacos is one of the more popular menu items. Almost everything in it is locally
sourced, or at least from Hawai‘i. You have a choice of corn or wheat tortillas. The locally
caught hebi, or shortbill swordfish, is blackened and quite spicy.
Dave Powers, pictured here, and Scott Kessinger opened
The Feral Pig in August 2011.
Just a little bit of what goes on at a dynamic pub.
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As part of our gin tour, here is a simple
Tom Collins. Nothing fancy or disrespectful, it gives you the full flavor of the gin
with complementing citrus and a taste of
tradition.
• Anni Caporuscio is a food lover and can be found daily at her
Kapa‘a business, Small Town Coffee.
Kau Kau Delights
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our other retail locations, Lappert’s Hawaii is now
Coconut Plantation Marketplace
celebrating its 30th year anniversary of indulging the
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handmade products served with the Aloha Spirit.
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Early Evening Food & Wine Tasting Menu available for
reservations between 5-5:45…that’s 5 courses with wine
for only $50. Looking for a lighter meal? Check out Wally’s
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see website for music schedule.
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Voted “Best Breakfast on Kauai.” A favorite for
Breakfast and Lunch. Great taste at reasonable
prices. Extensive menu includes our famous pancake
selection, omelettes, benedicts, loco mocos and fruit
salads. Lunch menu includes sandwiches, burgers,
local plate lunches, and salads. Open daily 6 am-1:30
pm. Breakfast from 6 am-1:30 pm lunch from 11 am.
A GREAT STEAKHOUSE
And not just steaks! Polynesian and seafood
specialities as well. We welcome families with children
and feature outdoor seating. Open for lunch and
dinner. Your hostess, Colleen Faye, will assure that you
have the best meal and smooth service. Sizzling steaks
cooked over a mesquite wood fire are our signature
dish.
Ho‘okipa Café, a Local Twist
on some café classics
Ho‘okipa Café is open daily for breakfast, lunch and
pupus and is a great place for your next outing, office
meeting or event. Specializing in a local twist on some
café classics, Ho‘okipa Café offers Loko Moko, Korean
BBQ Chicken, Beerly Chili, Pupu Steak with garlic butter
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east side. We are open for breakfast on the week ends from
9am-noon. Happy hour Monday-Saturday 3-6pm, offering
drink discounts and food specials. We offer an extensive menu
of appetizers, fresh salads with local greens, Keiki Menus, plate
lunches, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, ribs and now offering our 30
minute lunch special (in and out in less than 30 minutes) for those
in a hurry or just on a lunch break. Come join us in our cool air
conditioning, clean surroundings and comfortable environment.
WELCOME TO THE LODGE
A favorite kama‘aina and visitor destination for
decades, The Lodge at Koke‘e provides rustic
cabin accommodations, a hearty menu, and a
warm gathering place to relax and enjoy Koke‘e.
Breakfast from 9am to 11am and lunch from 10am 2:30pm with take out until 3pm. $85 per night lodging
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IT’S FINE DINING IN A WILD SETTING!
Tiki Iniki Bar & Restaurant is the most fun place on the north
shore for fresh fruit vintage Hawaiian cocktails and Hawaiian
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about Tiki Iniki’s beautiful creations and flavors using fresh
local fish, beef, pork, garden vegetables, and fruits. Open
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Navigating Hawai‘i’s Oceans:
Don’t be a victim of drowning
Hawai‘i’s beaches are the envy of many, but as beautiful as they are, the ocean can pose
great danger to the inexperienced or unaware.
According to the Hawai‘i State Department of Health Injury Prevention and Control
Section, there were 861 fatalities among both visitors and residents due to drowning
from 2004-2013.
Awarded for care.
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But the real reward is a healthy you.
Additionally, ocean activities accounted for the majority of spinal cord injuries in Hawai‘i
between 2009 and 2013.
“Spending time at the beach is a favorite activity for many of us, but it’s very important
to understand the power of our ocean, as well as our own limits in order to prevent
injury and loss of life,” says Monty Downs, MD, an emergency room physician at Wilcox
Memorial Hospital and ocean safety advocate.
Downs advises people to always be vigilant. Swim only at beaches with lifeguards, and
be extremely cautious when walking on rock ledges.
“Pay close attention to the intense ocean currents,” Downs says, stressing that the white
water created by breaking waves is not your friend.
“The white water – or at times even clear-appearing water – can hold currents (rip
currents) that will pull you out to sea,” he explains. “If you do get caught in a current
and are being pulled out, the key is DO NOT PANIC. Don’t fight against the current or
you’ll get exhausted.”
Instead, Downs says you should “go with the flow, and the current will release you. Then
you can gather yourself and figure out what to do next – for example, wave for help,
find another place to come back to shore or wait for a rescuer.
“STAY CALM,” he adds. “That’s the key to survival.”
Other important tips for enjoying a safe time at the shore this summer include:
• Never turn your back to the ocean. Ninety-five percent of serious trauma injuries
(i.e., cervical/spinal injuries, broken bones, head wounds, reef gashes) occur when
the surf is 3 feet and less.
• Don’t dive into the water until you have a clear understanding of its depth. There
may be rocks, a reef or other obstructions hidden by a dark spot or waves.
• Always slather on the sunscreen. An SPF 45 will provide all the sun protection you
need, as long as you reapply every two hours and after going into the water.
When Kaua‘i’s families are healthy and happy, we’ve
Take time to master the basics of any new watersport. A snorkeling safari can turn tragic
if you don’t know how to use a mask, clear your snorkel or swim with fins. And if you’re
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when you stand up on the board, so if conditions are windy, you could get blown out to
sea.
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Being in and around the ocean year-round is one of the great things about living in
Hawai‘i, but it’s vital to be aware of the dangers.
“The more you know about Hawai‘i’s oceans, the better and more enjoyable your day in
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To learn more about ocean safety, visit hawaiibeachsafety.com.
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To learn more, visit wilcoxhealth.org.
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In a delightful mix of artfulness and humor, Galerie 103
will present Kaua‘i, O‘ahu
and Mainland artists joining
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reIMAGINED PAPERWORKS, a
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during the Kukui‘ula Art of
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The inspiration for this
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Last year’s runway featured
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magazines, bicycle tires, tape, rope,
bubble-wrap, plastic bottles, vinyl
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PowerHound, a Kaua‘i group
formed in 2005 with the mission
of playing music differently, will
again improvise and create a sonic
landscape for the evening.
The event will be at The Shops at
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Invitation to Ride
By Larry Feinstein
Pack your bags; we’re going for a ride. You have
to meet me in San Francisco on the afternoon of
Sept. 8 because that is when we pick up our Indian
Chieftain, a legendary bike, beautifully brought
back to life a few years ago. In all my years of riding, I have never taken a passenger, so this ride is a
first for both of us.
How can you go along for a ride without being
on the Indian with me? I am going to imagine
your invisible presence, sitting close behind me.
You will not be paying any attention to the ride.
Each day, I am going to tell you what you missed.
Spending so much time together in close quarters
could result in you wanting to share, and I am
Mind and the
Motorcycle
encouraging it. We’re going to roll on two-lane
roads, meandering through Northern California,
up into Southern Oregon and down the coastline
of both states.
I am going to take pictures, write short posts on
my blog and record daily podcasts to capture the
immediacy of the experience
Heading east on the big highways out of San
Francisco will take me to my first stop, Groveland,
the street address for the opening to Yosemite.
Sitting here, I can conjure the sensations from just
yesterday on my own roads. When the sun is above
the line of sight, with the trades blowing gently
from the east, under a blue sky with shaggy,
puffed clouds, surrounded by ocean and held together by an interior of lollypop green mountains,
I melt into my bike. At some marker on the first
day’s ride, this fleeting moment of familiar, biker
bliss will slip in as Yosemite rolls
into view.
The moment I thought about
the ride, the urge to record it
instantly attached itself. Writing
is difficult for me. I am most comfortable when I have a person
or purpose drawing me out. I spent a year and a
half writing my life story to my young grandson, a
gift he will receive when his parents think he’s old
enough, probably 30 years old!
The past few years have felt a little like word
MMA, always ending in a draw. Giving myself
permission to commit to this ride nearly a year ago
pulled me quickly back into the world of shared
words. I am now obligated to meet up with the
Indian and tell crisscrossing stories, one in my
mind and one from the road.
I am going way outside my comfort zone. A
seasoned biker would likely think I am crazy. My
primary experience is a dozen years riding on the
stress free, familiar roads of Kaua‘i, on easy to
handle Hondas. On our trip, we will be on a much
bigger bike, riding on roads that will vary each day,
with no idea what is around the other side of every
blind curve. There are daily destinations, never
staying in one place for more than a night.
I am not sure I’d be enjoying my life as much
without taking chances, although sometimes I
want to pull the covers over my head and disappear from the see-everything mirror. I don’t know
how many times I have forced myself to overcome
horrific trepidation, only to find that getting out of
bed and folding into the day was not the monster
I feared. Riding a motorcycle can be like that. You
always have near misses or riding miscalculations
that burn your throat and explode your heart, but
cruising the coastline of Kaua‘i washes it gently
away and you smile, leaving the anxiety ghost over
your shoulder, behind you on the disappearing
road.
Whenever you feel like it, get on the back and
introduce yourself because I can’t turn around
while I am riding.
• Larry Feinstein has spent a lifetime
wondering what we’re all about. Visit www.
mindandthemotorcycle.com email larry@
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6:00 pm Open Mic
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8:00 pm Church at Koloa
9:00 pm A Meeting with
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11:00 pm Employees Today
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8:00 am Church at Koloa
9:00 am Employees Today
12:00 pm Open Mic
3:00 pm Community
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6:00 pm Open Mic
8:00 pm Calvary Chapel of
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9:30 pm Key of David
11:00 pm Eckankar
Wednesday
6:00 am Community
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8:00 am Calvary Chapel of
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9:00 am Key of David
12:00 pm Open Mic
4:30 pm Ohana Christian
Fellowship
5:30 pm Emergence
7:30 pm Waimea United
Church of Christ
10:00 pm Astrology with
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7:00 am New Beginnings
Christian Church
9:00 am Waimea United
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CALENDAR
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June 5 - August 8 Kaua‘i
Japanese Bon Festival
Season
An important part of the
present-day culture and life of
Hawaii. Games, food booths
and fun for the entire family.
June 5 & 6, Waimea Shingon
Mission; June 12 & 13, Kapa‘a
Jodo Mission; June 19 & 20,
WKH Waimea Temple; June 26
& 27, Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission. Info www.parrishkauai.
com/blog/bon-dance-startskauai-summer
Fri, June 5, 5-9:30 pm “The
Dinosaurs are Breeding”
Free movie showing of Jurassic
Park in McBryde garden. See
trees from the movie in a guided
walk. Pre show activities and
shuttles, bring blankets and
chairs, food available for purchase. $10 donation. Info www.
ntbg.org
Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday
on Channel #6 Islandwide at:
7:00 a.m., 12:00 noon,
4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.,
12:00 midnight
Sat, June 6 Hanalei Canoe
Club 8 Mile Ha‘ena Run
Course from Ke‘e beach to the
Hanalei pier. Pancake breakfast
free for all runners, or just come
and eat for $7. Entry fee $35/45.
Info 639-4048, www.hanaleicanoeclub.org
Sat, June 6, 10:30am-2 pm
Puerto Rican Festival
Come and enjoy Kachi Kachi
music, dancing, and delicious
Puerto rican cuisine. Live entertainment by Wally Rita y Los
Kauaianos. At Kaua‘i Museum.
Info www.kauaimuseum.org
Sat, June 6, 4-7 pm, 7th
Annual Love Life Creative
Festival & All Styles Dance
Showcase
This event is purposed to create a
drug free and suicide free culture
on Kaua‘i through education and
exposure to positive outlets such
as dance, art, music, fashion, and
food. At KCC. Info Lila Metzger
651-4383, [email protected]
The Garden Isle’s Fossil-Rich Landscape
By Jan TenBruggencate
A lot of folks think of fossils in terms of dinosaurs – things a
couple of hundred million years old.
A place like Kaua‘i, which emerged from the ocean just five
million years ago, couldn’t have much of a fossil supply. Right?
Wrong. There are fossils all over the island – fossil shells,
fossil birds, even fossil plants.
Let’s start with what a fossil is. It can refer to a form of life
that has been preserved in stone or converted to stone, like
dinosaur bones. But a liberal definition is any evidence of a
form of life from a distant time. Even the burrows of ancient
animals are considered fossils.
Most of our island’s fossils are stone memorials of sealife or
coastal life.
They are actually quite easy to find in sandstone fields,
like the lithified (turned to stone) sand dunes of Maha‘ulepu,
east of the Hyatt hotel. There, fossil shells are common in the
Kumu Haumana
Kaua‘i geologist Chuck Blay, left, is seen here talking about
geology and fossils with two members of the National Tropical
Botanical Garden 2015 Environmental Journalism Fellowship.
rock. Kaua‘i geologist Chuck Blay, author of the book “Kaua‘i’s
Geological History,” regularly takes tours to fossils in geological
formations.
Fossils of extinct Kaua‘i birds have been uncovered in those
same hardened dunes by Storrs Olson, curator emeritus of birds
at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. His
work proved that long before humans, numerous species of
flightless ducks and geese waddled the island’s shores.
At the South Shore’s Makauahi Sinkhole, paleoecologist
David Burney has found sediments dating back to long before
humans arrived on the island. The fossil array, preserved in
moist sediment, has been just amazing.
There were shells, and bird bones, but also a really
remarkable archive of the ancient botany of the island. Burney
was able to find fossil pollen, bits of wood and ancient seeds,
and to identify plant species that once lived in the region.
One of the bits of evidence he was able to uncover was that
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the useful tree kou, Cordia subcordata, grew on these islands
long before humans arrived. That was news, since it had long
been assumed kou was brought by the first Hawaiian settlers in
their canoes.
He also confirmed through pollen analysis that hala,
Pandanus tectorius, fell into a similar category – it had
previously been assumed a Polynesian introduction, but it was
in the Islands long before humans.
There is additional fossil evidence for the hala – another
kind of fossil. On a North Shore cliffside, in a lava flow several
hundred thousand years old, are ancient hala impressions –
molds in the black rock of hala fruit and hala trunks.
It was fossil proof that a hala forest had stood on the island’s
north shore when the island was still volcanically active. Since
the first humans only arrived about a millennium ago, that
makes hala clearly indigenous.
Shell collectors like Reginald Gage have found evidence of
many species of native land shells – now all extinct – in the
soils of the island.
In sediment, sandstone, lava rock and soil, fossils, clearly, are
all over the island.
• Jan TenBruggencate
is a Kaua‘i based writer
and communications
consultant.
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CALENDAR
Sun, June 7, 9am- 2 pm
ACTRA Roping Event
At CJM Country Stables ACTRA
roping events, free. Info 6526100, cjmstables@hawaii.
rr.com, www.cjmstables.com
dazzling musicians, Hank Curtis
on piano; Edd Cook on bass; Jim
Fiore on drums. At All Saints
Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway,
Kapa‘a. Free. Info https://www.
facebook.com/KISSKauai
Sun, June 7, 11:30 am 27th
Annual Taste of Hawaii
Rotary Club of Kapa‘a
Signature Fundraiser, 27th
Annual Taste of Hawaii - the
Ultimate Sun Brunch. Serving
Kaua‘i’s Youth, Community
and Vocational. At Smith’s
Tropical Paradise. Tickets
www.tasteofhawaii.com
Wed, June 10, 9:30-11:30 am
AARP Scam Jam
Protect yourself from fraud: Con
artists are targeting you and the
people you care about. Learn
how to fight back and spot the
crooks before they spot you. At
Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall. Info Deana Shelby
823-0502, deana_shelby@
hotmail.com
Sun, June 7, 5 pm KISS
Concert, The Magic of
Broadway
Kaua‘i Island Singers Showcase presents songs of Broadway! 20 sensational songs;
10 luminous singers; three
Fri, June 12, 6:30 pm Free
Movie Screenings Kumu Hina
& Showgirls
Kumu Hina - Finding a place,
at 6:30 pm, Showgirls at 9
pm, both at Mahina Kai Ocean
Villa. Byob and pupus to share.
Dress in your favorite showgirl
outfit. Free. Info 846-4429,
www.lambdaaloha.com, www.
pflagkauai.org
Sat, June 13, 8am-2 pm
Kaua‘i Island Crafters Fair
An amazing array of quality hand-made products from
Kaua‘i’s own crafters and
artisans. Proceeds to benefit
The Church of the Pacific, 4280
Kuhio Highway, Princeville. Info
635-4314
Sat, June 13, 9am-3 pm King
Kamehameha Celebration
Parade
Kamehameha parade and
ho‘olaule‘a in Lihu‘e, starting at
Vidinha Stadium and processing
to the County Building on Rice
Street. Ho‘olaule‘a to follow.
Free. Info 635-7205, ags.hawaii.
gov/kamehameha
Sat, June 20, 9am-4 pm Happiness Planting Festival
The day’s activities include
Japanese food making demonstration, local foods, games,
vendor booths. Hiroshima peace
exhibition, Ikebana flower
display, Hula dance by Rose T.
Warken Ceballows, Taiko drum
artists Joyful Noise led by Aki
Conquest and music flute artist
Omashar and Kyle Chew. At Happiness Planting Center, Lihu‘e.
Info Nicole Sakurai 722-3679,
[email protected]
Sat, June 20, 10-11:30 am
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust
Talk Story on the Land
Guided hike of historic Waioli
Valley led by Jennifer Luck,
Kaua‘i Island Director, and Bob
Schleck of the Waioli Corporation. Begins at Waioli Mission
House. Info Jennifer Luck 7555707, [email protected]
more fun, more events at
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