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Zip It!
Traverse Kaua‘i’s natural
beauty on a zip line adventure
Eats Street
O‘ahu’s Kapahulu Avenue is a
hotbed for tasty treasures
Manoa DNA
New Island band is a family affair
SAMMY
HAGAR
With a new restaurant on
Maui, the renowned rock
star is making waves
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the inflight magazine for go!
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FEATURES
30 Cover Story:
Rockin’ Restaurateur
Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen frontman,
opens a new dining spot at the Kahului Airport.
34 Extreme
Home Makeover
An O‘ahu family is featured on the
hit ABC television series.
38 Zip It!
Swing, hike and soar through
nature with Outfitters Kauai.
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Maui’s Pacific Whale Foundation brings
you up close and personal with nature’s
most majestic marine animals.
46 Star-struck
See Hawai‘i’s stellar night sky on the
Big Island with the Mauna Kea Summit
and Stars Tour.
photo courtesy Fairmont Kea Lani
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9 Editor on the go!
contents
11 Life’s a Beach
Experience the awesomeness of
Makaha Beach on O‘ahu.
12 Hawai‘i’s Toughest Holes
How to conquer Ko Olina’s 18th hole.
13 Plane Fitness
Scenic walking and jogging routes
for fun fitness regimens.
14 Pampered
Sheer spa indulgence at the
Fairmont Kea Lani on Maui.
16 The Rich Dish
Fine dining and beautiful views
at Huggo’s on the Rocks on the
Big Island.
17 Dine with Wine
Wine pairing at Alan Wong’s
Restaurant on O‘ahu.
18 Off the Eaten Path
Good Cheap eats along Kapahulu
Avenue in Honolulu.
22 In Tune
Musical notes on Manoa DNA,
Chai’s Island Bistro and the
latest CDs.
26 go! Glam
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Heaven and Jams World.
49 Spooky Story
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50 On the go!
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58 go! pages
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63 Departures
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Fresh fish served at Huggo’s in kona
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time you’re on Maui.
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photo by Jamie Ballenger of Hawaiian Water Shots
Marveling
at Makaha
A shore thing at O‘ahu’s west side.
By Gary Kewley
Aloha, surfers and beachgoers,
Not everyone knows that Hawai‘i
has its very own Wild West far from the
Mainland and the pre-1800s. The place
is Waianae on O‘ahu’s driest Leeward
shore, and its most famous beach is
known as Makaha. During the drive
there will come a moment when you
realize you’re not in Waikiki anymore
or anywhere else … except Makaha.
It’s like you’re on a different island.
This is where BIG wave surfing began;
Hawai‘i’s Wild West is also O‘ahu’s last
stand against King Kamehameha the
Great. Respect her.
The unique beauty of the Waianae
mountain range sweeps down to the
emerald ocean where an endless playground awaits. The valley is known
as an ahupua‘a (ah-hoo-poo-ah-ah),
where Hawaiians lived out their lives
from the land to sea. Makaha Valley’s
daily shadows create many moods as
the hot Hawaiian sun rises and sets.
And, when the waves are up, the whole
place is electrified.
Makaha is a pristine and protected
bay with superb diving and fishing
… when the surf is down. When the
rare, really big surf is up, it’s as though
you’re on a different beach. The ground
rumbles as wild waves more than 300
yards out peel from the distant point
through the treacherous “Bowl” before
winding down. You gaze up at the horizon as the walls of heavy water come
cascading down the line. One cannot
see the surfers riding at the bottom,
only their white trail near the top. The
mach speeds the big wave riders achieve
are frightening. What if they fall or the
pitching lip hits them? These men who
ride mountains are willing to take that
risk. One wave can last in a surfer’s soul
forever … especially out in the Wild
West. Even when Makaha is 15 to 20
feet, the water can still be clean, clear
turquoise. It’s like she wants to entice
you with her beauty before she delivers
your ultimatum: Respect me or else!
It is much the same for the local
residents and surfers. If you think you
can crash the surf party, reconsider —
seriously. Their hearts are as big as the
winter waves but also as dangerous for
the disrespectful. There is a hierarchy
similar in purpose to old Hawai‘i. It
keeps things in order, safe and fun for
all. Respect it.
Makaha is where the first world
championship efforts began back in
1954 by Wally Froiseth and friends.
Current state sen. and Surfing Hall
of Famer Fred Hemmings won four
Makaha International Surfing Championships! Makaha loves its lifestyle
contests like no other, and creates
them like no other. How about the
late, great Queen of Makaha Rell Sunn
Menehune Surfing Championships going on since 1976! Or the Buffalo Big
Board Surfing Classic since 1977!
Indeed, 1960 Surfing Champ Buffalo Keaulana heads up the first family
of the West Side. His sons are extraordinarily gifted watermen — one of
whom is Brian Keaulana, a foremost
big wave rider, Hollywood stuntman
and Jet Ski rescue pioneer. His younger brother is three-time World Long
Board Champ Rusty Keaulana, who
can also make barrels on 15- to 20foot Makaha! In the Buffalo Big Board
Classic there are more than 15 divisions with every conceivable way of
riding waves — long board, tandem,
canoe, bully board, stand up paddle,
body surfing, etc., etc. … Oh, I forgot
to mention that 6 foot or less Makaha
is one of the world’s most versatile
waves. This has lots to do with the
amazing talent pool that comes from
this side. The gift goes from nature to
its people and back again in a beautiful circle.
Each person — like each event —
is about giving back to its people and
its ‘aina (land). Yet, ‘aina means much
more than just dirt and soil. ‘Aina is
also a heart and soul issue. Its literal
meaning is “that which feeds,” while
the term “maka ainana” means “eyes
of the land” for the common people.
It is nature that feeds us, and we in
turn protect her. In her own way,
Makaha and its people are living this
idea every day, every year, on land and
sea. Makaha — the Wild West is alive
today. Respect her!
Gary Kewley is CSO (Chief Surfing
Officer) of surfnewsnetwork.com,
bringing Hawaii the surf for more
than 30 years.
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Ko Olina No. 18
No single factor affects more
golf shots, the old Scottish pro Tommy
Armour writes in his classic instruction
book, than fear. And nothing induces
fear like water.
If you don’t believe Mr. Armour,
go play the 18th hole at the Ko Olina
Golf Course, where there’s water, water
everywhere. Whether you’re playing for
the LPGA Fields Open title or just for
a chilled beverage in a friendly wager,
the 18th is the last hole you want to face.
The par-4 18th plays, depending on tees,
428-403-377-313 yards. Its one saving
grace is that it usually plays downwind
with the prevailing trades.
To put its difficulty in perspective:
During the Fields Open and in the
previously staged Ladies Hawaiian
Open, the best women players in the
world have averaged about 4.4 strokes on
the closing hole.
Architect Ted Robinson is
straightforward, and you can see every
peril from the tee, where you have to
make a crucial decision: How close do
you want to get to the lake that must be
carried with your second shot? Because
the approach shot is all carry over 120
yards of water, you want to hit a long tee
ball. If you don’t get close to the water,
you’re faced with a long-iron or wood
shot to the green.
But hit your drive too long and you’ll
end up in one of the seven splashing
pools that cascade down the right side
of the fairway or in the lake just ahead.
From the white tees, it’s just 220 yards to
the first pond and 265 to the lake. And
remember, you’re usually playing with
the wind at your back, plus the fairway
slopes persistently toward the lake for
the last 40 yards. David Fasi, son of
Honolulu’s former mayor, discovered
the deceptivenss of this slope. He forgot
to set the brake on his golf cart and just
after he hit his second shot looked up to
see the cart splashing into the lake with
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his clubs and car keys.
The approach shot over the lake is
complicated because the two-tier green
is elevated, and so you may need to hit
one extra club. The green also juts out
into the lake in front and on the left,
where a waterfall cascades into the lake.
Robinson provides an alternative
route to the green with a small patch
of fairway to the right of the lake. But
it gets narrower the closer you get to
the green, and the angle of approach is
also tougher.
While a sense of satisfaction
from merely arriving on the green is
understandable, the trouble is far from
over. A ridge dissects the green at a
diagonal angle to the fairway. If you’re
on the wrong tier, you’re putting up or
down a slope of nearly three feet. There
isn’t a truly flat putt on the green.
No matter how you fare on the 18th,
you can repair to the best 19th hole on
Oahu and watch other golfers deal with
one of the toughest holes in Hawaii.
details
Ko Olina Golf Course
92-1480 Aliinui Drive
Honolulu, HI 96707
(808) 887-7368
www.koolina.com/golf.html
photo courtesy Ko Olina
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Walk This Way!
Stroll through Hawai‘i’s scenery for
a fun workout. By Sarah Pacheco
photo by Byron Lee
After a long, cramped flight,
the last thing you want to do is sit on
a tour bus and watch Hawai‘i pass by.
An ideal way to experience the Islands’
beauty firsthand while fitting in some
exercise is walking.
“Walking and running are basically
an extension of each other,” says Dr.
Jack Scaff, a Honolulu cardiologist who
also specializes in internal and sports
medicines. “They burn roughly the same
amount of calories, but walking will get
you there in more time. It’s the miles
you do, not how fast you do them, that
count. Walking’s also a great recreational
activity where you can see a lot and do
a lot.”
Additionally, Scaff credits Dr. Ralph
Paffenbarger for his pioneer research
in the field of exercise epidemiology.
Paffenbarger showed that regular
physical exercise — walking for at least
an hour and a half a week — reduces
your risk of heart disease, diabetes and
other chronic health conditions by as
much as 37 percent. “It’s the closet thing
in medicine to a magic bullet,” Scaff says.
“So not only are you enjoying the sights
and conversation with your comrade
or what-not, but you’re also reaping full
health benefits.”
Known as the “father” of the
Honolulu Marathon, Scaff has competed
in his fair share of foot races and has been
passing on his knowledge to thousands
through the Honolulu Marathon Clinic,
which he started in 1974. He is also a
fellow of the American College of Sports
Medicine. Here is the same advice he
gives all walkers before they hit the road:
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and when you anticipate returning.
Better yet, bring along a buddy to share
the experience and future memories.
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walking at dawn, dusk or night. Scaff
suggests strapping on reflective tape as an
extra precaution.
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sidewalks are available, walk facing oncoming traffic.
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sunscreen, some sort of identification
and your cell phone. Scaff says it is also
a good idea to bring along an empty tin
can with some pebbles in it to ward off
possible unrestrained dogs.
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surroundings; that means leaving the
iPod at home. “You need all your senses,
not just to hear someone coming from
behind you but also to hear a car or other
danger,” Scaff says.
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regular health physician before beginning
any new exercise regimen.
Some of the best walking paths
can be found in the 687 public
parks throughout Hawai‘i. For
those whose tastes run on the more
adventurous side, here are some
other great places to stretch those
legs and take in the sights.
O‘ahu
Waimea Valley Audubon Center
Length: varies
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
More info: (808) 638-9199;
www.waimea.audubon.org
Maui
Ka‘anapali Beach
Length: about 1 mile one-way
Difficulty: Easy (make it harder
by walking on the sand)
More info: www.hawaiiweb.
com/maui/beaches/
KaanapaliBeach.html
Big Island
Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku) at
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Length: 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy
More info: (808) 985-6000;
www.nps.gov/havo
Kaua‘i
Nounou-East Trail
Length: 2 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
More info: www.hawaiitrails.org
Spa treatments at the Fairmont Kea Lani are available
indoors or outdoors at the cabana (picture above)
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photo courtesy Fairmont Kea Lani Resort
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Indulge your senses at the
Fairmont Kea Lani. By Terri Hefner
A relaxing experience at the Fairmont Kea Lani Spa
A little bit of heaven on earth.
The Fairmont Kea Lani Resort,
overlooking pristine Polo Beach in
sunny Wailea, Maui, lives up to its
name. With its white architecture
evoking a sense of purity, Kea Lani
actually translates to “Heavenly White.”
And what better name for a spa?
The Spa Kea Lani offers a variety of
treatments and packages, and you can
enjoy your experience either indoors
in one of the comfortable, attractive
treatment rooms or outdoors in a
poolside cabana beneath the swaying
palms. As a guest of the resort, you also
can schedule a treatment in the privacy
of your own suite or cabana. How
about a Kea Lani exclusive Ala Lani
(Heavenly Scent) Signature Body
Wrap ($220)? Offered with a choice
of either relaxing Wailea Serenity
fragrance or the more invigorating
Awapuhi Limi, it’s a luxurious 80minute trip to heaven that starts
with a body polish and includes
a hair, face and scalp treatment.
Mmmm.
Whether you crave relaxation,
rejuvenation, detox or just need a bit
of pampering, the Kea Lani Spa will
customize a treatment just for you
to include body treatments, facials,
massage, bath treatments and more.
Weary from an extra busy work week,
I left my O‘ahu home and hopped a
Saturday morning go! flight to Kahului
Airport, arriving approximately 30
minutes later at the Kea Lani, where
I visited the spa for the Neroli Body
Experience ($210), an uplifting 80
minutes of pure indulgence.
Entering the spa, the first thing
I noticed was its clean, fragrant
ambiance. I was escorted to the
ladies’ locker room, where I traded
my street clothes for a soft, white robe
(in addition to the robe and slippers,
my locker held a single purple orchid
and a wrapped candy). I headed to the
inviting waiting area, complete with
ice water and bowls of fresh fruit, and
relaxed in a soft, cozy chair.
My therapist arrived and led me
to one of several treatment rooms.
I reclined on the comfortable table
covered in fluffy white towels and sheets
in the candlelit room, with soothing
music playing softly in the background,
anticipating my spa experience.
My treatment began with a full
body exfoliation. A mixture of citrus
oils and salt intended to balance the
skin was massaged slowly and gently
into my body with a natural-fiber body
brush, leaving my skin soft, smooth and
fragrant. Following the exfoliation —
a sensuous, soothing massage in itself
— the therapist began a revitalizing
massage, skillfully focusing on pressure
points and using healing stones meant
to detoxify the body and balance
the senses.
Heavenly.
details
Fairmont Kea Lani Resort
Spa Kea Lani
4100 Wailea Alanui
Wailea, HI 96753
(808) 875-2229
www.fairmont.com
photo courtesy Fairmont Kea Lani Resort
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photo courtesy Timark & Huggo’s
Scenic,
Sumptuous
and Seaside
Legendary dining at
Huggo’s on the Big Island.
By Don Chapman
Dining right on Kailua Bay at Huggo’s
It’s the nature of the restaurant
business — they come and they go.
So it was a semi-surprise, albeit a
very pleasant one, during a Kona visit
to see that the legendary Huggo’s is still
in business — as it has been since 1969,
when Hugo and Shirley von Platen
Luder opened a seaside eatery and
promised “good food and good fun.”
Then again, with food, fun and a
location like this, Huggo’s should be
around forever.
In fact, if there is a restaurant in
Hawai‘i that has a more lovely setting,
I’ve yet to discover it. Set on the black
lava rocks at the edge of Kailua Bay, so
close you could toss a chunk of French
bread to the black a‘ama crabs scurrying
in tide pools below, the sound of waves
on the shore is part of every conversation, the briny aroma of the sea infusing
every breath, every bite.
Then the food comes, and things get
even better.
Some old favorites remain on the
menu, including barbecue ribs and
teriyaki steak. “We wouldn’t dare take
those off the menu,” says Erik von
Platen Luder, Hugo and Shirley’s son,
who started busing tables as a boy and
has been running things since 1982.
“Customers wouldn’t let us.”
But the fare at Huggo’s also reflects
the strides made by Hawaii chefs over
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the past decade or so — Island cuisine
at its finest. Eric places so much emphasis on the food that he built a glassed-in
demonstration kitchen.
Eric and his kitchen staff have cultivated a good relationship with local
fishermen, so there is always fresh fish
on the menu. On this evening we began with the Seafood Platter appetizer
($26.95) — sashimi, blackened sashimi, poke (raw cubed tuna in a soy-based
sauce) and Fishtrap Shrimp (large
prawns wrapped in spirals of phyllo
and lightly fried, served with a sweet
spicy Thai sauce). The sashimi practically melted in the mouth, the shrimps
were tender and succulent. With this we
paired a J. Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay from Monterey.
The wine list, by the way, is impressive, and includes red and white “Discoveries” in a range of prices.
Next came a Caesar salad, made
from Big Island-grown romaine lettuce,
with an anchovy strip on top. It’s an
excellent Caesar. The whole wheat rolls
with basil butter were also noteworthy
— not just bread and butter.
We sampled three entrees: Maui
onion-encrusted ahi steak ($35), macadamia nut mahimahi ($32) and Angus
New York steak ($35) — washed down
with an excellent Paul Hobbs Cocodilo
Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina,
offering notes of berries and anise.
The ahi steak was tender, the
Maui onion crust soft and flavorful,
and served with mushroom ragout
and spicy macadamia wasabi
mashed potatoes.
The mahi was served in a tasty guava
butter sauce with tropical fruit relish
and rice.
The New York steak was prepared
with a coriander rub and served
with a chipotle demiglaze, avocado
salsa, asparagus and corn-Cheddar
mashed potatoes.
There was no room for dessert, alas,
but the menu had a number of tantalizing offerings, including Pele’s Chocolate tart (warm chocolate tart topped
with strawberry sauce and Tahitian
vanilla ice cream) and Hualalai Ice
Cream Pie (Kona coffee ice cream with
a chocolate cookie crust and topped
with fudge and whipped cream).
My parting thought: This is exactly
what a Hawaiian seaside restaurant
should be — the fare as good as
the views.
details
Huggo’s
75-5828 Kahakai Road
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 329-1493
www.huggos.com
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Alan Wong’s
Alan Wong’s Restaurant is the
most revered dining table in the state
of Hawai‘i. Chef/owner Alan Wong
has received awards from James Beard
and top placement on lists in Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines. With that,
much is expected every time you enter
its hallowed halls.
To keep things new and invigorated, Wong travels with his team
around the world to experience the
people, culture and, of course, cuisine.
He also “reads like a fiend” to keep
abreast of all the hottest trends in the
culinary scene. With all the talk of innovative ingredients, you can imagine
my anticipation as I sat down for the
five-course menu sampling.
The staff is more than happy to accommodate the menu to your tastes
if you want to sample items other
than those preselected. The wine
pairings are chosen by wine director
Mark Shishido, one of Hawaii’s greatest wine talents, from an ample and
worldly wine list that includes such
esoteric wines as Chignin-Bergeron
from the Savoie region of France to
cult Cabernets from California such
as Harlan Estate and Colgin.
The Appetizer Duo consisted of
Wong’s signature Soup and Sandwich.
The delicious and velvety Chilled Vine
Ripened Hamakua Springs Tomato
Soup is served in a martini glass. On
top of the glass is a grilled mozzarella
cheese tuille, upon which sits a glorious
Seared Brioche Kalua Pork and Foie
Gras Sandwich. This is one of my alltime favorite dishes anywhere.
And that was only half of the duo.
The other consisted of another one
of Alan’s signature dishes, the “PokiPine,” a Crispy Won Ton Ahi Poke Ball
on Avocado with Wasabi Sauce. It is in
the playful shape of a pineapple head.
A glass of 2006 Domaine de Font-
photo courtesy Rae Huo of RJH Inc
Offering palate pleasers and perfect pairings. By Roberto Viernes
Ginger crusted onaga
sainte “Gris de Gris” (Rose) from Corbieres, France, preceded the food to the
table and had a radiant nose of strawberries and herbs. It acted more like a
white wine on the palate, with enough
acidity to stand up to the tomato soup
and the richness of kalua pork and
foie gras, with flavors that intertwined
nicely with the smokiness as well.
A very Zen-looking course of Butter Poached Kona Cold Lobster atop
a Shrimp-Tofu Cake with Jalapeno
Tokyo Negi Sauce came along with a
glass of 2006 Champalou Vouvray. The
Chenin Blanc finds one of its classic
expressions in Champalou’s Vouvray,
where it sings with honey and citrus
aromas, and the sharpness is tamed by
the butter and lobster fattiness.
Next came a “wow” dish of Ginger
Crusted Onaga, composed of organically grown Hamakua mushrooms and
corn with miso vinaigrette. The wine
pairing was 2006 Gunderloch “Alan
Wong’s Private Label” Riesling Kabinett from Germany. The light sweetness
of the Riesling was just perfect for this
course, and not sweet enough to destroy
my palate from tasting the next course.
The following Twice-cooked Shortrib, Soy Braised and Grilled “Kalbi”
Style with Gingered Shrimp and Ko
Choo Jang Sauce was to die for. Together with a glass of 2004 Rolf Binder
“Halliwell” blend of Shiraz and Grenache from Barossa Valley, Australia,
the fattiness and protein of the shortrib
danced with the richness of fruit and
alcohol from the wine.
For dessert, the Chocolate Crunch
Bars are not to be missed! How can
you not love layers of milk chocolate
macadamia nut crunch topped with
bittersweet chocolate mousse? A glass
of 2005 Bonny Doon Muscat Canelli
from Santa Cruz, Calif., only added to
my sugar buzz, but was refreshingly
sweet and was an admirable pair.
No one does Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine better than Alan Wong’s. And with
wonderful wine pairings, you are destined to have a fabulous meal here.
Roberto Viernes is an O‘ahu-based
master sommelier.
details
Alan Wong’s Restaurant
1857 S. King St., Third Floor
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 949-2526
www.alanwongs.com
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The famous Leonard’s Bakery
sign on Kapahulu Avenue
photo by Leah Ball
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off the eaten path
Appetite Avenue
Feast through Honolulu’s mom-and-pop dining strip on Kapahulu.
Photos and Story by Susan K. Sunderland
Looking for local flavor close
to Waikiki? Then take a short trip to
Kapahulu Avenue, right in the shadow
of Diamond Head. Stroll down the
avenue and discover specialty shops
that sell everything from vintage
aloha shirts to antique furniture. But
the real find in Kapahulu is the ono
(delicious) food.
It takes less than five minutes to
drive through Kapahulu Avenue
but in that short time you’ll pass a
restaurant for every appetite. In the
mood for Mexican or Mediterranean?
Japanese, Chinese or Thai tonight?
A massive plate of Hawaiian food or
a local-style plate lunch? You’ll even
find the home of Sam Choy, a worldrenowned master of Hawai‘i
Regional Cuisine.
For a true flavor of this
neighborhood, walk around to
discover the many historic buildings
there. Populated by 23,000 residents,
the area boasts small mom-and
pop businesses that retain an old
Honolulu feel. You’ll also find Oahu’s
busiest public golf course, Ala Wai, on
the avenue.
On your next visit to Kapahulu,
don’t forget to bring your appetite.
Here’s a sampling of faves old and new:
Ono’s Hawaiian Food.
This is da place for authentic, reliable
Hawaiian grinds and huge laulaus.
The eternal line outside is part of
the ambiance. Without it, we won’t
recognize this place, one of the town’s
top-rated for Hawaiian meals. Kalua
pig plate ($11.25) featuring kiawe
smoked pork is a treat. It comes with
pipikaula (jerky), lomi salmon, haupia
(coconut pudding), rice or poi. Or
go whole hog for the combination
plate ($14.75) with a laulau. MondaySaturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 726
Kapahulu Ave. Call 808-737-2275.
Sunshine Restaurant.
This cozy restaurant seats about 25
people — a true hole in the wall. Its
specialties are Okinawan dishes and
sushi combination dinners. Flavorful,
aromatic oxtail soup ($10) is especially
good. The Thursday special that takes
six hours to prepare can be combined
with a sushi platter ($14.95 combo)
that includes maguro, hamachi,
shrimp, ika, egg and tekka maki.
Monday-Saturday,11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and 5:30 to 9 p.m. 525 Kapahulu Ave.,
Call 808-737-4118.
Waiola Shave Ice.
Next door to Sunrise Restaurant is
the coolest spot in Kapahulu. Here
you’ll find the smoothest, melt-inyour-mouth shave ice in town with
40 flavors of syrup, including sweet
lychee, refreshing lilikoi and tangy
li hing mui. The ice is like powdered
snow, but don’t call this treat a “snow
cone” or “shaved ice.” In Hawaii, it’s
“shave ice.” Have it atop vanilla ice
cream and sweet azuki beans, or savor
green tea ice with mochi (sweet rice)
balls ($1.75-$4). Daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
525 Kapahulu Ave. Call 808-7358886.
Safeway Signature Café.
A hearty Hawaiian food plate from Ono’s
The new kid on the block is urban-chic
Safeway supermarket, which opened in
November. Dining at a grocery store?
You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the
offerings here, including comfortable
seating in a living room-like setting or
outdoor al-fresco dining. Great salad
bar, sushi counter, hot entrée and
Chinese buffet ($6.99 per pound) and
off the eaten path
Local treats like shave ice and
malasadas abound on Kapahulu
photo by Leah Ball
delicious deli sandwiches ($5.49) on
artisan breads. In-store conveniences
are here too, like a bank, post office,
pharmacy and nut bar. Daily, 24 hours.
870 Kapahulu Ave. Call 808-7332600.
Leonard’s Bakery.
Th is landmark at the top of the
boulevard could very well serve as
the official gateway to Kapahulu.
It’s home since 1957 to Portuguese
sweet bread (pao doce) and donuts
called malasadas, featured on Food
Network’s Top Sugary Seductions.
These fried dough balls ($3.96 half
dozen) are irresistible, and most
purchases never make it out of the
parking lot. They’re best devoured
hot and fresh. Try malasadas fi lled with
custard, chocolate or coconut ($5.34
half dozen). Sunday-Thursday, 6 a.m.-9
p.m.; Friday-Saturday to 10 p.m. 933
Kapahulu Ave. Call 808-737-5591.
Mr. Ojisan.
Known for perfect ramen, this
Japanese inn has a loyal following
for the large steaming bowls fi lled
with savory broth and delicious
noodles (from $7.95). You’ll also
enjoy traditional Japanese dishes from
tempura and sushi to best-selling
Wafu Steak ($14.95). The ribeye steak
great omiyage . . .
Omiyage - (n.) Japanese word for souvenir gifts brought home from a
business or vacation trip. (v.) Don’t go home without it.
Saturday Grandma’s Mochi.
Mochi (“mo-chee”) is a Japanese confection made from glutinous
sweet rice. Some of the best are found at the Saturday Farmer’s Market
at Kapiolani Community College in the Made in Hawaii Foods booth.
There, you’ll find mochi wrapped around fresh strawberries, chocolate
truffles, peanut butter, sweet potato, haupia and cheesecake. Gift packs
of three to 12 pieces ($4.75-$20) are available. Once you taste this soft,
chewy ambrosia that melts in your mouth, you’ll forget the trite box of
chocolates. Mochi mo’ bettah. Saturday, 7:30 to 11 a.m.
4303 Diamond Head Road. Call 808-484-0052.
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off the eaten path
Kapahulu’s ramen
spot, Mr. Ojisan
is seasoned with shoyu, sake, garlic
chips, onions and grated turnips,
and served on a sizzling platter.
Tantalizing and tasty. Lunch and
dinner hours. 1018 Kapahulu Ave.
Call 808-735-4455.
Singular Sensations.
In Kapahulu, don’t miss: Garlic ahi
at Irifune. Egyptian-Mediterranean
lunch buffet at Pyramids. BBQ
beef sandwich at Rainbow Drive
In. Blueberry scones and gourmet
deli at Diamond Head Market on
Monsarrat Avenue. Chicken long
rice at Kapahulu Poi Shop. Mafu
Tofu Ramen at Sapporo Rai Rai
Ramen. Okazu and bento (lunch
box) take-out items at Sekiya
on Kaimuki Avenue. La Bamba
Chicken, marinated chicken in
cook’s special sauce, and Carne
Asada grilled New York steak at
La Bamba Mexican Restaurant.
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The Kawakamis (with mom Carla) maintain a close-knit bond
photo by Byron Lee
A Family Affair
The Kawakami clan makes
beautiful music as Manoa DNA.
By Melissa Moniz
It’s confirmed: Mom knows best.
After tossing around various band
names, only to bring brothers Nick
and Alex Kawakami and their dad,
Lloyd, to a few dead ends, Mom suggested, “Manoa DNA.” Manoa, to
pay tribute to the place they all were
raised, and DNA as an acronym for
Dad, Nick and Alex. And not to mention the neat scientific meaning, Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which fits
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equally well as they do share the same
genetic information.
With an interesting name comes an
interesting story about how this family
happened to stumble upon the making
of a band.
“Me, personally, I’ve been playing
music for over 30 years professionally,
but I never played with the boys,” says
Lloyd. “We played once in a while just
as a jam at parties, but about two
years ago a good friend of mine had
asked me if we would consider playing at E&O Trading Company, which
had just opened. So I was like, ‘Who
do you want?’ because at the time
I was playing with Cecilio (Rodriguez). And he said, ‘I want you and
your boys.’ And I said, ‘We don’t play
together.’ But we went down to check
it out. So that’s how we started. It was
really by accident.”
in tune
that it must be my ultimate dream to be
up there and performing with my boys.
But you know? To me it’s different, because when we’re on stage I look at them
as professionals, I see them as my peers,
I don’t see them as my kids. Once we’re
off the stage, then it’s you know, dad and
all that.”
Besides having a great bond on stage
and off, Lloyd, Nick and Alex agree that
the advantages of being family even
stretches into their overall sound. As
Nick explains, “Being a family, we all
have the same timbre. And what that
means is when we do harmonies it
makes it really balanced and creates a
neat litt le sound.”
In just two years, music has been
pushed to the forefront in the Kawakami
family. Nick and Alex have quickly
learned the ropes of the music business,
and Floyd, for the first time in decades,
has embraced music as more than
a pastime.
“Playing with my boys, this is the
first time in the 30 years I’ve been playing music that it has surpassed being a
hobby and has now become a really
serious endeavor,” says Floyd. “My attitude is if the opportunities are there, we
go and just take it as far as we can
and keep going.”
(Clockwise from left) Alex, Nick and
Lloyd Kawakami form Manoa DNA
photo by Byron Lee
Two years and two albums later,
Manoa DNA continues to share their
music at various venues throughout
Oahu, including Gordon Biersch and
Lulu’s Waikiki. Their newest album,
No Place Like Home, which released in
October 2007, marks another musical
achievement that they can proudly say
they accomplished as a family.
“The album has a lot of the same
sound. Like the first CD (Follow Me),
it’s a mix of a lot of sounds,” says Alex,
a student a the University of Hawaii at
Manoa. “There’s some Hawaiian, there’s
some Japanese and also originals. Th is
second CD was a lot better, as we knew
what to expect and how to prepare —
you hear it in the music.”
For live gigs, the guys like to dabble in
a lot of music reminiscent of the ’60s and
’70s, which happens to be Floyd’s era.
Floyd likes to think that Nick and Alex
“have become familiar and comfortable
with it,” as well, having listened to it
growing up as kids.
“I like playing songs from my dad’s
era, and that’s mostly what we play,” says
Alex. “We try to mix it up with different styles so it doesn’t get boring. And I
think that’s why people come to listen to
us, because they get to hear every style of
music. There’s no repetitive sound.”
But they’re not a cover band. On
their first album, Follow Me, nine of the
13 tracks are originals, and the second
album, No Place Like Home, features six
originals, all written by Alex.
Working together as a family is familiar territory for the Kawakamis, with
their family business, Iolani Sportswear,
celebrating more than 50 years in the
Islands. Nick just became the third
generation to take part in the business,
having recently returned home with a
marketing degree from the University of
Portland. And guess who’s his boss? His
dad, the president of the operation.
In the band, however, there’s no boss
or president, instead everyone stands on
level ground.
“When we meet, we decide as a
group,” says Lloyd. “Everyone tells me
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Chai’s Island Bistro
photo by Nathalie Walker
By Melissa Moniz
Musical acts at Chai’s have included the Brothers Cazimero
Mix great Pacific Rim
dining with some of Hawai‘i’s top
musicians, stir nightly, and you’ve
got the recipe that makes Chai’s
Island Bistro one of the most popular
dinner spots on Oahu.
“For me, when you visit either
one of my restaurants we would like
you to experience not just food and
services but the culture as well,”
explains Chef Chai Chaowasaree.
“At Chai’s, since the food is Hawai‘i
Regional Cuisine, the surrounding
is more tropical island feel and
complete with the best Hawaiian
musicians performing nightly.”
Th at’s right, no matter what
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night of the week you decide to feast
on specialties like Crunchy Potato
Seared Ahi Napoleon, Duck Breast
and Watercress Salad or Grilled
Mongolian Lamb Chops with Brandy
Demiglace, you’ll have the company
of one of the Islands’ fi nest musicians.
The lineup includes Sista Robi and
Friends on Sundays, Jerry Santos and
Friends on Mondays, Robert Cazimero
on Tuesdays, the Brothers Cazimero
on Wednesdays and Melveen Leed on
Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays are
reserved for rotating guests that include
Raiatea Helm, Willie K, Makaha Sons
and Hapa.
“Our musicians are among the
best on the island,” says Chef Chai.
“We select only the best because
bad entertainment can disturb your
dining experience.”
Live entertainment is from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays and 6:45
to 8:45 Monday through Saturday.
Dinner is served from 4 p.m.
For a complete list of entertainment,
visit www.chaisislandbistro.com
details
Chai’s Island Bistro
Aloha Tower Marketplace
1 Aloha Tower Drive
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 585-0011
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New CD Releases
By Melissa Moniz
“Take A Chance And Let The Music Play” — 82Fift y
Release Date: November 2007
Formerly known as Speed Limit, 82Fift y has a new album
to go with its new name. The album, Take A Chance and Let The
Music Play, is the freshman release for this Pearl City, O‘ahubased band.
Made up of three brothers — Jessie, Richy and Jeri
Campania — and one longtime friend, Max Paguio, who
is referred to as their “fourth brother,” 82Fift y is a tightly
connected group with the same musical passions — The
Beatles and original music.
“All of us went through that Beatles stage,” says Pagiuo,
drummer. “That was a big influence on all of our lives.”
“And for all of us, it was really important to just do a
bunch of original music, to showcase our writing ability, our
originality and just our style,” adds Jessie, lead vocalist.
The album, which took about a year to make, has 13
tracks that touch genres of rock, alternative, reggae and
contemporary. It’s a mixed plate of sounds that illustrate the
real-life stories shared by each of the members.
“As far as our genre, we’re so open with our genre,” says
Jessie. “Our CD is a combination of all the music we listen to.”
For a sampling of the album or to find out more about the
group, visit www.82Fift y.com
“Kaneohe” — Nathan Aweau
Release Date: November 2007
Nathan Aweau’s latest contribution to Hawaiian music is an
album that speaks of the beauty and splendor of his hometown,
Kaneohe. Its lyrics explore the people who have touched his
childhood and the sounds of the majestic Ko‘olau mountain
range that towers above the breezy Windward O‘ahu town.
It’s been five years since Aweau, who is half of the Na Hoku
Hanohano award-winning group Hapa, released his last solo
album, E Apo Mai, and he says his new album “doesn’t steer off
too far from it.
“It’s mostly Hawaiian language, with a few instrumentals
and a couple English songs, which were all written by me,”
says Aweau.
The album, which features 12 tracks, is also instrumented,
programmed, recorded, mixed, produced and mastered by
Aweau himself. With his own record label, Aweau has been
allowed the musical freedom that most artists only dream
of achieving.
To find out more about Nathan Aweau,
visit www.nathanaweau.org
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Mu‘umu‘u Heaven
A paradise of vintage-meets-modern local fashion. By Yu Shing Ting
Discover one-of-a-kind
vintage aloha wear that has been redesigned to fit into today’s trends at
Mu‘umu‘u Heaven in Kailua.
“Everything came about really
from a love of vintage fabrics and
recycling,” says Deb Mascia, owner
and designer of Mu‘umu‘u Heaven.
“I’ve been collecting vintage clothing
for a huge part of my life. My mother
and grandmother had great style.”
Mascia, who was born and raised
in Australia, is a self-taught fashion
designer. She moved to Hawai‘i
in 2001 and worked previously
at the Honolulu Academy of Arts
and volunteered at a thrift store in
Moiliili. During her transition to the
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Islands, she found herself attracted
to vintage Hawaiian
prints and started to collect them
to make clothes for herself.
“I started re-creating these
dresses, and I couldn’t go anywhere
without people commenting about
it,” she remembers. “I’ve had people
offer to buy it off my body.”
The positive response led to the
Mu‘umu‘u Heaven website, headed
by Mascia’s husband Eric, and
continued for two-and-a-half years
before the couple decided to open a
boutique in February. You can also
find Mu‘umu‘u Heaven in about
eight boutiques on the Mainland.
Mascia also offers custom orders.
“You can bring in your grandma’s
old mu‘umu‘u and I’ll re-create
it into a cute modern style,” she
says. Mu‘umu‘u Heaven also offers
pillowcases made out of old aloha
shirts, baby shirts and a special
bamboo collection featuring men’s
shirts and women’s dresses created
from earth-friendly bamboo fabric.
The store also carries jewelry and accessories by various local designers.
Every purchase made comes with a
reuseable farmer’s market bag.
Mu‘umu‘u Heaven is located at 767
Kailua Road (in Windward O‘ahu).
For more information, call 253-3366,
or visit www.muumuuheaven.com
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Purple and white “Wailua Nights” short convertible
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Funky, Fresh
& Festive
Don contemporary aloha wear
from Surf Line Hawaii/Jams
World. By Yu Shing Ting
Photos courtesy Jams World
Surf Line Hawaii/Jams World — the
makers of JAMS — has opened its newest store in
the beautiful, historic area of Lahaina on Maui. The
new store, on Dickenson Street, offers the brands’
complete line of men’s and women’s casual contemporary beach and sportswear, surfboards and
resort wear. The company trades under both
the Jams World and Surf Line Hawaii labels.
Whether it’s in the nostalgic
1960s-inspired flower prints,
1970s funky florals, 1980s crash colors,
or the new S2T nylon board cloth, the
look, feel and attitude is decidedly
Surf Line Hawaii. Designed in Honolulu with a world point of view,
Surf Line Hawaii includes men’s
and women’s cotton and nylon
surf trunks, colorful print
shirts and tops, drawstring
pants, Butt-Cuts shorts,
Cheeters shorts, capris and
casual cotton outerwear.
Surf Line Hawaii also
creates and produces the
Jams World collection
of better women’s and
men’s print and color
inspired resort and lifestyle wear for distribution in specialty boutique and resort stores.
For more information,
visit www.surflinehawaii.
com or www.jamsworld.com
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W
hen it comes to charity, most
celebrities angle for photo ops
that juxtapose their beauty with the terrible afflictions of others. They fly in on
private jets, spend a few hours looking
dutiful and then fly back to their glamorous lives.
This is not the case with Sammy
Hagar, former frontman of Van Halen,
who decided that, rather than handing
out bottled water, he was going to dig
them a well. And that is the concept behind Kahului Airport’s newest addition,
Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill.
“I’m one of those people who gets
ideas and they haunt me — when you
have those ideas you have to pursue
them,” says Hagar, whose restaurant is
scheduled to open in early March.
The idea is simple and we’ve heard it
before: A celebrity puts his name on a
restaurant; people are drawn to his star
power; the rich get richer.
Here’s the twist: Sammy is putting
up the money to build the place, but he’s
not taking any money back.
“After the big year that I had, I had
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to ask myself, why am I going build a
restaurant? I’m just doing it for creative
reasons,” says Hagar, who is a part-time
resident of Maui.
“To make that clear, I created this
foundation, which is not the Red Rocker
Foundation. It’s the Hagar Family
Foundation, and 100 percent of the
profits of the restaurant go into this
foundation to support local charities
on Maui.”
He sees this as a pilot project that
he hopes will spring up all over the
U.S., each one giving directly back
into their local community. A utopian
concept where those who can afford to
eat out feed those who cannot afford to
eat, by dining out. It’s like economic
culinary recycling.
The restaurant itself will be beach
themed with family-friendly fare, with
“kicked-up classics” thanks to the
help of close personal chef friends of
Hagar’s such as Emeril Lagasse and
Mario Batali.
Nothing too outrageous, just little
nudges like french fries tossed with
photo courtesy HMSHost Corporation
Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill opening at Kahului Airport, March 2008
smoked paprika and cumin.
“Sammy’s Beach Bar is what every
airport needs,” says Hagar. “When you
get to the airport you are drilled. You
just need a place to pass the time and do
it well and actually get a good meal.”
He plans to facilitate that through
comfortable seating and lots of big
screen televisions with varied themes.
One area will feature rock videos, another seascapes and surfing videos, and
one central TV that will feature a slide
show covering Hagar’s career.
For those unfamiliar with Hagar’s
career, it has spanned the past four
decades beginning with America’s first
true heavy metal band Montrose. He
left them in ’76 to a lauded solo career
for the next decade pumping out heavy
metal music, but with a happy tone uncharacteristic of metal.
“I’d say there are a great deal of people who are looking for the happy message, and those are the only people I am
interested in appealing to,” says Hagar,
whose closest brush with angst is about
speed limits in his hit I Can’t Drive 55.
Wabo tequila. It is currently one of the
top three selling premium tequilas in the
world, and that brings us to why Sammy
says he is having such a big year.
Earlier in 2007 Sammy sold 80 percent of his holdings in Cabo Wabo to
Grouppo Campari for a cool $80 million. Couple that with his induction with
the rest of Van Halen into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, and it was a year for
the ages.
“Out of sight, man,” says Hagar
speaking of the induction. “To have
Keith Richards sitting there winking at
me saying, ‘Great job, Sammy,’ it’s a real,
real honor to be inducted.”
The only downside was that the only
band mate to join him on stage was bassist Michael Anthony. Everyone else cited
various excuses for not coming to the
ceremony, but the underlying reason still
lies in their acrimonious breakup.
“If we could have got up there with
me and Dave (Lee Roth) and played
Jump and Poundcake that would have
been the heaviest thing in the history of
rock ’n’ roll, right up there with Led Zeppelin. So that was my only disappointment,” says Hagar.
That aside, Hagar says he is not ruling
out a reunion of the band.
“If they ever wanted to do it for the
right reasons,” says Hagar, “for reasons
other than to make a billion dollars, I’d
be more interested in getting together as
old friends and saying, ‘Hey, we were the
greatest and we can still be as good as we
want to be,’ and not have any other motives, then I would be interested in that
but I don’t think it will ever be that way,
it has turned into something else.”
So for now he just has to be satisfied
with his solo life, which he knows how to
enjoy as only a rock star can.
“The music is the lifestyle, it allows
me to do whatever I want,” says Hagar.
“In life, I’m on pleasure quests for things
that make me feel good, things that
make me happy. Music has got me there.
I do whatever I want. I’ll fly a plane over
to Madagascar and look at monkeys, see
if that makes me feel good.”
photo by Randee St. Nicholas
“In the past 10, 15 years I don’t recall a single fight at one of my shows.
Whereas a lot of shows I go to these
days, as soon as the music starts people
start fighting, or mock fighting in mosh
pits. You see people walking away with
bloody heads. Who wants that? I don’t.
I’m a lover. I’m all about lifting them up,
making them feel better. I’m kind
of like Prozac.”
He brought his positive demeanor
and wailing vocals to Van Halen in 1985
after the departure of mercurial front
man David Lee Roth. They spent the
next decade atop the hard rock world
with four straight No. 1 albums.
But all good things must end, and
with rock groups it seems invariably to
involve outsized personalities and drug
addictions. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s
very public battle with addiction and the
rages that accompanied it led to Hagar
leaving the group in 1996.
In the years since, he has continued
his solo career, but perhaps more notably
bought and built the brand for Cabo
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Home Sweet
HO M E
BY CATHERINE E. TOTH
photo courtesy Brookfield Homes
The Extreme Home Makeover TV Series
touches the life of Oahu’s Akana family, bringing
philanthropy and positivity to light
Volunteers rally at the start of
Extreme Home Makeover in Hawaii
photo courtesy ABC
lates of Spam and half-eaten pancakes line the countertop in the
kitchen. The flat-screen TV in the living
room is on. A sleepy teenager heads
outside to clean up after Kula, a year-old
golden retriever.
Life, for the most part, has returned
to normal for the Akana family.
It’s been more than half a year since
they moved into their new 3,500-squarefoot home on three acres in the back
of lush Kalihi Valley, courtesy of ABC’s
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. And
still, Akana can’t believe her luck.
When she applied to be featured on
the reality show in March, she wanted
a new learning center for her nonprofit,
Keiki O Ka Aina, which serves the
educational needs of Hawaii’s Native
Hawaiian community. She envisioned
opening a preschool, creating an outdoor learning environment, and expanding the number of classes the nonprofit
could offer.
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photo courtesy Brookfield Homes
P
Instead, the network chose her
— along with her organization — to
feature in its two-hour season premiere,
which aired Sept. 30.
“I was really shocked,” said the
mother of four. “I just feel so blessed.”
In just 106 hours, hundreds of
volunteers built the five-bedroom,
four-bath plantation-style home and a
4,500-square-foot learning center on
the property, which includes a lo‘i (taro
patch) and dozens of native plants. A
photo courtesy ABC
number of companies like Brookfield
Homes Hawaii, go! and C.S. Wo pitched
in to make this project possible.
For example, go! flew in 130 people
from Kauai and the Big Island to help
on the project.
“Momi Akana is well-known in the
community for her selfless efforts, and
go! is committed to helping bring the
friends, families and business people
of Hawaii together,” said Joe Bock, go!’s
chief marketing officer. “Momi’s work
is also geared toward building up the
Hawaii community through education
and family relationships. With that in
mind, it seemed like a natural fit.”
Months later, Akana is still moved by
the unconditional generosity of strangers who built this home.
Strangers such as 49-year-old Waikiki resident Laura Weaver, who spent
five days helping at the site, even taking
time off from work-one day she spent
three hours crawling in mud under the
house, collecting trash.
“I cannot tell you how sore I was
those five days,” said Weaver, a manager
at Hawaiian Telcom, one of the project’s sponsors. “There were times
I didn’t think I could move. But it
was a good sore. And I’d do it again
in a heartbeat.”
Ever since the Akanas moved in,
folks from around the world have
flocked to Kalihi Valley, curious to see
the home they watched being built on
national TV.
“I feel a responsibility to the world,”
Akana said, wiping the counters in the
master bath. “People drop by all the
time, people I don’t even know … This
house has its own testimony.”
Earlier in November a family from
Rochester, N.Y., stopped by to meet
Akana. The parents had been teaching
their 8-year-old son about community
service and giving back to others in
need. He had saved up $300 and wanted
Akana’s nonprofit to have it.
“I was crying,” Akana said, her eyes
tearing up. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Akana knows how fortunate she’s
been. Her nonprofit is thriving, thanks
to the national exposure. Her marriage
— the couple celebrated their first anniversary in June — is stronger than ever.
And her new home is something out of a
magazine, with a custom-made handblown glass chandelier, an outdoor sanctuary with a heated tub, and the kind of
furniture and fixtures most people only
fantasize over in catalogs.
It’s not something Akana, who keeps
her house in impeccable order, takes
for granted.
“Having been on the side of giving for
so long, I know how good it feels to help
others,” Akana said. “I totally understand
the importance of letting people be part
of something bigger, in creating that
opportunity to let the community give
back. That gives them ownership.”
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hanks to the misuse of some standard construction material, ecotourism has gone from idle to exhilarating. The Garden Isle, with its overabundance of lush tropical forests, stunning
vistas and thunderous waterfalls, is the
perfect place to experience unspoiled
beauty while taking part in an activity
that will cause your heart to race and
your nerves to shake. Just a little bit.
Ziplining has exploded in popularity among both visitors and locals
alike on Kauai after its introduction
just a few years ago. After spending
four hours with eco-thrill experts at
Outfitters Kauai, it’s obvious that this
is an attraction that is going to get even
bigger. In fact, Outfitters Kauai is currently at work enlarging its current
tour that will offer even more thrills in
the near future.
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The ziplining tour is located at Kipu
Ranch, which is just a short 20-minute
van ride from the company’s office in
Poipu. Once on location and after getting suited up in a variety of harnesses
and helmet, and following a safety briefing by the humorous guides, you take a
short hike through the rain forest to the
first of three platforms that are closely
strewn across the valley. Looking down
on the tops of trees and seeing nothing
below but a raging river and your landing area some 300 feet away is a bit unnerving. Finding out that it’s up to you
to run off a short platform that abruptly
ends with nothing but air is even more
unsettling. Once you make the commitment, however, and find yourself soaring through the air like a bird in flight,
all the apprehension turns to excitement
for a repeat performance- which is good,
photo courtesy Outfitters Kauai
photo courtesy Outfitters Kauai
(Top photo) Participants suit up with helmets and
harnesses before latching onto the zipline (bottom)
photo courtesy Nancy & Harold Baines
photo courtesy Nancy & Harold Baines
because you get two tries off the first
platform.
The second stop on the tour allows
a unique experience that combines
zip-lining with rappelling. How you
get down is up to you. One option is
to speed downward on the cable in a
reverse direction to the platform below.
If rappelling is more your thing, you
can slowly slide yourself down the cable
while stopping over the Kamapua‘a Falls
to take a photo or just to enjoy the view.
You can even mixit up, thereby experiencing the speed and braking ability
of the line. It’s also a really cool feeling
when your entire body bobs and twists
above the water after putting the brakes
on your speedy descent.
The final platform — don’t worry,
you get two jumps from this location
— offers by far the longest and fastest
descent on the tour. Even more fun is
that you can chose to either go forward,
backward or even upside down! Another different aspect to this final stage is
that unlike the first two descents where
the cable is strung tightly between the
two stays, the final run is much looser,
Seven-year-old Chikako Baines gets ready for her
zipline adventure, then rappels through Kipa Ranch
offering a second of free fall before zipping across the river at 35 mph. The
walk back to the top for your second run
is also part of the fun as the suspension
bridge that hangs above the river bobs
and sways beneath your feet, offering
a feeling of being on the water that remains even when you step off onto the
earthen trail.
While sliding down a thin steel cable
over a rain-swollen waterfall may seem
like the last wish of desperate men, it
is actually an activity the whole family
can enjoy. Retired baseball star Harold
Baines and his wife, Nancy, brought
their 7-year-old granddaughter, Chikako, who ended up stealing the show.
“The last one was my favorite,”
said the charming young gal from
Champaign, Ill. “That was really fast. I
screamed out like a little girl.”
But it wasn’t all popcorn and bubble
gum for the daredevil to be. She did
admit that the rappelling portion was a
bit scary.
“That was not really fun. It was so
scary even when I did it.” If she was
scared, it didn’t show as she slowly
worked herself across the falls and down
the cable. But then again, she had a reason for not being intimidated.
“I’m a brave girl,” she explains.
One area that Chikako could not
enjoy in full was the tour’s finale that
features an hour of swimming at the
base of Kipu Falls. While she was able
to splash around with her grandmother,
it was the activity for which the area is
best known she couldn’t participate in.
In fact, adults unsure about their swimming ability should think twice about
either jumping off the falls or swinging
out over the water on the rope hung for
just that purpose.
For those who decide to make the
plunge, it is a blast! The rope is strung
from a tree at a spot some 20 feet
above the water. Depending on where
you take off from and when you let go,
the next step is a 25- to 30-foot drop
into the water that seems to take a second or two to reach.
Contact Outfitters Kauai at 808-7429667 if you’re looking for a bit of thrill for
your eco-dollar.
Splash
BY FRED GUZMAN
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY
PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION
The Pacific Whale Foundation brings you to
Maui’s majestic marine mammals
A view of a whale breeching Maui’s waters
I
magine a majestic 45-foot, 80,000pound sea creature propelling itself
out of the ocean, clearing the surface
with two-thirds of its body, throwing
out one of its 15-foot pectoral fins to
the side and gracefully turning along
its length before plunging deep into
blue tropical water.
Seeing a humpack whale breech is
one of nature’s unforgettable sights.
During nearly two decades of living
on Maui and another previous 15
years as a visitor, I have witnessed
such events on a rare basis. And
always from shore. Never up-close —
as in the 100-yard radius imposed in
this national sanctuary for the federally protected marine mammals.
When it came time to finally take
the plunge, I contact Greg Kaufman.
He’s president of the Pacific Whale
Foundation, which he founded 28
years ago and has grown into an international enterprise, with outposts
dotting the South Pacific.
“Remember, now,” Kaufman tells
me, “you are going on a whale search.
We can’t guarantee that you will actually see a whale — particularly at this
time of the year.”
That’s because my trip — for deadline purposes — takes place in late
November, which is only the start of a
whale season that runs through May.
When you actually read this story, we
will be at the height of the whale season. Happy watching.
On the designated day, I arrive
at Maalaea, a former fishing village
that has evolved into a visitor center. In marked contrast to its sleepy
past, Maalaea is now surrounded by
condos as well as a commercial area
anchored by the Maui Ocean Center
and featuring a variety of restaurants
and souvenir shops.
We gather in front of the Pacific
Whale Foundation store, where tickets can be purchased. A wide variety
of logo wear and other whale-related
items also are available.
We are given an orientation brief-
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ing and again reminded that we are
embarking on a whale search. We
are guided past the parking lot and
along the pier until we arrive at the
slip holding our boat. The Ocean
Odyssey, a catamaran with a 72-person capacity, also features on-board
bar and snack shop.
Slowly we head out of the harbor,
past the breakwater and the reef,
before picking up speed and heading
in the direction of the former target
island of Kahoolawe. No whales.
The search continues. On our way
out, the on-board staff provides a running commentary on North Pacific
humpback whales.
Sixty percent of the humpbacks
that spend their summers in the
waters off southeast Alaska travel to
Hawaii annually in the world’s longest mammal migration. The remaining 40 percent head for waters off Baja
California and Mexico. Some adventurous whales have been spotted as
far south as Costa Rica.
The Hawaii-bound whales travel
between 2,500 and 3,000 miles, a
journey requiring from 30 to 40 days
to complete, with 75 percent of those
ending up in Maui waters.
Pregnant whales get a head start on
the long trip, with the males following.
How humpbacks find their way back
to Maui remains a mystery. Theories
include acoustical cues, currents, temperature changes and even the Earth’s
magnetic fields. We do know what
whales do once they get here: breed,
mate and calve. Interestingly, the acts
of mating and birthing have never
been documented.
We turn west, the road linking
Central Maui to Lahaina visible off our
right shoulder. No whales.
We now head in the direction of the
channel separating Lanai and Molokai,
prompted by a radio report from a
neighboring fishing boat. The sea gets
choppier, although the Ocean Odyssey
handles the swells well. Still no whales,
although one of the passengers insists
she saw “something.” Her husband
rolls his eyes.
We linger in that area for 45 minutes or so, even dropping a hydro-
Whale watching cruises from the Pacific Whale Foundation offer a stunning experience at dusk (above) and day (below)
phone in hopes of hearing the “songs”
emitted by the male whales. No
whales. No singing.
Grudgingly, our captain turns
the boat around and heads to port.
On the way back, the skipper lingers
outside the harbor and good-spirited
passengers are treated to the sight of
protected green turtles — a bunch of
them — bobbing along in their slow
and steady fashion.
It’s an unexpected treat on a day
when 40-ton marine mammals successful played hide-and-seek with the
Ocean Odyssey and its passengers.
You will be luckier during the
peak of whale season. If I can spot
them from shore, you should have
even a better chance of spotting them
from a boat. Although it is only fair to
warn you — once again — that it is a
whale search.
Emphasis on search.
An award-winning former columnist and
reporter for the San Jose Mercury-News,
Fred Guzman hosts popular talk shows on
Maui’s FoxNews-900 and ESPN-550.
STAR
STRUCK
The Mauna Kea Summit & Stars Adventure
showcases Hawai‘i’s celestial scape .
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Sightseers gather on the summit of Mauna
Kea at the famed Big Island observatory
A
fter heavy rains and storms, of
which Hilo has a lot, I remember as a litt le girl running to our
living room’s big picture window to
check if snow had formed at the top
of Mauna Kea.
Seeing the mountain every day
may have spoiled me, because in the
18 years I lived on the Big Island I
never made my way up to the summit.
Or maybe the idea of freezing in high
altitudes just wasn’t the way I wanted
to spend a Saturday — that is, until I
truly understood just how much that
big old mountain has to offer.
Not only is Mauna Kea (White
Mountain) one of the most pristine
attractions in Hawai‘i, it is also one
of the prime locations in the world
for astronomy. So I headed out on a
mission, but instead of borrowing a
pickup truck and doing it the roughand-tough way, I met up with Hawai‘i
Forest & Trail, located just minutes
from Kona International Airport, and
tagged along on one of its daily tours
to the top.
One of the company’s nine tour
offerings, the Mauna Kea Summit
& Stars Adventure begins with a
quick roll call and synopsis of the
schedule. From there we divide into
two groups and are introduced to
our tour guide. Mine is Greg Brown,
and I must say, I either lucked out or
Hawai‘i Forest & Trail has some of
the friendliest and most knowledgeable guides on the island.
When the van door closes, he gives
a crash course in Hawai‘i 101, covering everything from Parker Ranch
land, to cinder cones, to mongoose, to
cloud formations.
Brown shares a plethora of
information during the fi rst leg of
our ride, and there’s no question he
can’t answer.
One passenger asks, “What are the
environmental differences between
the Islands?” (Many.)
Another asks, “Where do they get
those white stones to write and create
designs in the lava?” (It’s coral)
Not only does he answer each one
with complete ease and humor but,
as far as I know, everything is completely accurate.
One passenger even asks who King
Kamehameha is. Brown responds
with the history of the king who united the Hawaiian Islands, along with
many detailed facts.
After the refreshing history lesson,
our fi rst stop is a restroom and stretch
break — perfect after a bumpy ride
on Saddle Road. And for some coldweather wimps like myself, we take
the time to bundle up for the chill
that awaits us up the road.
At the 7,000-foot level, we make
our dinner stop at the Pu‘ulu sheep
station. Nestled among a cluster of
cypress trees, a cute tent is set up,
complete with picnic tables. Dinner
is on the table in a matter of minutes, just as we’ve ordered it. Given a
choice of chicken, tofu or mahimahi, I
pick the fish. It’s nicely prepared with
a macadamia nut pesto sauce and a
side of wild rice. Everyone also gets
a nice cup of vegetarian minestrone
that is equally yummy.
Before loading up for our trek to
Mauna Kea’s icy peak, Brown distributes our parkas and gives us a quick
lesson on the effects that high elevation has on the body.
“So take it easy when we get up
there,” warns Brown, who has been
a Hawai‘i Forest & Trail interpretive
guide for the Mauna Kea Summit
Tour for six years. “Don’t jump out
and start running around.”
On the drive up, we stop to see the
endangered Mauna Kea Silversword,
found only on the upper slopes of the
mountain and now protected by a
wire fence.
Timed perfectly, we reach the icy
summit at the 13,000-foot level just as
the sun is about to touch the horizon.
Aside from the bone-chilling temperature (a little below 30 degrees), it’s a
perfect moment in time. Everyone’s
cameras are clicking as groups gaze
to the horizon, hoping that we’ll be
among the lucky few to witness the
rare green flash that occurs just as the
sun sneaks out of sight.
“Before we all turn into popsicles,”
as Brown puts it, we hop back into the
van for a short drive down to the Visitor Center, located at the 9,000-foot
level. Here we enjoyed delicious oatmeal-cranberry chocolate chip cookies and hot cocoa, under the most
amazing star-filled sky. As one person
put it, “I’ve never seen this many stars
in all my life.” I have to agree.
While we enjoy our warm snacks,
Brown sets up a telescope and begins
with the most interesting and informative astronomy lesson I’ve ever
heard. With a light, he points out a
number of constellations that we can
see and draws out each astrological
sign that is up.
He discusses different stars, showing us the Milky Way and even gives
us a quick lecture on light years, galaxies and the composition of stars.
I find out, for example, that some
stars are actually binary stars, which
are not one, but two stars that
revolve around each other. It’s amazing to see these through a telescope
because what you think of as one star
turns out to be two perfect, shimmering diamonds sitting right next
to each other.
“Some people who are really into
astronomy, they want to take advantage of the excellent conditions and see
the stars like they’ve never seen them
in their lives,” says Brown, who has
lived under Hawai‘i skies since 1984.
“For some people, it’s the first time
they’ve ever seen the Milky Way.”
For me, it is just amazing to feel
so close to something that is really
so far away. Although I can’t say that
I’ll be able to remember each constellation and star Brown pointed out, I
can say I’ll never forget this magical
experience.
For your own magical experience,
visit www.hawaii-forest.com or call
1-800-464-1993.
A perfectly timed sunset stop is a highlight on the
Mauna Kea Star Watching tour
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photo by Melissa Moniz
Intricate machinery produces alternative energy at Puna Geothermal Venture.
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The Elevator
Man By Rick Carroll
In the summer of 1992,
I was a housekeeper at one of the
resorts along the Kohala Coast of
the Big Island. I was only 17 years
old and had been working at the
hotel for six months when this
incident occurred.
Toward the end of the day, my
manager asked me if I wanted to stay
and work the night shift to help cover
a sick call. Even though I had never
worked at night before, I agreed to
stay and work a double shift. I was
assigned to one of the towers in the
hotel that night, and all I had to do
was tend to the housekeepers.
The fi rst two hours went
smoothly. The sun had set, and now
I was seeing the hotel in a way that
I’d never seen it before — darker,
quieter, with different workers. I was
on the service landing of the fourth
floor, and I needed to go up to the
seventh floor to pick up dirty linen
from one of the housekeepers.
I pushed the “up” button on
the elevator panel and waited for
the one working elevator. There are
two service elevators in the tower,
but the one on the right (as you
face the elevators) broke during
the morning shift and had not been
running all day.
To my surprise, the elevator on
the right opened and out walked
a tall, dark, Hawaiian-looking
man, wearing nothing but a dark
red malo. I didn’t think much of
it, since the hotel had so many
workers in different uniforms. He
acknowledged my presence with
a simple nod. I walked into the
elevator and pushed the seventh floor
button. As the doors closed, I could
see that Hawaiian guy still on the
service landing looking at me.
photo by Leah Ball
The elevator went up to the
seventh floor, but the doors did not
open. Instead, the “SL” button lit up,
and I started going down. (SL stands
for “service level,” which was the
hotel’s underground tunnel system.)
It stopped at the service level,
but again the doors did not open.
Instead, the seventh floor button
lit up again, and I was on my way
back up.
The elevator kept going up and
down without stopping. I started
to panic. I pounded on the doors
and yelled for help! I started to feel
nauseous, because it felt like the
elevator was going faster and faster.
I then realized that the elevator had
an emergency telephone located
right under the button panel.
When I picked up the telephone, it
automatically dialed the Security
Department. A security officer
answered, and I told her that I was
stuck in the elevator. She told me
to hang on until an engineer got to
the tower.
I stayed on the telephone with
the officer until the elevator fi nally
stopped on the fourth floor —
where I had originally gotten on. I
thanked the officer and hung up the
phone. The doors opened, and to
my amazement, that Hawaiian guy
was still there! I walked out, and he
started moving toward the elevator.
I didn’t even think about telling him
that the elevator was acting weird.
I was just so happy to be out. As he
passed me, he let out a litt le laugh
under his breath. He walked into the
elevator, and the doors closed
behind him.
I noticed that there was no sound
coming from the elevator. It didn’t
sound like it was moving. Moments
later, the other elevator opened (the
one on the left), and out walked an
engineer. He asked me if I was the
person who was stuck in the elevator.
“Yes,” I said, “but it was the other
elevator.”
He looked at me really weird and
said, “What? That elevator was shut
down all day for repairs. It’s still not
running!”
With his words, the image of the
Hawaiian man and all the stories I’d
ever heard about Hawai‘i’s haunted
hotels ran through my mind. Did I
just have a supernatural encounter?
Editor’s note: Rick Carroll is a
travel writer and editor of the popular
“Hawai‘i’s Best Spooky Tales” book
series. His work can be found at local
bookstores, as well as via Bess Press at
www.besspress.com. The above story is
from his book, “Hawai‘i’s Best Spooky
Tales 3.”
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“Commander Cody” Concert
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Winter Sports Calendar
Men’s Basketball
Jan. 12- vs. Nevada
Jan. 14- vs. San Jose State
Jan. 19- vs. Fresno State
Jan. 31- vs. New Mexico State
Feb. 2- vs. Louisiana Tech
Feb. 16- vs. Utah State
Feb. 28- vs. Idaho
Women’s Basketball
Jan. 24- vs. Boise State
Jan. 26- vs. Idaho
Feb. 7- vs. Utah State
Feb. 9- vs. Nevada
Feb. 21- vs. Fresno State
Feb. 23- vs. San Jose State
All men’s and women’s basketball
home games played at the Stan Sheriff
Center, UHM campus, 1335 Lower
Campus Road Honolulu. All games at
7:05 p.m. UH Students $3-$5, general
$18-$26. Call 808-944-2697 for tickets.
Jan. 11
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet
Airmen, perform rock, country, jazz
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calendars compiled by Kerry Miller
and more. Special guest Chaz DePaolo
opens.
Hawaiian Hut at Ala Moana Hotel, 410
Atkinson Drive, Honolulu. Doors open
at 8:30 p.m., show starts 9 p.m. $35 in
advance. Call 808-545-2980.
Starlight Ball
Jan. 12
Fundraiser for the Honolulu Academy
of Arts’ Academy Art Center, through
the ARTafterDARK program. Fine
cuisine, wines, live music, silent auction
and dancing under the stars.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, courtyards,
900 S. Beretania St., Honolulu. Call
808-532-3671.
MxPx Concert
Jan. 25
The veteran pop-punk trio from Seattle
performs an all-ages show. Special
guests Unit 101 and 82Fifty.
Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St.,
Honolulu. 6-9:45 p.m. $20 in advance,
$25 at door, $40 VIP. For tickets and
information, visit 808shows.com
Salsa Festival
Jan. 31-Feb. 3
A four-day weekend of fun and salsa
dancing. Classes and performances.
Instructors from all over the globe in
attendance.
Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel, 150 Kapahulu
Ave., Waikiki. Thursday through
Sunday, call 808-255-8768 for times.
Fields Open
Feb. 18-23
A 54-hole tournament, second on 2008
LPGA schedule. 2007 champion Stacy
Prammanasudh defends her title.
Ko Olina Golf Club, 92-1220 Aliinui
Drive, Kapolei. Call for times/schedule,
676-5300 or visit
www.koolina.com/golf
An Evening With Hot Tuna
Feb. 29
The blues, acoustic trio (Jorma
Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Barry
Mitterhoff) entertains, with special
guest.
Hawaiian Hut at Ala Moana Hotel, 410
Atkinson Drive, Honolulu. Doors open
at 8:30 p.m., show starts 9 p.m.. Call
808-545-2980.
First Friday Honolulu
Ongoing (first Friday of each month)
Art galleries and restaurants stay open
late, offering exhibit viewings, free
entertainment, live artists, activities.
Chinatown/Downtown Honolulu. 5-9
p.m. Call 808-739-9797.
On the Beach: Photographs
by Richard Misrach
Ongoing through March 9,
Misrach, an innovator in color
photography, showcases his stunning
shots of swimmers, sunbathers and
scenic seascapes.
The Contemporary Museum, 2411
Makiki Heights Drive, Honolulu. Open
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
Call 808-526-1322.
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“Animal Grossology” Exhibit
“Animal Grossology” Exhibit
Feb. 9-April 20
Interactive exhibition for families and
kids. Learn about the slimy, stinky and
downright yuckiest creatures on earth
and how they live.
photo courtesy Bishop Museum
Sky Tonight Program
Every first Friday at 7 p.m.
(Special rates apply)
Planetarium show. Experience Hawai‘i’s
skies and learn about current events in
space. No late seatings.
Bishop Museum Programs
Ongoing
Bishop Museum is located at 1525
Bernice St. in Honolulu. Open daily
9 a.m.-5 p.m., $15.95 adults, $12.95
ages 4-12 and seniors; kama‘aina
and military with ID $7.95 adults,
$6.95 ages 4-12 and seniors, under
3 are free. Call 808-847-3511 for
more information on the following
events:
Music and Dance of Hawai‘i
Daily, 11 a.m. on the front gallery
lawn. Learn about hula, one of
Hawaii’s treasured art forms.
Plants of Paradise Garden Tour
Daily, 11:30 a.m. Learn about
Hawai‘i’s native plants, along with a
guided tour of the museum gardens.
“Meet me at the Hot Spot”
Lava melting demo
Daily at noon at the museum’s
Richard T. Mamiya Science
Adventure Center. Learn about
volcanoes and see how lava forms.
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Ocean Center. Learn about the reef and
the center’s reef exhibit. Reservations
recommended.
Maui Ocean Center, 192 Ma‘alaea
Road, Wailuku. 6-8 p.m. $16 adults, $15
kids ages 3-12. Call 808-270-7088.
Local Humor
Jan. 18
Da Braddahs — James Roche and Tony
Silva — entertain with their comedy
act.
McCoy Studio Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $25
general, half-price admission for ages
12 and under.
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Maui Arts and Cultural
Center Events
MACC is located at One Cameron Way
in Kahului. Call 242-SHOW for information/tickets for any of the following
events:
Maui Film Festival
Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; Wednesdays
Weekly film titles TBA.
Castle Theatre. 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,
$10 single, $8 with MFF passport.
Cyndi Lauper Performs
Jan. 4
The pop star entertains, following her
O‘ahu show.
Castle Theatre. 7:30 p.m., $55-$75.
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International Year of the Reef Week
Jan. 20-28
Activities all week long, including coral
stations, hands-on props and visuals,
booths by local non-profits, kids’ crafts,
trivia and giveaways.
Jan. 10
Commander Cody performs on Maui,
following shows on the Big Island and
O‘ahu.
Castle Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $35-$45. Call
808-545-2980.
Ukulele Virtuoso Joins Orchestra
Jan. 12
Jake Shimabukuro shares the stage
with the Maui Pops Orchestra.
Castle Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $10-$45, halfprice admission for ages 12 and under.
Night at the Reef
Jan. 17
An evening family program at the Maui
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Run for the Whales
Feb. 9
5K, ½ Marathon, 2K walk and Children’s Fun Run. Along S. Maui Coast
— Makena and Wailea. Registration
forms available at Pacific Whale Foundation Ocean Stores in Lahaina, also
Harbor Shops at Ma‘alaea. Register
online at www.pacificwhale.org
Shanghai Circus
Maui Ocean Center, 192 Ma‘alaea
Road, Wailuku. Call 808-270-7089 for
event times.
7:30 p.m. $30. Call 808-242-SHOW.
Shanghai Circus
Jan. 21-22
For all ages. Acrobats, jugglers, contortionists, balancing acts and more.
Castle Theatre, 7 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday $10, $18 or $23.
Hawaiian Slack Key Concert
Feb. 6
Bobby Ingano performs and talks story
with special guest host, George Kahumoku Jr.
Napili Kai Beach Resort, 5900 Lower
Honoapiliani Road, Napili. 7:30 p.m.
$45. Call 808-669-3858.
“A‘i Family: Generations” Concert
Jan. 26
The family that founded Halau Hula
Olana dances and sings.
Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCory
Theatre, One Cameron Way, Kahului.
Great Maui Whale Festival
Feb. 9-24
Events listed below. For more information on any of the following, call 808249-8811 or visit
www.pacificwhale.org
photo courtesy Shanghai Circus
Parade of Whales
Feb. 16
Starts on S. Kihei Road at 9 a.m. by
the whale statue and ends at Kalama
Park. Pacific Whale Foundation hosts.
Whale Day Celebration
Feb. 16
Live entertainment, craft fair, children’s
carnival, food, silent auction and informational booths. Also, Keiki Whale-aThon, interactive/educational stations
for kids to learn about whales.
Kalama Park, 1910 S. Kihei Road, Kihei. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.
Wild and Wonderful Whale Regatta
Feb. 16
Race rubber whales through a special
course. Prizes for the winners.
Kalama Park, 1910 S. Kihei Road, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Whale Count
Feb. 23
Volunteers needed to help the Pacific
Whale Foundation count whales along
Maui’s shore lines. Various sites available. Training provided.
Call for more information,
8 a.m.-noon.
“Guys and Dolls” Onstage
Feb. 14-16
Hana Arts presents this classic
musical/comedy.
Hana Tropicals, 4228 Hana Highway,
Hana. $15 adults, $10 seniors and
kids. Call 808-248-7569 for showtimes.
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After Dark in the Park
Jan. 8
Geologist Tim Orr discusses the
Kilauea Volcano’s ongoing Pu‘u ‘O‘o
eruptions.
Kilauea Visitor Center at Hawai‘i
Volcano National Park. 7 p.m. Free
admission. Call 808-985-6014 or visit
www.nps.gov/havo
Jan. 12
Commander Cody performs with his
Lost Planet Airmen, showcasing rock,
country, jazz and more. Special guest
Chaz DePaolo opens.
Palace Theatre, 38 Haili St., Hilo.
Doors open 7 p.m., show starts 7:30
p.m. $35 advance. Call 808-545-2980.
MasterCard Championship
Jan. 14-20
PGA golf event. Thirty-six golfers
compete in this 54-hole tourney.
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Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Golf
Club, 72-100 Kaupulehu Drive, Kailua-Kona. Call 808-325-8000 or visit
www.pgatour.com
USTA Tennis Challenge
Jan. 21-27
Professional men and women tennis players compete in singles and
doubles matches.
Kohala Tennis Gardens at Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort, 69-425 Waikoloa
Beach Drive, Waikoloa. Call for times,
808-886-2222 or visit www.hiltonwaikaloavillage.com
Hawai‘i Wood Guild Show
Feb. 2-23
Big Island woodoworkers display
their furniture, musical instruments,
sculpture and more.
Suda’s Gallery, Kamehameha Avenue,
downtown Hilo. Call 808-331-0813 or
visit www.hawaiiwoodguild.com
photo courtesy Dianne Morgado
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Hula Festival and Competition
Feb. 2-3
He Lei Hiwa O No Wahine Iolani
Luahine Hula Festival and Hula Scholarship Competition. Honors Iolani
Luahine. Performances, talk story,
workshops and films.
Kona Inn, front lawn, 75-5744 Alii
Drive, Kona. 1-8 p.m. $5 admission.
Call 808-935-3461.
Atamira Dance Collective
Feb. 8
The Auckland, New Zealand-based
troupe presents its “Ngai Tahu 32”
show. Contemporary Maori dance.
Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey
Road, Kamuela. 8 p.m. $43 or $48.
Call 808-885-6868.
Portuguese Day In The Park
Feb. 3
Portuguese foods to eat, including bean soup, fresh bread, pickled
Atamira Dance Collective
onions, sweet bread and homemade
sausage. Hawaii Country Band performs. Also, information stations and
baking demos.
Gilbert Carvalho Park, 850 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo. Lunchtime festival,
with band playing at 11:30 a.m. Free.
Call 808-982-7317.
Chinese New Year Festival
Feb. 16
Sixth annual. Enjoy lion dances, blessings, Asian crafts, international foods,
performances, cultural demos and
more.
Kress Building, 174 Kamehameha
Ave., downtown Hilo. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free admission. Call 808-933-9772.
‘Q’ uisine Of Hearts
Feb. 17
The American Culinary Federation’s
Valentine’s brunch event. Food by Big
Isle chefs, wine, music, silent auction.
photo courtesy John McDermont
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Hilton Waikaloa Village Resort, Water’s Edge Ballroom, 69-425 Waikoloa
Beach Drive, Waikoloa. 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Call 808-329-2522.
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical
Garden, 82-6188 Mamalahoa Hwy.,
Captain Cook. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free
admission. Call 808-323-3318.
Wood Turner’s Show
Feb. 22-March 29
Big Island woodworkers display their
bowls, vases, calabashes, art objects.
Also, demonstrations and meet the
woodworkers. Items for sale.
Wailoa Center, 200 Piopio St., in
Wailoa State Park, Hilo. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; Wednesday noon-4:30 p.m.
Call 808-933-0416.
Niaulani Nature Walk
and Forest Tour
Throughout January
One-hour guided tour (½ mile long)
through old-growth Hawai‘i forest.
See native plants, birds.
Volcano Art Center, Volcano Village at
corner of Kalanikoa and Old Volcano
Roads. Mondays 9:30 a.m. Free admission. Call 808-967-8222.
Grow Hawaiian Festival
Feb. 23
Practitioners of traditional Hawaiian
culture meet with biologists, conservationalists and more to discuss the
plants of Hawaii. Also, cultural demos,
speakers, lunch and keiki activities.
Keauhou Farmer’s Market
Ongoing Saturdays
Home-grown items for sale, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee,
macadamia nuts and more.
Keauhou Shopping Center, 78-6831
Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. 8 a.m.-noon.
Call 808-864-6360.
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Kaua‘i Cowgirls Rodeo
Jan. 9
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet
Airmen, perform rock, country, jazz
and more. Special guest Chaz DePaolo opens.
Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center, 3-1901 Kaumualii
Hwy., Lihue. Doors open at 7 p.m.,
show starts 7:30 p.m. $35 advance.
Call 808-545-2980.
Kaua‘i Cowgirls Rodeo
Jan. 21
Cowgirls of all ages compete in six
rodeo events: barrel racing, steer
undercoating, goat tying, pole pending, daily team roping and breakaway
roping.
CJM Country Stables, Poipu (one mile
past the Hyatt Regency Hotel).10
a.m. Free admission. Call 808-6393091.
Wellness Expo
Jan. 26-27
Exhibitors, local products for sale,
food, workshops. Also, keynote
speaker Fred Alan Wolf addresses
health and wellness professionals.
Kaua‘i War Memorial, Convention
Hall, 4191 Hardy St., Lihue. Expo:
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 9
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Main Street area, Hanapepe, 6-9
p.m., free. Call 808-246-2111
a.m.-4 p.m., $5 per day, $8 for both,
seniors and age 13 and under are
free; keynote address: book signing 4
p.m., address 5:30 p.m., $40 general,
$60 VIP, $100 reception. Call 808652-4328.
Grand Hyatt Luau
Ongoing
Enjoy traditional Hawaiian foods,
songs and dances at this cultural
evening.
Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa,
1571 Poipu Road, Koloa. Sunday
through Thursdays, 6-8:30 p.m. Call
808-240-6456.
Na ‘Aina Botanical Gardens
Ongoing
Tour the 13 diverse gardens, hardwood plantation, moss/fern canyon
and sandy beach areas. The garden
also displays 70 bronze statues. Reservations recommended.
401 Wailapa Road, Kilauea. 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Call 808-828-0525.
Slack Key Guitar Concert
Feb. 8
Traditional Hawaiian slack key and
ukulele performances by Doug and
Sandy McMaster.
Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299
Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei. 4-5:30 p.m. $20
general admission, $15 for keiki and
seniors. Call 808-826-1469.
An Evening With Hot Tuna
Feb. 28
The blues, acoustic trio (Jorma
Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Barry
Mitterhoff) performs on Kauai with a
special guest.
Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center, 3-1901 Kaumualii
Hwy., Lihue. Doors 7 p.m., show 7:30
p.m., $40, 808-545-2980.
Friday Art Night
Ongoing. Every Friday
Meet local artists, gallery owners,
enjoy live music, food and explore
the historical village of Hanapepe.
Exquisite selection of Tahitian South Sea
Pearls set of 18-karat gold. Unique Kaua‘i
style and elegant jewelry from Island artists.
Ching Young Village
5-5190 Kuhio Highway
Hanalei, Kaua‘i, HI 96714
(800) 688-6443
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Acid Wash Wednesdays
Weekly
‘80s night. Dancing, DJs, drink specials. Ages 21 and older.
Next Door, 43 N. Hotel St., downtown
Honolulu, O‘ahu. 9 p.m.-2 a.m., no
cover. Call 548-6398 for table reservations. Visit www.myspace.com/acidwashWednesday
Tadd Fujikawa will return
for this year’s Sony Open
Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1
The University of Hawai‘i Warrior
football team vs. Georgia Bulldogs.
Superdome, New Orleans, La. 7:30 p.m.
1-877-750-4400 or
www.ticketmaster.com
Sony Open
Jan. 7-13
144 pro golfers compete for top honors.
Jan. 7- Sony Dream Cup Pro-Am
Jan. 8- Professional Practice
Jan. 9- Sony Open official Pro-Am
Jan. 10-13- Four rounds of tournament.
Tickets on sale at all First Hawaiian
Bank branches, American Express Desk
at Hilton Hawaiian Village or online at
www.friendsofhawaii.org
Wai‘alae Country Club,
4997 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, O‘ahu.
Call 808-734-2151.
photo by Nathalie Walker
Skyline Party
First and Third Saturdays
DJs spin hip-hop, R&B, electro,
‘80s and more. 21-plus. Dress code.
Hanohano Room at Sheraton Waikiki
Hotel, 30th floor, 2255 Kalakaua Ave.,
Oahu. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Call 808-922-4422.
Pacific Island Arts Festival
Jan. 19-20
Art/handcrafted products by more than
100 Hawai‘i artisans, includes jewelry,
clothing, stained glass, ceramics, quilts,
candles and more. Live entertainment,
food. Also, ongoing demonstrations.
Kapi‘olani Park, Waikiki/O‘ahu (Diamond
Head end; across from Honolulu Zoo),
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
admission. Call 808-696-6717.
Volleyball and Sand Soccer Festival
Feb. 17
Sign up to play four-person co-ed volleyball, four-person soccer, or just come
and watch.
Fort DeRussy Park, Waikiki, O‘ahu, volleyball: www.HawaiiVolleyball.Net; soccer: www.Hawaiisandsoccer.com. Free
admission for spectators.
East Hawaii Cultural Center Events
EHCC is located at 141 Kalakaua St.
in Hilo. Gallery hours are Monday
through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Call 808-961-5711 for information
on the following events:
January “Raise the Roof”
Jan. 4-24
A series of prints, digital and mixed
media by Laura Ruby called “Diamond
Head Series” is on view and for sale.
Part of the ongoing “Raise the Roof”
fundraiser exhibit series. Opening
reception Jan. 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Aloha Sunday
Jan. 13, Feb. 10
See the aloha spirit celebrated
through performances, exhibits
and various activities. Every
second Sunday.
February “Raise the Roof”
Feb. 1-28
Oil paintings and mixed media works
on view and for sale by artist Steve
Irvine. Part of the ongoing “Raise the
Roof” fundraiser exhibit series. Opening reception Feb. 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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parking and security lines—we don’t
want you to miss your flight!
So ... you were one of the first on board
and lucky enough to snag row 8, which
is designated as an Emergency Exit Row.
This row offers our customers a few
extra inches of legroom, but in return
we ask for your assistance in the event of
an emergency. If you are seated in row
8, you must be able to understand The
Passenger Safety Information located
in the seatback and follow commands
from the crew, be at least 15 years of age
and understand English.
All regular paying passengers are
allowed up to TWO (2) checked bags
not to exceed 50 pounds per bag. With
bags that are oversized or overweight,
you may be charged an additional fee,
ranging from $25 to $100 depending on
overage. Due to the size of our aircraft,
we cannot accept surf/bodyboards over
6 feet in length. Passengers are asked to
keep extremely important items like
laptop computers and medication in
their carry-on luggage.
Inflight Safety
Smoking Policy
We ask that all passengers remain
seated with seatbelts fastened at all
times. This is for your safety in the event
of unexpected turbulence. If you need
to use the restroom (located in the rear),
press the Flight Attendant call button
and ask if it is safe to do so.
The use of cigars and cigarettes while in
flight is not permitted. This also applies
to anywhere in or around the aircraft,
so please refrain from smoking while
deplaning. Smoking is only allowed in
certain designated areas at our airports,
so kindly wait until you are in an
appropriate area before lighting up.
You can check in at any go! kiosk or
our website: www.iflygo.com, up to 24
hours in advance.
Boarding and Deplaning.
All passengers must be at the gate
at least 15 minutes prior to departure
or there is a chance you may lose
your seat.
If you are connecting to another airline
in Honolulu, advise a ramp agent prior to
leaving the tarmac, who will direct you
to a walkway leading to the Interisland
and Overseas Terminals.
In Flight Beverage Menu
go! offers a variety of drink items available for purchase onboard from our flight attendant.
go! accepts only cash for these items at this time. (US currency).
$1.50
$2.50*
$3.50*
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Bottle Water,
Passion-Guava Juice, Orange Juice,
Bloody Mary Mix, Club Soda and
Tonic Water.
Heineken and Bud Light Beers,
Starbucks Doubleshot Coffee Drink.
Vodka, Gin, Scotch & Rum plus your
choice of mixer (Juice, Bloody Mary
Mix, Club Soda, Tonic Water) and
Cosmopolitan or Appletini by Jean.
*These are the only alcoholic beverages allowed to be consumed onboard the aircraft. All alcohol must be served by the flight attendant only.
Regulations prohibit go! from serving anyone under the age of 21 or people who appear to be intoxicated.
Contacting go! / Mesa
Thank you for choosing go! operated by Mesa Airlines. We value your feedback to help us build a better service.
Customer Service
[email protected]
(800) 637-2910
Reservations
(888) I FLY GO2 or www.iflygo.com
or contact your local travel agent
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go! Miles
questions or comments
[email protected]
General feedback
[email protected]
When contacting go!
Please include as much information
as possible so that we may better assist
you. This should include date of travel,
flight number, city pair and your
go!Miles account number (if you are
a member).
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Mesa’s mission is to be the premier
high quality, low cost regional airline…
Mesa Air Shutt le
was founded by
Larry Risley in
1982 and began
with scheduled
service between
Farmington
and Albuquerque, New Mexico using
a nine passenger Piper Chieftan. Mr.
Risley, an aircraft mechanic by trade,
mortgaged his house and fi xed base
operation business to start the airline.
Mesa has since grown to be one of the
world’s largest independent regional
airlines.
In its fi rst ten years of business, Mesa
grew from a company with one aircraft
serving two cities to an organization
operating 38 aircraft and serving 63
cities. During this same period, the
company transformed itself from
a small closely held corporation to
a publicly traded corporation on
the NASDAQ exchange under the
symbol MESA. In 1989, the company
expanded its operations through a
codeshare agreement with Midwest
Express and then in 1990 with the
acquisition of Aspen Airways. With
the Aspen acquisition, Mesa gained its
fi rst codeshare agreement with United
Airlines and began operating as United
Express out of Denver.
In 1991 Mesa purchased Air Midwest,
adding US Airways as a codeshare
partner, and West Air in 1992, adding
additional routes as United Express.
Mesa further expanded in 1992 through
the signing a codeshare agreement with
America West. In 1994 Mesa acquired
Pittsburgh-based Crown Airways,
further strengthening the company’s
ties to US Airways.
In 1998, Mesa negotiated a new
codeshare agreement with America
West and relocated its corporate
headquarters from Farmington to
Phoenix. In 1999 Mesa announced the
acquisition of Charlotte-based CCAir,
adding more US Airways routes to
its route network. Also in 1999, Mesa
announced the acquisition of Charlottebased CCAir, adding additional US
Airways routes.
In 2000, Mesa codeshare agreement
with America West increased to
include 22 regional jets. By this time
75% of Mesa’s operations were being
conducted under revenue guarantee
contracts with other airlines.
In 2001, Mesa announced an agreement
with America West to add up to 40
larger CRJ aircraft and became the
launch customer for the new 86-seat
Bombardier CRJ 900.
Mesa’s mission is to be the premier
high quality, low cost regional airline
while also looking to innovate and
pursue new opportunities in the
rapidly changing airline industry.
Mesa continues to grow and recently
expanded its codeshare agreement with
Delta Air Lines, its United codeshare
agreement and the launch of go!, Mesa’s
independent operation in Hawaii.
go! operates state-of–the-art 50-seat
regional jets to provide low-cost, high
frequency service to the cities of Lihue,
Kahului, Kona, Hilo and Honolulu. go!
recently expanded its route network in
Hawaii with the launch of service as
go!Express operated under a codeshare
agreement with Kona-based Mokulele
Airlines. Th is new service adds the
airports of Kapalua, Maui, Ho’olehua,
Molokai and Lanai City, Lana’i to the
go! route network.
As of August 1, 2007 Mesa was
operating 199 aircraft with over 1,300
daily system departures to 181 cities,
46 states, Canada , Mexico and the
Bahamas. Mesa operates as Delta
Connection, US Airways Express and
United Express under contractual
agreement with Delta Air Lines,
US Airways and United Airlines,
respectively, and independently as
Mesa Airlines and go!.
go! on the scene
Clockwise from top,
1. Millionth Passenger
Event 2. Tetris Cup
Challenge 3. Kalihi
Kai Canoe Club
4.
Muscular Dystrophy
Association
check
presentation.
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photo by Ryan Ohara
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CULTURE AND AN ASSET IN THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR AN ENVIRONMENT UNIQUE IN
THE WORLD, WITH SPECIFIC MINERALS THAT CREATE THESE NATURAL COLORS
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C OLO RS T HAT O N LY
NATURE C A N P RO VI DE .
On the mythical island of Bora Bora as well as
in the heart of Papeete, Tahiti Pearl Market offers
the largest variety of Tahitian cultured pearls,
with a choice exceeding 200 000 of these gems.
The interactive approach of the store allows the clients the
freedom to choose the right combination of pearls that best
expresses their wish. Sorted into categories on the basis of color
and shape, these loose pearls are presented on the counters
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to the baroque, Tahiti Pearl Market emphasizes the elegance,
charm and distinctness of each Tahitian Pearl.
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PRESTIGE
MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE
The Prestige range offers
necklaces of Tahitian cultured
pearls of the highest value.
With a mix of beauty and
refinement, the necklace stays
the finest representation of
the Tahitian cultured pearl.
Depending on the color and
size desired, consultants
assist the client in choosing
a pearl or necklace of
incomparable quality.
BEING ONE OF THE TOP PRODUCERS IN
THE WORLD AS WELL AS A RETAILER,
TAHITI PEARL MARKET IS ABLE TO
PROVIDE ITS CUSTOMERS WITH A
PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE
CHARME
PRODUCT AND AN UNEQUALED
DIFFERENT
DARE TO BE
EXTENSIVE CHOICE.
The unusual shapes of the
baroque pearls are most
appropriate for the creation
of trendy and avant-garde
jewelry. They can be
coupled with leather, steel,
silk or other types of cloth
depending on your whims
or creativity. These pearls
are reminders of Polynesian
charm and are great
souvenirs of Tahiti.
ELEGANCE
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FIND YOUR VERY OWN
Within the Elegance range, thousands of
round, oval, button, and semi-round pearls
are ranked by color and category. Each
pearl can be admired and considered
to create a piece of
jewelry. Assistance is
available to help in the
composition and
creation process.
TAHITI PEARL MARKET’S
DISCOVERY SPACE
By visiting Tahiti Pearl Market’s discovery space, one may run into
the Tahitian Cultured Pearl Ambassadress giving a presentation
on the natural gem and introducing a 12 minute documentary.
Consultants are available at all times to answer any questions.
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P R E S T I G E
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THE LARGEST CHOICE
IN THE WORLD OF TAHITIAN
PEARLS AND TOP - GEM
NECKLACES .
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Phone : (689) 54 30 60
Mon - Sat : 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday : 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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of over 200 000 natural color pearls and
mountings within 3 ranges of products :
Povai Bay
Phone : (689) 60 38 60
Mon - Sun : 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prestige, Elegance & Charme.
U.S. dollars, Japanese yen,
and travellers’ checks accepted
Please, feel free to contact us for a free visit
of our pearl farm on Fakarava island.
Call for complimentary shuttle - Open on Sundays & holidays
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It’s your life.
Play it well.
Enjoy 18 holes of nature’s most majestic playing fields on the spectacular north shore
of Kauai. The Prince Golf Course offers stunning views of breathtaking mountains
and deep blue ocean. Relax at the end of your round at the elegant 60,000 square foot
Prince Clubhouse where you can sit back with a cold drink and snack and enjoy the
sweeping panoramic views from Mt. Namolokama to the Pacific Ocean.
For Reservations, Call:
Prince Course: (808)826-5001 • 5-3900 Kuhio Highway, Princeville
Magnificent. By Nature.

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