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30 Cover Story:
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DEPARTMENTS
9 Editor on the go!
11 Life’s a Beach
Waimea Bay
12 Hawai‘i’s Toughest Holes
Princeville Resort Prince Course No. 13
13 Plane Fitness
Easy workouts to practice in your hotel room
14 Pampered
Spa Without Walls on the Big Island
16 The Rich Dish
Fine food at Seawatch Restaurant on Maui
17 Dine with Wine
Wine pairings at Hotel Hana
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18 Off the Eaten Path
Local celebrities’ favorite cheap eats
22 In Tune
Listen to the De Lima Ohana
26 go! Glam
The latest aloha shirts from Kahala
50 Spooky Story
A queen’s piano plays an eerie tune
52 On the go!
Events calendar
58 go! pages
Airport maps and airline information
63 Departures
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you’re making your first trip with go! now, we
hope you’ll enjoy this May-June issue.
On the cover is one of my favorite musicians, Jimmy Buffett, whose laid-back style
is perfectly suited to Hawai‘i. You can get a
taste of that hang-loose Margaritaville lifestyle at Jimmy’s new Waikiki restaurant, Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber. It’s located
at the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber in the
same space where the late (and legendarily
laid back) Don Ho performed for many years
— a great place for a chilled beverage. And it
doesn’t matter what time it is. As Jimmy and
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In this issue, we’ll also take you into the
quiet skies above O‘ahu’s rugged North
Shore in a glider plane. It’s not the way you’d
want to fly from, say, Honolulu to Kona, but
this is such graceful flying, the background
music might be Blue Danube.
Over at Kona, we go swimming with
manta rays, who come to think of it may be
the most graceful fliers around, just that they
do it in our crystal clear Pacific Ocean.
For those less inclined to adventure, on
Kaua‘i we visit the Puka Boutique and Gallery. If you like “poking around” for finds
when you travel, this is your place on the
Garden Isle.
And on Maui, we visit the Surfing Goat
Dairy, where they’re producing organic
cheeses that are creating an international
following.
As it happens, Surfing Goat cheese is
one of the ingredients in a remarkable dish
I sampled for our Rich Dish feature. Master
sommelier Roberto Viernes travels to Hotel
Hana on Maui for a perfect pairing of food
and wine. We also visit some favorite dining
spots of local celebs.
Lest all that onolicious food go to our
waistlines, we also hit the beach for some
surfing at legendary Waimea Bay, play golf at
Princeville and share easy fitness workouts
you can do in your hotel room.
There’s more, including the latest in stylish
aloha wear, an island-by-island calendar of
events and, lastly, a spooky tale that is sure to
give you chickenskin.
Travel well, and thanks for reading.
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[email protected]
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Deadly Divine
Its waves are a treasure in the summer, a threat in the winter. Either way,
Waimea Bay gives its visitors a powerful experience.
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Beauty and the Beast…
It’s one of our most recognizable
and meaningful phrases. It describes
not only our human nature, but Nature itself.
Herein I write about one of Nature’s greatest beauties and beasts:
Waimea Bay. Indeed, one only needs
to come around the corner of Kamehameha Highway lining this sacred
valley to feel its mana (divine power).
Then, you touch the sand and feel
trade winds blow through “The Valley of the Priests,” texturing the water
with light, clean ripples out to sea. You
quickly realize you are amidst a blessing of Nature. Respect and wonderment fill you.
Welcome to Waimea.
If it’s summer, “The Bay” is as calm
and quiet as Lake Placid; if it’s winter,
Waimea may be raging and roaring
as 30-foot waves lift and pound the
horizon. If it’s summer, you snorkel
with friends and dolphins, or jump off
the rocks into the crystal clear water.
If it’s winter, you watch “men who ride
mountains” from the security of shore.
Summer is safe; winter can be deadly.
Welcome to Waimea.
The Hawaiian royalty gave Waimea
its name (“Red Water”) around 1090,
presumably from the rich red soil
that would run off into the sea with
heavy rains. The entire valley at one
time was densely populated as it was
prime ahupua‘a, an ancient Hawaiian
land-division system which contained
strips of land that extended from the
mountain to the sea and provided
nearly all the resources needed for
survival. There was even a heiau (sacred burial ground) built on the beach
in the late 1700s. Perhaps most impressive are its deep priestly associations, which marked Waimea as a sacred place for more than 700 years of
Native Hawaiian history. Imagine the
Hawaiians over the centuries watching in awe and adapting to the bay’s
many personalities! What rituals were
inspired? What moments were made
when brave souls first challenged this
mighty beast?
Modern wave warriors have been
challenging Waimea’s giant surf since
the 1950s. More modern-day legends
have been born here than anywhere
else. Though crowded, she conjures up
her magic moments every single year.
Sometimes she closes out in
un-rideable anger.
Much has changed for Waimea
over the past century. Yet, there is
comfort in the fact that regardless
of so-called progress, overcrowding
and commercialization, this Beautyand-Beast remains the most mystic,
sacred big wave in the world. My ashes
will be scattered here. There is simply
no place like Waimea. Her spirit will
forever challenge and entertain all
who open their arms to embrace her
diversity …
“Beauty and the Beast” …
Welcome to Waimea.
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Waimea Bay
61-031 Kamehameha Hwy.,
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than 30 years.
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The Prince Course No. 13
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The remarkable thing about the 13th hole of
The Prince Course at the Princeville Resort on Kauaʻi
is that the scenery is so enchanting, you’ll barely notice the
bogey or double-bogey (or worse) that you’ll likely mark on the
scorecard.
And it’s not the score on the 13th that you’ll take home
and remember later. It’s the sights and sounds and smells.
This is a golf hole with ambiance. Princeville, after all, is
located on Hanalei Bay, where Mario Lanza sang Some
Enchanted Evening in South Pacific. Today he might sing
“Some Enchanted Tee-time.”
In creating one of the toughest holes in Hawaiʻi, Robert
Trent Jones Jr. also created one of the most stunning. It’s been
called the most beautiful inland hole in the 50th State.
The Prince Course is rated the second most difficult in
Hawaiʻi (behind Ko‘olau on Oʻahu). The guys in the cart barn
at Princeville say the record for lost balls on The Prince is 42
— yes, in 18 holes. And the 13th is the toughest of the tough.
Someone posing as me once lost four balls on the hole.
A close look at the 13th shows that Trent Jones Jr. brings all
of his considerable skill to bear on this par-4, a severe dogleg
right that plays 418-398-382-351-322 yards depending on tees.
The trouble begins as soon as you reach the elevated tee, from
which you cannot see the green. Take a moment to breathe
the sweet air, richly scented with the essence of fresh green life
and ginger blossoms. Listen to the serenade of a shama thrush,
Hawaiʻi’s best singer.
Then take another moment to formulate a plan. Through a
chute formed by tangled jungle to the left and a rock formation
and more jungle to the right, your target is a civilized little
patch of lawn in the middle of the jungle. Elevated tees play
tricks on the eyes and make a landing area look smaller than it
really is. And the humpbacked fairway slopes toward jungle on
the left and Anini Stream on the right, further decreasing its
effective size.
You want to be as close to the stream as possible, to shorten
your second shot. This is where the danger and the beauty
really begin. In fact, danger and beauty increase the closer you
get to the hole. It’s as if wild numbers are lurking in the jungle
waiting to pounce on your score.
The crescent fairway on the other side of Anini Stream
varies from 50 to 20 yards wide as it curls with the stream up
the right side and around the back of the green to its source —
a waterfall that cascades from a lava tube 30 feet up a cliff where
ferns grow lush in its mist. The lava tube, an ancient remnant
of the system of underground lava rivers that built Kauaʻi
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5 million years ago, is fed by rain that falls on misty Mount
Namalakoma above Princeville and percolates down through
porous rock.
Reaching the green, alas, is just half the battle. The green is
as tough as the rest of the hole. The putting surface is 50 paces
from front to back, a slight crescent that ranges from 30 to
40 paces wide. The left side is a foot higher than the right and
slopes toward the creek. The slope is briefly interrupted by a
small ridge that runs down the middle of the green, front to
back. Thanks to the ridge and raised saucer edges on both sides
of the green, combined with the grain of the Bermuda grass,
many putts and chips will break twice. At least.
Ain’t it beautiful?
details
The Prince Course
Princeville Resort at Hanalei
1-800-826-1105
www.princeville.com
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Hotel Workouts
A vacation need not interrupt your fitness regimen.
Maintain your physique with this simple tip
By Yu Shing Ting
Exercising while on vacation
can be quite a challenge. There may not
be a fitness center near your hotel, and
you may have forgotten to pack your
workout gear. But don’t worry — there
are many ways you can burn some extra
calories while traveling.
“Depending on your age, being
sedentary for even just a couple of
weeks can deteriorate your hard-earned
muscles,” warns Matt Jones, a private
personal trainer at B Fit Lifestyles in
Honolulu. “To burn some extra calories
while on vacation, try to park farther
away and incorporate more outdoor
fun and physical activities, such as
snorkeling, hiking, walking, sightseeing
and even shopping. The key is to keep
moving.”
Jones also recommends travelers pack
resistance bands, which are available
at most sporting goods stores. They’re
compact, inexpensive and can be used
for a great workout.
“I think most people don’t exercise
while on vacation because they have so
much else going on,” says Jones. “But in
just a half-an-hour of a high rep workout,
you can burn anywhere from 200 to 400
calories, so you can have that mai tai.”
Here is a simple exercise you can do
in your hotel room while traveling. Depending on your fitness level, perform
four sets of 10 to 20 repetitions.
BASIC SQUAT (with resistance bands)
1.) Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart, stomach pulled in and tight,
and chest held high. 2.) Squat down while inhaling. Exhale back up. 3.) For a more
advanced exercise, add a shoulder press when going back up. Make sure resistance
bands are even on both sides.
1.
2.
3.
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The Spa Without Walls treats guests
to a tranquil escape
Boundless Relaxation
Tension, be gone – the Spa Without Walls is a destressing dream
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This island is so sensuous,
so alive — it’s the perfect place to
indulge oneself in cleansing the body
and rejuvenating the spirit.
The Big Island of Hawai‘i is the essence of the elements — earth, wind,
fire and water — with acres of volcanic rock and fire-spewing volcanoes
surrounded by clear blue ocean and
fragrant tradewinds. As any kama‘aina
(local resident) will tell you, this island
has a magical aura unlike any other
place on earth.
The Fairmont Orchid Spa Without
Walls, located in the Mauna Lani
resort on the Big Island’s Kohala
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Coast, echoes its unique island home
in its ambiance and services. More
than just a pampering spa, the Spa
Without Walls offers a therapeutic
healing experience, incorporating ancient Hawaiian healing arts into each
treatment.
Upon entering the spa, guests are
invited to a pre-purifying steam/sauna. The spa’s very Zen indoor lounge
and its secluded outdoor retreat are
also perfect spots for pre-treatment
purification. Surrounded by water
and a lush variety of exotic blooming
plants, these waiting areas offer comfortable teak chairs and iced refresh-
ments at your fingertips.
The spa offers facial treatments
from $85 for 25 minutes, body and
massage treatments from $155 for 50
minutes. A variety of spa packages are
available, or you can customize your
own (mmm, imagine the delicious
possibilities!).
This writer can feel her stress ease
away even before the “Ali‘i” (Hawaiian Royalty) treatment (110 minutes,
$295) begins. This treatment combines the “Awa Earth & Fire” and
“Kahinu” treatments, each normally
priced at $155 for 50 minutes.
Massage therapist Staci, who’s been
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with the resort for 10 years, leads the way to my private little wooden waterfall
hale (house), its walls lined with lauhala mats and bamboo blinds for airy privacy.
The soothing sound of water babbling over rocks is the only sound to be heard.
She begins by pouring warm, pure virgin coconut oil over my body, slowly
massaging my back, neck, legs and arms. (The lomilomi technique, which uses
long, rhythmic strokes of the forearm for a deep muscle massage, was used in
ancient Hawaii to prepare dancers for ceremonial or religious occasions.) My
treatment continues with a detoxifying herbal rub, a Hawaiian mixture created
specially by a local herbalist for the Spa Without Walls. A hot rock treatment then
soothes my tired muscles, and a warm foot wrap feels absolutely divine. Staci
then pours more of the warm coconut oil over my hair and scalp and proceeds to
massage it in, managing to take my relaxation to an even higher level.
When the treatment is pau (finished), I am invited to linger and relax in one
of the outdoor areas for as long as I wish. Since this is a detoxifying treatment, a
steam bath or sauna is recommended, followed by a shower.
Planning a romantic getaway?
This private, sensuous experience can be shared. A couples cabana, cantilevered
over the waterfalls, is available as well, where you and your lover can relax, lying
side-by-side to enjoy any of the treatment packages available at the spa.
How sexy is that?
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Attend one of our free weekly hula, or
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SeaWatch
Maui chef Todd
Carlos makes local
ingredients shine
Story by Don Chapman
Photo courtesy SeaWatch
You don’t run into many former
high school all-American nose
tackles who grow up to be great chefs,
but that’s the story with Chef Todd Carlos of the SeaWatch restaurant at Wailea,
Maui. And based on his being built like a
professional-grade refrigerator, being run
into by the chef is a good thing to avoid, at
least in the literal sense.
Heavily recruited out of high school,
he accepted a college scholarship from
legendary coach Joe Paterno to play football at Penn State. But after a frustrating
freshman year on the bench, the young
Carlos decided that food — not football — would be his life’s calling. Penn
State’s loss was the Culinary Institute of
America’s gain.
“My grandfather, a Greek immigrant,
ran some restaurants back East, and I’d
worked in kitchens and always enjoyed
it,” he says. “I made up my mind, told
Coach Paterno thanks, but I was moving on.”
The rest of us can be eternally grateful.
The people of Maui certainly are, and last
year Chef Todd was voted the best chef
on the island by readers of the Maui News.
That’s a huge compliment on Maui, which
is historically known as the Valley Isle
but in modern times might better be described as the Foodie Isle. (Before arriving on Maui, he worked on Lana‘i, where
he cooked for Bill Gates’ wedding, and
celebs from Paris Hilton to Clint Eastwood have found their way to SeaWatch.)
Chef Todd is one of the most versatile
guys in the kitchen too. The SeaWatch is
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Citrus fish at SeaWatch Restaurant
located at the clubhouse shared by Wailea’s Gold and Emerald golf courses, and
serves breakfast (Crabcake Benedict is a
great way to start the day), lunch and dinner — all with fantastic views of the sea
and the islands of Ni‘ihau and Molokini.
“We do everything from burgers,
wings and fries to fine dining,” the chef
says. “But whatever we do, the emphasis
is on local ingredients. I’ll get a call from
a fisherman who’ll say, ‘Look outside,
I’m the guy in the blue boat, and I got
two nice ahi today.’ So I meet him at the
wharf and buy the fish direct. Or there are
small organic farmers who don’t produce
enough for the hotels, so I work directly
with them. I like to be as close to the farm
as I can be.”
He calls his style Coastal Cuisine:
“I grew up in Maryland, worked in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Micronesia and the
Mediterranean, and I’ve always liked
to be around the water. And it works in
Hawai‘i.”
It certainly does, and I became a big
admirer after tasting two of the most
innovative dishes I’ve ever experienced,
and one dish I never would have even
tried before.
You see, I’ve happily overcome most of
my childhood food phobias — with the
exception of beets. So when Chef Todd
brought out Rainbow Beet and Surfing
Goat Cheese Salad, I took a deep breath,
took a sip of wine, then another, at last
took a hesitant bite. And was amazed —
the red and yellow Maui beets were actually quite wonderful, the goat cheese and
Balsamic drizzle a remarkable complement. Miracle of miracles, I look forward
to tasting this one again.
I’m a longtime “lamb guy,” and have
tasted many different styles of preparation, but nothing as fantastic as Chef
Todd’s braised Australian lamb shank
with pomegranate glaze, served on a bed
of orzo that is dotted with dried dates,
cranberries and yellow raisins. “Very
Mediterranean,” the chef says. “This is
how Grandma used to do it.” Best lamb
dish ever, it says in my notebook, pure comfort food.
The other stunner was Citrus Fish, on
this day lehi, or crimson snapper. The chef
coats the fish in a mix of sweet tea leaves,
zest of lemon and lime, lemongrass and
sea salt, then perfectly sears and serves
it over coconut jasmine rice and mixed
vegetables. I thought I’d had fish prepared
just about every way there is — until I
tasted this one. Hall of fame, my notes say.
So too is Chef Todd Carlos — the
food, not football, hall of fame.
The SeaWatch, by the way is affiliated
with the Plantation House at Kapalua’s
Plantation golf course on the other side
of Maui — the two best 19th holes in
the state — as well as the award-winning
Beach House on Kaua‘i.
details
The SeaWatch Restaurant
100 Wailea Golf Club Drive
Wailea, HI 96753
808-875-8080
www.seawatchrestaurant.com
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Fresh Fare
Pairing wine with locally inspired dishes at Hotel Hana Maui
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One of Hawai‘i’s hidden treasures is the
Hotel Hana Maui, nestled along Maui’s gorgeous
eastern coastline. The hotel is a Wine Spectator Award of
Excellence winner and is a glowing example of how local
chefs have taken locally grown ingredients to give guests a
world-class experience.
The main dining room, Kaʻuiki, is home to Executive Sous
Chef Keoki McKee. The night that I was lucky enough to visit
Hotel Hana Maui, Faith Ogawa, private chef par excellence
and Hospitality Hall of Fame inductee, was a guest chef.
Together with Chef McKee, she delivered one of the most
memorable Hawaiian meals I’ve experienced.
The first course was themed Na ‘Ono o ke Kai, “The Delicacies of the Sea” with a trio of fresh poke (a raw preparation
with seaweed and spices), including ahi (blue fin tuna), tako
(octopus) and lobster. The second part of the course was a
Kona Kampachi Carpaccio with Anuenue Pohole (fiddlehead
fern) Relish garnished with Tobiko and drizzled with Ginger
Ponzu sauce. Vine-ripened Kula Tomato and Maui Onion
Lomi and fresh poi rounded out this delectable course.
With this course and all its wonderfully pure flavors from
the sea, I paired the 2007 Betts & Scholl Riesling from Eden
Valley Australia. This exotic but dry Riesling did the perfect
job of cutting through the fattiness and brininess of all the
sea flavors, and it also managed to accentuate the sweetness
of the lobster. And without any tannin, the bitterness of the
seaweed and Pohole fern was averted.
Then came a course named O ka Wai ... O ke Kai, “That
of the Fresh Waters and That of the Sea,” which included
Steamed Moi and Prawn with a Sabau (locally made fish
stock) and Watercress Nage. Sautéed Mahi Mahi on a bed
of Luau (taro leaf and coconut) Sauce topped with a Tomato
Maui Onion Confit and Garlic Aioli Sauce was another part
of this course, served with light and fragrant Lemongrass
Jasmine Rice. We paired this dish with 2007 Domaine
Champalou Vouvray, a just off-dry Chenin Blanc from the
Loire Valley, France. The honey and pineapple character of
the wine worked best with the mahi mahi and luau sauce. The
sweet coconut flavors intertwined with the wine marvelously
to make a seamless pair.
The Nā Mea Ulu o ke Kula (“Bounty of the Land”) course
was perhaps my favorite. It consisted of Maui Crispy Skin
Pork with Ohelo Berry Apple Brandy Sauce with Roasted
Ulu (breadfruit) and Braised Hana Garden Swiss Chard and
Maui Cattle herb-crusted
New York steak, taro potato gratin
Chinese Broccoli. With it we drank the young and gorgeous
2006 Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape. This wine has
waves of flavors from sweet berries to earthy spices to herbs
and compote to fresh currants. The texture was thick, just
thick enough to withstand the fattiness of the pork skin and
the richness of the sauce.
Dessert, or Meaʻai Momona o ka ‘Āina Lani (“Sweets of
Heavenly Hana”), came in the form of a delicious local honey
Panna Cotta with strawberry coulis and Hawaiian Vintage
Chocolate Petits Fours. The Chateau de Cosse Sauternes
with its glacee apricot, lavender nose and ample acidity and
richness had everyone asking for another glass. The wine
is so versatile and delicious with both the panna cotta and
chocolates.
What a night!
Roberto Viernes is an O‘ahu-based master sommelier.
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Star Eats
Local celebrities share their favorite mom-and-pop dining spots
By Susan K. Sunderland
Face it: We’re all star-struck when
it comes to spotting celebrities in
public places. We like the sudden rush of
recognizing a famous face in the crowd. Their
mere presence gives a place acceptance and
credibility.
That’s called “star power.”
The inference is if a celebrity patronizes an
establishment, it must be good.
And so, we wondered, where do some of
Hawaii’s local celebrities go for a quick meal
when they’re not being lavishly catered to by
fi lm crews and backstage managers? What
leads them to their favorite hole-in-the-wall
eateries?
We like the variety of places that emerged
in our informal star survey. Now their secret is
out, and you can dine in the drive-ins, diners
and dives where the stars do.
“My favorite litt le
place is Fairwood
Drive Inn. It has only
about six tables, and
they specialize in
delicious Chinese food
... mostly take-out.
Lots of policemen on
their breaks eat there.
My very favorite is Broccoli Beef on Cake
Noodles with lots of sauce over the noodles.
They really have ono, ono food,” says Borges.
815 Keeaumoku St., Honolulu. Call 808943-2688.
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Da Kitchen on Maui is Nalani Choy’s
favorite spot for chicken katsu
photo by Leah Ball
photo by Leah Ball
Jimmy Borges, jazz vocalist
extraordinaire.
photo by Nathalie Walker
Nalani Choy, member of
female vocal group Na Leo
Pilimehana.
“Da Kitchen
in Kahului
(Maui) has the
best chicken
katsu I’ve
ever had,”
says Choy.
“Sandwiches
at Storto’s
Deli are named after North Shore
surfi ng spots. My favorite is Jocko’s
with ham, turkey, pastrami and papaya
seed dressing. The Grilled Ono plate
lunch with brown rice and papaya seed
dressing on salad is my choice at Grass
Skirt Grill. It’s fresh, affordable and
delicious.” Da Kitchen, 425 Koloa St.,
Kahului. Call 808-871-7782. Storto’s
Deli, 66215 Kamehameha Hwy.,
Haleiwa. Call 808-637-6633. Grass
Skirt Grill, 66-214 Kamehameha
Hwy, Haleiwa. Call 808-637-4852.
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Carole Kai, entertainerphilanthropist.
“Cooke
Street Diner
serves
gourmet-type
food and localstyle dishes in
a styrofoam
box. It can be
really healthy
with brown rice and crispy salad, or
really decadent like spicy Korean
style chicken. Baked salmon with
furikake glaze is soooo ono! The price
is real ono too … under $9,” touts
effervescent Kai. The comfy Kakaako
diner is a step back in time to old-style,
homemade cooking. 605 Cooke St.,
Honolulu. Call 808-597-8080.
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Jordan Segundo, former American Idol
contestant.
Emme Tomimbang,
multi-media maven.
“Liliha Bakery has the best-tasting pancakes on the island,”
declares our singing idol. “They are light, fluff y, very satisfying
and keep you coming back for more! And because Liliha
Bakery is open 24 hours, you can enjoy pancakes anytime. I
even order them as dessert.” Th is is also the place that makes
those famous chantilly crème puffs. How sweet it is. 515 N.
Kuakini St., Honolulu. Call 808-531-1651.
“I love going to Mabuhay
Café that specializes in Filipino
food,” says Tomimbang. “It’s been
operating for more than 30 years
with the same owners (Fil and
Jean Lumauag) and is the exact
site of my father’s secondhand
store. It serves authentic Filipino
dishes, such as pork or chicken
adobo, chicken marungay and
pusit (squid) adobo. I go there for
sentimental reasons, and always
feel like I’m having lunch with
my dad.” For a refreshing dessert,
order halo-halo, a delectable mix
of crushed ice, sweet fruits and
creamy evaporated milk. 1049
River St., Honolulu. Call 808545-1956.
photo by Leah Ball
Al Waterson, talented
singer-emcee.
Liliha Bakery’s pastries and pancakes are favorites of Jordan Segundo
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“The best pastele in Hawaii is
at The Pastele Shop in Kalihi,”
says Waterson. He likes the taste
of these Latin delicacies that are
hot tamale-like creations fi lled
with meat and rolled in dough
or masa. The Pastele Shop offers
them individually or in combo
plate lunches with gandule rice and
salad. Try the Pastele Supreme of
two pastele on a bed of tossed salad
with sliced olives and sour cream.
Or a Ponodesa, a pastele meat
turnover. Then, there’s ham hock
bean soup and matuda, a pastele
fi lling stew. Leave it to Waterson
to lead us to delectable places with
ono choices. He’s always in tune.
2101 N. School St., Honolulu.
Call 808-847-6969.
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In the Ohana
Island music leader Kelly Boy De Lima
keeps his new music group all in the family
By Melissa Moniz
The De Lima Ohana. From left to right:
Kelly, Kalena, Leolani, Lilo and Kapena
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by Kim Taylor Reece
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Throughout the 1980s and ’90s,
Kelly Boy De Lima and his Kapena
bandmates Tivani and Teimoni
Tatofi had their schedules packed with gigs,
recording sessions and travels throughout the
U.S. and beyond. It was a dream come true
for these island boys, and the hits just kept
coming: Reggae Train, Blue Darling, I’ll Build
You a Rainbow, Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast,
Sea of Heartbreak, Nobody’s Child, Masese —
the list goes on and on.
Their music careers culminated in
1998 when they took home two Na Hoku
Hanohano Awards — Best Hawaiian
Contemporary Album and Group of the Year
— for their second self-titled album.
But in early 2000, the Tatofi brothers
decided to move back home to Tonga. The
departure came as no surprise to Kelly, as he
explains, “When we fi rst started Kapena, they
(Tivani and Teimomi) always told me that
they eventually wanted to move back.”
And Kelly’s wife Leo adds it really was
never a question for Kelly to continue Kapena,
because music is the only thing he knows and
loves.
Luckily for Kelly and all Kapena fans,
he didn’t have to look far for talented band
members. It was just at that time that Kelly’s
oldest son Kapena was ready to jump into the
music scene to join Dad onstage. Daughter
Kalena followed soon after, and just a few
years ago youngest daughter Lilo joined her
family onstage.
What began exclusively as the electrifying
Kapena eventually spawned a second group,
the De Lima Ohana.
The difference?
“The De Lima Ohana is me and the girls
(Kalena and Lilo), and it’s what we’ve been
doing in Waikiki for a while now — and most
recently we’ve been doing more private gigs,”
says Kelly. “Kalena is in both groups; she plays
ukulele for De Lima Ohana and keyboards
for Kapena. And when we are performing as
Kapena, we only do Kapena songs, and I have
another bass player and drummer who play
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Kelly and Kapena provide the musical
arrangement while Kalena sings
The De Lima Ohana have always
maintained their close family ties
Young Kapena on drums
All photos on this page courtesy De Lima family
with us. It’s more of a band.”
Leo adds, “For Kapena, they
get booked for block parties and
conventions, whereas the De Lima
Ohana, it started in Waikiki, so
that’s where their circuit is. Kelly
is the leader of both groups, so it
does make it a little confusing.”
Besides gigging five to six days a
week, the De Lima Ohana also has
been very busy recording. In fact,
the talented family just released its
debut album, Kupu A‘e, in March.
The album features tracks Nani
Waimea, Wahine Hololio, Aia i ka
la‘i, Koke‘e, I’ll Remember You,
Alika, Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke
Kali Nei Au), Lei Nani, Pa‘au‘au
Waltz, Ulupalakua, Goodnight
Leilani E and Aloha Tears, with
Leo, Kelly and the kids on vocals.
And, with the exception of Pa‘au‘au
Waltz, Kelly and the kids did all
the instrumentation.
“My wife sings a song called
Pa‘au‘au Waltz, and there’s one
original song gifted to us by
Kenneth Makuakane, which is
a song he wrote for his mother,
Aia i ka la‘i,” adds Kelly. “Each of
the songs was handpicked. And it
started off as an album for many
of the listeners we perform for in
Waikiki, so a lot of the songs are
requests.”
More albums and more
performances are just what the De
Lima Ohana has planned.
“I think music is a very natural
part of our family — from
generation to generation, it just
keeps trickling down and getting
stronger,” says Kapena.
His proud mom and dad would
have to agree.
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Aloha
The latest in fashionable
Hawaiian shirts
By Yu Shing Ting
Photos by JOSS
Look in any man’s closet in Hawai‘i,
and you’ll likely fi nd at least one aloha
shirt. Aloha wear is also popular for kids,
and can vary from a simple printed shirt
to a casual Island-themed outfit. Featured here are some of the latest designs
in aloha wear from Kahala.
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“Shaping Room”
Made from 50 percent rayon, 25
percent cotton and 25 percent
linen. Renowned surfboard
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photo courtesy Jimmy Buffett’s at The Beachcomber
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The king of leisure brings a taste of Margaritaville to Hawaii
BY CHAD PATA
Millionaires losing everything,
Hey, welcome to the other side of life.
There goes the yacht; there goes the Rolls,
But, you get to keep your wife!
Lyrics to Jimmy Buffett’s new song
“We Have Got A Lot To Drink About”
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eave it to the legionnaire of leisure, Jimmy Buffett, to look
the pending world collapse in the eye, grab his six string
and write a drinking song about it.
“I think it is more necessary than ever to have a sense of
humor about everything to get through this stuff,” says Buffett,
who feels it is his job to “reboot America.”
“Historically people tend to gravitate toward entertainment when times are bad, a little escapism. It is just that now,
as opposed to wanting to come (to his shows), they need to
come. I appreciate that. It’s kind of like when you are playing in
the rain, people who show up on a horrible weather day get a
better show because you respect that (kind) of people. When
people show up during hard times, I feel the same way about
delivering a show.”
Buffett returned to the Islands for a series of shows recently
and tried to help us shake off the malaise of dropping tourist
dollars and vanishing 401(k)s. In his more than 40 years in the
business, he has made a dream of sailing away from all your
problems a favorite escape for Americans all over the country.
What started out as an amicable drunk strumming away on
a barstool in Key West has turned into an entire industry. The
Jimmy Buffett brand now stretches the spectrum from clothes
to booze to restaurants, with everything he touches seemingly
turning into solid gold.
Despite having just one No. 1 hit (It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere,
a duet with Alan Jackson), his legend just continues to grow.
His legions of followers, known as Parrotheads, come to
every sold-out gig armed with blowup sharks, beach balls and
oversized shakers of salt (as a nod to a line in his song Margaritaville, where he bemoans the shaker he has lost).
Reports vary on his net worth, but the man who wrote
of how a pirate looks at 40 is now estimated to be looking at
about $40 million a year in income (that he reassures his fans
he is spending foolishly), and his Vegas incarnation of Margaritaville at the Flamingo was one of the nation’s biggest earners,
bring in $43 million last year alone.
But for the self-proclaimed pirate, the financial considerations have little to do with why he is who he is.
“If you took the money out of the equation, I would still
be doing this,” says Buffett. “To be honest, I never thought it
would last this long or that I would still be alive at this point.
Back in those rocking ’70s and ’80s, who’d have thought? I
didn’t start out to be an industry, but I have seen too many
people be successful for a short time then lose everything, and
I certainly was not going to be one of those.”
In February 2009, that success grew further as the Honolulu
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version of Margaritaville opened quietly in the space that for so
many years belonged to Don Ho in the Outrigger Beachcomber Hotel. The 21,000-square-foot space has been converted
from the closed showroom of a local legend into an open-air,
lava-flowing fantasy of an American icon.
“When Don was in the club, he was a dear friend, and I
was always a big fan,” says Buffett. “When he got sick, we were
talking with the Outrigger people, and Don was onboard, and
we were going to include him in the whole process. I was like,
what a great opportunity, the tiki torch is passed!”
A picture of Ho still adorns the stage, and he was on hand, if
only in spirit, for the grand opening party in February.
“The Margaritaville opening, that’s like playing a party.
That’s not a show,” says Buffett, who was joined by local friends
such as Henry Kapono and Jake Shimabukuro.
The restaurant also features, along with its four bars and a
waterfall, the brand new Honolulu Surf Museum. The collection came from famed Santa Barbara collector Jim O’Mahoney,
whom Buffett had contacted about purchasing his Apocalypse
Now board, one of two actual boards used in the famous scene
where Robert Duval uttered the immortal words, “Charlie
don’t surf!”
As fate would have it, O’Mahoney was closing down his
California museum and looking to move the memorabilia.
It included a tremendous amount of Hawaiian collectibles,
including a Bing Crosby ukulele, a Duke Kahanamoku ukulele
and a Gidget surfboard. They now can be found in the new
museum that opened just off the pool at the Beachcomber.
Buffett is not just a collector of boards— during his fortnight in the Islands, he was spotted at Waikiki at his favorite
surf spot, Queen’s.
“You know I come out for a little work and a little play — try
to keep it evenly matched up,” says Buffett before finishing with
his signature laugh. “But I think I am overloading in the surfing
side rather than working side!”
As a lover of islands and ocean, Buffett’s attraction to our
state is only natural. But he feels there is more than the salty air
that draws him here.
“It’s absolutely a different vibe in Hawaii. For me, it goes
back to when I first came over. Must have been 25 years ago,”
recalls Buffett. “I’d always wanted to go. I think it’s because
there is this distant Polynesian strain of Buffetts over there that
have been traveling around the Pacific for a while, so I think I
might have some family connection over there.”
Long lost Buffetts or not, the Islands fit perfectly with his
laid-back style. He arrived at the show not by the industrystandard limousine, but by the Island-standard slippahs.
“When you walk to the gig at the Shell through Waikiki and
photo courtesy Jimmy Buffett’s at The Beachcomber
Buffett performs with Henry Kapono and Jake Shimabukuro
at the opening of his first Hawaii restaurant
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under Diamond Head, it just means a lot,” says
Buffett. “At the Shell when we play, we put big
speakers up as soon as the show sells out —
which it does all the time, thank God — ’cause
we know there are a lot of people outside picnicking on the grass and listening to the music,
and that is fine with me. We go beyond the
Shell and I am happy with it. I want everybody
to hear it.”
At 62, Buffett keeps plugging along with a
new tour called Summerzcool. But doesn’t he
ever think of taking his own advice and sailing
off into the sunset?
“Would you ever get off a great, long wave
before you had to?” asks Buffett. “I’m riding
this wave till someone knocks me off or cuts
me off !”
photo courtesy Jimmy Buffett’s at The Beachcomber
Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber offers a fun, festive dining experience
At the Royal Hawaiian: Tom Moffatt,
Jimmy Buffett, Martin Denny and Don Ho
Jimmy Buffett’s at The Beachcomber in
Waikiki is located on 2300 Kalakaua Ave. The
restaurant is open daily from 7 a.m.-1:30 a.m.
For more information, visit www.jbac.com or call
1-808-791-1200.
Photo by Steve Casar
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GLIDING
HIGH
The Original Glider Rides let visitors soar above Oʻahu
STORY BY BRANDON BOSWORTH
photo
courtesy The Orignial Glider Rides
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photo by Nathalie Walker
Pilot Scott Ashlock takes in a view from the sailplane
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n the North Shore of Oʻahu, near the tip of the island
at Kaena Point, the mountains practically meet the
sea, with only a long, narrow stretch of land keeping them
apart. In the ocean you might catch a glimpse of a whale if the
season’s right, while wild pigs make their homes in the green
valleys of the Wai‘anae Mountain Range. Overhead, the sky
belongs to graceful, silent planes that float above the landscape like giant condors.
Dillingham Field, a short drive from historic Haleiwa
Town, is home to a business simply called The Original
Glider Rides. Since 1970, it has offered a variety of
glider plane experiences, from scenic trips to acrobatic thrill
rides to introductory flight lessons. Gliders, or sailplanes,
are just like any other airplane ... except there is no engine.
No propeller, no jet intake system, nothing. Just a few basic
controls in the cockpit.
The idea of a motorless aircraft may sound scary to some
people. “Customers are nervous at first,” admits owner and
pilot Steve “Woody” Wood. “But it’s impossible for a glider
to just fall out of the sky. No one has been hurt in one of our
sailplanes in the 40 years we’ve been in business.” The fear
doesn’t last once clients are airborne, and Wood notes that
“99.9 percent leave thoroughly happy.”
Gliders are pulled aloft on long ropes by small, motor-
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ized planes called towplanes. Once in the air, the towline
is disconnected and the sailplane is free to do just that: sail
the winds high in the sky. The glider stays in flight by riding
the air currents, much like a surfer rides the ocean currents.
Dipping and then flying upwards builds momentum, with,
as Wood puts it, “gravity serving as fuel.” The planes can stay
aloft a long time. According to Wood, the record is about
two days. Gliders can cover quite a bit of distance, too. In
July 2008 , Texan Gary Osoba set a world record by traveling
more than 600 miles in a glider. The nine-hour flight took
Osoba from one end of Texas to the other. There must be
something about gliding and the Lone Star State, as Wood
has noticed “lots of Texans” among his customers.
Stepping into a glider cockpit, one is instantly struck by
how minimalist it is. Even the most basic modern singleprop plane has a bewildering array of instruments, displays,
knobs and switches. By contrast, the glider’s display panel is
less complicated than the dashboard of a cheap car. Probably
the most complex part of the cockpit is the military-style
seat belt, which easily flummoxed this reporter. The military
connection is interesting, as The Original Glider Rides uses
some of the same models of sailplanes used by U.S. forces for
reconnaissance missions during the Vietnam War.
Takeoff is quick, far quicker, it seems, than takeoff in a
watching season (November through May), the waters off
Kaena Point become playgrounds for humpback whales. Commercial aircraft are not allowed to fly over the whales, because
of the high noise levels. The same is not true of gliders, which
have permission to sail directly above the humpbacks, offering
a unique view of these impressive animals.
No wonder the majority of those who take a glider tour
love the experience. “When people first get up in the air in
a sailplane, their eyes become huge ... they are filled with so
much wonder,” says Wood. “Seeing that look in their eyes ... I’m
addicted to it.” A U.K. native, Steve Wood first visited Hawaiʻi
in 1997, while on an around-the-world tour. No fan of Britain’s
dreary weather, he decided he’d “spent the first 30-odd years of
my life somewhere with an awful climate, so I’d spend the next
30 somewhere pleasant.” You can’t get much more pleasant
than the North Shore. Besides loving where he lives, Wood
loves what he does. “I love my job. I get to make people happy.”
The Original Glider Rides is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 365
days a year. Rates start at $59. Reservations are helpful. Call 808637-0207, or visit them online at www.honolulusoaring.com.
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regular small plane. Once in the air, one is struck by just how
different a glider flight is from a flight in a similarly sized
motorized plane. It is surprisingly quiet; driving on the freeway
with your windows down is louder. There is thus no need to
fumble with the headphones and mics that are part of the
typical small-plane experience. You can converse with the pilot
without having to shout. Nor is there the stuffiness of a tight
cockpit, as interior vents allow outside air to blow in like natural air conditioning. These factors, Wood believes, help explain
why so few of his customers ever get airsick.
With no engine roar to distract, it is easier to get lost in the
actual flight itself. Swooping through the skies above Mokuleia,
it is possible to see the North Shore in a whole new way, even if
you’ve lived here all your life. With so much of the island built
up and paved over with concrete, it is easy to forget that there
are still green swathes of mountainous wilderness. From the
road, it is hard to appreciate their true majesty, but from the air
the Wai‘anae Range can be seen in all its glory.
Come at the right time of year, and the mountains will not
be the only glorious giants to see. During Hawaiʻi’s whale-
KAUA‘I ART
Puka Boutique and Gallery showcases
Kauaʻi’s flourishing art and design scene
BY KIMBERLY YAMA
f you want to know about the people who live on Kauaʻi and
who represent the art and design of the community, you can
choose to come here to really learn about it,” says Ana Schutz,
owner of Puka Boutique and Gallery located in Historic
Hanapepe Town.
Puka Boutique and Gallery features up-and-coming artists
and designers of Kauaʻi. What sets Puka Boutique and Gallery apart from the rest is the unique vision of Schutz and coowner Chad Ulmer.
“People love it when they come in here and realize that
everything in here is not just a resemblance of Hawaiʻi, but
that the people doing (the artwork) are from here, live here,
or have some tie to the island. People love that and will buy
(pieces) just because of that,” says Ulmer.
“With every piece in here, I have a relationship with the
person who created it, which makes it really special,” says
Schutz. “I could tell you stories about every single person.”
Schutz, 28, fell in love with Kauaʻi upon her fi rst visit and
moved to the island in 2004. In 2005, Ulmer moved to Kauaʻi
to join Schutz, and just six months ago, their dream to open a
boutique and gallery together came true. The two are not only
business partners, but they are now engaged and live in an
apartment adjacent to their gallery.
Schutz’s dream to start a boutique was inspired by her
friends on Kauaʻi. “I was never doing the business out of selfish reasons; it was more for the community as a whole,” says
Schutz. “We have so many friends who are artists and designers, and it’s a space where the better I do with their stuff, the
better they do as well. And they can trust Chad and me, that
we’re not going to misrepresent their product.”
Puka Boutique and Gallery was named after the popular
puka shell. “The puka shell is something that’s special to
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Puka Boutique and Gallery sells
unique jewelry and accessories
photo by Kimberly Yama
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Kauaʻi. Every shell is different; you never fi nd (any two) that are
the same,” says Schutz. “And when you’re looking for shells on the
beach, you always get so excited to fi nd them.”
The historic atmosphere of Kauaʻi’s Hanapepe town also
complements the authentic values that Puka Boutique and Gallery holds. Every Friday night, the town’s galleries and stores open
from 6 to 9 p.m., hosting lots of festivities. Th is event, “Art Night,”
shines another guiding light on the Puka Boutique and Gallery.
“It’s gett ing seriously popular. People from all over the Islands
come down for it,” says Schutz. “Hanapepe has the most concentrated galleries in one area.”
Schutz and Ulmer also love featuring new artists in their gallery. “It’s neat to get young artists in here and to show them how
a real show would be done,” says Schutz. “Then they can actually sell their work and be more like a commercial artist and get
money for it.”
Schutz’s background in art and fashion began when she was
young girl. Her grandfather was an art dealer who, with his father,
started the fi rst fi ne art reproduction company in the world called
New York Graphics Society. “I just remember being a litt le kid and
seeing beautiful paintings all over his apartment,” says Schutz.
Art, she says, “is kind of familiar within the family. And on the
boutique side, I just love clothes and designers. I went to fashion
school, so I was always surrounded by that.” Schutz attended Parsons School of Design, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, focusing on design-related fields.
“Our next dream, now that this dream is fulfi lled, is to branch
photo by Kimberly Yama
The boutique features fashions by Hawaiʻi-based
designers (including this dress by machinemachine)
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photo by Puka Boutique
The gallery showcases work
created by locally based artists
photo by Kimberly Yama
Galleries in Hanapepe open their doors for Friday Art Night
out and really have artists who are really serious about
practicing their craft , and giving them a place to do that,”
says Ulmer. “Once they have some pieces that they really
like and are comfortable presenting, then they have this as
a venue as well.”
Ulmer’s passion for helping local artists comes from his
experience moving to Kauaʻi. “We’ve all made a great deal
of being able to live monetarily off of the word ‘aloha,’” he
says. Along with his many good friends, “this ‘aloha spirit’ of
Hawaiʻi is really how I’ve been able to live here.”
Schutz hopes to have their boutique and gallery serve as
more of a hub for local designers and artists. She intends to
feature more local designers from outer islands and have
more art shows with an ever-changing gallery.
Puka Boutique and Gallery currently features 10 clothing
and accessory designers, and six artists. It’s open Wednesday
through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from
10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m.
To learn more about Puka Boutique and Gallery, visit www.
pukaboutiquegallery.com
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Sample renowned cheeses from Maui’s Surfing Goat Diary
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On the farm at Surfing Goat Dairy
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ask if he’s familiar with the riddle, “What came first? The
chicken or the egg?”
Thomas Kafsack tilts his bearded face and nods in
acknowledgement.
“So what came first,” I continue, “the goat or the cheese?”
The amiable owner of the Surfing Goat Dairy considers
the question for a moment, breaks into a smile and says, “For
me, the cheese. I love the goats, but definitely the cheese.”
It was a vision of producing world-class cheeses that
brought this former software developer and his wife, Eva,
from Germany to the slopes of Haleakala. That, and his love
for an island he first visited 23 years ago.
“I spent 10 days on the island with my family, and I was
overwhelmed by the beauty and diversity of Maui,” Kafsack
recalls while chatting under a covered patio adjacent to a
structure serving as a combination cheese tasting/snack/
souvenir shop.
“I told my family (which includes a son and two daughters), ‘We must live here.’ We kept coming back for 14 years,
and after I sold my software company, we bought a home in
Ka‘anapali, where we lived part time for about seven years
before I finally said ‘enough of that,’ and we just stayed here
full time.”
Because of their shared passion for goat cheese, Thomas
and Eva created the Surfing Goat Dairy on a 43-acre parcel
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owner Thomas Kafsack
of rolling land along Omaopio Road, about six miles up the
road to Kula.
Thomas went about the project with engineer-like precision. He and Eva spent two years preparing and studying,
including one full year at Austria’s Dairy Institute.
Surfing Goat Dairy officially began operations five years
ago and, over that brief span, has compiled an impressive list
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Open for tours and private parties, the dairy allows guests to sample its creations
of honors and customers.
The recognition includes seven national awards in
2004, four in 2005 and another four in 2006.
The customers include a veritable who’s who of the
finest restaurants on an island renowned for its culinary
delights, as well as on O‘ahu and the Mainland.
Revisiting our riddle: If not for the goats, there would
be no cheese.
“We started with 40 goats and two bucks,” Krafsack
recalls, “and now we have 137 goats and three bucks.”
The bucks stay busy —“That’s their only job,” Thomas
notes wryly — as does a staff of four full-time and four
part-time workers in a 365-days-a-year operation that
produces 50 pounds of fresh cheese daily.
Kafsack extols goat milk as sweeter and healthier than
cow milk, resulting in sweeter, creamier and healthier
cheese than what most Americans purchase at local supermarkets to top off sandwiches and burgers.
And he detests “almost all of those low-cal, low-fat,
low-carb cheeses that look like and taste like carpenter’s
glue.”
Eva concentrates on the goat side of the business, with
Thomas focusing on the cheese and the marketing.
“If I were the only one to decide, we would probably
have twice the 32 cheeses we now produce,” says Kafsack, who readily admits to a mad scientist streak when
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concocting new cheeses.
Among those are such award-winners as Garden Fantasia, Mandalay and O Sole Mio among the soft cheeses,
French Dream in the waxed cheese category as well as
the Feta and Napa Wrap, both marinated in oil.
During your visit, trust Nalani Craig-Craft, the local
woman who oversees the cheese-tasting operation, to
make some knowledgeable suggestions.
One of the realities of doing business in an expensive
place located in the middle of the Pacific is that cheese
alone is not enough to make Surfing Goat Dairy a profitable venture.
That’s why the Kafsacks are heavily involved in the
state’s emerging agri-tourism movement.
“We can’t make it on cheese alone,” Kafsack notes, “so
we have tours (ranging in price from $5 to $25), and we
open up the place for private parties and receptions.” As
we begin our trip back down on Omaopio Road, we notice a sign tacked on the side of the food structure: “Not
all cheese is created equal.”
And some cheeses — such as those produced at the
Surfing Goat Dairy — are more equal than others.
A former award-winning columnist and reporter for the San
Jose Mercury-News, Fred Guzman hosts popular talk shows on
Maui’s FoxNews-900 and ESPN-550.
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The captain of the “Manta,” Neptune Charlie’s custom
dive boat, pulling out of Kona’s Honokohau Harbor at
sunset en route to an evening manta dive.
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fter growing up in the Hawaiian Islands, there are very
few “tourist tours” I would ever advise my visiting
friends to sign up for, let alone spend my own vacation time
partaking in. Like most locals, I fi ll my days hiking my favorite
“secret” spots, surfing my home break and diving off hidden
pinnacles and reef wrecks close to where I live. But the one
tour every visitor must take — and most locals are missing out
on — is the Manta Ray Night Dive off the coast of Kona.
Ranked the “No. 1 Place in the World to See Manta Rays”
and consistently listed as one of the “Top 10 Scuba Dive Sites
in the World,” the Manta Ray Night Dive in Kona is truly one
of the seven wonders underwater. But what’s most amazing
about the majestic manta night adventure is that it is by no
means an extreme activity, but a calm, almost spiritual experience that all levels of scuba divers and snorkelers can enjoy. If
I had children, I would take them on the manta night dive; if
my grandparents were still around, this is a sight I would make
sure they got a chance to see.
Most tours meet at Kona’s Honokohau Small Boat Harbor
and take a 30-minute boat ride to one of several manta dive
sites. With the waters off Kona being characteristically glassy,
you forget you are in transit and feel more like you’re getting a
two-for-one deal on a dive trip/sunset cruise. Arriving at dusk,
right as the sun is dropping below the horizon, allows you
some time to get your bearings between the boat, coastline
and dive site before the sun sets, and also provides the tour
operators time to give a dive briefing and set you up with gear.
Once darkness blankets the sky and the ocean turns to
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black, each scuba diver in the group gears up and takes a giant stride off the boat into the pitch black Pacific. As a group,
divers descend to around 25 feet and slowly swim above
the ocean’s floor to the dive site. With only the small beam
from your dive light illuminating the coral reef and tropical
fish, you can only see what is directly in front of your light.
Swimming up and over a small reef incline, you see the bright
beams marking the dive site and dozens of lights from other
dive groups in the distance. Th is dive is unlike any other night
dive — it’s surreal, almost as if you are arriving at a futuristic
rock concert in space. With beams of light glowing and moving in every direction, colored glow sticks attached to different
diving groups and thousands of white bubbles floating up towards the surface, you almost forget about the manta rays. But
measuring nearly 20 feet across, you can’t miss these gentle
giants as they gracefully dip, dive and fly through the groups
of divers.
The snorkelers in each group stay on the surface and simply
hover over the scuba divers, looking down at the manta rays.
Mark Chesler, the owner of Neptune Charlie’s and Manta Ray
Dives of Hawai‘i, has perfected the “easiest and most efficient
way” for snorkelers to get in on the action by creating “floating
rings” that groups of snorkelers use on his tours. These rings
bring the snorkelers together, which in turn brings their lights
together and summon the manta rays up toward the surface,
bringing them only inches from the snorkelers.
With everyone in place and dozens of lights glowing in
each direction, the show/feeding begins. The tiny plankton on
Manta rays feed on plankton being served by divers.
The manta rays come within inches of the divers, as
they are attracted to the divers’ halogen dive lights.
which the manta rays feed are attracted to light, and all gather
right in front of each diver’s light. Slowly, the rays dip down,
open their mouths and scoop up the plankton while swimming through the lights and putting on an amazing performance. Flapping their gigantic wings, the manta rays fly above
and around you for nearly an hour. Virtually harmless to man,
the manta ray has no teeth, and unlike its relative, the sting
ray, its long, beautiful tail does not sting.
The joy of the manta ray night dive is that there is truly
power in numbers. It is possibly the only dive in the world
where you actually want other divers in the water with you,
not because it makes diving and snorkeling at night less scary,
but because the manta rays are attracted to the lights each
diver holds, and most dive operators in Kona work together to
create a big group of light to attract more manta rays.
The first dive operators to arrive at the site each night dive
down and set up a crate with several large dive lights that
beam toward the surface. All dive groups then dive together
near these lights. Companies also work together by calling in
a “manta report” each night after a dive so everyone knows
where and how many mantas were seen each night. Th is type
of teamwork began in the 1980s, when manta ray dive tours
became popular. Many Kona manta dives then began working
together, rather than competitively like most tours, which has
helped to both protect the manta rays and enhance the experience for tour guests.
While manta ray sightings can’t be 100 percent guaranteed,
tour operators say you can see between one and four rays on
average, and sometimes more than 10 in a dive. On several
occasions, especially in the summer months when the waters off Kona are especially calm, as many as 15 mantas have
been spotted in a single night. On one occasion an astonishing 36 rays showed up in one night. But not to worry— with
the sheer size, grace and beauty of these creatures, getting a
chance to even swim with just one surely will be a highlight of
your Big Island vacation.
Divers capturing the moment
with an underwater camera.
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A Piano for Lili‘u
As told to Rick Carroll by Van Love
It was a beautiful morning! The sun was
shining and my mother and aunt were looking
forward to visiting Washington Place. They were
to visit the home that my mom’s great-great grandfather Isacc
Hart built for John Dominis many years ago ...
Mom and Aunty Lei checked in at the front and were waiting
for a guide to come and take them on a tour of Liliʻu’s home.
They had gone into the portrait room, where life-sized portraits
of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani dominate the room.
Mom was standing in front of Kalakaua, and Aunty Lei was
looking at the portrait of Liliʻu. They were both thinking about
the king and queen and how it must have been when they were
alive. It was as if they were communicating with them somehow
through the ages.
Continuing into another portion of the house, they came to
a group of children standing in front of a grand piano. Someone
in the group asked if anyone could play, and since my aunt is an
accomplished piano player, she volunteered. Aunty sat at Liliʻu’s
piano and started to play, but the sounds coming out of the
piano were very strange. My aunt looked puzzled and started
again. The music was deep and low, with a heavy bass sound.
Mom asked my aunt what was wrong and my aunt said, “I’m not
sure. These heavy sounds are the only ones coming out. I feel
a very strong masculine presence here.” She started again, and
again the sounds were deep and heavy.
Mom said, “I’ve never heard you play like this before, Lei.
What’s going on?”
Aunty Lei said, “I don’t know. I can’t figure it out! It’s as
though Liliʻu is trying to tell me something. I keep feeling a
heavy masculine energy. I wonder why?”
After one more attempt, my aunt gave up, saying that this
was the first time she was unable to play a piano. (Aunty Lei
started playing the piano at the age of seven and has been a
mentor for students from time to time.) She stood up and they
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walked away and waited for their guide.
The docent soon came to take them on their tour of
Washington Place. They couldn’t shake their strange experience
with the piano, but tried to enjoy the tour anyway. When the
docent came to the piano, she told its story:
Liliʻu had been given the piano on the evening of May 12,
1892. It was presented to her in the throne room of the palace ...
The piano was a gift for Liliʻuokalani’s fi ft y-third birthday,
and it was intended to be “as Hawaiian as possible.” A huge koa
tree from the island of Hawaiʻi was cut and shipped to the J. &
C. Fisher piano company of New York.
The interesting note here is that some of the group that
presented the piano to Liliʻu were instrumental in the
overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in January, 1893 ... It
is interesting that they would have given Liliʻu such a gift
to gain her confidence when shortly thereafter they were
plott ing her overthrow.
After hearing this story on the history of Liliʻu’s piano,
Aunty Lei turned to my mother and said, “Th at’s it! Th at’s
why I felt the masculine energy. Th at’s why I was feeling a
sadness surrounding the piano. Liliʻu doesn’t like this piano.
She does not want it in her home. Was this a gift of love? I
know she was trying to tell me that she is not comfortable
with this piano here” ...
When I spoke to Aunty Lei recently, she said, “I know some
people will not believe this. That’s okay. Your mother was there
to witness what happened, and I know that I do not ever want to
play that piano again.”
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.
This story is from his book, Hawai‘i’s Best Spooky Tales 3.
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with the Lei Queen selection, various
festivities and a closing ceremony.
Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand, 3902 Paki
Ave., Waikiki. 9 a.m.-5 :30 p.m. For
more information, visit http://www.
honolulu.gov/parks/programs/leiday.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
May 5
A Mexican fiesta block party featuring
live bands, dancing, food, drinks and
more.
Downtown Honolulu, Merchant Street
area. Call 1-877-525-6248.
Mamma Mia!
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Spring Sports Calendar
Men’s Baseball
May 1 and 2: vs. Louisiana Tech, 6:35 p.m.
May 3: vs. Louisiana Tech, 1:05 p.m.
May 14 and 15: vs. Utah Valley, 6:35 p.m.
May 16: vs. Utah Valley, 7:35 p.m.
May 17: vs. Utah Valley, 1:05 p.m.
May 20-24: WAC Tournament, times TBA
**All UH men’s baseball games are
played at Les Murakami Baseball
Stadium on the UH Manoa lower
campus. Call the UH ticket office at
1-808-956-4481 to purchase tickets.
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‘Mamma Mia!’ Onstage
May 12-30
The hit musical based on the songs of
ABBA makes its Hawai‘i debut.
Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave.,
Honolulu. Tuesday through Thursday,
7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2
and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. $40$75. Call 1-877-750-4400 or www.
ticketmaster.com.
Women’s Softball
May 1: vs. Boise State, 6 p.m.
(WAC conference game)
May 2: vs. Boise State, 2 p.m.
(doubleheader, WAC conference game)
**All UH women’s softball games are
played at Rainbow Wahine Stadium on
the UH Manoa lower campus. Call the
UH ticket office at 1-808-956-4481 to
purchase tickets.
Lei Day Celebration
May 1
Honoring the Hawaiian tradition of
giving and receiving lei, the day begins
Comedian Carlos Alazraqui
May 13
The Argentine-American actor
and comic known for his role on
Reno 911! shares his stand up routine.
Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St.,
Honolulu. $20. For tickets, visit
www.groovetickets.com
Plain White T’s Onstage
May 14
The pop-rock band returns to Hawaii.
Also featuring The Desert Sea.
Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St.,
Honolulu. $30. 7 p.m. For tickets, visit
www.ticketweb.com
30th Annual Visitor Charity Walk
May 16
A 6-mile fundraiser walk, hosted by
the Hawai‘i Hotel Association. Along
the way, walkers stop at various
Honolulu Triathlon
May 16-17
An Olympic distance triathlon
including a 1.5 mile swim, 40K bike
ride and 10K run featuring elite
athletes from around the world.
Events start at Ala Moana Park, 1201
Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu. Visit
www.HonoluluTriathlon.com.
Mos Def Onstage
May 21
The rapper comes to Honolulu for an
all ages show.
Lantern Floating Festival
Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St.,
Honolulu. $38. For tickets, visit www.
groovetickets.com
Dave Koz In Concert
May 23
The jazz saxophonist performs live.
Waikiki Shell, 2805 Monsarrat Ave.,
Waikiki. 8 p.m. $15-$95.
Call 1-877-750-4400 or visit
www.ticketmaster.com.
Lantern Floating Festival
May 25
Annual Buddhist ceremony conducted
to pay respect to ancestors and comfort
Pan Pacific Festival — Matsuri in Hawai‘i
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New Baby Expo
May 16-17
Exhibitors display and sell the newest
products for kids, babies and families.
Baby-crawling contest, baby shower,
fashion show and more.
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, 777 Ward
Ave., Honolulu. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $4.50
general admission, free for age 5 and
under. Call 1-808-239-BABY or visit
www.newbabyexpo.com.
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stations to enjoy food and beverages.
Entertainment at the end.
Walk begins in Waikiki.
Visit www.charitywalkhawaii.org.
spirits of the deceased. Public is
welcome.
Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park,
1201 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu. Visit
www.LanternFloatingHawaii.com.
REHAB Golf Challenge
May 27
Annual fundraiser for the
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.
First Hawaiian Bank sponsors. Threeperson scramble format. Tournament
banquet to follow, with emcee
Michael W. Perry of KSSK radio. Postdinner ceremony with prizes, live
entertainment, hole-in-one contest
and lucky draw.
Hawai‘i Prince Golf Club, 91-1200 Fort
Weaver Road, Ewa Beach. Shotgun
start at noon. Individual team
fee, $750; corporate sponsorships
available. Call 1-808-566-3451.
Pan-Pacific Festival —
Matsuri In Hawai‘i
June 5-7
Three-day festival featuring a
ho‘olaulea with food and live
entertainment, grand finale parade,
cultural demonstrations and more.
Waikiki area. For event times and
locations, visit www.Pan-PacificFestival.com.
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Verizon Hawai‘i Hall of Fame Pro-Am
Golf Tournament
May 2-4
A 36-hole stroke tourney, featuring 28
teams of one professional and four
amateur players.
Kapalua Resort, Plantation Golf Course,
800 Kapalua Drive, Lahaina. Call 1-800527-2582.
28th Annual Kapalua Wine and Food
Festival
June 11-14
Wine tastings, festive gatherings and
gourmet meals by top Hawai‘i chefs,
including the Kapalua Seafood Festival,
hosted by Fred Dame, master sommelier.
Kapalua Resort, 800 Kapalua Drive,
Lahaina. Call 1-866-669-2440 or visit
www.Kapalua.com.
Maui Film Festival
June 17-21
Film premieres, gala parties, celebrity
appearances, Hawaiian music and
dance are part of this five-day festival.
Wailea. For event times and specific
locations, visit www.MauiFilmFestival.
com or call 1-808-572-FILM.
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Maui Arts and Cultural Center Events
**The Maui Arts and Cultural Center
is located at One Cameron Way in Kahului. For more information on any of
these events, call 1-808-242-SHOW or
visit www.mauiarts.org.
Frank De Lima Performs
April 3
Hawai‘i’s popular stand-up comic
entertains live with his song parodies,
Brothers Cazimero
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zany characters and more.
McCoy Studio Theater. 7:30 p.m. $25.
Poncho Sanchez Onstage
April 23
The Grammy Award-winning Latin/jazz
artist performs live.
Castle Theater. 7:30 p.m. $12, $30 or
$40.
Brothers Cazimero In Concert
May 2
The legendary Hawaiian duo sings,
accompanied by hula dancers, for this
Maui May Day concert.
Castle Theater. 7:30 p.m. $12, $28 or
$37.
‘Art of the Chanter’ Program
May 16
Hawaiian artist Keali‘i Reichel directs
this production featuring chant by
kumu hula and Hawaiian practitioners
of all ages.
Castle Theater. 7:30 p.m. $12, $25 or
$40.
Ki Ho‘alu Festival
June 28
Live performances of several of
Hawai‘i’s top slack key guitar artists.
MACC Lawn. 2 p.m. Free.
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Kokua Kailua
‘May Day Is Lei Day’
May 1
Hawaiian music, arts and crafts, hula,
lei-making contest and Lei Queen ceremony.
Waikoloa Beach Resort, 69-550 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Kohala. Call 1-808886-8822 or visit www.waikoloabeachresort.com.
Girl’s Day Diva Festival
May 2
Live performance by the Society of
Seven Las Vegas. Food sampling, silent
auction, door prizes and mini-makeup
makeovers.
University of Hawaii Hilo Performing
Arts Center, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo.
Entertainment starts at 7 p.m. $40 (reserved seating). Call 1-808-974-7310.
Big Island Film Festival
May 14-17
Featuring screenings of independent
and narrative films, parties, filmmaker
symposiums and a golf tournament.
A gathering for locals and visitors to
mingle with film industry professionals.
Waikoloa Beach Resort, with three
events at Queen’s Marketplace, 69-550
Waikoloa Beach Drive, Kohala. Tickets
$5 and up. For ticket information,
movie details and showtimes, visit
www.BigIslandFilmFestival.com or call
1-808-883-0394.
with club members.
Waimea Community Center, Route 19
(next to Waimea Park), Waimea. Free. For
more information, e-mail [email protected].
30th Annual Visitor Charity Walk
May 16
A 6-mile fundraiser walk, hosted by the
Hawaii Hotel Association. Along the way,
walkers stop at various stations to enjoy
food and beverages. Entertainment to
follow.
Starts at Anaehoomalu Bay at the Waikoloa Resort. For more information, visit
www.charitywalkhawaii.org.
Honoka‘a Town Western Week
May 16-24
A week of activities, including a paniolo
parade, old-time market day, arts and
crafts, food demonstrations, paniolo
barbecue, block party and rodeo.
Call 1-808-933-9772.
Kokua Kailua Concert Series and
Village Stroll
May 17 and June 14
Ali‘i Drive turns into an arena featuring
live Hawaiian music, artists and merchant and restaurant specials.
Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona. 1-6 p.m. Free.
For more information,
e-mail [email protected].
Waimea Bonyu Kai Bonsai
Club Exhibition
May 23-24
Celebrates teaching and perpetuating
the art and traditions of bonsai. A large
variety of trees are displayed. Talk story
2009 Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawai‘i
Honu Triathlon
May 30
Qualifying event for the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship in October.
The race includes an Olympic distance
run, swim and bicycle course.
Course begins at Hapuna Beach, off
Highway 19, finishing at Mauna Lani
Resort, 68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive, Kohala. Visit www.HonuHalfIronman.com
or call 1-808-329-0063.
The Great Waikoloa Food,
Wine and Music Festival
June 18-21
Featuring more than a dozen of
Hawai‘i’s top chefs, wine pairings, brews
and spirits. Entertainment with live jazz
music.
Hilton Waikoloa Village, 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa. Call
1-808-886-1234 or visit www.HiltonWaikoloaVillage.com.
Kona Marathon and
Family Fun Runs
June 28
Run either a half-marathon (13 miles),
10K (6.2 miles) or 5K (3 miles) course
along the scenic Kona Coast.
Visit www.konamarathon.com or call
1-808-967-8240.
Keauhou Farmer’s Market
Ongoing Saturdays
Homegrown products for sale, including
fruits, vegetables, flowers, coffee, macadamia nuts and more.
Keauhou Shopping Center,
78-6831 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona.
8 a.m.-noon. Call 1-808-864-6360 or
visit www.keauhoushoppingcenter.com.
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Kevin Mahogany, performer at the Kaua‘i
Concert Association Jazz Festival
May Day Lei Festival
May 2
Hawaiian entertainment, food booths,
make-a-lei tent, lei auction, lei contest
display (indoors) and more.
Kaua‘i Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue.
Main festivities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free lei
contest display, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $5 admission. Call 1-808-245-6931.
Slack Key Guitar and
Ukulele Concert
May 15
A traditional Hawaiian slack key and
ukulele concert, featuring songs and
stories of Hanalei with Doug and Sandy
McMaster. Free gift drawing.
Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299
Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei. 4-5:30 p.m. $20
general, $15 for keiki and seniors. Limited seating. Call 1-808-826-1469.
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‘Mystery on the Strip —
Murder at The Juice Joint’
June 20
A murder mystery dinner, featuring
hosted cocktails, appetizers, music
and casino games, private dinner
menu, silent auction and murder mystery show. Costumes welcome (theme
is “Roaring ‘20s on the Vegas Strip”).
Fundraiser for Kaua‘i Planning and
Action Alliance.
Plantation Garden Restaurant, 2253
Poipu Road, Koloa. $120. Call 1-808632-2005 or 1-808-651-5197.
Visitor Industry Charity Walk
May 16
A 6-mile fundraiser walk, hosted by the
Hawai‘i Hotel Association. Along the
way, walkers stop at various stations to
enjoy food and beverages. Entertainment to follow.
Walk begins at Kukui Grove Pavilion,
3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy., Lihue.
Call 1-808-826-2273 or
visit www.charitywalkhawaii.org.
21st Annual Taste of Hawai‘i
June 7
The ultimate Sunday brunch, hosted by
the Rotary Club of Kapa‘a. Enjoy the
culinary delights of 50 chefs. Live entertainment all day.
Smith’s Tropical Paradise at Waialua
Marina State Park, 45971 Kuhio Hwy.,
Kapa‘a. Call 1-808-822-7449, 1-808-
Banana Poka Roundup
June 21
Annual forest fair by Hui o Laka and
the Koke‘e Natural History Museum.
Live music, basket- and lei-making,
Oshibana workshops, exhibitors and
more.
Koke‘e State Park, Mile Marker 15
Koke‘e Road, Kekaha. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free. Call 1-808-335-9975.
Kaua‘i Concert Association
Jazz Festival
June 27-28
Live performances by the Kaua‘i Junior
College Jazz Band, local Kaua‘i jazz
groups, state of Hawai‘i artists and
national jazz artists. Food and beverage
tents on site.
Kaua‘i Marriott Resort and Beach Club,
4-484 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa‘a.
Call 1-808-245-7363.
Tahitian Dance Review
Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays
A live performance of authentic
Tahitian dance every week.
Poipu Shopping Village,
2360 Kiahuna Plantation Drive, Koloa.
Call 1-808-742-7444.
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Aloha Sunday Program
Ongoing every second Sunday
Hawaiian cultural activities, art, student projects and entertainment.
East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, 141 Kalakaua St., Hilo, Big Island.
Call 1-808-961-5711.
All Time Low In Concert
June 12
The music group brings its pop rock tunes to Honolulu.
Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina St., Honolulu. $20.
For more information visit www.bampproject.com.
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Terry the tiger at Pana‘ewa Zoo
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