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CONTENTS THIS WEEK’S QUESTION What is your favorite Christmas carol?

Editor: Anthony Pignataro Little Drummer Boy

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Associate Editor: Starr Begley We Three Kings Calendar Editor: Jessica Armstrong None, thanks.

Contributors: Caeriel Crestin, Lloyd Dangle, Rob Parsons, Chuck Shepherd, Cole Smithey, Todd A. Vines Illustration: Guy Junker, Ron Pitts, Glenn Watson Intern: Ray Mangan Photography: Sean M. Hower, Pietro Ortiz, Jason Waterhouse Art Director: Wendy S. H. Ortiz Silent Night Graphic Designers: Emeline Sioson, Travis K. Tiffin Advertising Executive: Brad Chambers Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Classified Sales: Robin Williams Silent Night Customer Service Rep: Mark Stockwell Holiday in Cambodia General Manager: Jennifer Russo Only David Bowie renditions make them tolerable Administrative Executive: Judy Toba O Holy Night, South Park version Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Brown Santa Claus is Coming to Town

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An archaelogist has a bone to pick with our recent “Skeletons in the Closet” story in Letters. Eh Brah! thanks the guy who stole a working mom’s car. Rob Report pays tribute to the generous life of Maui Tomorrow activist Ron Sturtz. Performers can’t swear in bars, but that doesn’t stop Liquor Commissioners from cursing in their hearings–good thing LC Watch was there taking notes. MECO is juiced in Maui 10. Anthony Pignataro hangs with the Superferry protesters in Coconut Wireless. News of the Weird chronicles the end of the Internet as we know it.

Cole Smithey says the new Tim Burton musical Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street–starring Johnny Depp, of course--is both mesmerizing and disappointing.

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12 FEATURE STORY A century ago Lahaina Town was a haven for whalers. But what was their life like at sea, anyway? James Mordovancey examines how sailors on tall ships lived and worked as they slaughtered whales.

14 ONO KINE GRINDS Starr Begley goes hunting for good Thai food, and finds it at Saeng’s Thai Cuisine, just a few yards from the office. Then Anthony Pignataro tells you where you can take refuge from Christmas cheer in Take Five.

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22 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT To get into the holiday season, Jessica Armstrong drives all the way to Ali`i Kula Lavender to make wreaths. Starr Begley says Yule love this week’s Christmas-themed Mind Candy. And we detail this week’s First Light Film Festival screenings.

37 BACK PAGES Sign Language wants Geminis to find their rock. Restless Native decides against writing about her recent trip to Oahu.

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Mr. [Greg] Mebel quotes [David] Brown’s allegation that human remains are kept in a closet at the Maui [State Historic Preservation Division] SHPD office in Wailuku (“Skeletons in the Closet,” Dec. 6, 2007). I would like to clarify that at the time SHPD moved to its current office, a special room was newly constructed adjoining the existing building, so that human remains could be stored in a separate, undisturbed area that was not used by anyone or for any other purpose. Respectful treatment of the iwi was the intended result. At the time it was built, the room was more than adequate in size to house the remains that were awaiting reburial on Maui.

It is certainly larger than any closet I am familiar with. It has since filled to capacity, due primarily to the high rate of shoreline erosion and the need to recover relatively large numbers of endangered burials before they wash into the ocean. Since the SHPD staff arrived on Maui in 1991, a priority has always been the care and preservation of Na ‘Iwi Kupuna. I know these things to be true because I was the Maui Island SHPD archaeologist between 1991 and 1998.

Two points regarding the informa-

tion presented on the Honokahua Burial Site at Kapalua: The actual number of individual burials recovered from that site was 867; remains representing a minimum of 133 additional individuals were recovered from disturbed contexts, for a total of 1,000 individuals. This information is readily available in the summary (first page) of the report that was written for this project.

Secondly, the recovered remains were NOT kept in a steel container. A special building near the site was turned over for the sole purposes of the project, and all the remains were kept in this building until they were reinterred on the site.

There was cultural oversight for all of the archaeological activities that were conducted during this project, which actually began in August 1987.

I know these facts to be true because I was the archaeological field director for this project. When Gov. [John] Waihe‘e ordered the project to cease on December 23, 1988, myself and all of the archaeologists involved were celebrating along with the Hawaiians. Contrary to popular belief, most archaeologists do not enjoy disintering human remains, nor do we seek out the opportunity to do so.

-Theresa K. Donham, via Mauitime.com

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The Spirit of Giving A Gentle Warrior’s passing sparks holiday reflections “Maui County, and the environmental community in particular, has lost a hero.” So spoke County Council member Michelle Anderson, one of many who paid tribute to the life of Maui Tomorrow Foundation president emeritus, Ron Sturtz during the Dec. 15 memorial service at a packed Makawao Union Church.

Both tears and laughter were shared, in a season usually associated with yuletide cheer, not eulogies.

In any case, emotions were deep and praise was bountiful in celebration of a man who hit the ground running when he moved to Maui 10 years ago.

Sturtz, 62—a trial lawyer in California who was raising two daughters with his wife Merry—had been a frequent visitor to Maui. In 1997, he fulfilled his dream of moving here. Steeped in a spirit of working to mediate conflicts and work for justice, he found allies and friends easily.

He joined Maui Tomorrow to work on issues like renewable energy, water resources and affordable housing. In the past two years, he devoted much of his time towards efforts to see that Hawai‘i Superferry would not sidestep a need to comply with the state’s environmental laws.

Sturtz gave generously of his time and wisdom for the betterment of Maui’s community, environment and the quality of life we will pass on to future generations. He embodied, in Anderson’s words, “A dedicated commitment rarely seen in today’s world.”

Diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year, in March he underwent surgery at Stanford Medical Center, enduring follow-up radiation treatments while staying close with Mainland family members. After a “best-ever” July family reunion in Ohio, he returned home to Maui. His periodic MRI’s showed no re-growth of his tumor.

In late August, Sturtz and attorney Isaac Hall traveled to Honolulu, where the Supreme Court addressed the appeal of Maui Tomorrow, Sierra Club and the Kahului Harbor Coalition challenging the state’s exempting Hawai‘i Superferry from an environ-

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mental review. The court rendered a unanimous decision upholding the law these Maui groups fought to defend.

Through September, Sturtz was vigilant, spending much of the time in Judge Joseph Cardoza’s courtroom during a

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the environmental study was done. But it was a short-lived triumph: a special session of the state legislature soon passed a special law allowing the Superferry to sail around that legal requirement.

Despite his adeptness in legal matters, Sturtz didn’t like the adversarial model.

Older brother Larry said he likened his beliefs to practicing “universal law,” striving for peaceful, just solutions rather than protracted courtroom battles.

In March 2005, Sturtz, Superferry Chief Executive Officer John Garibaldi and I sat through two long mediation sessions in Hall’s Wailuku office. Though bringing characteristic thoughtfulness and compassion to this interaction, Sturtz and Hall couldn’t compromise on Garibaldi’s steadfast refusal to prepare an EIS, and the issue went to the courts.

Maui Tomorrow’s Acting President, Judith Michaels, recently recalled a comment about Sturtz shared by former board member Susan Bradford. “His mere presence brought a dignity to the room,” she said. He was called a “pillar of our community,” a fitting description to match his lanky 6’4” frame.

Portrayed as a teacher, mentor and healer, it was not so much what Sturtz did, but how he did it. My enduring memory of him is the warmth of his smile and how he took the time to look into the eyes of those he met, savoring the moment before he would open his arms to share a hug.

In a world short on role models, Ron Sturtz stood tall as a family man, friend, eco-activist, peacemaker and example of conscious loving and unselfish giving. Isn’t that what Christmas is all about?

So how is it that the holidays have been hijacked by an orgy of consumer spending, with tons of tinsel, wrapping paper, icicle lights and packaging materials—

LC Watch Fairmont wins!

It’s a violation of county liquor law for a performer to curse on stage in a bar or restaurant. Good thing that rule doesn’t apply to the Liquor Commission hearing room.

It’s Dec. 12, 2007, and one of the first matters of the day deals with the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea. They’ve got a big New Years party scheduled for Dec. 31—like they do every year—and attorney Craig Nakamura is asking the commissioners to let the hotel allow minors “to remain and dance within the premises.” The hotel did the same thing last year, Nakamura says, and you approved it.

“Was this approved last year?”

Commission chairwoman Frances Meshulam asked a few minutes later.

“Yes,” said Nakamura, who has appeared many times before the commission and must be one of the most patient attorneys on the island.

But Nakamura also wants the commissioners to approve the event in perpetuity— make it so the Fairmont doesn’t have to keep coming here every year with their hat in hand. Approve it now, and every year they’ll do the same thing at New Years.

It’s the same deal as we approved for Manele Bay last month? asked Commissioner Ron McComber.

Yes, Nakamura said.

Commissioner Ken Yokouchi makes a motion to approve. McComber seconds the motion. They’re about to vote when Commission Merlyn Winters asks if everyone’s cool with the automatic approvals for following years.

“Wait, we’re voting on them getting this automatically every year?”

McComber—who earlier seemed to be on the same page as everyone else, suddenly asks. “Nuh uh.

Wait—we didn’t vote the Manele on an annual basis, did we?”

Yes, a few commissioners say.

“Awww, shit,” McComber says in a nice, loud voice, then withdraws his second. “I don’t mind giving you an okay this year, but you have to come back. Even the Manele one—I’m sorry we let that one get away.”

But in the end, the commissioners came around and let the Fairmont have their New Years party in perpetuity— unless they get busted by the LC, in which case the deal’s off.

-Anthony Pignataro see GIVING, page 11

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Bad news for companies who sell homes around here—complaints against real estate agents statewide is at its highest level in the last six years, according to the Dec. 14 Honolulu Advertiser. “The recent rise could suggest that more agents are running afoul of professional standards or displeasing customers during the cooling housing market,” reported the Advertiser, “especially considering that the number of home sales this year are expected to be the lowest in five years.” Of course, there are nearly 15,000 licensed realtors in Hawai`i, and there were just 122 complaints filed with the state Real Estate Commission, but if you’re making your millions in large part by building homes, you never want to read phrases like “running afoul of standards” and “cooling market” in the state’s biggest daily. MTW

Software engineers told Fortune in November that they are constructing a filter to eliminate stupid messages to online forums and bulletin boards.

Lead researcher Gabriel Ortiz said his team had compiled a database of idiotic comments and that the new software would detect unintelligible remarks and either alert the writer to fix them or divert the message to the recipient’s “junk mail.” Easy dumb messages to filter: those with the tacky, immature repetition of a closing consonant, e.g., “That thing is amazinggggg!!!” More difficult: how to treat sarcasm and irony, in that smart writers sometimes deliberately use dumb statements to mock other writers.

HALF MAN, HALF TREE? An Indonesian fisherman, Dede, 35, is in reasonably good health except that his hands and feet have huge root-like growths that render his arms and legs useless, according to the November Discovery Channel TV program Half Man, Half Tree.

Dermatologist Anthony Gaspari of the University of Maryland flew to Indonesia and determined that Dede’s condition was caused by a genetic inability to restrain the growth of warts (“cutaneous horns”) produced by the human papillomavirus. Gaspari prescribed a regimen of Vitamin A, which he said should reduce the size of the warts enough so that, with surgery, Dede could eventually use his hands again.

THIS WEEK IN CLONES Twin sisters Doris McAusland and Dora Bennett are 80 years old, live in Madison, Wis., apparently like and dislike the same foods, met their husbands on the same day, from the same church group, had hysterectomies at

the same time, always get their hair done together, and, ever since they were toddlers, have worn identical outfits every day (except for that one time they had different shoes), according to a November CBS News report.

WHY ARMIES SOMETIMES LOSE In October, Taiwan’s minister of national defense, Lee Tien-yu, instituted a policy of requiring recruits and their squad leaders to hug each other, which he thought would build mutual respect.

According to the ritual, each would place his right hand on the other’s back and left hand on the other’s waist, with the leader saying, “Brother, I will take care of you,” and the recruit replying, “Squad leader, I respect you.” Lee abandoned the policy three weeks later when critical officials kept challenging Lee to hug some of his military officers in the same way, which he declined to do.

INEXPLICABLE In October, Beckley, W.Va., police detained a 61-year-old man whom they found at the King Tut Drive-In on a Saturday afternoon, apparently sober, after he had “driven” his four grandchildren, all around age four, “on a busy street in a 15-foot motorboat pulled by a lawnmower,” according to an Associated Press report. The vehicle was of course unregistered and uninspected, and the children not properly seat-restrained, but the man seemed unaware that he had placed the kids in danger.

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tion? you might ask. Absolutely nothing, unfortunately, which is why this bit didn’t work out nearly as well as I hoped.

THURSDAY, Dec. 13 The Superferry is here! The Superferry is here! And so were at least a hundred protesters! My favorites, of course, were the couple dozen kids from Hui Malama who were hanging on the fence right at the harbor’s edge, yelling “Go Home Bastard!” and “Go Home Bitch!” to the hapless Superferry passengers as they drove by on the pier. There were some clever and subtle signs, too: “F. Lingle and Her Ferry,” “Lingle Souki Love Boat” and “Lingle, you’re showing too much Bush.” Funniest moment of the morning? When I asked a nice Department of Land and Natural Resources officer whether anyone had been arrested in the water. “This is Maui, brah,” he said, not needing to elaborate further. Of course, I had to leave early so I could play “Find Your Hero!” with the 400-page Mitchell Report on steroid use in Major League Baseball, which even before the report was considered to be an honest institution only by people who didn’t know what the words “institution” and “honest” actually meant. Word of caution to anyone inclined to take seriously this voluminous report, written by a team led by former U.S. Senator/current Boston Red Sox director George Mitchell: Jose Canseco’s 2006 shameless “memoir” Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big appears in the footnotes. Repeatedly.

FRIDAY, Dec. 14 Very curious op-ed piece in today’s Maui News. Written by Wailuku attorney James Krueger and carrying the snappy headline, “Company knows how to eliminate the danger from ditches in Haiku,” the story bashes East Maui Irrigation Company—and specifically company chairman G. Stephen Holaday—for failing to take actions that Krueger says would have prevented the deaths of Cheri Hurd and Lucy Smith, two girls who drowned in an EMI ditch on Sept. 23.

Krueger further mentioned a 1988 incident in which a boy drowned in an EMI ditch, prompting company officials to talk “about how to avoid another such death.”

Though the piece ends with a note identifying Krueger as representing the plaintiff in a lawsuit stemming from the 1988 incident, it neglects to mention that Krueger filed a similar suit on behalf of Hurd and Smith. How do I know Krueger is involved in that case as well? The Nov. 13, 2007 Maui News story “Lawsuit filed in Haiku ditch drownings tragedy.”

SATURDAY, Dec. 15 Even more people show up at Kahului Harbor to protest the Superferry’s arrival than on Thursday. No kids hanging on the

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Welcoming the Superferry on Dec. 13 fence separating Pier 2 from the harbor beach, though—the Maui Police had screened that off with yellow caution tape.

Ah, yes, the Maui police—seemed to be a lot more of them standing around the protesters than on Thursday. In fact, one sergeant even brought a video camera, which he used to film everyone who decided to come out to this stretch of public property and exercise his or her right to free assembly. You know, like the way that one guy in the Mercedes had a right to hold out a sign saying “One less car on Maui” as he drove into the Superferry lot, or the way that other guy had the right to yell “Don’t come back!” as the car passed him. Isn’t freedom beautiful? You know what else is beautiful? The Honolulu Advertiser story today on how “some” members of the brand-new Hawai`i Superferry Task Force are questioning whether the inspections company personnel carry out on vehicles entering the ferry will do any good. Will somebody please remind me why it’s so awful to force the Superferry to wait until an environmental review is completed?

SUNDAY, Dec. 16 It’s very nice to see that accountability is alive and well in the governor’s office. “I am glad to be part of something that is important to the people of Hawaii,” Barry Fukunaga told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in a story today about how he rose from retired Democrat to state Transportation Department Director to guy who gave Hawai‘i Superferry a pass on doing an EIS to Governor Linda Lingle’s chief of staff.

You know, in some organizations, a person

who orchestrated a plan that later gets shot down by a unanimous Supreme Court decision tends not to rise the top of the promotions list. It’s nice to see that here in Hawai‘i—which is apparently very friendly to business, if our friends at the Superferry-friendly Legislature are correct—such people as Fukunaga can still find a home on the public payroll. And we owe it all to Lingle. “She [Lingle] is very people-oriented, very concerned about what we do for the state and the welfare of the state,” Fukunaga said.

MONDAY, Dec. 17 Weeks like this make me really miss Joe Sugarman.

TUESDAY, Dec. 18 Got an otherwise routine press release from Senator J. Kalani English this afternoon. The topic was English’s desire to include Hana Harbor–and it’s crumbling, unsafe pier–in a big, new $842 million State Harbors Modernization Plan, but held the real juicy stuff until the last paragraph: “I received a report that a Young Brothers vessel carrying goods to Maui was forced to remain outside Kahului Harbor while the Superferry was docked,” English said. “I understand that wass because of security measures, but we should not have to decide between serving inter-island travelers and serving our rersidents’ daily needs.”

Anthony Pignataro is now available in Twitter form at twitter.com/apignataro.

MTW

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“If you gotta guard it with guns, you know it’s no good.”

-Guy at the Superferry Rally at Kahului Harbor, Dec. 15

ROBREPORT GIVING: continued from page 8 though never batteries—all thrown in? Let’s not forget cutting down live trees, which are then discarded in a couple weeks.

This year, National Public Radio reported, between 140 and 150 million Americans went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. It’s difficult to believe half the population of our country would participate in this orchestrated shopping frenzy—caught up on the buying treadmill.

I suggest pausing a moment to consider the implications of this conspicuous consumption of things that may often be treasured about as much as a fruitcake. A great place to get some perspective is by watching a short video on the Conscious Media Network called The Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com). This fast-moving 20minute video tracks the real impacts of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal.

It’s full of useful factoids:

Coastal Land Trust has made a huge difference throughout Maui County. They succeeded in purchasing the 277-acre Waihe‘e Preserve, once slated for development, for conservation purposes.

They are currently engaged in ongoing cultural and eco-system restoration on that property, and are working on numerous other projects, including the establishment of permanent conservation easements.

Sierra Club-Maui Group hosts monthly hikes, addresses numerous local conservation and planning issues and joined legal efforts regarding the Superferry.

They are active advocates for local, renewable energy solutions and have a wealth of valuable links on their website.

Community Work Day works tirelessly to coordinate volunteer clean-up

efforts of our roadways and beaches, partnering with Keep America Beautiful.

They also partner with replanting efforts of coastal dunes and with restoration of Old Maui High.

Maui Food Bank especially needs donations around the holidays. They say 5,000 children in our island ‘ohana depend upon them this time of year. Doesn’t caring and sharing of real food make more sense than buying candy canes or cookies?

Ron Sturtz’s family asked that anyone wishing to honor his memory donate to Maui Tomorrow Foundation or to the American Brain Tumor Association. I intend to do both.

The Maui Tomorrow donations will support ongoing efforts to assure that political and corporate interests won’t fur-

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• America represents five percent of the world’s population but uses 30 percent of its resources • 80 percent of the planet’s original forests are gone • Each American produces 4.5 pounds of garbage daily • Even if we recycled everything we bought, it wouldn’t offset the 70-fold waste of producing the consumer goods in the first place Remember that right after 9/11, President George W. Bush told us to go shopping. Our highest purpose, it seems, has become consumption.

I think it’s high time that we wake up and realize that we can share love and kindness in ways that don’t involve massive consumer spending, purchasing sugar and chocolate-coated treats and plugging in Christmas light displays that call for Maui Electric to burn more fossil fuels while doubling our electric bills.

It’s time to downsize. Having worked with many Hawai‘i environmental organizations, I understand how much they depend on volunteer donations of time and money. Yearend gifts to such non-profits are also tax-deductible.

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund oversees Makai Watch, the Maui Reef Fund and works to protect sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals. It participates in marine debris removal, research, educational outreach and more. They represent an extremely worthy recipient organization of holiday gift donations to support their efforts.

In a short seven years, Maui

ther undermine Hawai‘i’s environmental laws—Act 2, passed in special legislative session, allowed Hawai‘i Superferry to sail. On Saturday, the Maui Tomorrow board announced that it would appeal Judge Cardoza’s decision to lift the Superferry injunction, as the judgment may well be unconstitutional.

In a short 10 years on Maui, Ron Sturtz gave generously so that future generations may enjoy the precious environment and quality of life that we hold so dearly. Ron accomplished a lot, and always with impeccable style, grace, dignity and a spirit of giving. I’m trying to find comfort in focusing not on what we’ve lost with his passing, but by how much we all gained by having him as a part of our lives and community.

Ron, we’ll sure miss you. MTW

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n the mid-1800s the Hawaiians on Maui sang of “a forest of trees upon an unresting sea.” That unresting sea was the waters off Lahaina, the Lahaina Roadstead as it was called, and the forest was the masts of all the whaling ships anchored offshore.

Other verses tell of wild-eyed sailors with strange accents and clothing coming ashore to fill casks with water, chop wood and carouse after women. Some of the men ran off and hid rather than return to the ship. These deserters told locals much the same story: More often than not, they hadn’t known what they were getting in for.

Young men looking for adventure, they had signed on half a world away, in Nantucket or New Bedford or other ports in New England, believing that they would be off for six or seven months. Instead, they were gone for two or three years, and sometimes longer.

Others, needing money, agreed to a “blind berth.” This meant a job on a ship, any ship, its identity to be revealed later. When they were rowed out through the harbor toward a whaler, some would jump overboard and swim

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to shore rather than go through with it.

Such was the reputation of these vessels as the era progressed. he whaling industry in America developed on the island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts, in the early 1700s. It was essentially an oil business. Most of the prime movers and the ship owners themselves belonged to the Society of Friends or “Quakers.” Although dressing plainly and living simply, these were the Texas wildcatters and Arab sheiks of their day. Ironically, these Friends advocated the peaceful life on land while sponsoring bloody havoc at sea.

Whale oil was used for everything from the lighting of streets and homes to the lubricating of industrial machinery. But by 1800, whales in the Atlantic had been depleted to where new hunting grounds were needed.

Goaded on by increased demand, Yankee whalers ventured down the coast of South America and around Cape Horn, the storm-tossed southern tip of the Americas. By the early 1800s they had opened up the Offshore

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Grounds, an expanse of the Pacific Ocean stretching for thousands of miles between Peru and the Hawaiian Islands. These grounds became famous for numbers of sperm whales, the preferred whales to hunt.

The problem with the Offshore Grounds and later the Japan Grounds and others in the Pacific was that it took so long to reach them. A voyage of six months and 10 to 15 thousand miles was required just to get there.

Sometimes they had to wait weeks just to “‘round the Horn” itself. Captain Bligh, of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, tried for a month to make the passage.

Tired of sleet-filled headwinds and savage seas, he turned around and made for the Pacific the “back way,” off the tip of Africa and through the Indian Ocean.

While Bounty was a Royal Navy vessel, the famous mutiny that occurred onboard was representative of the ire that was aroused in crews on such punishing journeys. Accordingly, discipline was stern, even on whalers.

As soon as the “greenies” climbed onboard for the first time, the mates often bullied, cursed and screamed to

get them cracking. Striking or kicking newcomers was applied judiciously; it was designed to cause pain but not break bones, which would preclude the men from duties onboard. The aim was to whip the hodgepodge of recruits into a team as soon as possible.

One of these green hands was Frank T. Bullen, who wrote of his experiences in The Cruise of the Cachalot (“cachalot” means sperm whale).

Bullen recounted his first days of tasting salt spray: “From dawn to dusk work went on without cessation. Everything was rubbed and scrubbed and scoured until no speck of dirt could be found. Lines were coiled, irons sharpened, small boats gone over and over… some of it quite unnecessary, with the express object of preventing us of having too much leisure and consequent brooding over our unhappy lot.” hysical prowess and fighting ability were in the job description to become a mate, even a captain, on these ships. If a seaman approached the aft deck with a pipe in his hand or a

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cup of tea, it was considered a sign of disrespect to the officers. He would be promptly and efficiently be “taken down” by one of the mates, which is to say, he would be smashed to the deck with bare fists.

Officers dreaded such incidents as much as the crew as they didn’t want to alienate the men. For the rigors that lay ahead, every hand was needed. Many had to perform a dozen different jobs in the course of a voyage.

Whale ships themselves were a study in versatility. They had to be three types in one: they had cruisers to navigate the distances involved, factory ships to process whales on the high seas and freighters to haul supplies first to the hunting grounds and then take the oil back.

As a result, a typical whale ship’s design was a compromise—a stubby but sturdy craft that had to put up a lot of canvas to make time. And there wasn’t much time to train the greenies on the dangers of going aloft. Farm boys would be scrambling rigging and sheeting home sails within hours of stepping on deck.

A typical seaman slept in a canvas hammock or upon a mattress stuffed with cornhusks. He bought his clothes at the “slop chest,” an onboard store that offered everything from pocketknives to boots. At mealtime, the cook would lug a wooden tub called a “kid” to the crew’s quarters. The men would grab out fistfuls of meat or beans or whatever was offered. After the fresh food was eaten up, only salted meat or hard bread were available.

While a few whales might be taken en route, these generally were preliminaries to the main event, in the Pacific.

“The tide-beating heart of the earth,” Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, called it. Not only was the length of the journeys involved boggling—typically 40- to 50-thousand-mile round trips— but they were seeking some of the most massive and dangerous creatures alive.

Before over hunting depleted them, male sperms might go 75 feet and weigh 70-odd tons, larger than a tractor-trailer. Some were measured at 80 feet, which put them as long as the early whale ships themselves. In a few cases, enraged bulls turned on these ships and rammed themselves through the hulls, sinking the vessels. fter one was sighted, instead of yelling out the length, the lookout often would sing out how many barrels of oil it would produce— “Blooowww! Thar she blows! Eee’s 90 barrels, if he’s one!” for instance.

The more barrels announced, the more excitement that shivered through the men. And it wasn’t just because of the money—the more oil that was stored in

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casks below decks, the sooner they could all return home.

Whaleboats were lowered from the mother ship. With four rowers in the center, a boatsteerer in back and a harpooner in front, the chase was on. As quietly as possible, as they believed that sperms would spook from noise, the men rowed furiously, sometimes for miles. The boatsteerer, usually a mate, controlled the attack—with their quarry churning up the water with a tail weighing several tons just ahead, the oarsmen labored in for the kill.

William Comstock, in A Voyage to the Pacific, penned the whispered urgings on of a boatsteerer: “Sweet mercy, this shell ain’t even movin’. St. Jerome, St. Paul, St. James.

Pull, Pull. Are you all asleep? I’ll do anything for you, dear fellas. My own heart’s blood to drink. Just get us closer, closer. Pull. Let me feel his ribs, let me tickle his belly. Judas, that’s it, that’s it! [to the harpooner] Stand up now, stand up! Yahh! Give it to ‘em!”

With the harpooner bending out over the monster, a barb-tipped iron was flung into the back. Often the whale would dive or “sound” thousands of feet deep. What followed was the “Nantucket sleigh ride,” where the attached whale could yank the boat up to twenty miles an hour over the waves.

This went on for hours, until it tired.

The whaleboat would close in for a second time. This time the harpooner wielded a “lance,” with a petal-shaped blade on the end. With the giant exhausted, he could take his time now and scrutinize for the “sweet spot”—a bundle of arteries deep within near the lungs. He would lunge again and again, twisting the lance with each thrust until blood and bits of gore spouted out the blowhole.

“Chimney’s afire!” he’d exclaim.

“Starn! Starn all!” would bawl the mate, and the boat would zip back out of the death zone.

As the men laid back and lit their pipes, the leviathan would thrash about, snapping its jaws and gushing the water crimson. When it finally lay still, another race was on, this time to tow it back to the ship before the “teethy denizens of the deep” swarmed the carcass.

With these flimsy craft within feet of such colossal creatures, tragedies were bound to happen. As recorded in The Cruise of the Cachalot, one oarsman was killed when a whale slashed its tail down atop the man’s head, pile driving him through the floorboards. Another died when a bull crashed over the top of him. Yet another was committed to the deep after a “fastened” sperm was fleeing and a loop of the line slipped over the man’s neck, snapping off his head.

In addition, two men died fighting

each other and another deserted at the first liberty port. Such losses were keenly felt, especially since after the kill itself the real work was just beginning.

When a carcass had been towed back to the ship, planks were lowered over the side for platforms and secured by lines. While one man stood with a long pike to jab away sharks, others stripped off huge hunks of blubber. The teeth were extracted for scrimshaw and the intestines probed for a black globular substance called ambergris, which was valuable for perfume.

A fire was lit in a brick workhouse amidships and the blubber tossed into bubbling cauldrons within. This melted it down into oil. Called “trying out,” this often went on in shifts for days, depending on the size of the whale.

William Comstock described the scene: “There is a murderous appearance about the blood-stained decks, with huge masses of flesh and blubber lying here and there, and a ferocity in the looks of the men, heightened by the fierce, red glare of the fires.”

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fter months at sea, the whalers would head for reprovisioning ports. Two of the most prevalent were Honolulu and Lahaina in the “Sandwich Islands,” as Hawai‘i was called then.

Maui offered no deep, protected harbor like Honolulu’s. But ships found protection from the strong northerly winds off Lahaina in the lee of the West Maui Mountains.

F.D. Bennett arrived here on a whaler in the 1830s. He described the anchorage as “an extensive and usually tranquil sheet of water.”

For Lahaina, 1846 may have been its peak; 429 whalers visited there that year.

Each ship was charged $10 for anchoring, $3 for fresh water and $1 for the lighthouse. This provided good income for the town, by early Hawai‘i standards.

When they came ashore, the whale men were quite a show for the locals.

Many sailors wore bell bottom trousers and horizontally striped shirts. Instead of “oil,” they pronounced it “ile.” They kept their clothes in a “chist” and taking a walk was a “random scoot.”

Seemingly all of them chewed tobacco or puffed on pipes.

Their vocabulary was barely understandable, even to other Caucasians.

One salt leaned back in a dentist’s chair and pointed to the roof of his mouth: “tis the aftermost grinder aloft, on the starboard quarter,” he said.

The whalers weren’t just after supplies; they also needed manpower. The natives here were renowned throughout the fleet. Called “kanakas” by the whale men, Hawaiians were known for

their pleasant temperaments and excellent seamanship. Many of them were signed on as replacements.

Unlike these days, few whales existed in Hawaiian waters back then and only a smattering was killed here. The mass migrations of humpbacks we see off Maui each winter now came about in the last century or so, well after the whalers had ceased coming here. For the most part, Maui was a re-supply and liberty stop, a holiday from the slaughterings at sea. Afterwards, it was back to more months on a pitching and rolling deck.

Despite all the hardships, Frank Bullen wrote that he had developed a fondness for his ship, the Cachalot, and “our legitimate business of sperm whaling.”

After nearly three years, the Cachalot returned to New Bedford around 1870, laden with thousands of barrels of valuable oil. By that time, Bullen had been promoted to Fourth Mate.

“It was the altering experience of my lifetime,” Bullen said of the voyage.

“Something I would never get over, nor ever want to.”

More often than not, these odysseys propelled ordinary men like Bullen to do extraordinary things. These were some of the epic journeys in the history of humanity. The sheer immensity of it all caused minds and imaginations to be expanded and personalities to be transformed. It was a school of hard knocks but also a type of university on the high seas, in a time when few people got past grade school.

When thousands of similar men returned to life ashore, they infused society with new energies and ideas.

The collective culture progressed as a result. Beyond the profits returned to the owners, this may have enriched the burgeoning nation with something even more valuable than the blood money from whales. MTW

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(left to right) Stuffed Chicken Wings, Mahi Mahi Curry Special, Honey Lemon Shrimp

Thai-riffic Saeng’s Thai Cuisine serves flavorful dishes in an exotic setting Wailuku never ceases to amaze me. Because I work in town, I’m constantly lamenting that I have eaten everything edible within walking distance of my office at least one too many times. And then the unexpected happens–I find someplace new to enjoy.

My latest find is the family-run Saeng’s Thai Cuisine on Vineyard.

Granted, it’s not new. In fact, I can’t remember when it wasn’t there, but for

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some reason it always flew under my radar and I’d never eaten there until this past week. I’ll admit that during the many times I’ve driven by it, I assumed that the interior would be small, dark and musty. Boy, was I wrong.

Stepping into Saeng’s Thai is like going through a portal that pulls you right out of Wailuku and transports you to someplace that’s not only spacious but also totally beautiful and exotic. You can eat indoors or out.

My co-worker Wendy and I chose to sit outdoors, which is cool because it’s shaded and covered from the glaring sun, but still feels open and breezy. There’s also a koi pond outside and I’m a kind a sucker for big orange fish.

There are more than 70—yes, seven-zero—options on the menu, and that doesn’t even include daily specials. After much hemming and hawing, we decided to go with the Honey Lemon Shrimp, Stuffed Chicken Wings and the special, which was panko-crusted, deep-fried Mahi served with broccoli, rice and red panang curry.

Of course, it wasn’t until after we got our food that we realized that everything we ordered was fried. We felt bad for our hearts and waistlines for about a nanosecond, then dove in. All guilt was lost in the flavor… at least for the time being.

The shrimp was gorgeous, the batter puffy and golden. It was drizzled in a honey-lemon sauce, which proved to be quite tangy, and the batter-to-shrimp ratio was solid.

We had never heard of stuffed chicken wings

before and frankly, didn’t know how this was even possible. They came out looking sort of like deeply fried drumsticks–deboned and filled with a mix of vegetables, long rice and spices. It almost tasted like a giant egg roll, though with a lot more crunch.

Saeng’s Thai Cuisine 2119 Vineyard St., Wailuku, 244-1567. Open Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-9:30 p.m. $

I love Thai curry and Saeng’s version was no exception. We had the fish served on the side. You can’t go wrong with fried Mahi, or with the panang curry, which is a red curry and peanut sauce with coconut, green peas, bell pepper and ground peanut.

The flavor was delicious and delicate. I’m pretty sure that our dish was served up mild. Next time I think I’ll go medium or hot.

Other things on their expansive menu that I want to try are the Bean Cake- deep fried or steamed tofu, served atop a bed of chopped cabbage and peanut sauce, Broccoli satay and the Pad si-iu which is stir fried rice noodles with egg, chicken, shrimp and vegetables. Saeng’s Thai also offers 14 specific dishes for vegetarians like the Coconut Tofu soup, Basil tofu and Evil Prince tofu.

Because we had to get back to work, we didn’t get to try any desserts, though I’m definitely going back for a serving of fried banana with ice cream or maybe even the Thai tapioca.

Decisions, decisions. MTW

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This local favorite, hidden away as it is on Lower Main in Wailuku, is the perfect place to escape from all the Christmas trimmings.

They specialize in Oxtail Min and Oxtail Soup! I don’t recall digging into a bowl of either while waiting for Santa to jump down our chimney… 1063 L. Main St., Wailuku, 244-0529. Open daily 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $

LEILANI’S FRESH FISH • STEAKS • SALADS BABYBACK RIBS • CHICKEN Serving lunch & dinner 7 days a week Located on front street in Lahaina overlooking the Banyon Tree

THE WHARF CINEMA CENTER 667-0908

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Dickenson Square • 180 Dickenson St. • Lahaina

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You’re seated at the lava rock-lined bar, sipping a cold beer or Mai Tai or devouring a blackened ono taco. Tourists in swimsuits walk by as the sun blazes over the azure ocean. There’s even a football game on the TV. And there’s not a snow drift or warm coat in sight. Now that’s how to eat during the holidays. Whaler’s Village, 2435 Ka‘anapali Parkway, 661-4495. Open daily, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. $ MTW

Reggae Rovers Friday (Dec. 21), 10 p.m. at Casanova, Makawao [MUSIC] You know that if The Big Hawaiian hosts, it’s got to be good. Whether he’s saying, “All In” at the poker table or introducing some awesome reggae performers, Kila Kila don’t mess around… Except that time he made me fold queens to his eight, five off-suit, but whatever. Anyway, Kila Kila from Q103.7 will be hosting Reggae Rovers, featuring B.U.B.Z, Teomon, Super Dub 5, Hayley and DJ Quartz along with— straight from Kingston, Jamaica—Gavinchi. He’s actually the son of the one and only Shirley McLean and not only is his music catchy, it’s smart, too. Call me mean, but it’s not often that you find the two together.

Gavinchi’s sound is dancehall at the core, but has this old school vibe with a raw socio-economic message that makes me reminisce about the good old days when reggae spread the word about issues in Jamaica, not just set a chill backdrop for you to get toasted. Of course, Gavinchi pulls that off, too… Tickets: $10. 5720220. www.myspace.com/gavinchi [STARR BEGLEY]

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ThIS WEEK’S PICKS

by Starr Begley

Great Big Cajones

Let’s go Fishing

Friday (Dec. 21) 5:30 p.m., at Gallery Ha, Wailuku

Saturday (Dec. 22) 9 p.m. at Casanova, Makawao

[READING] When most people oppose the government, they’ll make flashy signs, join noisy protests, write nasty letters or, more often than not, do nothing at all and just sit around complaining about how nothing ever changes. When U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright decided she opposed the Bush Administration’s invasion of Iraq, she quit her job in the U.S. diplomatic corps, as did dozens of other government insiders, officials and active-duty military persons. Dissent: Voices of Conscience tells the story of these people who leaked documents, risked careers, ruined reputations and publicly protested Bush’s policies and actions. They’re women and men with cajones large enough to let them stand for peace and what they believe is ethical and constitutional. Like Wright, they don’t stand aside complacently, but lead by example. I may have found a new idol. Wright and her co-author, University of Hawai`i, Manoa instructor Susan Dixon, will be reading some of these stories of courage and heroism from their book. Free. 875-7995 [JESSICA ARMSTRONG]

THURSDAY

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In the heart of Olde Makawao Town

WILD WAHINE WEDNESDAY Friday December 21st

DJ LX Casanova’s Famous Ladies Night

All Access Entertainment presents:

B.U.B.Z. PRODUCTIONZ present

REGGAE ROVERS

The Evening That Earned Casanova The Awards “Best Late Night In Maui” “Best Singles Scene in Maui” Music Starts @ 10:00 pm $10 cover

featuring live from Kingston, Jamaica

Gavinchi

SUPER DUB 5 & B.U.B.Z. & TEOMON & HAYLEY

DJ QUARTZ HOSTED BY KILA KILA FROM THE Q103.7

Saturday December 22nd

Music Starts @ 10:00 pm

from California

10 cover

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FISH OUT OF WATER

ROCK•FUNK•REGGAE•HIPHOP

Music starts at 10:00 pm $10 Cover

Make it a memorable evening. Dine and dance at Casanova.

For dinner reservations call 572-0220 www.casanovamaui.com

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[MUSIC] Fish out of Water is groovy, baby.

Since it formed in 2000, cousins Kyle and Brandon Moon have been getting freakydeaky on stages across the country–rocking out, raising money and spreading messages of peace, love and funky fresh vibes. They’ve dubbed their music “ R ophunkR aeH op ,” which I assume refers to a mixture of rock, funk and hip hop. They tend to take the stage in weird garb— bathrobes and mardi gras beads—although I’m envisioning surf shorts here in Hawai`i. Surf shorts and maybe a snorkel. Yeah, that would be cool. Tickets: $10. 5720220 or www.myspace.com/fow for more info and to check out additional performances across the island.

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Willie K Monday (Dec. 24), 9 p.m. at Charley’s Paia

Art Duplicity Sunday (Dec. 23) 6-9 p.m., Napua Gallery at the Grand Wailea Resort [ART] Local artist Ben Kikoyama makes art from trash. Not gross trash, like old bubble gum or sour milk cartons, but junk like old lunch boxes, musical equipment and electronics. He sculpts these clunky, stiff metal objects into patchwork horses, which he considers to be the most graceful and majestic of all animals. On one of his horses an electric guitar makes up the entire hind flank and leg, while the keys of a piano become the arched back, creating a very nature-meets-technology effect. His work has been paired with that of photo-realism painting duo Peter and Madeline Powell. Their paintings are the unusual result of a creative alliance—both artists work together to create paintings that invoke the images, flavors and feelings of childhood.

Most of their pieces are close-ups of candy and bubble gum, but my favorite is a simple one of a small glass holding a handful of brightly colored cocktail umbrellas, titled “Glass of Shade.” 874-0510. [JA]

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[MUSIC] I was trying to think of a flashy title for this event, like… oh, I dunno.

Something flashy. Then I realized that naming it Willie K was about the best I could do. You’ve got to be totally lame to not like Willie K. More than that, you’ve got to be lame and a total jerk. He’s versatile, talented, funny, soulful and all around completely awesome.

In fact I recently heard some people talking about a famous musician named “Willie” and one of them says, “Willie K?” and the other one goes, “No. Nelson.” And then the other one replies, “Yeah. The two Willies.”

Translated it means that if Willie Nelson is an American icon, Willie K is a Hawaiian one. Plus they both have crazy-cool hair. Luckily, you can check Willie K out at Charley’s every Monday night. Who knows, you might even see the other Willie. Hey, it’s Charley’s. Tickets: $15, 579-9453.

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Spaces limited so come out and join in on the celebration.

Space is limited, so put on your Hip huggers and Flowered shirts and book today.

900 Front Street - Lahaina Towne Please call 808 667-7400 for more info

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FILMCRITIQUE

BY COLE SMITHEY COLE@MAUITIME.COM

Horror Show Tim Burton paints Sondheim red Director Tim Burton’s screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 Grand Guignol musical is at once mesmerizing and disappointing.

Outstanding singing performances from its capable ensemble cast contrast unfavorably with Burton’s trademark affinity for a monochromatic color scheme of white, blue, brown and gray.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon of Fleet Street

★★★★★

Don’t you hate killing people with a dull razor?

Rated R/117 min.

Gallons of orange/red blood pour out beneath thankfully abbreviated songs performed in all-too-predictable orchestrations meant to cater to Broadway audiences familiar with the original Sondheim production.

For such an idyllic gothic setting, Burton misses his cue to update the songs with orchestration, harmonization, tempo and key changes that could have corrected the music’s tendency to slip into a drone of samesounding pitches.

The film begins aboard a Londonbound ship where fresh-faced blonde

youth Anthony (Jamie Campbell Bower) sings the praises of the town upon the Thames as the greatest city in the world in “No Place Like London.” Next appears Johnny Depp’s pale profile as Sweeney Todd, a renamed escapee from an Australian prison where the corrupt Judge Turpin (brilliantly played by Alan Rickman) erroneously sent him in order to steal away Todd’s lovely former wife and young daughter.

A shock of white hair (ala Dave Vanian of the punk band The Damned circa the Phantasmagoria album) cuts across Depp’s black hair and announces

Sweeney’s vampire characteristics that blossom when he aligns himself with his former landlady, the widow Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter). Giant cockroaches scurry around Mrs. Lovett’s filthy and unoccupied pie restaurant where she woos Sweeney with a song about her disgusting sweet meat pies.

Lovett returns Sweeney’s box of wellkept razors from happier days and informs him of his late wife’s suicide.

But Sweeney’s mission is of slitting the throat of Judge Turpin, though the crazed barber is prone to distraction and sets about killing untold numbers of

men unlucky enough to wander into his sparsely furnished barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s bistro.

True to form, each member of the cast gets at least one musical set piece built neatly into the plot. Sacha Baron Cohen gives an especially enjoyable scene-stealing turn as traveling elixir salesman and barber Adolfo Pirelli, who takes distinct delight in publicly abusing his wigged child assistant Toby (Edward Saunders).

Sweeney publicly challenges Adolfo to an impromptu shaving duel that becomes more of a musical duet.

Loosely based on a 19th century stage play, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a particularly bloody melodrama set to a decisively ‘70s Broadway sound. Burton takes advantage of the gory material to press at the boundaries of its head-cracking, blood-spurting visuals and achieve a sublime brand of gothic horror that owes as much to the Hammer Dracula films of the ‘60s as it does to Stephen Sondheim.

There’s a pitch black humor here about revenge as an excuse for bloodlust. In the context of America’s Iraq/Guantanamo quagmire you could read Sweeney Todd as a merciful and equal opportunity executioner who recycles.

Torture is beneath him. Our hero is only interested in passionate murder on a grand scale, and yet he is a lazy serial killer. His victims must come to him, just as audiences must gravitate to a Christmas season of bloodletting to relieve the pressure of blood spilling all around us. MTW

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See page 24 for FirstLight Academy Screenings

New This Week CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR - R - Drama Tom Hanks plays U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson, a womanizing right-winger who convinces the CIA to start arming anti-Soviet guerrillas in Afghanistan during the 1980s. And we all know how wonderfully that little operation turned out. 97 min. (Anthony Pignataro)

NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS - PG - Action - Nic Cage goes on another ass-kicking global quest on the hunt for treasure and hidden history when a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth reveals details about the murder of good old Abe Lincoln. 124 min P.S. I LOVE YOU - PG13 - Drama - Holly is devastated when her husband falls ill and dies suddenly, but is soon shocked and comforted by a series of letters and messages that are delivered from him from beyond the grave. New meaning is given to the term “romance is dead.” 126 min.

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Front Street Theater 900 Front Street, 249-2222 Alvin and the Chipmunks - PG - Th-F 4, 6:45, 9:15; SaSu 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:15; M 4, 6:45; T-W call theater August Rush - PG - Th 3:45, 6:30, 9:10; F-Su 6:30, 9:10; M 6:30; T-W call theater Awake - R - Th only 4:15, 7, 9:30 Charlie Wilson’s War - R - F 4:15, 7, 9:30; Sa-Su 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:30; M 4, 6:45; T-W call theater Enchanted - PG - Th 3:30, 6:30, 9; F, M 3:45; Sa-Su 1:15, 3:45; T-W call theater National Treasure: Book of Secrets - PG - F 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sa-Su 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; M 3:30, 6:30; T-W call theater

Maui Film Festival’s Candlelight Cinema

THE KITE RUNNER - PG13 - Drama - In this touching movie about friendship two young boys are torn apart by tragedies of war and years later one attempts to set things right, even if it means risking his life. 127 min.

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It's just like Pretty Woman, except Tom Hanks plays the whore BARBER OF FLEET STREET - R - Musical - Tim Burton and Johnny Depp pair up again in this gory and gothic tale about a serial-killing barber who slits the throat of his patrons before passing on the bodies to his devious side-kick girlfriend who grinds up the bodies and puts them in meat pies, which are then sold back to an unsuspecting public. Sounds like musical material to me! 117 min WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY - R - Comedy - A satyrical look at the typical rock star storyline: a talented small town musician becomes famous, writes songs that change the nation, sleeps with 400 women, marries multiple times, has 22 children and a chimp, makes friends with other rock stars, does drugs, does more drugs, goes to rehab, relapses... You know how this goes. 96 min

Now Showing ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS - PG - Family Say it ain’t so! After twenty-something years I have finally, FINALLY gotten the Alvin and the Chpmunks theme song out of my head and now you’re saying they’re back? Nooooooo! (Plot: Chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore are adopted by a human named Dave. 88 min (Starr Begley) AMERICAN GANGSTER - R - Drama - Denzel Washington stars as notorious bad boy heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, who gained power and money by shipping drugs from Asia in the caskets of fallen Vietnam soldiers. Russell Crowe is the determined lawman bent on bringing Lucas to justice. 157 min.

AUGUST RUSH - PG - Drama - An orphaned and musically gifted young boy believes making music will help him reunite with his parents, who unwillingly gave him up years before. 113 min.

AWAKE - R - Drama - Something goes horribly wrong when Clay goes under the knife. He experiences anesthetical awareness, a state where he’s unconscious but can feel everything. 84 min.

BEE MOVIE - PG - Animation - Barry the bee is dissatisfied with his sole career option, making honey, especially since he’s earned a college degree. I don’t care how cute they make them look, bees still creep me out. 100 min.

BEOWULF - PG13 - Action - Bad-ass peacemaker Beowulf must battle demons, dragons and his biggest threat of all, the smoking-hot temptress mother of his greatest enemy, Grendel. 113 min.

ENCHANTED - PG - Family - Princess Giselle is banished from her storybook dream land and plopped down in modern-day Manhattan. Prince

Charming is waiting for her back on the other side, but she falls for Mr. Wrong in the gritty New York streets. 108 min FRED CLAUS - PG - Comedy - Here come the Christmas movies. This Santa tale stars the less jolly and much thinner brother of the big man.

Fred has always been in good old Nicholas’ shadow and now needs his big bros help getting his life back together. Chaos ensues at the North pole. 116 min.

THE GOLDEN COMPASS - PG13 - Action Daniel Craig and Dakota Blue Richards star in this imaginative movie that tells the story of a land where people’s soul’s manifest themselves into animals. A twelve year old girl (Richards) must save not only their world but hte regular human world as well. 114 min (SB) I AM LEGEND - PG13 - Sci-Fi - Will Smith plays the last guy on Earth, which makes me think twice about the, “I wouldn’t screw you if you were the last guy on earth” line. Anyway, he’s (along with his trusty side-kick German Shepherd) looking for a cure to the cancer-killing virus that wiped out the planet. Oh yeah, and there’s hairless flesh eating vampires. Can’t forget about them. 100 min (SB) MR. MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM G - Comedy - A keiki’s dream come true, Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium is a toy store where stuffed animals, toy soldiers and every thing else comes to life if only you believe it can.

93 min.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - R - Thriller Tommy Lee Jones plays a tired West Texas sheriff trying to catch a brutal but really odd looking killer who is himself chasing a guy who found a bunch of money. Directed by the Coen Brothers.

122 min. (AP) THE PERFECT HOLIDAY - PG - Comedy Little Emily doesn’t want dolls or toys for Christmas, she just wants to hook up her lonely single mother with a decent man, and the mall Santa just so happens to be one. 96 min STEPHEN KING’S THE MIST - R - Horror - A mist concealing giant killer monsters descends on a small town, terrorizing a bunch of people trapped in a grocery store. Grocery store?! That is terrifying. 127 min. (AP) THIS CHRISTMAS - PG13 - Comedy - The Whitfields give new meaning to the word dysfunctional when the whole family gets together for the holidays for the first time in a very long time. 117 min

Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center, 875-4910 Alvin and the Chipmunks - PG - Th 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20; F-Su 10:10, 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:30; M 10:10, 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20. Tu-W call theater.

Beowulf - PG13 - Th only 1:05, 3:45, 7:05, 9:35 Charlie Wilson’s War - R - F-Su 10, 12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:30, 9:45; M 10, 12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:30. Tu -W call theater.

Fred Claus - PG - Th only 1, 3:40, 6:25, 9:15 The Kite Runner - PG13 - F-Su 10:05, 1, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; M 10:05, 1, 3:55, 6:45. Tu-W call theater.

Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium - G - Th 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:25, 9:30; F-Su 12, 2:10, 4:15; Tu-W call theater.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets - PG - F-Su 10, 12:35, 3:45, 7, 10:10; M 10, 12:35, 3:45, 7; TuW call theater.

Stephen King’s The Mist - R - Th only 12:35, 3:50, 7, 9:40 This Christmas - PG13 - Th 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25; FSu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:45; M 1:10, 3:50, 6:30. Tu-W call theater.

Kukui Mall 1819 South Kihei Road, 875-4910 American Gangster - R - Th only 3, 7 Charlie Wilson’s War - R - F-Su 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:45; M 1:30, 4:30, 7:30. Tu-Th 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:45.

Enchanted - PG - M-Th 3:15, 7:15. F-Su 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10. M 1:45, 4:45, 7:45; Tu-W 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10.

The Golden Compass - PG13 - Th only 3:30, 7:30 I am Legend - PG13 - Th 3:45, 7:45; F-Su 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50; M 1:15, 4:15, 7:15. Tu-W 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets - PG - F-Su 1, 4:05, 7, 9:50; M 1, 4:05, 7; Tu-W 1, 4:05, 7, 9:50.

Maui Mall Megaplex Maui Mall, 249-2222 American Gangster - R - Th only 7:25 August Rush - PG - Th 1:45, 7:05; F-M 1:45, 6:55.; TuW call theater.

Awake - R - Th only 2:30, 4:40, 6:55, 9 Bee Movie - PG - Th only 1:45, 4 Enchanted - PG - Th 3:05, 6:50, 9:25; F-Su 12:15, 3:05, 6:50, 9:25; M 12:15, 3:05, 6:50. Tu-W call theater.

The Golden Compass - PG13 - Th 1:30, 2:10, 3:30, 4:20, 4:50, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9:10, 9:40; F-Su 1:40, 2, 4:20, 4:40, 7, 7:20, 9:35, 10; M 1:40, 2, 4:20, 4:40, 7, 7:20; TuW call theater.

I am Legend - PG13 - Th 1:30, 2:05, 2:30, 4, 4:35, 5, 6:30, 7:05, 7:30, 9, 9:35, 10; F-Su 12, 1:30, 2:05, 2:30, 4, 4:35, 5, 6:30, 7:05, 7:30, 9, 9:35, 10; M 12, 1:30, 2:05, 2:30, 4, 4:35, 5, 6:30, 7:05, 7:30; Tu-W call theater.

No Country For Old Men - R - Th 3:30, 6:35, 9:20; F-Su 12:40, 3:30, 6:35, 9:20; M 12:40, 3:30, 6:35; TuW call theater.

P.S. I Love You - PG13 - F-Su 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; M 12:30, 3:30, 6:30; Tu-W call theater.

The Perfect Holiday - PG - Th 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; FSu 4:25, 9:45; M 4:25; Tu-W call theater.

Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - R - F-Su 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45; M 1:30, 4:15, 7; Tu-W call theater.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - R - F-Su 12, 1:55, 2:25, 4:20, 4:50, 6:45, 7:15, 9:10, 9:40; M 12, 1:55, 2:25, 4:20, 4:50, 6:45, 7:15; Tu-W call theater.

Wharf Cinema Center 658 Front Street, 249-2222 The Golden Compass - PG13 - Th only 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 I am Legend - PG13 - Th-F 1:30, 2, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 9, 9:30; Sa-Su 11, 11:30, 1:30, 2, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 9, 9:30; M 1:30, 2, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7; Tu-W call theater.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - R - F 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; Sa-Su 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; M 1:45, 4:15, 6:45; Tu-W call theater.

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ART&ENTERTAINMENT

BY JESSICA ARMSTRONG JESSICA@MAUITIME.COM

Wreath Making 101 Holiday Make and Do at Ali`i Kula Lavender The air was cool, crisp and sweet-scented when I arrived at Ali‘i Kula Lavender, nestled above the cloud line of Haleakala, for a tour and some holiday wreath making. I felt the hectic pace of my morning slip away as I made my way past rows of blossoming lavender bushes and gardeners in overalls and wide-brimmed hats. Lavender has that effect on people.

Before the tour began, I sat down to a steaming cup of chamomile tea infused with lavender, lemon balm and mint with about a dozen other tour-seekers on a shady porch. We smothered jelly on scones infused with—you guessed it—dried lavender and listened to the late-morning birdcalls.

Wreath Making 1100 Waipoli Rd. Kula, 878-8090.

Mon, Sat and Sun. Call ahead for times and reservations.

Below: Heidi Beaudry (left) and Kim Grover hard at work on holiday wreaths.

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After tea we all got up for a tour of the garden.

Most of the plants were dormant, patiently waiting for spring to arrive so they could bloom. Besides the many varieties of lavender, Ali‘i is home to tall and brightly colored protea, fat and fleshy succulents and flowering trees.

Following the tour, a handful of us stuck around to make holiday wreaths with Mars Simpson. The workshop took place on a shaded platform overlooking Maui’s massive, majestic green valley.

Buckets full of greenery and flower clippings from the garden covered two tables where we were to work. I saddled up to the worktable next to two young ladies from Honokawai.

The wreath making began with a simple woven frame made from grape vines. Simpson demonstrated how to attach our choice of plants to the base with hot glue, which bubbled invitingly in warming pans across the table. I selected cypress greens and eucalyptus leaves from the buckets and stared blankly at my frame. What

to do?

The girls from the Westside looked equally bewildered by the task, but with Simpson’s encouragement we began gluing greens around our frames until they vaguely starting resembling wreaths. Emboldened, I wielded my clippers and glue until I had made a full ring of cypress.

Simpson took breaks from her own project to play creative director for ours, nimbly placing leaves and flowers into our wreaths and making suggestions for arrangements and designs.

To set off my green wreath I added pinky-purple flowers called safari and few odd-looking fuzzy buds called silver leaf, both from the protea family. Simpson explained why the flowers looked better when bunched together and how using odd numbers of bunches somehow looks more even.

With my accent flowers in place I finished the wreath with multiple sprigs of long silvery-green eucalyptus leaves.

I finished first, leaving me lots of time to admire the other wreaths that were being made.

Simpson’s was bushy and wild, with long strands of leaves popping out everywhere. One of the Honokowai girls made a wreath almost entirely out of eucalyptus, with the same types of safari flowers I included. The other girl used cypress like me, but had her different colored flowers arranged in other ways. I was amazed at the variety in our wreaths, since we all started with the same materials.

Wreath making goes on all year round at Ali‘i.

Fragrant herb wreaths are made in the spring when the majority of the lavender is blooming, and fall is the time for living wreaths made from succulents that actually continue to grow on their frames.

Covered in dried glue but delighted with my new holiday decoration, I wandered through the garden back to the parking lot with a lavenderinduced feeling of calm and serenity that lasted the rest of the day. MTW

MINDCANDY

BY STARR BEGLEY STARR@MAUITIME.COM

Yule love ‘em Go Jimmy Go, Holiday Hell Yeah!

[CD] It was a toss up between this local CD and A Michael Bolton Christmas. In the end, I figured most people already know about the Bolton CD, because who does Christmas better than a man with bad hair plugs? Anyway, Holiday Hell Yeah! Is what I like to call “The Anti-Christmas album.”

Band members Jason Friedman (lead vocals, percussion), Ian Ashley (guitar, vocals, percussion), Jay Kalk (bass, vocals), Ryan Kunimura (trombone) and Eric White (tenor and baritone saxophones) along with Reuben Durham on the organ pull off a swingy, jivey Christmas feel that replaces sand for snow and macadamia nuts for chestnuts roasting on an open fire. I wouldn’t recommend this album for someone looking for a classic Christmas time sound, but if you want to blow your brains out after spending time listening to piped in carols at the mall, Holiday Hell Yeah! may be just what the doctor ordered. “Ching-A-ling-A-Ding-Dong” and “Holiday Movie Marathon” plus eggnog equals one hell of a good time.

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The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming—a Christmas story By: Lemony Snicket [BOOK] I don’t have a lot of Jewish friends, but I love Adam Sandler. Not to mention, Adam Levine from Maroon Five is pretty hot. Anyway, this lovely little tale about a latke who runs screaming from a hot frying pan, encounters and is misunderstood by flashing colored Christmas lights, candy canes, and a Christmas tree before finding a nice family (Jewish, I presume) to go home for the holidays with, is quite refreshing. It’s equal parts funny, introspective and politically correct and incorrect.

The overall message is one of acceptance and belonging which, in a perfect world, is what the holiday season is all about.

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[CD] This Christmas-themed album, with slack key performances by Sonny Lim, James Kimo West, Randy Lorenzo, Charles Michael Brotman, Jeff Peterson, Wailau Ryder, Ben Kaili and Dwight Tokumoto, really surprised me. It’s a great album to play during a Christmas party or while wrapping presents.

Okay, that sounds really tacky, but it’s true. I promise that Slack Key Christmas is anything but tacky; in fact it has a very mellow, yet dignified feel to it without loosing its fluidity. The quality of the performances and over all recording of the album made perfect sense after I discovered that it was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Charles Michael Brotman who is the recipient of the first Grammy award for Best Hawaiian Music Album. In two words? Classically festive. MTW

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First Light This week’s lineup at the Castle Theater THURSDAY, DEC. 20 2 p.m.

Resurrecting the Champ (PG13/111 min) A struggling reporter (aren’t we all) meets a former boxing champ who’s now a homeless guy. Stars Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett—guess which one plays which! (Anthony Pignataro) 5 p.m.

The Darjeeling Limited (R/91 min) Another oh-so-precious Wes Anderson picture, this one stars Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson as three brothers who bond with each other while taking the train across India. (AP) 7:30 p.m.

Charlie Wilson’s War (R/97 min) Biopic about alcoholic/womanizer Congressman Charlie Wilson and his efforts to get the CIA to back rebel Afghans in their war against the Soviets. And we all remember how well that turned out! It stars Tom Hanks and is directed by Mike Nichols, so it probably won’t be the darkest war movie you see this year. (AP) 9:30 p.m.

No Country for Old Men (R/122 min) Tommy Lee Jones plays a tired West Texas sheriff trying to catch a brutal but really odd-looking killer who is himself chasing a guy who found a bunch of money. Directed by the Coen Brothers. (AP)

FRIDAY, DEC. 21 2 p.m.

The Namesake (PG13/122 min) A family moves from Calcutta to New York. Doesn’t sound like much potential for drama to me… (AP) 5 p.m.

Lust, Caution (NC17/157 min) This Ang Lee-directed spy thriller concerns a wealthy woman living in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II. It’s a long movie, full of drama, intrigue and some fairly explicit sex—just like the war itself. (AP) 7:30 p.m.

Death at a Funeral (R/90 min)

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Lust, Caution (above)

Lars and the Real Girl

A dark comedy about a dysfunctional British family trying to keep up appearances at their father’s funeral, which is hard to do when there’s a huge rivalry between the two sons, cousin Martha brings a fiancé who’s high on designer drugs and dad’s secret gay lover shows up to say hello and stir up the pot. (Jessica Armstrong)

SATURDAY, Dec. 22 2 p.m.

The Golden Compass (PG13/114 min) A 12-year-old girl, assisted by a talking polar bear that sounds a lot like Ian McKellen, tries to save the world by keeping an evil witch from stealing some magical compass. Talk about your hack plots… (AP) 5 p.m.

Music Within (R/93 min) True story of a Vietnam vet (Ron Livingston) who returns to the world with badly injured hearing and starts a new life working with disabled people. (AP) 7:30 p.m.

Love in the Time of Cholera (R/138 min) Things get steamy down in Colombia when Florentino falls in love with the beautiful young Fermina and vows to win her heart. Her father, determined to keep them apart, marries her off to a wealthy doctor. Can love prevail? (JA)

(PG/108 min) Princess Giselle is banished from her storybook dreamland and plopped down in modern-day Manhattan. Prince Charming is waiting for her back on the other side, but she falls for Mr. Wrong in the gritty New York streets. (JA) 2 p.m.

Hairspray (PG/115 min) John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Amanda Bynes star in this remake of the classic tender but slightly off-kilter tale of a big girl with big hair who wants to appear on Baltimore’s biggest dance part TV show. (AP) 5 p.m.

Lars and the Real Girl (PG13/106 min) An introvert finally meets a chick on the Internet, then invites her over to meet his brother and his wife, who are stunned for some reason when they learn that the chick is actually a life-size doll. Could happen. (AP) 7:30 p.m.

The Great Debaters (Not Yet Rated/123 min) Denzel Washington plays an AfricanAmerican teacher in the South during the 1930s who teaches his students the subtle nuances of debate during that—what is the word? Ah yes—racially explosive time. (AP)

MONDAY, DEC. 24 No Movies

9:30 p.m.

King of Kong (PG13/79 min) Documentary about a bunch of video game fans competing to set records on classic games. (AP)

SUNDAY, DEC. 23 12 p.m.

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TUESDAY, Dec. 25 No Movies

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 2 p.m.

Lions for Lambs (R/93 min) Politics, religion and war collide as three

Hairspray

separate story lines intertwine. Two young soldiers are wounded in Afghanistan: one was the student of an idealistic California professor who’s trying to inspire another student. Meanwhile, a presidential hopeful is about to drop a political bomb that will affect all of their lives. (AP) 5 p.m.

There will be Blood (R/158 min) Daniel Day-Lewis stars in this sprawling Paul Thomas Anderson-directed epic of family, power and oil in California in the early 20th century. Sounds like my family— well, except for the power and oil part. (AP) 7:30 p.m.

The Bucket List (PG13/125 min) Two old, terminally ill men (Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson) rush to finish a list of stupid, crazy stuff to do before they die. (AP) Tickets: $8-12; 4-film pass: $40; For more info, visit www.mauifilmfestival.com or call 572-3456. All films showing at the Castle Theater, located at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, One Cameron Way, Kahului. MTW

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Maui Pops Orchestra. Tickets: $45. $35, $10. 7:30

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p.m., Castle Theater, MACC, 242-7469.

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Da Braddahs - Fri., Jan 18. Those local fools

Fish Out of Water is Brandon Moon (aka Chino X) and Ian Florence (Hawk) and if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to them on the West side, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come to you on the South side and Upcountry too! Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing all over the island this week, so you have no excuse not to hear their rock-hip hop-funk sound. For a

complete schedule visit www.myspace.com/fow Gavinchi - Friday, Dec 21. Get your groove on with

James Roche and Tony Silva are up to their usual funny business, making fun of local cops and playing innane characters, like a Samoan father and son tree trimming duo or a nutty, microphone-wielding Don Ho. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been cracking up audieces at home on their OC16 Hawaii television program and will be splitting sides live in Kahului, too. Tickets: $25. 7:30

p.m., McCoy Studio Theater, MACC, 242-7469.

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Last Laugh â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 - Sat., Dec 29. Mauiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hysterical

p.m., Castle Theater, MACC, 242-7469.

comedy improve team, the InsPirates, are up to their neck in funny business again. For this evening

EVENTS

of dancing, music and comedy theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll put on a hilarious improv act for the whole family and an adults-

THURSDAY, DEC 20

only, unsensored variety show and party to end the year with a laugh. Tickets: $15, $10. PG13 Improv

show, 7 p.m., Unsensored variety show, 10 p.m., Iao Valley Lodge, 283 9121 or inspirates.com for

Cookie Creations - Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss your chance to see the delectable domestic delights of this gingerbread house display. 5--9 p.m., The Shops at

Wailea, Wailea, 891-6770.

Showing Her True Colors - Fri., Jan 4. Cindy

Come Out and Play - Every Thu. Elizabeth Ann

Lauperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is timeless. The 1980s MTV icon

Brandon, MA wants to make friends with your

has proven time after time that she has a sound

inner child using cognitive therapy, hypnosis and

unlike any other. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well know for songs like

transactional analysis. Free. 12-3 p.m., Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls Just Want To Have Fun,â&#x20AC;? for rocking that

Den, Makawao, 572-2424.

impossibly blonde hair and for singing in a pitch so

Learn to Swing Dance - Every Thu. Lindy Hop

unusual that karaoke stars drop like flies in the face

Swing Dance lessons. Come learn the original

of her classics. This will be Lauperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Maui per-

swing dance craze that started it all! $5, 7 p.m.,

formance and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be singing from her new

North Kihei Villages Club House. 357-1231

album, The Body Acoustic, which dives into both classic and original material and celebrates one of

FRIDAY, DEC 21

Lauperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite instruments, the dulcimer. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Dissent - To find out why Retired U.S. Army

sure to be a high energy, heartfelt, unforgettable

Colonel Ann Write is so freakin cool, see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great Big

show. Tickets: $75, $65, $55. 7:30 p.m., Castle

Cajones,â&#x20AC;? page 18. Free. 5:30 p.m., Gallery Ha,

Theater, MACC, 242-7469.

Wailuku, 875-7995.

Here Comes the Commander - Thu., Jan 10.

Your 3 song choice s played back-to-back weekni ghts at 5

Daring acrobatics, astounding arial artistry, unnerv-

best circus performers from China to amaze Maui

more info.

, Maui s ONLY Rock Station!

Shanghai Circus - Mon. & Tue., Jan 21 & 22.

If you were around in the 1969 summer of love you might remember when Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen dropped onto the radar with

Cookie Creations - Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss your chance to see the delectable domestic delights of this gingerbread house display. 5--9 p.m., The Shops at

Wailea, Wailea, 891-6770.

their American roots-rock-swing-boogie woogie sound. Songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot Rod Lincolnâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost in

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Biofeedback

- Every Fri. Mary Higgins,

the Ozoneâ&#x20AC;? grazed top 40 charts while the band

QXCI/SCIO practicioner, helps you energetically

shared stages with big names like John Lennon,

rebalance after living yet another day in a toxin-filled

The Doors and Alice Cooper. Shake your booty with

word. Walk-ins only. Sliding scale pricing. 2-5 p.m.,

George â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commanderâ&#x20AC;? Frayne, who always dishes

Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Den, Makawao, 572-2424.

up a spicy show to stir up even the toughest audi-

Contact Improvisation - Every Fri. Sounds

ences. Tickets: $45, $40, $35. 7:30 p.m., Castle

dirty, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it? Actually, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exercise meets dance,

Theater, MACC, 242-7469.

meditation and stretching. By donation. 4-5 p.m.,

Jake Shimabukuro & Maui Pops - Sat., Jan

Maui Lotus Yoga, Kihei, 874-9642.

12. `Ukulele virtuoso Shimabukuro amazes audi-

Stellar Rejuvenation - Every Fri. Experiance

ences across the nation as he strums and plucks an

the natural healing benefits of soliton lasers. Free.

ubelievable variety of music from the two-octave,

4-6 p.m., The Studio Maui, 575-9390.

four-stringed instrument, proving the `ukulele is not just for Hawaiian music anymore. He plays jazz,

SATURDAY, DEC 22

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BY JESSICA ARMSTRONG CALENDAR@MAUITIME.COM

Cookie Creations - Don’t miss your chance to

bread house display. 5--9 p.m., The Shops at

fees, Ma`alaea Harbor, 249-8811 ext. 1 for reser-

see the delectable domestic delights of this ginger-

Wailea, Wailea, 891-6770.

vations.

Ayurvedic Practitioner. Walk-ins only. Free. 10:30

bread house display. 5--9 p.m., The Shops at

Tantra Temple Services - Every Sun. Embrace

a.m.-1 p.m., Dragon’s Den, Makawao, 573-2424.

Wailea, Wailea, 891-6770.

the spiritual essence of all faiths with tantra, an

Ohana Christmas Dinner - Bring a potluck dish, a children’s toy, a decoration for the tree or just your smiling self for holiday cheer and a good, hot meal. Free. 1-5 p.m., Canoe Hale, across from Burger King in Kahului. call 870-5521, 264-7868 or 281-4202 for more info.

Hula

Classes

Halau

ancient high-spiritual practice. Free. 10 a.m.

Kawaianuhealehua holds open hula classes for chil-

Lemurian Center, 2138 Vineyard St., Wailuku,

dren, teen and adult wahines and kanes. 9 a.m.,

244-4921, 244-4103.

Maui

Waena

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School

cafeteria,

gothulack@yahoo.com for more info.

Cinema Night - Every Sat. Cafe Mambo will be hosting an evening of classic and cult classic films for the 21 and older crowd. This weeks flick: “It’s a Wonderful Life.” 9 p.m., 30 Baldwin Ave., Paia,

579-8021.

Jam Session - Every Sat. Musicians are invited to head on down to Waikapu and jam away with other players. I used to live next door to the community center down there and I swear, it was like a

Drum Circle - Every Sun. Bring yor drum and beat away with others in the community. Free. 4

p.m. - sunset, Kamaole Point, Kihei, 298-9022.

Find Yourself - Every Tue. Hanna Hammerli digs

lifestylefrom over 20 years of experience as a

WOW! - Every Wed. Wailea on Wednesdays presents live performances at The Shops at Wailea in the Lower Courtyard. 6:30-8 p.m., 891-6770 ext. 2.

Dance Lessons - Every Wed. Open registration

deep to find your hidden issues using Dream

to learn the cha-cha and foxtrot. $50 for three

Tending and the Gesalt Process. Walk-ins only. Free.

months. 6:30-9:30 p.m., Kihei Community Center,

12-3 p.m., Dragon’s Den, Makawao, 572-2424

879-0555.

Line Dancing - Every Sun. Practice your “tush push” ya’ll and come on down for some line dancing by the Maui Paniolo Posse. Lessons, 6:30 p.m.

Non-Profit Polynesian Dance - Every Tue.

KEIKI

Support the kids of the Napili Kai Foundation by watching their polynesian dance show. $10 adults,

Holiday Break Ocean Discovery Camp -

$5 kids. 5:30 p.m., Napili Kai Resort, 669-6271.

Mon. thru Fri, Dec 17-21. Keep your kids (age 6-12)

In the Green - Every Tue. No where to go

thinking and out of your hair on their break from

Monday, DEC 24

Upcountry during the week? Oh, contraire, my

school. They’ll do cool stuff like snorkling, Maui

Flamenco for Beginners - Every Mon. Rosalind

friend! Get a group of people together and head over

Ocean Center visits, surfing and windsurfing lessons, as well as educational classroom activities

followed by dancing from 7-8:30 p.m., Lahaina

Cannery Mall.

Modica teaches the passionate and powerful move-

to Sunny Maui Specialties and enjoy pupus, food and

and your instrument. 3 p.m., Waikapu Community

ments of exotic dance from Spain, Morocco, India,

music. BYOB, and some for me. Free. 6-9 p.m.,

and arts and crafts. Sign them up for the whole

Center, 269-2704.

Persia and other far-away lands. $18. 7:30 p.m., The

Sunny Maui Specialtie, 81 Makawao Ave, 573-2375

week or just a day. $344, $255 weekly, $79, $68

Studio Maui, Haiku, 575-9390.

Learn Folk Dancing - Shake it folk style with

daily. 8 a.m., call Pacific Whale Foundation for

the Maui International and Israeli Folk Dance

reservations, 249-8811 ext. 1.

free concert every weekend. Hooray! Bring a chair

SUNDAY, DEC 23 Santa’s Coming! - Santa Claus and his jelly-belly

TUESDAY, DEC 25

will be rowing in to Ka`anapali Beach on an outrig-

Christmas Cruises - Spend the holiday on the

p.m., Beit Shalom Synagogue, 634 Alulike St.,

ger canoe to take requests from keiki, pass out

ocean with the Pacific Whale Foundation. Relax on

Kihei, 874-5397.

candy and take holiday photos. Free. 4:30 p.m.,

a catamaran and sip complimentary mai tais or

Group. Learn folk dances from around the globe. 5

After-School Help - Every Mon-Fri. Hui Malama Learning Center offers after-school homework help and classes. Call for directions and hours. 244-5911.

WEDNESDAY, DEC 26

Hula Grill, Whaler’s Village, 667-6636.

mimosas. Brunch cruise, $89.95, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,

Cookie Creations - Don’t miss your chance to

dinner cruise, $129.95, 5:30-7:30 p.m., sunset

Ayurvedic Consultations - Every Wed. Margo

month. Bring children up to the age of 18 without

see the delectable domestic delights of this ginger-

cruise, $79.95, 5-7 p.m., all plus tax and harbor

P. Uma Gal, CAP., offers up wisdom on diet and

medical insurance in for vaccinations. Bring all immu-

(Lahaina & Kihei Mooses)

Keiki Shots (West Maui) - Every first Tue of the

•$295 & $395 Tacos •$250 20oz Bud & Bud Light •$450 20oz Margaritas

Open for Christmas 844 FRONT ST., LAHAINA • 667-7758

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nization records. Walk-in basis. Free. 9-11 a.m.,

and painting. $15, 10-11 a.m., Kids and Company,

and a readers circle. Various times, Island Wide

Save Honolua - Every Tue. Meeting to inform,

Lahaina Comprehensive Health Center, 984-8260.

Maui Mall, 877-7819.

locations, 573-3250 for more info.

educate and involve the community on the pro-

Keiki Shots (Central Maui) - Every first and

Music Menagerie - Every Tue. A music inspired

Socrates Cafe - Gather together to ask ques-

third Wed of the month. Bring children up to the

hour of dance, storytime, puppetry and interactive

tions of your own questions, and expand your ques-

age of 18 without medical insurance in for vaccina-

play for little ones and their parents. $15, 9:15

tioning ability. Various times and locations. Call 573-

tions. Bring all immunization records. Walk-in basis.

a.m., The Studio Maui, Haiku, 575-9390.

3250 for details

Free. 12-3 p.m., Wailuku Health Center, 984-8260.

Story Time - Every Thu. Keiki story time and crafts.

10 a.m., Hawaiian Village Coffee, Kahana, 665-1114.

posed deveopment of Honolua Bay. 6:30 p.m. King

Kamehameha III School Cafeteria, 611 Front St., Lahaina, 870-0052.

Save the Forest - Every Sun. The Pacific Whale Foundation is hosting a group of ten volunteers to

Little Music Makers - Music Together Maui offers early childhood music programs for infants,

COMMUNITY

pull invasive pine trees near Hosmers Grove.

Transportation is provided. Bring warm clothes,

toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners and the

Planting Christmas - Why by a tired, old, dying

long pants and closed boots. Pick ups: 7:30 a.m.,

Premature Babies - First Thu of every month.

adults who love them. Come play with instru-

pine tree from the mainland when you can deck the

Harbor Shop, 300 Ma`alaea Rd; 8:15 a.m.,

Imua will hold a support group for parents of pre-

ments, sing, chant and dance. For more info call

halls with a young, live, native Hawaiian plant like a

Upcountry Tavares Community Center. Goes until

mature babies. Parent education, info and skills.

248-7549 or visit www.musictogethermaui.com.

Ha`o, which happens to be the only plumeria that is

noon. 856-8341 to reserve spot.

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Every Sat. Little gamester get out

indigenous to the island. Instead of hauling it to the

Volunteer on Vacation - Get to know Maui

your cards and get ready for a Yu-Gi-Oh tourna-

curb after the holidays, plant it in a sunny spot and

better by volunteering time to one of many impor-

ment! Free. 3 p.m., Maui Toy Works, Lahaina

watch it grow for many a sunny Christmas to come.

tant environmental projects. Meet local experts

Cannery Mall, 661-4766.

$50. Call 250-1469 for more details.

and learn about the history and environment of the

5:30 p.m., Imua Family Services Anuenue Room, 870-0115.

Keiki Issues? - Every Thu. The Parent Project, a program for parents of strongwilled children.

Wrestle the phone away from the child and make

land and get a free t-shirt from the Pacific Whale

LECTURE

that call. Free. 6-8:30 p.m., Hui Malama Learning

ENVIRONMENTAL

Center, 298-5050.

Foundation! Various dates and times. Call for

details 808-856-8341.

And... Action! - Thu., Dec 20. Learn the busi-

Coastal Restoration - Every Fri. Habitat restora-

ness of television development and the art of cre-

tion at Waihe`e coastal dunes with Maui Coastal

ating a television series from Edwin Zane, Vice

Land Trust. 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Waihe`e, 244-5263.

babies and paint something! Maybe a mug or a

President of Rive Gauche TV. Free. 6 p.m., Maui

Smarter than a Sand Crab? - Mon-Fri. Get

Stage’s Bare Essential Theater? Roles are

teapot, and de-stress. Studio fee is Free. 9-11 a.m.,

County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall,

free info about marine life and answers to all those

announced at monthly readings and scripts are

Kids and Company, Maui Mall, 877-7819.

270-7415.

pesky questions about Maui’s reef environment

given out in advance. Call Kristi at 244-8680 x23.

Toddler Tuesdays - Every Tue. Toddlers are

Got Money? - May I have some? Before you

that keep you up all night. The Pacific Whale

insane. Seriously, I can vouch that they are without

answer that, check out this Maui group that focus-

Foundation Marine Naturalists are definitely

SPORTS

rational thought. Let them do their thing and cruise

es on economic topics and systems, and explores

smarter than a fifth grader. The question is, are you?

Walk, Run, Train - Every Thu and Tue. Whether

with the other crazies for storytime, juice, cookies

theories. Bring whatever you are reading for dialog

Free. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Ulua Beach Wailea, 249-8811.

you’re a walker or a runner, you’ve got a group to

Bisque it Baby - Every Mon. Sometimes, as a mom, all you might need is a little time to do something creative. Get together with other Moms and

STAGE Calling All Readers - Want to read for Maui On

train with. 5:30 p.m., Runner's Paradise, Maui Mall,

ays Thursd

y e a t d u I l o R Abs ge F ction Crazyood G with Chanwith DJ FRI with DJ Nutmeg ys Saturda

DJ Boomshot

Joe El Gato

$7 Martinis $2 Domestic Drafts

877-5300.

Tai Chi - Every Tuesday. Practice the 36 movements of the “short yang” style of tai chi chuan. $10 per class. 5:30-6:30 a.m., Unity Church

Wailuku, 242-9327.

Pool Hours - Besides the fear of contracting super-strain uku’s, I really enjoy a good swim in a public pool. Sometimes the thought of dealing with sand is just too much to bear. Kahului, Kihei,

$7 Martinis $2 Domestic Drafts

Lahaina, War Memorial, Pukalani, anthe Old and New Wailuku Pools: M-W, F, S 9 a.m-4 p.m.; Th 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun 12-4:30 p.m. These hours can change due to events. To double check you can call, 270-6135.

ART $7 Martinis & $2 Domestic Drafts

Christmas Celebration - Fri & Sat., Dec 21 & 22. Celebrate art and the holidays with live painting demonstrations, a live auction and a free prize drawing. Free. 6-10 p.m., Wyland Galleries, 711

Front Street, Lahaina, 667-2285.

Seeing Double - Sun., Dec 23. Good things come in pairs. For proof, see “Art Duplicity,” page 19. Free. 6-9 p.m., Napua Gallery at the Grand

Wailea Resort, 874-0510.

George Allan Reception - Sat., Dec 22. Local

744 Front St. • Lahaina, HI 96761 808.661.9090 www.LahainaStoreGrille.net • $5 Cover • Visual Enhancements • Large Dance Floor

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744 Front St. • Lahaina, HI 96761 808.661.9090 www.LahainaStoreGrille.net • $5 Cover • Visual Enhancements • Large Dance Floor 10-Closing

artist George Allan has released a new collection of oil paintings depicting Hawai`i garden, forrest and sea scenes. Free. 5 p.m., Viewpoints Gallery,

Makawao, 572-5979. Show runs Dec. 20-Jan 15.

Plein Air Painting Show - Now - Jan 25. Plein air artists paint on location, ususally outdoors, and

The Grid lists nightly entertainment at bars, clubs, cafes, other non-dinner serving establishments, as well as restaurants with entertainment after 9pm.

Thursday 12/20

Friday 12/21

Saturday 12/22

Sunday 12/23

Monday 12/24 – Wednesday 12/26

Estee Graham No cover, 9pm

A.D.D. Twins No cover, 10pm

Erin Smith Band No cover, 10pm

Sisters Grimm No cover, 9pm

MON-DJ Del Sol, 9pm; TUE-Kahala & Indio of LAWA, 10pm; WED-Crunch Pups unplugged, 9pm

Hand Jive Jazz Trio

Pau Hana Party

AMBROSIA 1913 S. Kihei Road, Kihei - 891-1011

CAFE MARC AUREL 28 N. Market St. Wailuku - 244-0852

CASANOVA 1188 Makawao Ave., Makawao - 572-0220

CHARLEY’S 142 Hana Hwy., Paia - 579-9668

Coyote Ugly $7, 10pm

MON - Closed, TUE - Closed

Reggae Rovers $10, 10pm

Fish Out of Water $10, 10pm

WED - Wild Wahine Wednesday DJ LX, $10, 9:45pm

Haiku Hillbillys $7, 10pm

P.O.R.T.A.L. $7, 10pm

MON-Willie K, $15, 9pm; Wet N’ Wild Wahine Wednesdays w/ DJ Blast, $10, 10pm

Salsa $5, 10pm

TUE - Closed

COMPADRES Lahaina Cannery Mall - 661-7189

COOL CAT CAFE Wharf Cinema, Lahaina - 667-0908

Fish Out of Water No cover, 9pm

DOG & DUCK IRISH PUB 1913 S. Kihei Rd. - 875-9669

HARD ROCK CAFÉ 900 Front St., Lahaina - 667-7400

Dave Carroll No cover, 9pm

Dave Carroll No cover, 9pm

Irish Sing Alongs w/Murray 10pm

Silky Ringo & Off Tomorrow, 10pm

MON - Closed; TUE - Closed; WED - The Whale Shark, No cover, 9pm

The Whale Shark No cover, 9pm

Tue - Closed, 9pm; WED - Off Tomorrow, 9pm

Silky Ringo No cover, 9pm

HECOCKS

Sonny B No cover, 10pm

505 Front St, Lahaina - 661-8810

capture the unique moods and fleeting natural

Express Yourself - Every Mon. Open Mic Night

Filipino language talk show. 4-6 a.m.; 7-10 p.m.,

explores how we can learn from Maui's past to cre-

lights of a particular moment in time. See the work

with music, song, poetry! Free. 7 p.m., Cafe Marc

KNUI 900 AM.

ate a better future. 7 a.m. KAOI, 1110 AM.

of dozens of Maui’s best artists. 5-8 p.m., Maui

Aurel, Wailuku, 244-0852.

Talk of Maui - Mon-Fri. Fred Guzman talks local,

Call In - Every Fri. Political and public affairs, call-in

Hands Galleries, Paia, 579-9245. Show runs Dec.

Poetry Reading - Every second Tue, read your

state and national poitics and issues. And every

talk show with Teri Lawrence. 12-1 p.m. KAOI 1110

15 thru Jan. 25.

original work, your favorite poem, or just come to

Thursday morning at 7:30, Fred grills Maui Time’s

AM Call in 242-7800.

Ho`olina - Now-Wed., Dec 26. Hawaiian culture

be inspired. Free. 6:30 p.m., Lahaina Public

own Anthony Pignataro on the latest issues of the

Uncle Charlie’s Corner - Sat. Kahu Charles

and history is the theme that connects this trio of

Library, 662-3950.

artists from two generations of the same Maori

Open Mind Open Mic - Every Mon. Open Mind

family. Their works vary from carved sculpture and

Open Mic with spoken word, poetry, comedy—

photography to pen and ink drawings. Free. Tu-Su

11 a.m.-5 p.m., Schafer International Gallery, MACC, 242-2784.

whatever you have to say here’s your chance. 7:30

p.m., Moana Bakery, Paia, 244-9091.

Open Mic - Every Saturday the Maui Media Lab

‘Tis the Season Galleria - Now-Fri., Dec 28.

hosts an open mic night for poets, muscicians and

Take a walk down memory lane at the Old Kahului

others who want to be heard. Sessions are record-

Railroad Building and view new original works by Al

ed and fed to the internet. All ages are welcome.

Lagunero, Wilma Nakanora, Todd Campbell and Lali

Free. 6-9 p.m., Maui Media Lab, Baldwin Ave,

Groth. Holiday wreaths, garlands and tablescapes

zumatribe@yahoo.com.

by Dee Christopherson will be on sale, as well as gormet products from the Maui Culinary Academy, baked goods and more. Daily 10 a.m.-9 p.m., 101

Poetry Reading - Every second Thu Maui Live Poets Society hosts an open poetry reading on the West side. Free. 6:30- 9 p.m. Lahaina, 661-0517

Ka’ahumanu Ave., Kahului, 878-3301.

A Whale of a Show - Now-Feb 3. A new series of oil paintings titled “Welcome Home Whales,” by local artist Sean Rountree that depicts the whales underwater at an eye-level view of the island. Free.

Banyan Tree Gallery, Front St., Lahaina, 661-0111 Art Night - Every Fri. Stroll through dozens of art galleries in Lahaina Town. Special gallery shows,

TV/RADIO

day. 6-8 a.m., KNUI 900 AM.

Kauluwehi Maxwell, Sr. talks story. 6-10 a.m., KNUI

Talk Story - Every Mon-Thu. Political figures take

900 AM.

calls and answer questions on the air. 7-8 a.m.,

Free Zone/ Zona Libre - Every other Sat. A

KAOI 1110 AM. Tune in and call 244-9145.

multi-lingual, multi-cultural radio program featuring

Mind Body Spirit - Every Mon from 6:30-9:30

world music, fresh thought, live interviews with

p.m., Tue from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thu at noon. Liah

local and international artists and NO commercial

Howard, psychic and guests. KAOI 1110 AM.

breaks. 6-10 a.m. Mana’o Radio 91.5 FM.

Maui Talks - Every Tue. A live, public affairs, call-

Maui Matters - Sat-Sun. Pacific Radio Group

in talk show, hosted by Nick Nikhilananda. 7 p.m.

News Director Wendy Osher discusses local

Channel 53. Call in at 873-3430 or for info call

issues. 1-2 p.m., KNUI 900 AM.

572-8787.

Spanish Language - Sat-Sun. Carlos David

Words of Peace - Every Wed-Thu. Prem Rawat

Hernandez discusses news and plays music in

broadcasts messages of world and inner peace.

Spanish. 2-4 p.m., KNUI 900 AM.

Not associated with a specific religion. Wed, 9

Japanese Language - Sun. Yumi’s long-run-

p.m.; Thu, 8:30 a.m. Akaku Channel 52, www.con-

ning Japanese language show. 7-8:30 p.m., KNUI

tactinfo.org, 573-3084.

900 AM.

Conversations with Friends - Every Thu.

Save Honolua - Every Wed at 8 p.m and Thu at

The Restless Native Speaks - Every Mon.

Mary Omwake and James Jacobson interview

7:30 a.m., AKAKU Channel 53.

Maui Time Weekly’s own Starr Begley talks story

New Thought leaders. 11 a.m., KAOI 1110 AM

on the Ed and Greg show. 10 a.m., WILD 105.5 FM.

KARAOKE

Smallville - Every Fri. Small Town Maui, a one-

Filipino Language - Mon-Fri. Fred Duldulao, Leo

hour, weekly radio program that shares the memo-

Isana Restaurant - Daily, 9 p.m. 515 S. Kihei

Agcolicol, Rey Patao and Maggie Evangelista host a

ries and values of the small towns we love and

Rd., Kihei, 874-1811.

featured artists-in-action, and refreshments. Free and open to the public. 6:30p.m., Front St., Lahaina,

661-6284.

WOW Wailea - Every Wed. Meet artists, shmooze, admire art, drink wine and eat pupus.

ECO Rental Cars

6:30 p.m. The Shops of Wailea, 874-8583.

Art Bistro - Every Sun. Local artists display their wares, from photography and painting to jewelry and sculptures. 5-10 p.m., Jacques Northshore

Bistro, Paia, 269-0961.

POETRY Open Mic - Every night is open mic night at Hawaiian Village Coffee. Kahana Gateway location,

call 665-1114.

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The Grid lists nightly entertainment at bars, clubs, cafes, other non-dinner serving establishments, as well as restaurants with entertainment after 9pm.

Thursday 12/20

Friday 12/21

Saturday 12/22

Tom Cherry No cover, 9pm

Jerry Caires No cover, 9pm

Crunch Pups No cover, 9pm

DJ El Gato $10, 10pm

DJ Phaeda No cover, 9:30pm

Vince Esquire

Kenny Roberts No cover

El Vato Loco No cover

Kenny Roberts

Crunch Pups $5, 10pm

HENRY’S BAR & GRILL 41 E. Lipoa St., Kihei - 879-2849

JACQUES 120 Hana Hwy., Paia - 579-8844

KAHALE’S BEACH CLUB 36 Keala Pl., Kihei - 875-7711

KAHULUI ALE HOUSE 355 E. Kamehameha, Kahului - 877-9001

Sunday 12/23

Monday 12/24 – Wednesday 12/26

Gina Martinelli No cover, 9pm

TUE - Closed

Jared No cover

WED - Chico & Da Kine; No cover MON - DJ Boomshot, No cover, 10pm, TUE - Closed WED -Maui Magic, $5, 10pm

KIMOS

TUE - Closed

845 Front St., Lahaina - 661-4811

Sonny B No cover, 9pm

LAHAINA COOLERS Dickenson St., Lahaina - 661–7082

LIFE’S A BEACH

Rampage 9pm

Call for details 9pm

Call for details 9pm

Special Guest 9pm

MON - Kani Kapila; WED - DJ Porn Star, No cover, 10pm

Anastasia & Guest, No cover, 9-11:30pm

Jazz w/Sal Godinez & Marcus Johnson, No cover, 9-11:30pm

Anastasia & Guest No cover, 9-11:30pm

Dr Nat No cover, 9-11:30pm

MON- Anastasia & Guest, TUE-Sal Godinez & Marcus Johnson, WED- Reiko Fukino & Guest, All 9-11:30pm

1913 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 891–8010

LOBBY LOUNGE Four Seasons Resort, Wailea - 874-8000

TUE - Closed

Kobe Japanese Steakhouse - Fri-Sat, 9:30

Hula Grill - (Early sets) Wed, Thu, Fri, Ernest

Kenny Roberts. All sets 4-6 p.m. 1913 Kihei Rd.,

Weeping Banyan Lounge - Nightly, Live music

p.m., 136 Dickenson St., Lahaina, 667-5555.

Pua’a; Sat, Sun, Mon, Kawika Lum Ho; Tue, Jarret

Kihei Kalama Village, 874-6444.

and torch lighting. All sets 6:30-9:30 p.m. ■

Lulu’s - Wed, 7 p.m., 1941 S. Kihei Rd., 879-9944.

Roback. Early sets 3-5 p.m. (Followed by) Thu,

Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Café - Sun, Mon,

Braddah Brian & Roy; Fri, Brian, Roy & Kawika;. Sat,

Brittany; Wed, Sat, Merv Oana Thu; Fri Margie; Tue

104 Ka`anapali Shores, Lahaina, 661-2000

“TBA”; Sun, Ryan Tanaka & Friends; Mon,“TBA”;

Jamie Lawrence. All sets 6-10 p.m. The Shops at

Ohana Bar & Grill - Wed, Thu, Live music; Fri,

Tue, Albert & Roy; Wed, An Den. Late sets 7-9:30

Wailea, 875-9983.

Patrick Major; Sun, Wayne and Friends; Mon, Tue,

Sansei - Thu-Fri, 10 p.m., 600 Office Road,

Kapalua, 669-6286; Thu-Sat, 10 p.m. Kihei Town Center, 879-0004.

Tiffany’s - Daily, 9:30 p.m., 1424 L. Main St.,

Wailuku, 249-0052.

Unisan - Thu-Sat, 9:30 p.m., 2102 Vineyard St.,

Wailuku, 244-4500.

DINNER MUSIC

p.m. 2435 Ka`anapali Parkway, Building P, 667-6636.

Tradewinds Poolside Cafe - Thu, Kawika Lum

Ernest Pua`a. All sets 5:30-9:30 p.m. Torch lighting

Java Jazz/Soup Nutz - Mon-Sat, Acoustic

Ho; Fri, Kaleo Cullen; Sat, Louise Lambert; Sun,

ceremony nightly.

music. All sets 7 p.m. 3350 Lower Honoapi`ilani

Mon, Kenny Roberts; Tue, Ramen & Cora; Wed,

■ KA`ANAPALI BEACH HOTEL

Rd., Honokowai, 667-0787.

Keoki Ruiz. All sets 6-9 p.m. The Maui Coast Hotel,

2525 Ka`anapali Pkwy, 661-0011

Kimo’s - Mon- Wed, Sat, Sun, Sam Ahia. Fri,

2259 S. Kihei Rd., 874-6284.

Kupanaha - Nightly, Hula show, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

deAquino Bradaz. All sets 6:30-8:30 p.m. 845 Front

CENTRAL MAUI

St., Lahaina, 661-4811.

WEST MAUI

Leilani’s On The Beach - Fri, Scott Baird;. Sat,

BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria - Wed-Fri, John Kane;

JD and Harry; Sun, Kilohana. All sets 2:30-5 p.m.

Sat, Harry Troupe; Sun, Greg DiPiazza; Mon, Tue,

2435 Ka`anapali Pkwy, Building J, 661-4495.

Marvin Tevaga. All sets 7:30-9:30 p.m. 730 Front

St., Lahaina, 661-0700.

Moose McGillycuddy’s, Lahaina - Fri, Llayne & Pro Ed; Sat, Mark & Mike. All sets 6-9 p.m. 844

Cheeseburger In Paradise - Mon, Tue, Scotty Rotten; Wed, Fri, Harry Troupe; Thu, Sat, Sun, Brooks McGuire. All sets 4:30-10:30 p.m. 811 Front

St., Lahaina, 661-4855.

Front St., 667-7758.

Mulligan’s on the Wharf - Fri, AnRil. All sets 7 p.m. Wharf Cinema Center, Lahaina, 661-8881.

Tarvin Makai 6:15 p.m.1237 L. Main St, Wailuku,

244-8774.

658 Wharf St., Lahaina, 661-3636.

Cool Cat Cafe - Thu, Erin Smith; Fri, Sat, Dave Carroll; Sun, Wed, Whale Sharks; Mon, Mickie Moore; Tue, Jazz; . all sets 7:30-10 p.m. Wharf

Cinema Center, Lahaina, 667-0908.

PORTRAIT & REALISM GUEST ARTIST “Frankie” Now Taking Appointments

Mic Night. 7:30 p.m. 28 N. Market St., Wailuku,

244-0852.

with Freedom. 5-7:30 p.m. 2051 Main St.,

Island Ink Tattoos Paia & BODY PIERCING

579-9461

Sushi Go - Wed, Live music. 4-8 p.m. Queen

Ka`ahumanu Center, Kahului, 877-8744.

Sea House Restaurant - Thu, Albert Kaina and Kincade Basques; Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Kincade

Hana Hou Cafe - Thu, Haiku Hillbillys; Wed,

Basques; Sun, Andrew; Wed, Albert Kaina. All sets

Tom Conway and Randall Rospond. Sat, Live

6:30 or 7-9 p.m. Napili Kai Beach Resort, 5900

music. All sets 6-9 p.m. 810 Haiku Rd, Haiku

Honoapi`ilani Rd., Napili, 669-1500.

Cannery, 575-2661.

Longhi’s - Sat, acustic music. 10:30-11 p.m. 3750

Wailea Alanui Dr., 891-8883 Ma`alaea Grill - Thu, Fri, Sat, Benoit Jazz Works.

All sets 6:30-9 p.m. Maalaea Harbor, 243-2206.

Moose McGillycuddy’s, Kihei - Fri, Erin Smith; Sat, Anuhea; All sets 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2511 S.

Kihei Rd., 891-8600.

Mulligan’s on the Blue - Sat, Sun, Celtic

Jacque’s - Mon, Live Jazz. 5 p.m. 120 Hana Hwy,

100 Hana Hwy • Paia islandinktattoos.com

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Kaukahi St., Wailea, 874-1131.

sets 7-9 p.m.

2780 Keka`a Dr., Ka`anapali, 661-3611 Royal Ocean Terrace - Thu, Fri, Sat, Live Hawaiian. 6-8 p.m.

■ SHERATON MAUI HOTEL

2605 Ka`anapali Pkwy, 661-0031 Lagoon Bar - Nightly, Hula dancing during sets.

Thu, Mon, Tue, Bobby and Ralph; Fri, Ralph and Allan; Sat, Sun, Fausto and Kawaika; Wed, Nathan and Ralph. All sets 6-8 p.m. Torchlighting and cliff diving ceremony at sunset nightly.

■ THE WESTIN MAUI HOTEL

2365 Kaanapali Parkway, 667-2525 Ono Bar & Grille - Thu, Sat, Steve Sargenti; Fri,

Livewire Cafe - Tue, Green Room Blue; Wed, Eddie Float; Sat, Joshua. All sets 7:30-9:30 p.m.

137 Hana Hwy, Paia, 579-6009.

Larry Golis; Sun, Margie Heart; Mon, Ernest Puaa; Tue, Brian Haia; Wed, Pam Peterson. Tue-Sun shows, 6-9 p.m. Mon, 5:30-9 p.m.

Moana Cafe & Bakery - Sat, Live jazz music

Tropica - (Early sets) Thu, Wed, Brian Haia; Fri,

with Mark Johnstone & Friends, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 71

Sat, Mon, Marvin Tevaga; Sun, Josh Kahula; Tue,

Baldwin Ave., Paia, 579-9999.

Ernest Pua`a. Early sets 3-6 p.m. (Followed by)

RESORT SHOWS WEST MAUI

South Shore Tiki Lounge - Thu, Sun, Tue, Tony;

■ HYATT REGENCY MAUI RESORT & SPA

Fri, Eclipse; Sat, Erin Smith; Mon, Kanoa; Wed,

200 Nohea Kai Dr, Lahaina, 661-1234

MAUI TIME WEEKLY

Basques; Sun, Kapule Paoa; Wed, Albert Kaina. All

Paia, 579-8844.

Tigers; Mon, Gypsy Pacific; All sets 7 p.m. 100

2007 ‘Best of Maui’ Winner BEST TATTOO SHOP

5900 Honoapi`ilani Hwy, Napili, 669-1500

■ ROYAL LAHAINA RESORT

Main Street Bistro - Th-Fri, Rhythm & Blues

UPCOUNTRY MAUI

SOUTH MAUI

■ NAPILI KAI BEACH RESORT

Thu, Kincaid and Albert; Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Kincaid Café Marc Aurel - Tue, Live Music; Mon, Open

Pioneer Inn - Thu, Ah-Tim Eleniki; Tue, Captain Billy Bones; Wed, Greg Di Piazza. All sets 6-8 p.m.

Cannery Mall, 661-7189.

Tiki Courtyard - Nightly, Alanui with Uncle Rudi; Sun, Hula show. All sets 6:30 p.m.

AK’s Cafe - Fri, Ron Kuala’au. 6:15 p.m. , Sat

Wailuku, 244-6816.

Compadres - Tue, 4 p.m., Live music. Lahaina

KAANAPALI BEACH CLUB

Thu, Fri, Wed, Benny Uyetake; Sat, Tue, Mitch Kepa; Sun, Steve Sargenti; Mon, Josh Kahula.

Late sets 6-9 p.m.

SOUTH MAUI ■ FOUR SEASONS RESORT WAILEA

DA KINECALENDAR

Still Only $10/Film with 4-Film VIP FastPass

3900 Wailea Alanui, 874-8000

Sunset Terrace - Wed, Thu, Bobby Krueger; Fri,

Lobby Lounge - (Early sets) Thu, Steve Repollo

Mahalo Greg; Sat, Rama Camarillo; Sun, Mondo

and Alan Villeran; Sat, Mon, Island Style Trio with

Kane; Mon, Tue, Lono. All sets 6-9 p.m.

hula dancing. Early sets 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Followed

■ MAUI PRINCE HOTEL

by) Thu, Sal Godinez and Marcus Johnson; Fri, Clay

5400 Makena Alanui, 874-1111

Mortensen and George Tavoularis; Sat, Mon, Nils

Molokini Lounge - (Very early sets) Fri, Mon,

and Anastasia; Sun, Pam Peterson and Rudy Baria;

Wed, Mele `Ohana Duo. Very early sets 9 a.m-1

Wed, Clay Mortensen and Gilbert Emata. Late sets

p.m. (Followed by) Thu, Sat, Sun, Tue, Ron Kuala’au;

8:30-11:30 p.m. Torchlighting ceremony nightly.

Fri, Mon, Wed, Mele `Ohana Duo. Early sets 6 p.m.

■ GRAND WAILEA RESORT HOTEL & SPA

(Followed by) Thu, Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Mele

3850 Wailea Alanui, 875-1234

`Ohana Duo. Late sets 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Botero Bar - Wed, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Live music.

Humuhumunukunukuapua`a - Nightly, 5:30 p.m., Strolling Hawaiian Duo. ■ THE FAIRMONT KEA LANI MAUI

4100 Wailea Alanui, 875-4100 Lobby Bar - Nightly, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Live music.

■ THE SHOPS AT WAILEA

FastPasses & ‘Day-of-Show’ Single FirstLight Tix Available at MACC # 242-7469 See Film Trailers & Tix Details & Prices at www.MauiFIlmFestival.com

A Celebration of Cinema # Academy Screenings on Maui

FirstLight 2007 ™

Thur., Dec. 20 - Sun., Dec. 30

EAST MAUI ■ HOTEL HANA-MAUI

Hana, 248-8211

Pluss Livee Music,, Flirting,, Dinner,, Dessert,, Libationss & Organicc Winee

The CandleLight Cafe # Castle Theater # MACC

Paniolo Lounge - Thu-Sun, Live music. 6:309:30 p.m.

Main Dining Room - Thu, Sun, Hula dancing. 7:30-8:15 p.m.

3750 Wailea Alanui East Wing - Wed, 6:30-8 p.m., Marti Kluth.

Lower Courtyard - Wed, 6:30-8 p.m., Jamie Lawerence and Friends.

■ WAILEA MARRIOTT

3700 Wailea Alanui, 879-1922 Kumu Bar & Grill - Nightly, Hula dancing. 6-9 p.m.

Mele Mele Lounge - Nighly, Live music. 9-11 p.m.

■ RENAISSANCE WAILEA BEACH RESORT

Send your listings and photos for the Da Kine Calendar to Jessica Armstrong at calendar@mauitime.com or fax (808) 244-0446

THE DARJEELING LIMITED Thursday, Dec. 20, 7:30pm

LUST, CAUTION Friday, Dec. 21, 5:00pm

DEATH AT A FUNERAL Friday, Dec. 21, 7:30pm

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL Sunday, Dec. 23, 5:00pm

THE GREAT DEBATERS Sunday, Dec. 23, 7:30pm

THERE WILL BE BLOOD Wednesday, Dec. 26, 5:00pm

THE BUCKET LIST Wednesday, Dec. 26, 7:30pm

GRACE IS GONE Thursday, Dec. 27, 5:00pm

CASSANDRA'S DREAM Thursday, Dec. 27, 7:30pm

3550 Wailea Alanui, 879-4900

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Admissionn too Anyy Film m usingg a $400 FirstLightt 4-Film m VIPP FastPasss includes admission to four films (one 'click' per film) and priority entry to the theater. FastPass 'clicks' can be used in whatever way each passholder chooses . . .

1, 2, 3 or 4 'clicks' at a time, as long as unused 'clicks' remain.

Complimentaryy Admission to most major Film Industry Guild Members including AMPAS, DGA, WGA, SAG (Nominating Committee Only), HPFA, PGA, ADG, ASC, BAFTA-LA, BAFTA-NY, CDG, MAHG, MPEG, MPSE, VES, ACE and CAS. Guild Members ONLY: RSVP to: 808.579.9553.

FirstLightt Presentingg Sponsor:: Queen Ka'ahumanu Center FirstLightt Sponsorshipp ‘Ohana: Aloha Recycling, Dermatology & Laser Center of Maui, The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, FIM Group, Ltd., Greg Chou - Morgan Stanley, The Hollywood Reporter, International Mortgage, LLC, Island Style Designs, KAOI Radio Group, Latitudes Hawaii - Maui Interior Design and Home Furnishings, Mama's Fish House Restaurant and Inn, Mana Foods, Maui News, Maui Time, MENAREEASY.com, The Studio Maui and Variety

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The Grid lists nightly entertainment at bars, clubs, cafes, other non-dinner serving establishments, as well as restaurants with entertainment after 9pm.

Thursday 12/20 LONGHI’S 1945 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 879-9944

Saturday 12/22

Sunday 12/23

Crazy Fingers 9:30pm

888 Front St., Lahaina - 667-2288

LULU’S

Friday 12/21

Neto Latin Salsa No cover, 9pm

The Willy’s & DJ Shaggy No cover, 9pm

WED - DJ Zeke, 10pm All Access & DJ Shaggy No cover, 10pm

WED - Karaoke, 9pm

MAUI BREWING CO.

WED - Open Mic Night, 10:30pm

4405 Honoapi`ilani Hwy., Kahana - 669-3474

MOOSE MCGILLYCUDDY’S

DJ Jo Jo No cover, 9pm

DJ J-Woo No cover, 9pm

Guitar Hero No cover, 9pm

Pajama Party, No cover, 9pm

DJ Mackie Mac No cover, 9pm

DJ Mackie Mac No cover, 9pm

DJ Mello Yello No cover, 9pm

Live Music No cover, 9pm

MON - DJ Mello Yello, 9pm; TUE DJ Mackie Mac, 9pm, WED - DJ Mellow Yellow, 9pm

Cyrus C

A Kettle Prime No cover

Roger Len Smith & the Maui Band, $5, 9pm

Celtic Tigers

MON - Gypsy Pacific; WED - Steve Sargenti

Wee D’ono No cover, 10pm

Silky Ringo No cover, 10pm

Hazmatt No cover, 10pm

Silky Ringo No cover, 10pm

MON - Junior Guys, No cover 10pm; TUE - Two Dimes & a Nickel; No cover, 10pm; WED - Open Mic

DJ El Gato $5, 10pm

DJ Jay P $5, 10pm

DJ Nutmeg $5, 10pm

Lounge & Beats Night No cover, 10pm

MON - Fish Out of Water, $10, 10pm; WED - Lounge & Beats Night, No cover, 10pm

Kanoa of Gomega No cover, 10pm

MON - DJ JP, No cover, 10pm; TUE - DJ Boomshot, No cover, 10pm; WED - ADD Twins, No cover, 10pm

DJ Shark in da Water, No cover, 9:30pm

TUE - The New Project, $5, 10pm; WED - DJ Del Sol, No cover, 9:30pm

2511 S. Kihei Rd., 891-8600

MOOSE MCGILLYCUDDY’S 844 Front St., Lahaina - 667-7758

MULLIGAN’S ON THE BLUE 100 Kaukahi St., Wailea - 874-1131

MULLIGAN’S AT THE WHARF Cinema Center, Lahaina - 661-8881

OYSTER BAR 744 Front St., Lahaina - 661-9090

PACIFIC’O

Live Jazz No cover, 9pm

505 Front St., Lahaina - 667-4341

SOUTH SHORE TIKI LOUNGE 1913 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 874-6444

DJ Durty No cover, 10pm

Freaky Friday w/DJ Sonny DJ Magnetic, A.D.D. Twins No cover, 10pm No cover, 10pm DJ Blast, $15, 9:30pm

SPATS TRATTORIA Hyatt Regency, Ka`anapali - 667-4727

SPORTS PAGE GRILL & BAR 2411 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei - 879-0602

Crunch Pups No cover, 9:30pm

STOPWATCH SPORTS BAR

1279 S. Kihei Road, Kihei - 874-9299

Vince Esquire No cover, 9:30pm Roger Len Smith Band $3, 9pm

1127 Makawao Ave., Makawao - 572-1380

TIP-UPS TAVERN

Monday 12/24 – Wednesday 12/26

Kilohana No cover, 10pm

Tom Cherry & Positive Energy, No cover, 10pm

Ohana Groove No cover, 10pm

ROB REPORT PROVOCATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE AND COMMENTARY EACH WEEK. Check it out on page 6

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DECEMBER 20, 2007

MAUI TIME WEEKLY

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FUN - GIFTS - INFORMATIVE

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Seeks a good man who has got it together, N/S, SWM, 40-60, young at heart, healthy, loves to laugh and have fun, share wine, sunsets, cozzy candlelight dinners, stimulating conversations.

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HEY LADIES Sociable, affectionate, honest guy, 31, 5’10”, fit, active and fun, employed, loves relaxing and spending time with someone special. ISO loving, like-minded lady for sharing life, love, and adventures. 239371 HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SM, 38, 4’11”, employed, likes fishing, sunshine, simple times. Wishing to meet a sweet SF, to share talks, dates, laughter, life and possible LTR. 224338 WHAT HAVE U GOT 2 LOSE? SM, 40, educated, outgoing, affectionate and hard-working, loves surfing, dirt bikes, time w/friends, hard rock and oldies music. Seeking nice. openminded lady to share the good times in life. 242293 TAKE A CHANCE SM, 38, filipino, 195lbs, 5’11”, working in construction, well-built, black/brown, seeks fun-loving, affectionate lady to get to know, share friendship and maybe more. 240903 WHAT’S UP! SM, 29, 5’10”, 170lbs, shaved head, tattoos, loves motorcycles, trying new things and juts having fun. Seeking a fun, cool, like-minded SF, who appreciates the same, for sharing good times.

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MAILING 33 N. Market St. Ste. 201 Wailuku, HI 96793

DROP OFF 33 N. Market St. Ste. 201, Wailuku

866.399.5979

With the purchase of any block of time (30 min. or more) or a Smartdate subscription

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LINGO: A-Asian; B-Black; C-Christian; D-Divorced; F-Female; G-Gay; H-Hispanic; J-Jewish; M-Male; N/S-Non-Smoker; P-Professional; S-Single; W-White GUIDELINES: Personals are for adults 18 or over seeking monogamous relationships. To ensure your safety, carefully screen all responses and have first meetings occur in a public place. This publication reserves the right to edit, revise, or reject any advertisement at any time at its sole discretion and assumes no responsibility for the content of or replies to any ad. Not all ads have corresponding voice messages.

1218 To review our complete guidelines, call (617) 425-2636

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E M P L O Y M E N T We proudly present an offer to be part of a team of talented, professional, service-oriented individuals to create unforgettable memories for owners and guests in a luxurious setting. An exciting journey located right in the heart of the Wailea Resort Community awaits those who are yearning to provide exceptional resort services alongside spectacular views and beautiful sunsets. We are in search of individuals with previous resort hospitality experience in the following full-time and casual positions:

CHIEF ENGINEER

OTHER POSITIONS:

HOUSEKEEPERS (F/T AND P/T) (*Piecework basis comparable to a potential average hourly wage.)

Apply online at: www.destinationhotels.com/careers.php Human Resources office is located in Kihei at the Azeka Mauka Shopping Center 1279 S. Kihei Road, Suite 118B (behind Powerhouse Gym)

Excellent benefits package and bonus incentives!

Apply online at: www.destinationhotels.com/careers.php Human Resources located in Kihei at the Azeka Mauka Shopping Center, 1279 S. Kihei Road, Suite 118B (behind Powerhouse Gym)

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Work Place

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Work Place

Pro Photographer Needs Models For Lifestyle Stock Photos $50 per hour. Couples families singles fitness sports all ethnics all ages. On Vacation or residents email photo to robie@maui.net or Call 808-5752575

OUTDOOR YOUTH COUNSELOR Do you love the outdoors and helping troubled teens? Immediate openings at Eckerd outdoor therapeutic programs in NC, TN, GA, FL, VT, NH and RI. Year-round residential position, free room/board, competitive salary/benefits. Info and TEMPORARY HELP NEEDED application: http://www.eckerdyFor the Mercedes-Benz outh.org. Or fax resume to Career 727-442-5911.

Championships at Kapalua 12/22- Advisor/AN, 1/6/08 for car detailing $10. per EOE/DFWP (AAN CAN) hour cash pay daily. Call Lisa AUTO MECHANIC F/T ASE Marcus at 949-929-5091

& MECHANIC HELPER

GOVERNMENT JOBS Earn Up to $12 to $48/Hour. Full Benefits, Paid Training. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Accounting/Finance, Clerical, Administrative, Wildlife/Park Service, More! 1-800-320-9353 x.2001. (AAN CAN) COME OUT and CHANGE YOUR LIFE or stay home and change the channel! How far has that gotten you?

YOUR CHOICE. Call Mike 866-2391612.

BARTENDERS NEEDED Looking for part/full time bartenders. Several positions available.No experience required.With hourly wages and tips make up to $300 per shift. Call(800)806-0082 ext.200.(AAN CAN) $ MODELS WANTED $ For magazine print work. $250$900. Ages 18 to 35. 573-3712

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Mechanic needed for busy repair shop. Excellent wages & benefits based upon experience.

Great career opportunity.

ERNIE'S KWIK LUBE & AUTO REPAIR

A Destination & Event Management Company seeks bright & talented

Driver CDL-B FULL-TIME $18/HR 4-DAYS PER WEEK FULL BENEFITS Apply in person

300 Ohukai Road 2AM-NOON

OFFICE MANAGER Must have minimum of five years administrative experience & type 55-65 wpm. Excellent writing, editing, communication, customer service & organizational skills required. Advanced MS Word & Intermediate Excel required.

Prefer experience in the Hospitality Industry. Bachelor’s Degree highly desirable. Competitive salary with full-time benefits package & 401K. Send resume and cover letter to hr@hawaiimeetings.com

Call 879-3643 for interview

$ FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

Buzz’s Wharf SERVERS BUSHELP DISHWASHER HOST/HOSTESS COOK Apply in person daily betw.

10:30 to 1 pm & 3 to 5 pm.

EXTENDED HORIZONS is seeking qualified

SCUBA DIVER

Must have valid driver's license.

Call 573-3210 leave message

MAUI TIME WEEKLY

FT & PT positions. Customer service oriented individuals needed for our Honokowai Store in Maui.

Excellent benefits. Flexible shifts available.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Based on qualifications: *$14.50

Excellent benefits package!

Movie Extras, Actors, Models!

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• Houseperson – Full-time • Bell Attendant – Casual • Guest Room Attendant – Casual

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JOIN OUR FIVE-STAR TEAM!

RENTAL SUPERVISOR II (F/T) High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate; college degree preferred; at least 1 year of supervisory experience in condo/resort preferred; good oral and written communication skills; detail-oriented; ability to interact and build positive relationships with others; ability to stand and/or sit for long periods; ability to walk for long distances; able to lift 20-30 pounds; valid Hawaii driver’s license and clean driving record required; computer skills required; working knowledge of SMS property management system and Microsoft Office programs preferred.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: High school graduate or equivalent. At least 5 years work experience in carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, dry wall and painting. Previous resort experience at supervisory level preffered. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work flexible hours and days.

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DESTINATION RESORTS HAWAII, INC.

Come and venture into an exciting world with Destination Resorts Hawaii, Inc. We are seeking self-motivated, experienced individuals to provide exceptional guest service. Ideal candidates need to be service-oriented, reliable, responsible and honest.

Immediately Hiring EVENT AND CONVENTION STAFF Friendly, responsible people with own transportation for seasonal programs starting in January.

Days and evenings.

TOP PAY! Send resumes to: Fax: 808-244-7036 or hr@hawaiimeetings.com Immediately

• Flexible days • Flexible jobs • Work when you want to • Weekly pay • Gain work experience • Try out different companies Medical & Dental benefits available after you qualify Just walk in Monday-Friday 9-3 to fill out application. Please bring 2 forms of ID and your work history.

We are located at the backside of the old Kahului Shopping Center.

We offer a variety of Labor, Light Industrial and Rent-a-car work. For more info on labor work, call Nona.

877-6555

SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Looking for enthusiastic individuals to enter our fastpaced business as a Sales Management Trainee on Oahu, Maui and Kona. We will reward your dedication and sales ability with great career opportunity.

BS/BA preferred, satisfactory abstract, strong communication skills.

Apply Online: www.enterprise.com For any questions, email lei.a.ikeda@erac.com We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V

Mechanic or Mechanics Helper Knowledge of construction equipment and able to work on diesel, hydraulic and electrical equipment.

Apply in person:

Bacon Universal Co., Inc. 800 Alua St. Wailuku Industrial Park NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

DINA’S SANDWITCH FT KITCHEN HELP

Orthodontic Clinician

Includes Benefits 145 N. Kihei Rd. 879-3262

needed. Dental exper a plus, but will train. FT/401k/med.

Fax resume to 873-8399

Ka‘anapali Bar and Grill located at the Ka‘anapali Resort Golf Course seeking Wait Help Please respond to Rene at 808-342-3595

HALEAKALA TRADING COMPANY

JECO AIR CONDITIONING is seeking EXPERIENCED A/C TECH Pay based on experience.

Good benefits.

Fax resume to 808-244-0216

is seeking Print Artist for their Wailea Store.

Applicants should contact Harry @ 879-8700.

NOW HIRING • A.M. PREP COOK • A.M. EXPEDITER • P.M. LINE COOK Apply in person 1279 S. Kihei Rd., Azeka II Mauka

!

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

HECOCKS

Accepting applications for the following FT & PT positions.

Line Cooks needed Apply at 505 Front Street

HOST/HOSTESS PM COOK

RESTAURANT

Pay based on experience. in person after 10am

The Shops at Wailea 3750 Wailea Alanui Drive

JOHN PAUL FINE FOODS is looking for

NOW HIRING:

GREAT COOKS

Assistant Managers, Supervisors, Full and Part time Sales

Highly competitive pay & benefits.

Please forward resume to: johnpaul@johnpaulfinefoods.com or stop by 81 Makawao Ave.

We offer competitive pay, generous employee discount, 401K plan, Medical and Dental Insurance, and opportunity for career advancement.

Freeman Guards, Inc.

Apply at any of our Maui locations: Front Street, Cannery Mall, Whalers Village, South Kihei, Shops at Wailea or fax resume to: ATTN: MAUI DISTRICT MANAGER 667-2875

Immediate hires needed Lahaina F/T-P/T, & F/T Manager for Wailuku Apply at: 210 Imi Kala St., Ste. 4 Wailuku Industrial Call 244-7052

AUTOMOTIVE TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES, RVS

BB Trucking & Storage

ALL TYPE DRIVERS Apply at: 320 Hoohana St., Bay 13-16, Kahului

877-3966

South Shore Tiki Lounge is looking for a FULL TIME PM COOK

apply in person

1913 So. Kihei Rd. AD DEADLINE MONDAY 4PM

robin@mauitime.com

WEBSITE www.mauitime.com

MAILING 33 N. Market St. Ste. 201 Wailuku, HI 96793

DROP OFF 33 N. Market St. Ste. 201, Wailuku

FRONT ST. LAHAINA gift and jewelry shop for sale.

Good lease, low rent 283-0552.

SE BUSCAN! Distribuidores activos, comprometidos y con ganas de seguir siendo parte de la familia Omnilife! Deseen ganar $400 dlls o mas. Llama ya 808-4638461 Solo Espanol

WEST MAUI GOLD 667-7689 1000 LIMAHANA PL. LAHAINA CLASSES & INSTRUCTION MUSIC TOGETHER MAUI Early Childhood Development Classes Stimulates Brain Growth.

Free demo classes Jan 7th, 9th and 10th. Nine week semester starts 1/14. www.musictogethermaui.com or 572-5603. Jump-start your child’s learning, plus it’s fun!

WHALES ARE BACK AND SO ARE HEATED WETSUITS Dive with SHAKA DIVERS in luxurious warmth this winter.

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ARTS

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BUY & SELL

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ACE AUTO GLASS 185 E.Wakea, Kahului

871-7921 PARADISE MART

EMAIL

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LahainaThursdays at Lahaina Comprehensive Health Center 9am-12pm. Results returned in 2 wks. Sponsored by State Dept. of Health, for more info call 984-2129

Kaimana’s Beach Hale at Baby Beach www.kaimanasbeachhale.com Special this month. $125-$195 a day. Your own private Ohana. Continental breakfast served. Full kitchen with espresso machine & D/W. Call 667-6968 for info.

SERVICES

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ALOHA VALUED READERS We would like to let our readers know that we try to screen most of our ads. We read back the ad copy to ensure that it is the correct information that advertisers want. If you see the acronym (AAN CAN) that ad is a national ad and was not submitted directly to us. If you have a question directly concerning AAN CAN, please check out aancan.org

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE UPCOUNTRY Ocean View 1/2 acre Makawao lot.

Double R-3 zoned building lot with 5/8 county water meter. Spec or build your family compound. CPR may be possible. $349,000.

Century 21 All Islands. Josh Jerman, Realtor (S), (808) 283-2222 RARELY AVAILABLE Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath Iao Parkside condo conveniently located near schools, parks, shopping, and the ocean. Great, affordable alternative to buying a 3 bedroom house. $339,000.

Josh Jerman,Realtor (S) 808-283-2222.

Century 21 All Islands

APARTMENTS FOR RENT LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT Completely remodeled bath, kitchen & living space. Fully furnished with all new furniture, central a/c, washer/dryer, lani, garage.

Utilities and cable t.v. included. Call 264-0950

VACATION RENTALS CLEAN, AFFORDABLE Accommodations in our vacation rental from $69 per day. Call Toll Free Wailuku Guesthouse 877-9868270 or www.wailukuhouse.com

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Lowest prices. Licensed and insured. Call 808-205-1777 MAUI RECYCLING SERVICE Picks up all your glass, plastic, aluminum, tin, newspaper, & cardboard. Home Pickup; a convenience for $17.50/mo! Bi-monthly pick up. Commercial accounts avail. Call Now! 244-0443 Ho’Olako Masonry Concrete work, 30 yrs in business, specializing in beautiful custom stone walls, 344-4151- 344-6629 www.bestofmaui.com/maskell

PACIFIC OHANA & VEA LANDSCAPING providing Landscaping, Tree trimming, Stonewalls and Concrete work. Licensed.

808-264-6997 ask for Tevita

Kihei Air Conditioning SERVICE MAINTENANCE INSTALLATION

Fast, Friendly, Reliable

CALL STEVE 808.757.1830

PLACING AN AD IS EASY! CALL 244-0777

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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) This week promises to be one of the busiest, astrologically, and the most dramatic, socially, this year.

I see you quivering with dread, because if there’s one thing you’re not good at, it’s drama. There’s a part of you that already can’t wait for the holidays to be over with. However, the sooner you accept that you’re a key player in this week’s soap opera and that skipping out on the show is simply not an option, the better. One way or another, you’ll be dragged (probably kicking and screaming) onto set and forced to perform. Why not just accept (and, indeed, embrace) the role you’re stuck in, and do the best you can to deliver a brilliant, inspiring performance?

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) You think your life’s hard? Bullshit. Get over yourself. Feeling sorry for yourself or moping of any kind is strictly forbidden this week, Aquarius. At the moment, your life is cake compared to most of the rest of ours. If it feels difficult, that’s because you’re just being way too wimpy about it. It’s big picture time, sweetheart. Recognize that almost everyone around you is worse off in some way than you are. They need your help, help you’ll only be able to give if you’re not immersed in your own Lite version of misery.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Watch in amazement as many of the people you know are thrown into the kind of inner and outer turmoil you’re already accustomed to in your day-to-day. This week you get to be the stable one that everyone clings to as they navigate all the confusion. You rock at surfing this kind of chaos—even if you feel hopeless inadequate, remember that it’s all relative; you’re still loads better than anyone else you know.

Fish people out of the mess, wring out their sopping wet clothes, hand them a cup of hot cocoa, and tell them it’s going to be alright (as only you can, since you know). Someday, my dear, they’ll return the favor.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Your inability to tell when your unique ideas are inspired or insane is both a strength and weakness, and one of the many things I love about you. However, there are times to ignore the naysayers, and times to take them seriously. This week, when folks you respect try to divert you from the path you’re on, don’t just bowl them over and tear on down the road anyway. Your destination will still be there in a month if you decide later that you do really need to go there. For now, forget about all that and let your friends sit you down and stuff you full of Christmas cookies and eggnog.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) You’re stuck in a talent rut! Please recognize that there are good and bad times to exercise your gifts, and try to be more flexible about which ones you use when. Break your habits. Your green thumb, for instance is mostly wasted at this time of year; even the houseplants are sort of lackadaisical about it.

Take a vacation from your most-used talents this week, since they’re hardly called-for, and revisit ones you’d nearly forgotten about, but which would be much more handy right now. The houseplants will survive without your most top-notch care, but some of the people in your life might wilt without it.

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Don’t get carried away by your vivid imagination; this week it’s likely to take you preposterous places that’ll only make you crazy, by promising you riches you’ll never get, threatening you with disasters that’ll never happen, or both. You’re a kite in hurricane winds. You’d better be sure someone reliable and strong is hanging onto the string. Without that anchor, you’re worse than useless, likely to do a nose dive or get stuck in a tree. Who’s your rock? Be sure they know it. With their help you can soar; without it, you’ll only crash and burn.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Are you wondering why people are always pushing your buttons? It’s because you wear them on your forehead, silly, and they’re surrounded by blinking neon signs that say “Push me.” You’ve got to work on your poker face. When people know how to wind you up so easily, it’s very hard to resist doing exactly that. Don’t let someone know they’ve accidentally brushed up against one of your sore spots unless you’re absolutely certain they can resist the temptation to keep poking at it. Most people can’t, so if they land a lucky hit, get better at hiding it. If they never know how close they came to sinking your battleship, they won’t keep firing shots in that direction.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) You have a long history of being churned through the gossip mill as well as of buckling yourself into the epic rollercoaster of hopes and dreams. Both can be harrowing but fun rides, but only the latter will actually get you anywhere good. This week, resist the temptation to jump onto the high-speed merry-goround of pettiness and drama. It won’t take you anywhere, and you’ll come off it without any change in your pockets, feeling queasy and sick-at-heart. The other ride’s just as likely to empty your pockets, and scare the shit out of you, but you’ll also feel inspired, and probably get right back in line to ride it again.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Don’t try to paddle backwards, just because you see rapids ahead. That’s actually the worst thing you can do. You’re in the grip of a current, and the most you’d accomplish by frantically trying to reverse direction is to hold your position for a little while, and exhaust yourself in the process, thereby making the imminent whitewater that much more harrowing and dangerous. No, what you should do when you glimpse the choppy, chaotic scene ahead is plunge immediately into it, since right now your energy and concentration are as high as they’re going to get. Waiting will only make the ride more dangerous.

Marshal your courage, Virgo, and dive in—now.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) For some signs, doing something is as easy as deciding it. For a Leo, all she has to do to quit smoking is really decide to quit smoking. Unfortunately, for signs that have trouble making such unequivocal decisions (I’m looking at you, dear), taking action and committing to it can be a lot trickier. That, regrettably, is exactly what’s required of you this week: a quick decision that you can and will actually stick to.

I know this isn’t your forte, but you’ve got to dig deep and figure it out, fast. Choosing and committing to your choice may be difficult, but it’s nothing compared to coping with what you’ll lose if you don’t.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Show your love more. Scorpios sometimes feel things so deeply that they’re scared to show them, and keep their emotions well hidden behind a façade usually composed of cynicism or sarcasm. But this week a heartfelt display of your actual feelings—with emphasis on the positive ones, of course—would serve you well. It might feel corny to you, but it’ll go over well. I want to see an exponential increase on hugs, affection, and declarations of love, pride, and loyalty this week. Ignore (or bask in) the shock and confusion you may cause; it’s all part of the plan.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Invest in your future. There’s nothing wrong with living in the moment, and you Archers are especially good at it. But there’s something to be said for planning ahead and setting yourself up for nice moments to live in later, especially when you’re gifted with an awesome opportunity to get a lot of return on your investment, be it money, time, energy, or emotion. This week ought to present you with just such a chance, and you should grab it and make the most of it. It’s really quite simple. Take this week to plan ahead and set yourself up nicely, or take many weeks later to just kick yourself for not doing it.

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Stocking Full I can’t quite decide what to write about this week. It’s not that I don’t have an angle, it’s that I have so many I can’t decide which one to take.

This past weekend we flew to Oahu for my husband’s company’s Christmas party, which was held at some fancy pants hotel in Waikiki. It was definitely nice, but coming from Maui, even the fanciest of Oahu accommodations pale in comparison to the stuff we have going on in Wailea.

I could write about the Christmas party and talk about how Henry Kapono showed up and surprised everyone by playing a handful of songs.

I could go off on a tangent about how, when I was watching him perform, I was thinking about how easy it is to fall in love with a man with a guitar and how hard it is to deal with said-man on a daily basis.

Or I could talk about the faux-Christmas that we had at my in-laws place and how truly lucky I feel to have ended up in a family that’s open, honest, loving and totally insane and how I don’t often feel all that love from my own immediate blood family and that it hurts.

I could talk about my husband’s crazy sisters and how I’ve seen their boobs way too many times and how that’s not weird at all. Or I could tell you how I tried to pee with the door open at the house to show them that I love them and couldn’t, for the life of me, until I gave up and shut it.

Another good topic is how we fit eight people into a four-person booth at Zippy’s for dinner and how my husband called me a dork for being really excited by the new options on the menu. I chose option “B” which means my chili frank plate came with a soft drink and chocolate pudding.

And then there’s the 60-plus pound family puppy named Henry who is not frowned upon when using wee-wee pads indoors, but how my nephew Turtle is under pressure not to have an accident on the way to his brand new Royal Potty.

How can you not love a family like that?

I could talk about how, while walking back to our hotel from the party, it dawned on me that neither my husband nor I was drunk and that the realization made me feel happy… and slightly lame.

Then there was the moment that I realized that the hotel that we were staying in was the same hotel with the sundry shop that I bought a bottle of bourbon from 10 or so years ago, and how looking into the store made me feel sad and kind of tripped out.

I thought I’d write about that specific night, selling parrot pictures to tourists, drinking on the park bench and making friends with monsters.

But then I realized that I’m still not quite ready to.

Last night, I thought for sure that I’d rant about the horrendous case of food poisoning my husband came down with after the party and how riding on a plane with a salmonella victim is nerve-wracking. But then I thought I’d be nice and spare you.

Merry Christmas.

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