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“THE CEMETERY CLUB” 7 p.m. WIT’s End Theater at Kukui Grove Center Directed by Arnold Meister. $20 advance, $25 at the door. Tickets: bit.ly/2NYzRTY “I DISSENT: THE NOTORIOUS RBG” 6 p.m. Kauai Community College cafeteria Movie about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sponsored by Kauai Women’s Caucus and KCC. HAWAIIAN SLACK-KEY GUITAR AND UKULELE CONCERT — SWEET HAWAII DREAMS 4 to 6 p.m. Hale Hanawai Hanalei Family Community Center Tickets $10 to $25. SATURDAY
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“THE CEMETERY CLUB” 4 p.m. WIT’s End Theater at Kukui Grove Center Directed by Arnold Meister. $20 advance, $25 at the door. Tickets: bit.ly/2NYzRTY TUESDAY
30TH ANNUAL EMALANI FESTIVAL KAUAI 9 a.m. Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow, Kokee State Park Music, food, queen will ride into the meadow at 11 a.m. Hula groups will perform. Parking limited, carpooling recommended. HAMMERS ‘N ALES FUNDRAISER 2 to 6 p.m. Poipu Beach Athletic Club Live music, craft beer, food, $75 in advance, $85 at the door. To benefit Kauai Habitat for Humanity. Tickets: www.kauihabitat.org MOVIE NIGHT ON THE LAWN 5:30 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church and Preschool, Kapaa Ke Akua Youth Group presents “Hotel Transylvania 3” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” The show begins at sunset. Free. There will be a concession stand with food and drinks for sale from 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will go toward Ke Akua Youth Group’s outreach programs. COLLEGE FINANCIAL ADVISER HERE 5 p.m. Kauai Veterans Center Debbie Ching will speak on affordable options to attend college. Free. Reservations required: 2454049 or events@kauaiboard.com
MAHAULEPU AND MAKAUWAHI CAVE RESERVE HIKE South Shore Strenuous 6 miles hosted by the Sierra Club. This hike starts and ends at Shipwreck Beach and is ideal for hikers who want a strenuous workout. Spectacular coastal walk with stunning views each step of the way! This magnificent coastline is unique with its fascinating craggy rock limestone formations. Leader: Bob Nishek 346-0476 Co-leader: Julio Magalhães WEDNESDAY
AED AND CPR TRAINING 5 p.m. Princeville Public Library Free. This program is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay and the AED Institute of America, Inc. NET PATROL BEACH CLEANUP 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Free. Meet at Anahola Beach lot to help clean nets from Net Cove. Info: 635-2593 THURSDAY
LIHUE TOWN CORE PROJECT UPDATE 6 to 8 p.m. Wilcox Elementary School cafeteria Open house hosted by the County of Kauai and Kiewit Construction.
TAIKO DRUMMING LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION 2 to 3 p.m. Lawai International Center Hands-on workshop for beginners of all ages presented by members of Taiko Kauai. Suggested mini- KAUAI HIGH SCHOOL EVACUATION DRILL mum donation $10. 8 a.m. “THE CEMETERY CLUB” 7 p.m. WIT’s End Theater at Kukui Grove Center
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sugar skull is just one chilling creation you can make at Marionette Taboniar’s Halloween open art studio meet-up. Set for Saturday, Oct. 27 from noon to 2 p.m., the
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ia De Los Muertos will come to life on canvas at Painting Paradise, but painting a
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Marionette Taboniar will be hosting an open session at her Waimea studio at the end of October where all can celebrate Halloween and paint a sugar skull. On the cover: A scary, sugar skull.
studio doors will be opened for art and crafting with spooky treats and haunting music in a open-form gathering for anyone. “I do open studios every so often. Anyone can come and bring whatever you’re working on and talk story with artists,” said Taboniar. “Whether it’s jewelry or painting, or anything.” Crafting and talking story is free at the open studio meet-up. But if you want to jump in on what Taboniar calls a side project, sugar skulls, you pitch $20 into the pot and grab a paint brush for some step-bystep instruction. “It’s just a nice, quick project for people to do,” Taboniar said. “I have art classes throughout the week, that’s my main gig, but this is something fun for Halloween.” Taboniar has been selling SEE SPOOKY, PAGE 4
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HAVE A KAUAI ‘HUG’ JESSICA ELSE TGIFR!DAY
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t. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is stepping up its outreach game by bringing on board a program to help
families with life-threatening illnesses. The church has added the HUGS program (Help, Understanding and Group Support) to its roster of ministries, and in the process made Kauai the
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Deb Baumung will be singing roaring ‘20s songs, accompanied by pianist Monica Chung, at the HUGS fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 21, at Gaylord’s at Kilohana.
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art and teaching classes out of Painting Paradise in Waimea for 12 years, and has lived on Kauai for 15 years. Visitors and locals frequent her classes, and she has many return visitors every year who take some time to put a little paint on a canvas. Watercolor and silk painting, reverse acrylics and traditional
Nonprofit supporting families with terminally ill children finds ground on Kauai
first neighbor island to offer HUGS to families. “We want to be the local presence for HUGS on Kauai and be the Kauai heart behind it,” said the Rev. Andrew McMullen. HUGS is a nonprofit that provides long-term support to Hawaii families caring for a seriously ill children. Programs focus on supporting the child and family emotionally, physically, financially and spiritually. What St. Michael will be involved in is still evolving. “There are camps and outings, social functions and ways for fellowship and support, and all of that is something we’re hoping will come to fruition,” McMullen said. “It’s not just a check, it’s hands and heart.” HUGS does provide financial support for things like transportation costs for families to be with their children, and other needs that aren’t covered by insurance. “There’s a hole there and
acrylic painting — Taboniar teaches a variety of styles and mediums and said she’s always looking for the next, most exciting art medium for experimentation. Lately she’s been working with acrylic pouring, a technique that creates a fluid-like final product with multiple colors in different cells and odd patterns. “It’s like chemistry and art combined,” Taboniar said. “I always say my favorite (medium) is whatever’s new and exciting and, at
HUGS fills it,” McMullen said. “That’s the fundamental purpose of what HUGS does.” The idea of bringing HUGS on board at St. Michael and All Angels was sparked at the beginning of 2018 during a leadership retreat, when there was a focus on strengthening community outreach. Parishioner Marilyn Allen suggested HUGS as an option and discovered that there was no presence for the statewide organization on Kauai. After researching the needs of the island through the HUGS staff and process, Allen and the steering committee dedicated to the mission found more than 15 families caring for children with life-threatening illnesses. “Many of these families have limited resources available to them for emergency treatment and travel, so we SEE ‘HUG,’ PAGE 5
the moment, the acrylic pouring is the most exciting I’m working with.” And while Taboniar likes being on the brink of discovery in the art world, she does have a triedand-true, favorite medium. Of course, the reason she loves it is that the medium is challenging and the techniques are changing. “If I was stranded on a deserted island and could only pick one medium, I’d pick watercolors,” Taboniar said. “I’ve been doing
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Actors in the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church gala are, from the bottom to top, Melissa Gregory, Alan Van Zee, Andrew Rice, Anne Coyle and Ross Martineau.
watercolor 27 years and I’m still learning new things, discovering more. It’s a continual process.” Taboniar is also passionate about people and cultivating relationships. That’s why she hosts open studio days as a way to connect the art community on Kauai and welcomes visitors. It’s not the first open studio she’s hosted, and the Halloween open studio won’t be the last — Taboniar is already gearing up for a December open studio where she will have a Christmas-themed
project. “It’s a neat way to bring people together,” she said. “On Halloween, I’m encouraging people to dress up as little or as much as they want.” The sugar skull open studio event is free for artists, but for those who want to paint a sugar skull the cost of materials is $20. Info: Marionette, 631-9173 ••• Jessica Else, staff reporter, can be reached at 245-0452 or jelse@thegardenisland.com.
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CHAZELLE’S ‘FIRST MAN’ IS AT ONCE INTIMATE AND GRAND JOCELYN NOVECK ASSOCIATED PRESS
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early a half-century has passed since the majestic moment when Neil Armstrong stepped carefully onto the lunar landscape, left foot first, taking that giant leap for mankind. Whether you were alive then and glued to the TV, or relived it later through that iconic, grainy NASA footage, what you probably remember is just that: The majesty. You’re probably not thinking much about the deafening noise, the claustrophobia, the terror of blasting off in a rickety sardine can that could fail at any moment for any of a thousand reasons. Or the fact that Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin could have ended up stranded, left to die on the moon; President Richard Nixon had a speech ready for that dark scenario. You will, though, be thinking
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Ryan Gosling is astronaut Neil Armstrong in a scene from “First Man.”
of these things as you watch “First Man” (three and a half stars out of four), the latest installment in director Damien Chazelle’s meteoric career — and sorry for the space pun, but it’s entirely apt. An intimate character study that somehow becomes grand just when it needs to, “First Man,” based on the book by James R. Hansen with a script by Josh Singer, is a worthy successor not only to Chazelle’s “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” but to the astronaut
Restaurant on Sunday, Oct. 21. “Deck yourself out in Continued from Page 4 1920s garb and step back in time at Gaylord’s,” Allen said. decided to lend a hand and “While a sumptuous dinner is being served, there’s an give a HUG,” Allen said. exciting silent auction going The program is gaining on. All of the sudden, an speed at St. Michael, which intriguing mystery needs to hopes to be the point of be solved.” contact for anyone from The interactive play is Kauai. entitled “Murder at Kilohana,” Fundraising is going to written by Wil Welsh and be the lifeblood for the proIhor Wolosenko. gram, McMullen said. Dinner guests do a little And the HUGS steering gumshoeing themselves committee at St. Michael has come up with a creative way as the cast works to solve the “Who Dunnit” mystery. to kick off the fundraising — a 1920s-themed murder Pianist Monica Chung will play roaring ‘20s music, acmystery dinner at Gaylord’s
films that precede it, like “Apollo 13” and especially “The Right Stuff.” It’s also, amazingly, the first feature film about Armstrong. Chazelle’s partner here is Ryan Gosling, who dials down his obvious star wattage to give an internalized, fully committed performance as the “reluctant hero,” as Armstrong’s own family described him. Gosling’s task here is not merely to give dimension to a mythical American hero. He companied by vocalist Deb Baumung in the lounge. The limit is 150 guests, and tickets are $120. McMullen said the big undertaking is the first of many outreaches for the new program at St. Michael and All Angels. “The steering committee behind this is incredible. They’re just incredible people with huge hearts, and they’re driven,” he said. Info: 651-9333 or email stmichaelgala@gmail.com ••• Jessica Else, staff reporter, can be reached at 245-0452 or jelse@ thegardenisland.com.-
also has to play a man who famously kept his emotions in check. That may not be an asset for a movie character, but sure was an asset for the first human to set foot on another world. And that’s because this stuff was, well, terrifying! We begin in 1961, during Armstrong’s test pilot days. Taking a hypersonic X-15 up for a spin, he’s suddenly in trouble; he can’t get back down. “Neil, you’re bouncing off the atmosphere,” comes the rather concerned voice from below. He makes it back, though, barely breaking a sweat. As for us, we’re irretrievably rattled. From the heavens we go to a small home office,
where Armstrong is on the phone, trying to find help for his toddler daughter, ill with cancer. His grief over her fate will remain a theme of the film until the end. But it remains unspoken, even to his stoic wife, Janet, played here with subtlety and grit by the wonderful Claire Foy. Seeking a fresh start, Armstrong becomes an astronaut in NASA’s Gemini program. On Gemini 8, he successfully docks his spacecraft with another before suffering a harrowing in-flight emergency. The split-second that separates giddy success from terrifying failure, the tiny, claustrophobic spaces, the flimsy materials, the shaking,
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the roaring, the positively ancient-looking technology — Chazelle illustrates all of this, indelibly. On the ground, meanwhile, we see what it’s like to be a loved one. During Gemini, Janet explodes at Armstrong’s boss, Deke Slayton (an excellent Kyle Chandler): “You’re a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood! You don’t have ANYTHING under control.” Then there’s the devastating launchpad testing disaster that killed Armstrong’s fellow astronauts, Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee and Ed White. Hearing the news on the phone, Armstrong clutches a wine glass so tightly, he breaks it and gashes his hand.
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NOURISH YOUR SOUL, LIVE YOUR DREAMS E veryone likes to read stories that leave them feeling better, wiser, and inspired. “Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to Create Paradise Wherever You Are” is a book with many stories that do just that. This 2003 book includes short stories from Robert Cazimero, Roy Yamaguchi, Don Ho, Bo Derek, Kenny Loggins and many other talented writers. Each shares tales of magical, wonderful, unforgettable moments in Hawaii. Let’s turn to “Daring to Dance” by Cazimero. He writes of his kuma hula, Auntie Ma‘iki Aiu Lake, and the influence she had on him as he learned the art of hula and he learned how to prepare for and accept the death of a loved one. He wrote: “Let me leave you with
this. Nothing happens by accident. I was meant to be in that class that day in high school. I was meant to play that song. I was meant to be taught by Ma‘iki Aiu Lake. In gratitude, I share this truth: “Hula is the art of Hawaiian dance, which expresses all we see, smell, taste, touch, feel and experience. It is joy, sorrow, courage and fear. It is death. Finally, hula is life in all aspects, and I have been made better for it, by daring to dance.” That’s just one of about 75 stories that fall under different categories like “Living Your Dream,”“Turning Points,”“Talking Story,”“On Aloha,”“My Hawaii,” and “Island Wisdom.” The titles of the stories give you with titles like, “Betting It All,”“Hawaia good idea of what they’re about: ian Heart,” and “A Bite of Donut,” keep “Pele’s Curse,”“The Sandcastle,” and you wondering and reading. “The Ambassador of Hana.” Others, Some stories are short, perhaps a
100 words or so. Others are 400 to 500 words. All carry messages that just as the name of the book says, come from the soul. Some of Hawaii’s elders share their insights. Others tell of how Hawaii changed their lives for the better. Some recount tales that sound like they couldn’t be true, but are. These are terrific for when you don’t have a lot of time to sit and read a book, but do have time for shorter stories with solid lessons about life that will make you glad you live in Hawaii. This is a good one when you want to sit at the beach and read. A message on the back cover from authors Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Sharon Linnea and Robin Stephens Rohr says it best when it invites us to “feel the magic and
warmth of Hawaii wherever you are.” “Hawaii beckons to people the world over, yet her call to each of us is unique. For some, it is in exploring the mystical beauty of the Na Pali Coast; for others, surfing the waves of Banzai Pipeline or soaking up the sun on Waikiki Beach. While Hawaii’s natural beauty is breathtaking, her true splendor is in her people. After reading this book, you’ll understand why.” “Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii” is another one that should be required reading for anyone who visits or lives in Hawaii. It gives you a sense of place and people you won’t find elsewhere. ••• Bill Buley, editor-in-chief, can be reached at 245-0457 or bbuley@ thegardenisland.com.
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by Amandla Stenberg, who gives an astonishing performance) is narrating this memory. She’s as surprised as the audience is that this “talk” he Hate U Give “ was given at such a young (three and a half age. But it’s one that will stay stars our of four) imprinted on her. For Starr begins with a scene at the and her family and friends, it’s family dinner table where a father is giving his young kids a matter of life or death. And “the talk” — the one in which it’s a scenario that will come back in the most horrifying he explains to his 9-year-old way imaginable. daughter, Starr, and toddler “The Hate U Give,” a popuson exactly what to do lar young adult novel by Anwhen they’re pulled over by gie Thomas, is adapted with a police officer. Hands on deft skill by Audrey Wells, a the dashboard. No sudden movement. Answer the ques- prolific and deeply humane tions directly. Don’t elaborate. screenwriter and filmmaker who died last week from A teenage Starr (played
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cancer, and lovingly directed by George Tillman Jr. It’s love that permeates every corner of this very prescient and effective drama that should be seen by moviegoers of all ages. Starr Carter leads what she describes as a double life. Her home is in Garden Heights, a poor, predominantly black neighborhood that her father, Maverick (Russell Hornsby) loves and feels attached to. Her prep school, Williamson, is wealthy and predominantly white and something that her mother, Lisa (Regina Hall), deems necessary. And she navigates
these two versions of herself with self-prescribed decorum for both. “Williamson Starr doesn’t give anyone a reason to call her ghetto,” she says. “And I hate myself for doing it.” She keeps her white boyfriend Chris (K.J. Apa), and friends (Sabrina Carpenter and Megan Lawless) at a distance from her home life, which she manages pretty well until the night when she witnesses her childhood best friend, Khalil (Algee Smith), get shot by a white police officer at a traffic stop. It’s a scene made only more devastating by how
sweet everything is right before it happens. Starr and Khalil run into each other at a party that gets broken up and he offers to drive her home. He’s a little changed, sporting some fancy new clothes and shoes, as he’s started working for a local drug lord, King (Anthony Mackie), to help support his family and pricey medical bills. The two high schoolers talk about music, and flirt and Khalil leans in to kiss Starr. On its own, this sequence is straight out of the best high school rom-coms, before it turns into a horror film. Khalil’s killing becomes
a national story and Starr is torn about what to do. Testify? Go public? Put her name out there? Not only would she be exposing herself to her school pals, but back at home King and his cohorts have threatened her family, fearing that she would put their operation in jeopardy, too. This debate leads to some fascinating conversations — illuminating and disheartening — between various people, including her uncle Carlos (Common), who is also a police officer, and a fiery activist, April (Issa Rae). But the most moving talks are the ones with her family.
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Keawe Alapai-Pimental, Mele Tafea
Kiran Costa, Leleaka Anakalea
Caden Donnel, Keegan Kessler
TAFEA, BROWN ARE KAPAA ‘ALI‘I’
M Kahiau Gonsalves, Raine Youn
Mikey Cruz, Jaliyah Casem
Riley Pezario, Malia Alonzo
Gavin Acob, Courtney Rosa
Makaio Gonsalves, Heleolani Yokotake
Connor Payomo, Neva Burkart
ele Tafea reigned as Kapaa High School’s Homecoming Queen, and Robert “Ali‘i” Brown came off the football field to join her as Homecoming King during the school’s homecoming celebration that ruled the halftime during the first Kauai Interscholastic Federation daytime football game of the season at Vidinha Stadium Saturday. With Catherine Paleka and the Kapaa High School flag corps and marching band ready, the court included Leleaka Anakalea as Ms. Warrior, with escort Kiran Costa; Kahiau Gonsalves escorting Ms. Touchdown Raine Youn; Ms. Victory Keegan Kessler escorted by Caden Donnel; and Ms. Spirit Jaliyah Casem escorted by Mikey Cruz. Neva Burkart and Connor Payomo represented the freshman class, Heleolani Yokotake and Makaio Gonsalves headed the sophomores, Courtney Rosa and Gavin Acob did the honors for the junior class, and Malia Alonzo and Riley Pezario led the senior class during the student parade that rounded the track at the stadium.
Robert “Ali‘i” Brown, Desaray Saito-Brown
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