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Week of Friday, December 11, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 50

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. CONCERT: ‘Christmas Wishes’ 4. DINING OUT KAUAI: Konohiki Seafoods

6. BOOK REVIEW: ‘Physics of the Future’ 7. CHECK DA SCENE: Kauai Museum craft fair

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY SATURDAY ‘INHERIT THE WIND’ 7 p.m. KPAC Black Box Theatre KPAC “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, directed by Dennis McGraw featuring the students of Kauai and Kapaa High School. Tickets $10. 651-2417 KCC WINTER CONCERT 7 p.m. KCC Performing Arts Center Free admission, donations accepted. ‘UNGRINCHED’ 7 p.m. Aloha Church A fun-filled family Christmas musical adapted from the book by Dr. Seuss. Donation of $5, children 12 and under free. All proceeds go to help the homeless. NORDIC WALKING COURSE FOR SENIORS 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Lihue Neighborhood Center Improve your health,

balance and strength with Nordic Walking (walking with poles). Free for seniors 55 and up. 651-9118 BOOK SIGNING 6 to 8:30 p.m. Talk Story Bookstore Local author Kapua Janai will be autographing copies of her recently published book, “Whispers on the Mountain.” BOOK FAIR AND ART SHOW 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. King Kaumualii Elementary School “THE CANDLE IN THE WINDOW” 7 p.m. Musical drama about a cobbler who rediscovers the meaning of Christmas. Tickets are $5 Calvary Chapel Lihue Performances also Saturday and Sunday.

CRAFT FAIR 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Cafeteria Proceeds will help CKTV students compete in the convention in the spring. KAUAI SINGS 7 p.m. Kilohana Luau Pavilion Kauai Sings Christmas, a fundraiser for Malama Pono Health Services. $25 advance, $40 door, 246-9577 EASTSIDE MATTERS 2 to 4 p.m. Kapaa Library The Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood Association hosts Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. and his administration discussing Kawaihau District issues. ‘A MASTER OF TASTE: ART EXPERIENCE’ 5:30 p.m. Galerie 103, The Shops at Kukuiula Prior to the general reception will be a special preview, “A Matter Of Taste: Art Experience.” Viewers will have the opportunity to experience select pieces from the artists “Cracked” and “+” series in

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an innovative presentation involving art and food set in a unique and surreal restaurant-like setting. HOLIDAY FAIR 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kauai Community College Featuring Kauai Made and Kauai Grown products. BLACK & WHITE CELEBRATION 5:30 p.m. St. Regis Hotel The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay proudly hosts its Black and White celebration, a fundraiser. Tickets $140 with dinner, $50 regular admission. 212-1377 EXPRESSION SESSIONS 10 a.m. to noon; 1 to 3 p.m. Storybook Theatre of Hawaii Sessions to provide an experience our young people will more than be excited about. $10 suggested donation. BOOK FAIR AND ART SHOW 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. King Kaumualii Elementary School

BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER 6:30 to 11 a.m. Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Cafeteria Proceeds will help CKTV students compete in the convention in the spring. $10 ticket at the door. ‘INHERIT THE WIND’ 3 p.m. KPAC Black Box Theatre KPAC “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, directed by Dennis McGraw featuring the students of Kauai and Kapaa High School. Tickets $10. 651-2417 HAWAIIAN HANUKKAH 5 p.m. St. Regis, Princeville Menorah Lighting followed by live music, latkes and doughnuts. GRAND OPENING 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. NTBG South Shore Visitors Center Grand opening celebration for the renovated South Shore Visitors Center. Live music, food, in-store promotions, giveaways and free entry to McBryde Garden.

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‘THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING’ 4 p.m. Kauai Community College, Technology Building Auditorium Documentary of resistance around the world filmed on four continents over a four-year period, an epic attempt to imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Free.

SCHOOL CONCERT 6:30 p.m. Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Kilohana Playcourt Featuring over 350 performers from band, chorus, and Polynesian music class. Free.

WINTER CONCERT 6:30 p.m. Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall Kauai High School winter holiday concert with concert band, Jazz raiders, chorus and ukulele band. Free, donations accepted.

HULA WORKSHOP 10 a.m. Tahiti Nui, Luau Room Workshop will include practice of basic hula steps, and guidance from Auntie Bev on rhythm and timing. $30 ticket, available at the Hawaiian Music Stand at Foodland/Princeville or at the door.

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BRINGING ‘CHRISTMAS WISHES’ THIS SEASON Kauai Chorale plans two holiday shows

his Christmas season, Kauai Chorale is offering everyone an opportunity to experience enough joy, hope and peace to take a little bit home with them and into their new year. Performances of “Christmas Wishes” are set to take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 the Kauai Community College Performance Arts Center in Lihue and at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20 at the St. Regis Hotel ballroom in Princeville. The chorale is directed by Lois Ricciardi and features ac-

companist Virginia Shepherd. After they herald the season with a medley of Christmas favorites, Kauai Chorale will delight the audience with “The Reluctant Dragon,” an English entertainment with words by David Grant and music by John Rutter. Guest Kauai musicians joining the chorale include Jill Simonsen on keyboard, Dan Spriggs on percussion, and the Kauai Chorale string quartet. “Dragon” is a fantasy adventure story starring a boy, a dragon, St. George and a nar-

rator. What makes this year’s production so special is that the Kauai Chorale performed the same show 10 years ago, and three of the performers are returning. However, Beorn Chantara who played the little boy, is now playing St. George! Arnold Meister, who was St. George, is now the Narrator. Domi Ragsac is returning for an encore performance as the dragon, and the new “boy” on the block is Savannah Hubbard. There will be some other humorous and touching

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The reluctant dragon joins the Kauai Chorale.

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numbers performed by the chorale, with special appearances by The Tongan Youth Choir and other soloists. The grand finale kicks off when the audience joins the choral in singing some Christmas carol favorites, and everyone has the opportunity to sit in Photo courtesy Gale Lee a sea of melodious healThe boy (Beorn Chantara) meets the Dragon (Domi Ragsac). ing sound. Singers always knew music is healing, but Tickets are $12 in Student entry is $5. it has now been proven by advance and $15 at the Info: 822-5633 or 377scientists. door for general admission. 1882.

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KONOHIKI SERVES ‘ H AWAII WAY’ K DENNIS FUJIMOTO TGIFR!DAY

onohiki Seafoods is open in Hanamaulu offering sashimi, poke, ahi filets, Hawaiian food, plate lunches, bento, sushi, and ice. Kyle Oshima, one of four principles heading the takeout eatery, handles the fish duty, both wholesale and retail. He is joined by Warren Racca who takes care of the kitchen, Miles Kawamoto

who oversees the sushi, and Jared “Toyo” Moriyama. All four come with backgrounds in the culinary business, having worked for establishments like Conrads and Wong to the Sheraton Kauai Resort, Oshima said. Konohiki Seafoods offers “kid-sized” bento for the elementary students heading off to school. In compliance with the state’s Department

of Health, the bento changes to more adult-sized offerings as the clock nears the lunch hour. The flavor of Konohiki Seafoods’ food is steeped in community, and the support it receives from everyone who comes in, alluding to the definition of “konohiki,” which is a headman of a land division or ahupuaa who administered

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Warren Racca, Mike Kawamoto and Kyle Oshima of Konohiki Seafoods set out bento on the central table of the shop in Hanamaulu. At top right is the menu offering for the shop specializing in poke, sashimi, and bento.

the land ruled by a chief. “Since we opened on Oct. 31, there have been a lot of people coming to help. Debra, Arlene and Ara of Ara’s, who had this spot before us, come in to help us,” Oshima said. “A lot of the recipes for what we serve are Ara’s — why change a good thing?”

Oshima said the crew of 14, including the principles, are carried over from Ara’s. “This is not a one-man operation,” Oshima said. “It takes a lot of people to make this work, and we have a lot of good people who help us. When I took over, I got to meet other fishermen because we sell

ice. They help us, too.” Konohiki Seafoods offers more than poke and seafood. Their shelves are filled with local favorites like ginger fried chicken, fried shrimp, crispy wun tun and sushi. “We keep working on trying to give people the items they ask for,” Oshima

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said. “We’ve worked on trying to get tastes similar to what people have grown to love. This goes for the chicken, shrimp, and even

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Kevin Gokan of Konohiki Seafood looks over the table of bento and snack offerings while Carlie Corpuz works with customers at the Hanamaulu shop.

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“It’s hard to explain,” Oshima said. “This is the Hawaii way.” The store is open 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, it closes at 2 p.m.

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Kaku, through his easy-to-follow prose, interviews hundreds of scientists in all the different fields to gain a perspective of how current prototypes that exist today will be common everyday things of tomorrow. Try to think what life was like before the internet or cell phones, when those were merely futuristic ideas! Kaku examines the futures of computers, robots and artificial intelligence, medicine and health, nanotechnology, new and better ways of generating energy, and even explores space travel! Who would have believed we would have cloaking

The admirably old-fashioned In the Heart of the Sea boasts thoughtful storytelling to match its visual panache, even if it can’t claim the depth or ep c sweep to which it so clearly aspires. PG-13 THE BIG SHORT

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