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Name ______SUIJS C R I BE TO : Address ______M~TRO~OllT~N . ~lVAOA S flNlST ~ OMlS : City State Zip 1201 Arville • Las Vegas, NV 89102 I : Phone 702·870-3435 • Fax 702-870-3403 L ______Machi-pounding is symbolic for Good Lllck Frieda Takaki's Oxtail Soup CONTENTS in th e C01l1i118 year ill th e Japallese culture. Blit today, 5-6 pounds lean •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• most of the mocili-pollllri;II8 is HOW done by machilles; beef oxtails 'Ohana Magazille will feat ure that story ill la/ll/ary. 15 large dried shitake fEATURES S L AN D l-i 0 P P G However, for th ose that will //lake moch i at tire elld mushrooms page 10, 14 and 34 of December, The Historic Ha wai'; FOllllriatioll shares 6 ounces raw peanuts two mochi recipes, co urtesy of Shelley TnmekazlI. (2-3 oz. packages, available in Asian sec Focus: E N T S CHOCOLATE MOCHI tion of supermarkets,) 'Ohana Magazine - 2 cups sugar 2 cups mochiko or two handfuls. It's 1st Full Year of Publishing 1 T. baking soda 2 eggs 2 pieces (2 inches each) ALOHA FROM SUNNY 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips fresh ginger, by Mel Ozeki, Ph.D. 21 CALIFORNIA cut in 1/8 slices 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 10 cups lowfat by Aloha Joe .12 2 t. vanilla chicken broth, canned Christ's Mass - Celebrated 2 12-oz cans evaporated milk or homemade CALENDAR · .7 Preheat oven to 350 degrees . 1/3 cup liquor, prefer Throughout the Worl d 16 Butter a 9 X 13- i nch baking ably Seagram's whiskey CLASSIFIED .44 pan . Mix sugar, mochiko and baking 1 or 2 whole star Mele Kalikimaka! soda in a large bowl . Add choco anise, optional Hawaiian-style 18 FROM THE EDITOR · .4 late chips to melted butter, stir- 2-1/2 teaspoons salt ring so t hat some chocolate melts . or to taste Hawaiian Music Review 22 FUTURE SHOWS & SPECIAL Beat eggs, adding vanilla and 2 bunches kai choy (mustard cabbage), EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS ... . . 30 milk, then chocolate mixture . Pour Island Legends Perpetuates into mochiko mixture and mix until cut in 1-1/2 inch wide pieces Island Traditions 23 GASA-GASA GOSSIP all is combined (do not over THREE-LAYER MOCHI beat). Pour into pan and bake 2 1-pound boxes mochiko Garnishes: by S,even LUfIl .8 45 minutes. Cool and cut into Film/Video Review: 4 cups sugar 3-1/2 tablespoons thinly small bars. s1iced green onion Beyond Barbed Wire 24 2 12-oz cans coconut milk GOLF IN LAS V EGAS: or to taste 4 cups water TEE-OFF WITH THE FAMILY 3-1/2 tablespoons Book Review: Food coloring in 3 colors: chopped fresh cilantro by Stephanie Hal/and ...... 31 red, yellow and green or to taste Honolulu Stadium - Where Hawai'i Played 25 LAS V EGAS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dipping sauce : 2 tablespoons grated WHAT'S NEW & HO T Grease a 9 x 13-inch Waipahu - Plantation baking p an. fresh ginger or to taste By Deke Castleman .28 3-1/2 tablespoons soy Life Was G reat! 26 Beat together until s mooth sauce or to taste ··Thi.\ ('ake is dl'liciolls and i'as)". " sa)'s Jeanne all ingredients except food LE TTERS TO THE EDITOR A Place of Discovery · .6 \Iilln of Sail I?nfae/. " II '~; greallO serve during lite colors. Divide batter into In a large pot, place oxtails /w/idu\'s becl/use il olllv takes Jivi' mill Illes ff) three parts (4 1 /2 cups and add water to cover, about in Las Vegas 30 MALIHINI 'S TO THE 10 cups; boil 25 minutes. prepa;l> IlIId Olle I/UIII' (~lI d 15 minllti's /0 ("ook. in each) . Add red coloring NINTH ISLAND . , ...... 8 1/ leaves yflll Ji'l'i! f(J i' lIjOy your holiday parties . .. to first layer, s pread in Drain oxtails a nd rinse under The Spirit o f C hristmas cold running water . Cut a ll dish and bake 20 minutes. in Las Vegas 32 CHRISTMAS DUMP-IT CAKE e xcess fat f rom oxtails . PAT M ORITA'S Make the second layer yel- 1 can (16 oz.) whole cranberries SPECIAL C HRI STM AS loW, spread over red and In a clean large pot, p laCe Christmas - A time of Love 1 can (21oz.) apple pie fill i ng oxtails and add water to bake 30 minutes . Make the and Forgiveness 35 ALOHA ...... 13 1 box yellow cake mix cover, about 10 cups. Brin third layer green, spread 1 cube butter to a boil a nd add shiitak; over other two, cover baking 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, mu shrooms , peanuts, g1nger 1000 Year O ld Cedars pan wi th foil and bake 35 almonds or granola Ch1cken broth, 11quor and Become Healing Poles 37 minutes. Cool four or more if desired, star anise. ' (or a mixture of all three) hours and cut in pieces. Simmer three h ours or unto The Aloha Connection - Heat oven to 325 degrees . Rol l each piece in oxta1'1' 15 ten d er and aIm 11 OS t Helping Each Other 39 Dump cranberries into an ungreased cornstarch . ready to fall o ff the bon es 9- by-13-inch baking pan. Add sal t . Use ladle to s'-' - Dump apple pie filling into pan. off as mu c h Eat as poss'b" ·Ill NEXT MONTIi - ill ,h" l Ie lOll/llIry I.\·.we of '0110110 : Spread mixture evenly and spread from top o f soup. cake mix on top . Cut up butter Jus t befo re serving , bring Makahiki - The Ancient and dot top of cake . Sprinkle soup to a bo il and add kai Hawaiian New YeOf nu ts and/or granola over c ake. c h oy . Garnish each bowlfUl . Moc hi-Pounding - Bake Eor one hour and 15 minutes . Serve with dipping sauce. An Isl and Tradition
KEKEMAPA 1997 3 2 ·OHANA 'Of-IANA A Note fronz the Editor ll'\e.aJ1S "fOI1'1. I'1}:' " Publ isher I Editor Mel Ozeki . Ph. D. NIEL OZEKl, P"I.D. Associate Publisher & Editor I Accounts Emily Ozcki Do yo u fee l as I do, " Wh ere did 19 97 go?" It becomes so because many of "All The Goodness of Hawai'i" Art Director I Design Diana Barclay·Crane us are caug ht in the fre nzy o f tim e - Photography Roy Og at a Brion Janis! Photolcchnik wo rk, sch ool, and a multitude of 'World'RehOwl1ed acti v ities. The Ho liday Season is upo n item A Three 1'h lb. regular Pri nter Southwest Color Graphics sweetb read loaves us, and it is time, in s pite of s hopping Mauna Loa Macadamia Contributing Writers Mark Adams (Maui ) item B Three 1'h lb. loaves each of fo r g ifts and sending C hri s tmas/New Year' s w is hes, to s low {Jounnef item C Two 1 lb. factory packed bags, Dcke Castleman guava, taro & regular sweetbread d own and make time to e nj oy o ur famili es an d loved o nes a nd fancy sa lted mac nuls Rita De Silva (Kawri) sha re w ith o the rs, especia ll y those less fo rtun ate. To comme m Royal Kona Coffee item D Two 1 lb. bags of garlic·gree n Mi lch Fox oni on mac nuts o rate this Ho liday, we' re h appy to provide you fi ve s pecia l item F One 1 lb. bag pure Kan a Mina Hall item E One eac h of C & D Stephanie Holl and C hri stmas sto ri es - its hi s to ry, C hri s tmas Hawaiian-sty le b y coffee, all purpose grind Aloha Joe Do nna Man z, locati o ns in Las Vega s w h e re m eals a re ava il able , item GOne 1 lb . bag pure Kan a Kali na Joh nson the " Powe r o f The Lord" whi c h overca m e a Kamikaze pilo t' s coffee beans Patrick Ka'ano' j attac k o f a te mpl e o n Decembe r 7, a n d a m ost- ins piring s tory of Steven Lutll the m eaning of sh aring by Pat M o rit a. Donna Manz to Pal Morita We've had a full year, a nd lo ok forwa rd an even s tro n ger Grover Pyles (O'ahu) "Aloha Connecti o n" in 1998. One o f the mos t bas ic w ays that Lej lehua Yuen (Hawa i'i) we w ill do that is to imple m e nt the no tion o f "na m es make news." 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Monica Cockett, 808-523"6310, 510-886-6056, Kawahara. 415-468-7125, on your gre at magazine . 24 DECEMBER Please renew my subscription and decided to sub sc ribe, What a sales 13 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 12-18 APRil HANUKKAH, 7th Ann. No Mele Hula 35th Ann. Merrie Monarch enter me in the drawing. Janet Page, Las Vegas person you are! Keali' i Reichel con cert. 25 DECEMBER 'Ohana Ho'ike, Paulette Hula Festival, Festival Office, Mahalo and Aloha Nui, Actually, the magaz ine so ld itself to Sa nta Manica, CA, 871-771- Ka·ala Roberson, 510-656-2123 808-935-9168, I enjoyed reading your magazine and 7238, CHRISTMAS DAY, Jackie Meyer, Las Vegas us with the articles and pictures, It Aloha Bowl (O'ahu), or Hula 'Ohana, 510" 562-5355. have shown it to my friends. I Halau Paloma Mau Ke Aloha REUNIONS - sure make us fee l "connected " to 17 MARCH enjoyed the articles on the Hawaiian Ka 'Ohana 'I lima 6th 'Uniki 31 DECEMBER 24·27 MARCH 1998 Please se nd me a subscription to Hawai ' i - a place I still call home First Night Honolulu (O'ahu), Queen Elisabeth Ka 'ahu Flag (July 1997 issue); it touched a & 25th An niversay and manu Mem. Svcs. , Honolulu. HI. Waipahu High. Closs ' 63 , your magazine. I hea rd about it after being away in San Jose for Queen Kapi'olani Mem. Svc, lot of hi storical information. 32 C hristmas Ce leb ra ti o n , Wi ll iam Maioho, 808-536-7602; California Hotel; Geri Hoshino, through Kalina's Hawaiian Quilting years, Can you imagine? Pasadena, MD; Kas Keolapua Honolulu. HI. Wm . Maioho, Monica Cockett, 808-523-6310, 808-84 1-7800. I am a member of Kas Nakamura's 808-536-7602 , Club Newsletter. I went on her quilt Hope to see you at the class reunion Nakamura, 410-437-1949, 26 MARCH Hawiian events provided by Soichi ing crui se and read and enjoyed your halau . Last June , Kas' halau was part Halau Hula '0 Kamuela 'Elua IN 1998 - Prince Jonah Kahlo Kawahara of "Kapo!okiko" in Son in March, We are looking forward to it Ffoncisco. Tony Kwok in Van Nuys, magazine. of a hula competition and mu ch to Holiday Mele & Hula Concert, 2JANUARY Kalaniana'ole Memorial Svcs, and have already made our hotel CA., and club ne wsle tters. Evenls our surprise, we won. Attached is an Sant a Monica. CA; Kunewa Queen Emma Mem. Svc., Honolulu. HI. William Maioho. Mahalo for providing another connec reservation , Please forwa rd our sub may change; p lease telephone to article that I thought you'll like to Mook,818-771 -7238, Honolulu, HI: Wm. 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6 ' O HANA KEKEMAPA 1997 7 0------0 cating to the mainlan d, we sti ll remain disjointed. How can former islanders bon together to make a difference? There is much t a lk of GASA-GASA the tens of thousands of malihinis in Los Vegas, Conservatively, there GOSSIP are probably 15,000 to 20,000 of us, a small number compared to Southern Cali fornia, However, any • • • • • • • • • • • • • • one following the local e lections in STEVEN LUM Las Vegas is well aware of the lock of voter interest Cl 0 to 30 percent H opefully, many of you were able ground sets for ploys on the Big turnouts) as we ll as races being to attend the annual Ho'olaule'a Island, Much to everyone's disap decided by only a few hundred at Lorenzi Park the lost weekend of pointment, the bread was not votes or even less . Therefore, attor September, The most common available at the Ho ' olaule'a, but neys Louis Wai and Yours Truly are phrase/question heard was "I did by now should be on the shelves of starting a grassroots organization n't know you moved up here?" Longs Drugs in Las Vegas, Three of called HVB (Hawai'i Voting Block) There was a noticeable increase the managers from Longs (Ed whose tradename will be "Hawaii's in the number of attendees which Bischopnik, and Sheldon & Holly Voice." Before any e lection, or if exceeded lost year's estimates of Rosenberg) were also a t their the situation arises which would be 15,000 islanders. Even without booth at the Ho'olaule'a giving of vital interest to malihinis, a letter much advertising, this single event away Longs Drugs shirts, bags of will be sent out covering what we probably represents the largest candies and coloring books for the have discovered on various refer gathering of malihinis in Los Vegas, keikis, Holly and Sheldon are spous endum issues or candidates and other than the Sept. 20 UH Rainbow es and manage their own stores. how it affects malihinis, We should football game against UNLV, With The fourth manager, who was not not underestimate the power of the some advertising. the number of there, is Dave Kirkpatrick , who vote, especially where we can be attendees could possibly double. opened the newest store in lote a force, When Loyal Garner first At the No Ka Oi Realty information November in Henderson. Longs is played Las Vegas several years booth, the big attraction were the committed to delivering many of ago at the Zelzah Shrine Hall, Aunty loaves of Punalu'u bread (regular, the items we found popular in Diane Ohata-Sims introduced guava and taro) which most atten Hawai'i in their Las Vegas outlets, many o f us to attorney Bob Gaston dees treated like packages of How about Aloha shoyu or Noh for Family Court Judge, Through her Charmin. Nearly everyone stopped brand iced tea, teriyaki or kal bi efforts, attorney Bob Gaston is now by and gave the loaves a healthy mix? Check out local boy William Senior Family Court Judge Gaston, squeeze to reassure themselves Rosa, who is in charge of Howoj'j Look for upcoming interviews w ith that the b read was the real thing. products, Trivia: How many of you Former Hawai' i Governor John As you may recall, both Pat Morita can remember all of the words Waihee and former Hawai'i Senator and my palates were definitely from the Longs Drugs song? Didn't Buddy Soares (he now calls Los turned on to this Mauna Loa it start off with "Shop today at Vegas home) to convey to us the Macadamia Nut delicacy a few Longs Drugs where they make the importance of voting. Instead of months ago, Patrick Ed ie , the price behave ... ?" ~ Ask Derek simply talking about how many Manager/Boker from Na'alehu, Miyano from Krookie's Karaoke to malihinis are here, let's try and be hand delivered our samples. sing the rest of it if you can't recall recognized as a unit that is a posi BUY ONE GET ONE Patrick is an interesting fellow who the words o r the tune, Los Vegas is tive force in Las Vegas. ~ The passionately bakes these aromatic becoming more and more like Cal and other popular Hawai'i loaves as we ll as paints large back- home. ~ With so many of us relo- hotels were jam pocked with F ~E Rainbow fans the week before the Ho'olaule'a. In addition to the tail gate party, there were dinners and SHOW TICKET b reakfast events for the many fans, AYERS At the game, what was interesting was the large number of malihinis Purchase one tichet who cheered on UNLV instead of SIGNS UNLIMITED the Rainbows. The UNLV Hawai'i at 527.95 and receive Club has over 400 members and many island students haven't joined the club. Although the sea second tichet FREE! (!i R. I of g reen took up several sections of Offer valid thru December 18, 1991 the now doted Sam Boyd Silver c onfinued on page 34
8 ' O HANA MALIHINIS ,.. "THE NINTH ISLAN I S L AN o ~S9-tL/Jlld.tIlP and douh/e 1II:('"IIP(lltt1 Re~' ltl c trrln .\ apply. Weekends and h o ltdoy~' m,~\ · ne 11I~h l" . SlIbJ<' I.:r 10 dlllng .. " ,II",,,, ", , 1,, \ o ld Mex ico and bear litt le resem 17.500 Nati ve Hawaiians arc o n th e the nex t fi ve years. accordin g f'PCf .md /(U:'.'S nre add,tffmnl. Califf" .·X"~·' PJlr..:m~ (mel .vdc,·"/,,/n blance to th e later developed cowboy wailing li st. A 1995 survey showcd to a forecast issued by c ulture of th e North Ameri can West. 83 perce nt of appl ieants had been DRI/McGraw- Hill , a leade r Although Hawaii' s paniolo suppli ed waiting IS years, 12 pe rcent for 25 in economi c forecasting much o f the beeF wh ich Fed the peopl e years, and 4 pe rcc nt even lo nger. and in format io n services. who opened up th e West, especiall y .. .. cOl/fil/ll ed 011 pflge 14
10 · OHANA KEKEMA PA 1997 II .------. ·'Well. after al l." he Aloha Joe is the host/producer Cbtistmas tho u g ht to himself, of the nationally syndicated " Santa did n ' t forget. ALOHA He was j ust probably radio program, "Hawaiian On tbe Road too busy to read m y FROM SUNNY Adventure", the most listened with n a m e. H e doe s get CALIFORNIA to Hawaiian entertainment a l a tt a l e tters you program in the world. Call him \lat ~ot\ta know." D isconsolate , at 800-808-1005 for a com the kid quietl y cried ••••••••••••••• him se lf t o s l eep. plete network listing, A s (I veteran ALOHA JOE of m a n y , m al1Y yea r s 0 11 t h e telling himse l f if he ever had the c hance. road, I can tell YO li that it's AN O THER YEAR BITES Village, and wishing that you could FINAL THOUGHTS ON 1997 he'd see to it that that TH E D U ST be in Hawai'j too. ill evitably d u rill g th e H o lidays MY BIG PROJECT WAS TO JOIN Ih al lim es a way f rom f amily (l nd would no t ever hap Can you believe that another year NEW COMPUTERS THE CYBER-GENERATION by getting loved o nes a re wh en such trips pen to ano the r kid so has come a nd gone? I can't. I FOR CHRISTMAS Hawaiian Adventure's web site up b e come the loneliest. lo ng as he wou ld have know what it is - EACH YEAR TH E Hawaiian Adventu re Radio's & running. I d id it a n d it seems to £vi and Pat Morita so m ething to sayar Whil e ha v in g d eve lo p e d man y DAYS GET LONGER BUT THE YEARS Internet site - www.alohojoe.com be a su ccess. 1997 w as a traveling warmth and cheer La each and every d o abo ut it. The kid was me . He g rew GET SHORTER. It's a plot. The peo fri endships and ex tend ed f amilial has been operati onal si n ce year far me. Got to spend a lot o f p a tie nt fro m in fa nts to te rmin a l up. A nd th at's why every Christmas re la ti o n s hips in m y ho m c-a wa y ple of Howai'i, however, are age September 8. I wont to thank the time in Hawai';, I broadcasted fram c a ses, regardless of socia l , e thni c Day I try to bring a m inute o r two of from-home - Hawa i'j - does he lp to less. Every time I return they look t he thousands of folks from around the Maui's Aston Wailea Hotel, The o r re lig io us bac k g ro unds . W e are j oy and A loha to every k id I see that fi II the void for the mos t part, it is some. They don't age a t the some world that have token the time to Hilton Hawaiian Village, The Royal a lw ays r ewarde d b y the beamin g d ay, es pec i ally i n hospital s i n f ar a lways Thanksgiv ings in Be ij ing and rate as the rest of us. The weather. visit our si te. Many listen to our Hawa i ia n Shopp i ng Cen t e r , smiles o f unexpectati o ns accompa away places. C hris tmases in fa r o ff Archangelsk the flowers and the music keep b roadcasts and lots have seen our Honolulu Hale and the Sheraton nied with h andsh akes and hugs of F rom Ev i an d me, from our Hale (2,000 mi les north of M oscow above them young and on on even keel. Island recipes. Now, because Waikiki Hotel TWICE. I att ended the pure thanks; fro m the Boston Burn to yours, Mele Ka likimaka and the A rcti c C irc le at mi nus 40 degrees Record producer/ Ukulele teacher, of Christmas, coun t less fa milies No HokO Hanoh ano Award s, Cente r, to O range County C hildre ns' Hau'oli Makahiki Hou eve ryone. Failre nhe it ) .. ... it is during those Roy Sakuma, looks as if he has worldwide will be uncroting those countless Aloha Festival Events Hospital, Kapi o lan i Medi cal Center Have a great Holiday Season and times in particular w hen the empti a nd partic ul arl y S hriners Hospit a ls been out of college just a few megabytes and will be going on a n d Is rael Kama k awiwo 'ole's a hea llhy, rewarding 1998. Many ness of not be ing with loved ones fro m Ho no lulu to nearly everywhere years. Alan Akaka, president of The line. REM EMBER TH E FIRST TWO f u neral. I visited t hree islands maha los from Da Katonk Kid. thaI the pangs o f bein g in unfamili ar in the nati o n, if we Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association , PLACES TO GO on the int ernet (O'ahu, Moloka'i and M aui). I was surroundings become the mos t ac ute happened to be there. could pass for his own son, (Figure are: WWW,ALOHAJOE,COM and a ble to experience many wonder a nd heartfe lt. I ' m s ure m en and that one o ut!) Everyone looks olive WWW.OHANAMAGAZINE.COM . f u l hote l s of The H i lton, The A li d now Ja r m y women who have been/are in the and full of Island spirit, Wonder Once you get hip to THE NET, you She raton, and The Aston organiza Christmas sto ry .. vari o us A rmed Forces, and world w hat they think about me? can get a real audio player tions. I a lso had accomm odations Peo ple often ask me travele rs everywhe re know and A TYPICAL HAWAIIAN installed and be checking out our a t The Great Moloka'i Ranch Trail w hy I d o this, unso rem e mber o f w hat I s peak. CHRISTMAS live shows. and The Miramar a t Waikikl. We li c ite d a nd w itho ut t raveled around Hawai'i in a DOL B ut , this sm a ll Christmas s to ry I g rew up in St. Louis, Missouri. HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY pUbli c it y. M y f irst LAR Rent-a-Car and once again spent m any-a -winter freezing my MUSIC? is 11 0 t abo ftt emptiness a nd /o ne r es p o n se I S it 's TH IS WEEK on O'ahu included a okole off. When I moved to fin esses, b llt rathe r, abou t how b eca u se it 's o ur Well, there are the old stond-bys nice mention of aur "LIVE" b road Califo rn ia (X years ago) my body one mig ht f ill those vo ids Gnd p e r so n a l a n d o nl y like The Brothers Cazimero, and casts in their weekly magazine. I was in shoc k because it's sunny out fi lld g reare r spiritualfu (fi/llll etlt C hri stmas present to plenty o f new entries into the holi want to thank all of the performers here even on C hristmas Day . I durin g s uc h times. o urse lves. But I ' ll day market: Teresa Bright's "A who graced o u r microphones this thought this was the greatest until I Fo r in stance. I have vis ited innumer now s hare w ith you, Bright Hawaiian Christmas' (Manu year - this list is too long to print. spent C hristma s in Hawai 'i. From abl e C hildre ll s' wards and con vales o ur ' O ha na Magazine Records), Hitown Family's "A Very We applaud you and so does our that p oint forward, Califo rnia is OK, cent ho mes for some 20 years d uring r e a d e r s, th e r ea l Special love ' (Hitown Records), wor ldwide audience . Special but Hawai'i is mo' bettah! When I the HOliday Seasons . On C hristmas r easo n . Butch Helemono 's "Reggae thanks to No Leo Pilimehana who RESTA RAN T first a rri ved 50000 many years Day, parlic ul arl y, my w ife Evi and I Christmas " (H ula Records), John recorded a beautiful CRN ID logo As a youngste r. who bock, the bea ches o f Sout hern - a nd o n past occas io ns when time Las Vegas Keawe's "Chris tmas Is " (Homestead for my show. This is my 13th article spe nt nine years in a Cali fornia were reaUy nice. Lately a ll owed, w ith Ill y daughte rs - we Produc ti ons) , Noheloni Cypriano's for 'OHANA Magazine - it's been a h osp it a l as a n OI1 - they need a facellft. AND THE would don o ur Sa nta caps and bring "B lue Hawaiian Christmas" g ood year. a mbul a t o r y s p in a l WATER IS NEVER w arm. This year, I (Cypriano Productions), "Kiho 'alu s ma ll trinke ts to. and take perso nal t u berc ul o s is pa ti e nt THE MELEIST OF p lan to be In Hawai'i fo r C hristmas Chris tmas" (Dancing Cat Records), ized Po laro id p ic tures w ith. each whose pare nt s we re KALIKIMAKAS and during your family festivities I person no t fo rtunate e no ug h to be o ft e n too poor to visit. I'm told that "Hawaii's Favorite FROM ALOHA JOE, HO URS : wont you to think of m e - standing w ith the ir respective fa m ili es on that Christmas Songs' is being released MY WIFE, HELEN, I re m e m be r o ne k id MONDAY - SA TU RD AY 9 AM - 11 PM in the worm Pacific Ocean (WAIST most specia l o r days. by Th e Royal Hawaiian Shopping AUNTIE MAEBELLE about fi ve or six years SU NDAY 9 AM - 9 PM HIGH) d rinking my latest d iscovery, Center and Hula Records. Also look AND THE ENTIRE STAFF In variab ly, g u ided by untiring. ded i o ld who was th e onl y THE GUAVA MARGARITA, a drink OF CRN AND HAWAIIAN 382-0338 • fax 383-3020 for a new holiday album from The cated ho sp it a l pe rsonne l we would o ne Santa d id n ' t v is it I fo und at The Hilto n Hawaiian ADVENTURE RADIO . Located in the C alifo rnia Hotel & Casin a Makaha Sons . m ake it a point to bring so me A lo ha on C hri s tmas Day.
' O HANA KEKEMAPA t997 13 share their fee lings, thoughts, and expe riences in the aftermath of fatal TARGET AIRFREIGHT MO R E I S L A N D accidents. The video has been shown at public HO P P N G schoo ls state-wide and has aired on public access te levision. It went on to to excel in their specialties. Goods, a win the National Safety Council's Gold Award of Honor. It was one of MAUNA LANI RECEIVES Kamehameha School graduate, is a senior middle blocker and leade r on 2 1 honor awards a nd 26 merit awards 8TH GOLD KEY AWARD the UH Wahine Volleyball team, cur presente d for 1997. Mauna Lani Ba y H o t e l and re ntly ranke d 19th nationally among GREEN PARTY ON Bungalows has received the presti more than 300 teams. Kawabata, 23, ELE C TI ON BALLOT g iou s Gold Key Award for the eighth who played at Kailua High and Afte r a year of haggling over the consecuti ve year. Was hington State, is a promis ing specific s of legal requirements, the The Gold Key is a desig nation which re li e f pitche r in the Philadelphia state Office o f E lections has agreed meeting pla nne rs loo k for when con Phillies farm syste m . that the Hawai ' j Green Party is quali sidering fu ture meeting sites. This DRUNK DRIVING V IDEO fi ed to automaticall y appear on the award recogni zes the Mauna Lani W INS NATIONAL ball ot fo r the nex t five e lection Bay Ho te l and Bungalows' excel HONORS cycles. lence in th e mee tings industry and is earned thro ug h a vote by m eeting T een drinking and dri ving worries A party qualifies for automatic post planners from around the world. The reside nts of Kahuku, O ' ahu. So, they in g on the ball ot if it gathers enough Specializing to/from Hawaii Gold Key takes into consideration the decided to do some thing about it. signatures to appear on the ballot or service. staff, and faci lities of each Ka huku Hig h School, Kahuku the party wins more than 10 percent property which c ale rs to m eeting Hospital, and Brigham Young of the vote in three conseclitive groups. University jointly produced the 1995 statewide races. video, "There's a Lo t to Lose," which CON-CON POSTPONED PREP ISLE ATHLETES focuses o n how the deaths of young CONTINUE TO SPARKLE peopl e from drinking and dri vin g UNTIL 1998 Ceceli a Goods and Ky le Ka\vabata, affect the community. 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Christmas fall s at the darkest Wo rl dwide It was thus inevitable that the fes time of the year; on the 22nd of tival of Chris tmas should not only December the sun reaches its lo west and the giving of small gifts were survive prohibition but actually point in the Northern hemisphere. British customs natural to many assume a new and vigorous form in From this time on it slowly begins fa milies, especially of the Anglican America. And it was probably cer its ascent toward the Spring solstice persuasion. The Dutch of New tain that the holiday should become of March. Ancient peoples, closely Amsterdam - as Calvinistic in many so very commercialized o ver the attuned to the almost imperceptible ways as the New Englanders - were years. Only in the Uni ted States did changes of the seasons, celebrated nevertheless, stout defenders of the Sa nta Claus emerge as such a very the return of heavenly light in the kindly figure of St. Nic ho las, or beneficent figure. The British month of December. The Hebre\vs, San ta Claus (a diminutive for m of h eld o n to their s imple "Fathe r too, recognized the movement of the Sinterklass or Sint Nikolaas) who Christmas"; the French their "Pere sun in relation to the earth in their v isi ted children with g ifts on NoeL" But here Santa was to pop up Festi va l of Li ghts or Hannukah. December 6th. By the early years of on almost every street corner during With the spread of Chri stianity the nineteenth century, the German the month of December, leading no throughout the Western world, this settlers in Pennsylvania introduced small number of children to wonder m os t natural of celeb r ation s the Christmas tree and their own about his extraordinary mobility. assumed a d ifferent form. The birth traditional story of the Christ child Th e sending of Christmas cards To Locat e of Jesus was ascribed to December Christ kind I - who bears gifts to Dream Home, Ph. Orl e:""- 25th. Whether this date is, indeed, good children on Christmas Eve. began in England in the mid-1800s the correct one will always remain a and quickly beca me a giant business NO KA 01 REALTY By the m id-1800s these va ried in America. Today there is a begin 702-683-3333 historical mystery, but it is surel y an traditions were begin ning to blend ning of a retreat from some of the 1-800-765-5551 appropriate time fo r the coming of together in the form we know today. the Messiah. The star of Bethlehem gaudier and commercially crass St. Nichola s's festival day was still form s of celebration. It is unlikely, shone upon the earth with a special observed in Holland on the 6th, but brilliance, a sy mbol of the retreat of however, that C hris t s hall ever in North America the visita tion of return to Christmas in the way cele witer darkness and a beacon to light Santa Claus wa s m oved to the the way to a rebirth of the spi rit. brated in simpler days. The ea rl y evening of the 24th. And, to the Christians and the later Puritans In the United Sta tes Christmas cus horror of many devout Christians, were not entirely amiss in thei r toms from all regions of the Western Chri stkindl was co rrupted to the opposition to festive Christmas world came together in a unique form of Kri ss Kringle. As one hi sto rites. They understood that people blend. The first celebrati ons were rian of holidays has noted, "There everywhere will use any excuse they stout ly resisted by the di ssenting was no going back and there was no can invent to break the monotony of Protestants o f New Eng land, ju st untangling; Kri ss Kringle \vas Santa daily ex istence and that others will as they were by earl y Christi ans Cl aus wa s St. Nicholas and still is." seize upon this need to profit from who fo und something pagiln and The Christmas tree became even the general merriment. But just as u ns p iritu a l in the me rry m a king more popular a symbol in America there is no way to darken the grmv of th e season. As late as 1874, aft er it had bee n introduced in ing light announced by the wi nter Cong rega ti o na li s t Henry Ward England by Prince Albert in the solstice, there is no possible ma nner Beecher explain ed that the ho lid ay 1840s. Popu lar ma gazines of the of rolling back customs which have wa s nne th at vvas a li en to hi s New period began to feature pi ctures of grown over a period of time. And England soul. beautifully decorated trees. Perhaps despite the emphasis on material During the years of Beecher's child most important, w ri ters sllch as re vv a rd s which accompanies s o hood - from 1813 to about the 1830s Charles Di ckens devoted consider much of American Christmas prac - C hri stmas was being celebrated able time to th e creation of tales of ti ce, something of the simple charity lluite fest ively in nearly a ll areas of the Christmas spirit. Th ese stories ilnd hope symbolized at Bethlehem North America . The singing of ca r ha ve since beco me as much a part of remains, to gladden the hCilrts uf all ob, decllrating home!' and churches tra d itiun as boughs of ho ll y and the people at thi s one time (If the year. \Vj~h evergreen boughs, mistl etoe, giv ing of giits. So, too, were carols KEKEMAPA 199 7 17 ~ :.¢ · l :. ¢ · 'Ksa i 1\,i ti7, a 1\,a were h e lp ed keiki s and g rown- ups, too. T ourists l l III th e pa st. line the beach to greet the red-vel So m e tim es vcted Hawaiian S anta, draped in a H a "'a i i a it - 8 t '1l:.¢· by DOlllla MallZ w h o le fam ili es fresh le i. Festive li g hts a nd decora co me to d o n a te tions adorn the Hilton ' s expensive On a sun-gl ittered day, amidst palm holiday fl avor. Choirs of it e m s . Th e r e's grounds. In a li g hthearted ho te l dis trees and cream-colored sand, Santa cognac-hued angels in haku s uch b o untiful play, Sant a's toymakers are local C laus arrives by canoe. In Santa's l e i s s in g carol s in gene ros ity . It ' s boys. inc lined to hula a nd s uc k on j oyful work shop, a spirited elf in Hawaiian. The regal red not that they' re sugar cane. aloha s hirt t akes a hul a break . poinsettia Christmas tree, a ll big g i fts, but G uide d b y a red- nose dolphin . common in hotel foyers and " We share the C hristmas spiri t with eac h g ift says Sa nta ' s s le ig h careen s across a shopping mall s. is an artful our g uests," says Kimberl y Svclin. some body care d Ch ri s tm as E ve s k y. And Me l e expression of the holiday season. public re lati o ns m a nager fo r the Tree on O 'ahu. " The Lokahi Tree togethe r in the g iving s pirit. The e no ug h abo ut yo u to g i ve. It ' s a K a likim a ka is ex pressed amo ng Hilto n H awa ii an V illage. "Our Hawaii's Polynesian population is gives peopl e the opportunity to share statio n integrates a Lokahi Tree good way to teach future ge nera fri e nds a nd famil y. It ' s Christmas in a nnu a l C hri st m as tre e lighting primarily Chri sti an, and the reli gious what they have, and to show others prom o ti o n into its ni g htl y news tions about g ivin g." Hawai ' i. component of Pol ynesian life is fre in need that they are cared about." programming a n d rlln s publi c "Hawai'i knows " Mele Kalikimaka is the thing 10 quently quite strong. At Christmas, Accord in g t o Wilcox , s h e and se r vice anno unceme nts through that Christmas will be say 011 a bright Hawaiian Christmas the spiritual e lemen t fu ses w ith Marielle n Byrnes-Jones created the o ut the da y . green alld white, the Day, thai's island greeting that we th e play ful , hi g h-spirited nature Lokahi Tree as an adjunct to Byrn es " First YO li g ive, the n YO li receive," Sllll will shille by day send to you from the land where Polynesians are known for. At the J ones' community c learin ghouse. says Wilcox . " Mos t people want to alld all the stars at palm trees sway .... " he art of a Hawaiian Chri s tmas is The clearinghouse soli cits contribu he lp the ir neighbo rs. He re's how, il night .... " th e s pirit of Polynes ia . A lo ha is Pe r h ap s n o o th er reg ion in the tions of new and used clothing and fee l s r ea ll y good to sta rt th e In mid -December eve ryw he re. U nit ed S tat es ce l eb r a t es t h e merchandise thro ughout the year for C hri stmas seaso n by g ivin g. It 's so Santa rides the waves C hri s tmas season a s unique ly as " Lokahi means unity, harmony, in di stributio n to the needy. During the wonderful to hang out at lh e clear into WaikikT's Hilton Hawai' i does. It s year-ro und green Hawaiia n," says Les li e Wil cox, C hri s tm as seaso n an agg ress ive in g hou se's docks w he re peopl e Ha waiian Village by ness needs just a lOll c h of gold and C h a nne l 2 news-anchor and co campaign is la unc hed by C hannel 2 bring bags of d o nat io ns. Some bi g canoe. He bears a sack red ribbon to give it th e traditional founde r o f th e c h a ritab le Lo kahi in Ho nol ulu to pull the community dona ti o ns come fro m peopl e who o f goodies for good '4cfusiveEy NON - STOP through Roundtrip from Las Vegas CUniversa[ rrrave[ to Honolulu Starting at Call today_ (702) 737-7400 * in the Hughes Center $359 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Plus Transportation Tax Vefwce aruf .6 Non-stop Departures a Week ! (702) 644-1500 'Econo11t!f • Wide Body Aircraft on Hawaiian Air near Nellis • Advance Seat Assignments Air Force Base JIotef Pacl(p.ges 4955 E. Craig Road .9LvaifaMe! Out er Island Flights !l!. (') (iJO(.V ~(2!J • J'tU., %waF ir..9 '72,.; ....-- ...... ~~~~~'"::: perflighl iT~' 6'06' :!J&6 ::!J6'&3"' fYac.rimi/.e,.. 6'06' :9&4 -0.2cf!J S4S per person "The Charl., roundIrlp aida,. i, bu.d on Tueaday. and Wednnday flight, Require. 7 day advance .Kord.Anzui.cmvruui~ -~.:T/llUislandcal~: purchase No minimum stsy M9]limlJm stsy is 30 dsys TlBnsporltltion /8)( i,116,.r person Subject UtlIRIUAL 10 c1ranf18 without ooUce SubJlfCl to aV8Habilify TRAVEL iT~: ~ -6'00 :!J&7 :!J6'&b • fY~: ~ -6'00 -SJ& :!J6'&b 18 'O H A NA KEK E MAPA t99 7 t9 cere mon y is in earl y Dece mber ed by a couple of thou sand people. Focus: 'Ohana Magazine A Great Year in 199 and throughout the month, Chri stmas In earl y December Santa comes in a 'Oha lla Magazil1e made its debut Hawaiian Airlines also played a hul a is incorporated into our ni ght fire truck to the circle in front of in August 1996, and completed its part in h elping to promote 'Ohal1a ly show, We have choirs singing BYU. Polynesian kids and haole first full year as a monthly publi by placing it on four weekly char Christmas carol s in th e lobby each kids come running to get their bags cation this month (December). tered fli ghts from Honolulu to day. Even ou r Aloha Friday fire of goodi es from Santa." Even though 'Olla/1a is still a Las Vegas for the remainder of 1996. b lona.Joe and Lum made works have a C hri stmas theme." young business venture, it estab "A ll the LDS church groups have lished itself as a publication of their debut from the third issue, Bu s tling O'ahu slows down on Ch ris tmas parti es a week or two high quality in content and pre and 'Ollalla had increased by 16 Chri stmas Eve as family and befor e C hri s tma s . There i s sentation. 'Oha,w surv ived by pages and tripled the number of fri end s unite in feastin g and shar Polynesian entertainment and plen "We like the smell and fe el of a real publishing it's first three months, features! We were offered, (ver in g. Waikiki shops are open on ty of food ... poi and lots of meats. tree," Bonnie's teen-aged daughter then passed "The Big Test" by sus asking) to be distributed as a Ch ri stmas Day, but outsi de WaikTkT La/.'I of meat," emphasizes Guble r. Melissa adds. " It's more economi I publishing a full year and being publication, and we now have cal to have an artificial tree, but it 's distributed in retail stores in 14 four major distributors, including th e ho liday is a family and church From the Royal Hawaiian Shoppin g more like Christmas when you have I states! Here are a few highlights one in Pennsylvania. 'Oha ll a affair. Houses and yards are strung Center to housetops to the entrance from the Premier Focus, w hich is the featured met a-ffable Pat Morita w ith li g hts, mainland-styl e, but of the Polynesian Cultural Center is a rea l one. Ope ning the g ifts is fun," s ays Me li ssa, "and food is s tory in each issue, has included (who contributes a column w hen Santa is a Polynesian boy. Rudolf the popular image of a Ha wa ii an is tran sformed from re indeer to a lways important in Hawai'i. But articles about The 100th Infa ntry ever h e is home long enough to style Santa, at the helm of a sleigh p en a story), and his wife Evi. dolphin. Adorning th e la wns of the best part of Christmas is being Battalio,n/ 442nd, the traditions nav igated by Rudolph 's competi of Chinese New Year, the They are the the most generous humble country c hurc hes is a with your family. " tion: a red-nosed dolphin with a lei. in terna tio n a II y- ren 0 w n ed and carin g couple that you could Ha wa ii an Bles sed Mothe r tending But here in Hawai ' i, as on the " Me Ie Kalikimaka is Hawaii's Merrie Monarch Festival, Asian ever meet. Monthly in s ights Baby Jesus. mainland, the fo cal point of season way, to say Merry Christmas Pacific Heritage, and the history about Las Vegas are contributed "C hristmas is special in La'ie," al decoration is th e Christmas tree. to YOll." of the Hawaiian Flag as ""ell as by Deke Castlem an of the Las Vegas-Advisor, Don Currier of the says Greg Guble r . Gubler is a hi s "I make certain we ha ve a real tree," MAHALO TO: Brigham You ng: U ni vcr.~ it y the Kona and Japan Festivals. Hawai'j Archives . Hiho n Hawaiian Village. Focus has also spotlighted indi Ill sider, and recently M itch Fox to ry professor a t Brig ham Young says Bonnie Leati gaga. " Real trees U ni vers it y- Ha wa i ' i and th e Ro yal H awai i an S h o p p in g Ce nt er . vidual people such as: Stanton from the P-BS TV affiliate, KL VX. co me in frolll the mainl and and C h annel 2. H o n o lulu and M c Neil Wilson As a veteran journalist covering archivist there."The Temple is lit. Ho at the Las Vegas Hilton - the are popular here." Co mmuni cations, H awai·i. most famous pastry chef in the political scene, Mitch pro BYU's li ghting ceremo ny is attend- America; Warren Seta, proprietor vides incisive information that of elegant Mizuno's Steakhouse, re mind islanders ab out "home" in the Tropicana; and Kumu hula beca use Las Vegas a Iso has very t..scape to ~wai i ""t tile ~/J[Ja1fs witl, the Kuulei Punua on Kaua'i. simila r issues and concerns. Articles with topics such as, See the "Calendar" for a n enor Quilting, Sumo, Bamboo, Keali'i mOllS lis ting of H awaiia n events "Sounds ot Hawai'i Music Series" Premie r issue was Reichel, Queen Lili 'uokalani, the through out the n a tion, usually Each album features original piano compositions and traditional Hawaiian melodies released in August 1996. The Hawaiian Culture and Language, several months in advance, to set to the soothing sounds of waterfalls. birds. ocean waves. and other nature sounds "Focus" article featured the part as well as interesting places to see faci litate individual planning - found in the islands. Let this unique collection brine the spirit of Hawai·i home to You. nersHip realty company of Steven and visit throughout Hawai'i and s imila rly, " Future Sh ows a nd Lum a'nd Steven Honda, Las Las Vegas have been fea tured. Sp ecia l Events in Las Vega s" Vegas No Ka Oi Realty. (That e n ab les reader s t o plan their Sounds ai Hawaii 'Ohal1a's articles, in addition to issu e was to unfold a very big being informative are also a en te rta inm e nt sch edu le . future asset - Lum writing the good source of reference. "Gasa-Gasa" column, which was Local and nationally broad ind eed ra ted conSistently Top 3 in the casted radio inte rviews, "come a October '97 readers survey). newspaper and magazine lo ng way" Journalis ts from each of the main articles about 'Ollalla, and s i n c e islands, responded to our general d elightful surprises su ch A u g u s t invitation in April '96 to serve as as a special commenda 1996. Yea r corresponde nts. Leil e hua Yuen, tion from the Hawai'i 1997 ena bled Mark Adams, Grover Pyles and State Senate for being a u s to g ro w , Rita De Sil va were chosen to first-class quality maga particu la rl y becom e our first correspondents zine that "kept folks in b eca u se of to w rite s tories about " their" to u ch" w ith Hawai'i, read e r inp u t. island . The first issue had six sto a nd a perso na l m es We ho pe that ries, a KK Ka'umanua column, sage from Governo r YOll continue to and a cale nda r not fu ll w ith Cayetano, c0l11bined d oso in1 998 events - compare that to recent to keep 'OlI al1a in the in the Sp irit of issu es!!! hea rts of many. 'Oh a n a. 20 'O HAN A KEKEMAPA t99 7 21 ISLAND LI:6I:NDS Perpetuates Traditions With Quality Merchandise b y Karrie Okall/ ata-Ka:ai "Mo rryi ng art to sportswea r was With its in house design work and hand cra fted. Orig i nally brought a simple act; the challenge was in d arkroom film production, ISLAND back as a gift from England by making a commi tm ent to perpetu- LE G ENDS gained a deserved reputa- Queen liliu ' okalani, the Haw aiians a te th e Hawaiian cu lture through ti on for quality controlled merchan- soon made th is Victorian jewelry our desig ns . We wanted IS LAND dise, focusing on ancient Hawaiian their own . Each bracelet, ring or by Patrick Ka 'allo 'i LE G ENDS first retail site to reflect themes. pendant is hand drawn and carved Pat Ka'ano 'i is a resident of Las Vegas and maintains the h ig h quality of its varied but ISLAND LEGENDS opened its doors in gold or silver w ith flowers, leaves a We b p a g e on inte res ts on Haw aiiana and Las Vegas at: related merchandise, and tried to in November 1996, with a grand and sc roll s and finished by enomel- http://members.aoLcom/ lvhalau/ home.htm demonstrate Ihat in a c l assy, opening of over 2000 people in ing in a name w ith black enamel. tasteful env ironment." otten d once. Su rroun d e d b y a t Ieas t Rare Ni' i h au s h ell leis, tiny shells only Loyal Garner, Sounds of Progress Scan Na'auao, Fish & Poi (Fat Katz members are Natali e Kamallll, Chad No t just yo ur normal T-shirt ten Hawaiian re staurants in a two found on the Hawaiian is land of (Pi ·ilani Enterprises - PRCD3006) • Productions - FKP 4002 ') • Sean 's true Guerrero, C lad ia Vazquez, and lolani shop, cus tomers entering ISLAN D mile radius, as well as th e communi· Ni'ihau, are another specialty. Ku kui Loyal see ms to hit a formu la th at and tender voice serves up more th en Kamaull. Check them out on the Web at LEGENDS are in for a pleasant ty to su pport them , Gardena became nut, koa and mauna loa seed leis, reflects her fee li ng s and pa ss ion on just " Fish & Poi." Here's a variety of (http://www.lava.net/su n I and). surpri se. Tied together by a com th e perfect area for a shop focusing bone and wood carved fish hooks, ta ste s from Hawaiian, Cory Oliveros, Everything' s A lright mon Hawai ian theme are full lines on Pacific Island goods. Designs etched glass and 100% Kana coffee Contemporary to Island (Island Groove Productions - IGP 970 I ) of classic Ha waiian Heirloom reflecting Ka hi ko lancient) hula are are just a few of the other store items. Reggae. T he album in cludes • This is Cory' s first solo album w ith a Jewel r y, Island arts and crafts, prevalent ond are incorporated with Fine a rt is a lways showcased , w ith hi s hit song "Surf Pa 'ina" mix of co ntemporary, Island Reggae Hawaiian and Asia n Fine Art orig i tradi ti onal Polynesian borders on ISLAND LE G EN DS featuring Kah iko along with some well don e and Pop musical sounds. "Everything's nals and g raphi cs, and ISLA ND sh irts, or Framed in Koa , a cherished hula and Asian themed paintings by interpretation s of some pop Alri ght" lead s th e way w ith a contelll LEGENDS own line of sportswear. Hawaiian wood, as orig in a l paint Karri e Okomoto-Kozai, works b y standard s like " Three Times porary/island reggae groove followed Founded in 1988 as a T-sh irt compa in gs or prints. ISLAND LEGENDS has Island arti sts Gary Hostalle ro , A Lady" and " Si lhouette." by a blend of R&B and a Hawaiian ny, th e ISLAND LEGENDS name and expanded its line to include logo Cora line Young , Randy Jay Braun This former Honolulu Boy's based design, but feel it is important falsetto interpretation of "Pu nalu 'u" and logo has become a familiar sight on and many others. Choir member has a lot of to perpetua te ancient traditions. more. The CD graphi cs and des ign are the South Bay scene throughout the ISLAND LEGENDS also participates tal ent. Keep an eye out for terrifi c, thanks to the talents of K im years. Started as a d irect sa les ven Another specia lty is the largest se lec Sean. in fundrai sing events w ith Ha w ai ian Taylor Reece and Chad A suncion. ture at Hawaiian event s, the compa ny tion of quality Hawaiian Hei rl oom a nd As ian organizations. For further The Pand a nus C lub , has expanded to wholesale sports Jewelry in Southern Califo rni a. Airc Music, Sounds of Hawaii and i n f o rma ti on co nta c t ISLAND Reun ion ( I-I ala Record s _ wear accounts a nd sales throughout Heirloam jewelry is unique in that Beaches of Hawaii (A ire M usic - A IRE LEGENDS in Gardena, Californ ia at HRCD 2035) • This album Northern and Southern Califo rni a. every p iece is custom made and 310-352-6333. 82468 & 83568) • Here are a couple of marks the tenth anni versary easy listening recordings. T hese twO of th e PANDANUS Club. collections feature piano, ba ss, percus M embers ROdd y Lopez, sion and nature sounds to soo th your Chris K eliiaa, Kenn eth heart and mind. Both recordings featu re Makuakane, Glen Smith and these songs. " Beautiful M ehea lani original melodies by Dani el Ho but also Kalama Koanu i have contributed Illllch Moon." writt en by Johnny K . A lmeida include fa mili ar H awaiian sta nd ards to the mu sic of our modern day hul a. start your nostalgic and romanti c mu si such as "Hawai 'i A loha", "A loha 'Oe" ca l j ourney. Quee n Li li ' li oka lani 's This a.l.bum once ag ain is a ho'okupu or in Beach es of I-Iawai 'i and " Kanaka "Aloha Oe" with it 's original ph ras ing HawaIIa n offerin g of mu sic tru e to Wai Wai" and "I-Iawai 'i POllo 'i !" in stirs your memori es along with "PU <1 ~a w aii' s mu ~ i c al heritage. The songs Sou nd s of Hawai,:i.~~~~- Olen". Home Is Where M y Heart Will In cluded are "Ka A li ' j M il imili , E Ola A lway s Be. W elina" and a dreamy N u'uall u, N ani Ko'ele, Ho'oh eno I Ka "Blessed W ith A noth er Day"' (th e las t Pu 'uwai, and eleven more so ngs to add two songs composed by Loyal ). to your col lec tion . Be an honora ry membe r and j oin the herita ge of th e Loyal's faith in th e va lue of H awaiian Pandanu s C lu b. cultu re is also once agai n evident in the Sunland, Eruption (Laval and 2) • This myth ological story and chant of is a hip dance album to sati sfy "H opoe". al ong wi th a pas sionat e anyo ne w ith th e groove to lIIakmw mele - so ng gift written by move. Eru pting w ith great Frank Hewett , of the same title. rh y thm tracks, sampl es and A s a ll ever perfec ting art ist and super creati ve arrange ment s arranger, Loyal ex presses herse lf on a w ith a H awa iian tw ist thi s progress ive arrangement of "Kainoa" , a album is a candidate for the T op sassy ve rsion of ''Teach M e Toni ght". a 100 world wide. M y favorite and jaZl rend itiun or "Red Sai ls In T he a hit song in any co untry is Sun set", H sy ncopated and great song in "Juli et" - wow it 's g r eat ~ "Smoke Gets In Yuur Eyes" to a mes A II but one of th e so ngs we re sHgc in a so ng titled "Sound of Progress wrillen by bro th ers Henry and - ProtCl: ! mother eart h"! Peter Bergs trom . The other talent ed H awai' i, released Nov 8. 22 · OHANA KEKEMAPA 1997 23 Film/Video & Book Reviews: c.- Honolulu Stadium - K~eping Our Roots Where Hawaii Played From the kic k- o ff in 1926 to the Alive . . .. by Emily Ozeki, Associate Editor fina l out in ' 75 , the o ld Honolulu There are literall y thousands of human interest sto ri es S ta dium w hic h has since lo ng about the hi story of Hawai ' i, a place which has oft en been b eco m e a pl ayg r o u n d , wa s referred to as "a melting pot" because of its ethnic makeup. Ho n o lulu ' s pre mie r gathe ring G re a t lead e rs, s uc h as Q uee n Lili ' uokala ni and King place. A host of professional leg Kamehemeha, pio neering accomplishments by groups, ends in spo rts, stock car races, such as the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Boy Scout Maka hikis, UH and MIS (M ilitary Intelligence Service) in World War n, and high school footba ll cl ashes, and even key landmarks as Honolulu Stadium - are news items ma ny , m a ny ho use hold na mes that sha ped c ultural h istory a nd sho uld be told so we a nd photographs in 164 pages, is remember. It's important especially because our fourth and supe rbly prese nted in HOl/ol ll lu younger generati ons don' t know, and they mu st know so SradiuJIl - Where Hawaii Played. they can maintain important hi storical links. Yukio Sumida, executive producer of Beyolld Barbed Wire lIlId wife Mollie Reca ll a " name", local or nati on 'Ohana Magazine was sent these two "chapters" of ill their Cypress Garden Nursery, Mom erey, Calif. While Yllkio fought ill a l - Owe ns, Wede meyer, Loui s, WW /I, Mollie was incarcerated ill Arizolla, This is Sumida 's and dozell s of Hawai ' i hi story. We reviewed them and share them with Ruth, Elvis, DiMaggio, Pri ce - local boys' personal stories of the 10011114421/(/, which 11'01/ more citations they a re ve ry like ly in thi s book you. We encourage anyone's submission for con siderati on than Qlly other comparable size milital)' IlIIit ill U. S. history. in reviews. The two items below are two whic h we recom that brings back me mo rie s to a ny mend as great library re ferences in your home. In fa ntry Battalion/442nd Regimenta l C omba t T eam, to Is la nde r before the ve ne ra bl e prove their loyalty to this country. As their c ivil liberties T e rmite Pa lace , as th e stadium But please bear in mind that there are a lso many and ri ghts were stripped away, these c itizens bravely faced was call ed, was razed. It indeed " un knowns" - the common fo lk who also individua ll y prej udi ce in their own country as well as in the tre nches of and co lle cti ve ly , made Ha wai ' i. 'Oh ana Magazine will brings bac k me mo ri es of " chi ck- :a:~~~~~= Europe and on the beaches of the Paci fi co The ir persona l e nde a vo r to p ublish these accounts - as you make th em e n sk in" e ven for me. I a tte nded ,..... 1 ~~~~~;~i accounts begin with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, continue m any Is lande r baseba ll ga mes Ii ava il able to u s. As a lways, " The Aloha Connection " through Italy and France, and build to the courageous res fro m c a mp t ic ke t s th a t Ferd shoul d be e ve ryone 's connec ti o n. cue of the Texas " Lost Battali on" in northe rn France. A lso Bo r sch , HOllolulll Advertise r Beyond Barbed Wire inc luded are the little known M IS (Military Inte lligence sports write r, gave me. In th e Service) lingui sts who served in the Pacifi c in small groups Beyond Barbed Wire is not another story about the intern mid-60s, I was lu c ky to work at ""~~ of ten attached to other units, such as Merrill ' s Marauders, the "T iser" while goin g to UH. ment camps. Nor is it j ust a story about WW ll. At face interrogating prisoners, intercepting radio messages and Moreove r, I li ved onl y fi ve min valu e, Beyond Barbed Wi re is about Ameri cans of Japanese translating Japanese documents. ut es walking time from th e stadi descent who fo ught in WW II while the ir families were um , on Coo lidge Street, and a held in stockades - but on a deeper level the film probes at Thi s video he lps break the sil e nce that has existed among favo rite pl ace fo r great pl ate matte rs of the heart. Filmmake rs Steve Rosen and Terri these families fo r over 50 years. The ir stori es are full of lunc hes. C hunky's. whi c h was De Bono describe the ir film as " a success story." unnerving bravery, unbeli evable devoti on to princ iples, and they are full of e moti on. The film, a lso, probes e mo ne xt to the stadium. Na rrated by Pat Morita, Beyond Barbed Wire, 88 minutes, ti onal qu estions fro m the grown-up c hildren of these so l A rt S ue hiro, resea rc he d and o u tli n es th e ba t t le f ie ld a c comp li s hm e n t s o f the diers and their wives. Why, they ask, d id the ir pare nts go pe nn e d thi s m aste rpiece after 100th/442nd/M I S. It a lso sheds li ght on a bigger battl e quietl y to the camps and war? How di d it fee l? Why won' t more than two yea rs research. faced by these soldi ers and the ir fa mil ies: that of resuming the ir parents talk about the experi e nces and the e moti ons? Duane Kuris ll , Owner and c ha ir the ir li ves w ithout para lyzin g, a li e nating bittern ess or The answer comes late in the film ... the real war was to man o f Hawaii W illl e r Baseball, a nger. In the e nd , the mo vie is less a bout wa r than it's prove to the world that th ey and th e ir fa milies were, produced it. HOl1 o lllift Stadillll1 abo ut the stre ngth o f th e hu m a n sp irit. Ameri cans. was recogni zed by the Hawai' i The fil m features stories reco unted by WW II Japanese True Boardman, past chairman, Feature Docume ntary Book Publ ishe rs Assoc iati on in Ame ricans who foug ht in a se g regated unit, the 100th Committee, Academy of Moti o n Picture Arts a nd the Exce ll e nce in Wrili ng No n- • ..,-"" 51'" Sciences, descri bes Beyond Barbed Wire: " An excell e nt Ficti o n ca tego ry in 1996. John - \ 1 ~ , piece of work - tell ing an important hi story with skill and Heckathorn, a pane l judge fro m ,-. C" ~ -~ great effecti veness .. . Every woman - e very man who H (1 11 () , II III Ma g (/ .:: i I I e . a p I I Y f OC:a. :.:.,.., ~ 3';) 't' seeks an end to prejudice and rac ial inj usti ce shoul d see describes it - "An e vocati ve look U, l J .:-.. • ~ it. It is a document ary in th e finest se nse of th at word ." 1.11 I-l i.lw < ~ii · s p a.s t. ,and a ri.~ h .1-, ~ ~J ..I-: . 4I)j A lotal of 13 men li vin g in Hawai' i were in terviewed source 0 1 me mo ri es lor ma ny. 1·, J.. •. •')€;.rtU~" ~5 thro ug ho ut the 88- minute doc ume nta ry: Tracey H Ollo/u/" S/lldl/lll/ - W h ere ~x.oa~\.t' . j 1 C. Matsuyama, U.S. Senator Dani e l Akaka, Wall ace Amioka, H OII 'UIl P lay ed I S p L.lbli ~ h e d ~ y fi\ . \ I If' . f\~ '. J. Ke n Taga m i, T e d T s uki y a ma , J o hn T s uka n o , Sak a e Wa t er m a r k Puhll s hl n g "' JJ' nl.~ · £:,. 1\,. Takahashi, Stan ley Akjta, James Lovell , Ge ne Castagne tti , ~ o n ? lulll _a ll d I S so ld 111 1 - I 26 ' OHANA KEKEMAPA 199 7 27 the legendary kingdom. 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A 30-foot-tall statue o f Neptune w ith 100 at Continenta l. before-seen photog raphs. 40 years, which works o ut to nearly 12 battling a sea drago n, alo ng with ~~. ------of the consummate m illi o n p o unds of the shrimpie Bay (Editor's Note: The Continental dis Gi ll 1 · 800- 244 ~22 24 w alkways su sp e nded ove r a 6,000- Las Vegas huckster. shrimp. continued , at lea st te mporarily, it's ~~ ------All major cn:dit cards acceplcd. square -foof "p ool o f sound a nd visu Or ... eml 52 1.9.'\ (uS) + S3.00 ... /h 10 : FRE E-SPIN promo tio n just before press al e ffec ts," w ill le ad riders into the FREE MONEY AT CAESARS ~ ------HlI ntlngtun Prc s ~. 3687 S. Procyon Ave .. The n,w and FlIIi ,,[ filJb SlUp;lk IUld L:r. Vl'!?" SIr.IIll'lphL'reTO\\ O' time . Vaca tion Village cont inues to I.as Vegas. NV 891 o:l the ate r. Th e sh o w . " Rac e for If you' re n ot a member of t he 51818 ______Vp, ____ Jllhn 1.. Smith run it 's pro motion). ,\ Ih'" -1 ·6 wcd,., lil T dc l! vcn A tlantis." is a chario t race through Ca esars Palace Emperors Slot Club, N\ rc 28 ' O H ANA KEKE M APA 1997 29 FUTURE SHOWS AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS - 60"------ - - - -- . - - in Besides. how are you ever going things get broken." says Wayne Las to get your child onto the tour Larson, president and owner of NOVEMBER 7 Charlie Daniels Band, Imperial 22 Johnny Mathis, LV Hillon and into multi-milli on dollar Scandia. with a laugh. Aside 20-23 Lisa Minnelli, Bollys Palace 26-29 The Temptations. Desert Inn Vegas endorsement deals if you don't from the mini-galf courses. Gary Allan, Mirage 26-1/4 Rlla Rudner, Sahara 20-12/ 9 Gallagher, Sahara by Stephanie get them interested in the sport Scandia also offers batting 6-9 Natalie Cole, Caesars 30 AI Martino, Sunset Stalion 21 Etta James & Roots Band, HoI/and, somehow? cages. water bumper boats. go 7-9 Daimond Rio, Orleans 30-31 F. Avalon, B. Vee, Tokens. LV Hilton 'Ohal/a Golf One of the great aspects of cart rac ing and an arcade. II's a 8-9 Deana Carter. LV Hilton Riviera 25-29 Freddy Fender. Gold Coast Collllllnist playing on a putt-putt course is virtual cornucopia of activities. 8-13 Alabama, MGM 30-31 B.B. King, Desert Inn 26-30 Temptations, Desert Inn that it is always in great condi In between the baking . the 11 Trace Adkins, Boulder Station 27-31 Earth, Wind, & Fire, Caesars Unwind, Rela x w ith Family ! 27-30 Bill Cosby, Mirage Clay Walker, Orleans tion. Where else are you going shopping and the working Bill Maher, LV Hilton JANUARY Happy Halidays gang! If you 2B 1 t -12 Martina Mcbride, Desert Inn to find greens as perfect as remember this. children a re have somehow managed to 28-30 Dom Deluise, BaUys 11-13 Randy Travis, LV Hilton 2-3 B.B. King, Desert Inn those made of astro-turf? b lessed with the ability to love 29 Maureen McGovern, 2-4 Jon Secede, Caesars squeeze a little time into your Clay Walker, Orleans With a full-time staff of nine. the the holidays "just because." It is Boulder Station 7-11 Exile, Gold Coast busy ho liday schedule to read 11-14 LeAnn Rimes. Ty Herndon, courses are a lways in top condi possible for us over-worked Caesars 15-18 Neville Brothers. Orleans this. I thank yau. Fortunately. for DECEMBER t ion. Once a week staff mem g rown-ups to recapture the 12 Chris LeDoux, Hard Rock you galfers who have found 4-6 Mark Chesnutt, Orleans Call casinos to verify dates. bers go through each of the innocent love of the season by Toby Keith, Texas Station some extra time for yourselves, it 4-7 John Michael Montgomery. courses and replace broken stopping and playing for a bit. 12-14 Holiday Festival (Arts/ Craft), is not a busy t ime at the golf Caesars THE WEATHER IN LAS VEGAS - windows on the house-shaped Sa relax. take a deep breath Charleston Hts., LV courses. It is much easier to get 5 Michael Peterson, December: Attire: hazards. replace light bulbs and and line up that putt. e v en if 13 Neal McCoy, Hard Rock Hotel a tee time in our tourist based Boulder Station 13-14 Sammy Kershaw, Boulder Mean 46 Desert or not, II's make sure everything looks there is a loop-de-Ioop in the wintertime and town when the rest of the coun 5-6 Patty Loveless, LV Hillon Station Avg. Max 58 good. "You give kid a putter and way! II's cold. Dress t ry is staying home to get ready The Diamonds, Santa Fe 14-30 David Copperlield, Caesors Avg. Min 34 warmly. far the halidays. Unfortunately. 5&7 Olivia Newton·John, Desert Inn 20 Buddy Greco Christmas Show 6 Farmers Market, Lorenzi Park wI Lezlie Anders, Boulder Evening temperatures dip Into the 30s with our extremely short winter Kevin Sharp. Boulder Station Station and even 20s. Ths sun makes an days, squeezing in 18 after work King Norris, Sunset Station 21 Barry Manilow, MGM Grand occasional showing; dark by 5 p.m. is not an option. I am here ta present you with an a lternative. A way for you to work on o ne of the most impor tant aspects of golf while you COMPARE spend time with your family. A PLACE OF DISCOVERY IN LAS VEGAS Impossible. yau say? Not my Then SAVE With 5 U NQU EST! Visit the Nevada State Museum and Historical family. yau c ry. Well. dads and Society in Lorenzi Park. a picturesque setting O/(((lIi w hich has attracted Las Vegas families since moms I beg to differ. 1926. At its lakeside location . the nationall y Scandia Family Fun Center. accredited museum presents the many located off 1-15 and Sahara . has facets of so uthern Nevada. The Hall of been challenging putters of all Regional History depicts the regions remark ages in Las Vegas for over 10 able g rowth from ancient Indian cultures P l P P ROUlldJri $1 99 ROlllldJri l$239 ROUll d'ri $299 ROIllldlri $299 through the Spanish explorations. and from years. With three mini-golf cours Ai~ale "" Ai~are "" Ai~are •• AI~are '" the railroad builders through m odern times. es complete with windmills and Complete 8 Day Vacation Packages The Hall of Biology explores the life zones castles. it is a first-class facility. Halfdiiu Mc"QIt/r '3 69 MauIOaa"fro"J S499 KMD Sta!wt 1549 Ktruai Sands <--S569 found in southern Nevada and features the Now. I know some of you are rl :u M", ~ ~~~\...... ". S~d~,d ;:.. Rw~ 0( H<111.'t ~ Ru~ D/ HC!I!l "'" w ide variety of plants and animals which reading this and thinking to inhabit them. Th e Changing Gallery exhibits yourselves. "Humph. you won·t a wide range of topics. focusing on impor catch me trying to read a putt tant historical. biological . or cultural aspects of southern Nevada. Th e Cahlan Library that involves a loop-de-Ioop." offers visitors access to histo ri cal documents, Let me explain the thought. ne wspaper indexes. and educational and December is a time when fami ~ C.Y ·N 'ur;,rrc (' ~ ;//rtJ'///:J / i .'/?:// r w .,'/ re fe re nce malerials about Nevada. li es sh ould spend more time ~a(Mg~, Inrludf' 1ulilr ~ 110m roullolrrp ~ulXlrl IJ rln ,reJ~ In Walkr~1 OtllidJ Renl ACar un MaUl K;wal The Museum is open seven days a week. from together. It is 100 easy to get dJld 11'1 Kl,nd dtcommod~!lOh~ lor se'oen nlghls and ~SSlmnct .,[ ,l UI 1001 SunquHI Holidays 5eJ'llce Team 9 a .m . 10 5 p .m . Th e Library is open Monday w rapped up in Ihe busyness o f - los Angeles Departures - through Friday. For more information. call the holidays and forget the 702-486-5205. ~Sunquest Holidays,. whole reason for the season. noi s TIll' I j ~J t 1111111: Umh: ~ rl, ,, Suu The museum store offers an array of quality gives you the perfec t opportuni @111.!lOIIl .l.h(((,tY V &C'/I! merchandise. Vis ito rs c an find unique Native ty to work on your game. sp e nd American jewelry . b ooks and videos about " 1-800-357-2400 time with your family and Nevada's history and natural hist o ry. and a variety o f art works and c ards. maybe. just maybe. you ' ll find yourself having fun . 30 ' OHANA KEK EM APA 1997 31 The Best DmlIn lasVegas CASlNOHOTEL-LASVEG\S l~ thb sfdri/; of CMUtl-UM, tneoe, aYe, thb ~ LUXOR.. to ~ MUf., y~ dol1Af;wlU offood if& thb LM Ve:JM VaJiey. Complied by Rodney Helm s LU X OR H OT I' L I C AS INO MEALS ON WHEelS UNIVERSIT'Y UNITED METHODIST 53 1 N. 30th St. CHURCH 702-385-5284 44 12 S. Maryland Pkwy. De livers re ady-to-he a t m e als 702-733-71 55 to hom eb ound seniors. This food pantry offers M-F 7:30 a.m. - 4 p .m . nonpe ri shable foo d items to those in need. M.A.S.H. VILLAGE REFORMATION LUTHERAN 1559 N. Main St. (702) 736-1212 CHURCH 702·388·0088 Las Vegas Hilton (800) 922-2899 580 E. St. Louis . 702-734-7 088 Provides cooked m eals This food pantry o ffers in their cafete ri a three tim es non-perishable food items Rate Includes: daily. to those in need. FREE UNLIMITED MILEAGE* GIVING LIFE MINISTRIES M-F 9 a .m. - 12:45 p.m . HILTON 416 Perlite Wa y. Henderson LAS VEGAS and loca l pick-up. Nine locations to serve you, WEEKEND EMERGENCY 702-565·4984 A SSISTANCE PROGRAM including McCarran ~ , t emationa l Airport, This food p antry offers 1501 N. Main. 702-258-8642 & Downtown La s Vegas (Four Queens Hotel). non-perishable food items This food pantry offers non to those in need. perishable food item s to ~------1 Tue & Friday 9 a .m .. Noon. those in need d uri ng the weekend. ST. JUDE 'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN Sat 9- 1 Sun 12-2. 89 100 St. Jude Street. Boulder City CALVARY SOUTHERN BAPTIST 824. Residential c hild care facility. CHURCH 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.rn 1600 E. Cartier Ave .. North Per Day Las Vegas . 702-649-1766 S1. VINCENT' S DINING ROOM M-F 9 a.m . - 3 p .m. r------'I 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. No. 702·383-0700 LAS VEGAS RESCUE M ISSION Residential adult facility 702-382-1766 o ffers three meals a day 480 W. Bonanza Rd. 1.t.Ota OAUC»tAHS in their cafeteria. Provides meals daily to resi dents and program p a rtici - THE SALVATION ARMY DINING pants. -.:.;\.. RO OM p~ 35W. Owens Rodney He lms is the Senior J-IOJILEAN. 'RfMQ .ti.... " ? ii' • hi Ii. 702-870-4430 Consultant at Gordo n Dean Get Out Of The Ordinary Provides five meals daily Development Corp., specialists to residents and program in soc ial, political and eco A nomic evolution. He leads the (" "., Doo< ~ ",'ojj Of'" 0'>0'1 l.a 'Je 9 Alaskan red cedar logs are being offered to the ances tors of Califo rnia Indians by the ancestors of the Pacific -Hawai'i Islands in a project called Kalla/a . The red cedar logs, 11 in a ll, are being carved a t the - Presidio near San Francisco into Hcnliltg Poles. These logs were brou ght by train in the 1920s from Alaska to • Port C hicago in the East Bay. They have been linden-va Give Us a Call at 1-800-69 7-7246 ter for 50 years a nd were used as pilings fo r docks dur 101 S. Rainbow Blvd.• Suite 20 • Las Vegas, NV 89128 • 702-259-7540 ing World War II a nd the Korean War for loading weapon s onto nlilitary s hips. The logs are over 1,000 years old and w ill be carved at the Presidio as Healillg Poles to be g iven to appropriate sites around the world. One of the poles w ill be erected at the Presidio. rt has been carved in the shape of a dou ble helix and has over 500 "faces" w here Ind ian sym bols w ill be e tched. I.:;;;'j~rfr newsbrief on Hawai' i "';'1'"' ., '". Master woodcarver Shane Eagleton, w ho carves with a chain saw, w ill teach the art of etching to apprentices '.tij e.-~. Pacific Basin we invite you to experience the AtoM Spirit! w ho will do the etching. Eagleton sees his works as a WE HAVE THE LARGEST SELECTION AND VARIETY healing force a ilned a t restoring conflicted communities ~'e by ·e-mait ~- ~ d f~x OF SPECIALTY FOOD PRODUCTS AT THE BEST PRICES! a nd nature w here it is being viola ted...... "z. - Cathy Lee & Judy Nitura The project is sponsored by the Pacific Isla nders Cultural Association w ith The C ultura l Conservancy, • Beef Steak Nuggets* National India n Justice Center, O ne Earth O ne People • Beef Jerky • Dried Fruits Peace Vision and the Interfaith Center at the Presidio. The Pacific Islanders Cultural Association plans to set • Clam Jerky • Nuts up a woodcarving school at the Presidio. • Turkey Jerky • Candy Kolzo{n is Hawaiian for seek til e light. It is something '- • Salmon Jerky • Cookies mothe r w hales do w hen they get under their newborns t! to lift them to the s urface for thei r firs t breath of a ir. • Li Hing Goddies • Chips $I (Secret Family Recipe) L ei 110 aile eUfI/ for a 1II01llflli {,lIlerloill Ill e fear Ihnl O-f!JIVnG~ ~\~~ a reverelll sllIdy of olher religiolls is like/II 10 weokell Stop by and say Hello! Bring this ad with you or shake OIlC'S fai th ill vile's (liO /1. for a Special Discount. * Home of the Soft ontl Delicious MohnllllD Cnlldhi 702-388-0073 Beef Steok Nuqqefs 112-8 North 3rd Street. La s Vegas, NV 89101 #Ie toke pride in o«r rep«tofion Tllere ·will be pence 011 cart l! w/iel/ there is peace (Across from the Fremont Hotel) for c«sfomer service ond competitive prices! amollg file 7.llorld 's relisiolls. 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