NEW! MOVIE REVIEWS page 6 Downtown SILENT Planet VOLUME 28 NO. 5 the week of May 8, 2006 AUCTIONS What Have You Won? page 10 CRAFT ARTIST & GALLERY OWNER KAIMUKIKAIMUKI WENDY SCHOFIELD- CHING TAGGEDTAGGED aimuki residents say the graffiti problem in their neighborhood Khas gotten out of hand. Can they page 14 find a solution? See story on page 8 DINING REVIEW: Heavenly soups Seniors Play Ball and sandwiches at COVENANT BOOKS & COFFEE page 15 LEI DAY FESTIVAL in Photos page 3 STUDENT OF THE WEEK STACIE SUEDA Gateball enthusiast Dorothy Sato scores a point for Hawaii Baptist Academy her team at Ala Moana Beach Park. Sato and her fellow members of the Hawaii Aikane Gate Ball Union play gate ball, a sport derived from croquet, three times a week at page 7 the park. Photo by Ronen Zilberman. See page 16. www.downtownplanet.com 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 405 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 face2face BY: LANCE TOMINAGA PLANET PATROL Does your neighborhood have missing street signs? Damaged roads or public infrastructure in need of repair? Well, speak up! The Downtown Planet wants FAYE ROSS to hear from you. E-mail us at
[email protected] and we’ll send a photographer to the area and track down the problem. A TOUCH OF GLASS The occasional “ka-thuds” you hear near the intersection of Waialae and 12th avenues in Kaimuki are from cars dipping into a nasty pothole on the mauka side of Waialae, close to the crosswalk. Yes, we all know by now that potholes are a fact of life in Honolulu, but this one poses a hazard to pedestrians as well as vehicles.