the hottest CALENDAR in town I . FREE he crane is flyinghigh in Honolulu these days, and almost every project now in progress is laced with controversy. Lost in all this is a proposed project Honolulu involving the house that Don Ho built - the Buckminster Fuller dome at the Hilton Hawaiian 3 Diary Village. The familiar (if dated-looking)dome is due Safe Food to be removed, along with ancillary facilities. A DonHo's House.. new, larger building is on the drawing boards, not to men­ KokuaCareers .. tion 12 new tennis courts atop the parking garage and atten­ Roll Ovetj dant "water features and landscaping." The new building Jim Mornson... will be 26 stories high with 400 Continued on Page 2 TVwith 7a Bite Straight9Dope Riceis Nice uence The City's SandIsland Sewage Problems By Pat Tummons ast month, the City and County of Honolulu settled, out of court, a lawsuit brought against it by the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund on behalf of Hawaii's Thousand Friends and the Sierra Club. The suit alleged that the city, in itsoperation of the Sand Island sewage treatment plant, had violated the federal Clean Water Act more than 9,000 times over the last five years (the period cov­ ered by the statute of limitations). With possible liabilities of up to Continued on Page 4 Honolulu Diary The Leading Edge in Custom Photo Lab Service Computer Photocomposition and Continued from Page 1 the Office of International Roll over, Jim Photo Retouching guest rooms but, officials, say Relations, Waihee's "visitation ... is would have no environmental aimed at finding aw ys in which U.S. Morrison 1051 Waimanu Street • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 impact. Retail space will be built states might be of assistance in the What did we tell you about Jane's Ph: 533-2836 FAX: 521-7351 nearby, along with a 25-foottower, economic reconstruction efforts of Addiction? Besides the fully excel­ a 10,000 square foot lagoon and a Poland and Hungary." Our Guv is lent music and sound mix, thesecond 25-foot waterfall ! That's right, man­ offto share his expertise on tourism; of Jane's two shows at the Aloha ufactured waterfalls - those sym­ possible proposals i nclude the Tower (which, as we predicted, was bols of Honolulu in the '90s - are exchange of delegations, tourism the band's last concert ever) defi­ alive and well. One consultant tells development workshops, advice on nitely hit the "Top That" category in outrageousness. Midway through the Notyour everyday the Weekly he knows of at least 11 tourism master planning and attract­ other such wat(!rfalls to be built in ing capital i nvestment and the band's set, following (appropriately the next six months. "There's a development of marketing services. enough) a frenzied hardcore rendi­ tion of the Doors' L.A. Woman, r boomlet in waterfall design," he Certainly the governor comes from Newspape s e ell e i added. "Tourists love them; there a state that is expert at extolling the ing r Perry Farr whipp d offh s are no slippery trails to maneuver virtues of a tourism-based economy, patent leather riding pants and per­ to get to them. It's the wave of the while ignoring the cultural deteri­ formed the next four songs com­ future." No pun intended. oration, overdevelopment, envi­ pletely in the buff.No wonder the ronmental degredation and band called its first major release polarization of the rich and poor Nothing'sSho cking. When the show that can accompany the industry was over and the house lights came when it is allowed to get out of up, Farrell (who had his pants back hand. It appears the spectre of the on by this time) remainedon stage to aloha spirit may soon be haunting heatedly encourage the audience to Europe; before long, expect a Ritz­ "take over" and vote George Bush Carlton Krakow or maybe a Hilton out of office.Then he dove headfirst Budapest or perhaps a Sheraton into the crowd. Gdansk. Just one question: Will Farrell's performance did not go there be waterfalls? unnoticed. Associated Press put a story on the wirereporting that the Turning waterinto singer had not only strippedbut mas­ Get a job whine turbated on stage (Farrell did touch Well, they're at it once again, our himself, but he was clearly not in a According to Career Kokua,a quar­ bureaucrats - you know, the ones state of sexual excitement). When terly issued by the Department of who demurely lower their eyelids the AP story ran in the dailies, it Labor and Industrial Relations, as they whine into press-conference caused a flurryof angry responses, Honolulu Weekly Oahuans are sensing a shift in the s e microphones, admonishing us about e pecially frompar nts of youthful job market... sort of. The bureau's A new independentnewspaper thatspecializes in our irresponsible and profligate use concertgoers. It is unclear whether "occupations file" - an informa­ investigative reporting, consumer,oriented of water, "our most precious authorities will take action. Options tion resource - will feature info include: banning the promoters (the features, artsand entertainmentcoverage and resource." It is hard to tell, at this on the following "new" occu­ Bros. Grim) from Aloha political commentary. pations: personnel and labor Tower (which is run by the elations s ecialists; lobby- � r _ state Department of Transpor­ Available free every Wednesday at the 1sts; wedding coordmators; tation), banning the band (not following locations: environmental engineers; too effectiveg iven their break- c e ai e a c �r: in om m nt n n e work- up) and bri nging charges ers (determining others' eli­ Downtown Queen's Medical Kokua Co-op against Farrell. gibility for welfare and social YWCA Richards Street Center Cafeteria Hawaiian Graphics point in the century, whether it's One ironic coincidence: With the Ron's Place Records Hawaii programs); and anesthesiologists. l a e e e e a i s a McCully Bicycle and just the usual Oahu bureaucrat A oh Tow r v nu b ing s t i Croissanterie Jelly's Comics and Sporting Goods Does that offeri nsight into Hawaii mumbo-jumbo - arrogance mixed customs hall by day, the backdrop Bravo Expresso Books McCully-Moiliili in the '90s? Very soon the bureau Che Pasta Paul Brown's Library with ignorance - or whether it's to all this action was a large poster will also produce a special publica­ Heidi's Delicatessen Honolulu Academy of Marco Polo Apt. Bldg. just plain old state-of-the-art advocating Zero Tolerance. • tion with info about shoe repair, Dillingham Arts Theatre Kaimuki hypocrisy. Have any of these Transportation Cafe Sistina 7-11 (3105 Waialae surfboard-making and piano tun­ admonishers ever taken a look at Building Honolulu Club Ave.) ing. What, no waterfall design? Bishop Street Cafe Building Columbia Inn the government's watering tech­ Grosvenor Center Interlude Books Che Pasta An orchid with niques (federal , state and city) - HONOL ULU Russell's 7-11 (1695 Kapiolani Pillbox Pharmacy every sausage... all sprinklers going full force at high (Tamarind Park) Blvd.) Harry'sMusic noon? And, of course, condos and Russell's Kabala Movie Museum Thanks to the generosity of the (Grosvenor Center) Bravo Expresso Gecko Books & hotels conti nue their excesses United States Agency for Russell's Frame Shack Comics unabated. Citizens are being warned International Development, Gov. Vol. 1, No. 13 (Amfac Center) Subway Kaimuki Library again, however: Unless we cease to John Waihee, accompanied by UH October 9, 1991 Beef Bowl Kakaako 7-11 (3546 Waialae be naughty water-wasters, finesand Ditto's Cardio Club Ave.) President Albert Simone, is offthi s Publisher and Managing rationing might be in our future. It's Editor Laurie V.Carlson Waterfall Gallery Columbia Inn Chaminade University week to the frontier of capitalism, A Little Bit of Saigon Pink's Garage Library enough to drive you to drink - Senior Editor Julia Steele Eastern Europe - Poland and Ramsay Gallery Hawaiian Bagels Ward Warehouse without a chaser, of course. Calendar Editor Derek Ferrar City Art Works Fisher Hawaii Frame Shack Hungary, to be exact. According to Editorial Assistant Gateway Gallery Kalihi Horatio's Ann Marie Swan Krung Thai Restaurant Hawaiian Graphics Chowder House Contributing Writers Ba-le (King Street) Kapahulu Liquor Collection Bob Green, Mary Brennan, Ba-le (Fort Street) Go Bananas Walden Books Pat Tummons, Robert Bates, Patisserie Waikiki-Kapahulu Ward Center Catherine Chang, Cecil Adams, Asia Mall Library Big Ed's Schuyler Ingle Restaurant Row Irifune Mary Catherine's Contributing Illustrators Rose City Diner Island Triathlon & Bike Bakery John S. Pritchett, Linda Fong Sunset Grill Kapahulu Wine Mocha Java Art Director Bud Linschoten Paradise Bakery 7-11 (707 Kapahulu Kailua Production Manager Ciao! Ciao! Gelato! Ave.) Tusitala Books Blaine Fergerstrom Waikiki Manoa Michael's Liquor CoffeeConnection Manoa Library Kalapawai Market Contributing Photographer Margie's (Eaton CoffeeManoa Hungry Ear David L. Moore, CartoonistsMatt Groening, Square) Manoa Health Mart Kailua Library Slug Signorino Wave Waikiki UH Campus Center Gecko Books & CaffeGuccinni UH Hamilton Library Comics Classified Manager 80% Straight UH Sinclair Library Jaron's Isabella Forster Tropical Trading Post UHManoa Gardens Ron's Place Advertising Mindy Jaffe Hula's Bar and Lei Coffeeline The Source Honolulu Weekly Stand Moiliili Kaneohe ISSN #1057-414X Pink Cadillac Bubbies Dittos Entire contents© 1991 by Mid-Town McCully Shopping Kaneohe Library Honolulu Weekly, Inc. Cafe Cambio Center Aiea All rightsreserved The Jazz Store Rainbow Books Jelly's Comics & Books 1200 College Walk, Suite 212 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Tower Records Mama Mia Pizza Tower Records Telephone: 808 528-1475 Honolulu Medical Second Image Kaaawa Group Diem Coffeeshop Kaaawa Country Subscriptions: Gallery EAS Pretty Tomboy Kitchen llb4 $50/six months $75/year McKinley Car Wash Anna Bannanas 2 • October 9, 1991 • Honolulu Weekly City Survival KUMU KAHUA For information regarding the 1991-1992 season, call (808) 956-7677, or write 1770 East West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.