BULK RATE U.S POSTAGE PAID LAS VEGAS, NV PERMIT NO.2162
mqe ~euate ~tate of ~afuaii
COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING 'OHANA MEANS "FAMILY' MAGAZINE ON BEING AN INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING LINK BETWEEN HAWAII AND ITS FORMER RESIDENTS
WHEREAS. a new magazine called 'Ohano meon. 'tamlly' was created by former Hila residents Dr. Mel Ozekl and his wife Emily, to flll a yearnIng 'to keep In touch with home' for the multitude of former Islanders living In Las Vegas and elsewhere on the mainland; and
WHEREAS. beIng the first monthly publication Hnklng Information between the A1oho and Sliver States. It informs and entertains Islanders about los Vegas shows and attractlons and heralds former islanders who hove found new niches In their migration to 'the NInth Island' , In addition to providing a shoring forum ond being 0 source o f comfort for expatriated Islanders; and
WHEREAS. the magazlnes's coining of los Vegas as 'the Ninth Island' Is Indeed fitting because almost 400.(0) Islander pilgrimages to los Vegas were estimated In 1996. more Islanders have relocated to Las Vegas than to any other c ity In America, and those numbers continue to Increase: and
WHEREAS, sinc e Its premier Issue In August. 1996, Its lively presentation In vtvId four-colors have been well-received as evidenc ed by a continued Increase In annual subscriptions every month and by the fact that several publication distributors have sought to distribute 'Ohana means "'amity" Magazine to other states 'W'hlch are homes to other enclaves of former Islanders; and
WHEREAS, the magazine hos already won accolades from the HawaII Visitors Bureau and Convention Center for promoting Hawaii through great feature stories about the Islands; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Nineteenth Leglslarure of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 1997, that this body hereb y commends and congratulates the 'Ohona means "'amity" magazine for being on Innovative and Inspiring publication that has helped to foster even closer ties between Howali and las Vegas, and In doing so, exemplify the true meaning of 'ohana; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate hereby expresses Its appreciation for the magazine's promotion of HawaII and Its d etermination to spread the goodwill of the Islands and wishes 'Ohana means "famHy' magazine contrnued growth and success.
s (2r?' of fJa(C~ , 19~ State Cap tol, Honolulu, Hawaii ,/ )/" (?~
e Senate m~e 17'/1e Ilkgislature Ccnificate No. ~ CONTENTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FEATURES S LAN D HOP P N G page 13
IN."",§bw ,IQUE D EPA R T MEN T S 'OHANA MAGAZINE CELEBRATES ALOHA FROM SUNNY We will be at the California Hotel ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY CALIFORNIA September 18th, 19th & 20th by Rita De Silva 24 by Aloha Joe ".',.',.,".',', . . ,14 Mezzanine Level SEPTEMBER - KEPAKEMAKA CALENDAR " ... " ..• , .•..•... 7 & Thursday Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm LOYAL GARNER CLASSiFIED " . .. , ...... ,., .44 and Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm HAWAII'S LADY OF LOVE 9 California Hotel & Mainstreet Station Parking THE SPIRIT OF ALOHA DA KATONK KID Tailgate Party, Saturday 2:00 pm to pm IS EVERYWHERE 10 by Pat Morita. , , ...... , .18 -_._ _ .1- ______KUKUIPUKA HEIAU FROM THE EDITOR ., .. , .. , ... .4 I ON MAUl 19 - I I HILTON HAWAIIAN FUTURE SHOWS 00 I VillAGE - ELEGANT &. SPECIAL EVENTS .. . ' .. ' , . ' .. .40 I &. MAJESTIC 20 OFF I TAKE $2.00 OFF EACH I GASA-GASA GOSSI P ITEM PURCHAS ED WITH . I ALOHA FESTIVALS '97 ....._ ,...;;::;;;; ______THIS COUPON __' I IN HAWAI'I 22 by Steven Lum ' , ... , , , . , . , , . . . . , .30
FLU SHOTS GOLF: DO IT WITH 'OHANA GET 'UM "EARLY" 26 by Stephanie Holland ...... ' , ....40 SLOT MACHINES PAYOFF MYTHS 27 LAS VEGAS : WHAT'S NEW &. HOT TARO - HAWAII'S ROOTS 34 By Deke Castleman ..... ,", . . , ... 28 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE 35 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, . , . , ' ,6
WE ALL HAVE PREJUDICES 36 - MAl E KUAI MA 'OHANA MAGAZINE SURVEY LAS VEGAS , . , . ' . .. . . ' ' , ...... J8 KICK·OFF PARTY UH·OHANA GOLF TOURNAM PLEASE TElL Us! 43 September 18th, 8:30 pm September 19th, 7:30 am Shotgun MOVI NG TO TH E Mizuno's Japanese Steak House Nellis Air Force Base NEXT MONTH - NINTH ISlAND ... ", . .. " .8 $25 CALL (808) 956-9 117 $110 (808) 956-4513 or (702) 364-8950 ill the October Issue of 'Ghana: RECORDING ARTISTS lJ~"O UH LETIERWINNERS CLUB RECEP. UH VS. UNLV TAILGATE PARTY IN HAWAI'I September 19th, 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm September 20th, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm &. THE "NINTH ISLAND" by Mina Hall Stardu st Hotel Calilornia Hotel & Mainstreet Station Parking on Stewart ASIAN/ISlANDER FREE to dues paying letterwinners & a guest or $20 $49.95, includes tickets to garne and transportation Cover phoros provided courtesy of: DEMOGRAPHICS DATA CALL 956-9117 CALL (808) 634-6505 Tlt e Hilton Hawaiian Villag e. Loyal Garner. IN LAS VEGAS Lady Luck Casino Hote l. and Mic hael Me w.
K EPAKEMAPA 1997 3 'OIIANA A Note from the Editor I'Y\eOI"lS "f01'" '1y " MEL OZEKI, PH.D. PublisberlEditor Mel Ozeki , Ph.D. Hawaiian Adventure Radio A warm, sincere MAHALO for sustain Associllte Publisber & Edilor / Accoltllfs Emily Ozeki ing 'OHANA means "family" in its first and fu ll year of publi shing. Be ing a n Adven-ising Sales / e ntrepre ne ur in a new bus iness has been 'Ohana Magazine Publicity Tayne Onekea extreme ly stressful yet wonderful a nd ful filling. Stressful fro l11 Business Advisor Steven N irura the fi scal pe rspective because production of a monthly m agazine wi th good quality is prohibitive. B ut p laying a ro le in spreading ConlTibliting Growing Together f,Vriters Mark Adams (Maui) the Spirit of A lo ha by way o f 'Ohana Magazine throug hout Deke Cast1 eman Hawai ' i a nd the United Sta tes, and m aking hundre d s of ne w and Spreading Ri ta D e Silva (Kaua'i) frie nds and meeting kind peop le a long the journey a re more Mina Hall important beca use that, indeed . is priceless I MAHALO! the Spirit of Aloha. Stephanie Holland Aloha Joe Many well-wishe rs - strangers - periodicall y te lepho ne to say Kalina Johnson how they e nj oy the magazine. W e ' ve received call s from the 50th Patrick Ka'ano'j State, but even from forme r isla nde rs as far away as New York, Steven Lum Boston, San Antoni o, India na, Washing ton S ta te, California, a nd Donna Manz Pat Morita he re in Las Vegas, where 'OhanCl is based - call ing to compli Grover Pyles (O'ahu) me nt the magazine. Tha t is very specia l because fo lks s pe nd the ir Lei lchua Yucn (Haw:l i'i) time and money to te ll us that this e ndeavor is worth whi le . / "'-, Direc/or / The noti on of 'Ohana Magazine doing AOK c ame several times De·'ilbT71 Diana Barclay-Crane during the year. Among the m were:
Pbotogrnpby Roy Ogata (fonnN"1y afHilo) • Kudos fro m the Hawai ' i Senate a nd In this issue, a congra t Bri an Janis/ ul atory message fro m the Ho norable Governo r Ben Cayeta no; Phototechnjk (Los Vrgas) • Pat Morita, The Karate Kid " Miyagi-san." w h o offered to Primer Southwest Color Graphics be a guest write r whe never he was a t ho m e in Las Vegas. He is a very humble a nd j ovial ma n: 'Obrmn is puhlishcd by 0 7,c ki Enterprises, Inc. Copyright ® I 1997 'Ohan:l. All righu. reser.... ed. Reproduction of an}' • Aloha Joe joining the sta ff as a monthly column is t and g iv m:ncri:J1 frml! lhis issue expressly forbidden \... imom wriucn permission of lhe puhlisher. ing us a bi g boost every week on Hawaiian Adventure Ra dio in 3 I states; Subscription: Based on U.S. currency, J 2 issues pcr yca r. U.S. $32.00. • Steven Lum, Mina Hall. Kal in a Jo hnson. Patrick Ka 'ano ' i, Rita De S il va, Donna Manz, S tepha ni e Ho lland. Do n Curri e r of Contact us :.1[: Las VeM(ls !1I .v ider, and A ntho ny C urtis/Dckc Castl e man of the aloha. r~nthbehaJf of the /)eo 'O/Jlnw mag e readers pie of the S Las VeMas Advisor - eac h w rite r prov iding an alTay or news and IlZlne begins irs sec Qnd PlJbltshers tate of HaWa" I 4573 Portaclown Lane In stori es with e nthusias m a nd re li abilit y - every month . Ond Year of of OhafIQ 'send I llllJ \.Ie PUb},calion as th iS ex Y gtcetings. and Las Vegas, NY 89121 -5756 the SOcM/ ry pleased ,L Cel/em Ha ••-" wanneSt and ec " UH d ...... " ·Ln .. V Everyone of th e above arc contributo rs w ithout compensa 8 reater l.as V onOmic bo ' UHng irs . ...., egas Phone (702) 434-0544 egas area. nds mat alread lnaU~l!ral Year 0 ti on because they 100 believe in 'Ohana's worth a nu pote ntial _ y eX/51 be,,,, ' 'hana has h I FAX (702) 43 5-856 1 ·ne . ...eenres· epedt for growth . HaWaii's ..... re IS" long n.... /dents of OUr . I OSlren8thcn wcb page: r. .... OP/e L . -·u ProUd I . IS ands oUod 8reat 'as Vegas ' II Slory th and Ihe link ' apJ)ealllllJ IS it ho at binds h up://www .uhanamagazil1c.com • Severa l businesses tha t stro ngly s upport us vi a adverti sing. wuh fami} ong enth . me away &0 Us logeth Y and fric Us/aslic m horne er. Por or Vi.l Email: ohal1amag@an vonet such as John Repett i at the Californi a Ho te l. Di c k Dic ks te in and /\.If nds Who Sfillli:ders til know numbers of i \ ~ho y~ lluJr o!~:ar Amy Dodson a t Lady Luck . Ci ndy Robertson a t Montc Carl o. Emily OZ:k.besl WiShes 80 n oUr Islands. Or news OfHaw8it has already I . May Oha to Ohana:r and.:l closer Let us therefore come boldly Rafae l Vill an ueva at Tropicana. Tony Manc uso at G ua ran teed no glUw and PUblishers before the throne of grace, Prosper in the Y - former Hilo . Tour ~ . and Steven LUIll of L a~ Veg.a!-o No Ka Oi Rea lt y a nd Pal ears ahead reSIdents A-i . . ''''eI and that we might obtain mercy Lee o f Reall Y Funding Corp (prcvio ll 'd y Manor Mortgage). and help in time of need. A/oha, • T he an nu a l s uhscrihe rs and d()/ e n ~ or o lhL:r hus inesses tha t Hebrews 4:16 won Ot he me nt ioned by name h cc u ll ~c .. til l'an' t he li ste d . ••••••••••••••••••• / flll/ll//II ' d fll/ 1)(I}.: e I(l
O H A NA K E PA K E MAPA 1997 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • • 'OHANA SHOWS GOOD VALUE see.on thi s tour. Th e best part was Thank you for taking us to a wo nderful I SEPTEMBER Northwest Ohana Luau, Canoe Club 100+ miles Long 27 NOVEMBER FOR THIS HAOLE WAHINE commg out of the Hoover Dam alcove Chinese dinner at Wo Fats . Also , who LABOR DAY. Bellingham. WA, 360-733-2459. Distance Race. Sacramento. THANKSGIVING. Recently I visited yo ur great city, Las are a by boat and seeing the breathtak can forget the wonderful dinner we had 6 SEPTEMBER 27 SEPTEMBER CA. Bob Steele. 916-988-2419. 7 DECEMBER Vegas, for the first time. Thumbing ing views as we traveled on Lake Mead . at the Las Vegas Club 's Great Moments Lost Hawaiians 'Ohana Makaha Sons & m any other 31 OCTOBER 56th Anniversary. Pearl through the 'Ohana Magazine that I had I wou ld like to say how much I have Gourmet Room. I wo uld be remi ss if I LO'au, Aurora, CO" Andy Lou artists, Watsonville. CA. 408- HALLOWEEEN. Harbor, O'ahu. 479-1933 brought with me from Florida , I decided enjoyed your magazine. La s Vegas is a did not mention Mr. Robert Herm ann , 303-695-9299. 1 NOVEMBER Honolulu Marathon and Portrait of Haw aii's Music in Wheelc hair Marathon. to take advantage of some of the city of luck and it paid off just having La s Vegas Club 's Casino Shift Manager, 6 & 7 SEPTEMBER Frank De lima, California Concert. Watsonville. CA. Lyle Hotel. Las Vegas. NV. Jody o r 13 DECEMBER advertised discounts. brought along my 'Ohana Magazine. who was very cordial and kind to Newport Beach/Catalina Challenge 9-mon Outrigger & Marlene Thomas. 408-479- Joan. 702- 386-4403. Keeli'i Reichel concert. First, my personal needs were in great Thi s was my first visit to Las Vegas , but arrange for our wonderful dinner. I 1933 or 761 - 1946. Canoe Races. Newport Beach, 31 OCTOBER - 2 NOVEMBER Santa Monica, CA, 871 -771 - demand. I was able to get an appoint not my last. Get re ady, here I come! know Chong appreciates th e friendly Imua Ath. Club - S. A lameda CA. Bud Hohl 714-548-5726. 17th A n n. 10 'oe e ka La Hula 7238. ment for my nails at Studio 1DB. I found atmosphere and hospitality of the Las County Buddhist Church LO'au, Diane Palmer, 11-1 5 SEPTEMBER Festival. Pleasonton. CA. Ingrid 24 DECEMBER the proprietor to be very personable Vegas Club . On previous stays at the Union City. CA. Betty Ah Yee. Palm Bay, Florida. Hila Jaycees County Fair. Ga rla sa. 415-355-6451: HANUKKAH. an d th e nai l tech to be quite good. I do Las Vegas Club , we were treated like 510-889-6632. 13 SEPTEMBER Gordean Lum Villiados. 5 10- 25 DECEMBER wish this nail salon was an easy drive VIPs, albeit, we are not "high rollers" . 27-28 SEPTEMBER 786-2890. LOTS FOR KEKEI'S TOO Aloha Festivals Floral Parade LV Hawaiian Civic Club & CHRISTMAS DAY. from Florida. Las Vegas is now a very family oriented 1-8 NOV EMBER A loha Bowl (O'ahu), We send our aloha and mahalo to you (O 'ahu). City of Las Vegas Cultural town ; however, much of th e family Hui 0 Howe;'i o f San Diego 27th A nnual Kona Coffee Next, I wanted to take my friends out to Division. Ho '0 lau Ie ' a . Las 3 1 DECEMBER for making part of our recent Las Vegas activities are on the STRIP. Because of Festival. Kailua-Kana. Hi . Lauro a nice dinner. Looking thru the 'Ohana, 28th Annual LO'au , Chula Vista, Vegas First Night Honolulu (O'ahu). trip a wonde rful one. Although we just its homey atmosphere, most people CA .. Dolly C rawford 619-447- Aquino. 808-326-7820. I was able to find what appeared to be 2-4 OCTOBER contributed to the Las Vegas econo my, from Hawai'i, favor the downtown area. 8567. 7-9 NOVEMBER (by the write-up) just wha t I was look Hwn. Steel G uitar Assn. Joliet REUNIONS the vacation was an enjoyable one . I It would be nice to see more family ori Pacific Fun Day, Largo. MD., 2nd Annual Matsuri Festival, ing for. We spent a lovely evening at a Convtn .. Jo li et. IL, Don Weber. know Clark enjoyed all the theme parks ented amenities in the downtown Gordon Velasco 202-761 -8817. Las Vegas. NV. 3-5 OCTOBER superb restaurant in the Lady Luck 815-485-6765: Wally Pfeifer. Las Vegas has to offer, to include the hotels. Parents vaca tioning with their 13 & 14 SEPTEMBER 9 NOVEMBER Leilehua High, Class '65. Casino Hotel. The food and se rvi ce in 8 15-725- 1887 . tallest and biggest roller coaster at children in the downtown area, and To malpais Outrigger Canoe 4th Ann. Ki Ho'Alu Festiva l California Hotel. Las Vegas . the Burgundy Room were superb We 3-6 OCTOBER Buffalo Bills in Stateline. He especially without ca rs, have very limited enter C lub Long Distance Races. "Kaua'i Style", Uhu'e. Kaua' i, Leila Ho nda. 909-595-7185. felt like royalty. Least to say I added a Maul County Fair. enjoyed rafting down the Colorado tainment (just arcade video machines Tiburon. CA .. Susan Grant 415- Milton Lou. 808-239-4336. few pounds. 4 OCTOBER River from th e base of Hoover Dam , 12 and the Fremont Experience). With all 389- 1103. 11 NOVEMBER Hawaiian events provided Lokahi Ohana Ann. LO'au by Saiehi Kawahara of I had do ne quiet we ll through the miles down to Willows Beach in 19-20 SEPTEMBER VETERAN'S DAY. the families from Hawai'i visiting Las and Concert, Parkland, WA, "Kapa/okiko" in San Francisco, 'Ohana Magazine , so I th ough I'd try my Kaulana Na Pua Aha Mele Arizona. On previous visits, Clark went Vegas, I hope more family oriented 581-6504. 12-16 NOVEMBER Tony Kwak in Van Nuys. CA., luck with a tour. Guaranteed Tours was ' Eluo 1997. Loyola Marymount. and club newsletters. Events to the Grand Canyon , Death Valley activities are planned in the downtown 10 OCTOBER Assn. o f Hwn . Civic Clubs advertising a Hoover Dam /Lake Mead LA. CA. 310-371-113 1. Conventn .. San Diego, CA . may change; please fele National Monument, Hoover Dam, Lake area. Beamer Family Show. San Boat Tour. We did see all we needed to 19-24 SEPTEMBER Dolly C rawford . 619-447-8567. phone to confirm dales. Mead , and Mt. Charleston . Anyway, alth ough we did not hit the big Diego. CA. 6 19-226-4033. An Evening with Hapa . jackpot, thanks to you, our recent Las 408-423-5 491 . (19. Aptos. 10-12 OCTOBER Vegas vacation was not a total loss. We C A .: 20 , Santa Rosa: 21. 1st Ann. Pac. Northwest Hula ONOLICIOUS!! ! Playel's Expl'ess Vaeations are looking forward to the future iss ues San Francisco; 23. Walnut Competn .. Taco ma. WA. Boy of 'Ohana magazine. C reek; 24. Sacramento) Apana.206-874-4443. A Travel CompallY· Now ill ollr 12th Year! Aloha me pumehana, 19-27 SEPTEMBER 10-13 OCTOBER hen it comes to mouth-watering Wholesale Airfares· Discounts up to 25% Mert, Chong, and Clark 13th Annual Kaua'i Kapa l akiko Hwn . Band Honolulu, HI MOkihana Festival. Nathan Cruise (LA to Ensenada. MX, Wfood - all islanders & visitors As seen in 'Consumer Reports' Kalama 808-822-2 166. Lee ro undtrip). San Francisco. CA. seem to agree - I-I awaj'j has th e confined on page 42 Mentley 808-822-0246. Myrle Ching or Paula Quon, best food in the wo rl d! 41 5-668-0993. 7-day Mexican Riviera Cruise 20 SEPTEMBER And now, the Historic I-Iaw;li ·j Aloha Days, Hermosa Beach , 11 OCTOBER Foundation has g::u hrl'cd I-Iawai'j's In June, 'Ohana Magazine Beamer Family Show, LA. CA. by Bay C ities Surf Club. favorite island recipes to sha re $ 599 "~r:,() printed a leller from Tim CA. 2 13-628-2725. Koua' j Quaker Race, with you in their 156 page Sails December 7 & 14, 1997 to: Cryne, Food and Beverage 13 OCTOBER HUi ' llima of Santa C lara cDukhool\. "Island FI({fIO r ...... • Puerto Vallarla Manager at Lady Luck, DISCOVER'S DAY . • Mazatlan • Coho San I,ucas County 38th Ann. LO'au , Mt. Th ese tasty, silllple to pre requesting readers to send in 17- 18 OCTOBER * Includes port charges. View. CA. Phoebe Brusco. 408- pare r('cipcs arc perfec t for yo ur LAX depar/lire a business card to 8-year old 7th Hula '0 Na Keiki Festival 262-7362. next gathering. From pllpU :O; Craig Sherwood in Atlanta. Spirit of Polynesia 16th Ann. (Maui). 11. day Kenya Safari I Night at Coral Reel //otel in Waikiki Craig was suffering from termi Concert, Hayward, C A, Kimo & 17-19 OCTOBER U1iil' akll poke 10 pn.':->c l'Vl':O; like nal cancer and wanted to be Jill Baird. 510-837-0770. 8th Ann. Hula a No Keiki, prune llIui and pi ckled mango, :~::""""","...... J listed in the Guiness Book of Hawal'; v .s. UNLV Football a t Lahaina. Maui. Akoni Akana , you'lI he :Ibll' I() bring fil e ta:-ite of the i:-> I:md :-> $ 3" 399":0 !:c! ,!,l-triPF World Records for "most busi Sam Boyd's Stadium, Las 808-661-00 II . home to yo ur kitchen. Departs November 30, 199 7 4 Nights at the Coral Reef f10tel ness cards collected by one Vegas. NV. 24-25 OCTOBER (;0 on ... oreier your co p ~ IOda} and n:discnver th ost' person". We called the Wish 21 SEPTEMBER HAPA. Whittier College. CA. "'s!rmd F/{II !ors " yo u've heen craving for. Silllp l ~ OJlo/icious.' BOOK NOW! SPACE IS UMITED. from lAX PP $383 Foundation in Atlanta and 9th Ann . No Wahine ' 0 562-907-4203. 'NT airfrom JFK & I I Day Salari starting at dho were told that Craig had brain Hawai ' i Conce r t . Sa n 25 OCTOBER Send $1 2. 00 + $4.00 shiPPing & handling to: Francisco. CA, Milton Lou, 808- Ironman Triathlon - Kailua I~n ces shown arc per penon. bwed on round.tnp and double OCCUpaIlCY. surgery and full recovery was Historic Hawai'i Foundation· P. O. Box 1658 · Honolulu, HI 96806 Re.... lnc tlOru apply. lVeekelllu and haiuiays mq), ht! hIgher. SUbje cl lO ChanRl! Wlthoul na llce 239-4336. Kana. PFCs al/d (axes are addltlol/al. Califor f!XlJt'1 pnr:mg anJ j e/ecl dafU expected. The Foundation also Columbia River Challenge, Kaulana No Pua Concert. Or charge by phone or fax: Phone 808-523-2900 • Fax 808-523·0800 Pluyers Express Building· 29S(J W. Meade Avenue .I,as Vegas, NV 89102 asked that readers stop send Ing any more business cards. Pacific NW Outrigger Racing Redondo Beach. C A . 310-37 1- C anoe Assn . Championship 1131. Historic Hawa,', Foundatioll,s a non-profit orgal7lzatlon devoted to MAHALO TO OUR READERS Races. Vancouver, WA, Townie 25-26 OCTOBER histonc preservatio n and heritage edt/catton In Hawal', (702) 365 ·1414 • (800) 390·0341 FOR THEIR KOKUA. Porter. 509-678- 1440. • • I """,N Hui 0 Sac ramento Outrigger NO N · P,L\I O A. DVERTISING
6 • ' O HANA 7 K EP AKEMAPA 19 9 7 ~~~~------
------.
Since the birth of 'Ohana Magazine, stories about former islanders taking new roots and finding their ~oyai !/!Jarnet: niche on the mainland have been written. There are thousands yet to be told. ~rzJi .. } W e lose so muc h talent Hawaii's loss is "The Ninth Island's" (the Mainland's) (;;7 vam azz .s w h en f o lks leav e. But a gain. (The Hawaiian Islands are comprised of eight consol ation i s tha t they islands - the enormous emigration of islanders to the ~a ()1j oj ~ove do r epresent u s so well continental U.S. sounds appropriate, yeah?) sprea ding the Spirit o f If you'd like to share your experience, we'd love to by M el Ozcki, PII .D ., Pu blis her & Editor A loha a nd Love." share it in 'Ohana Magazine. Loyal Garner, affectionately Rai sed in rural O'ahu, h er •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• known as as "Hawaii' s musi cal ca r eer bega n a t Lady of Love" , showcas a n early age. H er I1l o the r, Oa Gaod Ole Days - Unlocked Troop 36 as our p ore nts felt we in Kurtistown . As they ore things th a t A lice Kuni Kea wek a n e Doors, Sticking Togelher, Working es the annual two-day need disc ip line and tra ining. Little all Kurti st ow n peop le do, were Garner, a n o ted Hawaiian Hard - Gone wilh Time d id they kno w that we had training accepted as su c h . and needed not Ho'olaule'a at the Sammy sin g er a nd kumu hula, by Joe Koshi alright - like p laying blac kj ack to be said . Davis Jr. Theatre with a p asse d o n th e t a l e nts Mom and Dad raised us seven ki ds otter scout m eetings, eyeing up 7:00 p.m. performance in t he boondocks of Ku rtistown. wahines, b o rrowing fruits fro m the on September 27. Loyal handed d own from h er Home was about t hree m iles neig hbors, o r swimm ing in the c lub hold s that prestigious title fath e r , Joseph Kuni , a above the main highway w hic h house w ater tank! for her genuine, down-to p opular H awaiia n Dlusic leads to Volcano fro m Hilo a nd by composer a nd e nterta in But we nevah thought that we had earth sincerity and love that way o f a o ne-lone g rovel rood. it good - so we a lways d ream ed of e r. L oya l in ev itabl y It was enaka (country) that even moving out of Kurtistown. Of m a k exudes when she sings. b eca Dl e a n e nte rtain e r the local folks called the area as ing a million -(at tha t time, hun " I have b een an x iously l ooking h e r self. Yama oku (inside the mountains). dred g rand was enough) - o r forward to singing in L as V egas Garner attended the Univer sity o f appeared m an y times o n l ocal Lucky thing hod neighbors around building a grand house next to t he to so many former islanders now H a w a i 'i Sc h ool of Musi c while tel evi si on as ce l ebrity cha irper like the Uro's across the rood the beach. liv ing ther e and abroad ," L oyal suppo rting h er self a t h er firs t son as well as e nte rtain er for Obasa:s, the Hiraki's. 't h e Eventua lly our family moved out o f says with h e r ev e r charming professional en gagem ent at the many tel ethon s, ch aritable ca u s KaJlwara s and so on. More so as Ku rt istown. mostly to Hilo a nd L.A. smile. " It's just sa d that so many they had kids to play with the same Hilto n Hawaiian V illage Golden es, v ariety sh ows, l ocal T V sp e We found jobs, got m arried, ra ised a re is lande rs mus t leave H awai'i. ages with us. families a nd saved for retirement. Dragon Room w h en sh e was only cials, and educa tio n al tel evision. She received natio n a l te levision G rowing up in Kurtistown meant M e, I now stay 18. Sin ce th en , h e r ca r eer has working in the farm tending the retired a nd am take n h e r to m a n y showro oms in co ver age w hile guesting on the orange trees. the anthuriums and b u sy w ith net W aikjkj and the Nei g hbo r I slands " D on H o Sp ecial", as h alftime whatevers. It also meant helping work marketing LASER as a m a in headline r. An aCCO D1 - ente rtainme nt fo r the Pro Bowl, Dad out In hiS contracting business. and oct like dis plish ed singer , song writer, pian o A l oh a Bowl , an d the Hula Bowl, It also meant that a ll the homes in tributor far Borley BARCODE s t y l is t , r ecord pr o du ce r a nd and h as app ea r ed in Hawaii 's Kurtistown were open - you know Green products. a rra nger, Loyal has re leased te n portion of the CBS T h an ksgi v i ng witho ut the doors locked. Netwark market SOLUTIONS albums. Par ade for the l as t three years. All the neighbors had on open i ng is anot her S h e r ecei ve d in ter n a ti ona l The las t fi ve albums ar e on h er door policy to feed us when we go fancy name for Laser Barcode Solut ions provi des t he t ota l solut ion accla im as p art of a 15 tninute own record la be l Pi 'ila ni Records. hungry or to give a helping hand. meeting people to your barcod ing needs o r require m ent s . We can help presenta tion called " H awa i'i a nd and try to help yo ur business to operate more efficiently, increase s peed H e r p e rf o rm a n ces o n these As we grew o lder it meant to work Its People" tha t was v i ewed on them meet goals and accuracy. and improve productivity. We specia lize in : albul11 S h ave e n a bl e d h e r t o harder, this time to help cut cane a ll Wo rld Ai r ways f li ghts . and be healthy. • Barcode Scanning Equipment receive nume ro u s n Olllina ti o n s during the summers. Brothers John H ostessing h e r own "Movie of and Paul eac h did their time in the Now that I look from Hawaii's recording indus • Barcode Software Integration & Development: the W eek " T V sh ow on l ocal sta c ane fi e lds and were cracker jack back. maybe liv tr y's Na H 6 k u I-I a n o h a n o • Inventory Control • PO S • Asset M an agem e nt tio n KHON T V 2, sh e was abl e to at that. ing my kids days A ward s, H awaii's equiva l ent o f • Document, Key Tr acking . Time & Attendance In eet a nd sh owcase 111a n y popu G ro wing up in Kurtisto wn meant pil in Kurtistown was the G r ammys. Winning accol ades la r loca l e nte rta ine rs as well as Ing up In Dad' s a le truck and go not bad otter all. • Shop Floor Data Collection as " Fenlale Vocalis t o f th e Year", As it is t h e o le riding d a wn to the beac h , to Warm • Barcode Printing Equipment and Software " Bes t Sing l e" and "Best H awaiian v is iting celebrities. country values Springs, t o Mauna Kea Pond, or just • Identification/ ID Systems Conte ulpo rary Album. " H e r As the Grand Pr i ze w inner of th e ride thro ugh the c ane fields. t hat I work wi th H awa i ' i M u s ic Festival , M iss now. You know - • Radio Frequency Systems rep e rto ire e nconlpasses the vast Us Kurtistown guys use to always m a in s trea lTI o f H awaiia n , con Garn er represen ted Hawa i ' j at stic k together and we even had the words like Contact us for free ohana. sharing. t e mp o r a r y, co untry, gos p e l , the 10th Tokyo Music Festi va I. o ur own corner next to the gym at Barcode Consultation/ Product Demo: be helpful. leave rock , r eggae, and j azz. S h e r ece i ve d t h e TBS and Hilo High Sc hool. We use to m eet 2545 South Bruce Street. Su ite #3 the door open. Congeniality Awards and earned every m o rning , during rece sse s Las Vegas, NV 89109 As sp okesp erson for the C utter stick with eac h th e respect of h er peers as w ell as a nd sh a re o ur musubis a nd okazus. Phone : (702) 737·3211· Fax: (702) 737-3447 Ford compa n y, a local ca r d ealer othe r - were not the Japanese peopl e. Sh e travel s By the t ime we were high school. 2800 Woodlawn Drive. Suite #160 ship in H awa i/j, Loyal's te levi in our vocabu Honolulu. Hi 96822 to Ja p an every year to gi ve per- we a ll had to jo in th e Boy Scout sion comme rcials h ave tnade h er lary growing up Phone: (808) 539·3722 • Fax: (808) 539·3721 a h o u s e h o ld n a m e . S h e h as COlllllllled VII pligt' ·1 2 8 ' O HANA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 9 ______~ ______~ ______---1 0------f------o
practice, and he beli eves educatin g people about A ltho ug h ill la s t fa ll , East. West. Hawaiian culture is hi s mi ssion. Mahina accompanied hi s hula ha lau to WaikIkf as it "Since moving to the mainland more than 30 years competed in a world-class North. South ago, I've maintained ti es to my culture and heritage hula competi tion. Mahina by involvi ng myself in jobs and activities that have & the Polynesians. on a The Spirit fo stered that link. Hula and chant have been part of tropically-adorned float, my life s in ce I was fi ve years old . Two of my great re presente d H awai ' i in of Aloha grand aunts were dancers in King Kalakaua's court. th e 1997 Pres iden tia l It's part of my heritage, and I want to share it." Is Everywhere Ina ug ura l P a r ade. by Donna Man z " L ove and resp ect f or H awa ii an c ul ture s ti ll There a r e Hawaii a n s In California. And in Las Vegas. exists in my heart," says On the Hawa iian float for the 1997 Presidential Inauguration Parad e ;11 Washington, D .C. And there are rumors of Mahina. " ) be li eve God pull ed m e thro ug h m y m e di cal c ri ses because my Polynesian communities thriving in Society provided me wi th the oppor "The Hawai'i State Society is as old work here is not done." F lorid a. But W ashing ton , D.C. tunity to meet other people with as any group gets on the mainland. It seems the least likely place for a great aloha for Hawaiian culture, and was chartered in 1950 to advance the From life in Wai lu a to life among the h eadhunters of Polynesian community to flourish. In brought me into contact with a wider issue of statehood . Its present mis Bo rneo to the sultry beauty of Indonesia, transplanted the midst of conservati ve suits, top community of like-minded people." sion is to perpe tuate social ties and Hawaiian Virgini a Se ymo ur landed in Washington, secret c leara nces, and blu stery, the aloha spirit am ong its 500 mem Hilo-born and rai sed, Ca nev a li D. C . in 1990. s nowy winters, are Ha waii an and bers. W e also work c losely with the m ove d o n t o Wa s hin gto n and "I mi ss the tropical weather, the beaches, and 1 mi ss my Samoan castaways, steadfast in their Hawai ' i cong ressio na l de legation, through hi s association with the HSS fam il y terribl y," says Virginia . "And I still gel home de termination to re ta in the ir island reaching out to the larger populati o n he promotes Hawaiian culture. sick fo r real plate lunches. I used to be quite homesick cultures. C lu sters of social and e ducating p eo pl e about before I kn ew other Hawaiians here. Now, I' m not lone a nd c ultural affiliations were Hawaiian culture." ly anymo re because I see other Hawaii ans at social and c reated by these Polynesian The HSS planned the Kamehameha cultural functions. I have Hawaiian fr iends, and friends tra ns plants w ho desire to Day cele bration at the Capitol, and who aren' t Hawaiian bUl know Hawai' j well . We share maintain ties to their home. MaltillG IV i tlt It alall the comme mo ration is one of several The Hawai' i State Society HSS-spo nsored events. The annual F or 10 years, Mahin3 and the American Sam oa Cherry Blossom Festival is a hi gh was e mpl oyed b y Society are re presented in li ght of the Washing to n tourist cal Hawaii an Airlines as a Was hing to n , and the two endar. The princesses are chosen by me mbe r of it s world Po lynesian communities fre the ir respecti ve state socie ti es, and wide promotional team. q uently o verlap sociall y. the Hawa i' i princess is distincti vely "We promoted Hawaiian dressed in Hawaiian attire . tourism to travel agents "1 learned about the Hawai ' j and conventions through State Society in 1989," says Hula li ves and thri ves in me tro performance and semi Ralp h Ca neva li , c urre nt Washington. Severa l halau ex ist to nars. It is a privilege to President of th e HSS. "The teach Hawaiian dance and c ulture, share my culture," say s ex posure to it re newed my and extend the spirit of 'ohana. Mahina. " I feel honored inte rest in the island s. T he A descendant of a mi ssio nary-ali ' i to have blessed several > uni o n, Mahina Bailey, of Hula Halau Honolulu-bo und in au Page 18: Vi vian Ta kafuji Mahina 0 W akinekona, D.C., is a gural fli ghts of several Pat Morita's long-standing kuma hula. Now 70 airlines." 1994 column Cherry years old, Mahina has been chanting Mahina still lectures for about his trip Blossom and performing hula for 65 of th ose the S mith s o ni a n a nd Princess to Europe. years. heart surgery and bouls of teaches at a local uni ve r pneumo ni a have s lowed him a little, "The Spirit" Representing sity o n Hawaii ana and the but he remains a practi c in g teacher hula. He visits Hawai ' i is there, too - Hawaiian of th e dance. It is M ahina who plays fre qu e ntl y to re fresh o( course! State Mallina & the Polynesians - at Bill Clinton's In augural Ball ;11 January 1997. Soci ety uk e lele and sings w hil e hi s haumana hi s Hawaii a n roots .
10 'O H ANA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 11 . ------1------. aloha . so we ha ve information on mem H awa i ' i he r e. The be rs hip please call I S L A N D c lo se ne ss of th e Cherry Nutting at Hawaiian community (703)978-6673 (VA) HO P P I N G makes you forget a lot or write to Cherry at of the things you are 4922 Wheatstone Dr., missing." Fairfax, V A 22032. Hula plays an signifi Special Event A FINAL TRIBUTE TO cant role in Virginia's life. " It 's a way to September 27, Pacific HAWAI ' I CON - CON BRUDDA IZ Fun Day: Pacific express myself," she ISSUE RE-VOTE Thou s and s jamme d th e s tat e islande rs and friends says simply. It imparts Las t fall , s tate offic ials dec lared Capitol rotunda on O 'ahu on o n the east coast are a richness to her life. that vo t e r s had r e j ec t e d a July 9 to say goodbye to e nte r inv ited to share their Virginia keeps aloha culture, mus ic, dance, Constitutional Convention. But taine r Is rae l Kamakawiwo ' o le. alive in special ways. food, sports, and fel o n Jul y 10, federa l Judge Dav id Brudda Iz, a s Kamakawiwo ' o le "I'm in close contact lowship. This annual Ezra ordered a new vote on the King Kam ehameha 's Celebration in the Rotunda oj the United States was common ly known , died w ith famil y s till in Capitol Building ill Washington, D. C. event is held in subur- iss ue within 60 days. June 26 in Queen' s M e di ca l Hawai'i. And I have ban Largo, Maryland. Ez ra s aid the process was Center at age 38. H e had been WAIAlAE CC TO Gordon Velasco, 202-76 1-88 17 of many books on Hawaiian culture and l slalld Entertainment flawed b ecause blank votes were unde r care for respiratory and REPLACE HAWAIIAN hi s tory_ Seminars with contemporary the Hawai ' i Slale Society has infor But what aboul island e nte rtain counted as " no" votes, leading re late d problems . OPEN A FTER 1998 kumu hula k eep me up-ta-date. mation on this event. ment? No problem. There's Mallina to rejection of a C ons titutional As his body lay in state at the The Wai a lae Co untry C lub. " You know what I reall y mi ss? All & th e Polynesians fo r music and Convention. Capitol the day before hi s funer wh ic h has hos ted the popular the fami ly parties, all th e celebra dance in the traditional Hawaiian These folks may be contacted The s tate attorney general 's a l, thousands of people gathered Hawaii a n Open on the PGA cir tions. W e cele bra te d bi g time _ style. Meki's Tamure and Atogi's in the Washington, D.C. area: office is appealing the ruling in me m o ry of the man w hose weddin gs, baptis ms. I mi ss those Royal Polynesians produce shows c uit s ince 1965, has booked the HULA and seeking a s tay of the order. occasions," Virg ini a says quietly. with a Waikiki fl avor: Hawaiian, mus ic touc he d so many. It was $2 M M e rce d es Champion s hip Samoan, Maori and Tahitian music Hula Halau Mahina 0 State e lections officials say it only the second time the state Golf T o urna m e nt for four yea rs OIlO Hawaiian Food and dance. Meki 's Polynesian Dan.ce Wakinekona, D.C. wi ll be difficult, if not impossi Capitol has been used for s uc h b eg innin g In 1 999. The Where to go for ono H awaiian food? Group introduces Fi gian warriors to 703-971-1099, Mahina Bailey. bl e , to hold an e lec ti on wi thin purpo se. B e f o r e I z, on l y H awaii an Open is ex pecte d to be Lehu a Bakery in suburban Maryland. hi s audie nces and, represents all of 60 days. Govcrnor J o hn A. Burns a nd re placed b y a n ew eve nt at Halau 0 Aulani 301-953-9494, If you ' re aching fo r a plate lunch the Polynesian triangle in its Tropical U.S. Senator Spark Mats unaga K a p a lu a o n Mau i . H awaii a n -sty le o r a s o ft , s weet Margo Schlotterbeck. KAHO ' OlAWE island allure. When Meki and Atogi had la in in s tate the re. malasada, lhere's Lehu3. Mike and throw in their fire-knife dancers, Hale 0 Na Pua Ke'oke'o CLEAN UP FUND '9 7 I ' OlANI RAIDERS I z's ashes we re s cattere d a t Warre n in vite the Hawaii an 'ohana you' ve got a coupl e of pretty exotic 301-279-7918, Debi Brimmer, S 170M NINE - NEAR BEST IN to the ir an nual All -C lasses Hi gh acts for the Washington area. Makua Beach o n the Waianae 703-780-5627, Missy Scalph. The U.S. Senate appropri ated 28 YEARS School Pic ni c each summe r: any Coast, w he re he was raised . Ca n eva li of th e I-I awa i ' i S tat e $35 M m o re for c leanu p o f c lass, a ny hi g h school, a ny whe re. POL YNESIAN ENTERTAINMENT The Ho no lulu Ad ve rti ser vote d Society ex presses th e camaraderie of A fo rme r me mbe r o f th e Makaha D na kau kau, music, dance and fun. Kaho ' o lawe, wh ic h had bee n the 1997 I·ola ni Hi g h baseball the local Hawaii an community thi s Mahina & the Polynesians Sons of Ni ' ihau. l z gaine d fam e prev iou s ly u sed fo r military team a mo ng th e r O U l" best c lubs Warre n c reated the family pi cni c way. " In the WaShin gton area, par 703-971-1099. targe t pra c tic e for decades. afte r lea v in g th e g ro up to pe r in the 28-yea r hi s tory of the more th an fOllr years ago whe n he ti c ul arl y, you are judged by what Alogi's Royal Polynesians Appropriati ons now to tal $ 170M fo rm as a solo artist. He won Hawai 'i s tate tourname nt. With reali zed lhat things were getling out kind of job or positi on you hold and 703-550-7363. three awards at thi s year's Na o f re ach fin an c ia ll y fo r a lo t of for the cleanup of unex pl oded 11 23- 1 sea sO Il record. the what kind of ho use you li ve in. H 6 kO Hanohano Awards. the young families. Hawaii ans don' t care about that or Meki's Tamure ordnance. Ra id e rs wo n the ir second CO Il Ha wa iian e qui va le nt of the judge yo u on th at basis. We accept 410-385-0306; Other appropriations approved sec uti ve s ta te c hampi o n s hi p. " People were slipping through th e Grammys . c racks," sa ys Warre n. " I wanted an each other as we are," Canevali says. email: [email protected] was $60M for th e P ac ifi c T h e three oth e r tea m s that ev e nt tha t wa s affordab le fo r ThaI is to " li ve aloha. " Mi ss il e Ran ge o f Kaua · i a nd A ft e r hi s d e a th . fan s floc ked to we re cons id ered i.b he:-. I- eve r HAWAIIAN FOOD f a mili es. a da y at th e pa rk , t o $2 6M for t e l e ill e di c in e and record stores to buy hi s recurd c lubs were: • I <)X~ Kumcha me ha Anyone, anywhe re wi th alo ha for meet w ith o ld Ha wa ii an f ri e nds lehua Bakery 301-567-2220, t e l e raclinlo gy sys t e m s a t in gs, in c lu ding "N Dis Life "· Warrio rs (22-.1) .• 1970 Kalani Hawai ' j is invited to join th e a nd mak e ne w o ne s ." Warren and Mike. Falc ons ( 1-1 - 2) . • 196X Punahou Hawai ' i State Society. For furth e r Tripi e r A rm y M e dical Ce nt e r rel eased last year. in Hon o lulu . Bu llanh lu (1-1 - 1).
12 ·O HANA KEPAKEMAPA 199 7 13 0 ______0
Aloha Joe is the hast/ producer ALOHA of the nationally syndicated radio program, "Hawaiian FROM SUNNY Adventure", the mast listened to Hawaiian entertainment CALIFORNIA program in the world. Call him ••••••••••••••• at 800-808-1005 for a com plete network listing, ALOHA JOE
ALOHA 'OE, SUMMER and my new show is on every guitar clubs, concerts, 'Ohana
Summer is almost over every Monday at 11 p.m, Pacific Time. Magazine, trave l deals, a where but Hawai' i. it's the land of Island Sounds '97 w ith A lo ha Joe Hawaiian Music Top 10 and a eternal summers. Th at's why the prem iered in July on the Cable few surp ri ses . Radio Network (CRN) and is folks in Hawai 'i are ageless. Here PACKING MY BAGS going great. The show features on the Mainland, even in AGAIN Ca lifornia, we have seasons. Island performers but they're not I hope you're planning to be in S o me mornings, sunny singing Hawaiian songs. I'm pre Hawai'i for Aloha Festivals ' 97. C alifornia," is anything but, Oh, I senting the other side of the It's THE event of Septembe r a nd d o n ' t have to shovel the snow in Hawaiian entertainer. I wan t p p p October. We'll be there again. Roundtrip Roundtn Roundtn Roundtn the driveway but I h ave been everyone, everywhere to kn ow $199 $239 $299 $299 My broadcast sch edule is flOl1I from frOI1l frol1l known to scrape some ice off my that in Hawai'i we have a multi Ai1are Ai1are Ai1are Ai/fare talented society that can play Wednesday, Sept. 17 "live" from w indshie ld before I drive to our & the Royal Hawaiian Shopping 8 Days Air, Holel & Transfers 8 Days Air, Holel & (ar 8 Days Air, Holel & (ar 8 Days Air, Holel (ar C RN studio s. light rock, pop, jazz, country, Center in Waikikl. Planning t o Latin, blues & stan dards. So for, Hawaiian MOllard! City/Mill ...... Mall; Ocemlfrollt SralfJani ...... KOlla Seaside RUll O/ Haust' ...... $ Kmw; Sallds RIHI of Hous ...... $569 BRRRRRR! $369 $499 S4 9 the idea has really caught on have a promot ion with THI S WEEK MAGAZINE again. On Thursday, Every Saturday at 5: 30 a .m. I can and with all of our shows being Marc Suiles Waiflini StlHlio Sui!!' ...... $384 QD Mall; Park SflHlllard Studio .. .• ...... • ..$ 499 KOlla Stir( Resort RUtI of HOU5,' ...... $614 Kalla; Beadrbo!l Standard Gard~I!\'Ii"~ F . ,$ 639 b e fo und o n the freeway driving simulcast on the largest Internet Sept. 19, I wil l be on- location Hi/l Oll HClwaiimr Village Garrlml'ifll' .. AS/OIl Wailea Resort Ga rdon1,"" ....•... King Kamrf/amena Kana Bi'ach GOrJrlll'liII,S72 9 Hanalei Bay Resort MoumaI1ll1t''' . .. .. t o o ur CRN studio s in the San radio provider, Audionel. You at the Governor's Home, 5929 $799 S624 QJl Fernando Valle y . It 's very near can hear us on t he moon - if Washingt on Place. I am also Sfreraton Monna SlIrfrider CiI~l'il'li' .. $929 T(re Westin Mall; TmIiCil'iI'll' ...... •.5 1019 Royal Wai{IO/0{!n Can/on'lt'II' ...... 5759 Hyn/t Regency Kalla; Gard<'IH'li'll" .51249 the m o unt ains a nd it really gets there are people up there. Check planning t o visit the Island of Moloka'i and see a ll of m y cold f ro m O c t o b e r thro ugh o ut www.audionet.com - you'll unquest Holidays is part of the Airtours group, w hich is the largest leisure travel company Feb ru ary. It's a lm ost too c old to find CRN in the adult contempo fri ends. In wear a n a lo ha shirt. NO TI C E that I rary radio menu. Enjoy. The sand traps of Moloka'i are the world. Due to our unrivaled, global buying power and purchasing dominance, said "almost too cold ." Yo u see, I call ing to me - I can't wait. (The Sunquest Holidays can pass on considerable savings to you. COMPUTER-SPEAK wear an a lo h a sh irt to the studio , sand t raps a re made of RED almost every week. I know it's My ne w w e b site is www.aloha SAND) . Picture this - my w h it e Compare, then save with Sunquest! radio and I know no b o dy c an se e joe . com If you cannot locate it. golf ball lying in a red sand frap me but wea ri ng a n islan d shi rt e-mail me and I'll explain , {QlQ surrounded by the g re e nest g rass -Los ANGELES DEPARTURES - makes me feel more like I' m [email protected]) What you ' ve ever seen and in front of w here I shou ld be inst e a d of c an y o u d o at www.oloho me, the blue Pacific Ocean, The ~Sunquest HolidaysTM w h ere I a m . A ll of you w h o m iss joe.com ? You c an li ste n to both best part is you can actually the islands know what I'm talking o f my shows and the replay and stand and admire t he view &//YOIU !7ial/e/ cfyent abo ut. you can also tap into some excit b e cause there aren ' t many ing Hawaiian-re la ted stuff. Tony golfers on the course. (Until now ON-THE-AIR or 1-800-357-2400 Kwak h as put t o g e ther an - I've d o n e it - now everybody A MEMBER OF THE M E M BER I' m o n the a irwaves five hours a astound ing amo unt o f Hawaiian w il l wanf to visit Moloka ' i). ~;,.toU,.s week now. We ' re o n Saturday, 7- events info rm ation o n h is no -ko ' 0 ; GROUP 9 a m . Pac ific Time, " live." The Hawoiians connections. We h a v e . Sunquest Saturday show re-p lays on recipes from g re at Hawaii a n Smlng North Americo For 25 Years TI,ursday at Midnight Pacific Time c hefs. information about st eel Po( kage IGrc~ sh own me pel pelson double, cmpl 01 noted 101 low leason Ilm'el. Day of week and seasonal IUI(horge may opp~. Sun D ea~ o:rlole SOOII1l ore (opocity wnrro!led. nOlHefui1dcb!e Il!ld IEsln(1lO1lS apPly Of!lllJrure tlU of 1100 nol ~{luded Rote-; suble
by Timollly Hurley For two ho urs they c le ared away di s tance you can see M a ke na 's branche s and d ebri s, a nd wh e n PUll OIai on Mau i's south sho re ~~~IIII§I~ ~~~IIII§ They had never they finished , a s ing le beam of and the tiny community of Kailua b een there b efore , li g ht app e ared through th e on th e north. tttllli_i_ ~tillli~ but Lei 'ohu Ryder g rowth, bathing the he iau 's s tone Foll owing the heiau 's re d isco very, altar in li ght. We invite YOtl to experience the Ahnt7 Spint! and A koni Akana Ryder and Akana brought fri e nd s knew they had " It was chicke n skin ," reca ll ed and family to the s ite, and togeth WE HAVE THE LARGEST SELECTION AND VARtETY Ryder, a Hawaii an studies teache r er s pent the s umme r c le ari ng t he OF SPECIALTY FOOD PRODUCTS AT THE BEST PRtCES! found what they at lao Intermediate School. " We brush away. Cathy Lee & Judy Nitura had b een searching knew then we had to brin g the li ght " It was a pu ' uhonua • Beef Steak Nuggets* for, , , bac k to thi s place.'· (a sac red place of refuge ), A combina ti o n of dreams , prayers • Beef Jerky • Dried Fruits That was a couple of years ago. and we felt it was impor and research - maybe a little luc k Today, the li ght is indeed shining tant to involve the commu • Clam Jerky • Nuts - drew th e pair to Camp Maluhia o n Kukuipuka Heiau. nity, " the teache r says. • Turkey Jerky • Candy and to the hill that he ld the lost Go there O il a Thursday afternoon, Ryder incorporated the restoratio n • Salmon Jerky • Cookies hei au of Kukuipuka. twice a month, and you'll find an e ffo rl into a g rant proposaL and she The two fe ll to th e ir hands ancl • Clam Jerky • Chips army of Ryder's students, volun wo n e nough mo ney from the Q ueen kne e s and c rawle d throu g h a thi ck • Li Hing Goddies (Secret Family Recipe) teering their time, clearin g away Lil i 'uokal a ni T ru s t to fund a e t of guava, C hri s tmas be rry and brush, weeds and de bri s, the sound ye arl on g pro j ec t . Durin g 1996 plum to th e top of the hill. There , in Stop by and say Hello! Bring this ad with you of bu zz saws and weed whackers Kukuipuka b ec am e a n o u tdoo r * Home of the Soft anti Delicious the darkness or th e o verg rown for a Special Discount. breaki ng the re mote sil ence. classroo m for he r l ao stude nts. b ru s h , they sa w the faint outline of Beef Steak NU11efs You w ill fi nd a secluded spo t w ith 702-388-0073 s tones form in g the heiau 's w a ll s. Nearl y 100 lao stude nts s igned u p #"e foke pride in our repufofion 112-8 North 3rd Street 0 Las Vegas, NV 89101 an awe- in spiring v iew of Mau i ' s for the Kuku ipuka Projecl. with (Across from the Fremont Hotel) for customer service ond competitive prices! Central Valley and beyo nd. In th e Contilllled (III pag t' 4()
18 · OHA N A KEPA K E M APA 1997 19 In pay ing tribute to Hawaii·s leg 6 nrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser and the brainc hild e ndary e nte rtaine r , the Hilto n partner Fritz Burns, intent on plan o f Kai ser and Hawaiian V illage recently unveil ed a ning a Hawaiian vacation vi ll age th e d es i g n of bro nze statue o f A lfred Apaka. who e ncompassin g everything a visitor Bu c kmini s ter was known as the G o lde n Voice, and could possib ly desire, purchased Full e r , wh o lolani Luahine, w ho had contributed eight oceanfront ac res of the John wanted a s how g reatly (0 the art of hul a . ;" These two Ena Estate in Waikiki in 1954 to r oo m that bronze fi g ures at the T apa T ower. in build a resar£. Requiring additional w o uld affo rd a by Emily Ozeki, A ssociate Editor additio n to bring ing beauty and spiril. pro perty fo r such an ambitious under co mpl e t e ly he lp to preser ve a nd pe rpe tu ate taking. the partners purchased the unobs tru c te d v iew o f the s tage During the 1950's the Kaiser-Burns' Hawaii 's unique cultural heritage.·' adjacent site o f the Niumalu Hotel from an y whe re in th e room. mas ter pl an calle d fo r four "sky said Pete r H. Sch all. m anagin g d irec a nd several conti guo us lots from indi Standing 49.5 feet hig h and 149 scraper hote ls" to be added. The sky- lOr of HHV . A rtist Kim Duffe ll, who vidua l owners, to taling the 20 acres created the statues, named the Apaka th e Hilton Ha wa ii an Vill age resort work , " Mai Ka Pu' u wai, w hi ch means now occupies. " From the Heart". G uest facilities were expanded with The Village is well - k.n own for hav the additio n o f the Al e Al e dining Ame ri c a in 1977. Hilton Ho te ls 1,016 guest roo ms, bringing the total ing several o f Hawaii 's finest restau room. cocktail lounge and beach ter rants, lounges and e nte rta inment. Corpo rati o n, thro ugh a subs idiary, number of g uest accommodatio ns of race fo r danc ing (late r call ed the S ho pping is w ithin easy access of re tains the rema ining 50 pe rcent the Hilton Hawaiian Village to Makahi k i Restaurant and Garde n Oahu's famo us v is ito r attracti ons. equity inte rest in the pro perly. 2,614, whi ch made it the largest Bar). The Ti are T ahiti ni ghtclub, the HHV was named " 1996 Marketer of The Hilto n H a waiian Villag e ho tel complex in Hawai ' i. When the Golde n Dragon. s till o ne o f the Y ear" fo r its contribution to master plan was completed in 1988, Honolulu's fines t Cantonese res tau expanded further w ith the additio n o f Hawaii 's econo m y and acti ve ly several config uratio ns changed , and ra nt s. and the S un set Room (today's the 35-story Tapa Tower located o n in volving it self in the community. today the Hilto n Hawaiian Village's Ha ll Tree Bar) were s ubsequentl y the site o f the Tapa Room which The Hilton Hawaiian Vill age can be rOOI11 counl is 2,545 . added. The geod esic dome, the fi rst burned in 1973. Ope ned in the spring contacted at 800· HILTONS. or 80 8- o f its ki nd b uilt in the world was of 1982, the T apa T o wer contained 949-432 1.
Your Friendliest Hawai'i Buyer's Agent in Las Vegas Residential and Commercial Free feet in d ia me te r , the aluminum scrape rs in c luded the 14-sto ry O cean • Sales Consultation structure was assembled in o nl y 36 Tower construc ted in 19 57, and the • Leasing for Your work in g ho urs fo r the world pre 13-sto ry V illage T ower huilt in 1958. • Property Real Estate mi e re o f "A ro und the World in The 17-sto ry Diamond Head T o we r Management Needs E ight y Days" and the Sympho ny and the 3 1-sto ry Ra inhow T ower Po ly nesia , s tarring th e famed were construc ted in 1960 and 1968, A lfred A paka . respecti ve ly. The IO-sto ry Diamo nd The next needed task was the devel He i.ld ap i.l rtme nt bui Iclin g was pur opme nt o f th e sand surface alo ng the chased in 1966 . beach and ocean spo rt s area. This was A m aj o r change in owne rs hip c ame in accompl is hed by bl asting and dredg 19 6 1 whe n ho te li e r Conrad N. Hilto n in g the sho reline and re pl ac in g it w ith purchased Kai sc r· s inte rest in the 30 ,000 cubic yard s of sand . Palm hote l. The name Hilton was added to trees were added to s hade and Hawaiian Village and the familiar enhance the now spectacul ar heauty ·' Kai se r pink '· wa s rc placc J hy uf the beach, named after O lympi c " Hilto n blue:· Fritz B. Burns. his son s WImme r and beach boy Du ke F. Patric k Burns and close associates Kahanamoku. Shortl y the rea rt e r the sold th e ir ) () pe rcent equ ity inte rest in Give Us a Call at 1 - 800-697-72 46 tropical 1 22 · OHANA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 23 0------0 by Rita De Silva, Kalla'; Correspondent Color G raphics, w hi ch prints the One kea, w ho m oved to Las Vegas write r 's artic le in a pleas ing a nd m agaz ine. " I don't know mu c h from Hawai I i 16 years ago and has respectful manner whi le also consid Hawaii an but I know what that word five years experience in the publica ering the advertisers placemelll." 'Ghana and l ayout was means because Mel taug ht it to me . ti o n busi ness, sees 'Ohana in hi s " Because I care abo ut o ther cultures. contracted out. Magazine: Mel IS famil y ." future for I am thrilled to be able to s it down The n ew maga Braune r , who s tarted h is some tim e and read a story . then do something Celebrating zine' s unique con company in Las Vegas 16 to come. with it to show the world when they its First cept forged a con years ago publishes a maga " I LOVE it pick u p th e magazin e that thi s is nection between zine o f his own. H e r ee l s because yo u som ething of worth. som e thing o f Birthday H awai ' i a nd Las that 'O h (/lia Maga-;.ille "is ca n see the value." Vegas for frequent 1 mo re than jlls t a j ob," Like progress ion , She sees her work as foll owin g in the It's been a year of chall enge and tri visitors and trans many othe rs. he has taken a little by little, footsteps of her grandfather Vo/ illiam umph. pride and frust rati o n. But planted is la nders , \ special interest in the maga There's noth Barclay, who actuall y etched the map . Ohalla has weathered every storm It r ece i ved a zi ne and alo ng w ith the pub ing better than for the D-Day invasio n of Normandy. and is now stro nger than ever. big boost w h e n li sher of anothe r non-COIll that, le t m e "This work is in my b lood ," Hawaiian A irlines This mo nth. publishers Mel Ozeki peting Las Vegas-based pub te ll you," he Mel said his ongoing c halle nge is try and hi s wife, Emil y, are proud ly cele agreed to carry the licati on, provides Mel w ith says wi th con magazine o n char ing to balance 'Ohal/a's editorial con bratin g the firs t anni ve rsary of the an o uts ide point of view o n victi o n. magazine they fo unded together in Mel and Emily Ozeki ter flights between Paul Brauner te nt based o n what people say they occasion. Besides the March 1996, The milestone, which Las Veg as a nd like, He thinks all of the columns are re lations hip w ith ye t another new A nal yz in g the fact that Me l and Emily has bee n recogni zed with a congratu Hawai 'i through the e nd o f 1996. good, especially Aloha Joe. with its publi cation. magazine's CO Il are great to work for, latory le LL er by Hawaii' s Gavenor After a few m o nths, the Lady Luck radio link to 39 states. That was one of our biggest con t e nt , th ey ha ve se l f - s ati s faction I S Ben Cayetano, is co nsidered quite an and Califo rnia Ho te l casinos came o n Emily's favorites inc lude the q uilting straints as far as casinos," he said. offer ed sugges Onekea's primary moti accompli shmen t in an arena where board and other casinos fo ll owed suit. and cooking articles. stories from and tion s o n ways vati on. " It 's my culture," pub li cat ion afte r p u blication has A number of them to ld us T oday, th e about Hawai -i and it s people. and sto- t o broaden and he says ..'(' 111 happy to fo lded, from the very beginning: ries about those w ho magazine has expand 'Ohana '.\' be ab le to "Corn e back a year from now h ave m oved from The best part of the past year. accord grow n to 48 scope and appeal make a li v if you re still in bus iness and Hawai' i to Las Vegas in g to the O zeki s. has been the legion pag es put beyond its origi in g doing we' lI consi der you." as well as other cities of n e w fri e nd s and acq uai nt ances togethe r by a nal format. someth i n g they've gai ned. Despit e words of warning topnotch team on the mainl and. B r a un e r r ee l s w h fro m know ledgeabJ e and based in sev Everyo ne involved W e've m e t sa man y 'Ohana has th e Ha waiiana we i I - eral states. It wi th the magazine incred ibly nice people." poten ti al to b e ve r s U S m ea nin g is di s tributed wo r ks ex tr e m ely M e l s a id. "T h a t' s th e q uite s uccessfu l. what I used soothsay to 250 o utlets hard , s h e s a ys , beauty of being in the A nd w hile he 'd to do," e rs, Me l in Hawui'i , Tayl/c Onck(!a addi n g h e r appre media." Emi ly agrees that like to see Mel be A wa r d p lun ged as we ll as c i a ti o n ror th ose '"m ee ting s uc h wonde rful " more o f a to ug h W innin g In . W ith A ri zo n a. w h o cont ribute t h e peopl e has bee n fo r me the guy" when he do ns hi s publisher 'S g r ap hi c artist a nd n o ex pe Ca li for nia . art ic les . biggest pillS. " hat, he concedes that "when it comes designer Diana Barclay ri e nce in Alolia Joe Orcgo n. ,, ' hone s t l y don' t T he ir biggest c halle nge to dealing w ith the man. everyone Crane says her beli ef in th e pub- Nevada and know how we could has been gaini ng recogni loves him. As a person. I can' t think 'Ohal/o is cons tantl y li s hing bus iness. Washington. Indi vidual subscriptions have done it without tion as a new bus iness. or anyone as genuine as Mel is as a reinforced by the feed- Diallll Barclay -Crall c o th e r th a n a are goin g o ut to readers across the the wri ters," she sa id. human being and as a gentleman.'" back they get from the W h e n we fir s t s tarted. jou rn ali s m Un ited States. public. A recent request from two For now. the 'Olwl1a team is el at ed to the IOL'a l C h a mher o f backg rou nd . h e Brauner says everyone he knows of Cont r ibuting w rite rs send arti c les Hawai'i libraries ror long-term sub be celebrating it s first anni ve rsary. I C omme rce lo ld me that di s r eg ard ed who has come in cont act with the fro m Nevada. C alifornia. Ha wai ·i. scriptions was especial ly gratifyin g. think it's very comfo rting to see that p uhli c ati o n ha s bee n pos iti ve l y every mo nth a numbe r of St('\'(! L//In a d v ice to sta rt V irgini a and Washington, and Me l we s ur vived and <.HC' gaining publi cations start lip here. s mall w ith a touc hed . "Everybody is worki ng ve ry T he fa ct that they wanted us in the ir ex pects to estab lis h severa l o ther stre ng th." Me l said . "Each passing man y or th e m nOI very reputable.'" b la c k - and - w h ite news le t te r - Iype hard to m ake th at who le thing a suc stac ks said we we re va luab le and regions where o the r e nc laves of ex quarter is stronger than the last and Me l ~ aicl . So me c losed down aft er just product. " If J' m going to do Ih al. why cess." he said. gave mc even more energy to keep patriated is lande rs reside . creatin g," Crane said . we are growlI1g. two issues. he was warned. do anything'?" was Mel' s response. O the r key pe rsonne l o n the 'Ohw/{/ W ha t has bro ug ht 'O/W I/O safely As 'OI1(1/HI c n ll''-s II..... :-(((111£1 \\' {lI , A d ve rti ser s w ho had paid up front 'OIUlI1Cl '.\' first editio n was a 32-page team in c lude Ta yne One kea. who A se lf-described perfectiunist. she through that d iffi c u lt first year w hen ril l' ,i:,(lod II(I\ .~ IS IIJu( til!' ~l"/'I for C1d ~ thai we re never publi s he d full -colo r production on g lossy stock manages the adverti sin g sales and says s he is th o u g htfu l of many so many o thers have fail ed? 0/ 'O/J U/J(l IS dd/l!llf'ly all\!." (lllti aspects whe n putting the magazine hC L'<:ll1 SC the maga/ine or news le t put uut by a "sla IT' cons isting ul' Mel pUbli c it y. ' OHANA KEPAKEMAPA t997 25 ._Dispelling the Myths_-l of Slot Machines by 0011 Currier alld Mel Ozeki Slot players seem to be li eve anything they flU VACINATION5 : contact with uninfected persons, stay Medicare, Medicaid, HMOr? hear that sounds bad about the slot game, home in bed, drink plenty of nuids, PROTECT YOUUElF by Emily Ozeki, Associate Editor Here are some of the comments we have EARlY THI5 YEAR and take Tylenol for fever. heard about "what they have done to me". We become more "aware" of medical by Dr. T.S. S. Rajal/, M. D. Influenza is a very contagious dis I. S lot machine payoffs are set by "some big programs as we approach retirement. Gild Angel McDonald. RN, CIC ease caused by a virus, which is a guys" in the back room of the casino. Here's a general description of three 2. S lots only payoff after " big pots are won The last quarter of the year includes very small germ. Few viruses spread of them. by th e mac hines". the holiday season and always means as easily or as quickly as the nu. The 3. If I don't put in enough coins, the winners lots of visitors to Hawai 'i, Las flu virus is expelled into the air when Medicare - Medicare is the major "always show on the reels that I didn' t play". Vegas. and everywhere else. Along someone with the nu talks, coughs, federal health insurance program. It's (Playing less than "max" coins). or sneezes. Anyone in proximity a basic protection against the cost of with this infJux of travelers, they 4. " In siders know when the big progressive photo provided COl/rles)' of Brian Janis/Photoreclillik also carry with them diseases, partic may inhale the aerosol and become health care for persons 65 or older, jackpots are due to hit". All actual live situations must rtlean that the slot is gelling ularly the nu. In the interest of good infected. certain people with disabilities and all 5. S lots run in "up and down cycles". appear in all games. For exam close to a big payoffl health, 'Ohalla Magazille brings you The virus is able to survive on inani folks, regardless of age, with irre All of the above are 100% fal se and here's a ple, four aces, all cards can Finall y, slots cannot be pro on ly appear once per hand. No this in formation, so please consider mate surfaces such as door knobs, versible kidney damage. However, it quick explanation why they aren' t true. grammed to act out the law of cards can be "covered up by getting your immunization "early." pens, and eating utensils so that nu does not cover a ll medical expenses Regulations govern slots just like they do all averages, which means so many other forms of gambling. License forfeiture is others" so that a player cannot Winners, so many losers. Casinos may also be transmitted by direct or longterm care. From a vaccin ation a person devel a possibility for any casino that goes too far draw them and make a big win cannot have a set win amount no ops protection in hi s/her body in th e hand shake. Once exposed, th e virus There are two parts to thi s program: in trying to "help themselves to extras". ning hand. No trend, streak or matter what happens. '0110110 pattern can be programmed form of substances call ed antibodies. takes from 18 to 72 hours before you Part A and Part B. Part A is formall y Regulations are: The outcome of any slot hopes that thi s info helps make into a slot, win or lose. No pre Antibodies after vaccination may become symptomatic. known as Hospital In surance; it 's dec ision cannot be preset in any way! All players aware of some of the decisions must be random. All machines mu st vious game can affect the out things they hear about gaming. take about two weeks to develop. The nu is characterized by the abrupt financed by payroll (FICA) taxes. be set to act as the game would happen if it come of the next play, so a and how meaningless and untrue Persons with influenza-like illness onset of systemic sy mptoms which Part B is partially financed by month were played in real li fe. "near miss jackpot" does NOT myth s abound. should, to the extent possible, avoid include fever, headache, myalgia ly premiums. (aching muscles), There are two ways to obtain benefits \l,~ '>(>'0. malai se, chi ll s, \ - fee-far-service or through the man weakness and aged care program. Fee-for-service loss of appetite, allows Medicare to pay a percentage ~~;:;,ten Some groups of Bucks of medical expenses, the beneficiary peopl e are at a n pay s th e diffe r e n ce, s u c h as in creased risk of deductibles and co-insurance. Call ~vsYoufll co mpl i catio n s 800-772-12 13 for more informalion. from influenza Medicaid - Medicaid is managed by and should con the state and is the primary health sider receiving the j~all Us. ca re sys tem for impov e ri s hed FUNBOOK NEW! vaccine annually. Americans , i nc lu ding assisting The se gro up s I 702-736-1212 $350.00 Value I inc lu de persons pregnant women, young childre n , II'hirlJ II/eludes: I TOLL FREE : 800 - 922-2899 I aged 65 years and the di sabled and low-income e lderly. Contact the local socia l servi ces or • For Hawaiian residents only! • Free 2 Minute Phone Call! -,,,,stO,OFr,,,- older, adu lts a nd Bonus: 5 extra Free pulls to {anywhere In the USA or Canada) welfare office for e li gibility. c hildren w ith win $1 Million! • Free Night Stay on n: c hronic di sorders Health Maintenance Organization 01!, • Free Gaming Lesson! Future Visit! I o f the pulmonary (HMO) - A managed care program. Your next rental. Any car. • Free Foot Long Hot Dog! • Free chance to win $1,O OO.OO! : or cardiovascular The se rvices are provided by a net ! Nine systems, and chi l • Free Color Photo! • & milch, milch more! cOJl veni ent work of health care providers. HMOs dren and teenagers PreSi!ntlhls ad al the Mad Money Booth In the casino. loca ti ons Budget. FREE th at are affi li ated wi th Medicare must Condillons: HawaIIan 1.0. required lor S bonus pulls including the (6 monlh s to 18 provide a ll medi cal and hospital ser 10 win $1 Million. One lunbook per person. per Four Queens Hote] UNLIMITED every 7 days. Out-ol,slale 1.0. required. Musl be at yea rs ) who are teast 21 years 01 age or older with valid 1.0. May not be vices covered by Medicare. Those LadyLuc/f · used In conJunclion with any other Lady Luck oller. Downtowll All The Difference MILEAGE Las Vegas rece iv ing lo ng Management reserves the righllo cancel or substitute In The World HMOs receive a monthl y payment Cilsim Hotel • lJrNm1:u.vn Las \t!gaS otlers, and to refuse service. Otler expIres 12/31197. t e rm a s p i rin : E.p'l!s Uf!!: 29 97 OIlel!load In Las Vegas onl~ Opt cnal LOW S9.99'day Not avallab!e \'11 th any olhe l from Medicare through Part B in L ______3rd & Ogden ·I·BOO·LADY lUCK OHAN ______I promOI on 01 dlscounl oHer SubjecllO avaJlabi1lty 01ve~lCles Taxes letuellng al1(l opiion Ilems extra th e rap y. 1L_ ~ ______Regular rental reqU irements apply ______a liA_ j whi ch you must be e nrolled. 26 · O HANA KEPAK EMAPA 1997 27 in another year. Sunset Station is 52.29 each. Raw c lams on the half t he 22nd new Las Vegas casino to shell are 511.99 for a dozen or 57.99 open since the M irage launched for a half. TIliJ~ ~m Reasons to this eight-year boom in 1989. The buffet looks like another con Subscribe to Sunset Station, the latest arrival in tender for top "groaning board" the Station Casinos' family (along honors. It applies the same princi with Palace, Boulder, and Texas ples as the other highly successful A]SvlsoR Stations) is a b ig locals casino Station Casinos buffets - huge vari located across from the Galleria ety, high quality, and good p rices 10 Reliability. Since 1983 the Las Ve and sets it in a gorgeous room. gas Advisor has helped readers get Mall in Henderson, a 20-minute more out of Las Vegas than Las Vegas drive from the Strip on US Highway Prices are breakfast 54, lunch gets out of them. 93/95. It features 300 rooms, five 56.50, dinner 59, and there's a late SpeciaJ offers. Receive extras on top night buffet Fri. and Sat. (11 :OOpm - 9 restaurants , microbrewery, movie of the Pocketbook of VaJ ues (see #'2), theate r, Kids Quest daycare facili 6:00 a.m,) for 54.50. Free rooms. thrill-ride passes. and more. DE K E C AS TLE MA N, MAN AG IN G E D I TOR, L AS VE GAS A DV I SO R ty, and 90,OOO-square-foot casino. Gambli ng at Sunset Station is simi S Absolutely no casino advenising. It's already drawing raves from the VOODOO FOOD We tried red beans and rice vator from the second f loor of lar to what you'll find at the other locals and visitors, and justifiably Las Vegas locals properties. The 7 Expen advice. Gaming's best wri ters The Voodoo Cafe on the 50th (57.95), a shrimp Po Boy (59.95). Masquerade Village; it's a mini-thrill so. Sunset Station Is akin to a give tips and strdtegies in every issue. (restaurant) and 51 st (bar) floors of and seafood gumbo (513.95). A ride with a bird's-eye-view of the emphasis is on video poke r and mega resort for locals. 6 First-class delive ry, every month. the Rio's new tower is packing' em baked oyster sampler (510.95) and south Strip, from Bellagio to Luxor. table-game m inimums are low. in daily for lunch, dinner, and crab cakes (512.95) helped boost Once on top, you get a beautiful St ation Casinos has improved on its Blackjack is dealt from 1. 2, and 6 S Di scounts on all new books pub drinks. The menu's emphasis is on our bill for three above 570 before panorama of the city while you successful formula by incorporating decks, and the dealer hits soft 17 . lished by Huntington Press. the tip - and that was for lunch. dine. especially from the outdoor what's best at its other properties Cajun , Creole, and Continental There's an interesting twist on the 4 Free Great SwjJjor Gamblers Cata cuisine, but similar to the the Top of The food was good (not great), deck, which provides the greatest with new twists, such a s Sunset's six-deck games: each shoe con log. loaded with the top gambling and the Wo rld r es taurant at the and pricey, Dinner is even more overlook of the entire Las Vegas m i cro brewery and outdoo r tains one ~ bug." The bug is a c ard Las Vegas products available anywhere. expensive; most entrees run Strip available anywhere. amphitheater. On f irst inspection, Stratosphere, we'd rate getting to that has no v a lue t oward your 3 Free LVA Reference Guide- a handy between 5 18 and 524. you ' ll swear you're back at Boulder and being at Voodoo ahead of Then there 's the lounge after din hand's total, but if it's dealt to you listing of show info, dining specials. Station-restaurant s and bars line ~U1d a detailed map of the city. actually eating there. Translation: As mentioned, though, the draw ner. Th is has quickly become the and you win. you receive double the perimeter and there's a simu the quality of the food is the least isn't the food , it's the place itself, premier hang-out for drinkers and your bet (up to 525). Everyone wins 2 LVA Pockerbook of \fa/lies - 51 ex lated blue-sky ceiling overhead. impressive port of the experience. To get there, you take a glass e le- loungers in Las Vegas. Get there double if the bug is dealt to the clusive offers from 2 1 propen ies worth But as you go deeper into the casi dealer. Th e bug is inserted int o the more lhan 5700. Rooms, meals. shoWS. early if you want a seat. gambl ing. car rentals, and more. no, it begins to look more like the deck after the cards are shuffled, A lso, do yourself a favor and make Rio or the Hard Rock, especially the so you can estimate w hen it's close 1 12 issues of the Las Vegas Advisor ' CASINO SECRETS Is part gambling reservations. They've recently start stunning circular Gaud i Bar to coming out and raise your bet. newsletter. The best values in din ing. guide, part las Vegas travel guide ... enlenainment, gambling, promot ions. liberally sprinkled with real'life casino ed accepting them, and they'll with it s tiled floor and stained . . Video poker players will find lots of comps. and everythin g you'lI ever stories and Vinson wit that make his book you in up to a couple of g lass ceilings. need to know about Las Vegas. r-( ,... ,... r J r-'o"r ~ books such fun to read. ~ weeks (we're told) in advance. 25-cents deuces wild machines. At -Chicago Sun-Times Sunset Station does it up big in the the dollar level are a few good 2'; ~ ~J~ ~ ::; TWILIGHT FOR STARLIGHT "I'd pay 550 jar the subscription food department. The new joint double bonus games. Sunset is also without the coupon package. If Huntington Pre55' newe5t If you want to see the Andrew houses five restaurants-Italian, packed w ith the new Odyssey you want ta know what's hap book on La5 Vega5 by Lloyd We bber musical Starlight Mexican, seafood (with oyster bar), mUlti-games with the eye-catching pening in Las Vegas- especially humori5t Barney Vin50n, where the bargains are-you'lI Express at the Las Vegas Hilto n , coffee shop, and b uffet-plus a video and animation. find it here. With the coupons, a Best-se lling autllor and Caesars you'd better hurry. The Hilton has mlc robrewery and seven quick-ser Pa lace gambling instructor Barney MADHATTAN subscription pays jar itself in one announced that it will cut short (by vice f oo d out l e t s, such as Las Vegas visit. .. Vinson revea ls exclusive insider Th e long-awaited production information on everything you need to about a yea r) a five-year contract Fatbu rger, Ben & Jerry's, and - John Grochowski know about gambling in Las Vegas with the show. No specific reason Manhattan Bagels. revue at New York-New York has C/licago Sun Times what to plaY,11Ow to play, and where was given, although it's believed debuted and the reviews are in. to play. We first carried on a little tradition CAS INO SEC RETS includes that the Hilton wants to return to a Th e casino calls it "hot " and of o ur own by immediately trying Subscribe Today cou ntless anecdotes and stories collected star policy in its main showroom. "new. " Th e mainstream reviewers during Vinson's 30-year cas ino career. the fancy seafood soups at the On e~yea r sub:-niplion, $50 call it "joyous" and " life-affirm tII.f It's the most up-to-date and complete Hilton has not announced a NeI'(ldfl rrJ id~III.' mid SJ.50 .mll'S oyster bar. The p lay here is the Canlldi:m s ub ~ l'rill(i o n. S6QUS guide to gambfing covering the newest specific closing date , but ing." The charitable might call it casino games, write-ups of all Las vegas jumbo gumbo, a monster spicy it 's rumored that it will shut "ambitious" and "different." We Call casinos, and non-gambling activities Cajun concoction. loaded with and attra ctions. down by Thanksgiving. call it slow and dull. MADhattan is seafood, including b ig c hunks o f 1-800-244-2224 supposed to be a lively showcase all major credit cards accepted SUN SET STATIO N lobster (512.99). We also tried the of New York street-corner talent. Or, send check/money order to: Sunset Station is the newest casino oyste r pan roast (S 11 ,99). a non On occasion, the intended energy Huntington Press traditional preparation , something to open in Las Vegas, the f irst since shows through. Too often . tho ugh, 3687 S. procyon Ave. All Major Credit Cards Accepted like a mild gumbo, se rved over rice. New York-New York more than half you'll wish the talent had stayed Las Vegas, NV 89103 And the etouffee (SI2.99) is to kill e-mail: Iva @infi.net Send check or money order (U S funds only) to: a year ago (long for these parts on the street corner. Huntington Press· 3687 S, Procyon· Las Vegas, NV 89103 n o wadays) and the last till Bellagio for. Six kinds of oyster sh ooters are /00% Mom!J' /1{1( 'k Gunramee s /11.95 ~ $3 sill, NV residents (ldd 7% soles /01( S 1.05 continued on page 42 28 ' O HAN A KEPAKEMA P A 199 7 29 0------0 ... . conti"ued from page 22 T he fes ti va l is pay ing block parti es feature multicultural tri bute to those volun coconut syrup. Somehow, Las entertainment and eth nic food booth s teers w ith this year's Vegas just can 't match it even w ith where everything from ho t dogs to theme, "E A la, E K okua, raisin bread french t oast a n d te riyaki chicken can be found. Arise and L en d Support." GASA-GASA maple syrup fo r Sl .99. The sm ell. Jeffrey Be ll, this year's sig ht and sound o f ocean and T here's al so th e fl oral par ade A l oha Fes ti va l s presi GOSSIP palm trees mell owing us mainlan Sep tember 13 f rom A l a Moana to Ka l ak au a Boulevard in W aikl kl. dent, says his mother , ders out is priceless. Normally, we A lma Bell, was th e inspi would be looking around for the T he parade is te levised li ve o n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • rati o n. His mo the r, who waiter as we do on the mainland, K ITV-4 an d taped to be broadcast STEVEN LUM li ves on the mai nl and, On the -beach, you just relax a nd o n CBS o n T h a nksgiving Day. T hro ug ho ut September, le i-making has done vo lunteer work G et ready fo r a happening to reo lize onother reaso n why let the staff tenderl y a ttend to your and hul a lessons are offe re d a t the w he rever s he's li ved . September with the UH tailgate Howai'i residents live longer than needs. Such a dramatic c h ange of Royal H awaii a n S hopping Center in "My mom sel an example party at the California Hotel park mainlond counterparts. Apart from pace that m ost of us have forgot WaikTkT . whic h is a lso the s ite of for my brother and me ing lot on Sept. 20 and the Las clean ai r and water fi ltered ten. '18i Now we go from no wait Hawaii a n quil ting a nd la uha la fo nd fro m a very earl y age Vegas Hawaiian Civic C lub's annu through tons of lava rock, Hawaii's ing at the Hau Tree Lanai to com weaving dem o ns tra ti o ns. that o ne measure of a li fe al Ho'olaule'a at Lorenzi Park on lifestyle and pace is much slower. monly long lines at t he latest hot Photo by Michael Mew well li ved is the mark a person the 27th and 28th. The first Annual There really seems to be no rus h to spot. Having had the opportunity O th e r popular events inc lude th e makes in his or her com munity," Spom-Musubi Cook-of f i s "get-there" and "Hawaiian time" is to stop by Sam Choy's newest H awaiian Spelling Bee and the Sam Aloha Festivals postponed unti l next year. prevalent - being 45 minutes late addition off Nimitz Highway, we Schedule: Nevertheless. break out those for most apPOintments or meetings dared to compare his latest cre O ' AHU recipes and reserve an amateur or among fel low is la n ders is n ot ation as it stacks up against his Sept, 12-21: Downtown professional slot NOW by sending in unusual. "Ain't no beeg thing" is Kailua-Kona original. Sam Choy's Ho'olaule'a , 12; Floral a w ritten confirmation to 'Ohana the usual response for being late Breakfast. Lunch and C rab is a Parade, 13; Waikiki Magazine. Let's see how creative or timely, according to local stan great lunch stop as well as b reak Ho'olaule'a, 19, aspiring chefs can be ~ Anthony dards. Less stress would be more fast eatery. Attorney Harrison M cCall from Kahaluu has worked than welcome in Las Vegas but Kawate recom mends t he Beef HAWAI'I his way from Castle High most of us get caught up with fam Stew omelette and fried ri ce and Sept. 19-28: Waimea Performing Arts Center to become ilies and friends rush ing to see and eggs for carbo-loading diets. Since Parade & Ho'olaule'a , Asst. Stage Manager at EFX ot the visit every new casino. shopping t he phone lines were busy. we 20; Sam Choy's Poke MGM G ra nd. Voted as the best and entertainment attraction in stopped by at 11 a.m. As suspect Contest, 21. Production Show in Las Vegos, three days w ithout sleeping more ed, the line went out the door by MOLOKA'I Anthony beors tremendous respon than four hours a night, Easy for 11 :30. This new "power lunch sibility in coordinating lights, stage you visitors to Las Vegas to do, but palace" is frequented by many Sept, 28-0ct. 12: and performers in this monumental don't forget us malihinis have to go and we even bumped into Emme Parade & Ho'olaule'a , 4; Hana Hou Concert, S7 5 million production. The props to work as well as enjoy your com Tomimbang - she seems to be 7; Royal Ball, 11 , are so large that airplane tractors pany, too. At least the malihinis get everywhere. Th e decor is q uite are used to position the scenery. to use their guest's coupons at the interesting and shows that even a MAUl The e levators go down three stories hotels. warehouse can be c reatively con Photo slIpplied COllrtes)' of !-Iawai'i Visitors and Convention Bllreall ~ Oct, 3-12: Investiture , and each dragon prices out ot a verted into a showcase diner. The Choy poke cont es!, w hi c h is Jeffrey Bell sa id. "And th aL mark is 20; Poke Contest pre li t tle ove r a million doll ars . Returning to Hawaii's slower pace, Sampan affectionately named expa nd ing fro l11 the B ig Island to left by parti cipating in organiza liminary, 27 ; Parade & Everything is high tech and com the most evident thing is the pace " Bumbucha" is strategica l ly become a s tatewide event thi s year. tions and events that make your Ho'olaule 'a , 12 , puterized except for the singing o f service at restaurants. The Hau placed in the middle of restaurant C hoy, whose accla imed D iamo nd community a be tte r place to live ," w hic h David assured us was live. Tree Lana i at the New Otani adjacent to the large, open KAUA'I Head resta ura nt bears hi s name, is This is welcome news since the Kaimana Beach Hotel overlooking kitchen area where the army of A lo ha Festivals is proof that volun Oct, 10-1 9: Eo E in vo lved in the judging of th e con rumor was that portions of Michael Sans Souci Beach - a lso known as Sam Choy chefs dish out quality teers can make a difference. He Emmalani Festival, II; coctio ns of c hopped raw fis h and Crawford's perfo rmance were "Dig Me" beach is a very out of the servings at a rapid pace. The fi rst says. "Volunteers are the g lue th at Kaua'i Village Festival, seasonings such as o nion . limu and tape recorded. There are mony way spot for relaxing. Rarely is dish was h is trademark, "Poke - not ho lds our communities together." 13, ch ili pepper. other malihinis working at the there any wait for seating and Poki " which was flash fried ond For information, call the Aloha LANA' I MGM. Harry Nash is a meat c utter. there is ample parking at the very tosty. Having devoured tha t Hyrn e esti ma tes it costs $2.5 mil Festivals omce at (808) 545-1771 & Rose Anna Ayala works in the Natatorium. Breakfast is quite appetizer, I partook of the Korean li on to put o n the A loha Fes tivals, or toll-free at 1-800-852-7690. Or Oct, 17-26: Parade Ho'olaule 'a , 18 ; Aloha University of Oz and Marilyn Barnes enjoyable w ith the mandatory half chicken which was not the tradi an a mo unt s he says is low CO I11 - vi sit the A loha Festivals home Street Dance, 24; works the Oz Buffet, omong other sl ice papaya and thick sweet tional Korean BBQ flavor. but pared w it h ot her large fe s tivals. S he p age at 30 'O HANA KEPAKEMAPA 199 7 31 Upo n e nte ring the are na, the s implic ity SUMO TOURNAMENTS and be auty is breathta king . The do hyo in the cente r o f the g ro und fl oor is (HONBASHO) hand-built u s in g pi c k s a nd s h ovels be fo re ever y T o k yo to urname nt. It ------0 by J\llillll /-lilli, 'Ob/lll/l (o/tmmist takes a bo ut a dozen yobidas hi (ring atte nda nts ) three days to complete it. In the world of sumo there are six Clay is broug ht in by truc ks and pound tournaments, or honbasho a year. ed d o wn to form the square surface. Ri ce s tra w bales are 1/ 2 w a y buri e d They are held every other month: into the d o hy o and make the c irc le boundary. Whe n a s umo tourna me nt is Month Tournament Name location not be ing he ld, the e ntire ring can be lanuary Hatsu Basho Tokyo lowere d to an unde rg round sto rage area March Haru (Sprin~) Basho Osaka in the baseme nt, g iving the are na the fl exibility to ho ld othe r events. Wukanoll(lII a has Ih e advanlage May Natsu (Summer) Basho Tokyo A bove the second floo r seats o n luly Na~oya Basho Na~oya all fo ur s ides o f the s tadium are September Aki (Fall) Basho Tokyo fra med life s ize portra it s of the pas t to urna m e nt c hampions. On November Kyushu Basho Fukuoka the s ide s o f the fram e, the date a nd the c h a mpio n ' s name a nd rank ar e w ritt e n . It i s lik e in s tantly v ie win g a littl e bit o f s um o hi s tory . Th e re is onl y e noug h s pac e o n the wall s fo r th e c hampi o n s o f the past fi ve and a h a lf yea r s. in c ludin g A k e bon o , Takan o h a n a, Wakan o hana , Takan o nami , a nd Mu sas himaru . The lowes t ranked wrestl e rs in The Tokyo to urna me nt s are he ld a t th e Ko kug ikan in the j o no kuc hi di vis ion s tart the ir Ryogoku. T he $ 150 m illi o n stadium o pe ned in 19 85 and m a tc hes aro und 9 a. l11. Except conta in s I 1,098 seals a nd stand ing room a reas. Because fo r a few s hort bre aks w he n the o r th e limited num be r o f to urname nts, ti c ke ts to watc h ring s ide judges are c ha nged , the s um o li ve can be ex tre me ly diffi c ul t to obtain . Even th e mat c h e s a r e co ntinuou s until ju s t The fo llowing is th e approxim ate d ail y sched ul e fo r a bas ho: w restle rs th e m selves, have a lo ug h time gelling ti ckets be fo re 3 p.m . w he n the juryo do hyo-iri fo r the ir own family me mbers. pO Jonokuchi Division no Makuuchi Dohyo-iri (ring e nte ring cere m o n y) takes place. In be t ween th e to urna me nts are severa l jungyo (ex hibi 10:00 Jonidan Division po Makuuchi Division tio ns) he ld th ro ug ho llt Japan and occas io nall y abroad, 11:00 Sandanme Division 5:50 Musubi ichiban (last match but the ir o utc o mes have no beari ng o n the rankings . 1:30 Makushita Division of the day. usually involvin ~ 1:40 Juryo Dohyo-iri the hi~hest ranked yokozunal. 1:50 Juryo Division 6:00 Yumitori-shiki i. i.; ... ". .. '!' Tournament Etiquette : Wrt'sllns f ilillg ill fnr file DoitY(I- iri I. A speclalor sho ul d never pass be tween a jud ge and the dohyo. 2. Because the do hyo is considered sacred spectators sho ul d not Mina Hall is a Unive rsity of Hawai' i at M anoa graduat e, lo uch it , even aft er matches are co mpl eted. majoring in Japanese studies. She studied and worked in Japan and beca m e frie nds with several champion 3. Taking photographs is permilled . but you sho uld remai n in your sumo w restlers. She is a reg ular visitor t o the sumo seat. O nl y offic ial press pho tographe rs are a ll o wed 10 photo traini ng stables and has w ritten a book ca lled , Th e Big Book of Sumo, published by Sto ne Brid ge Press. near the dohyo and fro m the ai sles. It is ava ilable at loca l bookstores, or em ail M ina at : 4. S pectators sho ul d no t thro w th eir zab ut o n (cushio n ) int o the M i lia wi l h Koryu (llId NallJ u 0/ /-I tlll'ai ' i o i c h o@ w or l dnet.a t t. n e t Yo h idosh; ( rill g al/t' II(Jan! ) do hyo. (B ut i l sometimes happens aft er a bi g upset) . 1? ' OHANA K EPA K E M APA 1997 33 0------_ Taro, Hawaii's Roots ------0 opell poi bowl? Because RESPECT ONE ANOTHER by Leilehua Yu ell, Hawai'j Correspondent Haloa is the elder brother Talk about taking coals to merly was the largest supplier, but occasional major chain grocer. 111 of humans. (J1('a 'a'im£ 'ak- Newcastle, in the mid 1990s between Hurricane Val in 1991 and 1994, the Big is la nd produced The following variant !71te ~ qJJaJUad ~ Hawai 'i imported 701,000 the 1994 Phytophthora leaf bli ght, 1,960,000 pounds of taro. Kaua' i 01 pounds of taro, according to the Samoan taro industry was nearly produced 3, 160,000 pounds, and of an ancient end by Na Akoni Akana the U.S. Department of devasta ted. To supplement the Maui, Moloka'i, and O'ahu com tells the "tnt-.o:llo. "The current renaissance of to the protocol required for that Samoan laro, Hawai ' j imported bined produced 980,000 pounds. ceremony. More a nd m ore peo Agriculture. Here in Hawai'i Before there Hawaii an cultural and reli gious 522,000 pounds from Fiji, and practices has sparked a number ple seeking spiritual enlighten with our strong cultural and, Like other farming, taro c ultivation people, the re 160,000 pounds from the Cook of restoration projects at sacred ment are visiting these sacred ill some cases, religious ties is demanding a nd the financial return the gods. They had Islands in 1994. Hawaiian sites throughout sites and are performing cere to taro, imports are not taken can be low at times. Farmers work descent and genealogy, like peopl e. Maui. While many more of m oni o us acts w hic h are not lightly. Most Hawaiian grown taro is all ocat bent over in knee deep water and Some were more like humans and these sites are still being dese Hawaiian in any sense of the ed LO fo ur major uses: Poi, table taro, mud, from sun up to sun down. some were less. Amo ng the more What's goi n g on? crated, the few sites that are word. They make offerings of taro chips, and lu 'au leaf. Taro for Areas suitable for taro cultivation human- li ke were Wakea - the Sky being saved have provided fruit, money, crystals, sto nes, Jim Holl yer, taro researcher at the poi is cultivated by both the dry land are often far from convenie nces suc h Father, and Papa - the Earth Mother. Native Hawaiians with new fl owers, and other non-tradi Uni versity of Hawai'i College of and wetl and methods. Varieties com as decent roads, schools, hospiLals, They were the first to live on the insights into traditional ceremo tional things. Tropical Agric ul ture and Human monly used are the Lehua Maoli, and shopping. Yet the number of Earth as we now know it. Resources (O 'ahu), says the imports " Maui' Lehua, and Moi. The Chinese people in terested in raising taro is nial protocols. Although many may have good Wakea and Papa had c hildre n. The arc not laking local market share', but Bun Long is used as table taro, luau slowly ri sing . In 1990, the Big Isla nd Because of the lack of informa intentions, their actions offend youngest daughter was Ho'ohoku-ka fi ll a separate ni che. " It's a varietal (taro leaf), and the deli ght of local had 86 commercial taro farms, in tion avail able on protocols, a lot the s pirits for w hich they are lani . When she grew up, Wakea left a nd a client issue. Ni ue, a vari ety of yuppies - taro chips. Dasheen or 1994 there were 105. of what is being practiced is inte nded and help to perpetuate Papa and live d with Ho'ohoku. taro imported from Samoa is primar Japanese taro, also is used w-aimo, Taro farmer a nd preside nt of the based on (people) our levels of the hewa (wrongdoing). An ily purchased by Samoans. It is a as a table taro. The Samoan Ni ue is Their first c hild was premature, a leg Waipi 'o Taro Association, Debbie understanding and each per example of this is the stacking variety they li ke, and we don ' t grow less, armless, formless lump of n esh. primarily used as a table taro. Texeira says " th ere is a revi val .. son's interpretati on of the infor of the rocks a t Nakale le . much of it here." Other major buyers They named him a-naka, but the baby Hawaii an taro is, for the most part, The re are youn ger people coming on mation provided. A lthough it does not have any of Niue are Fijians and Tongans. died. They buried him at the East cor locall y grown and locall y consumed. board with th e unde rstanding that it "Some protocols w hi ch are used reli gious s ig nificance, people ne r of the ho use. Ho'ohoku tended The 70 I ,000 pounds of taro imported Exports are primarily table taro, taro is not a ll economi cs ... We are try by the majori ty of Hawaii a n continue to perpetuate this act the burial s ite each day. In a few in 1994 actually was a decrease from chips, and dehydrated poi. High ing to preserve some thing that is practitioners have not changed. in a k.ind of monkey-see, mon days, a tightly furled green leaf poked the 750,000 pounds imported each of priced, 0 11 the mainland they are gen a lmost lost, something that has been Hula has been the saving graces key-do action. Another thing up through the mud. Ho'ohoku rec often seen at heiau are the wrap the previo Li s five years. Samoa for- erally found in specia lty shops or the goi ng on for generations. We a re try in that it has been the one prac ogni zed her firstborn son and cared ing to find a place for it in the eco tice in whi ch the knowledge of ping of stones with (i leaves. for him. Your premier source for the nomic base." the protocols have been passed This only adds to the destruc Later, H o'oh ok u gave birth to a tion of the beiau as the stones In trying to promote unde rstanding down. Kumu hula trained by hurnan c hild . H e a l so was named used are usually taken from the SOFTWARE OF HAWAII of the cultu re associated with taro, masters well versed in the Ha loa. He became the a ncestor of heiau a nd, more often tha n not. • Hawaiian Clip Art & Pictofonts the Waipi 'a Taro Associati on spo n chants, prayers and practices of humans. He was taught to honor and replaced at anothe r location. • Hawaiian Language Fonts sors programs in whi ch school teach the hula continue to bring to fi- respect hi s e lder brother. In return, • Hawaii a n Screen Savers Co ll ection ers spend time on the fa rms learning li ght these protocols. " Recently a t the monument now Ha loa the e lde r brothe r provides about taro. They return to thei r stu Although the hula protocols under construction at Moku ' u la . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• nourishing food for the descendants th ere have been a numbe r of dents far more know ledgeable about have survi ved, the protocols for Hawa ii an Cl ip Art CD -ROM #1 ...... $59 Pictofonts are "ding bat" style fonts with of Haloa the younger. A co llection of over 600 graphics (color and graphics in place of letters. Includes both the taro, and also about Hawaiian c ul heiau (temples) vary depe nding offerings made which I, as a b& w images) in both EPS & TtF formats . Dual TrueType & Postscript font formals. Specify The identificati on with taro was so Hawaii an. find totally offensive format CD-ROM for Macintosh or Windows . Macintosh or Windows floppy disk. ture as an ongoing, li vin g continuum on the purpose of the he iau and to our c ulture and reli g ion. Le t Hawaiian Word Processing Tools .. $59 Pietofontl Hawaiian Icon s ...... $19.95 of ideas, knowledge, and c ustoms. strong tha t the Hawaiian term for to which gods they are dedicat Pietofont 2 Orienlal Motifs ...... $19 .95 Hawaiian language fonts - 9 font families "There is a lot of our c ulture based fa mily, 'ohana, is derived frolll the ed. Di fferent prayers are done us have respect for these sacred IIlcl uding both TrueType & Postscript formats . Pietofont 3 Hawaiian Motifs .... $19.95 word 'aha , the shoot or Sli cker whi ch s ites and limjt our participation Specify Macintosh or Windows floppy disks. Pietofont 4 Marine Life ...... $19.95 on ta ro culti vation, fo r example, you and different kapu (restric tions) Hawaiia n Screen Savers ...... $19.95 Pietofont 6 Petroglyphs ...... 519 .95 cann ot fight w hen the bowl of po i is grows from the taro conn. As the appl y. Offerings made may va ry to the things we know a nd 19 anI mated color screen save r modules for Pietofont 7 Tapa Typ e 1 & 2 .... $19.95 young shoots grow from the corm, understand ... use with After Oark TM from Berkeley Systems, open," Tex.ei ra says. depending on which gods these Add 55.00 per order for sllipping & handling people grow from the family. Inc. Specify Mac. or Win . floppy disk. Mastercard afld Visa accepted. By anciellt Hawaiiall custom, offerings are for and when the Editor's Note: This story was found on 0 Howoi'l NewsList email. and offerings are being made. u it is considered disrespectful Is reprinted as a reminder that to fight ill front of an elder. One thing that is c lear is tha t protecting the cultural herltoge of One should not raise the one should never participate in any ethnic group Is Important for voice, speak angrily, or make oeremony if you me unclear as future generations rude comments or gestures. How is this connected to all Continued 011 page 37 ~, Ph,!!one : 808-522,~.~~~~~~~~~!~~"":;- 9090 0 Email : guavabob@a loha.com o ' OHANA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 35 Prejudices: We all have them ------0 0------Mel Ozeki Proves to be Dr. Ozeki . as well as myself, believe s te reotypes. Whe n the J apa n ese Taro, Hawaii's Roots a Worthwhile Guest s t e reo typi ca l thinking ca n be mi g r a t ed to A m e ri ca, they w e re COlltiu ll ed frolll page 35 have disappeared through lack of A lready, muc h researc h has bee n changed over time. It is a learned despi sed by A mericans. We had in cultivation, and immig ra nts a nd done in ti ssue c ulture for taro , pro by Jo AIIII As/aile,. While varieties of taro g row in ASrD CII/b. Augltsw, GA process, and if e nough of us teach our minds, and still still do today, com m e r c ial cultivators ha ve viding di sease free plants. almost all tropical regions of the e quality, eventua ll y it wi ll filter that because they were from Japan, brought new varieties. Ove r the years, pe ople from around Dr. Mel Ozeki spoke to us about world, Hawai ' i seems to have some down. e ven though they li ved in the United The proble ms of taro farmers also the world have come to Hawai ' i. s te reoty pi cal thinking a nd preju of the s tro ng est taro traditio ns. States, they were st ill loyal to Japan. ha ve c hanged. In ancient times, and som e have become ta ro farm di ces. As trainers, this is a very Stereotypical thinking can be vicious According to Native Plallfers ill 110,000 Japanese people were drought, hurricane and warfare ers . Some, like the C hinese and important topic as we arc ro le mod and dangerous when it becomes di s Hawaii, by H a ndy and Handy, taro incarcerated in World War II e ven were the major calamities farmers J apanese, have brought the ir own e ls for th ose we train. Dr. Ozeki c rimination. You see, prejudice is " ... is a plant of unique and distinc th ough they were A merican Citizens, faced. varie ti es and c ultivate d them. posed th e question "\Vhat is stereo something you think of or a thought tive c haracte r which was brought becau se th ey we re thought to b e Othe rs b egan to cu lti vate the ty pi cal thinking?" and quoted Walte r in your head. Di scriminati on is an by plante rs to a hi gher state of cul Today, introduced di seases, loss of loyal to Japan. This was not true and Hawa iian and introduce d varieties Lipman who d efin es thi s a s act of the prejudice. But inaction ti vation in old Hawaii than any arable land due to various kinds of is a prime example of stereotypical already here. Taro vari e ti es and "Ste reotypes are these pictures in can al so be construed as an action. If where e lse in the world ... . Native development, water rights, pollu thinking into a di scriminatory ac l. In knowledge were traded and con our heads thar are normally exagger you fee l you are be in g di scriminated cultiva tio n of taro in Hawai'j had tion, and the world economy all th e 18th century women were exe tributed to mode rn Hawaii ' s famous ati ons or oversimplification s of a against, the first thing you should do created a greate r number of vari must be factored into the farmer's cuted for adultery while me n were blending of c ultures. Now, Holl yer category", These stereotypes are not is sit down with the person in ques e ties adaptable to vary ing condi business plan. not repri Illanded at a ll. B lacks were says, " Taro is the a lo ha spirit. a lways negati ve. They can be posi ti on and get it out in the open. They tions of locale, soil, and wate r than But also, as the wo rld has changed, thought to be " dumb" anima ls and Every e thnic group he re grows it ti ve a nd complime nt ary as well. We may very we Il be unconsc iously act are to be found anywhere e lse in farmers are changin g their ways of therefore propert y. and uses it LO some degree ." a ll have prejudices and as Dr. Oze ki ing on a prejudice and di scussion Polynesia or, we be li eve, in the dealing with it. They are banding says. "If you don ' t have any prej would make th em aware and possi One good way to break th e barrie r world. " toge ther in associations to share udice. you died yesterday!" We all bly stop the di scriminatory actions. be tw een cultures ill the workplace Varie t ies of taro available today are knowledge and other resources. As would be to have a pOl lu ck whe re have ideas in our head of how dif Dr. Ozeki be li eves that th e first-line muc h different than in anc ie nt more is learn ed about taro, ways to each culture brought a food that is f ere nt c ulture s. companies . m e n . supervi sors should be the ones to times. Many of the ancient varieties combat di seases should be found. typical of" the ir country or o ri g in . wo me n. e tc .. ac t and react. Thi s is acti vely support non-discriminatory This, at least, he lps LI S to start com OK: th ese are our ideas and opin action s by training and not tolerat e municati on a nd acknowledging that ions . We have these id eas because it these acts. There is a lot of EEO we have differences, and by under is an e ffi c ie nt way for our minds to (Equa l Employme nt O pportunity) standing some of th e differences, we ca tegorize things. Mos t c ultures aware ness training goin g o n for can create a sort of comfort zone e nc o urage thi s kind o r thinking management at a ll levels. It is our between cultures. whe the r they re ali ze it o r not. responsibility to make sure thi s fil Studi es ha ve been done and it has ters down to everyone in th e ranks. As a fin al note, Dr. Ozeki told us o f bee n conc lu ded th at by age 5, a Ed ucati on, reall y , is o ur only how he thought o f quilling many soc ia l imprin t on a chile! has already weapon. Sometimes it work s and times while tryin g to complete hi s hee n made or learned. some times it doesn' t, but it is a start. degree. It was hi s wife Emi ly who e nc ouraged and pushed him to finish Case in Point: In a socia l study. Much di scrimination is cultura l. We and ror thi s he is forever grateful to there was a picture o f a white man as tra ine rs and supe rvisors mu st he r. He left us wi th th ese word s ho lding a knife 10 a blac k man. The unde rstand :.Ind ac know ledge th a t "Woman was not made from a pi L: ture was bri e f"l y shown to various c ul t ura l di ffe re nces do ex is t. Dr . man's foot so man would walk on pe ople o r al l ages. Whe n asked w ha t Ozek i e xa mpl es of th ey saw in th e pi c lU re most peo ple her, nor was sh e made from a :-. a w th e o pposit e . man's head to look uw \-Ia':/Vaiia\\ \.\ The y ac tu a ll y down on her. She \.\\tert 8USIN[SS Lildy Luck Cilsino R[WARD 2-for- \ ilt Burgundy I.lOCIi OjWo(lli.UN HHARKS hp. \2128/97, tI-IOfEl&\N'RfMO 8USIN[SS Venetiiln Itilliiln Restilurilnt p- f"W"'" _ Ii .... , " . HWARD 20% discount off food O 800-732-1183 HHARKS 3713 W, )ilhilril SAUA~ Golf Reservations In las Vegas: 1-800-627-4465 Las Vegas ..HOTEL I CASiNOJ LAS VEGAS Visit our web site at: http://www.nrbinc.com ' O HAN A / ·-IiDIf in Las Vegas----- ill------• .------Hulltcane Season ------. by Srepilallie Holland National Reservation Bllreall keep from bogeying thi s in the top fi ve hole accurate tee and throughout the Is Uyon the Isi~ncls S ome folk s jus t h ate to b e c h a l approach shots are a year a nd it ' s a by William J Oh flSO Il , Hawai'; MeteorologisT le nged . Give them the same 18 holes must. This is but one of c h a ll e n ge fo r torm s in the la ter m on ths El N Ino develops, tropica l Already the wea ther h as they've been pl aying since they could the ho les at Painted all l eve l s of 5 b een " unus ual" for 1997. first make contact with the golf ball Desert that will force go lfers," says of A u gust through early waters aro und th e a r ea and they're happy. They know how you to work out your Afualo, " We November pose the biggest w h ere the s torms form is January had torrentia l tropi the course pl ays and there are no sur brain as much as your a l so o f fe r a threat to th e Hawaiian warm er to begin w ith. Warm cal ra ins w hich caused major prises. They score nice and low and other muscles. range of services Is land s, but it doesn 't mean water is the fuel for hurri flooding o n the i s l a nd s . walk away feeling good about them T e mpe ratures ha ve b een a Consistently acknowl from a bi g ban tha t a tropical storm or hur canes, and the warmer the selves. edged for its beautiful quet to a bar-b ricane could not d evelop water, th e s tronger and bit warmer but it ha s cer Painted Desert is not kind LO those co ur se co nditi ons, que." A no the r earlier. For the most part the longer the life of a potential t a inl y been wetter than folk s. Though not rated as the tough Painted Desert is not quality amenity waters and dis turbances off storm. This year tha t condi u sual for the year. est course in the Las Vegas va ll ey, at th e Painted D eser t Golf only chall engin g, but also fun. "My Mexico aren ' t in a favorable tion exis ts and is the first There's no way of telling thi s Jay Morrish-designed golf course C lub is its practice faci lity. It consists favorite hole out here is 14," says configura tio n to allow the time it has since Hurricane exac tl y w h a t th e 1997 wil l make any golfer earn their brag Chuck Afualo, general manager at the of a n I I , OOO-square-foot putting movement of storms towards lniki which was 1992. It gi ng ri ght s. green and a four-acre dri vi ng range Hurricane season will bring, Painted Desert Golf Club, " It 's a Hawai'i. However, once the doesn ' t mean that Hawai'i jus t gen eralities a nd w ith the One of the reasons thi s course is so tricky tee shot. About 300 yards with th at all ows golfe rs to hit on grass or s ummer pattern develops will have another s torm like warmer El NIn o, and rather chal le ng in g is its tight layout. Though a big lake in the middle. You've got artificial turf. Tough he admits to and stays in place, then lniki nor does it m ean unusua l weathe r p a tterns, i[ look s inviting and friendly , several options on that hole. You can being a bit homesick for the islands, Hawai'i is a t bigger risk. Hawai 'i will be hit at all. hit the driver and put it on the green Afualo says he likes li vi ng in Las the tropics bear watching app roach the tees w ith res pec t. Wha t it does mean is that Forethought is a must jf one is look or hit an iron and st ill make birdie." Vegas. " I mi ss the beach and the 1997 l ook s to b e a more this season. weather. I really miss the stori es the there is a better than u su a l in g to score low here. Wild tee shots Afualo, who origin all y hall s from active yea r in the tropics due people tell " he says in viting anyone chance for some tropical sys wi ll get you nothing but maybe a La ' ie, Q'ahu is proud of the golf t o a condition ca lled E l LO stop by and share theirs. tem to effect the H awaiian g reate r apprecia ti o n fo r th e na ti ve course and the many honors it has NIno. It m ea ns lit e r a lly Islands. dese rt la nd scapin g. received. Voted best golf course in The next time you' re itching to playa "warmer water". When an Numbe r 8, for example, is a scenic Southern Nevada by the readers of little golf as both the mental and pa r three with water and a relatively Las Vegas Review Journal reader's physical game it was meant to be, NO HIDDEN CHARGES sma ll green guarded by three bunkers. poll three years in a row as well as make a tee time at the Painted Desert Experience Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Mesquite &Stateline Hit the ball too hard or too soft and being the home to th e Nevada Open Golf C lub but heed the words o f Na Kamakua Arno ld Palmer, "Golf is a game of you' re in the sand , Travel too far to for three years, he has every right to in ches. The most important are those FREE HOOVER DAM FREE LAUGHLIN TOUR the le fl and you're in the water. To fee l that way. "The condition is rated -O-Ka[ani, bet ween the ears." EXPRESS TOUR The Boomtown on the Colorado River BUY 1, GET 1 FREE SAVE $27~ Coach , Lunch Buffet .------. E ma[ama mai See Stars' Homes. Hoover Dam. Free Lunch Buffet. Ethel M's & More. FREE Drinks & Fun Pack Call 24 Hours for '"ligj1ll Call 24 Hours for FUTURE SHOWS AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS is Makou. Information & Re servations :!i' Information & Re5l"v,llion, Courtesy of Las Vegas Advisor 369-1000 Amene Some Restrictions Some Restrictions SEPTEMBER 13 Mariac hi Festival. Aladdin 25-28 Huey Lewis & The News. May Apply. May Apply. Must be 21. 13-14 Gallagher, Sahara, $30 Caesars. $60 1-14 Smothers Brothers, Sahara Ne.ad.l Magaz,ne Nevada Magaztne 3-7 Roger Whittaker. The Orl eans, Lucero, Desert Inn 26-27 Andrew Dice C lay, Ballys, 555 13-26 Jeff Dunham, Sa hara 26-28 Willie Nelson, Desert Inn, 550 ------T------4-10 Engelbert Humperdlnck, Let the FREE FREE STATELINE TOUR Ba llys , 550 15-22 Gallagher. Sahara 29-11/2 Julio Ig lesias, Caesars ~~~ Louie Anderson, Ballys , $35 MESQUITE TOUR 40 ' OHA NA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 41 0------0 ------0 GASA-GASA LETTERS NEW AND HOT GOSSI P CONTINUES ... TOT H E 'Ol'nlta Magazine requests your opinion for this survey. Please take 10 minutes and 32-cents IN LAS VEGAS to suggest ways to make it even more bettah! WITH STEVEN LUM EDITOR DEKE CASTLEMAN, MANAGING EDITOR, 1. General Info: • • • • • • • • • • • • • LAS VEGAS ADVISOR continued from page 30 .. confined from page 6 • High school and year graduated. ______THANKS SUSAN instead a lightl y battered sinfu lly I would like to purchase two sub .. . continued from page 29 moist and tasty version which o Length of tin1e at present residence. (Reason for moving?) ______scriptions to your magazine. One is MADhattan is built on a founda for myself and one for my son who nearly melted in mv mouth. Those tion of hip-hop street dance, bro moved to the mainland in January of two dishes are definitely worth this yea r. ken up by tired old breakdanc· repeat as well as "three-p eat" I was impressed with the quality of ing. Throw in some mime, four visits. His spicy garlic tate r tots you r magazine. It has only been part harmony. three-part harmo • Household income - circle your range. ($15K - $25K; 25K - 35K; 35-45, 45-55, or 55+.) would serve as great "beef recently that we went to Las Vegas ny. rap , a si ngle-wheel cycli st, for the first time . It is too bad my son chasers" and his hom e-mad e and two weak slapstick comedi • Frequency to visit Hawai'i. ______Frequency to visit LV ______moved to Washington. I think Las potato chips ore very similar to Vegas is better. Your magazine will ans (who show up at least three Travel agency ______Lodging ______the original Maui Chips. A second keep us informed on happenings times throughout the course of there and let my son know of events visit for dinner was not as enjoy the show) and you have what on the mainland . 2. Specific to contents of 'Ohana Magazine: able though. The Florida stone may be the most d ated new En closed you will find a check for the show we've ever seen . Please rank-order ("1" best, "2" 2nd best, etc.) the following established columns that we've been Crab claws and Alaskan King subscription s. publishing in 'Ohana Magazine. Ranking a column "low" does not mean it's of "no interest," Thank you, Sincerely, C rab legs were not as good as Okay, so t his brand of entertain unless you tell us so. the Lag Vegas versions found in Susan M. Rezentes, ment isn't our cup of tea. Hila, HI. 96720 many of the gourmet room or Differences in taste aside, the real proof is in the payin· . At L VA. e ve n the Pasta Pi rate at the JAPAN FESTIVAL C a lifo rnia Ho tel. The manager IN NOVEMBER we pay for every show we see. • Aloha Joe • /IDa Kine" Words Why? Partly to maintain our inde a ssured us that on our next visit , We've bee n rece iving th e 'Ghana Magazine now for several months pendence from the casinos. But • From the Editor o Future Shows/Events the outcome would be much and find it very interesting. It has more importantly, to see how it b e tter and that they were still out of information as o some state feels to spend the money. just like • Gasa Gasa Kau Kau Kitchen w orking out the "kinks " of their events that wil l take place state side that otherwise we wouldn't you do. Writing a c heck for $ 132 o Golf recent opening. I fully expect din o Quilting have known. In any case, it's ni ce ($44 per ticket) for our three ner w ill soon match up to his 'cause then our son wi ll be able to reviewers was painful. Bottom • Sunlo o LV: What's New & Hot _____ quality b re akfast and lunches. attend some functions that really is line: MADhattan is just too exp en Hawai' i. sive (no price break for kids, Articles/Stories you don't read? ______I' m writing because a friend of ours wa nts to go to Vegas when the either). Be careful with your seat When I ;ef fense Japane se Fes tival is on. I remember ing here. too; the balcony is too Articles/Stories that you do like? ______ond foke myself seriously, an iss ue with a write-up abou t the far away from the stage for this pre viou s festiv al and how succe ss production. yes _____ I deliberdfely wdlk ful it was. I've looked through the 3. List your name(s) and town/city "moved from" in Moving 10 Mninlnnd? No _____ fo fhe mirror ond bursf magaz in es that I could muster but On the positive side, there are a am un abl e to find any date s. Wou ld few individual standouts: the 4. Even if you said "No" in #3, for an update for 'Oltaua Magazi1le Dilly please kokua - fill-out and ouf lou;hin;. you be so kind as to e-mail me any " pots 'n' pans" steel d ru mmer. a mail-in to arrive by Sept. 25. (Note: Two large corporations preViously offered to buy the 'Ohnl1a information regarding the festival? Even If I do nof feel n eve r~ It wo uld be mu ch appreciated. free-form painte r, and a triple list - Your trust is our bond to you). like lou;hin;, good tap sequence (plus the Mahala Nui Loa, and keep Nanle ______I feel more like if up the good work! se ats a re very c omfort able) . when I see fhe mon Ann Nakamura Madhattan is p erformed at 7:30 and 10 Friday through Tuesday Home address ______in fhe ;Ioss lou;hin;. (EDITOR'S PA NE , THE JAPANESE (dark Wed. and Thur s. ). Your $44 FESTIVA L IN LAS VEGAS WIL L BE If fhere is nofhin; NOV EMBER 7· 9. IF YOU LIK ED gets you admissio n ; d rinks are Home phone ______fo lou;h cd; why nof LA ST YEAR·S. YOU' LL LOVE THIS extra and c ost about $3. 50 per. ;0 YE A I\ ·S. I ATTENDED A PRESS 5. Other comments: ______fo 0 mirror ond see REV IE W - THE OBJECTI VE I S T O " D O UBLE - EVERYTHING" BE CA U SE .jud;e your success how funny you look IT WAS SO HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. IT WAS T H E ' T O P 100 EVENTS Of by fhe de;ree ond bursf ouf lou;hin;. NO RTH AM ERI CA " FOR 1996. M U C H MO RE INfO IN OCT O BER fhof you're enjoyin; I SSU E). Dr. £. Sfunley .Jones peuce, heulfh ond love . • PANE MEANS "RESPONSE" ' OHA NA KEPAKEMAPA 1997 • 43 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Five classes from Hila High School ('56-'60) held their class Gary Ichinose, class of '57 and then Tenitorial basketball 0- reunion at the California Hotel in June. As with other class star, was the master of ceremonies for the dinner. '--- 0 reunions from high schools throughout the islands, this one (702) 459 2044 Fa;o; (702) 438 2398 Music from HAW All 'O hana Magazine will gladly announce in advance class dVldton 'Wonq, dVl.'D. was also filled with nostalgia, to include paying tribute with OsteoporOSIS 0tId E:fIdo<:nne (enter of Southern Nevada COn!cmpnrary Island Style reunions, or auendees at class reunions. T rad itiollallJawaiian/Rc,g~al' a moment of silence for classmates who had passed. Barrett Financial Concepts Colden C l as<; i c~ INCOME TAX' BOOKKEEPING' PAYROLL For a FREECATAI.OG SMAll BUSINESS SERVices CALL ;-JOW! The attendees were: George Laborada Class 01'59 Harvey & june Yamada Tropic Is lc \' ll1 ~ i c Company 700 Shadow lone, SUite 400 J-SIKl-6X5 ·fl.I I _\ · , -~ IIX · 2·15· ."i:!·I~ C lass oj '56 Harri eH (Ka neslliro) McFarlane Natalia (Caba n!) Abad George Yamanaka Ron Barrett L osV~ , Nevodo 8Ql06 P.O. !lox :UJJ Andres Abad Carl Medeiros Rode Agpawa Aileen (Ikeda) Shimonwra OW11~r 702-387-8868 . (fo:r) 387. 1128 ex LiilllC' .Kiluni.l-Iawai I 1)6766 Agnes (Ca rvalho) AgUiar Merle (Oshiro) Miyahira Benjamin Corpuz El ea llor (Kalla/ma) Kepner Ca rlos Agustin Ronald Oishi Harvey Hirata Owen R. Onouye, JD Mmy (Paa/ulli) Andreasen William Olds jean nette (Saito) Hari a Cla ss oj '60 Hairlooms A550cw ~ f.ener.aJ Manl,l!N 3720 E. SunseT Rd CA lie. 0673.'l69 Richard Fujimori Lorraine (Perreira) Kanalulu Amy Ichinose Dal e Aina PERFORMANCE . WEIGl-iT M"N"'GEMENT STRESS PROTECTION ' FINMICIAL SECURITY Las Vegas. NV 69102 Robert Ha shida Ed Suzul~i janel lciJ inose Gl enn Aina Rufino R Calva" Telephone o MetLiIe' Richard Honda Harold Tonda Arlene (GOlD) Iw amolo Karen (Kan eshiro) Bass EJo:eruhve Independent ASSOCIate (702) 434-0949 !,.tiM" cont..... "'" ]801 "'~ en ue ohlle S~. Suite Ins Joe Koshi Thomas Kaya Alan Baptis re Hoirstylis1 .I4.mbt', SALl". ~ntur)" City, CA 90067 TeI3JG&.3-00l0 800 763 ·8&43 Walla ce Shindo C lass 01'58 Roy Kayama Lana Cabra l ru 310 28-1-S058 Pagerl\'o ;Cf' ~l3il 800 33-1 ·3 J 15 Solon 702-458-]576 \'uubl. I~. """~ &nd ,'UUbI• .,.,,";1," 011• ....:1 Thomas YOllamille Rodney Amasahi Lorraine (Kanes hi ro) LeJton j eannie Higashi Hm 702-697-2679 by M.II'OpOl,\.UI Ll1e 11,,"1'>11<1' C"",PiII)'. ~1·. ~'Y )o\uuaJ f'uhlboll.J't'd by 1oI.tU!. Slt.rili ... I"" .. SY, ),1" George Iwasahi Ronald Calahate jean (Ma tsumura) Maeda Maljo rie (Ogata) Hirata Loui s Carval1lO Herbert & Pat Morimoto Elizabeth McColgan C lass oj '57 DenlOn Dart Cliffo rd Newton Judy (Fujioka) Nitu ra I, 'i >l ' \ 1'\11< it II~ ( ,I \ B ~ Diagnostic Center ofM edicine Beverly (DeCo ito) Agustin Rose ma,y (Ha ena) Dwight j eanette (Figueroa) Palmy ra Lei (O kata) Oishi 'OII,l1w _,l1;l,\!. I1:./11{ I,.'xlcnd, to all Albert Co 'puz Elaine (Uemura) Farm AliIw & Donna Ran eses Larry & Jane Okazaki duh ~ .md hdiau \·vi.1I dui\'JtI\.'~ Herhert Daimonji Alice Owamoto) Ichinose Ronald Segawa Fra nk Rapoza MAVIS N. MATSUMOTO, M.D. Kenneth Horio Alvin Medeiros Marcella (BondaugJ Val erie (DeCoito) Serra o Board CertIfied Internal Medldne to It)n~ld (' r ,dilll~ mdgalln e ~ and ~uh,rriplhlll" a:o- an addnion.ll Ga ly lchinose Earl Nagao & Ken Simpson Iren e (Shi ntani) Young (702) 547-1003 Ray Ilwda Elaine Nalwlcmi Aileen (Asaya ma) Suzuki eoo Whitroey Rand! Or,. 1016 Pr8s::riptIons: 454-2928 ml" an~ 10 rai .... l· fund .... HenOersofl, Nevada !9015 Fax: S41-62n Jam es Kamahele j ane SailO Stanley Takaba t' 01//111 "' '(JfJmhl for delt1it, ja cl~son Kohagura Sla nfo rd Talwhata Gilbert Tomas Geo rge Tomonaga Lilli an (Na /wlnolo) Tom onaga 0 ------Word Search Puzzle COl'y'ighl 1989. Nell" Kanah" ------0 SUMODO: THE ~AY OF THE ~ RESTLE R In the puzzle be low. fi nd the words in the Word List that ha ve been writte n entirely in c apita ls . The left over letters. whi c h are not part of any of the words in the word li st, spell out a quote. Fil l in the blanks below using these leftover letters, one after the other, in the order they appear. A SH I J U D G EKE I K D E WORD LIST: .. ASHI (legs) S U E M I U 0 M N D T IRS E BASHO (tournament) I A Y U D L REI I R I L I R ending BOW-turning ceremony R BA S H 0 K YI N HOM N E CHANKO-NABE (westler'. stew) o M U eTA H A 0 5 I CC E F CHON-MAGI (top mot) TNTS WGI YAHHMYEE starting CROUCH DESHI (apprentice wrestler) o A 0 I U HOG 0 I EMU S R DOHYO (clay ring) M I K M C M E Y A N A F 5 M P FAIR play SHIPPING AIRFREIG,HT B ,ETWEE N U E T A I A 0 N A MI D A A S FAN clubs S ATNMKH K D KNil L KL GI (art/technique) HEYA (stable) LAS VEGAS AND HONOLU LU H I N I U INC ERA 0 T U A JUDGE I T H Z HAY Z U SI T H U U JURYO (second top di vision) K E U S R 5 0 A H 0 II A AC T KEIKO (training) GIVE US A C ALL! ONE HIP 0 I M S R 0 F H I KIMONO A 0 E BAN 0 K N A H C B I R KOMUSUBI Uunior cbampion, .. second grade) • IN HONOLU LU (808) 834-4692 - Lynn Sturm Levy ----' KOSHI (hips) • I N LAS VEGAS (800) 546-5266 MAEGASHlRO (senior wrestler) WO RD L I S 'I CO N I I NU J::' D: MAKU-UCHI (top division) PSYCHING opponent SEKIWAKI (j unior champion) TAKAMIYAMA MATCH RANK SHIKO (ritual stamping) (Mauian Jesse Kuhaulua) COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIA L MAUl Swno Association win-lose RECORD SHIN (mind/bearl/spiril) silk MA WASHI (belt) SUMOTORI (wrestlers) TIMEkeeper REFEREE YOKUZUNA (grand champion) MINIMUM size requirements colorful RITUALS TACHI-AI (initial clash) A H A WAII OWNED COMPANY OYAKATA (tea<:her/lel1der) throwing SALT TAl (body/physique) OZEKI (cbampion) ' O H ANA KE P AK E MAPA 1997 45 Continued f rom page 19 . ea rli e r a r c ha e ol og i s t a s time of the discovery, R yde r a nd g roups of students goin g to the Ku k uipuka H e iau , but the s ite A ka na were me rely acqua in tances, heia u twice a week to ma ke hi sto turned o ut to be a s imple house but they gre w to be good fri e nds, ry come a li ve whe re it ha ppened. fo unda ti o n . a nd they have s ince set o ut on T h is year, with funds running out, T ha t's w he n R yd e r a nd A ka na got othe r ad ventures of discovery While on the beaches of Hawai'i or the desert landscape of Las Vegas, R yd e r hooked up w ith Ma ui Yo uth involved. The y n oti ced tha t one around M aui. enjoy Nevada's mos t Prestigious Monthly Real Estate Publication. a nd Family Services in Ka hului , o f th e few r e f e r e n c e s to The two have also combined to w hic h agreed to p rovide tra ns Kukuipuka in hi s torical lite ra ture compose a numbe r o f songs , with Metropolitan fea tures the porta ti o n a nd additio na l youthful te ll s o f a blind man fro m W aihee Ry de r providing the mus ic a nd Finest and Most Exclusive ma npower. Now, every couple o f n a med Pa k e w ho killed a ka huna A ka na the lyri cs. They are now Properties Las Vegas has weeks , the youngste rs work the a nd cr aw l e d a h a lf mil e t o working o n a C D to be titl ed to offer. Appealing to the land a nd the spirit of the pl ace Kukuipuka to make a mend s. Kukllinllka. T he recording w ill fea co mes ali ve. d iscriminating buyer or " The re reall y isn ' t much writte n ture songs about places in and business entrepreneur who "It makes sense to them, ' th roug h o ut the K a ha kuloa area. a r o und K a hal awa, th e a n c ie nt nam e f o r th e W es t M a ui Ryder says of the students. The re a re n ' t too ma ny o ral tradi is looking for a home, busi M o unta in s. "They come up here, and tio ns surviving the re, a nd tha t's ness or land purchase. why the confusio n exists," says it makes sense. They know Ryder says she wants to Providing the finest: Paul Klieger, Bish o p Museum what to do. Maui is a heal establish a group to take • Customer Service a rc haeologist. care of Kukuipuka Heiau ing place, and this is a • Quality A k a n a , the c ultura l resources on a long-term basis. " We sacred place. Children are • Circulation ad v iser of the Kaanapali Beach all have to adopt these sacred, and teaching them H o tel and the leade r of a group • Distri bution kinds of places. I want to is a sacred trust. I look at looking out for the Moku ' ula hi s On your next visit to the children as our trea toric site in Lah aina, says he con plant a garden and contin Las Vegas pick up your sure, and I'm just trying to cluded tha t if Pa ki c rawled only a ue to bring children here. do my part to instill spe h a lf mile to Kukuipuka from I really believe the personal copy at any W a ihee, he certa inly wouldn ' t cial va lues. Th ey need this specialness of the place of the following locations: have gotte n as fa r as K ahakuloa. is yet to come. " Borders Book Shops, experience to ground He says tha t the rediscovery of theln . " Kukuipuka H eia u was the result o f For now, though, Ryder and Vans, Sav-on , Payless Akana are worried ahout a Boy &: Ad ult superviso rs in the proj ect a lo t o f praying, luc k and inspira Drug, K-Mart. Located Scouts proposal to place a firing inc lu de Sand y Han sen a nd l o hanna tio n fro m kupuna. in outdoor sidewalk range near the heiau. The two say Kamaunu of lao Sc hool a nd Duke " I dream ed about it the proposal is a bad idea consid racks at Smiths Food Sev ill a , Dav id Ka uh a ' a h a ' a a nd bef o re we went, and my ering the importance of the place. King, Albertson's, Wal A li ka A tay o f Ma ui Youth a nd mind was in f ocus and I The heiau a nd what is stands on is Fa mil y Services. Mart, 7-11 Sto res and could visualize it. So sac red, Ryder says, and it should various convenience T he E ng li s h tra ns la ti o n o f the when we we re there, we not be desecrated, wo rd " kukuipu ka" is uncen ain a nd stores. Local restau Kuku ipuka Heia u is several hun ca n be inte rpre ted in nume ro us kne w - even tho ugh we rants incl ude Operetta French Bakery &: Cafe, dred s years o ld a nd pro ba bl y o lde r ways . T o Ryde r, the word me a ns had n e ve r been the re a nd is known as a pu ' uho nua . It is Philips Supper House, The Coffee Pub, and The New Starboard Tack. li g ht , know led ge a nd e nlighte n b ef o re, " he says. Ryd er a sacred pl ace o f re fu ge a nd sanc For Advertising in[onnatioll call Barbara De Marco at 367-4088. 1t me nt - a pa th w ay to li ght o r hea v says the h eiau was f o und tua ry. w he re one could go aft e r e n. The sea rc h fo r K uk u ipu ka r------, o n f a ith and trust, and brea king a kapu , fo r example. a nd : W OULD You LIKE A COPV ... Delivered to your door? Metmpoli ta ll Re,, / Estate GIlide will pll t YO ll all : He iau began after a rc haeo logists : the mailillg li st to receive eadl new issu e as it co mes 1101 oJJ the press! 6 iss tl esJor $21 .00 (postage & /u/fullillg) listening to an inner ma ke a me nd s. The heia u, o n top of I di sco vered th at a no the r location I voice. " People might a hill at Cam p Maluhia, is pe rha ps : Name' ______SU BSC RIB E T O: near Ka haku loa, w h ich was a bo ut 25 to 35 feet in size, but I believed to be the he iau, had been think that's c razy, but : Address, ______o ri g in all y it may have been muc h ' fIN[ ST mi s ide nt ifi ed . that's OK." I MfTRO~OllTRN ~ [ V AOA S ~ O M[ S large r a nd in te rraces o n the hill. : City State Zip 4795 Qua lity Ct ' Las Vegas, NV 89103 D uring a n in ve ntory s urvey fo r A fte r tha t first day o n the hill they I Accord in g to at least one hi stori cal :L ______Phone ______702-367-4088 · Fa x_ _7_____02-367-130______7 J I t h e d eve l o p e r of a K a h a kulo a c a ll ed the n-sta te arc h ae o log ist re fe re nce from lit e rature, the heiau s u bdiv i s io n , a tri o o f B i s h o p T he resa Dunha m , a nd she came to is assoc iated w ith Ka me hameha 's Museum archaeolog ists co nduc t the site a nd co n fi rmed that it was wa r-god , Ka' ilimoku, a fo rm of the ed a dig a t a s ite ident i fi ed by an indeed an a uthe ntic heia u. A t the war god Ku. ~6 ' O H ANA