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to elect delegates to an 'aha (convening OUA Sign-up in LV g roup) to begin d iscussion on the design of the new Hawaiian government. h e Office of Hawaiian Affairs and T Hawaiian community partne rs w ill ho ld its Th e effo rt adopted Kamehameha I' s slogan in first Kau Inoa (sign -up) on M arch 6-7 at the the Battle o f Kepaniwaioiao on Maui in 1792: Four Q u eens in Las Vegas. "I mua e na pokii ainu i ko woi awaawo. Aohe A fte r d ecades of work for Hawaiian hope e hoi mai oi (Forward , younger brothers sovere ignty and self-det ermination , Native a n d sisters, and drink of t he bitter waters. There Hawaiians m ay sign-up t o partic ipate in the is no turning back now.) 808-594-0204. formation of a Hawaii an governing entity, and

MALAKI / ' APELILA 20 04 o Publ ic Se rv ice Announcement KONA VILLAGE --- MAKES "GOLD" LIST I Kona V i Ilage R esort is among IS H awai· i a n d 179 ho te ls and resorts in the U nite d S tates n amed to Conde H G Nos/7i·m·e!e!" ·s prestigious " 2004 Gold Lis t o f World·s Best Places to Sponsored by A1Iitloy Stay.·· COlllpiled/rol1l /-/011 0/11 111 Adveniser TOYOTA In selecting the resort for the Gold (ll1d HOIlO/ulll S{w:-Bullclill List. re ade rs s ite d Kana Village's thatc h-roofe d b ungalows and lack of ISLE ASIAN YOUTHS aHA Admini strator C lyde Namuo radios . te levis io ns and te lephones in SCORE WELL said an ad visory council, composed of c reating "a great getaw ay:' A breakdown of public school test re presentatives from 28 native Hawaiian organi zations with di fferi ng scores by ethnicity shows that Asian SIX HONORED AS LIVING platforms, wi ll decide the date for Our family... students in Hawai' i scored hi ghest on TREASURES OF HAWAI'I math and reading at a ll grade levels. election, its format and procedures. The s ix honorees of the 29th Living aHA wi ll hold another registration at a part of Tre a s ures of Hawai made the ir Caucasians came nex t, pl acing in Las Vegas March 6-7. -i cons istently above th e statewide contributio n through mus ic, hula, average on the 2003 Hawai 'i State educati on and s piritualis ill . T hey are: your family. NONI'S MEDICAL Assessment: Hawaii ans and Filipinos WORTH BEING TESTED • The R ev. M its uo Aoki - Best known fo llowed. Tests showed the same for his work in the fi e ld o f death and pattern in both subjects in grades 3, S, A participant in a Cancer Researc h 8 and 10. Center of I-l awai' i study to determine dying, the 89-year-old Aoki looks at if noni will bene fit cancer patie nts life w ith a g lobal v iew of re li g ion. The data was reported recentl y to the thinks an extract from the fruit is • Pati e nce Namaka Bacon - At 83. she federal government as part of th e No helping he r. But while th e first phase shares he r know ledge of Hawaiian Child Le ft Behind Act, w hi ch of the study is e ncouraging, it is too c ulture throug h the hula kahiko, or mandates that states track the soon to conclude if noni is beneficia l, ancient hul a. perfo rmance of a ll schools and said principal investi gator Dr. Bri a n va ri o ll s demographic groups at each Issei I. • Fujio Matsuda - A t 79. he is a for­ school. The results largely refl ect the m e r preside nt o f the Univ. of Hawai' i Issei I is conductin g th e study - the socioecono mi c status of th e d ifferent and forme r director of the state first looking at effects of no ni in ethnic groups. Po verty and immigrant D e partme nt of Trans portation. status tend to depress scores. humans - to determine if noni does w hat it is purpo rted to do In • Genoa Ke 'lwe - At 84. Keawe is world wide promo tion o f he alth OHA BEGINS REGISTRATION often call ed the lirst lady of Hawaii an products. where it is to uted as he lping song. famou s for he r fal setto and her On the I I I th anniversary of the a di vergent range of illnesses. Dolores ability to ho ld hig h notes for mo re overthrow of th e Hawaiian monarchy DeSoto, 70, o f 'Aiea, is aillong 30 than two minutes. (Jan. 17, 1897). the state Office of palients in th e study. Hawaiian Affairs began registerin g • Tau Moe - At Y5. Moe is recogni zed voters for an e lection to choose There is no scie ntific evide nce of fo r hi s life time contributio n to delegates w ho could form a new bene fits o r adverse e ffects of noni . Hawaiian mus ic. native Hawai ian government. ex tracted fro m the In dian mulhe rry plant. We reall y necd to lind out if • EJith Kawelo hc·a M c Kinz ie - A t a HA hopes to enro ll at least 100,000 noni helps mo re than harms peopl e 7H. McKinz ie is hOllored for e nsuring native Hawaiian vote rs fo r the with different illnesses. according to tha t trauitiotlal H <' l\va iian values and e lection. De legat es would be achi eve me nt s a re ke pt alive so they Issell. WIHEl10 responsible for forming a new nat ive may he s haretl and pi.lsseJ 011 to the Hawaiian government and outlining coming gC llc ratioll s . it s re lati o ns hip wi th th e U.S. government .

10 ·O HANA MALAK I I APE LILA 2004 11 (www.hawaiimusicawards.com) at the end of May, the Sheraton Waikiki hosts the annual No Hoku Hanohano Awards which are presented more like the "Grammys." The winners are ALOHA selected by members of the awards organization. FROM (EDITOR'S NOTE : WE TRULY back of Orleans , The Lakes at Cheye nne mini-reunion of the 100th Infantry LU ' AU SEASON The first lu'au of the season is the annual scholarship benefit A PPRECIATE OUR RE A DERS and Buffalo. Caesa rs Forum is very Battalion Veteran's, held at the SOlJrHERN SENDING THEIR LITTLE NOTE S p resented by the Sons of Haw ai'i on March 13 at the Japanese expensive. I was amazed. Also saw California Hotel. My deceased husband, CALIFORNIA Cultural Institute. 16215 Soulh Gramercy Place. Gardena. CA. OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND Fashion Mall 's billion dollar reno vation , Larry Mi yasato, was a 100th veteran 90247. For lickets call Louis Hanohano 310-635-4783. GENU I NE SUPPORT' MA H A LO' ) ••••••••• Premium Mall shops, and Neonopoli s and we attended all the reunions . After ALOHA ) O E® NEW CORD INTERNATIONAL 'OHANA MAGAZINE , Bo wling Alley. is reall y hi s death in 1999, I've continued going, Cord International. the first name in vintage and contemporary local now. but now, with a party of friend s and island music, will release a new solo album featuring our Big I would like to take advantage of yo ur ALOHA EVERYBODY! Island friend, Darlene Ahuna, This will be Darlene's seventh special 2 yea rs for 1 deal. Enclosed is Faustino Nacapuy, Wahiawa, HI. 'o hana. Hope your New Year is kicking into high gear! Here in Southern a lbum and the first recorded with Cord International. You can California we're jommin' ! my chec k. EDITOR, Sam Fujikawa gave me a copy of your purchase the album on-line at www.cordinternational.cam. 1 O-YEAR ANNIVERSARIES LEARN HAWAIIAN AT HOME Thank you. Enjoy reading yo ur Great news ! It is so good to hear about Nov/Dec magazine , and when I returned home and had an opportunity to read Whittier College in Whittier, California is celebrating its 10th year We're offering an a-CD Hawaiian language course for just magazine ve ry much. ou r 'o hana away from Hawai 'i. My presenting Hawaiian music concerts! The 2003-04 season S24.95 (plus S2 s/h). The course. designe d to teach you Hawaiian Eiko Okura , Pahrump, NV. travels to visit family and friends that and exam in e 'Ohana, I was delighted featuring HAPA, Na Palapalai, No Leo with Makana, The Makaha at your own pace, is on "instant immersion" pro duct that was re side in the U.S. are al ways happy yo ur magazine is published in Las Sons with Raiatea Helm & Jake Shimabukuro, Keola Beamer & written, coordinated and recorded in Hawai'i. Moil order for EDITOR, Vegas for Hawaiian tastes, eve nts, etc. The Brothers Cazimero is already sold out. We congratulate S26.95 (Mainland addresses only) Aloha JOE - PO Box 4777 - times and your magazine adds to th ese Whittier on an already successful season! The box office number Lakewood. CA 90711. 800-808-1005. Enjoy read ing the 'Ohana Magazine. It happy times. is 562·907-4203. I'm enc losing my check for 7 mainland HOPE YOU VISIT HAWAI ' I SOON is ve ry interesting and informative. Another 10th anniversary is our Aloha Radio Network®. We've subsc riptions and hope the Nov/Dec This is our wish for everyone, everywhere . If you need to Maile Shimazu , Whittier, CA, Mahalo plenty, me kealoha pumehana . been presenting "The Music & Spirit of HawaiT' to a worldwide Leilani Irvine, Ewa Beach , HI. issu e can be sent to all partie s. audience since 1994. Our station received an "innovation re-charge your batteries, what better p lace to do that than Hawa!'!? But until you visit the Aloha State, listen to our DEAR MEL, Jean Miyasato , Glasgow, MT. trophy" from Hawai'i Music Awards in 2003, and ~ ~cen t ly , w,e 24/7 DEAR MEl, Hawaiian radio station - www.alohajoe.com. If you're a Son (EDITOR'S RESPONSE : MAHA LO began syndicating the Aloha Joe Show on traditIonal .radlo Congratulations on the 8th yea r of yo ur stations. Our 24-hour station (heard on Internet radiO at AntoniO. Texas reader. irsten to Aloha JOE® (on KLUP 930 AM) . FOR YOUR GENERO U S SUPPO RT. San Antonio at 8pm central time Sundays. Until next issue , I am taking advantage of yo ur spec ial "2 EACH WAS SENT A MAGAZ INE www.alo haJoe.com) entertains listeners in all 50 states and over wonderful publication. mahalo. Aloha JOE® yea rs for 1" anni ve rsary special. W ITH A NOTE THAT IT WAS A 110 countries. Just returned from a three week visit to ONE- YEA R SUBSCR IPTION FRO M I enjoy yo ur magazine and read every YOU. ALSO. I WAS D EEP LY HON· NEW HAPA SOON Costa Ri ca and the latest 'Ohana was ORED AN D TOUCHED TH AT THE We're fortunate to see the "new" HAPA this past season at KST ROOFING CO., INC. the first piece of mail I wanted to read . page fro m front to back including th e 100TH I NF. BN. VOTED M E AS Whittier College. Barry Flanagan (from the original HAPA) has ads. AN H ONORARY MEMBER. A SPE­ joined with Nathan Aweau (current Male Vocalist of the Year) • KENNETH S. TASAKA • My hu sband and I were in La s Ve gas on C IA L H ONOR THAT I NEVER and Ernie Cruz, Jr, (former Ka 'au Crater Boys) to present a DREAMED; FOREVER C HERI SHE D'> the weeke nd of the big Hawa i'i/UNLV Ke ep up th e good wo rk! wonderfu l new yet familiar sound. The group is fresher and with game fo r my high sc hoo l reunion Thelma Kapuniai , Kaneohe , HI. MEL , different e lements. Nathan plays boss (7-strings), guitar and RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 'ukulele. The new HAPA should have its first album on the market (Ka imu ki '58). Wh il e the results of the EDITOR , You did a great job cove ring our w hen you read this, game cou ld have been bette r, we 1916 W 150th Street, Gardena, CA 90249 combined Hil o Hi gh reunion for classes HEADING TO HAWAI'I FOR THE AWARDS ce rt ainly enjoyed the "block party" on Your magazine has helped me with my transition from being a life-long Hawa i'i 1956-60. Keep up the good work , also It's almost time for Hawaii's two award shows. The Hawoi'j Music on Thursday eve ning Awards will toke over the Hilto n Hawaiian Village ballroom Free Estimates resident to a new Las Vegan. Maha lo! enjoyed reading abo ut General and the reunion at Main Stre et Station . Shinseki, ou r own Kaua 'i boy! April 3. This is a "people's c hoice" awards. Ballots are Kristine Yamada , Las Vegas, NV. available in island music stores. On the Internet It fe lt like being back home in th e Richard Kishimoto, Roofing Contractor State Li e. # 623446 HIe. C39 Islands. MEl & STAFF, So . San FranCiSCO , CA. Lo ve yo ur magazin e an d keep up the We both enjoy read ing 'Ohana. It is (EDITOR'S COMMENT: RICHARD 310-329-2600~ l IS AN ARMY RETIRED SERG EANT 1 00 (jeCLY'S great work truly a uniqu e magazine th at peop le MAJOR. HE SURE HAS A NICE Eleanor Keck , who have lived in Ha wai'i can rea lly VO ICE. HE WAS AMONG TWO (Office) . 'W O THER EMCE ES W H O MAD E THE a d[jje'fent Hunti ngton Beach, CA, appreciate . Mahalo for publishing th is REUNION FUN .) magazine . • There were on ly B.OOO cars in th e U.S. and only 144 miles 310-730-0274 MEl & EMilY, DEAR MEL & ' OHANA, Ronald and Mary Matsuda , o r paved roads. (Pager) Continue Kanaka Niele - the local folks Apple Valley, CA. 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been blessed to have great jobs and I have nothing but one who had the old Hind-Clarke Dairy in Aina Haina. I grandpa is Sonny Kamahele, the musician, and we have good to say about this place. I worked in the hospitality miss my family, the ocean and food of the islands but we lots of family in Hawai'i. Recently I got interested in rock Kanaka industry and also did lots of volunteer work. In fact, so moved here because of a company transfer and have climbing and am excited about my new found hobby." much so that Mayor Jan Jones named a day in my learned to like it. We go home about every two years and honor, Lani Kahalehau Day. However, everyone has have a wonderful time when we go. My husband and I Name Reid Kimoto 702-870-1933 Niele '0 seasons in their lives and it is now time for me to return both have good jobs and when we retire, will probably Occup. Principal (Biltmore Continuation School) to Hawai\ to be with my grandchildren and enjoy just stay here and do a lot of traveling. We haven't seen Educa. Roosevelt '64, Southern Utah Univ. 'Amelika Hawaii's culture. I also can't wait to go fishing in Hawai'i the United States and Canada yet." Hobbies Golf, tennis, football again, my favorite hobby. I have fond memories of Las On Mainland in Las Vegas since 1980 (Snooping around the mainland Vegas and thank the Lord continually for all of His Name Harrickson "Smitty" Smith and interviewing Hawaii's expatriates) by Vance "Pukuniahi" Cannon blessings." 702-878-1046 Occup. Surveillance agent Name Rufino Calvan 702-434-0949 (Fremont Hotel & Casino) Hawai'i transplants on the mainland are easily identified Occup. Actor/model (retired radiologist) Educa. Waipahu '94, Leeward CC by their mannerisms, dress, and speech. Their cars have Educa. Farrington '59, St. Francis School of Hobbies Hotrods, kids, salt water aquariums Ikaika (mini-gourd warrior helmets with feathers) or Radiologic Technologists On Mainland in Las Vegas since 1999 kukui nut leis hanging from rearview mirrors with decals Hobbies Karaoke, tennis, bowling, acting "My family and I moved here for a change and have such as "Hawaiian Style" or "Hawaiian Pride" on their On Mainland in Las Vegas since 1990 found much more opportunity here. We love Las Vegas windows. Vance Cannon, owner of Vegas Vance Tours, and so do our kids. I don't live from paycheck to pay­ finds time to interviews these interesting expatriates check any more and am able to give my kids the things they want. It's just not as stressful as back home and I wherever he goes. Please contact Vance at don't even have any desire to go back, because I see all [email protected] if you would like to be featured. my family and friends up here. Yah, I miss the ocean but you have to sacrifice certain things to live here. I enjoy Name Lani Hanuna-Kahalehau cars and hot rods and they are fabulous up here." 702-222-0280 Occup. Retired (travel industry host / exec. Name Jacquie Kamahele 702-2400484 secretary/interpreter) Occup. Dept. manager (Pottery Barn) Educa. Roosevelt '56, Glendale JC Educa. Redemption Academy '96 Hobbies Fishing, horseback riding, bowling, Hobbies Volleyball, hiking, rock climbing arts & crafts, singing On Mainland in Las Vegas since 1999 On Mainland in Las Vegas since 1980 "I met my wife in college while playing football. After I graduated we went home for 11 years and I coached football at Roosevelt for eight of those years. We decid­ ed to come to Las Vegas since that was where my wife was from , and I have been in education here the whole time. I was the vice principal and athletic administrator at Durango High School before taking the job as Principal at a school that works wi th kids who have been expelled. We have about 200 kids in the program and strive to shape them up quickly so they can re turn to their schools. However we are very strict and a student must perform satisfactorily for 27 weeks before they are "I lost my job in Hawai'i so I moved here to go to school allowed back into a public high school. As for moving but never did. I had to work and then couldn't get a shift back to Hawai'i to live: I don't think so. But we do enjoy that would allow me to go to school. I was in a karaoke visiting and plan on doing that for a long time." club back home and started one up here when I arrived. The people in the club were all from Hawai'i and that was a big help for me in making the adjustment to c£7~?H~ Vegas. I am retired but take part roles in movies and do Hu gging is a miracle medicine that can relieve many some modeling. Besides taking drama at UNLV, I also ph ys ical and emotio nal problems. Hugging can help you bowl with the Hawai'i gang on Sundays." li ve longer. protect YULI agai nst illnc:-:s. cure clepres~ion and stress . strength en family relat ionship.... and eve n help you Name Christy (Clarke) Relyea 702-367-6761 sleep wilholll pill s. R esea rch e r~ di scoverc:cI lhat \.V hell a Occup. Customer service person is touched. the a1l10llnt or henwglohin in their bl ood "I went to a small church school in Kailua and three (Clark County assessor) ca rri es vital suppli es or oxygen to all organ :-. or lhe bndJ. Educa. Punahou '69, UH years after I graduated, our family moved to Las Vegas. espec ially the heart and brai n. An increase in hel11oglohin Hobbies Reading, travel I like th e cost of living here, don't gamble and probably h c lp ~ J i :-.ea~c~ "I came to Las Vegas when th e population was 600,000 tu nes lip lhe hudy. IXL'\CIlI and ..;peed:-. li p On Mainland in Las Vegas si nce 1985 wi ll never move back to Hawai'i. However I do enjoy vis­ and even then I fe lt there was more here to offer. I have recove ry I"roln illl1(, s:-'. "All my fami ly is in Hawai'i and my grandfather was the iting the islands and do miss the people back Ilome. My

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(OURTESY OF ANTHONY CURTIS, LAS VEG AS ADVISOR, A CONSUMER NEWSlETT ER (OVER ING THE LAS VEGAS GAMING Anniversary Celebratio n , 808-523-2489, APR 17 - MAY 15 INDUSTRY. 800- 244-2224 OR WWW. lAS VEGAS ADVISOR .CO M . ~ .~ COMP ILED BY EMILY OZE KI, MANAGING EDI TO R Honolulu, HI. • Hil o : Big Island International Kaua'i Historical SOCiety, Marathon, 808-969-7400, Historical Island A rt and Photo C AS INOS Fiesta Rancho, slated to open Casino Montelago has a new MAR 12 - 14 ShOW, Ship Store Galleries, Orleans - Coast Casinos plans to in November 2004, Sunday brunch for 510,95, Hil o : Tahiti Fete, 808-935-3002, MAR 27 Gourmet A ffair 2004, Big Wailua, 808-245-3373, tack a new 536 million 460-room Bellagio - In conjunction with MAR 13 ENTERTAINMENT Brothers Big Sisters of hotel tower onto t he Orleans, The the construction of it s new • Kailua-Kona: Kana Brewers APR 23 Honolulu , HI . property's third tower will give 925-room Spa Tower, a ll the Adventuredome, CircusCircus - Festival. 808-969-7400, Asian A rt Now 2004 Gala , Los the Orleans 1,886 rooms, One of t h e more conspicuous existing 3,005 rooms at the five­ • Kapa 'a: Ho'olaule'a, APR 3 Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, Construction is expected to remnants of Las Vegas' family­ year old Bellagio are being Ho'okahi Lahui E Ala E, Perry & Price radio show, NV, 702-360-8000, begin soon with completion in 12 friendly phase is C ircusCircus remodeled, The marble entries, 808-822-5907, Californ ia Ho t el, 702-385-1222, months, flat-panel televisions, high-tech Adventuredome, It is the largest APR 30 - MAY 1 Santa Fe Station - Station Casinos minibars, and electric d rapes indoor park in the U ,S" but it is still MAR13-14 APR 4 - 10 George Naope Northwest launches a 550 million expansion of the Spa Tower will be added a relatively small venue a nd most Lahaina: Ocean Arts Fest, The Merrie Monarch, Hil a, HI. Hula Festival. Seattle, WA. to the existing rooms, of the 19 rides are rinky-dink, The 808-3 10- 1 1 17, 425-787-0928, of the Santo Fe in July, which will APR 9 - 11 eliminate the ice rink and a ll-day pass costs 519,95 and MAR 17 • 3rd Pure Aloha Festival, MAY 1 - 2 replace it with a 16-plex movie DINI NG provides unlimited access to St , Patrick's Day, California Hotel, Las Vegas, Lei Day Las Vegas, California theater, The bowling olley will Tilted Kilt - Though touted as on everything except arcade NV. 702-604-4683, Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. also be completely up-graded, A " Irish/Scottish/American" pub, games and rock climbing, MAR 20 • Torrance Cymbidium Society, 702-251-5793 new 56 million 31,000 square foot the menu at the Rio's Tilted Kit Annual Moonli g ht & Magic, SH OWS , PRICE S California Hotel. Las Vegas, ice arena w ith seating for 1,400 has little in the way of A lzheimer's Assn, Honolulu , HI. MAY 6 NV, 3 10-325-0625, spectators w ill be built next to authentic Celtic food, It's on Charlie Daniels Band, Orleans, Las Vegas Asian Chamber Mar, 4 - 7. 539,95, Americanized pub, but it 's sti ll a of Commerce " Bill Endow good place to grab a bite and Sergio Mendes, Suncoasl. Scholarship," 702-737-4300 a beer from 4pm doily, except Mar, 5 - 7. 539.95 weekends, noon, Isle High School Britney Spears, MGM Grand, MAY 15 COURTESY OF A NTHONY C URTIS, EDITOR, Plaza Specials - The best in Mar, 6, 548,50/578,50/598,50, Cali fornia H otel M ain Street Statio n H otel • UHAA Golf Tournament, LAs VEGAS ADVISOR Apr 3 - Farrington' 84 Mar 3 - Koimuki '49 Palm Valley Golf Course, town is the 24 hour 59 ,99 The Fob Four, LV Hi lton, COMPILED BY EMilY O ZEK I. MANAGING ED ITOR, special in the Diner at the Apr 22 - 23 - Leilehua '57 Apr 3 - Mililani '84 Las Vegas, NV, 702-255-9949, 'OHANA Mar. 9 - May 9,530/540, Apr 7 - Roosevelt' 50 MAGAZINE Plaza, The meal comes w ith Apr 24 - Farrington '54 • Kaua'i Historical SOCiety, 1. Complete Steak Dinner $4,95 Ray Stevens, Orleans, Apr 26 - Farrington'53 Apr 24 - Campbell '69 two slipper lobster tails, a New 90th Royal Ball. Kaua 'i Marriott, Ellis Island 24 hours Mar. 11 - 14, 539,95, Apr 27 - Kapa'a, Koua'i. Waimea May 13 - McKinley' 50 York strip, fries, broiled to mato Apr 28 - Farrington' 53 May 18 - Baldwin '51 808-245-3373, 2. Shri mp Cocktail 99 cents and a roll. Th e toils are tiny, but Tony Danza, Suncoast, Apr 30 - Waipahu '52 Golden Gate 24 hours Mar. 12 - 14,539,95, May 3 - Hila '53 L as V egas Club MAY 20-23 fi rm and tasty, and the steak is Apr 28 - Bladwin '46 3, Hamburger $1.99 big, Th ere is a lso a 5799 p rime May 4 - Baldwin '49 May 11 - 12- Hilo '47 (tentative) Pacific Islander Kenny Rogers, LV Hilt on. May 5 - McKinley '46 Wi ld Wild West 24 hours rib that comes with soup or Mar, 19 - 20, 545/555, June 26 - Pahala Ko'u '59 ho'olaule'a. Reno, NV, May 7 - 8 - Kahuku '64 July 30 - Kubosoki / Jom Session 4, Buflets $4.99 - $8, 99,$ 13.99 sa lad, potato, vegetable, and Elton John, Caesars Palace. May 9 - Loupahoehoe MAY 22 - 23 a roll. Aug 14 - Leilehua '62 Stati on Casinos/ Fiestas Daily Mar. 23 - Apr, 4, May 12 - Baldwin '52 Oct 8 - 9 - Hilo '62, Steve Nituro. Tahiti Fete, Cox Pavilion, Crown & Anchor - The Crow n & May 15 - Lahoinoluno '62 702-309-21 71. UNLV, Los Vegas. 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~a ilu a-Kona , a sleepy fi shing village SO years ago, has Pu ' u Anahulu , sell from $500,000 and go beyond $ J M; Parker / \.,. evolved into a town with modern Ranch's new subdivision, Holoholo Ku. sell smaller two-story hotels. retail and industrial homes for $350,000. North Kohala complexes, scientific research centers, national stores and Konal franchi ses, condominiums Kohala Coast and frequent "cruise ship" stops. International fi shing tournaments and The lronman Triathlon South Kohala competition. along with This is getting closer to the resale market share in many Kona's recreational activ­ R$mLU 'malUre' large metropolitan areas around the United States. ities. have made it a 2003 saw the regular appearance of 'waiting li sts' of home favorite vacation play­ North Kona buyers in subdivisions in all price categories. This was g round as well as a J¥tJF/ J¥tJF/ J¥t¥/ especially true in new offerings because in vesrofs and popular place to li ve. This hy Richard Lee. First Americall nt!£' s peculators were trying 10 be th e first to buy. in order to take g rowth and prosperity, (Porr lo(2) PII 'II umi Ral/ch HOII/I:'.'·. (/ gmetl COllllllllllilY (1/ PI/'II Allahu/II. advnntage o f the expected price increases:' howeve r. have also r--::-::::-::c:-:--:--,---., (Ed ito r ' S Not e: Ri c h a I'd Lee escalated real estate pri ces "out of This is the worrisome part. As a means lO reduce The price of homes and land has soared from N iuli ' i 10 Capt. co- presente d a real estate sight ,"' s pec ulation. many ho mebuilders now permit only one Cook. Doll y Apo, a cashier at Cost co in Las Vegas, said " 1 seminar in 2002 to about 500 bought my Kona house and lot in 197 1 for $50.000. It was a investor sa les per phase release. It is also interesting to note South Kona But Kailua- Kana is not th e only realto rs and people interested in small house and we added on to it. A recent appraisal was that bui lde rs reduced th e number of lo ts in each phase area of th is beautiful coast that has real estate in the Las Vegas been affected by skyrocketin g real almost $300.000." A termite- eaten. plantation-style home on a re lease , which allows higher prices. valley. He presented the already estate prices and change. From the small house lot in Hawi recently sold for $250.000. You can acce le rating ri se 111 home The median price of a new home is abollt $2 10.000. an Kohala District. at the north end of expect to pay well over $ 125.000 for a increase of over 12 percent. The median price of a resale th e Big Is land. to Napo·opo·o. the hOll se lot olltsid e the resort areas. building and costs. and more profoundly. s uggested "Get out ho me is around $ 180,000, an increase of almost IS percent. cost of land and housin g has also Subdivisions in Kailua-Ko na are sold of the stock marke t a nd put It is due to a number o f fa ctors that th ese ··med ian·· prices caused tremendo us in creases with out and th e coffe e shacks of Holualoa your m o ney in re al estate." The nOl iceable change to the area. have given way La ex pens ive archit ec­ have increased so much. Number one reason is cost of land. The days of dri vin g cattl e through turally-designed homes. Developers audie nce. inc luding Editor O ze ki. was shocked and amused. Builders are paying nearly $400.000 an acre for raw land in Waimea (Kamue la) and ho ld ing up traffic are gone. The to\V n are not flinching. asking $795.000 for From 17 years real estate experience in Las Vegas. hi s many parts of the valley. Number two is the le ngth of lime now has three stop s ignals. two shopping centers. a first class house lots 11If1l1ka (on th e mountain predic tion has been d ead -center. Indeed. colorfu l to get thro ugh the entitleme nt process with th e different hospiwl and luxury ho mes. You can actu all y experience a slopes) of Ali ' i Drive, and peopl e are ni c knames slich a s re a l estate g uru and futuri s ti c. alllong oo vernment aaencies. Number three is th e low interest rates tra ffi c jam! buyin g. others, is befitting.) '"fu e ling unprecedented- investment opportunities. Kawaihae. the onl y shipping port on Ih e coast. even has ~ ew H?m e~: None. nothing. zero. as in ab S o~llt e l y no Is it to late to buy a home. are the good deals gone. and will e lectri ci ty. upscal e restaurants and art gall eri es. Young Brothers r t standll1g In ve nt o ry. Put your name 0 11 a li st La be prices continue to go up? The answer is: No. it is not too barges. military ships and fu el tankers are Ih e most frequent called to a lo tt e ry for the next phase and ir you're a lucky late. buy now. But do it smart. Stick with fun dame ntal visitors lO th e harbor. winne r. you the n wait 12 - 18 months be fore the home is investm ent strategies. Don't bu y j ust any house thal's o n the T he Kona / Kohala area had a popu lati o n explosion. in creasing bui It. market: check th e camps and sti ll look for real. not innated 125 percent from 1990 to 2000. About 52.000 o r th e 154.800 Resale homes : Average li st in g las ts le ss then two va lu e. There are certainly less "deal s" bUI they are a u( there. (2002 ce nsus fi g ure) Big Island residents li ve th ere. North and it is just going to take a lot 111 0rc work to find them. South Ku hala posted th e largest popu lati o n increase with 4 I weeks. o ft e n a s little a s s ix days with l1lultiple o ffers above iJ nd 44 percent. respec ti vely. fo ll owed by North Ko na at 2g In th e Kohala/Kolla Ihe li s ting. May be it is time to look al condos. whic h I belie\'c is the area. 2.4 \0 building percent. FOI{ SALE I have never seen any thing like this a nd it is both exciting nex t hot segment o f ho using. Pri ces will continue to go up permit... were issued R e~o rt ~ g race a good part o r the shoreline belween Kawaihae and worri some. 2003 \:V11 S a record year for new homes. Las because of th e smail suppl y of land zoned urhan. The in the pasl two years 'II '~.' S'l 1'1 Lut and Kailua-Kona. where o nce only desolate lava fi c ld s lay. Ve gas had 25.23 0 recorded new home sales. That is a Bureau of Land Manageme nt owns ove r 90 pe rcenl or the and horne/conlio .., 7')5.tltltJ.tUl Lush golf c() lIr ..... ('~ surround th e hotcls <1ndmu lli -mi lli o ll dollar land in Southern Nevada and incrementall y sel ls parce ls. re~ al e!-. have been (all fur drlails year-to-year il1l:re a se or 2.728 recorded sales. or 12. 1 h nl1le ~ and town huuses are he ing cO ll struc:tcd within th ese but never in significant chunks to SlOp spiraling inc reases. bri sk. Constructio n percent. Resa les tOlale d 49.702. an anllllal inc rease of r es \H ·L~ . truck .... lill the road­ 808-329-4700 11.1 7 1 sa les. or 29.9 pe rcenl. If you can't grow out ward. your nex t hou:-.ing g rowth i:-. to Large ra nches such a~ Parker and PU'u wa'awa'a have ~CC Jl real I,.\lays from nne end ur '"Thi s is an amaz ing s tatis ti c:' says De nnis S mith of Home go up. and th Ht i ~ why you're beginning. 10 !'C'e the c"atc develo pmenl a, an opti on to cattle-ranching. The ir th c coast to th e othe r. Builders Re search. "11 w a~ abo a year thai saw th e resal e 'Mall il atlan-ization' or Las Vegas. project..... have heell .... uccc<.;:-. ful und real e"i tate relaled revenue:-. ll1urk ct segm c llI inc rease it s marke t s hare to 77.~ pe rcellt. (Conc lu!' ioll !l ('x t isslI e.) ri val ranL"hi ng. Pu ' u Lall i Ranch /-lome.,. a gated cOl11 l1lun it y at > ("Oil/iI/lied (/1/ ,, {/g~ 20 18 OHA NA MA L AKI I APELtLA 200 4 t9 In both , hand of mercy is clearly seen. Both demonstrate 5l{f;tf.~-: Itb(lltll') IIb(lltT the act of (I he o ri gin of the by Jill! McGuire rem em brance Q//illlltl'(ICi( ftll') <- / Blarney Stone 's of w hat God magical properties isn't u:-rom the very conception of the c hurch, has acco mplished for c lear, either. One Easter has been observed as the <-I His people. legend says that an pinnacle of the Christian faith. While Acts 12:4 /l)/tll'lle!f Q/fo"e old woman cast a is the only place in scripture where the word Easter entails more than just the spell on the stone to Easter is used, it has ri c h history in the tradition death of Christ. It is a lso the remem­ Qfg,t m/'tJ(;~ reward a king who of the c hurc h. The historian Eusebues te lls us branc e of conquering death w ith His had saved her from that Chri stians celebrated Easter from the resurrec tion. In fac t, it is the resur­ v-he origin o f the shamrock is lost in antiquity. drowning. apostOli C times, when Easter was commonly rection of Christ that is the apex <- Legend, however, suggests that St. Patrick refe rred to as "white week," denoting the of the C hristian faith . W ith the used it in the fifth cen ­ w hite garments that were worn by those res urrection , the death of tury to demonstrate the Kissing the stone while being baptized durin g the week. Christ loses its significance. meaning of the Holy Trinity. under the spell gav e Th e early church the king the ability to consiste d mainly of speak sweetly and Fo r many a converts fro m the convincingly. Queen man has been falsely Jewish faith who 5 1'{;/llj IIIIt' ,tlir"',I/!.,. lI,i, '(! "w;Z: Elizabeth I said the accused, many have I' 1'"/ ' /F _ were well a ware of stone enabled its owner • even bee n w illing to . /iil',ljOIIl'III///{I.!' Iii r/.II. their Jewish her­ to "gain the privileges of 1f:1-GrI.S/l!r l iy!!' I/{! lil/lollr 11(;,"1,' fo rfe it their li ves for the itage. They had 5 1' {;~Ij//(J//l'jJllr;;{(!I,' 1I111t) 1I1I;~~Ij!' telling li es for seven benefit o f others. But only been taught the L;/~ !'/.:.;,!. !' "I/(I/'(! I/,! Mi(!, II r;wil 111' /ir'll. years." one has been able to significance of • /jJ,;1/ //I1~Ij/lI"/r Ij'!ltn!. s;-lIljp,!. !' II/IfI. Ijrm///,!' • defeat d eath by taking 5 1' {/~ljlll(;.wl/ . ril;/~ b/~'r;ihll//{lllr passover. Today, the general up his life again after it r;II//{! .I1i'I/lfti, .S'll',:dftlj' 17m!. " 'lill/II" /'IIIII(!. belief persists that . i;l' I' has been sacrificed. In so While the celebra­ 5 J,{;~'1 171(; IrIlilbtJlI' bf! (;(!J/illil kissing the stone gives ../91/11. II.!' III,; G/I.,ftr Ij'lf!.!' (III tv dOing, those who were The shamroc k , which is t ion of Easter is / /' ••"/ ' 1" the gift of persuasive once h e ld in the a plant, was reputed to It'. /ii/ltl;" mr;-!/ imil, paramount in the • L ;/'tlli ill(;li' r:I/,;,!r 1'(!//Illlil e lo que n ce. People visit • bondage of si n have have mystic powers _ C hristian faith , it is r- . " ' 5 1, r;~ljI7l(; i,illfj lf~( /J'lf!//{j Blarney Castle in //[1 (!(-!/o 1111 1~~lfl ' 11/ /llllIr IImt/' been set free. the leaves stood steeped in the Old County Cork, Ireland, to upright to warn of an 1I1I"~~ljr bf! Ilf!IIl'//tJlI. Te stam e nt celebra- • !t1"liW'illtilj • kiss the Blarney Stone ../'7; n/7~lIil. The empty tomb of Christ apprOaching storm. ./9//{jllllllj (lillj f illlj'11111 ' IIf;'f;i- tion o f passover. , . , and receive the gift of Edith Helstern stands as a constant "'1171jltiljl/( !. I.'I· I TI r;-!/f;f!I'//{J//. gab. The o riginal shamrock In the Jewish faith , reminder of what God has accomplished in the was actuall y water­ the celebration o f ~ Fitzgeralds Casino .. life o f the believer c ress and was believed passover is to re­ claims that it has the through C hrist . member when God t o have sacred and magical qualities. In only stones ever permitted to leave earlier tim es the plant appe ars to have delivered His people from their bondage in the Irish landmark. Fitzgeralds and b een a female aphrodisiac. Th ose Egypt. In the Christian fa ith, the celebration of the Fremont Street Experi ence begin eating w atercress/shamro ck were Easter is to remember God's deli verance o f celebrating St. Patrick's Day MarCh believed to have gained the power man from the bondage of sin. Both involve to see "fairies." 13 with the Sons of death at its very core. Erin Parade at 10 am. The celebration Worn by millio n s on St . Patric k 's Day, In the first instance, the "death angel" was continues through o n ly one thing is certain about the March 17. If you believe in the the central figure; in the latter the death of shamrock , Ireland 's m ost famous symbol. Jesus Christ luck of an Irishman, give the The word is d e rive d fro m the Irish 'seamrog, Blarney Stone a rub. Editor Mel mea ning "summer p lant." 20 O'zeki, O'hana Magazine. ' O HANA MA L AKI I APELILA 2004 21 d CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 'OHANA® (FAMILY) MAGAZINE IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE THESE OUTSTANDING

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