- Encounters with Paradise The Big A DisturbingJourney into Hawaii's Past Picture7 ByNikki Ty-Tomkins· Page 3 Life in Hell 8 Straight

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r,,...... ;,- or the 17th f"'-- - --...., year in a row, Project Censored, a national media effort ./ '- run out of Sonoma State University, has compiled a list of the most signifi· cant supressed stories in the United States. This year's crop of mind-boggling 1. CBS and NBC refused scandals includes to br�cast rare, the government uncensored footage waging a dirty little taken deep inside Iraq at the height ofthe war, robbing the U.S.•led air war. The poor, undermining footage, initially com­ the middle-class, missioned by NBC from stealing software, two producers who had previously earned the refusing to give its network's seven citizens Emmys, substantially information, and contradicted U.S. admin­ lying about its istration claims that civilian damage from debts, its actions, the American-led bomb­ its friends, its ene­ ing campaign was light. mies, its families The exclusive video­ and anything else tape, shot in Iraq in we might have had early February, showed heavy civilian carnage the audacity to ask as a result of the allied I about. Big 'i bombing. ( ' business cut a few NBC Nightly News i shady deals too. Executive Producer , Continuedon Page4

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HONOL ULU readers' view of the STARS history Philanthropyfor here, I feel I must add this perspec­ the'90s tive: To have set aside the Sierra Here's a check for$100, which Club's lawsuit as having beenunsuc­ can be considered payment for a cessfulis inaccurate, fortwo reasons: two-year subscription to Honolulu 1) That lawsuit led directly to the Vol. 2, No. 6 Weekly, Save the postage, I'll pick court injunction which held offall February 5, 1992 up my issues around town the next launch activity for many months. Publisher and Managing 104Wednesdays. I'm not so rich that During that time our group sent a Editor Laurie V. Carlson giving you guys a hundred bucks is representative to Washington, D.C., Senior Editor Julia Steele painless, but I want to do my part to four times on lobbying trips to Calendar Editor Derek Ferrar keep the Weekly going, Honolulu Congress; the firstof those, in fact, Editorial Assistant needs a publication with some guts was a joint lobbying effort with Ann Marie Swan and the desire to do a little inves­ Contributing Writers ResponsibleCitizens for Responsible Bob Green, Mary Brennan, tigative reporting, and your articles Government. The injunction gave Cecil Adams, Nikki Ty-Tomkins on local entertainmentand the coun­ all of us time to work; without it, the Contributing Illustrator terculture scene are also a nice addi­ history of this cause would already Linda Fong tion to the vapid media mix around be vastly different. CartoonistsMatt Groening, here. Prosper and grow in 1992. 2) The lawsuit is still active. Slug Signorino Dan Binkley While the injunctionhas indeed been ArtDirector Bud Linschoten New LimiteJ EJition lifted, the case itself is still in the Graphic Production �'lnAccoriJ withNature" Matt Ghali, Isabella Forster Suing STARS federal appeals court. Contributing Photographer byJack.Jon MoriJawa I am very gratefulto your publi­ Suzanne Marinelli David Moore cation forrunning a feature article , $575 Group Chairperson Classified Manager on the Kauai STARS controversy. Sierra Club Isabella Forster We need all the help we can get, and Advertising Mindy Jaffe Mr. Magagnini's article will surely Honolulu Weeklywelcomes your let­ Honolulu Weekly ISSN #1057-414X help educate a largergroup of people ters. Write to: Editor, Honolulu Entire contents © 1992 by than we have reachedpreviously. His Weekly, Suite 212, 1200 College Honolulu Weekly, Inc. coverage of Elizabeth Freeman's Walk, Honolulu, HI 96817. Please All rights reserved work on this compelling issue is 1200 College Walk, Suite 212 include your name, address and Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Gentry Pacific Center enthusiastic, and conveys very well phone number ( only your name will Telephone: 808 528-1475 533-1111 the excitement that inevitably sur­ be printed). Letters may be edited. Visit our booth at the Habilitat Family Expo rounds my friendElizabeth. Feb 6-9, Blaisdell Center In order to help round out your •

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1 A lunchtime (12-1:30 PM) fashion Encounters with show at Horatio's on Feb. 12th. 0 Cl O r"l � 2 10% offanything with red in it '-/ r'") Paradise rl:} or hearts on it 'ti/ Feb. 13th. (? V second, he is shown being slain by holding her Bible, with her daughter Nikki Ty-Tomkins FOR MEN ONLY shopping hours at Ward his erstwhile worshippers. at her knee. Her face is waxy, her 3 & (J The portraits offerthe most pow­ thin lips uncompromising, her Warehouse, Feb. 12th 13th, 9-10 PM. ncounters with Paradise: (Send your sweeties in with your wish lists!) Views of Hawaii and its erful glimpse into the depredations demeanor grim. People, 1778-1941 opened Westernculture would have upon the That grimness obviously prevailed. Pomegranate!5 in the Sun! Hawaiians. At first glance, some are Of all of the later portraitson display last week at the Honolulu Ward Warehouse. 531-1108 (J Haleiwa Shopping Plaza Academy of Arts. It is a mas­ unintentionally funny. Choris painted of native Hawaiians, not one shows "Governor Cox of Maui" the flicker of a smile. George Henry Mon-Fri, 10AM-9 PM M 637-9260 sive show that gathers Sat, 10 AM-6 PM V Mon-Sat, 10 AM-6 PM together some 159 paintings, (Keeaumoku) ludicrously swathed Burgess' superb pencil drawings of a Sun, 11 AM-4 PM Sun, 11 AM-4 PM watercolors and drawings from pri- in yards of English flower-print cloth Hawaiian woman show, with simple vate and public collections around and wearing a woven straw top hat. lines, heavy features, broad facial the world. The display is flawlessly A strand of glass beads encircles his contours and rich wavy hair; shelifts organized; each exhibit is mounted neck and a few sprigs of fem adorn her chin defiantlyand her eyes blaze. with excellent historical notes and his hair. Even the greatKamehameha Poul Plum's equally finewatercolor often some very intriguing details was not immune to foreignfashions. depicts a young native girl dressed about the artist or his subject. For Choris' famous portrait of the in a droopy smock, despair showing At first glance, the walls of the king, Kamehameha apparently chose in the tilt of her head though she is Academy seem merely to boast an to posein an improbable sailor's cos­ crowned by a lei of fems. extraordinary and eclectic array of tume, which the artist later painted The most powerfulpainting in the out afterthe monarch's death. show is Ekekela: Hawaiian Flower works that are held together simply It by their subject matter. Certainly, in Webber's work, on the other hand, Girl by Hubert Vos. is a master­ terms of artistic worth, the quality portrays subjects more firmlyrooted piece by any standard, but viewed in varies with the individual artist. in the trappings of their own tradi­ the context of Hawaiian history, it is "SWEET-ARTS" But inevitably Encounters with tions. Moria in Atooi shows a alsoa profoundlypowerful statement obelisk built of wicker Paradise must offer much more henananoo of a dying nation. Ekekela was a a feature of many early heiaus'. GIVEAWAY! than an aesthetic experience... and it flowerseller, a maka'ainana or com­ Webber's pencil sketches of Kauai moner. But this massive regalwoman One winner per storewill receive: does. To walk slowly through the The "Sweets" • A Box.of Chocolates natives and dancers of "Owhyee," might well bequeen of all the Islands. exhibition halls, looking at each "To sweeten up your Valentine!" She wears a dark dress, her maile lei piece consecutively, is to see the and his wonderfulpen and ink draw­ The "Art" • $40.00H.G. Gift Certificate. blood of a proud and gracious ing of masked warriors, are full of shinunering faintly in the dull light, "For the Art Lovers... Love of Art!" nation drain tragically away. In the life and energy. Webber made con­ her small feather ornament only a The "Giveaway"•Dinner For Two at end, Encounters is a heartbreaking cessions to haole sensibilities only in spot of muted color in her dark hair. Ruth's Chris Steak House at Restaurant Row exhibition, one that must leave the A Chief of the Sandwich Islands Her faceis strong, the archetype of a ($100.00Dinner Certificate) viewer who is cognizant of Leading hisPar tyto Battle, in which Polynesian woman. Her eyes meet . "Experience the fine art of dining at one of Hawaiian history sick at heart. the chief's malo has been consider­ the viewer's boldly and her sense of Honolulu's finestres taurants." ably lengthened formodesty. self is strong- though her land is The early portion of Encounters, OFFICIAL RULES' spanning the years between 1778- The second part of Encounters, gone, her godsdestroyed, her culture the period between 1820 and 1880, laid waste, she is somehow still pos­ All entry blanks must be brought in 1825, is the most intriguing section to either of Hawaiian Graphics 2 of the show. Many of the artistsrep­ is announced by a large, oval gilt­ sessedof the mana of her ancestors. locationsto enter ( sorry, no mailins) resented here were painters attached framed portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Ekekela is the visual voice of No Purchase Ncccessary. There will to exploring expeditionswho served Pitmanpainted by John Mix Stanley. Encounters with Paradise. One be one winnerper store! EntryDead­ A close look at the accompanying wishesthat the organiz.ersof the exhi­ line 5pm • February13th, 1992,.Win­ as "cameras" for their sponsors. nersto be selected by randomdraw­ Encounters features the documen­ note shows that her Hawaiian name bition had ended the show with this was Kinoole-o-Iiliha and that she canvas. The later works from the ing 9am • Valentines Day! tarywork of Louis Choris, Mikhail Winners will be contacted, Need not Tikhanov, John Webber and was a daughter of one of early 20thcentury aresingularly dis­ bepresent to win.Must be 18 yrs. or Dampier recounting a number of Kamehameha's most trustedfriends. appointing.There is an early Madge older to enter. OneEntry per person. historic occasions as well as early She wears a black missionary dress, Tennent, a small, unremarkable Must beHawaii Resident ,member of the collar fastened with the ubiqui­ Georgia O'Keeffeand Isami Doi's U.S. Military or Military dependant. views of the Islands, the villages All prizes may not be redeemed for and the natives. Thus we see the touscameo. Only the slight olive tint Niyogi and Flute. The depredation of her complexion and her delicate is complete. Only images of coconut cash. temple on the island of Hawaii • • where Kaahumanu overturned the flutedlips give clue to her bloodline. trees, pretty scenery and reclining OFFICIAL "SWEET-ART''GIVEAWAY ENTRY BLANK Her eyes dominate the portrait They "native" women remain. In a per- : : kapu system and we see the bap­ • tism of High Chief Kalanimoku in are large and dark, with no traceof verse way, the shallowness of these : NAME------AGE ___ • either warmth or rancor - they are • • the first important Christian cere­ final imagesunderlines and enhances totally dead. : ADDRESS : mony in the Islands. There are two the power of the preceding work. These are the years of the mis­ is a : CITY ----- STATE ----- ZIP CODE_____ • strategically positioned paintings of Encounters with Paradise sionaries and their influence is now Captain Cook by Webber. In the remarkable journey into Hawaii's : BUS. PH. ______RES. PH : firmly entrenched. A painting of first, Cook is welcomed as the god past, intriguing and disturbing and • HNWK47-2/92 : Mrs. Judd by James Sawkins shows • Lono and offeredsacrifices. In the definitely not to be missed. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• the good woman sitting primly, 1312 KAUMUALII ST. PH 841-7527 • 1923 S. 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Steven Friedman initially approved reporters Donald Barlott and James the material for broadcast: "It was Steele. stuffon the ground that nobody else The result is that the already rich had. It was very interesting material are richer than ever; the middle class that we wanted to use ... but the boss is being dismantled; life for the (NBC �) President Michael Gartner) working class is deteriorating; and said no." those at the bottom are trapped. The The producers then took the video authors found that the rules to CBS, where they got the go-ahead that govern America's econ­ from CBS Evening News Executive omy have: ProducerTom Bettag. But while they ':a \ • Created a tax system that is were editingthe piece, they got a call firmly weighted against the from the network: Bettag had been middle class. fired in the middle of the night and • Enabled companies to can­ the piece had been killed. cel health-care and pensionben­ A series of interviewswith network efits for employees. producers who requested anonymity • Granted subsidies to busi­ charged that the overwhelming sup­ nesses that create low-wage jobs port for theadministration's war effort that in tum erode living standards. placed intense pressureon news exec­ • Undermined longtime stable utives to toe the line. "The pressure businesses and communities. behind the scenes at the height of the As 1991 lurched to a close, • Rewarded companies that trans­ hostilities to put out a pro-war, pro­ national polls revealed that fer jobs abroad and eliminate jobs in administration message was the public had put economic this country. immense," said one producer with issues, including the • Placed home ownership out of more than 15 years' experience at the national deficit, on top of reach of a growing number of threenetworks. its list of concerns. Yet the Americans and made the financing (Source: The San Francisco Bay media have yet to fully of a college education impossible Guardian) explain how bad the deficit is and without incurring a hefty debt. how the economy got into such a (Sources: Knight-Ridder tigation by the Center for Wall (Danny Wall, chairman of the dismal state. Newspapers and USA Today) Investigative Reporting and PBS FHL Bank Board) was not forth­ By next Sept. 30, when the current Frontline, it's been revealed that tax­ coming about the true size of the fiscal year ends, the federal govern­ payers might have saved as much as (S&L) problem. And Chairman ment's total outstanding debt will total $250 billion if there hadn't been an Seidman said, 'Well, I know why $4 trillion. Thefederal budget deficit S&L cover-up. he's not doing that' and Roger said is now growing by nearly $1 billion In the late s,ummer of 1988, 'W hy?' And Seidman said 'Well, it's every 24 hours. Incredibly, it appears Federal Home Loan Bank Board because George Gould told him to that this year the interestalone on the memberRoger Martinhad a meeting lie about the numbers.' Now to be federaldebt will bethe nation's single in the private office of William honest, I don't knowif lie is theexact largestexpenditure - exceedingeven The cornerstone of George Seidman, then head of the FDIC. word he used, but lie, misstate,some­ the militarybudget. Bush's 1988 presidential Elise Paylan; Martin's executive thing along that line - and Roger Over the last 20 years, the people campaign was "read my assistant,was also at the meetingand was quite stunned by that... and when in Washington who write the com­ lips; no new taxes." The reported the following: Roger said, 'Oh, is that true?,Wh at plex tangle of rules by which the truthabout the scope of the "During the meeting with Bill makes you say that?' Chairman economy operates have rigged the savings and loan scandal Seidman, they were discussing the Seidman said 'because he told me game, by design and default,to favor would have revealed the size of the hole, and Roger had - to do the same thing."' the privileged, the powerful and the hypocrisy of that statement and this was at, sort of the height of his When Martin was asked if influential. This is the basic conclu­ threatened Bush's candidacy. frustration. He was saying that he Paylan's account of Seidman's com­ Major facts about the Gulf sion of Philadelphia Inquirer Now, as a result of a major inves- didn't understand why Chairman ments was accurate, he replied War were not widely reported in the American mainstream media: • U.S. tanks, equipped with plows, buried thou­ sands of Iraqi troops alive in 70 miles of Iraqi trenches. • U.S. marines used Napalm bombs on Iraqi ground troops. • Of the 88,500 tons of bombs And Right Here At Home ... dropped on Iraq and occupied Last August, after the We ekly ran Project Censored's 1990 Kuwait, 70 percent missed their targets. report, we thought we'd try something similar locally. We ques, • The fuel-air bomb - which kills by sucking every particle of oxygen tioned several media observers in town, asked them to name fromthe air - was "experimented" two news items that they fe lt were "conspicuously under, with in the Persian Gulf. • $1.9 billion in U.S.-guaranteed reported" in the Honolulu press and got enough responses to loans made to Iraq must now be repaid by American taxpayers. compile a ragtaglis t of their admittedly subjective musings . A • U.S. tanks, artillery and other straw poll, yes, but it raises a fe w intriguing issues: weapons destroyed more than 30 American tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and armored personnel 2. SAT Scores carriers. Last August, the dailies reported Gerald Kato Scholastic Aptitude Test statistics Beverly Deepe • "Friendly fire" claimed the lives Kato is an assistant professor of of 35 American service personnel showing that Hawaii students' aver­ jounalism at the University ofHa waii age math score had dropped to 478 and injured another 72. Official fig­ at Manoa. He formerly worked for ures were 11 deaths and 15 injuries. in 1991 (the SAT is scored on a scale Keever is currently an associate pro­ KGMB News, KITV News and Th e from200 to 800). The statistics also Keever • Reporters in the Gulf were rou­ Honolulu Advertiser. fe ssor on the UH journalismfa culty tinely and openly censored and showed that verbal scores averaged specializing in public-affa irs report­ 1. ProbateAdminist ration 405, one point up from 1990, but harassed by public affairs officers, "Probate administration seems one ing. In the '60s, sh e worked as a including threats of pulling visas, still behind the national average. Vietnamcorres pondent; in the '70s, of the dullest subjects in the courts," "The stories accurately report the being turnedover to Saudi soldiers Kato said of the laws state judges use sh e was a Wa shington correspondent and being held at gunpoint by U.S. scores and local reaction," Kato for the Capitol Hill News Service. to dispose of deceased persons' wrote. "But this is a case where there soldiers. estates. "But state probate judges rou­ 1. ls Hawaii Losingthe Drug War? • Since 1975, the U.S. ignored all is a need for more depth into the Keever quoted a series of articles tinely appoint friends, relatives and problems rather than a superficial signs of Iraqi nuclear development, the politically well-connected to written in 1989 for Ka Leo O Hawaii including warnings from American look at the scores. The stories need by then UH senior Robert Lopez.The lucrative assignments as trustees or to probe into what good the money inspectors. special masters. The billings the series, Keever said, is still the most (Sources: Editor and Publisher, going to the Department of in-depth localwork done on the topic appointees have made in some of Education is doing to improve the San Francisco Bay Guardian and these cases have been outrageous." of the drug war. ThePr ogressive Review) scores and help students." Lopez's articles quote law-enforce-

4 • February 5, 1992 • Honolulu Weekly ' tl • I' l I I. ) t• , • , I • � I , ,\ \ \ "That's exactly what he said." despite scandals involving overseas oftentakes two years to fillre quests, (Gould was the deputy under­ payoffs, illegal Watergate contribu­ the State Department often takes a secretaryfor finance, working under tions and falsifiedtests on U.S. jet year. Last year the FBI calculated Treasury Secretary Jim Baker, and parts used in the Gulf War. that its average response time was the administration's political point At the time of the article, up to more than 300 days. A Navy FOIA man on the S&L crisis.) seven grand juries were reportedly officersuggested to one reporterthat Jim Barth, Wall's chief economist investigating allegations that he'd bebetter off finding someone to at the Bank Board, was asked how Northrop engaged in bribery, delib­ leak him the document he wanted. much money could have been saved erate overcharging and falsifyingtest A major source of the problem lies if the S&L problem had been results. Northrop's record led critics in the lack of funding for FOIA addressed honestly and frankly to depict it as one of the nation's departments. The courts have also before the 1988 election, with all the most lawless military contractors. moved aggressively in the last sev­ S&Ls shut down and the issue tidied But Northrop was not alone nor FOIA is an eral years to expand the govern­ up. Barth said $250 billion. necessarily atypical in its operation ment's power to withhold (Sources: The Center fo r as the nation discovered in 1988 Oxymoron information from its citizens. Investigative Reporting and when the Justice Department started (Source: Common Cause Frontline) a massive investigation into possi­ On Sept. 11, 1990, In theory, the 25-year-old Magazine) ble fraudand bribery in procuring President Bush rallied a sur­ Freedom of Information defense contracts. It was called prised nation to support a Act bucks the bureaucratic "Operation Ill Wind" and it was war in the Persian Gulf with impulse forsecrecy. But in expected to blow the lid offone of reports of a massive Iraqi reality,the executivebranch the nation's biggest scandals. army which had poured into and federal courts are But it didn't and we'll probably Kuwait and moved south to stretchingthe law's exemp­ never know why. After a lengthy threaten Saudi Arabia. At the time, tions to give that impulse freerre ign. investigation, investigative journal­ the Departmentof Defenseestimated As a result,this precious pieceof leg­ ist Philip Dunn concluded that there were as many as 250,000Iraqi islation is fading into obsolescence. "Operation IllWm d, the 1988 Justice troops and 1,500 tanks in Kuwait. The erosion ofFOIA over the past Department investigation of possi­ On Jan. 6, 1991, a journalistwith l O years coincided with a new, hos­ ble fraud and bribery in securing the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times tile attitude toward the public's right defensecontracts, will behidden for­ reported that satellite photos of to know ushered in by the Reagan­ ever." Kuwait did not support Bush's claim Bush administration, which rede­ With just one exception, the search of an imminent Iraqi invasion. In fact, fined "national security" to cover warrants (which, historically, have the photos showed no sign of a mas­ virtually all aspects of international always been public record) and affi­ sive troop build-up. Specialists who activity. A 1982 executive order told davits that contain transcripts of examined the photos saw extensive governmentofficials to classifydoc­ wiretappedconversations of employ­ U.S. occupation of the Dhahran uments whenever in doubt and even ees at McDonnell Douglas, one of Airportin Saudi Arabia but few Iraqi to reclassifymaterial already released troops orweapons in Kuwait. Roads under FOIA. The new strategy In late 1990, Common the key players in the investigation, were sealed by court order. Despite showedno evidence of a massive tank became: Fight every possible case, Cause magazine published invasion, there were no tent citiesor even if the only defenseagainst dis­ an explosive article exam­ the bestefforts of the St. Louis Post­ In these timesof heightened Dispatch to obtain the affidavits, troop concentrations and the main closure was a technicality. environmental conscious­ ining the scandal-plagued Kuwaiti air base appeared deserted. The FOIA is supposed to work history of the Northrop including an appeal to the U.S. ness, you'd think compa­ The Times submitted the story to this way: You make your request and Corporation, one of the Supreme Court, the transcripts will nies with questionable remain sealed. the AssociatedPress and the Scripps­ the governmenthas IO days to either environmental trackrecords nation's major defensecon­ Howard news service; neither car­ fill itor explain why it won't. But in tractors. It documented how (Sources: Common Cause would be concerned with ried the story. most agencies roadblocks are Northrop's former CEO, Thomas Magazine and The St. Louis EPA regulations. But it (Source: In These Times and St. endemic. So are delays. The FDA Jones, kept the company thriving JournalismReview) appears the corporate sector is Petersburg(Fla. ) Times) Continued on Page 11 ment officialsin Hawaii who say they allowed by Jaw. flictsof interest. As the state's high­ process have gone virtually unre�, are on the "losing side" of the drug "Records of the Campaign Spending est rankinglaw-e nforcement official marked by the two dailies in their war here. The officials"voiced frus­ Commission indicate that problems and a prospectivecandidate forgov­ editorial pages. The involvement of tration over Jack of resources, grow­ with potentially illegal contributions ernor in 1994, Price's potential con­ Westinghouse in this project as well ing sophisticationof drugdealers and to the Waihee campaign had been flictsare of significant publicinterest" as the $220 million people-mover leniency by state courts." Lopez noted as early as November 1988, system at the airport (a contract wrote that "nearly 90 percentof those but the commission apparently awarded without bid) makes me sus­ sentenced in state courts for mari­ allowedthe problemsto continueand picious of the selection process." juana violations" and "some 60 per­ to grow fornearly three more years. 2. Hawaiian Home Lands cent of those sentenced for other drug "Although campaign officials said ''This storygot typical treatmentfrom offenses ... never spenda day in jail." that excess contributions had been the dailies," Tummons said. "After Keeversees the drug war as an ongo­ refunded,Hawaii Monitor foundthat it was reported in the Wall Street ing topic that should receive sustained evidence of refunds was lacking. A Journal, and after the dailiesreported attention. "Media readers are seeing few months later, the campaign, now that it was reported, Home Lands Jess and less of it, except as spotnews under increased official scrutiny by issues have dropped from sight. from the police and court beats,"she the Campaign Spending There is a dire need to followup on said. ''The scattered coverage is there, Commission, admitted that not a sin­ this story. What is the governordoing but it is never put together critically gle refundcheck had been cashed by about it? What are the Office of as a whole." lanl Und the companies involved. Hawaiian Affairs and the Department 2. AIDS in Paradise Lind is the editor and publisher of "As a result,the Waiheecampaign has of Hawaiian Home Lands doing Recent statistics show that Hawaii is the Hawaii Monitor, a monthly now returned$1 26,487 to donors who about it? My suspicion is they are all now 13th among American states in newsletter about Local politics. He had exceededlegal limits, and the final waitingfor the storyto bereplaced by new AIDS cases, with 14.7 cases received a Freedom of the Press amount could be·much higher." more recentevents in the news and diagnosed per 100,000residents over award fr om the Society of 2. Attorney General Faces hoping that few people, if any, will the last year. Yet, Keever said, "we ProfessionalJournalists. Conflicts of Interest remember all that Susan Faludi 1. Gov. Waihee'sQuestionable Tu mmons edits her own public-inter­ rarely read about AIDS here - after "When the trustees of the state's Patllmmm wrote. With the Jack of follow­ Fund Raising est newsletter: Environment Hawai 'i. all, it's bad forthe tourist industry Deferred Compensation Plan have She previously worked as a writer through fromthe dailies, their hopes and not good p.r. forgovernment "How did Gov. Waihee's campaign legal questions, theytum to the attor­ areamply justified."- Derek Ferrar raise millions of dollars forhis 1990 and editor at the St. Louis Post­ agencies." ney general's office," Lind wrote, Dispatch Keever said that the cases-per­ re-election campaign?" Lind wrote. "despite the fact that the company "Apparently just about every way 1 lheSelection of GahuTransit • ! 00,000 figuremay bejust the ''tipof holding the non-bid contract to Group to Develop a Rapid the iceberg"for the state, since a sub­ possible, including squeezing com­ administer the multi-million dollar panies doing business with the state, Transit System for Honolulu stantial number of people come to program is owned in part byWarren "While mass transit has received Hawaii after they have already been ignoring legal limits on contribu­ Price's wifeand is represented by tions and by taking full advantage plenty of publicity,"Tummons wrote, diagnosed with AIDS, and thus are her law firm. "there has been very little investiga- not figured into the state's "new of foot-dragging by the official "In its June 1991 issue, Hawaii enforcementagency. tion into the process by which the cases" statistics. Monitor describedthe web of finan­ Oahu Transit Group was selected. "At least 51 architectural and engi­ cial and political relationshipswhich neering firms,contractors and plan­ The gag order imposed on city offi- confront Price, and the public, with cials by Mayor Fasi as well as the ning consultants reported giving the danger of actual or potentialcon- more to Waihee's campaign than sanitized information on the bidding February 5, 1992 • Honolulu We ekly • 5 All c<1lcndw mj,mn<1111m n11N I-..:>cccnc"cl /" 11wn on \'i�clncs,_/a, !I! o H .:clc, h:j.nc 1,11hl1c<11;, m Ca/1 52,'>- Jlcl, CALENDAR Feb. 5,Feb . 11

Robert DeNiro and Juliette Lewisgive tenific Anthony Hopkins (on-screen forabout five performances. minutes). Film Fatherof the Bride For such a wild and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Criticismby Bob Green. unlessothenvise crazyguy, Steve Martinages gracefully. Now Stop Cafe Adapted from Fannie Flagg's Culture Pick noted. he's done a Disney filmabout a fatherwho novel, Tomatoes is a story within a story. is just a tadambivalent about his daughter's The framing tale stars Kathy Bates and Jes­ First Run emergence as a sexually active adult about sica Tandy; Tandy is chatty nursing-home Brief reviews of selected first-runfi lms in to leave the nest. The movie, lightweight in resident who recounts memories of her town. Co1ifirm theaters, dates and times. the Disney way, scores points when deal­ youd1 to a visitor (Bates). The inner story is TheAddams Fam ily Eveiythingabout this ing with the hideous baggage of wedding about a pair of women, Depression-era American Gothic family comedy is first-rate ceremonies and the attendant social mores friends, who defythe rigid standards of the except the script ... surroundingthe Big Event. Wid1 Martin Short times. With Mary StuartMasterson. - Mary Beauty and the Beast Disney animators and Diane Keaton (the formersteals d1e pic­ Brennan imitatethe dassic '30s Disney animation style ture, while the latter does little but smile GrandCanyon A toy, upscale City of Hope. and raid succes.5fulelements from other ani­ gamely). where the urban angst is of d1e L.A. variety mated "clas.5ics."Among the performerswho FreejackCali it d1eapjack. This chee�y look­ (making the film's advertising-li,ke superfi­ sing the ersatz Broadway-showtune score is ing sci-fi potboiler (adapted from Robert ciality somehow appropriate). The clumsy, Angela Lansbury. who is world5 better than Sheckley's rather more ambitious book uneven screenplay - by director Lawrence anyone else. Recommended, cautiously. Immo11ali�v. Inc.) is a major disappointment Kasclanand hi� wife Meg -revolves around BugsyWa rren Beatty givesan excellent per­ forthose of us who treasure directorGeoff strntified types who ordinarily never inter­ formance in this overpraised but still far Murphy's New Zealand film U//1. freejack is act. Among them are Kevin Kline and Mary above average love/gangster story about just another chases-and-explosions movie. 1',fDonnell, as a white courle who can no Singer/storyteller Clyde Bugsy Siegel, a charming sociopath who 111e intriguing plot concernstechno-wizards longer buy d1ei.rway out of scx:ial problcm5; "Kindy"Sproat helped invent Las Vegas. With Annette Ben­ in the plague-ridden year 2009 who "steal" Danny Glover and AlfreWood ard, as a black ing, Elliott Gould and Joe Mantegna. Wittily healthy bodies from 1991 and fill d1em with couple who "find" each other; and Steve One ofa Kind written by James Toback. d1e 21st century's diseased and dying. Wid1 Martin, as a hypocritical Hollywoodhyphen­ They just don't make 'em like Clyde "Kind)'" Sproat any more. In 1988, the Cape Fear MartinScorsese's re-working of Mick Jagger (phoning in his performance), ate. Some moments in the film are deeply National Endowment forthe Artsawarded the folksinger and storytellerthe presti­ a 1962revenge movie, in whichthe di.rector Emilio Estevez(miscast), Rene Russo(resem­ moving, but overall it cops out on nearly giou$ Folk Heritage Award. One of only five Hawaiian folkartists to win theaward, shows us the soft white underbelly of bling a bad female impersonator doing every issue it raises.It's a sinceremovie that's Sproatwas born in theBig Island's North Kohala district, wherehe stilllives in a hoLi& respectability and gives retribution its due. Priscilla Presley), Esai Morales (wasted) and got a head stuffed with featl1ers. with no municipal electricity or phone.As ayouth, he was surroundedby the mw.ic The Hand that Rocks the Cradle This and ..:ulmreof old-time Hawaii. His motherplayed a 4-stringbanjo; Sproat likes to thriller from the di.rector of Bad Influence say the familysang "every song there is." Later fn life, he began collecting the (the silly noire in whim Rob Lowe poses as Hawaiian songs and stories ofhi� childhood, and today he isconsidered one of the Dance MegaPicks a calculating psychopath) is about a nanny fewrural Hawaiian folksingers with adeep understandingof these songs' sense of whose calculated sd1eming begins to pull a place. When he talks story, plays his ukulele and sings m his richbaritone and happy little nuclear family apart. With lively falsetto,says one localmusic authotity,:you're seeingthe real Hawaiian back- Rebecca DeMomay and Annabella Sciorra. porch style of Ufe." -M.B. • HookSteven Spielberg'shit is about agrown­ "Kind)'"Sproat 11leatre, Academy Beretania 900S. St.: Suo.2/9, 4 p.m, $7. up Peter Pan, who rediscovers hi5 inner cl1ild 538-1006 and returns to Never-Never Land to save both himself and the requisite kidnapped conversation with two inquiring tourists who Star Trek VI One of the best of the series. children. With Dustin Hoffmanas a foppish visit her picturesque domain (the movie was Paramount had the good sense to return to Captain Hookand Julia Roberts as a subur­ filmed on the spectacularFrend1 island Mont. writer-director Nicholas Meyer (SiarTrek D) ban, cheerleader-like Ti.nkerbell. St. Michel). Wa terston is a can-doAmerican for thisepisode, which, despite a drastically Into the Sun While researching for an politician looking for new solutions to reduced budget (cut by $9 million), is a upcoming Top Gun -ish movie role, an arro­ increasinglycomplex problems; Heard (how sturdy, simplistic morality play, very effec­ gant actor (And10ny Michael Hall) meets up did he get into so many movies, anyway?) is tively photographed by Honolulu's Hiro with the real thing - a heroic pilot (Mid1ael a cynical emigre poet.Though it plays more Narita. The story parallelsthe recent breakup Pare). With Deborah Moore (Roger'sdaugh­ like a PBS d1inkfest than a film, Mindwalk is of the Communist (here it's Klingon) empire. ter) as the love interest. oddlyabsoming. Always assuffi111g, of course, This is d1e last of the series, they say. If that's JFK Politicos who early on dismissed this Enterprise Synthia Sumuldi DanWagoner Oliver Stone opus on John Kennedy's assas­ that two hours of professorial dialogue is true, the crewof the have exited what you're in the market for. - M.B. honorably. sination and the subsequent (Stone alleges) My Girl Warlock government cover-up are now running Macauley Culkin gets his first kiss A male witch (Julian Sands) from Dance Glut scared. Theyapparently hadn't counted on and then dies of bee stings. It's a box-office the East Coast Division, circa 1691, appears propaganda more skillful than their own. sensation. in modern day America to find a book Oahu's dancebuffs, so often starved tor live pertormances, oughtto have a feast this Prince of Tides Barbra Streisand directs whose content will spell the End of Life As weekend with two special event�: a visit by the I ew Yorktroupe Dan Wagonerand Recommended. JuiceThis film, an urban drama in the spirit Nick Nolte (probably to an Oscar) in this We Know It. Some of the special effects are Dancersand the first events of the Dmces We Dance compants 6th Island Dance Pat Conroy tale of a South Carolina teacher (unintentionally) hilarious. Fe&tiYalWagoner, season. a one-time prine1palda1K'er in bothMartha Gf'Jham·s and of Boyz N the Hood, marks the directorial debut of Spike Lee'scinematographer, Ernest discovering the secrets of his dysfunctional Paul Taylor's companies, founded his own modern-dancecompany in 1969. ':ii.nee family. then, his troupehas won international accoladesfor what the Village Voice callsits Dickerson with a score by Hank Shoklee, Short Run and "sonic architect" for the rap group Public RushA psuedo-gritty, beautifullycast movie "di,tinctly Americanchoreography ... its bluffhumor and blunt phrasings." Wagoner's about a pairof Texas narcs (Jason Patric and Revival program at Castle i l School Theatre Friday and Satutcfay 'c"ill.include Plod, Enemy -MB. ! � Jennifer Jason Leigh) who not only share The Doctor 0991) William Hurt confirms inspired by the slow�.trid-ste;idy pace of choreographicwork; . Dol£v Sods: the Kuffs Christian Slater is a laid-back Valley­ Aft er bed and board, but also develop tandem Flood, a "dfaquietingdrel!m-like evocation of tin1es past( and 'Round 'Jhis Wo dd, Boy type whose Nicholsonian presence, as his status as one of the two most versatile drug habits during their undercover investi­ lJa�y Mine, of which the Yo kewrote, •you look at (thedance) andthin k d1at in this a rookieinvestigator who becomes the boss, leading men now appearing in films (the gations. (You have to take the movie's word world nothing could go·w rong that a goodcry and a gulp of hotdder couldn'tfix." d1rows a security force badly out of whack. other is Robert De N i.ro) in this storyof a -MB. for this; we don't see the transition itself, just heart surgeon who becomes fully human The Dancesannual We DanceIsland Dance Festivalgets underwayFnday v.ith Cmol The BoyLast Scout Thisby-the-numbers the rather sudden outcome.) The by-the­ only after he is stricken with throat cancer. Lyn Md>owelfsDances with L(ght. McDow ell. who grew up on oahu.now lives action flick has d1e formula down: highly numbers screenplay reads like a UCLA Hemenway Theatre. _UH Manoa Campus: and performs onthe Mainland and ha� touredwith, among others, renegad1;per· freshman screenwritmg project - a little Tue. 2/11 - Sun. 2/16, 6 & 8:30 p.m. $3.50. Blanco, visual violence every three minutes (begin­ fomiance artistKaren Finley. Her program consL,;ts offive pieces: inspired foreshadowing here, a little love interest 956-6468 by the vast spacesof the West; I've got11�v Converse Sneakers ro Walk with theCo )(!le, ning with a zonked-out footballer gunning down the defense during a Big Game); there, a telegraphed payoff at the end - Freeze Die · Come to Ufe (1989) It's the abouta city dancerencountering those spaces for the firsttime; .M adame.l.aum wlbe but someonewasn't watchingthe store: The end of World War II. In a frozen Russian Fa/4 based on Alben Camus· LaChute-, FourSongs, a suite ofsensual dances; and buddy-bonding (Bruce Willis smirking at Damon Wayans, who looks a little uncom­ plot is full of holes big enough to drive the gulag, two children attempt survival in an Slasbback, a piece �ii:'eThe Guardsman 0931) Broadway lumi­ MindWalk DancesLight With Tenney 11Jeafre, StAnchw'• C8lllect'al, QueenEmmaSq.: Liv Ullman, Sam Wa terston and speaks in1peccableGerman: Douglas is h_er naries (Alfred) Lunt and (Lynn) Fontanne Fri. 2/7 & Sat.p.m. 2/8,8 $10. 537-2152 John Heard are thP principals in d1e thinnest macho military boss. She in�ist� that she be never became big movie stars - even of dramatic pretexts for a Green Party lecture dropped behind enemy lines. He resists. tl10ugh they headlined superior movies like Javanese Dance:fenNy 1Jleatre: Sun. 2/9, 4 p.m. $10. 537·2152 on what we need to do to save the rlanet. Intrigueensues. Themusic swells. Wid1 Liam this one, an expert adaptation of Molnar's Ullman is a disillusioned physicist who has Neeson, Joely Richardson and John Gielgud. classic play about infidelityand fidelity. Mouie retreated from the world; she enters into -MB. Museum, 3566 Haru1ng Ave. 111ur 2/6 & Sat. 6 • February5, 1992 • Honolulu We ekly ------�------����-�-�-----�-----�--

2/8, 8 p.m. $5. 735-8771 After Los Lobos hit the Billboard big time Larks on a String0969) This celebrated, wid1 1987's chart-topping soundtrack cover banned Czech comedy pokes pointed fun of I.aBamba, mey avoided an obvious com­ Bigger at thethen newly appointed Czech commie mercial follow-upby releasing meGrammy­ officialswho were tryingto reprograma cit­ winning I.aPistola y El Corazon (the pistol izenry stubbornly dinging to its own prior­ and me heart), anacoustic album of Mexican ities: romance, laughter and goofing off. folk songs. Last year, the band returned to Based on a collection of short stories by rock 'n' roll with TheNei ghborhood, one of Bohumil Hrabal. The ftlm won a "Golden me most satisfyingrock albums ever. Don't Bear" at the 1990 Berlin Film Festival. In miss 'em. Pink'sGarage, 955 Wain1anu St.: ...... anLife Czech, wid1 English subtitles.Academy The­ Fri. 2/7 & Sat. 2/8, 8 p.m. $17.50 advance, atre, 900S. BeretaniaSt.: Thur. 2/8, 1 & 7:30 $20 at the door. 537-1555 p.m.; Fri. 2/7 & Sat. 2/8, 7:30 p.m. $4. 538- Clyde Sproat See Music Pick. 1006 Waianae Mall's Sweet 16. I guess now Pale Blood 0991) Part of the Academy's it's going to bestaying out late and askingto Asian-AmericanInternational Film Festival. A borrow the car all the time. Featuring "postmodern"vampire flick, directedby V.V. Kapena, Willie K., Halau Hula o Mililaniand DachinHsu, in whim a blood-sucker, newly others. Wa ianae Mall, 86-120 Farrington arrived in the Cityof Angels, findsomers of Hwy.: Sat. 2/8, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. 696- r his kind who regard hin1as a potentialvic­ 2690 tim.The hunter then becomesthe you-know­ what. ls it allegorical? You bet. Academy Theatre, Club Acts Recommended. 900 S. Band schedules are subjectto change. Please Beretania St.: Mon. 2/10, 7:30 p.m. $4. 538- call venuesfo r latest information. Consult 1006 the Live Music Venues list fo r locations and Parisis Burning 0991) A gooddocumen­ phone numbers. eeing Hawaii , to being there," Fricke taryabout a great subject: the in1poverished - Born in says. black and Latino drag queens of Harlem. &!Wednesday Paradise, the For the rest of the The film's resonances are almost over­ whelming: One way or another it touches Alisa Randolph & Musica E Jazz; Blad/' new 35-minute '80s, IMAX flour­ on almost every sociopolitical (and psycho­ Orchid. 70mm 1MAX­ ished. The number of logicall issue in the book. Jennie Livingston Almost Famous Variety; Coconut Willie 's. format movie theaters worldwide directed. Heme11wa1• 771 ea/re. UH Manoa Augie Rey & City Lights Salsa. Dance; that opened at doubled, and filmslike Campus: Wed. 2 5 - Sun. 2/9, 6 & 7:30 p.m. NicholasNickolas. Waikiki's new Hawaii- The Blue Planet and $3.50. 956-6468 Blue Kangaroo Variety; Jo/(11 Roger Wa ikiki. Brado Tbe Shore IMAX theatre in To Th e Limit con­ Rasputin and the Empress 0932) The Jawaiian, Classical, Jazz; acdain1edBarrymore clan -John, Ethel and Bird. '-I -p.m. 8 December, is an expe­ firmed the promise of Brother Noland Jawaiian; MontereyBay rience that ranges from Chronos. In the '90s, Lionel - on me screen toged1erfor me first, and last, tin1e. The filmtells me story of me CannersPear/rid ge. the tacky to the sublime 1MAXhas emerged as Cinderella Rockafella Dance Rock; Wa ve and back. As things go the venue for the con­ last days of d1e Czar's court ... sortof. Litiga­ tion ensued: Euro royaltyvs. American the­ Wa ikiki. (here they go on a cert film; Th e Rolling ater royalty. The Barrymores prevailed. Movie Ernie Shea Jazz; Mahina Lounge. screen fivestories high Stones At The Max is Museum, 3566 Harding Ave. Fri. 2/7 & Sun. Hawaii AmplifiedPoetry Ensemble Reg­ and 50-feet wide), Born currently enjoying 2/9, 8 p.m. $5. 735-8771 gae; Anna Bannanas. in Paradise is pretty­ huge commercial Willyour HeartFaster? Beat 0990) Asian­ Horizon Contemporary; Sp indrifterKabala. good although getting and critical success American Festival. A classic Filipino satire Howling Beddies Rock; Moose McGilly­ cuddy's Wa ikiki. to the movie itself throughout the world. abouttwo couplescaught between Japanese In Step Variety; Monterey Bay Canners involves traversing the usual ironies to go the way of Cinerama and Its enthusiasts, children of the and Chinese narcs. Directed knowinglyby Mikede Leon.Recommended. AcademyThe­ Wa rd. of Waikiki : labyrinthine parking, toy ShowScan? cocooning and burrowing '90s, say J.P. Smoketrain Light Rock, R & B; No food and processed adventurism in In the '80s IMAX founditself - that it's even better than being there. atre, 900 S. Beretania St.: Tue. 2/11, 7:30 p.m. $4. 538-1006 Na me Bar. The Land of Aloha. in two ways. Commercially,the pro­ So, how does the new Hawaii­ Jim Blakemore Contemporary Hawaiian; Does this largely tourist-targeted cess became the ideal form for the IMAX compare? While Born in MontereyBay Canners Outrigger giant-screen experience do Hawaii ''DestinationFilm," an easy entreinto Paradise is not the definitiveguide to Joel Kurasaki Jazz; Orson 's. justice? No - but thenagain, no film a foreign world. Most tourists don't the Islands, it at least shows our Music Jon Basebase Contemporary; Ho ratio's. ever has or ever could. Born in really see the places they visit, says tourist-adventurers that not every­ Jonny & the Dreamers Variety;Jolly Ro ger Paradise does surpass standard tourist entertainment guru Mark thing in Hawaii can be bought... or F.ast. Concerts Kama'aina Club Hawaiian; Beachcomber. tourist fare - it's the equivalent of a Peterson. "There's no real exposure bought off. A few cautionary notes Los Lobos To put it sin1ply, Los Lobos is beautiful coffee-table photo book 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. to the societyor the culture,"he says. are needed. You'd do well to blur one of me best bands in America and has Kevin Mau Va riety; Coconut Willie 's. 12:30 with a visual subtext that details "And of course they hear nothing of your vision as you escalate to the sec­ been for years. The group, whose cultural - 3:30 p.m. Hawaii's burgeoning environmental ond floor's"gatherin g place museum rootslie in d1e Mexicanbarrios of East L.A., Leroy KahakuContemporary; Black Orchid crises. The film reveals aspects of lobby," replete with the world's first plays tight, melodicand soulful music, blend­ 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Hawaii to its sun-stunned audiences official McSnack Bar (an edited ver­ ing a variety of styles fromMexican folk to Live Paradise Variety; Wa ikiki Broiler. that they would otherwise not see or Waikiki's sion of the Golden Arches), where rockabilly and hard blues. "We started offas Loretta Ables Trio Jazz; Lewers Lounge. a garage band playing rock 'n' roll." explains Mahi Beamer Contemporary Hawaiian; even hear about: Big Island lava New IMAX everythingfrom the tacky to the taste­ drummer/songwriter Louis Perez. "But after flows, up close and personal; a threat­ ful can be bought while you wait for Andrew's. a while, trying to match licks with Clapton Max Flight Contemporary; Nick's Fish­ ened rain forest; underwater birth­ Theatre the hourly turnoverto be processed. got a little old, and we started listening to pangs of Loihi; Molokai sea cliffs Once inside the steep inclines of market. music we grew up wim. We pulled out all Pam Gamboa Paradise Lounge. where the endangered alula plant is Top 40; �Bob the auditorium, finda middle seat in mose records we used to beg our parents Raga & Star WilliamsJazz; New Orleans pollinated by hand; Haleakalavist as; rows 12 through 15, the ideal posi­ not to play around our friends and found Bistro. a flight into Waimea Canyon; and Green tioning for viewer comfort. Now an incredible wealth of music. These guys Triple Threat Country; Coconut Willie's. 4 more. A few of these scenes tran­ you'reready for a visual treatdirected were doing amazing iliingswim meir instru­ - 8:30 p.m. scend the picture postcard status to and "created" (whatever that means) ments and we started to pick up on it. After Warren Johnson & Gator Creek Band which these areas have been rele­ the history." IMAX films began to by Robert Hillmann. There's also an a while, that's all we played, and it really Country;Pecos River Cafe. served as a springboard for our career." gated, and three or four minutes of prove a handy educational tool. audial assault from the vapid, fac­ the filmare breathtaking. 1MAXaeri­ In purely esthetic terms, IMAX toid-oriented voiceover - alleviated als make forsublime cinema. came of age in the mid-' 80s with the somewhat by Hawaiian chanting. PROFESSIONAL Indeed, if you've never seen an release of Chronos, a stunning 47- Bornin Paradise is worth a trip to IMAGE 84 1 Bishop St., #150 IMAX movie, Born in Paradise is minute, non-verbal time-lapse film Waikiki if only to check out the film Davies PacificCenter thecopyandprintservice worth the price of a ticket($7.50) just that won prizeswor ldwide. In a tele­ format of the future and to remind INC. Phone: 524-0233 to see the clearest, brightest, most phone interview with the Weekly, yourself how lucky you are to be in "informative" images the cinema has Chronos' director Ron Fricke com­ Hawaii. It's bite-sized IMAX and yet engendered (10 times the frame mented on the process. "IMAX is bite-sized Hawaii, but what the hell Copies af Blueprints range of 35mm and threetimes thatof both a director's dream and night­ - it's tasty. conventional 70mm). This technol­ mare. Every flawis magnified 100 The Hawaii-IMAX can be found ogy just might save the theatricalfilm times - composition is far more dif­ at 325 Seaside Ave. Shows are While-Yau-Wait! from the incursions of large-screen ficult. And conventional editing - every hour on the hour, beginning at High DefinitionTV and the continu­ from a long-shot to a close-up, for 11 a.m.; the last show starts at 9 Reductions down to 45% and ing inanities of multiplex theaters. example - is too jarring. It pushes p.m. Phone 923-4629 for more Enlargements up to 200% The IMAX/OMNIMAX format the audience out of the film rather information. in 0.1 % increments. was developed 20-odd years ago than deeper into it" (a point the edi­ Bob Green, the Honolulu Weekly '.s 14-22 lb. xerographic (lMAX is flat, while OMNIMAXis tor of Born in Paradise apparently film critic, is a production consultant and translucent frontal, peripheral and dome-pro­ never considered). fo r two new films: Baraka, a 70mm bonds, 17-20 lb. jected). In its early years, the tech­ "But if the real philosophical con­ non-verbal documentary; and xerographic nology floundered, the victim of an tent, beyond the formulaic - that is, Buddha, a 70mmfeature. He teaches vellums, and identity crisis. Was it a museum-ori­ getting audiences out of the plastic independent film and video studies drafting film. ented oddity? A documentarian's and into the real, if only vicariously ­ at LeewardCommunit y College. dream? 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Raga& Derryl McKay Jazz; New Orleans Row, RestaurantRow, 500 Ala Moana Blvd.: . were sitting around (on our cessful in promoting the idea that Carol AtkinsonJazz; Orson's. Bistro. Sat. 2/8, 10 p.m. Free. 735-3724 Blame It on the Movies Diamond Head coffee break, of course) gold stripes= wool - quality, and Joe CinderellaRockafella Dance Rock; Wa ve Russ Donnelly Folk, Country; Jolly Roger Wa ikiki. Wa ikiki. Theatre's revue of songs from the movies is telling stories about our Citizen naturally but erroneously Dread Ashanti Reggae; NoNa me Bar. SydetteJazz; LewersLoun ge. like a Hollywood opera - every word is concluded the more stripes the bet­ muidle-school days. We dis­ ErnieShea Jazz; MabinaLoun ge. Untouchables Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. sung, and all the big-screen emotions are covered that although we ter. Interlinings without gold threads Exit 8 Contemporary Hawaiian; Monterey Vinny Ringrose Keltic, Folk; Irish Rose evoked. The creators of theshow (which grew up in differentparts of aren'tnecessarily bad; they may sim­ Bay Canners Pearlridge. Saloon. .first opened off-Broadway in 1989) pared the country (Atlantaand Dallas), the ply have been made by a different GoodOle Boyz Country; Pecos River Cafe. Wes Hamrick Classical, Jazz; Banyan down theirfavorite songs to "only 76." The students in both our middle schools manufacturer(or else they're one of Hawaiian Duo Contemporary Hawaiian; Ve randa. first act features songs from the 1940s(Kala­ believed you could tell the qualityof Ack-Ti's non-wool varieties). Ja ron's Kailua. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. mazoo, ArthurMu rray Ta ught Me Dancing a necktie by the number of golden So now you're asking: If the gold Jim Blakemore Contemporary Hawaiian; 11/Tuesday in a Huny); songs from war movies (The Fleet's In, I'll Buy that Dream); threads running through the lining stripes are no guide, what does indi­ MontereyBay Canners Wa rd. Almost Famous Va riety; Coconut Willie's. and love songs from Fox Studio (Laura, lbe Second inside. cate a tie's quality? Cecil cannot Joy Woode & BettyLoo Taylor Jazz; New Betty Loo Taylor & Derryl McKay Jazz; OrleansBistro. Time Around). The secondact opens with a Whenwe graduatedto high school claim to have made a detailed study New OrleansBistro. Kapena Contemporary Hawaiian; Malia's Blue JollyRoger Wa ikiki. medleyof kitschymovie themes ( Gold.finger, and our parents began to equip us of the subject. However, his guess Kangaroo Variety; Cantina. Bruddah Walta Contemporary Hawaiian; JaW',, Psycho), followed by memorable Oscar with nicer neckwear, we noticed that is that if the tie has little lights that Keoa Contemporary Hawaiian; Jolly Roger Malia 'sCa ntina. losers, including Wa lk on the Wild Side, I some expensive ties such as Hermes spell out "SHRINERS," this is not East. City Lights Dance; Nicholas Nickolas. Will Wa it fo r Yo u and the Blazing Saddles and older Brooks Brothers models a good sign. One might, I suppose, Kontrast Rock; Moose McGillycuddy 's CrossoverPop, Funk, Blues;Ja ron 'sKailua. Theme. The show is truly a tribute to music, did contain the much sought-after deduce that a tie with a light shell Wa ikiki. Emie Shea Jazz; Mabina Lounge. embellished with just enough campy ges­ golden stripes, confi rming our (silk, say) and a light interlining was Mojo Hand Blues; Anna Bannanas. Exit 8 Contemporaiy Hawaiian; Monterey tures and props to be thoroughly enjoyable beliefs. However, other quality ties on the cheesy side, but even this is Over the Hill Gang Dixieland Jazz; Fast Bay Canners Pearlridge. entertainment. The cast is smooth-as-silk; such as newer Brooks Brothersand not certain because of the trend Eddie's. 2 - 5 p.m. Horizon Contemporaiy; Sp indrifterKa bala. they're so assured that the production has the intimacy of a cabaret. - Karyn Koeur. PerryEllis were stripeless. toward ties with a lighter hand, Pam Gamboa Top 40; Paradise Lounge. In Step Variety; Monterey Bay Canners Picture Sp indrifter mamondHead Theatre, 520 MakapuuAve .: ls there any basis fo r the belief which make a smaller knot. My Window Contemporary; Wa rd. Kabala. J.P. Smoketrain No Wednesdays - Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays 4 that gold threadsmean quality? Or advice is to check with the one font Light Rock, R & B; Royal HawaiianBand Contemporary; Kapi­ Na me Bar. p.m. through 2/16. $7 - $35. 734-0274 have we been prying open perfectly of wisdom that's never let you down. olaniPa rkBandstand. 2 - 3 p.m. Jim Blakemore Contemporary Hawaiian; The Dance and the Railroad This two­ good ties all these years fo r noth­ If mom's in Vegas this weekend, you Russ Donnelly Folk, Country; Jolly Roger MontereyBay CannersOutri gger. character piece was writtenby David Henry ing? can always fall back on Esquiremag­ Wa ikiki. Joel.Kur asakiJazz; Orson 's. Hwang when he was in his early 20s, before - Paul White, Wally Ingram, azine. The March 1988 issue covers SydetteJazz; LewersLoun ge. Jonny & the Dreamers Variety;Jolly Roger his Broadway hit M. Butte,jly. A gullible 18- Austin, Texas the topic in abundant detail. Vinny Ringrose Keltic, Folk; Irish Rose East. year-old Chinese immigrant named Ma, who This is what guys talk about nowa­ Whyis it that when traveling in a has been in America for only a month, is on days? Whatever happened to cars, car with the air conditioning on, with strike with the railroad workers in the Sierra Nevadas when he encounters Lone, a reclu­ girls and sports? Contrary to com­ the vent blowing directly on you, the sive Chinese dancer.Ma creeps up on Lane's mon belief, the number of gold "breeze " goes off you for a fe w sec­ cabinand spies on his dance practice. When stripes in a tie's inner batting (the onds when you tum the comer? Is Lone catches him, he whips him with his "interlining") does not indicate its air subject to inertia? long pig-tail and ridicules his desire to be a quality. Had we applied our minds - T. Cichock, Arlington, Te xas performer. But Ma's persistent interest soft­ to the problem, we might have Get hep, T. - of course it is. We ens Lone up, and Lone reveals his tragic guessed this. You really think a man­ can demonstrate this by means of story: He had been training for the opera ufacturer would use a lining that pro­ the followingcharming experiment since he was 10, but just before completing claimed to the world that it made Take a balloon filled with helium his study, his familyshipped him to America junky ties? along next time you' re out fora drive to be a laborer, telling him he had been "playing while the village was starving." Gold stripes indicate thelining ( 1) and put it on the passenger's side. Wang here develops a theme that is clearer was made by the Ack-Ti Lining Now SWERVE LEFTTO AV OID in M. Butte,jly- the spiritual degradation of company of New York, the world's THAT OLD LADY, YOU IDIOT! an artist struggling to survive in a world that largest maker of interlinings and Sorry, just trying to make a point. has no respect forsacred artistic traditions. holder of the gold stripe trademark, Normally when you turnsharply left, But thisis an immature work; there'sno real and (2) contains some wool. Wool's everything inthe car is thrown to the tension between the two characters after resiliency helps the tie hold its shape right. When we swerved left just Lone tells hisstory, and the ending is abnipt and shed wrinkles hanging in the now, however, the helium balloon and puzzling. - K.K. Mamiya Theatre, closet overnight. was thrown to the left, the opposite Kodak Multi-Paks Chaminade campus: Fri. 2/7, 7:30 p.m. & Sat. 2/8, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. $7.50 839-9885 The number (as opposed to the of what you'd expect. . Coupon mwt . .. ::� ':/. Dances with Light See Dance Pick on mere presence) of gold threads indi­ How can this be? Credit the iner­ �-"' accompany film purchase. page 6. cates not the quality but the weight of tiaof the air. When you swervedleft, � . Offer good Javanese DanceConcert See DancePick. the interlining. One stripe indicates the air, like everything else in the car, 311!.i \ through 4-25-92. 0.. andWatgoner Dancers See Dance Pick. the lightest material, six stripes the wanted to keep going straight, so it • Restaurant Row heaviest. Tie makers generally use got crammed into the right (passen­ • Pearl Kai Center light interlinings with heavy "shells" ger) side. The heavy air forced the • Hawaii Kai (the outer part of the tie) and heavy light helium balloon out of the way, Shopping Center Art AIDS... Birth, Resurrection and Death interlinings with light shells. This and the only place forthat balloon to • 2600 S. King Street San Francisco artistPeter Edward Maxwell's go was left. Interesting, no? Believe • Royal Hawaiian ensures that tiesof varyingmater ials Shopping Center mixed-media installationillustrates the lone­ all have roughly the same "hand," me, your 8 year old will love it. • Kuhio Mall liness of being a person with AIDS sur- i.e., bulk or feel. - Cecil Adams • 1811 Ala Moana • Moana Hore! Continued on Page 12

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A BrushWrlh Nature Island-inspired water­ Seizethe y Da Artists' interpretations of leap Long-term care, employment issues related colors byJulie Kerns Schaper. 111fough 2/29. year, which include rituals, role reversals,order to the elderly and special concerns of older : Capital T! : Ho 'omalubia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe and chaos, and time. Through 2/29. 7be women will be covered; a notary will exe­ The official Honolulu We ekly T-shirtfe atures Linda 235-6636 Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy. 526-1191 cute Living Wills. Ala Wa i Goif·Course Club­ Fang's fancifu l Honolulu city skyline . Color Romanticism Recent oils by Mike Selections1991 Recent acquisitions by the house. Sun. 2/9, 2 - 4 p.m. Free. 946-6882 I I Breen. Through 2/8. Roy 's, Hawaii Kai Cor­ Honolulu Advertiser Collection. Through Monuments to the Stars Pyramids of A work of a:rtfo r anly :/>12. porate Plaza, 6600 Kalanianaole Hwy. 396- 2/26. The Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, 605 Egypt, mins of Mexican cities, Stonehenge, 7697 Kapiolani Blvd. 526-1322 early Polynesian voyages and the observa­ 1 1 Corky's World Editorial cartoons by Corky StageSet - M"ise en Scenesite-specific A tories on Mauna Kea are all explored in this Name Trinidad. 111fough 2/28. RamsayGalleries & sculpture commissioned by the Hawaii State program.Reservations suggested for evening Cafe, 1128 Smith St. 537-ARTS Foundation on Culture and the Arts with fea­ shows. Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.: Cultural Portraitsof Indonesia Apictorial tures from the Kapalama Canal, the Dilling­ 111fough March. Daily, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., I Address I of Indonesia by Lindsay Hebberd that spans ham Bridge and the pineapple watertower. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. $2.50. 847- landscapes and cultures fromSumatra to Bali The dedication ceremony will include a 4102 to Irian Jaya. A Festival of Indonesia event. blessing,chant, hula and music. Tues. 2/11, The GreatLast Wilderness 12 wilderness I I Nikki Ty-Tomkins says the exhibit "is capa­ 3:30 p.m. Honolulu CommunityCollege, 874 photographersworked on this elaborate slide ble of delighting the eyes and mind of even Dillingham Blvd. 956-5263 presentation of the Artie National Wildlife Phone Size* (Qty.) 0 M O L O XL the most fastidious National Geographic afi­ TCM Collection& Promised GiftsMixed­ Refuge in northeast Alaska, oftencalled the I I cionado." 111fough 2/7. John A. BurnsHall, media works. 111fough 2/9. The Contempo­ Serengeti of the North, to educate people fast-West Center, 1m East-West Rd. 956-8251. rary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Dr. about the controversyover oil development Please send me shirts at $12 each. I've enclosed the required funds. Encounters with Paradise: Views of 526-1322 versus wilderness designation. Featured I *Sizes mn small, order larger than you need. Include $2.50 per shirt for Hawaii I Hawaii and People,Its 1778 • 1941 Treasures from the State Archives speakers include wilderness expedition lead­ See general excise tax, shipping and handling. Allow 2-4 weeks shipping. review on page 3. Through 3/22. Honolulu Treaties, rare documentsand artifacts high­ ers, professional photographers and wildlife I .J Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St. 538- light events in the time of the Monarchy. biologists. CampztS Center, UH Manoa.: Wed. .._ 3693 OpensSun. 2/9 and runsthrough 3/11. Hon­ 2/5, 7 p.m.: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.: ______Frida/Trotsky Photographs by Debra olulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St. Thurs. 2/6. 7:30 p.m. Free. 676-4974 Bloomfield from the Mexican residences of 538-3693 Wolves & Humans: Coexistence, Com­ Leon Trotskyand his sometime lover, painter Vie ws • Ufein HawaiiA children's art exhi- petition & Conflict This exhibit features a Frida Kahlo. One striking photo shows the bition depicting life in Paradise. Opens Sun. simulated wolves' den, plus representations bodycast the physicallytortured Kahlo wore, 2/9and runs through3/1 1. HonoluluAcademy of wolves in folklore, myth, art and religion, which she painted intricately using a mirror. ofArts, 900S. Beretania St. 538-3693 video and computer programs, and more. Through 2/9. The ContemporaryMus eum, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.: 111fough 2411 Makiki Heights Dr. 526-1322 3/17. $5.95 adults, $4.95 kids. 847-3511 From Big Bang to Consciousness 28 works of erotic, suggestive sculpture and Learning FRY& CO. painting by Richard M. Fand demonstrate Artof Relaxation How to chill. KCC, 4303 Bishop TrustBuilding how abstract formsoffer impressions of liv­ Diamond Head Rd.: Tues. & Thurs., 2/1 1 - Kids 2/27, 6 - 8 p.m. $45. 734-9211 Sharingthe Sense Wonder of Parents and 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 802 ing biological systems. 111fough 2/14. Koa Gallery, KCC, 4303 Diamond Head Rd. 734- AstrollOIIIY lhlerstas Hawaiian I.earn to kids explore exhibits on Hawaiian marine Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 9375 navigate using thP. night sky. Constellations life together. Wa ikiki Aquarium, 2777 LuigiFUmagalll Abstract impressionisticoils. and stars willbe explored. Bishop Museum, Kalakaua Ave.: Sun. 2/9, 9 - 11 a.m. $12 par­ Phone (808) 531-6726 Ongoing. Restaurant Row Gallery, 500 Ala 1525 Bernice St.: Thurs. 2/6 & 2/13, 7 - 9 ents, kids. 923-9741 Moana Blvd. 532-1200 p.m. $35. 847-3511 StaryTales Tine of animals,dragons, fairies lone Haney Photos with oils and/or pas­ Dolphin tourBreakfast QlbA of the park's and faraway places in the Contemporary tels; some with collage elements. Through dolphin training facilities, with information on Museum's courtyard. 7be Contemporary 4/19. Tbe ContemporaryMuseum Cafe , 2411 ongoing research. Sea Life Park, Makapuu Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Dr.: Sat. 2/8, Providersof confuientialinv estment Makiki Heights Dr. 526-1322 Pt.: Sat. 2/8, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. $12. 259-7933 10:30 a.m. Free. 526-1322 Hard Paint Dance Recent paintings by Fan:ifulJewelry I Always wanted to trans­ Valentine's Day Boxes A class for kids5 servicesfo r global Stocks, Bonds, and Arthur Ellsworth Nelander.His pressrelease form your spare wire and beads into ear­ years old and up to make specialboxes and boaststhat, "In 1978, his 'Hanauma Bay Pro­ rings? This is a B.Y.O.P. (Bring Your Own containers for Valentine's Day goodies. FuturesMa nagement. ject,' a conceptual art work, was national Pliers.) event Te mariCen terfo r Asian and TemariCenter fo r Asian and PacificArts, runner-up for Sen. William Proxmire's Pacific Arts, 1329A 10th Ave.: Wed. 2/5 & 1329A 10th Ave.: Sat. 2/8, I - 2:30p.m. $12. Golden FleeceAw ard."A somewhat dubious 2/12, 7 - 9:30 p.m. $27.50 735-1860 735-1860 a honor, given that the award is dispensed to Homeopathy Tips on over-the-counter those who, in the senator's view, have fla­ homeopathic remedies for firstaid, colds, grantly squandered taxpayers' money. the flu, insectbites and sunburn.KCC's press 111fough 2/11. The Gallery, Hawaii Loa Col­ release describes homeopathy as the "sys­ lege, 45-045 Kam Hwy. 235-3641, ext. 171 tem of healthcare that the Queen of England Hawaiian Design:Decorative Objects of uses." We're not sure if that's a recommen­ •DOWNTOWN IS WHERE IT'S AT! the 1930s and 1940s Small pieces from dation or not. KCC, 4303 Diamond Head lllUIISTIUT private and Academy collections. Through Rd.: Tues. & Thurs., 2/11 - 2/20, 7 - 9 p.m. VALENTINE'S WEEK !1*00EEH 4/5. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900S. Bere­ $25. 734-9211 STIIEfl tania St. 538-3693 Original Playwrights' Workshop Pointers FEBRUARY 9 - 15 - Hawaii Imported Artsand Crafts Pieces on developing scripts forlive performances. We feature a gala assortment ot Valentine I �T -*�SIM from China, Thailand, Burma, Bali and more. Diamond Head Theatre, 4310 Diamond gifts. Beautiful FTD HEARTS AND FLO\'/ERS OfflCE i ll(l.lj IEIIETAIIA Head Rd.: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. $5. 734-0274 BOUQUETS ...Te letlora TUf,lBLING HEARTS IIUlDIIIG FUNIIIT Ongoing. Wa terjall Gallery, 1160A Nuuanu BOUQUETS ...SINGLE RED ROSE TRIBUTES IIICIWIIS STNfT Ave. 521-6863 ... LEIS ... and the WORLD S LOVELIEST f�] Hawaiian Prints Al) exhibit from the GIFT BASKETS 1·11th Flowers. Fruit and Wine Academy's collection. 111fough 3/22. Hon- Whatevahs (or Champagne). Call us today! AI.Al(£AS1'AE£T olulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St. AndNow forSomething Completely Dif. 538-3693 ferent Do you remember... The world's P R O C • D U R I Hawaii Watercolor Society 29th annual deadliest joke? Hell's Grannies? The upper­ For a free membershipshow. OpensSat. 2/8 and mns class twit of the yearcontest? The Lumberjack ?]�� 9/b'wJf- tl1fough 3/6. Pa uahi Tower Galle,y, Bishop Song If you do, then you won't want to miss DOWNTOWN'S MOST POPULAR FLORIST demonstration, contact St. 923-6667 333-E QUEEN STREET BEHIND U.S. POST OFFICEIt. the showing of this collage of Monthy Python Landscapes Oil paintings, by Noreen skits, released as a film in 1972. If you don't, ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS WELCOME OVER THE PHONE Dr. Teresa Denney, D.O. Naughton, of Montecastello di Vibio in you'll want to be doubly sure not to miss Also South Beretania Street - 521-7431 942-5888 Umbria, Italy; fannlands around Wa terford, the show so you can have these preciously and Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki - 942-9833 523-6702 Ireland; and Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens, zany routines etched into your brain for all for an appointment Hawaii. Through 3/6. Che Pasta, 3571 12 • February 5, 1992 • Honolulu Weekly