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BAloha,
I was finally able to pick up
a copy of the magazine with
Fern Gaveleks article about
Keauhou Canoe Clubs octopaddlers and am taking it
with me to the Mainland today.
Great job! Many people have
commented on Ferns story
and how she truly captured the
spirit of recreational paddling.
I am so pleased she included
the info about the Janes Race
as well.
Mahalo nui loa,
Jane Bockus,
Keauhou Canoe Club
BAloha,
Many thanks for your article in
the July-August, 2010 issue on
Holuakoa Gardens Restaurant
and Cafe.
Our communities, including
both Big Island farmers and
consumers (which, BTW, farmers are as well!) need to look
closely at personal choices and
take the realities of diet that
is, what foods are chosen to be
consumed - more slowly...
Slow Food came about when
a farmer saw the impacts of
fast food on his family/farm
life. Driving a tractor into a McDonalds was a loud and clear
activism: Take it slower and
the whole community can be
together. Take it fast, and local,
small-scale farmers cannot survive! We need to pay attention
to what we eat and why.
There is a Hawaii island Slow
Food convivium, and their website is: www.slowfoodhawaii.
org. Through the local Slow
Food efforts there are regular
options to participate and
support actions such as looking
twice at what you eat, and taking the whole process slowly to
ensure that the enjoyment is in
the moment of consuming, and
also supports those affected by
the choices made.
The national office of
Slow Food, based in Brooklyn,
NY, can also be contacted
at their website:
www.slowfoodusa.org.
I encourage more local
residents (as well as non-locals
who read this lovely magazine)
to support us here in Hawaii,
and more-so support the international Slow Food movement

by becoming members and
also to communicate with us as
Terra Madre Delegates before
we go to Italy in October representing our island, slowly.
Peace,
Colehour Bondera
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BDear Editor,
We, who love Hawaii can bask
in the beauty and tenderness
of Robert James A Dream of
Old Hawaii . (July,Aug, 2010)
Were enchanted by the
gentleness and skill he uses
to define the spirit of Aloha.
Please bring us more of his
work.
John and Rosalind Marean,
Kuakini Heights
BTo the Editor:
I love your magazine, but
what really captured me was
in the July-August 2010 issue,
the story called A Dream of
Old Hawaii by Robert James.
It was such a lovely piece
and what a great picture by
Suzanne Dix to go along with it.
I will definitely go out and buy
his book called What is This
Thing Called Aloha, cant wait
to read it.
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By Ann C. Peterson
hen King Kamehameha ruled from Kamakahonu (near

todays Kailua Pier), he would look up to the slopes of Hualalai
and know that all was good. This is where he had built Kuahewa,
an extensive, dry-land farming miracle that ran three miles wide
for 18 miles to the south. In a terraced masterpiece of rich volcanic soil that maximized the scant rainfall and fed the hundreds
of thousands living in the region, were lush groves of breadfruit
(ulu), mountain apple, and kukui nut trees, blended in with fields
of taro, cabbage, yams, and much more. Known today as the
Kona Field System, when naturalist Archibald Menzies saw it in
1793, he called it the Eighth Wonder of the World.
At the core of this agricultural haven is Holualoa Village,

named after the thrilling, yet dangerous sport of riding a thin
long sled run, (lit: holua or wooden sleds and loa for long)
down a slope of coarse lava rock pebbles. Today, this swath of
fertile soil is part of the Kona Coffee Belt and it reflects the diversity of multi-cultural immigrants who found a new life along the
holua run.
With the advent of foreign visitors and ships, the mauka
landscape and ethnic mix changed rapidly. In 1828, a European
named Samuel Reverend Ruggles introduced coffee to Holualoa
with cuttings from Brazil, and during the 1840s, an entrepreneurial effort saw the planting of hundreds of acres of the crop. The
industry, however, took a back seat to the crop often called king
in Hawaiìsugar. From 1899 to 1926, sugar reigned in the little
village that became Konas only sugar town and the districts vital
economic hub.
If you look closely as you

travel through the area, you
can see subtle multi-cultural
influences on the architecture, on the churches and
cemeteries, and on the momand-pop stores in the village
and outlying area.
The first independent Japanese language school in the
islands was operated in what
is now the Imin Center. The
Kona Bottling Works bottled
and delivered soda through-
out the district, and an enterprising German, Luther Aungst,

established the Kona Telephone Company. With donkey labor
and manpower, he ran phone lines to Kau, on to Hilo, and all the
way up to North Kohala.
There were many small, general merchandise stores around
Holualoa part of the historic corridor of more than 80 from
Palani Junction to a little beyond Honaunau. Stores served as
a place to catch up on the news and carried everything from
groceries to hardware to clothing while providing services like
haircuts and mail delivery. For payment, shop owners accepted
coffee cherry or parchment, which was then traded back to
suppliers in Honolulu for staple goods like rice, sugar, shoyu,
and dried codfish. Fresh meat and fish were often hawked right
on the street with chants of Opelu, opelu, ho, or the ringing of
a cowbell. A number of these stores are still standing, and even
more amazingly, are still owned by the same family.
Kimuras Lauhala Shop, opened in 1914, is a perfect example.
Like other stores, Kimuras took coffee for payment and offered a
broad range of general merchandise, in addition to lauhala hats,
which were a staple for the coffee farmers and field workers who
shopped in their store. During World War II, when the military set
up camp at a defunct sugar mill, Kimuras found a new market
for a wide range of lauhala souvenirs and other natural
fiber products.
Komo Store, opened in 1920 north of Holualoa, is another fine
example of one of the oldest operating general merchandise
stores in North Kona. These two stores, along with the many
other shops in operation for more than 50 years, were honored
by two preservation groups, the Kona Historical Society and
Pulama Ia Kona Heritage Corridor, as Heritage Stores. Look for
the bronze plaques marking these establishments as you enter.
What became known as Holualoas art-volution began in 1965
when Bob and Carol Rogers converted what had initially been the
Aungst Garage (c. 1900), and later the Onaka Coffee Mill (c. 1935),
into the Kona Art Center. Art galleries soon followed, and today,
Holualoa has become a treasured destination for those seeking
local fine art. Among the treasures to be found are paintings,
prints, sculptures, ceramics, stunning wooden bowls, decorated
ipu (gourds) and ùkuleles made from Hawaiis indigenous and
other exotic woods in the village galleries [see story on page 29].
For more information: www.holualoahawaii.com
Email Ann C. Peterson at anncinzi@gmail.com
By 1852, most Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese and Filipino

immigrants arriving in Hawaiì came to work in the sugar fields,
while some worked the coffee fields. When the coffee industry
took a downturn, many Portuguese turned to ranching and dairy
industries. The Filipinos established themselves on small leasehold coffee farms of their own. Many Japanese, too, established
themselves as independent coffee farmers or store owners.
They often sent for picture brides, and as an ethnic group, the
Japanese created the strongest impact on the coffee industry
and Holualoa Village.
Kimuras Lauhala Shop

one of a select group of
stores honored by the Kona
Historical Society and Pulama Ia Kona Heritage Corridor, as Heritage Stores:
those still in the same family
for more than 50 years. (The
second story has since been
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Photos by Jonathan Moeller
Over fish wraps and an acai bowl early one afternoon at

the quaint Surf Break Cafe, on Kinoole Street in Hilo, I
asked her to tell me more about her passionate, Alohasharing endeavors.
Remember that dude in The Secret? she questioned with
a kind of child-like innocence. Well, at the beginning of the
movie he makes this wall. I made this scrap book, she said,
sliding a large navy blue book towards me. The first page is
splashed with inspirational quotes cut out from magazines and
newspapers, along with her own cursive hand.
Ive only just started, but my goal is to eventually reach
$100,000 in donations. My purpose is to show others what it
means to be loved. And thats what Aloha is all aboutliving
life in love.
The blue book, which dates back to 2007, reveals how in that year
she raised enough money to give away seven brand new keiki
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[At top:] Neighbors and friends in the

Ocean View community came out to help celebrate
Kalau Iwaokas bicycle giveaway. [Above:] Kalau helps
young Trenton Wong Yuen get started on his new bike.
alau Iwaoka will tell you without hesitation that her lifes goal
is to be the embodiment of Aloha. And so far shes good at itreally
good. If you passed her on the warm and weathered street
of historic Hilo town, it would be hard not to look twice.
Iwaoka is a captivating woman, but her organic beauty
reaches far deeper than meets the outer eye.
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bicycles, discounted by the locally-owned Hilo Bike Hub, to

those less fortunate. In 2008, she donated 18 $100 grocery
certificates for Malama Market, to people residing in the community of Ocean View.
The first year was about the children, and the second, their
providers, she says.
Last Christmas, Kalau was able to give away five bicycles and
10 $50 grocery gift certificates. Furthermore, she paid off six
families medical balances erasing their debtas well as one
childs bill at the Sylvan Learning Center.
So how did Iwaoka gather enough money for these gifts?
What Kalau does is simple, yet deeply profound. I save 10
percent of the money I earn working throughout the year and
dedicate it to my God-fund, she says with a smile.
Kalau was raised in Alaska and Hawaii. After six months in
the majestic white North, her father, who was in the Army at
the time, was transferred back to their original home in Ewa
Beach on the island of Oahu. Her family would hop back and
forth between Hawaii and Alaska, so Kalau and her brother
spent a few months each year living with their grandparents
in Hawaii.
It was tradition to go back and learn from our grandparents.
Our ohana (family) and the aina (land) were such an important
part of our upbringing. She explained that listening to the
stories of the kupuna (ancestors) and understanding the mana
(spirit) in all life forces are essential parts of the culture.
Kalaus grandparents also instilled in her an incredible work

ethic. It was kinda like work hard, lay later kine. And dont be
fooled; these werent make your bed, finish your homework
and clean the dishes types of lessons. Kalau was shown how to
paint, plumb, caulk and grout houses at the age of 5, and was
really getting her hands in it by 7. I really understood my place
in the family and why work needs to be done. Kind of like our
form of teething, she giggled. My grandparents didnt have us
watching Home Improvement, they had us doing it!
Above all, Kalau maintains that her grandparents presented to her the true essence of Aloha, They taught
that every experience in life is a learning process. No
matter if the outcome seems bad, the lesson can be
positive. As long as you have love attached to it, itll
be okay. And to this day, Iwaoka holds their teachings as the foundation of her lifes philosophies.
Why did she choose Hawaii Ocean View Estates,
the largest subdivision in the United States, as her
donation location? While working as the medical biller for Rick and Vicky Crosby, who own the
Ocean View Family Health Clinic, I was having
trouble getting a hold of certain families. They had
Waking up in the morning, I have my health, my
home, my husband and a job. I just want to give back
for all my blessings, says Kalau Iwaoka. Her husband,
Darren, too, seems to be enjoying helping this boy try
out his new bike.
no phone numbers, no physical addresses. She soon discovered that many of the families were living in community-like
compounds, and even farther up the mountain, in old
lava tubes.
Living on the mauka side, families are having to walk miles
to the grocery store. So I thought, if I could somehow donate a
few bikes, it could at least help a few families out.
A few weeks after our luncheon, I was invited to follow Iwaoka up Hwy. 11, past Volcanos lush rainforest canopies, down to
the drier, Ocean View area, in anticipation of her third annual,
end-of-year give-away. After some meeting and greeting,
Iwaoka spoke up, surrounded by community and staff members. I chose Ocean View because its got my heart. In Hilo, its
hard times, but everything is real close. If you want food, there
are fruit trees. To me, its more hard times here, she continued.
Waking up in the morning, I have my health, my home, my
husband and a job. I just want to give back for all
my blessings.
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This advice comes from Jason Patrick Lester, who recently

posted it on Facebook to his nearly 3,000 friends. Fewer than a
dozen words, they speak volumes about the man who doesnt
let obstacles get in his way.
The Kailua-Kona resident has not only overcome more physical challenges than most, he has reached higher than many
extreme athletes. Each setback seems to motivate the 36-yearold even more. Along the road to his dream of becoming an
accomplished athlete, Jason has also earned the titles of professional motivator, artist and author.
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In a brand new memoirRunning on Faithjust released by

publishing giant Harper-Collins, Lester shares his principles,
passion and pursuit of a winning life with the world. National
notoriety is nothing new for the Arizona native. He first gained
worldwide sports fame in 2009 when ESPN bestowed the triathlete with an ESPY Award for Best Disabled Male Athlete.
Ke Ola recently caught up with Jason on the Big Island, in-between training in Portland and overseeing one of his TriFREAKS
training camps. Our talk together was his first interview that day;
another was with TVs 700 Club.
Upon meeting Jason, theres no apparent sign of a physical
challenge. He seems anything but disabled, emanating ease
and charm. You barely notice his motionless right arm, carefully
tucked into his pocket.
Jason lost the use of his arm when he was 12. Hit by a car
while riding his bike in Phoenix, he sustained 21 broken bones
and a collapsed lung. Being an avid Little League baseball player,
the youth was devastated. While still adjusting to this traumatic
disability, disaster struck again when his father and sole guardian died within the year.
At that tender age, Jason developed a profound sense of selfendurance and determination. Inspired by his and his fathers
love of sports, the youth switched his athletic focus to track
and cross-country.
My father loved sports and taught me not to be a quitter,
he says.
Spiritual Warfare
Powering on, the teen competed in both high school and
college. Lester also got back on a bike and says he was full-time
into biathlons by the time he was 18and ranked number two
in the Grand Canyon State.
Jason moved to southern California in 1998, where he continued racing and worked at a sports agency. He represented
professional athletes with marketing and licensing, including
American welterweight boxer Oba Carr. I got turned on to God
through this amazing athlete, says Lester. Before that, I didnt
have a personal relationship with God.
Lester explains that working with Carr showed him he had
a gift as an athlete, that he too was special. At the agency, the
athletes used their God-given gifts to be pros, Jason continues.
So I saw I could use my gift as an athlete too. Some people who
lose the use of an arm might give up. I decided to use my gift to
inspire others.
And so Jason kept racing. Up until 2001 I didnt understand
why things had happened to mewith my armmy dad
until I saw the amount of people I was inspiring by racing, recalls
Jason. I realized then this work was my calling and thats when
God revealed himself to me. I started seeing signs.
After witnessing the Ironman World Championship in Kona
in 2004, Lester was energized to try the sport of triathlon. With
a goal to come to Kona one day to compete, Lester began a
rigorous training schedule and hired a swim coach. In 2007 he
competed in his first Ironman, in Phoenix, using his left arm
to swim.
Participation in that race took Jason back to the location of

his tragic bike accident. It was like spiritual warfare to go back,
he remembers. I really didnt want to be there with all the bad
memories but I told myself, I can overcome this. I finished and it
was all that much sweeter.
With an Ironman finish under his belt, Jason continued competing in triathlons in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Germany. I
never signed up for a race in the physically challenged category,
states Jason, who adds that the only exception was the 2008
Ironman World Championship in Kona, for which he won a race
slot through lottery in the physically challenged category.
Lester conquered the grueling Kona Ironman course in 2008
finishing the 2.5-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle course and 26.2
mile run. And then, incredibly in the same year, he went on to
achieve a personal and sports milestone by becoming the first
physically challenged athlete ever to complete the Ultraman
World Championship on the Big Island. Ultraman attracts an elite
corps of athletes who face a 6.2-mile swim, 261.4-mile bike and
52.4 mile run over three days. Entry is limited to 35 participants.
In 2009, Jason repeated Ironman and Ultraman events, finishing 18th overall in the Ultraman Hawaii. His accomplishments
and drive earned the triathlete the prestigious ESPY Award by
ESPN. The annual award taps the years best athletes, teams and
sports moments, as voted on by fans.
Getting an ESPY was huge, emphasizes Lester. I was up there
with all the other sports greats, walking the red carpet. It was
like, yes, I have a challengeand yes, I can prevail! It was the
ultimate testimony to inspire others to do the same.
Man on a Mission to Inspire

To that end, the recognized athlete is using his example to
motivate others facing challenges through his new book and
other media, speaking engagements and the creation in 2007 of
the NEVER STOP Foundation, which is dedicated to using athletics as a tool to encourage youth to achieve their full potential.
(www.neverstopfoundation.org. )
He also finds time to visit youth recovering in the hospital.
The goal of the foundation is to help kids find their own true
voice, help them build their confidence, improve their ability
to express themselves and learn the values of discipline, trust,
compassion, self-reliance and respect, says its founder.
Helping to fund the foundation is Jasons new
book released in August, Running on Faith. It
is Jasons story of triumph as an ultra endurance athlete with the use of one arm, while
recognizing Gods guiding hand in his life. Lester
shares the nine lessons that led him to achieve
his dreams and find his calling.
In the book, I give tools for overcoming adversity with inspiration for never giving up, says
Lester. I offer ways to win the game of life.
Also supporting the NEVER STOP Foundation is
the new Running on Faith 5K - 10K Race Series, which
started in Kona in August and continues in Seattle and
Phoenix. In May, Jason and triathlete Rich Roll raised
over $3,500 by finishing the EPICS Challenge; it involved five

Ironman-distance triathlons in five days on five different islands.
The idea is for athletes to continue racing to raise NEVER
STOP funds, says Jason. The next race is September 26 in Seattle.
Lesters dream is to ultimately fund the creation of the NEVER
STOP Performance Center in Kailua-Kona in 2012.
Jasons experience in the Hawaii Ultraman World
Championships is being made into a 90-minute documentary,
A Painted Race. Also entering production is an indie feature film
detailing Lesters extraordinary life and titled, Chasing Me,
(www.chasingmemovie.com.)
As a motivational speaker for organizations and corporations
such as Microsoft, Lester also shares his story on overcoming
adversity through faith. In the hospital back in Phoenix, he offers
his time speaking to injured youth.
When I was 12 and in the hospital for three months, no

one understood my situationwhat I was going through
physically and emotionally. So I make a point now of going
back and talking to youth and sharing my experience. I tell
them they can overcome it. I share my testimony. Ive never
let my situation keep me from being an athlete and an artist.
Jason adds that if he hadnt lost the use of his arm, he wouldnt
be who he is today. He would have missed out on the many
physical, mental and spiritual challenges. And he may never
have believed in miracleslike getting the feeling back
in his arm.
At first it was a slight feeling but then I was getting more and
more feeling, and then movement, in my right arm, shares
Jason. Its like the nerves are coming back in my arm and moving down to my elbow. I didnt believe it at first and I finally
showed a friend how I could stand up on my bike out of my seat
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to ride a hill. I can use my arm to balance myself. He got
it on film.
Jason continues, Never doubt God; everything is his timing.
It just goes to show you, you cant lose faith. Y
We see a lump of clay; God sees a beautiful vase. We see a

blank canvas; God sees a finished painting. We see a lump of
coal; God sees a refined diamond. We see problems; God sees
solutions. We see failures; God sees potential success.
Jason Patrick Lester
Lester Art Has No Boundaries

Besides being a recognized athlete, Jason P. Lester is an accomplished artist. Both his father and grandfather were artists
and Jason says he inherited their gift for painting. In 2001, he
opened the JR Gallery in Manhattan Beach, Calif, featuring his art
and works of others.
Art is my drug, states Lester. God is love and love is art.
He paints in the style of abstract expressionism, also calling it
grunge and something you might see when traveling on
the subway.
Its whatever Im seeing and feeling in that moment,
Jason explains.
Lester does bold and vibrant,
large-scale paintings and also
mixed-media murals that incorporate items he picks up on Ebay, like
a baseball mitt for a series on the
New York Yankees.
I dont have boundaries or
limits with my art, adds Jason.
I think outside the box. Its the
same thing as being an athlete.
We dont put limits on ourselves.
Contact Fern Gavelek at

ferng@hawaii.rr.com.
Check out Lesters art at

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Calley ONeills expertise in designing murals for

public spaces is evident in her stained glass designs,
such as Water Bearer.
erally circular, geometric designs, traditionally used

in healing and meditation. ONeills mandalas often
focus on specific themes, such as endangered
species, and can also becustom-made for
individual intentions.
The versatile and multi-faceted artist works,

too, in a less-traditional way, in partnership with
Rama, an Asian bull elephant in the Oregon Zoo!
Ramas handlers discovered he enjoys painting
with his trunk. Rama, called the Ambassador
for the Endangered Ones, lays down washes or
broad brush strokes of color to which ONeill
adds foreground figures and detailed borders.
f eyes are windows to the soul, then windows must be the eyes of a houses soul, particularly a house
of God, where stained glass windows cast cascading colors to
illuminate the people.
In the quiet little chapel in Waimeas Catholic Church of the
Annunciation, the Madonna and Child shine down from tall
peaked walls. She wears a lei poo, and a royal blue robe streams
across one shoulder. On other walls, she gazes heavenward, but
here, mother and child look down, as if to acknowledge a prayer.
The windows were created by the Waimea team of artist Calley
ONeill and artisan Lamar Yoakum. Their firstborn, the windows
inspired a partnership that has continued to grow and flourish in
the years since, as Yokomo Stained Glass and Mosaic.
ONeill is already well known for her realistic-mythical paintings like The Three Muses, and murals such as Keanakkoi
and E Mau Na Waiwai O Hawaii, at the Kings Shops. Her diverse
work also includes a kaleidoscopic collection of mandalas, gen-
Calley was inspired by this elephant (a story in itself) and endeavored to work with
him. The result of their collaboration is the
Rama Exhibition, a traveling education
project to raise awareness and seek help
for earths endangered species, schduled
for completion in 2011.
For more information, visit
www.TheRamaExhibition.org
At home on the Big Island, she and her human partner are passionate about their work with stained glass and mosaic, particularly in church buildings.
I always had a penchant for churches, even as a little girl, she
said. In school I took classes in stained glass and crafting classes,
made mirrors, windows, boxes, and I just kept going. When I got
to Honolulu in 1980, I was offered a commission-based job as a
designer for Ka Hale Ani Ani. (House of Glass)
The work has to be cut-able, she said, and it has to be
elegant. Otherwise it looks hokey. My real talent was design...
When I got to the Big Island, I met Lamarand he is crackerjack,
she said. He doesnt want to do the designing; he doesnt draw.
He loves to fit, cut and craft, and he understands and appreciates
the qualities of glass.
ONeill holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, summa cum
laude, from Pratt Institute in New York. A prolific artist and muralist, her works grace public spaces such as the Campus Center at
University of Hawaii at Mnoa, The Lodge at Koele, Hawaii Maritime Center, and many others. She also has a Masters Degree in
Social Ecology from Goddard College in Vermont, and many of her

works focus on endangered species.
Shes a fine artist in the fine arts sense, says partner Lamar Yoakum, Im pretty good at mechanical things and putting the glass
together. Yoakum, originally from Texas, began doing stained glass
as a hobby. I took some classes like the one I teach now, he said. I
never did it professionallyjust because I enjoyed it. Id worked with
different designers, and then saw her work and we decided to work
together. Our first time was the church windows in Waimea. Thus,
Yoakum-ONeill (Yokomo) Stained Glass and Mosaic was born.
Artist, muralist, environmentalist, yoga

teacher, and stained glass designer
Calley ONeill
Its not complicated in the sense of what has to be done. I look at

each piece of glass and ask what does it do for the whole piece? said
Yoakum. Does it look like a flower petal or just a blob? Its like grains
of wood.
The process actually begins with an in-depth meeting with their
clients. They exchange ideas and inspiration, get a sense of the space,
essential elements and the purpose of the piece, then they meditate
and allow images to emerge before ONeill begins sketching. Shell
translate the pencil drawing into a watercolor rendering and color
call-out, working with Yoakum to pick a range of colors appropriate
to the work. Yoakum then selects the glass, cuts and pieces the design together using the Tiffany method of wrapping each selection
with thin copper foil and soldering it together.
The Tiffany method is a 19th century process developed by Lewis
Comfort Tiffany, son of famed jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. His
method and his use of opalescent glass rather revolutionized the
art of stained glass.
Prior to the invention of opalescent glass, artists used clear, solid
colors onto which details such as faces could be painted. Combining
colors to create opalescent glass generates different textures and
effects, resulting in a look that is more alive, with a far wider range
of hues and unique three-dimensional qualities. Tiffany adapted his
techniques to lampshades and capitalized on the popularity of new
electric lighting for his wealthy clients.
Yoakum purchases the glass medium from Honolulu or mainland

vendors in large sheets. I can get small pieces here but they dont
always allow me to pick what I want, he says, The area I need to use
might be right in the center.
We use a lot of Youghiogheny Glass, said Yoakum, Its very close
to Tiffany.
Stained glass as an artform existed in ancient Egyptian and Roman
cultures. Painted alabaster windows in 4th and 5th century Christian
churches may be the ancestors of stained glass, but five windows in
Germanys Augsburg Cathedral are the worlds oldest, dating from
the 11th century. In the Gothic Age, architects of the great cathedrals
used stained glass to block out the light and external distractions, as
well as inspire and delight the worshippers inside.
Hawaii-themed,
original window in Waimeas
Catholic Church of the Annunciation.
Opalescence has to do with the way the glass transmits the light,
says Yoakum, and the way its annealed, whether its pulled out
across bars or laid out on a table to cool. The color goes in loops,
whorls and more interesting patterns. You can also ladle one color
out, pour another color on top of it, up to four or five different colors,
and it ends up changing characteristics.
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Pretty much everybody loves stained glass and everybody

thinks they cant have it, said ONeill. There are different levels,
and it can be quite affordable. More and more, she and Yoakum
are working with mosaics for indoors and out. We did a curved
wall for a swimming pool that was beautiful, said ONeill. Its not
going to fade, and theres no maintenance ever, not like paint.
Glass is a great medium, a mystic medium, said ONeill.
Stained glass will teach you one thing, said Yoakum. You
learn to live in the now. When its broke, its broke.
For more information on stained glass works or Lamars
classes, visi www YokomoStainedGlassandMosaic.com or call
885.0609.
The Harmon family of Waimea admires a window installation in their home. From left to right: Briana, Devyn, Valerie
and Sean Harmon.
Email Catherine Tarleton at catherinetarleton@gmail.com.
Renaissance Man archetype Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated

by the colors and effects of stained glass. He has been quoted as
saying, The power of meditation can be 10 times greater under
violet light falling through a stained glass window of a
quiet church.
Its a beautiful quote, poetically written, said ONeill. Of
course it was known by the church, which should say something
to everyone about their home. Light through glass affects the
quality of glass; light comes through it to you and affects you.
Window honoring
Hawaiis native
butterflies can be
seen in the
butterfly
building in
Waimea.
One of Yokomos recent installations is in the Waimea home

of Sean and Valerie Harmon. We generated some ideas and
bounced them around with Calley, said Sean, and she came
back with some sketches and now we have this huge, beautiful
stained glass. A gift from Valeries mother as part of their new
house addition, the window is symbolic of their family life.
The sun and moon represent my wife and me, our wedding,
said Sean. And the pink and blue lotus flowers are for our children. My mother-in-law is represented by her favorite flower,
the bird of paradise, and my mother, dogwood, because shes
from Virginia.
A public example of ONeill and Yoakums artistry is at the

butterfly building, home of the Green with Envi shop and
Big Island Substance Abuse Council on Mamalahoa Highway.
You may have seen the giant specimens on the outside, but the
inside story is a stunning study of Hawaiis native butterflies, the
King Kamehameha and the Hawaiian Blue, and the Kauai Moth.
There are very few but they are very pretty and pretty much
unknown, said ONeill. Not many people realize they are actual
Hawaiian natives. They know kalo and koa trees; they know different ferns and flowers. Were so happy that more people are
now becoming aware of these beautiful Hawaiian butterflies.
We met with Calley numerous times, said Valerie, We

were all over the place as far as ideas. But she did some
meditation and the Celtic knot in the center and the lotus
flowers came from that. Were very happy with it. In the
morning it projects flecks of rainbows on the walls.
Master artisan
Lamar Yoakum
uses the stained
glass methods
perfected by
Tiffany. Here he
installs a curved
mosaic design
for a
swimming
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Feng Shui Hawaiian Style

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by Marta Barreras, Master Feng Shui Practitioner
ave the stresses of life got you feeling

burned out? Has your passion for living, your joi
de vivre, become a distant memory of the past?
Would you like to rekindle a sense of passion
and joy in your life, to feel more connected to
your true radiance and purpose in the world?
Well, according to the great masters of every
tradition, our outer world is a reflection of our
own inner consciousness.
With a goal of creating a dynamic life filled
with enthusiasm, heartfelt warmth and spiritual
purpose, an intelligent step to manifesting an
incredible life is to take a look at your environment. With the hidden language of feng shui,
you can begin to create a home or workspace
that frees you from stressful energy patterns
and inspires your highest potential.
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Ancient Hawaiian and Chinese Taoist traditions both teach us the power of living in
harmony with our environment. Within both
systems, the fire element is regarded for its purifying, transformational and regenerative powers. Legendary gods and goddesses, as well as
mythical creatures, have been used to personify
the awe-inspiring forces of this element. Pele,
the infamous fire goddess of Hawaiis volcanoes, is revered for both her power to destroy
and her power to create new land.
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Fire Goddess, is known
throughout the world
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abundance and command
respect for nature. Place a
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In Taoist mythology, the Chinese associate the

fire element with the Phoenix, a legendary bird
that is synonymous with good fortune, opportunity and luck. The Phoenix conveys the transformational and regenerative powers of the fire
element through the symbolic rising from its
own ashes and soaring to greater heights. The
ultimate message of this majestic creature is
that fire contains both life and death, enlightening us to the truth that both are one.
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In Chinese medicine, the five elements (Wood,
Fire, Earth, Metal and Water) represent the
fundamental building blocks of all things in
the physical Universe. From this perspective, these elements (which are essentially
movements of essential energy or vibrations)
also exist within you and everything in your
environment.
One of the creative building blocks of
our natural world, the fire element is also
healingit clears, transmutes and regenerates. Mostly masculine, or yang, in nature, it
represents the phase of blossoming, attainment and peak experience. It is responsible
for the brightness of our spirit and holds the
torch that illuminates us on the journey of
our highest life purpose.
When our personal fire element is in balance, we are intuitive and enthusiastic. We
are always guided to the right place at the
right time. With healthy fire element, we are
enlivened, joyful and directed in our purpose
in life.
When our personal fire element is deficient
or weak, we lose faith in ourselves, our relationships and in life. With little enthusiasm
or direction, we are unable to reach out to
connect with others and we become isolated,
even uncaring. Fire element deficiencies
create an inability to follow through and can
result in physical symptoms such as heart
palpitations and weak or erratic pulse.
Conversely, when our personal fire element
is in excess, we are irritable, impatient, over
talkative and hyperactive. We become overexcited, over involved and overcommitted.
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balance the fire element energies in your
life is to incorporate feng shui, the ancient
art of space alignment, into your surroundings. With the proper alignment of how the
natural elements interact in your intimate
surroundings, feng shui helps you to live in
harmonic resonance with the flow of joy and
prosperity that is truly your divine birthright.
In Feng Shui, Fire corresponds to three main areas of the home:
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the right of Fame as you are facing in from the entrance. It also occupies one-third of that rear quadrant.
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Fame or Love area?
3) The stove in the kitchen.

Although there is a multitude of ways to balance Fire in the
home, one basic guideline is to make sure that you do not have
the Water element extinguishing your Fire in any of these areas.
Problematic examples that I have commonly seen in clients
homes are:
1) Bathrooms or laundry rooms in the Fame or Love areas.
2) A pool, ocean or large pond in the backyard in one of
these areas.
3) A second-story bathroom positioned above a groundfloor stove.
Any of these imbalances in your homes main Fire areas can
result in a negative impact on your relationships, your personal
or professional reputation, your health and prosperity and your
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some red bath towels and placing a bright colored pillar candle on
the counter for radiant health and positive recognition.
In your Love area, incorporate some fiery, warm pink or magenta
colors in the form of towels and bath rugs. Add a pair of candles
in equal size and a pair of rose quartz hearts to affirm love and
partnership.
Is the bathroom above your stove putting out the nourishing fires of your health and prosperity?
In the language of feng shui, the stove represents nourishment,
health and prosperity. If there is a bathroom above your kitchen,
try hanging a faceted, man-made crystal ball (the type that creates
prisms) over the stove and another one over your toilet. You can
also place a quartz crystal point (not man-made) on or near the
stove, standing upright with the point directing to the ceiling. Both
of these feng shui cures will help lift and disperse the negative
bathroom energy and help restore the flames of nourishment for
your body, spirit and your bank account!
Is there a large body of water behind your home near the

Fame or Love areas?
A large (with depth) body of water behind the home can instigate health issues, especially related to digestion and the female
organs. In the Love area, I have seen it create instability and bring
up deep, dark issues in relationships. This is a common concern,
especially in Hawaiian homes, and it is a very important one to address with various remedies (check out the past article on the Water
Element in the Sept/Oct 09 Ke Ola Magazine or posted at www.
crystalclearfengshui.com).
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Pyramids
Triangles
Obelisks
Flame Shapes
Upwardly moving items
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People
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The Cigar Box uke. Photo by Carole Carraway.
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ongtime Hawaii Island resident Sam Rosen is preserving one of Hawaiis cultural treasures, one student and one
ukulele at a time. Soon after relocating to Hawaii Island 33 years
ago, Rosen found he finally had the time to slow down and fulfill
a long-time personal goal: to learn how to play a musical instrument. An established goldsmith and businessman in Southern
California, Rosen said life in the fast lane never seemed to provide the luxury of time for his pau hana interests.
When I decided it was the ukulele I wanted to learn to play, I

thought Id learn how to build one first. After all, its not a difficult
instrument to play; its all in the strum, he said. And while that
may be so, Rosen admits he is so busy building and teaching the construction of ukuleles today that he rarely plays,
still not having found the time to become as proficient as
hed like. But theres no rush, he said, and thats the vibe, the
mantra really, at the Holualoa Ukulele Gallery he opened in
March 2003 a place where the curious, the wannabe players
In fact, the gallery, located in central Holualoa and situated in

the towns historic post office building, serves multiple purposes:
shop, museum, classroom, gathering place and ukulele-building
workshop. Antique instruments in various shapes and sizes line
the walls, many of them renditions of the legendary Honolulubased Kamaka styles. There are square-shaped ukes, often made
out of old wooden cigar boxes, and designer Sam Kanakas
signature pineappleukuleles,
including Rosens treasured
1951 Kamaka. Many of the
instruments for sale or in
various stages of construction or repair are Rosens own
creations, made of native
woodsmostly koawhich
is prized for its fine tone
and attractive coloring and
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Teacher, luthier and museum curator of Holualoa
Ukulele Gallery has turned
an interest in music into a
passionate love of ukulele.
Photo by Margaret Kearns.
That move, he said, from the frenzied lifestyle of lala land to

the laid-back, mauka town of Holualoa on Hawaiis Kona side, is
the best thing Ive ever done! His first inclination was to finally
pick up the instrument he had purchased years ago, a guitar
which had been collecting dust ever since. But in no time his
attention turned to Hawaiis uniquely home-grown instrument:
the ukulele. According to Rosen, it was the ukuleles portability,
ease of play, unique sound and colorful history in the islands
that quickly won him over.
and aficionadas alike drop by throughout the day to enjoy some

music, talk story and learn much about the instrument that has
become a symbol of the islands worldwide.

grain. Some are beautifully adorned with abalone shell. All of the
ukuleles available for purchase, whether built by Rosen or other
artists, share one thing in common: they all have been made
here in the Hawaiian Islands.
When not teaching the art of ukulele construction at his shop,
Rosen most frequently is found leading classes at Holualoas
Donkey Mill Art Center. Rosen has been on the faculty at the art
center since it was first established as the Holualoa Foundation
for Arts and Culture in the old Donkey Mill property, known locally by the sign on top that was shaped like a donkey.
Rosens ukulele-building class runs 10 weeks (four hours each
Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) and is just one of many ongoing classes, workshops, exhibitions and art and cultural events
sponsored at the art center each year. Rosens class is designed
for beginners, although he says even experienced woodworkers
will enjoy the challenge of making a tenor ukulele.
Each of the students may add different embellishments to the
instrument to make it truly their own, he said.
While Rosen credits a number of cultural programs hosted
island-wide annually for renewed interest in the ukulele, he
says the influence of Hawaii native sons like internationallyacclaimed contemporary artist Jake Shimabukuro and the late,
great Israel Kamakawiwoole (Braddah Iz), has been the catalyst
for the most recent spike in the ukuleles popularity.
Its primarily these two wildly talented Hawaiian musicians

who have captured the imaginations of a new generation of
ukulele players, Rosen said. The kids coming up represent a
new crop of musicians who will not only preserve this cultural
treasure but will rocket it to new heights. There really is no limit
to what can be done with this portable, easy-to-play and relatively inexpensive instrument.
The Holualoa Ukulele Gallery is a

place to enjoy some music, talk story and learn much
about the popular instrument. Photo by Carole Carraway.
As to the ukuleles origins in these islands of Hawaii, stories

abound, each more colorful than the last, and interpretations
of the name are nearly as numerous. Some say the ukuleleor
an early version of itappeared in the hands of a newly arrived
Portuguese immigrant who had just arrived by ship in the late
1800s and was absolutely ecstatic to be here. As the story goes,
he pulled out a small guitar-like instrument, the machete (similar
to, though smaller than, the modern Portuguese cavaquinho
and the Spanish timple) and began to play it while leaping
around the docks singing Portuguese folk songs. According to a
story printed in an 1879 edition of the Hawaiian Gazette newspaper, three immigrants, Madeiran cabinet makers (Manuel Nunes,
Jos do Esprito Santo, and Augusto Dias) are credited as the first
ukulele makers in Hawaii. And the stories go on, but what is fact
is the instrument now known as the ukulele emerged here in the
late 19th century and it was love at first sight and sound, as
it was integrated quicklywith slight modificationinto
Hawaiian music.
The Hawaiian word ukulele translates roughly as jumping
flea, and some say the instrument was so-named because of the
fast action of musicians fingers while playing it. Others suggest
the name refers to the Portuguese immigrant jumping happily
on the docks, while there are those who prefer to go with a royal
interpretation! According to Queen Liliuokalani, the last Hawaiian monarch, the name means the gift that came here, from the
Hawaiian words uku (payment or reward) and lele (to come).
Historians say the instrument may not have struck it big with
members of Hawaiian Society in the late 19th century, if the
royal class had not embraced it. The instrument soared to de
rigueur heights when Queen Liliuokalani personally played the
ukulele to accompany the Hawaiian anthem, Aloha Oe. The
ardent support and promotion of the ukulele by the Queens
brother, Hawaiis Merrie Monarch King David Kalkaua, a passionate patron of the arts, propelled the instrument into world
recognition. According to historical accounts, King Kalkaua
frequently incorporated ukulele and hula into programs at royal
gatherings for visiting dignitaries.
Historic posters, photographs and clippings from various publications share the wall space, creating a sort of still-life documentary of the instruments evolution over the years. This historically
important document is the U.S. Patent for Kamakas
Pineapple Ukulele.
Classic
1950s Kamaka ukulele.
Today, the
ukulele remains
one of the most
joyful and beloved
cultural treasures
brought to the Hawaiian Islands by immigrants.
Just the mention of its name coaxes a smile, elicits fond
memories and tickles the tongue as it rolls off the lips of visitors and island residents alike. Y
For more information on Holualoa Ukulele Gallery, phone
808.324.1688.
For the Donkey Mill Art Center, visit: www.holualoadonkeymill.org. www.donkeymillartcenter.org.
Contact Margaret Kearns at margaretkearns@gmail.com.
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think a lot of people dont think that chickens have

brains, muses Jeannette Baysa, co-owner of the Hilo Coffee Mill.
But I think they do. We train them. They know their names. They
come when theyre called, even without food.
Some 140 chickens roam the Mills 24-acre grounds near
Mountain View, and theyre definitely more than just farm animals. We dont raise them for food. We raise them for the eggs
and other benefits that they give, says Baysa. Theyre great
with kids.
Ancient Polynesians brought chickens, or moa, with them
when they colonized the islands; for generations, some locals
have raised gamecocks, even though cockfighting is illegal here.
But lately, more and more rural residential neighborhoods seem
to be sprouting chicken coops in their back yards: not the little
individual triangular huts that shelter game cocks, but coops for
laying hens.
It seems, at first glance, to be part of a nation-wide trend:
chicken chic. Keeping a flock of backyard chickens has gone
from being homey to being oh-so-stylishly vogue, crowed a recent cover story in Rodales Organic Gardening magazine, which
featured a full-page photo of a designer coop with red-striped
wallpaper, a wrought-iron, chicken-feed holder and a framed
giclee poster on the wall. The magazines center spread features
a gallery of exotic and/or weird-looking breeds.
Here in Hawaii, the backyard chicken phenomenon seems
to be less about gentleman-farm trendiness and more about
sustainability. The islands last commercial chicken farm
closed about two years ago and people are taking on the
job themselves.
Ever since the big chicken farm went out in Kawaihae, everyone has been looking for the fresh island egg and theyve caught
on to raising chickens in their back yards, muses Mike DuPonte,
a UH extension agent who helps local farmers (and back-yard

beginners) with the birds.
There are very good economic and ecological reasons why
there are no egg farms left on this island and no chickens raised
commercially for meat. Number one is feed. There are only a few
ways to feed chickens in the tropics and most of those dont feed
very many birds. maintains Ahualoa chicken grower Ben Discoe.
Ben and his wife, Deb Pun Discoe, originally planned to create
a commercial chicken operation on their Ahualoa coffee farm,
but cut back to a personal flock of fewer than a dozen birds. They
also maintain Chicken Notes, an extensive online resource page
for local chicken farmers at http://ahualoa.net/chickens.
Information sharing is valuable, especially because theres a
generation gap since grandpa raised chickens.
Certain ethnic groups have an intact agricultural tradition,
notes Ben Discoe, but for most of us, its about going back and
rediscovering, because our grandparents raised chickens,
but we didnt.
This author is an exception. I grew up on a family farm in Missouri with a flock of 300 hens. Its sometimes amusing and/or
horrifying to watch some newly rural, would-be chicken farmer
attempt to solve some simple problem with imagination but lack
of knowledge. I remember a well-meaning soul advertising on
Freecycle Big Island, the local online recycling club, for a fishermans throw net, which she intended to use to catch chickens.
You dont need a throw net, I wrote to her. You need a
chicken hook.
A chicken hook is a pole with a piece of heavy-gauge wire fastened to one end and bent into a shape like a narrow shepherds
crook. Millions of years of co-evolution with hawks have made
chickens extremely wary of threats from the air; theyd probably
bolt before a throw net could land. But with a little practice, you
can stand back with a chicken hook, slide it along the ground,
Chicks are designed to start out life literally under the wings
of their warm and protective mothers, so their down isnt a very
good insulator. Even in Hawaii, they need warmth at the beginning. For starting a backyard-sized flock, says Baysa, a 250-watt,
red heat lamp with a reflector collar, available from most hardware stores, will do.
There are scores of varieties available: some bred for egg
production or for meat, some for egg color (those blue or green
eggs seen at farmers markets may come from a South American
breed called Araucanas), and some for gentleness.
For us, the Rhode Island Reds are real popular and so are the
Araucanas. says Baysa. We also bring in the special breeds; if
someone wants to have the Buff Orpingtons or Coocoo Morans
[which look somewhat like barred Plymouth Rocks with feathers
on their feet, and lay deep brown, chocolate-colored eggs] or
Black Stars [Black with teal highlights in its feathers; they also lay
brown eggs]. We typically wont bring in any white egg layers.
Theyre too commercial-looking. When you think of a farm, you
think of brown.
Weve got barred Rocks, Buff Orpingtons and Australorps
(Australian Orpingtons), says Ben Discoe. Buff Orpingtons
are kind of like the golden retrievers of chickens. Theyre more
people friendly. They like to be petted. But they do go broody.
Egg color, he maintains, has nothing to do with nutrition. For
your and their health, what really matters, he maintains, is the
chickens diet: Do your best to make sure they have access to
fresh green plants. Chickens who can eat grass and plants are
many times healthier and have eggs that are far more nutritious.
Diet is perhaps the biggest challenge in Hawaii. Most of the
chicken feed on my familys farm came from our own fields: oats,
wheat and corn; we bought mash and whey blocks (the former
a brewing byproduct, the latter a by-product of cheese production) for protein and ground oyster shell for calcium (needed
to make eggshells.) But Hawaii grows almost no grains, its
dairy industry is almost as dead as its
Jeanette Baysa, co-owner of

Hilo Coffee Mill, shares their
flock with visitors.
and hook one of the birds feet before it realizes whats happening. Or you can wait until after dusk when its gone to roost, then
just pick it up.
That vulnerability after dark is one of the first considerations
for a would-be chicken farmer. Chickens need someplace safe to
go at night. Originally, they solved the problem by roosting in
trees, but many modern breeds are just too heavy for that.
The website www.backyardchickens.com carries over 450 different coop designs, among other resources. DuPonte suggests
a model for a chicken shelter that was invented by a local couple,
Liz and Mike Hubble. Called the Hubble Bubble, its inexpensive
and easy to build: 16-by-16-foot square with chicken-wire walls,
surmounted by a dome-shaped roof covered with white greenhouse plastic.
Weve been going around the county. Weve built four or five
of them with CTAHRs (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) help, explains Mike Hubble. At their most recent
henhouse-raising, on Hawaiian Homelands in Panaewa, about 20
native Hawaiians gathered and got the job done in less than two
hours. Materials, Hubble says, cost about $275.
The Hubbles had raised chickens in Idaho before moving to
lower Puna in 2007. There they realized a need for a more airy,
economical coop suited to the tropics. DuPonte saw their first
Bubble, and asked them to draw up plans that others could use.
The CTAHR office in Hilo now offers a brochure with instructions
for building Hubble Bubbles. Those interested can call DuPonte
at 808.981.5199.
A henhouse has its own furniture: raised roosts, feeders and
nest boxes. Feeders can be found at any farm supply store;
roosts can be improvised out of two-by-two lumber, round
poles, bamboo or even tree branches. The Hilo Coffee Mill flock
sleeps on guava branches. Nest boxes come in a wide variety
of forms. My family built free-standing rows of nests for better
access and ventilation: three tiers of wooden nests, each nest 18
by 18 by 18 inches, with a wooden perch in front and a hinged,
drop-down board in back so we didnt have to face the angry
end of the chicken when we gathered the eggs. Some hens will
defend their nest by pecking. Any box of about those dimensions will do, if its elevated, fastened down and lined with straw
or dry grass.
The next step, after building the henhouse, is to get
the chickens. Sometimes they can be had for free; a
neighbor may have a hen whos gone broodyhas
stopped laying eggs and has settled down to hatch
some. Or some may just wander in out of the jungle, if
you feed them.
We usually bring in either eggs or chicks from the mainland, says DuPonte. Different feed stores bring them in
every once in a while. Ive seen them in Hilo and Pahoa.
The state only has one commercial hatchery left: Asagi
Hatchery, on Oahu (www.asagihatchery.com) which normally
sells three varieties: White Leghorns (the favorite of commercial farms because they lay uniform white eggs and lots
of them, but theyre very lightweight and extremely flighty),
Cornish Rock hybrids (heavy, fast-growing white chickens raised
mainly for meat) and browns (a mellow breed that lays brown
eggs). They deliver to other islands.
Another possible source of new birds is the Hilo Coffee Mill.
We bring in sexed pullets for people, says Baysa. She notes that
most commercial hatcheries have a minimum order of 25 chicks,
but the mill can order a batch and split them among
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commercial poultry industry, and it has no commercial
oyster beds.
Its just crazy to grow feed in Iowa and ship it to Hawaii to
grow an egg, maintains Ben Discoe. But even with imported
feed, Mike Hubble finds home layers a bargain.
Feed is about 35 cents a pound. $17 per 50-lb. bag, he says; a
bag, on average, lasts ten days. We were spending about $1.75
per dozen eggs, and they sell for about $3.50.
Other local flocks get fed at least partially with local products
such as coconut, mac nuts and kitchen scraps; left free to forage, theyll enrich their diets with bugs and wild grasses. Which
brings up another big question: caged layers vs. free range.
Most commercial egg farms confine their birds to coops; traditional hens come back to the henhouse to roost, lay eggs, and
get out of the rain, but spend their days outdoors. Aside
from enriched diets, better exercise and less disease, the
birds just seem more contented.
Some consider caged layers a cruel way to raise poultry.
On the other hand, totally unrestrained chickens can destroy
flowerbeds, wipe out a lettuce bed, and leave chicken manure on front porches. One compromise between cages and
free-range is a chicken tractor: a portable coop which can
be moved frequently from place to place, so the back yard gets
the benefit of manure fertilizer without being scratched bare.
Sanitation is the final challenge. Some would-be farmers give
up the first time they have to shovel the manure out from under
the roost. For others, that manure is a benefit: its excellent fertilizer. Manure does have to be dispersed or composted to prevent
odor and health issues. One partial solution is to let the chickens
help with the dispersal. The Hubbles, for instance, pile lawn trimmings inside the coop. The chickens happily scratch around in
the cut grass, dispersing the manure in the process.
By the time they go through it all, theres no pile up at all...
only the normal number of flies and hardly any smell, reports
Mike Hubble.
For chicken-lovers, the clean-up is worth the benefits, which
are many: food, fertilizer, pest control (chickens eat many destructive insects) even companionship.
They do have personalities, says Baysa. We treat them as
pets. In fact I have one right now with a broken leg with a
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Cyanotech Corporation, a world leader in microalgae technology,

produces BioAstin Natural Astaxanthin and Hawaiian Spirulina
Pacifica - all natural, functional nutrients.
Big Island Abalone Corporation operates a 10-acre aqua farm
utilizing cold and pure deep seawater to produce Japanese
Northern abalone for commercial sales. They sell small packages
of live abalone and grill abalone on site.
NELHA received a grant to host the market early in 2010 and the
market started soon afterwards, in April. It was an immediate success, with close to 2,000 shoppers attending the first market. Since
then, people have continued to support the concept and it is not
uncommon for some to drive from far points of the island to shop at
the market.
High Health Aquaculture, Inc. (HHA) is the global leading breeder

and supplier of fast-growing, disease-resistant brood stock marine
shrimp. HHA owns and breeds the worlds most diverse genetic
collection of Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) shrimp, including Pacific
White Shrimp, Pacific Blue Shrimp and Black Tiger Shrimp, and
has supplied brood stock shrimp to 26 countries worldwide since
1994. They offer amazing, fresh and frozen shrimp at the market,
something they normally would not produce.
Earlier this year, NEHLA received a grant to host the Fish Farmers
Market. This market was an instant success and is quite well attended. Many of the vendors offer educational components at the
market. The commercial tenants make their products available to
the public and local farmers are also encouraged to sell their wares
on the lower level. Some of the companies even make special
packaging and product for the market, as most of them only sell
wholesale or to the resort restaurants; so it is a special treat for the
general public to be able to purchase some of these products.
Kona Cold Lobsters, Ltd. imports live lobsters and crabs from
natural Atlantic fisheries and rejuvenates them in cold, deepseawater holding pens for distribution throughout Hawaii and
select Asian and Pacific destinations. This is one company that
does sell directly to the public. Their live lobsters, lobster tails,
frozen claws and Dungeness Crabs are a real treat for Hawaii
residents who enjoy these shellfish, normally not available on the
Big Island. *See recipe for Garlic Dungeness Crab.
ooking for live crabs and lobster?

Chef Olelo paa Faith
How about some local sea salt?
Ogawa does cooking
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Get the cooler out and head to
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On
the last Friday of each month
utilizing products
Hawaii
Island
residents are afforded a unique
available at
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seafood
and
other sustainable products
the market.
at a one-of-a-kind farmers market in Kona. The
venue is NELHA, the National Energy Lab Hawaii Authority, and the
event is the Fish Farmers Market.
Some Examples of the Special Offerings Are:
Photos by Devany
Vickery-Davidson
Kona Deep Water Corporation is a multi-faceted company

utilizing the natural and abundant resource of the pristine,
pathogen-free, 3,000-foot-deep ocean water accessed from
NELHA. It has developed a commercial bottling facility
specializing in desalinated deep seawater products for the global
market. A terrific bi-product of the companies that do desalinization
is high-quality Kona Sea Salt, which is also available at the market.
Kona Blue Water Farms, Kona Kampachi is a Hawaiian yellowtail

tuna that is open-ocean grown in the pristine waters off the Kona
Coast of the Big Islandhatched, reared and harvested using stateof-the-art aquaculture technology, without depleting wild fisheries
or harming the ocean environment.
Other regular vendors include Island Thyme Gourmet, which offers

sausages from Hawaiian Red Veal, as well as ground Hawaiian
Red Veal and scaloppini; Roys Hydroponic Produce; Coastview
Aquaponics, Lyman Kona Coffee; Ahualoa Farms (mac nuts);
Hawaiian B Natural Farms (tomatoes and peppers); Palani French
Bakers (artisan bread); Big Island Kettle Corn; Honomu Jams; Kevin
Hopkins sturgeon fillets; and Dan Jelks live catfish and tilapia. There
is a wonderful stand selling fish tacos, ceviche, salsas and tostadas.
Slow Food Hawaii also has an informational booth there.
The educational component is another unique feature of this
monthly market. Well-known Hawaiian chef Olelo paa Faith Ogawa
does cooking demonstrations (offering samples!) utilizing products
available at the market. There are also educators on aquaculture,
local tropical fruit and vegetables. The July market featured tropical
fruit guru Ken Love, who gave a talk on local, tropical fruits. Pastry
chef Hector Wong came from Honolulu to do a demonstration on
fruit carving and decorating cakes with fruit. Michael Rosato, AIFD,
of Island Orchard Florist did a floral and fruit arrangement demonstration accompanying chef Olelo paa Ogawas food demonstrations. Chris Smith of Coastview Aquaponics gave two presentations
on growing your own food with an aquaponic system, which is a
combination of aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). Some of the markets also have live music.
NELHA is the complex north of Kailua-Kona and just south of the
Keahole-Kona International Airport. As you drive by on Mamalahoa
Highway, you can see the acres of solar panels and industriallooking buildings. While it is mysterious to many island residents
and visitors, NELHA is actually a scientific center which has always
been on the cutting edge. The complex was first called OTEC when
the Hawaii State Legislature created the Natural Energy Laboratory
of Hawaii on 322 acres of land at Keahole Point in 1974. NELHA

was mandated to provide a support facility for research on the
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) process and its related
technologies. The scope of its research activities has expanded, and
today NELHA is landlord to nearly 30 thriving enterprises, which
generate $30-40 million per year in total economic impact. Two
pipeline systems extract and pump deep and surface-level sea
water to shore. The purity of this seawater makes an ideal medium
for growth and cultivation of marine plants and animals.
NELHA has four classifications of tenants. Pre-Commercial are
the companies which are hoping to one day make a viable product,
Commercial are those that that are already selling products in a
variety of ways, and Research and Educational classifications are
self explanatory.
There is nothing like this market anywhere in the world. It is
totally unique and a real gift to the people of Hawaii Island and her
visitors. The best way to know what is happening at each market is
to become a fan of the market on Facebook. You can find it by doing a search for Big Island Fish Farmers Market at NELHA. It does not
have a website at this time. The market is held once a month, on
the last Friday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the NELHA Gateway Center
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ny resident or visitor to Waimea has experienced

the wind blowing down from the mountains on a daily basis.
The winds of change are also blowing in Waimeas food scene.
Legendary chef and restaurateur Daniel Thiebaut is about
to make major renovations to his restaurants architecture,
placement of his kitchen, its banquet and catering facilities, and
even the name of the restaurant. After 10 years of building a
restaurant and clientele in Waimeas Restaurant Row, he is taking
things to a new level that will benefit Big Island residents and
guests alike.
Chocolate shell
with heart cut-out,
filled with Chocolate
mousse on a pool of
vanilla sauce with
strawberry coulis, garnished with Waimea
strawberries and
blueberries. For special occasions such as
anniversaries.
Daniel Thiebaut started his culinary career in Lorraine, France

at the age of 14. He still shakes his head in wonder at how he
ever made the decision to become a chef. His father has always
had an extreme disdain for restaurant dining, much to the
senior Mrs. Thiebauts chagrin. She, like most women, loves to
have a night off from the kitchen and to dine in restaurants. To
this day, the senior Mr. Thiebaut does nothing but complain in
restaurants and fights going to them. One day his son came to
him and announced that he wanted to be a chef. The rest is
history now.
Daniel attended culinary
school for three years,
each summer doing
apprenticeships.
When the call came inviting him to work for the Mauna Kea
Beach Hotel as their third executive chef in four years, he and
Shelia decided to move their two young boys even farther from
England. When at one point in his Hawaiian career he had a job
offer to work on the East Coast of the U.S., he thought she would
jump at the chance to be closer to her family, but this time Shelia
was the one who resisted change. She had fallen in love with
Hawaii and they decided to raise their boys on the culturally rich
and diverse Hawaii Island.
In 1991, Daniel and a partner opened his first restaurant, The
Palm Cafe in Kona. After four years, the partnership dissolved
and he left the restaurant to work at the Royal Kona Resort.
Finally in 1998, he decided to open his flagship restaurant,
Daniel Thiebaut, in the old Chock Inn Store. His backer was
convinced that the location was very special and would make
a fantastic restaurant, so they set about creating a space within
the rooms of the old store and Chock home. Today many
elements of the old store remain. The Chock Stores antique safe
greets you at the door and memorabilia from the stores old days
are showcased around the restaurant. The patina on the aged
plank floors has seen many generations of feet walk across, some
bare footed, some in slippers and others in high heels. The old
counters of the store remain to add bar seating and buffet space.
There are two walls full of old glass-door cabinets displaying
even more collections of things from the store. What looks to
be a trap door at the old entrance was actually a spring-loaded
warning system. When someone would step on it, it would
wiggle a wire connected to a bell in the house in the rear part of
When he graduated, he
worked in a series of hotel
restaurants around France
and Switzerland. One day
he accepted a job at the
renowned Central Hotel in
Glasgow, Scotland, and a new
international adventure began
for him. Another journey
began then too. This is where
he met his wife and partner
for
life, Shelia. She somewhat
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reluctantly
followed him around
home in his namesake
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worldfirst
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restaurant kitchen.
for a year, where they married, then
to Aberdeen, Scotland, and finally making a move away from her
family in England. With a toddler and an infant son, the Thiebaut
family moved to Dallas, where Daniel worked for the Westin
Hotel and opened their fine dining restaurant, Plum. It was
there he says he learned his greatest lessons of customer service
and team building from the general manager.
approach to local seasonal and organic food will be sought out

and embraced.
Hilo sweetcorn
crab cake with lemongrass coconut lobster sauce, annato
crme fraiche and mango salsa.
the store, calling the Chocks to the front to wait on customers.

One of the most intriguing elements is the ceiling fan system
that is still operational. It is run by a series of pulleys and
fascinates visitors to this day.
Starting this fall, the restaurant will close briefly for
renovations, at which time there will be major interior changes
to the restaurant. The bar will be moved into the center of the
main room and the kitchen will be moved and placed behind
glass, where customers can watch food being prepared on
all-new, state-of-the-art equipment. A wood-burning oven will
be installed in the dining room along the same wall that has
windows to the kitchen. Large, flat-screen TVs will be placed in
the main dining room, but not to view the soccer game.
Instead, cameras will focus on various stations in the
kitchen for people to watch up close. There will still be
quiet alcoves, and some dining areas will not change
significantly. What is now the porch will become an
enclosed waiting area with a fireplace facing the main
room of the restaurant. Solar panels will be added to
the structure to provide green energy. Another major
improvement will be the addition of a full catering/
banquet kitchen and a banquet pavilion to seat
hundreds of people for special events. The restaurant
kitchen will no longer be a scene of chaos when large
catering events happen. The new pavilion will provide
a venue for special events and private functions.
Structural changes will not be the only
improvements. Menus will become much more
fluid and seasonally based, changing as farmers and
fishermen provide the very best local and organic
ingredients from Hawaii. Chef Daniel currently buys
mostly organic and local ingredients, and his menus
and specials are based on them, but he intends to increase his
dedication to those principles which drive him and to do the
extra work that it takes to constantly be changing the menus.
This will of course make some customers unhappy. Those
who have specific menu items that they are used to may have
to try new things. For the majority of diners today, this fresh
Chef Daniel uses purveyors such as the Sunrise Tomato Farm,

the all organic Kula Kahiko Farm on the Hamakua Coast, Kekela
Farms of Waimea and a variety of small farmers, like Josh of
Honokaa, who simply drop by the kitchen and offer what their
harvest of the day may be to Chef Daniels delight. Thiebaut is
also going to have crops grown especially for the new restaurant.
Waimea is in the heart of cattle country, so a ready supply of
local, grass-fed beef is always available, whereas finding good,
local lamb is more of a challenge, but certainly not an impossible
one. Seafood is forever abundant from surrounding waters, as is
incredible tropical fruit. With our growing season and abundant
resources, finding local and organic foodstuff is becoming far
easier for Hawaii Island chefs and consumers alike.
As the 10th year of Daniel Thiebaut Restaurant winds down,
there is much anticipation for the new incarnation of one of
Waimeas and Hawaii Islands favorite restaurants. Some people
oppose change and others embrace it. John F. Kennedy once
said, Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the
past or present are certain to miss the future. One thing is for
certain, Daniel Thiebaut is not going to miss the future of food
in Hawaii.
And for all of those people who have struggled to spell the
name Thiebaut in search engines, the name of the restaurant will
be called simply, Daniel. Y
Learn more at www.danielthiebaut.com.
Email Devany Vickery-Davidson at pineappleprincess@hawaii.
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door cabinets, now displaying more collections of memorabilia from the old Chock Inn, will be
transformed into windows, through which patrons can
view the new exhibition kitchen.
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he traditional Hawaiian healing herb mamaki seems to have

taken the world by storm. When you Google mamaki youll
find 39,500 Web sites that talk about the Hawaiian version
of the stinging nettle, including general information on sites
such as Wikipedia and the many companies that sell dried
mamaki leaves for its supposed healthful benefits.
Known botanically as Pipturis albidus, mamaki can grow as
tall as a small tree. Botanists believe it was one of the plants
that the ancient Polynesians introduced to these islands because it was important to them for not only its healthful properties but also for other uses such as natural dyes, cordage and
in making tapa, or kapa, cloth. If you have ever accidentally
brushed up against a stinging nettle plant on the mainland,
you know how much pain and discomfort the stinging hairs
can cause, but mamaki is a different breed. Many believe that
it failed to develop the protective hairs during its evolution
because no predators ever threatened its existence.
Traditional Hawaiian healers have used mamaki for serious
illnesses such as general debility, allergy and hay fever,
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can also be steamed or stir-fried, in the same way that you
would cook spinach, kale, swiss chard and other greens.
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Tinctures are herbal preparations made with vegetable glycerin, vodka, other alcohol or apple cider vinegar, which you
take by the dropperful in therapeutic dosages. For example,
if you have acute symptoms, you might take one ounce of a
tincture daily; for milder symptoms, a usual dosage might be
three droppers full taken two times a day. Mix your tincture
with fruit juice to improve its flavor its medicine, so its not
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believed to be helpful for urinary tract ailments, including the
prostate gland. The small, white, gelatinous seedpods are believed to have laxative effects; I tell visitors to my garden: You
dont want to eat too many of them unless you need to.

is not the way you take tinctures, which come from the Western
European tradition of herbalism.
1. Fill a jar half full of chopped mamaki leaves and then fill it to
the top with vodka, rum, glycerin or apple cider vinegar. Screw
lid on tightly, cover with a dark cloth, and put away in a cool,
dark place, like a rarely used cabinet.
2. Allow to steep for 30 days, shaking daily.
3. Strain and bottle in bottles with dropper tops.
Growing Mamaki
Mamaki will grow successfully on both the windward and
leeward sides of the island. If you live windward near the ocean,
grow your mamaki near a tree that will give it a bit of shade,
especially in the hot afternoons. On the leeward side, make sure
to plant your mamaki in an area that gets filtered afternoon sun
and dont forget to water it: it can droop badly and even perish if
it dries out to much. It generally does better at higher elevations.
To find a starter plant, the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical

Garden in Captain Cook often has starts for sale. Starting mamaki
from cuttings of an existing plant is tricky. Collect seedpods and
plant them in a pot, barely covering them with standard potting
soil. Give them filtered sunlight, but dont allow tender seeds
to get too hot. Keep the soil moist and be patient: germination
can take up to two months. When keiki plants are one to two
inches tall, transplant them into three-inch or larger pots, using
standard potting soil. In about six months your keiki should
be large enough to transplant into the garden. Water your

mamaki until they become larger and better able to withstand
dry conditions, then let them adapt to their environment. But
do water plants if prolonged dry spells occur.
Mamaki leaves are a favorite food of the Kamehameha butterflys larvae (Vanessa tameamea). Refrain from killing the
larvae of this native insect if you see worms eating your leaves.
Normally, they will eat some of the plant and leave some for
you.
* Curative actions of mamaki have not been proven nor
formally evaluated in laboratory studies. However, laboratory
studies have been conducted on its more common relative,
nettles, and have shown it to have diuretic effects, according
to the Physicians Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines. Ethnobotanists rely on information of this type to determine the
likely properties contained in less common plants based on
knowledge of their close relatives in the plant world.
Cautions:
The use of herbal products should not be taken lightly. Consult
a physician bef ore using any herb, especially if you are taking
any prescribed medications, due to drug interactions.
Do not use mamaki if you are pregnant or nursing. Nettles are
a galactagogue (increases milk production), so we must assume
that mamaki has this same property.
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Reflections on doing business on Hawaii Island
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Big Island Business Owners Find the Critical Balance

By Grif Frost, Life Quality Business Consultant
wning a business should give you freedom. Freedom to

set your work hours.... to decide what you do (and more importantly dont have to do). Freedom to earn as much money as you
want. Freedom to congratulate yourself for success in the business. And freedom to know that if the business is not successful
there is only one person to blame.
Yet many business owners let their businesses take over their
lives. The business starts dictating what hours you MUST work,
what tasks you MUST do, what days you can take off (or cant)
and suddenly being a business owner is not about freedom. Its
about the lack of freedom.
I remember waking up one morning as the owner of a
business in Japan with 100 employees and wondering who is
working for whom? The answer was that I was working for the
business/employees, and yet, the business/employees should be
working for me.
This epiphany motivated me to begin an ongoing quest to
identify what factors in a business can help enhance the life
quality of the owner and what factors detract from the life quality of the owner.
One of the key factors in enhancing this life quality is to live in
the kind of environment that supports it.
Here are two stories of Hawaii Island business owners: a
couple who both have 100-ton captains licenses in West Hawaii
and a couple in East Hawaii who started their industry-leading
business in their garage in Hilo
Prioritize Health & Family
Cynthia told me, It has been increasingly challenging since

the economic downturn. Our business has required a 24/7,
attentive effort to stay on top as leaders in our industry here in

Kona. Family life has sometimes unintentionally taken a back
seat when so much time is devoted to work. In our case, our
teenage son is preparing for college. Assistance and support
from both Ray and me are essential during this time to ensure
his future success. Long hours at work and juggling family life
demands can also create an unusual amount of stress that can
cause health problems for certain individuals. Ray and I are fortunate that we do not have any health issues at this timeknock
on wood.
Fortunately, Cynthia and Ray have found a solution, as Ray
shared with me, The biggest challenge we experienced was
finding more time away from work to spend with family. We
have found that you just have to convince yourself that your
business can run smoothly without your everyday presence.
Take the time off. It is hard at first; but with the expertise of hardworking, dedicated employees like ours, it is possible.
When I asked Ray and Cynthia what advice they would give
to other local business owners to help improve their work-lifebalance they both quickly agreed, Our advice is easy: prioritize
family no matter what! Thats good for your family and good for
your health and really, in the end, its good for your business.
In stepping back and reviewing Ray and Cynthias success in
these tough economic times, we can see two keys:
1) Prioritize health and family before business.
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Ray and Cynthia LeMay, owners and captains of Blue Sea

Cruises Inc., a leading glass-bottom lunch/dinner cruise excursion business in Kailua-Kona, understand what enhances their
business life, but have found it challenging to maintain.
Ray and Cynthia LeMay,

owners and captains of
Blue Sea Cruises, say, In
our case, our teenage
son is preparing for college. Assistance and support from
both Ray and me are essential during this time
to ensure his future success.

2) Budget your physical time working in the business. Realize you dont need to do what you have hired employees to do.
Trust them to do the job they were hired for. Delegate, give them
the authority to handle their responsibilities, then get out of the
way and let them do the job they were hired to do!
The LeMays are true examples of knowing that to own a lifequality business, it certainly helps to live in a life-quality environment like Hawaii Island.
Empower your Employees
In East Hawaii Mark and Jonaliza Allen own a seven-acre

flower farm in Kurtistown.
Mark describes their approach to balancing their life with their
business:
My wife and I, mostly my wife, have taken a business we
started in our garage to the largest retail tropical flower shipper
in Hawaii according to FedEx. Jona was managing a new family
but found time to get shipping certifications, maintain customer
satisfaction and begin to grow a business. I had some experience
with computers, Internet and such and applied that to creating an online business for her while I maintained my salaried
position. The business took on a life of its own and soon we had
no more room in our house and I had no more time to remain
salaried.
This method of starting a business is often times called
chicken entrepreneurship, where you maintain your day job
while starting a side business. Its a smart, low-risk approach to
becoming a successful business owner.
I asked Mark to share with me their number-one challenge.

Doing everything ourselves, starting out, has been the largest
challenge. As we grew, we found employees to be the largest
challenge. We still face those challenges today as we learn to
step back. I think many business owners can trap themselves
into believing they are needed in the day-to-day, when in fact
they may be hindering progress and being a bottleneck to accomplishing real growth in their business.
Mark (50) and Jonaliza

Allen (36) make it a
priority to take time
off from their business
to spend it with their
daughter Rosalyn
(10) and enjoy
the local, natural
wonders such as
Rainbow Falls,
near their home.
I do seem to involve myself too much in the details of my

business. It is fun, in a way, to manage everything and it does
give a wonderfully false sense of being in control. But, my time
has been spent on situations that did not need me there. Letting
employees at all levels learn and show their potential is equally
rewarding and actually gives me a confidence in my business I
could not have achieved otherwise.
Mark had this specific advice for local business owners:
As a business owner, step back, cross your fingers, and let it
happen. Sure, there will be issues that will need your attention
but, more often than not, the people you have entrusted with
your business will step up and get the job done. Let them do
what youve hired them to do. This employee empowerment
philosophy also helps morale.
In stepping back and reviewing Mark and Jonas success in
growing a business from a garage start-up to the leader in its
industry in Hawaii, we can learn:
1) Keep your day job and experiment with starting a business
as a side job.
2) Hire good employees, empower them, and then let them do
the job you hired them to doY
See more about Ray and Cynthia LeMays business at www.BlueSeasCruisesInc.com
The Allens garage start-up, which has become the industry leader
in Hawaii, is www.Hawaiian-Tropical-Flowers.com
Grif Frost helps Big Island business owners find work-life-balance.
(www.LifeQualityBusiness.com)
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new voice in slam poetry performances. The art and sport have captured the
attention of youth around the islands.
have already discovered: Poetry is cool again. Poetry is beast.

Especially if its your classmates doing it.
In one corner of the gym, Caki Kennedy sits among
students waiting to perform. Kennedy is beaming. And she
should be. She and her husband Robert are the initiators of
this movement.
I saw a great slam on the First Friday on Oahu. I saw it and
thought, Gee, this might be great for high school kids, shed
recounted, a few days before the Puna event
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Pahoa High School Gym are
packed with cheering, clapping
students. The noise is deafening. But this isnt a basketball
game, or even a pep rally. Its...a
poetry reading?
Its Guinevere Balicocos turn
at the microphone. Shes chosen to share a poem about her
surfer boyfriend.
Hes in love with the female ocean..., she reads into the buzzy microphone. The sound system bites, and the gym has the usual loud,
echo-y gymnasium acoustics, but the youth have tamped their crowd
noise down tight, as they strain to pick out the words:
This is electric. This is slammin. Literally.
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youth, let the youth tell the stories of Punaaaaaa.... And the crowd
roars again as the next student takes the podium.
Teens on the Big Island are discovering what the kids on Oahu
The Kennedys recruited some young veterans from the

Youthspeaks Hawaii on Oahu to help start a similar program
here. So far, theyve done readings, workshops and slams
with Big Island youth at Kau and Keaau High Schools, then
at Pahoa. The results have astonished local teachers. Kids take
the workshops, then get passes from other classes to attend
the workshops again.
What Ive heard consistently from school staff is theyre
surprised how attentive these kids are at the slams, commented Caki Kennedy. At assemblies theyre normally restless, but at these slams, they pay attention to each other....
This is peer influencing at its zenith. The poets that I bring in
are under 30. The kids are captivated. The poet that I brought
to Kau High two years ago.... the kids would be nudging each
other and texting, theyd be putting their heads on the desks
like they were going to go to sleep, and within minutes, their
heads would perk up at attention, then theyd look at each
other, theyd start elbowing and nudging each other, and
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poemshave been around for quite awhile, long enough
to develop a whole new style of poetry, akin to the beat and
protest poetry of the 50s and 60s, and even more closely
akin to rap music. Its not stuff that is likely to be read in a
literature class; the emphasis tends to be on rhyme, rhythm
and energy, not technical perfection. But in its element,
spoken aloud, it can be electrifying. In recent years, its been
spreading to high schools. When Kennedy decided to do
something in local schools, she had merely to call Liz Soto
of Youthspeaks Hawaii, which has been doing slam poetry
workshops in Oahu schools since 2005. For the past two
years, the Youthspeaks Hawaii team has won the Brave New
Voices international poetry slam festival. Counting the school
workshops that the organization conducts and its weekly
Wednesday slams at Marks Garage in Honolulu, says Soto,
I think the number of kids that weve worked with runs into
the hundreds and possibly thousands.

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you were that lil haole girl/ being picked on in school?
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One of the appeals of the slam is that teens get to write about
what they want what they need to write about. As the
slam goes on, kids take on some tough topics: the agonies and
ecstasies of young love; the loss of loved ones; the emotional
scarring from school bullies, abusive parents, abusive politicians.
One poem by Storme Eisenhour attacks politicos who tell young
people to how to live, who to love, and what causes to die for:
So tell me, who do we believe? Who else is around?/ When all
the President wants is a few more boots on the ground. Another
girl reads a searing poem attacking her own, abusive mother.
Sarah VanSwearingen paints a vignette of a girl worn down to
bare nerves by listening to her parents fight:
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their stories are so genuine and so honest. Its an inspiration to
see teens have the courage to perform in front of their whole
high school, comments Jocelyn Ng, one of the national-awardwinning, young Oahu poets who had come over to help with
the Pahoa workshops and slam.
Caki Kennedy hopes that Hawaii Island kids will also be
entering national poetry competitions. And theres no reason
to think that they wont. Every once in a while, a kid steps up to
the mike whos just, without apology, a damn fine poet. Take the
conclusion to Triston Kimbals poem, Who I Want to Be:
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reel off lines like that, you want to laugh and say Thank you!
too. One of these young people has gone a step beyond using
words to express anger or grief or joy. Hes discovered the joy
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Email Caki Kennedy at palidogs@hawaiiantel.net.
Email Alan McNarie at amcnarie@yahoo.com.
Photos by John Lyle
For Pomaikai, it was a case of being in the right place at the

right time. His production company provides entertainment for
luau and conventions, and one day he got a call from a group that
wanted someone to sing and play ukulele. However, he couldnt
find anyone to fulfill this clients request.
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Hows that for crazy? said the actor, who played Tattoo Face in
the romantic comedy 50 First Dates. Prior to that, I had no acting
experience, had never taken any acting classes, I never even had
an interest in acting.
Singer, musician
and actor,
Pomaikai
Kekoolani
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omaikai Kekoolani still shakes his head in disbelief. A local boy arrives in Hollywood, and fresh off the plane, he is greeted
by a chauffeured limousine that whisks him off to a major studio
for an audition with Adam Sandler.
The catch was, they wanted someone to play Don Hos song
Tiny Bubbles for 30 minutes straight. I called everyone. No one
would take the gig, so I had to take the job myself, the singer/musician said.
The job turned out to be with the game show Celebrity Mole.
Two celebrities, who had never been on a surfboard before, tried
to catch a wave as he continuously played Hos signature song. The
show aired several months later and when Pomaikai watched it
with his kids, they all had a good laugh and thought that was that.
The very next morning, he got a call from a casting director in
Los Angeles who saw him on the show, and wanted him to read
for a part.
It was crazy. I dont know how they got my number. I thought
it was a prank my friends were playing on me, he said. But they
faxed me a script and my wife got the video camera. I dressed

like I was in Celebrity Mole, read the lines into the camera, and
sent them the video. We didnt hear anything for three weeks and
I thought, well, thats how it goes. Then I got a call. There was a
ticket waiting for me at the airport.
To me, the most important part on the set was the fabulous
people I met. The cast and crew were friendly, giving, and down
to earth. But the extras really made an impression. I never felt like
I should have been there, he recalled. I didnt have any qualifications, and I saw what their (the extras) resumes were, their experience, their background and the training they had. I found out they
were real actors with their backs to the camera and not a single
line in the movie. It was humbling.
So Pomaikai made a commitment to himself that when he returned to Hawaii he would learn his new craft. He signed on with
three acting coaches, and to this day is still training and taking
classes in stage, film, improvisation and auditioning.
Pomaikai Kekoolani is a man who exudes Hawaiian mana. Shaking his hand is like connecting with the earth you both stand on.
His journey began on Oahu, where he was raised in Kalihi by his
mother, who moved her family to the Big Island in 1972. He credits
his mom for instilling the Hawaiian values he continues
to embody.
Pomaikai is an artist who dives head first into all his many talents with joy, devotion and dedication. Aside from acting, he sings
and plays about a dozen different instruments including ukulele,
drums, bass guitar and Hawaiian steel guitar, his favorite.
For me, this is the most loving instrument. Its expression is
individual. Of all the instruments, this is the most refreshing and
expressive, he said.
Earlier on, as a student attending Kamehameha Schools, his
musical talents had led him on another fantastic journey.
Pomaikai auditioned on Friday and on Monday they were making a movie. The 2004 romantic comedy starred Adam Sandler
and Drew Barrymore. He was to play the role of an overweight
cook with Polynesian tattoos on his face and a meat cleaver in his
handwhich he uses to cut Spam, can and alland who is also
known to put peanut butter cups in pancakes for breakfast.
Everything I know about acting I know because it was unfair of

me to have such an opportunity to act in a major motion picture. I
owed it to them (the extras) to get qualified. So I immersed myself
in acting classes. Since then, I have been fortunate to act in commercials and independent films. Its been a learning experience
and Im grateful for the opportunities Ive had.
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Donald P. Jacobs was an eccentric entrepreneur from Tennessee who had connections
with Kamehameha Schools. He would come to
Hawaii to recruit talent for a Polynesian show
at one of his amusement parks, in the heart
of the Rocky Mountains. For three summers,
Pomaikai played ukulele and Polynesian drums
at the park, while Jacobs provided transportation, housing, two company vehicles and a credit
card for the visiting Hawaiians.
That kicked it over the top. It was an unbelievable dream come true, Pomaikai still laughs at
the experience. And it was such a culture shock,
to experience the country music side of America,
like the Grand Ol Opry, and Southern hospitality.
Pomaikai has also played with the Poi Boyz,
performed with Tavanas Polynesian Spectacular
one of the most famous shows in Waikikiand
attended UH and Hawaii Pacific University, where
he graduated cum laude with a degree in business
and entrepreneurial studies in 1986.
Pomaikai still gets recognized for his role in 50
First Dates, although he has had major roles in more
than half a dozen independent films. Most recently
he starred in Lychee Thieves, directed by Kathleen
Man. The film was shown recently at the Big Island
Film Festival and is playing well at film festivals around
the country. Unlike a lot of actors who stick with one
genre, Pomaikai feels comfortable in both comedic and
dramatic roles. Part of this came early on from the realization that if he wanted work as an actor in Hollywood,
he should expect to get typecast.
I knew I would be typecast as a big jolly Hawaiian, he said. I
know that now. I wasnt going to be the one that gets the
blue-eyed girl.
This local boy wasnt blinded by the bright lights of Hollywood.
Although he could have gone on from 50 to continue working
in that vein, Hollywood was not in his blood.
The last five years Ive made a conscious effort to learn Na Mea Hawaii, all things Hawaiian. The language,
everything about the culture, crafts, canoeing, ukulele making,
coconut weaving... this is more important to me. So I decided I
would take the work that came here and keep this lifestyle.
And work he has. Besides his own production company,
Pomaikai has eight screen roles to his credit, several TV roles and
numerous commercials. He is also an advocate for struggling actors, working on getting a venue for them to practice their craft.
There are a lot of good actors here, and they dont get a
chance to work their craft. Everyone needs to work to get better,
so when the work does come you are qualified. To be acting on
this level, I have learned you want your performance to be real,
he said.
To this end, he is currently writing a script for a local series.
I want to tell the stories of Hawaii rather than be hired to tell
someone elses stories, Pomaikai said, keeping it all in perspective. I gotta say my family is more important to me than music
and acting. I want my kids to know who they are as Hawaiians,
and know their history and culture. Immersing them in ancient
Hawaiian arts, teaching them to know who they are as Hawaiians, to practice the spirit of Aloha. And to make them realize
that the place where they are living is amazing. Y
Photos courtesy of PomaikaI Kekoolani.
Also see www.pomai.com.
The Kekoolani family. I want

my kids to know who they are as Hawaiians
and practice the spirit of Aloha, says Pomaikai.
Contact Cynthia Sweeney at

sweeneywrites@yahoo.com.
I just couldnt see myself relocating. I love Hawaii and its

people, says Pomaikai, whose number one priority is his
wife Toni, and their eight children, ranging
in age from 1-1/2 to 23.
A memorable face:
Tattoo Face in the
romantic comedy
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Kona morning as he was heading to Keahole-Kona
International Airport, flying to
Samoa to evaluate a course in
tsunami preparedness.
Kalanis life has been and
continues to be centered
around water and music and
the inherent power within
both. Born on Oahu to parents
from Maui with ancestral ties
He learned to play the guitar and ukulele in the early 70s and
carried his instrument with him everywhere (including high
school, where the teachers, in a misguided way, expelled his
guitar due to the amount of time he spent playing it).
Simultaneously working as a consultant for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an accomplished musician,
videographer, family man and a cultural advisor for the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Kalani
Souza is an individual who possesses a clear, concise vision for
the future of humanity and our planet. Not your everyday musician, the well-traveled and world-savvy Hawaii resident is also
passionate about helping people understand and implement
Currently, Kalani
serves as the chairman of the Indigenous Knowledge
Hui of the Pacific Risk
Management Ohana,
a collection of federal,
state, county and non
governmental agencies who work primarily
to mitigate and respond
to disasters in the greater Pacific Region. He
also serves as a cultural
competency consultant for
NOAA Pacific Services Center of the Dept. of Commerce and previously served as one of two Hawaiians in the Native Network,
a group of 450 peacemakers on the Dept. of Interiors out of the
Morris Udall Center for Peace in Tucson, Arizona
I blame disco, the charismatic and kind-spirited former
student body president half-jokingly says to me when asked why
people have apparently behaved so negligently in their slow

response to the environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico.
Having spent three years in Louisiana doing oceanic research,
Kalani, who now travels from his home on the Hamakua Coast
of the Big Island, is qualified to make statements regarding this
disaster. This has been going on for a long time and the way to
look at it is not to ask, How could we have created this mess?
but, How can we change? and How are we really with one another and with the planet in order to effect change?
The Gulf is the bedroom of the Atlantic Ocean. The oil slick
will likely reach the shores of Europe by next year. There will be
a food shortage and the ocean will eventually heal itself but
this will take so long. Communities need to learn to look after
themselves so that they will have fresh water, fresh food and
their health.
Kalani believes that the key to awareness is through education, starting when children are young. People are beginning to
believe that the old ways are no good. Barriers in thinking need
to be broken. Without mobilizing through education at an early
age, we are repeating mistakes and diving deep into shallow
waters.
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was music all around
him as a boy. He
absorbed it through
listening and playing with family
members, friends
and radioHawaiian,
blues, rock n roll, rhythm and blues,
classical; it was all good to his ears.
alternative
energy sources,
including wind,
solar power and
water.
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feet wet when the notion suits. It is entirely different to passionately serve several organizations simultaneously, and to give
each your full-time commitment and knowledge, with compassion for the greater ecological good of the planet.
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great musician whose personality lights up the room when he
enters and takes the stageeither solo or with Sugah Daddy or
Hamakua Uprisingin local venues and the many community
events in which he participatesevents such as the Laupahoehoe Music Festival, Malama Punaluu and Na Waiwai O Laupahoehoe. He is that and much more.
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situation in the Gulf is actually a strange gift to wake us all up;
we all live with the water and cannot live without it. The past
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which no living thing can exist, Kalani tells me. He says,
Lets explore the importance of understanding the balance
between science and indigenous intuition. We use science
to prove a theorem, we use intuition to discover. Indigenous
knowledge IS science; how indigenous people react to each
other in their environment can teach us things about how to
survive. In a natural disaster, everyone is equal: all victims, all
survivors. If we can train a community to react, it
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The Big Blue O: Creating Awareness and Change

Through Music
Music has a curious and often welcome way of soothing the

savage beast and of getting people to listen to inherent messages. Kalani has an idea to save the planet through presenting
a theater-based Pacific/Hawaiian musical throughout Hawaii
and the rest of the world, based on the principles of creating
harmony and mobilization through music and storytelling.
I became a musician to effect social change. Who would
most people likely believe; Bob Dylan, Sting and Bono or
George Bush and Dick Cheney? It is important as humans to
understand who we are through singing, music and storytelling.
My goal is to create resonance, educate, raise awareness
and change. Y
The Big Blue O is the planet and we are traveling minstrels,
troubadours telling the truth through music. The Big Blue O as
a musical group will make a splash to mobilize people and get
the planet leid. Its about respecting the earth and creating
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Shared or Custom Charters,
1-6 people.
Call:
808-333-8828
A nearly month-long Big Island cultural

celebration with years of tradition, now
called the Hawaii Island Festival30
Days of Aloha, shares the islands aloha
and diverse heritage with residents and
visitors alike. Hawaii Island Festivals
army of volunteers invites visitors
from the far corners of the globe to
participate in the celebration.
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Stay in the historic village of Phala

near Volcanoes National Park,
Punaluu Beach & Hawaiis longest
uninhabited coast
Weekend of Hawaiian Culture

Waikoloa Beach Resort
Part of the Hawaii Island Festival, this
weekend features Hawaiian falsetto
singing, falsetto and poke contests,
Ms. Aloha Nui Pageant and Royal Court
appearance and a Hawaiian Elegance
brunch. Waikoloa Beach Resort hotels and
shops. Visit www.hawaiiislandfestival.org
for the complete festival schedule or call
808.886.8822.
Friday & Saturday, Sept. 3 & 4

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Saturday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m. - Royal

Court Investiture, Puuhonua o Honaunau
National Historic Park
Friday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m. - Ms. Aloha
Nui Pageant, Waikoloa Beach Marriott
Resort & Spa
Saturday, Sept. 4, 11 a.m. - Poke
Contest, Hilton Waikoloa Village
Saturday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. - Kindy
Sproat Falsetto & Storytelling Contest,
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2010 Events:
Sunday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m. - Hawaiian Elegance Brunch, Hilton Waikoloa

Village
Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.,
Waimeas 35th Annual Paniolo Parade
& Hoolaulea
Wednesday-Thursday, Sept.
15-16, 5 p.m. - Kupuna Hula Festival,
Keauhou Outrigger Resort.
Residents and visitors are invited to
help sustain the festival by purchasing
Hawaii Island Festival - 30 Days of
Aloha keepsake ribbons. For more
information:
www.hawaiiislandfestival.org/
www.waikoloabeachresort.com/bigisland-activities-events
Taste of Hawaii Island &

14th Annual Run For Hope
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Two-day event at the Four Seasons Resort
Hualalai in Kaupulehu benefits cancer
research in Hawaii. Taste of Hawaii
Island on Friday night features some of
the islands best chefs and restaurants;
Saturday features 10K Run/5K Run/Walk,
golf scramble and tennis tourney. Call
808.325.8052 or email
monica.balanay@fourseasons.com.
Saturdays, Sept. 4 & 11

East Hawaii Dance Festival &
Extravaganza
Hilo
A celebration of dance featuring Hawaii
Islands leading dancers from hip-hop
to hula, tango to tribal, traditional to

cutting-edge. 7 p.m., Sept. 4, Palace
Theater. Classes held throughout the
week, culminating in a student performance 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the East Hawaii
Cultural Center. Call 808.217.9924 for
more information.
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 4 & 5

36th Annual Parker Ranch Round-up
Club Rodeo
Waimea
This annual two-day rodeo is a fundraiser
for scholarships for school-age children
of Parker Ranch employees. Family-style
fun includes team roping, bull riding and
barrel racing. Parker Ranch Rodeo Arena
at noon to sunset. Call 808.885.5669 or
visit www.parkerranch.com.
Friday Sunday, Sept. 4 6

Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Races
Kona Coast
The Queen Liliuokalani is the largest,
long-distance canoe race in the world,
attracting dozens of canoe halau (clubs)
and hundreds of paddlers from Hawaii
and beyond. Single-hull, double-hull and
individual outrigger canoe races along
with a torchlight parade, dance and luau
awards ceremony. Call 808.334.9481 or
visit www.kaiopua.org.
Sunday, Sept. 5
Honuapo Hoolaulea
Naalehu
Day-long festival at Honuapo Beach Park
in Kau, featuring live musicincluding a
special appearance by celebrated Hawaiian musician Cyril Pahinuihula, food,
storytelling and activities highlighting
the parks history and cultural traditions.
10 a.m.5 p.m. Call 808.929.9891 or visit
www.honuapopark.org.
Sunday, Sept. 5
Kona Style Slack Key Guitar Festival
Keauhou
A celebration of Hawaiian slack-key
guitar talent, in a free performance staging 15 players. Noon5 p.m. Sheraton
Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa in Kona.
808.226.2697 or visit
www.slackkeyfestival.com.
Friday, Sept. 10
Mealanis Taste of the Hawaiian
Range and Agricultural Festival
One of Hawaiis premier food festivals,
its also a place to learn more about local
agricultural products. More than 30 top
Hawaii chefs prepare dry-aged, grass-fed
beef and other meats with island-grown
vegetables and fruits. Meet the farmers
H A P P E N I N G S
and ranchers who produce our food at
festive booths. Taste: 6 8 p.m. Grass-fed
beef cooking demo: 12:30 p.m. Hilton
Waikoloa Village Resort. 808.959.2744 or
visit www.tasteofthehawaiianrange.com.
Friday, Sept. 10
Nature Photography
Volcano
Bring your camera for this easy, hourlong stroll on the rim of Kilauea caldera
in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park with
wildlife photographer Jack Jeffrey.
Meet at Volcano Art Center next to Park
Visitor Center. 9 and 10:30 a.m. Free.
808.967.8222 or visit
www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 10-12

3rd Annual Hawaiì Film Hoìke
Hilo
The Palace Theater hosts three days of
films made in Hawaiì by residents of
Hawaiì. Filmmakers this year will include
Eddie Kamae, Danny Miller, Puhipau, Joan
Lander and more. Tickets are $7/general,
$6/senior & student and $5/ Palace Stars.
Call 808.934.7010 for more information.
www.hilopalace.com
Saturday, Sept. 11
Monday, Sept. 13
The Redstick Ramblers

Hilo
In concert at UH-Hilo Performing Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m. A group with Cajun
cultural roots, The Redstick Ramblers
performs a lively and unique hybrid of
country, stringband and swing. Box Office: 808.974.7310. Center on West Kawili
Street, across from Waiakea High School,
on the UH-Hilo campus.
www.artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu
National Federation of the Blind

Kailua-Kona
National Federation of the Blind monthly
meeting (every 2nd Monday) at 1 p.m. at
the Regency at Hualalai, 4th floor chapel.
75-181 Hualalai Road, Kailua Kona. Call
808.989.9299.
Sunday, Sept. 12
11th Annual Bamboo Festival
Papaikou
Hawaii Bamboo Society presents the
11th Annual Bamboo Festival, 7:30 a.m.
3:30 p.m. at the Papaikou Hongwanji,
located makai off Hwy. 19 between
mile marker 7 and 8, north of Hilo on
the Scenic Route drive. Watch building
construction, furniture making and fence
building; exhibits include Master Gardeners, Invasive Species Outreach Committee,
Little Fire Ant Specialist Cas Vanderwoude, BioChar Hawaii and bamboo info.
Vendors sell plants, timber, furniture,
tools and edible shoots. Arts and crafts
contest, bamboo recipe contest, silent
auction and hourly door prizes.
Wednesday & Thursday, Sept. 15-16

Kupuna Hula Festival
Keauhou
Some of Hawaii
Islands most experienced and talented
kupuna or elder
hula dancers (55
and older) perform
at this popular
annual event,
which is a part of
the Hawaii Island
Festival 30
Days of Alohaat the
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa.
Two nights of dance competition, 5 p.m.:
solo competitions are held Wednesday
evening followed by the non-competitive
hoolaulea. Thursday features group
competitions and awards presentation.
Arts and crafts fair all day. Also features

an appearance by the Royal Court. County
of Hawaii Elderly Activities Division- Special Programs. Event often sells out.
Call 808.322-1812.
Thursday-Sunday, Sept 16-19

Hawaii County Fair
Hilo
Fun for all, with a wide variety of island
ethnic foods, live musical and vocal entertainment, games, farm products, special
exhibits and informational booths.
Civic Auditorium fairgrounds,
5:30 p.m. midnight Thursday and
Friday, 10 a.m. 11 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
Saturday, Sept. 18
Waimea Paniolo Parade and
Hoolaulea
Waimea
Part of the Hawaii Island Festival, this
parade celebrates the Hawaiian paniolo
(cowboy) with many colorful entries and
Hawaiian Island princesses on horseback.
Followed by crafts show, games and arts
plus island food and products and entertainment. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Free. Always
a popular event for the whole family. For
more information call 808.936.4376.
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Sunday, Sept. 19
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the United Nations International
Day of Peace
Honokaa
This Hamakua Coast community joins the
world in observing the United Nations
International Peace Day with a parade
featuring bands, floats, clubs, school
groups, performance artists and dancers.
Also food vendors, info booths and
entertainment. Noon. 808.640.4602 or
visit www.peacedayparade.org.
Kau Kau Kailua

Kailua-Kona
In the Hawaiian
language, kau
kau means
food and this
week-long event
is all about enjoying inspiring food at
a variety of restaurants in Kailua-Kona.
Konas first Restaurant Week is organized
by the Kailua Village Business Improvement District (KVBID). Waterfront dining,
special three-course dinner menus at
unbeatable values and much more. Visit
www.kaukaukailua.org.
Sunday, Sept. 19
Kailua Village Stroll & Hulihee
Palace Concert
Kailua-Kona
Alii Drive is closed to traffic and lined
with friendly vendors, merchants and
restaurants offering a wide variety of
specials from 1-6 p.m. At 4 p.m., enjoy
hula by Halau Na Pua Ui o Hawaii and
a free Hawaiian music concert on the
lawn at Hulihee Palace honoring Queen
Liliuokalani. Bring your own mat or
chair and they will be checked for free
while you stroll Alii Drive. 808.329.1877;
www.huliheepalace.org.
Friday, Sept. 24
Fireside Stories
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Learn about the history, culture, and
people of Hawaii in this series of informal
talks near the fireplace in the Volcano
Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park. 7 p.m. Free; park entrance
fees may apply. Call 808.967.8222 or visit
Saturday, Sept. 25
Forest Hike
Join Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Ali'i Custom Gates Inc.
rangers on a challenging, three-mile hike

to an isolated geologic remnant of native
vegetation to discover the rare plants
and trees that live there. Participants
are limited. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. at Hawaii
Volcanoes Kahuku unit near mile marker
70 on Hwy. 11. For registration, call
808.985.6011.
Sunday, Sept. 26
He Halia Aloha No Ka Queen
Liliuokalani Festival
Hilo
This festival celebrates the birthday
of Hawaiis beloved
Queen Liliuokalani,
the last reigning monarch of
Hawaii. It is held in the beautiful surroundings of the Queens historical
namesake, the Japanese-style gardens in
central Hilo. Hula. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Call
808.961.8706 for more information.
Sunday, Sept. 26
Larry Carlton Trio
Hilo
Three-time, Grammy Award-winner and
all-time guitar great Larry Carlton
and his triobring blues, jazz and
fusion to the UH-Hilo Performing Arts
Center.! Recently awarded a lifetime
achievement award by Guitar Player
Magazine, Larry Carlton is famous for
his incendiary guitar work on Steely
Dans classic albums. 7:30 p.m. Box office: 808.974.7310. Center is located on
West Kawili Street, across from Waiakea
High School, on the UH-Hilo campus.
www.artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu.
October
Saturday, Oct. 2
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One of Indias front-ranking tabla players,

Pandit Nayan Ghosh is the sixth generation musician in the Ghosh family. Call
808.934.7010 for more information.
www.hilopalace.com
Saturday, Oct. 2
Namastes Birthday Party
Hilo
Help celebrate the 12th birthday of
Namaste, the rare white Bengal tiger
at the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo and
Gardens. Hawaii County Band concert,
entertainment, games for the kids,
crafts and foods. Plus party favors for all
the animals! Free. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Visit
www.hilozoo.com.
Oct. 8-24
The Sound of Music
Hilo
The Palace Theaters Fall Musical. Call
(808)934-7010 for more information.
www.hilopalace.com
Saturday, Oct. 9
Ford Ironman Triathlon World
Championship
Kona-Kohala Coasts
A whopping 1,800
triathletes from
around the world
(50 countries and
all U.S. states)
converge on Kona
for this superbowl
of triathlon
events, featuring
a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike
course and a 26.2-mile run. Road closures
will occur; be a part of it by volunteering
at an aid station. Call 813.868.5929 /
813.868.5914 or visit
www.ironman.com/worldchampionship.
Nayan Ghosh in concert

Hilo
Classical Indian music sitar and tabla,
performed live at Hilos Palace Theater.
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Saturday, Oct. 9
Na Mea Hawaii Hula Kahiko
Enjoy traditional hula and chant
performed outdoors on the hula platform
overlooking Kilauea Crater, featuring
Halau Na Pua Haaheo o Kona,
0:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Hawaiian crafts
demonstrations at Volcano Art Center
Gallery 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park. Free; park entry
fees apply. Call 808.967.8222 or visit
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 9 & 10

East Hawaii Dance Festival
Hilo
This two-day festival perpetuates
Hawaiis unique dance heritage with a
variety of performances of dance styles,
educational events and participatory
activities. Enjoy both traditional and
contemporary ground-breaking dance
genres at the Civic Auditorium. Call
808.961.5711 or visit www.ehcc.org.
Tuesdays, October 12 & 19

Recreate Your Life When Youre at a
Crossroads
Waimea
Life Coach Desiree Watson presents Six
Dimensions of Transition and how to
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Waimea
Kahilu Theatres 30th Season opens 7 p.m.
with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Founded by two former Alvin Ailey
members, Complexions has created an
entirely new and exciting vision of human
movement. Call 808.885.6868 or visit
www.kahilutheatre.org.
Saturday, Oct.16
Found Objects Sculpture Workshop
Honaunau
Workshop by Jozuf Hadley at Society for
Konas Education and the Arts (SKEA). 10
to 12 a.m. for six Saturdays. Attend one
or all.
Saturday, Oct.16
Patrick Ball: Modern Day Bard
Hilo
In concert at UH-Hilo Performing Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m. Patrick Ball is one of the
premier Celtic harp players in the world
and a captivating, spoken-word artist. He
performs on the ancient, legendary
brass-strung harp of Ireland and tells

tales of wit and enchantment. Call
808.974.7310 or visit
www.artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu.
Sunday, Oct. 17
Kailua Village Stroll & Hulihee
Palace Concert
Kailua-Kona
Alii Drive is closed to traffic and lined
with friendly vendors, merchants and
restaurants offering a wide variety of
specials from 1-6 p.m. At 4 p.m., enjoy
hula by Halau Na Pua Ui o Hawaii and
a free Hawaiian music concert on the
lawn at Hulihee Palace honoring Princess
Kaiulani. Bring your own mat or chair
and they will be checked for free while
you stroll Alii Drive. 808.329-1877;
www.huliheepalace.org.
Fridays, Oct. 15, 22 & 29

Cemetery Tour at Konas Christ
Church
Kealakekua
Join costumed interpreters from the Kona
Historical Society through the cemeteries
of two churches in mauka Kona, as they
tell stories of the famous residents and
ordinary citizens buried there. 6 p.m. at
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Call 808.885.1539.
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Christ Church and Central Union Church
in Kealakekua. Call 808.323.3222 or visit
www.konahistorical.org.
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Hilo
This third annual
event celebrates the
historic sailing feats
of Pacific peoples
using celestial
navigation along
with current efforts
to revive and expand
skills and interest
in long-distance canoe voyaging. Free
activities include panel presentations and
workshops led by Hawaiis master canoe
navigators. Imiloa Astronomy Center. Call
808.969.9704 or visit
www.imiloahawaii.org.
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 16 & 17
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Volcano Village
A family celebration of visual and performing arts, featuring fine arts market
with photography, painting, jewelry and
sculpture. Live art demonstrations, keiki
activities, nature walk and food booths.
10 a.m. 3 p.m. Volcano Art Centers
Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Free.
808.967.8222 or
Sunday, Oct. 17
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services

offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S) and
other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation. MLPF&S is a registered
broker-dealer, member SIPC.
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Kona History Cruise

Kona Coast
An ocean adventure aboard a sailing
catamaran to learn about the many
interesting Hawaiian historical sites found
along the Kona Coast. Sponsored by the
Kona Historical Society with narration by
Konas John Mitchell. 2 5 p.m. Fee. Call

808.322.2788 or visit
www.konahistorical.org.
Oct. 25 31
Eco Hawaii Festival
Pahoa
Week-long celebration promoting sustainable living, which
concludes with a weekend
Jungleween celebration the
evening of Oct. 30 and then a
day devoted to eco experiences, farm tours, gardening, educational events and
local flora Oct. 30. At Kalani
Oceanside Retreat in Pahoa on Hwy. 137
between the 17- and 18-mile marker. Call
808.965.0468 or visit www.kalani.com.
Tuesday Friday, October 26-29

Hookahi Puui Wai i ka Hula
Hula Camp
Keauhou
An extraordinary hula retreat for hula
practitioners, hula lovers, and those
interested in hula, its stories and traditions. All are welcome no matter what
level of experience. Program includes
workshops, field trip to sites in Kona and
evening entertainment. It concludes with
a field trip to Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park. Learn knowledge of implement making, traditional
hula adornments, as well as to learn
hula dances and chants. Fee. Information: Kumu Keala Ching, Keauhou Beach
Resort, 808.324.2553.
October 28-31
The Rocky Horror Show
Kainaliu
Aloha Performing Arts Company presents
the cult classic rock musical, The Rocky
Horror Show for four performances
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only at the Aloha Theatre. Its a night of
participatory gothic fun and debauchery
with a transvestite and his motley crew of
misfits. Call 808.322.9924 or visit
www.apachawaii.org.
Friday, Oct. 29
Obake Ghost Stories
Wailea Village, Hamakua
Celebrate Halloween local-style with an
evening of food and spooky obake or
ghost stories from Island residents. At
Akikos Bed & Breakfast in Wailea Village
at the 15-mile marker on Hwy. 19 on
the Hamakua Coast from 7 8:30 p.m.
Nominal fee. Call 808.963.6422.
Sunday, Oct. 31
War of the Worlds
Hilo
A live production of the original radio
play performed at the historic Palace Theater by Hilos finest. Call 808.934.7010 for
more information. www.hilopalace.com
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and the hula arts. Call 808.886.8822 or

visit www.mokuokeawe.org.
Friday, Nov. 5
Black & White Night
Hilo
Downtown Hilos biggest annual strolling
party with live music, fashion shows, a
treasure hunt through town, free food,
author and artist receptions. Wear black
and white! Call 808.933.9772 or visit
www.poshfestivals.com.
Friday, Nov. 5
New Waves at NELHA
Keahole-Kona
Luncheon and tour at NELHA, the innovative aquaculture and natural energy
facility on the Kona Coast. 10 a.m. 2:30
p.m. Call 808.329.8073 or visit
www.keaholepoint.org.
-Nov. 5 14
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
Kona
Call 808.326.7820 or visit
www.konacoffeefest.com.
Moku o Keawe International Hula

Festival
A multi-day event celebrating the hula
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Glimpses into the stories behind a few of our ads
Showcase Gallery
A Hui Hou
Crematory & Funeral Home
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Owners Penny (left) and Connie Brumbaugh
enny Brumbaugh came to Hawaii in 2003 to open and

manage a funeral home in West Hawaii for another company.
After a few months the company decided that West Hawaii
wasnt a good market for them, and they decided to shut
down and suggested that she move her family back to the
mainland. Instead, she talked with her family about staying
in Hawaii, and her sister-in-law, Connie, made the decision
to bring her family to the island. Together they opened A Hui
Hou Crematory & Funeral Home in October of 2004.
Its creative name sends the message in Hawaiian: Until we
meet again.
A Hui Hou has become the only full-service facility in West
Hawaii. Without us the only option is two-and-a-half hours
away, Penny said. We believe that the West Hawaii community deserves to have a funeral home to care for its community.
A Hui Hou was originally located on Kuakini Highway in
Kailua-Kona, but the owners felt the need to expand its facility
and parking. It has resulted in a recent move to a new, larger
facility with more parking spaces at Palm Terrace,
74-5615 Luhia Street.
A Hui Hou serves all of West Hawaii, from Naalehu to

Honokaa (including Hawi, Waikoloa, Kamuela, Kohala). Our
college-educated staff have all passed the Federal Boards with
reference to Embalming, and we have worked in the funeral
industry a combined total of over 30 years, Penny said.
We have served over 475 families during the time we have
operated here, and we respectfully appreciate the trust they
have given us, she said. We are a family business and a part of
this community. We support the businesses and organizations
in West Hawaii.
For more information, call 808.329.5137.
Email: info@ahuihouservices.com
Website: ahuihouservices.com
mily Gualtieri and Gary

Brown, fine artists
and owners of
Showcase Gallery
in South Kona,
moved to Hawaii
in 1989 and sold
their silver and
Gary Brown and Emily Gualtieri
niobium jewelry
at local art and craft shows and galleries around the state.
Emily descends from a long line of Northern Italian artisans,
and is a fine jewelry craftsman. She was recently certified as a
Level One Instructor in Art Clay Silver.
Gary has a passion for building ship models. His love of the
ocean and many years at sea is reflected in his highly detailed,
museum-quality sailing ship models. He also makes furniture,
jewelry boxes and small wood products as well as silver and koa
jewelry and folding knives.
In 2001, they opened their first gallery, Eternal Wave Gallery, in
Kainaliu. In 2004, they acquired Showcase Gallery in Keauhou,
and renamed the Kainaliu gallery as Showcase Gallery. It remained the main gallery, with almost 1800 sq. ft. of display area,
at its location at 79-7407 Mamalahoa Hwy (Hwy. 11), on the
mauka side, across from Just Ukes and Kimuras in Kainaliu.
Weve always loved Kainaliu, Emily said, with its mellow atmosphere, friendly people, and close-knit community filled with
many wonderful small shops and restaurants.
In Spring of 2009, the couple closed the Keauhou gallery and
consolidated in the Kainaliu location.
Showcase Gallery strives to maintain a good relationship with
the artists and artisans they represent. We understand and
appreciate the challenges of being an artist/craftsman, and
gratefully acknowledge them. They are part of our extended
family, says Emily.
More than 90 percent of the work in the gallery is made on the
Big Island. They offer a selection of hand made pottery, jewelry,
woodwork (including boxes, bowls and furniture), art glass,
metal petroglyph and sea life sculptures, photographs, original
painting and prints.
We still produce a lot of the work found in the gallery, sold
under the trade name Eternal Wave Designs, Emily said. This
fall, we plan to add a selection of materials for jewelry artists,
including beads, findings, metal clay and fused glass supplies.
We will also be offering art and craft classes in the gallery.
For more information, call 808.322.3203.
Email: ShowcaseGallery@hotmail.com
Website: www.ShowcaseGalleryHawaii.com
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By Jackie Pualani Johnson
THE REFRAIN
Our backs twist together, n whine o ke kai.

We plunge our paddles as one, forcing the Pacific
Under the ama, the canoe piercing the incoming swell
Salty spray clinging to lashes, lips,
There is unity in heaving with the hull.
Filling the bottom just enough to slow our progress
Twisting a haku of bodily power with each huki,
Bailer clunking between our legs, tangled,
Releasing passionate cries of effort,
Kahi mlie toward the horizon.
No longer mothers or lovers,

But mea hoe waa.
Women warriors of the waves, battling speed and

Swells that loom from the breast of an ocean moo,
N whine o ke kai:women of the sea
Defying reason and belittling human presence,
Amaoutrigger float
Humbled, we push like women in labor,
Kahi malie:long, easy strokes
Unable to stop the pulse.
Mea hoe waa:canoers
Photos by GP Merfeld, gpmkona.com
Jackie Pualani Johnson, professor of Theater Arts at UH-Hilo, is editor of Hookupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women. It is
the first such anthology, showcasing the writings of contemporary Native Hawaiian womenmany of them residents of Hawaii Island. To use
a metaphor from this poem, the authors plunge their paddles as one into the sea of story and song.
The book, published in 2009 by Mutual Publishing, is available at Basically Books in Hilo.
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