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Growing Greens Nursery color the season red

Kaua‘i Grown poinsettias put punch in home, community décor see story page 5

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Na Hoku Winner spreads acting wings

Kaua‘i Made Kaua‘i Grown

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Photos by Anne E. O’MalleyAbout 400 persons attended the 3rd Annual Garden Island Range & Food Festival at the Kilohana Lu‘au Pavilion. It was billed as “A Family Affair,” a place that brought together the Kaua‘i Commu-nity with cattlemen, farmers and chefs to taste healthy, local and nutritious foods. GIR&FF goers grazed through over 16 food stations offering a range of locavore samples ranging from sweet to savory—all created by top-notch, top-name chefs. Makahiki games amused keiki; live music kept the crowd upbeat, and three KCC Culinary Arts Program students won scholarships totaling $3,500 among them.

Garden Island Range & Food Festival a Family Affair

Working The Club at Kukuiula station, serving braised beef tongue with pea

shoot and arugula salad on a bamboo bed of breadfruit chips (l-r): Ken Mori-

kawa, Ross Konishi, Dominique Booth

Bukoski 4-H-ers of Koloa (l-r): Kyra, Zariah, Mom Anna and Arianna. The keiki are in 4-H and Cloverbuds.

Three students from the Kaua‘i Community College Culinary Arts Institute Program went home with scholarships. L-R: Patricia Bishop, Kaimana Delapena and Alyssa Chow.

Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort Executive Chef Leanne Kamekona served braised BBQ beef brisket, Hawaiian purple sweet potatoes and Asian pear kim chee slaw in anise oil.

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Tine Howard rolls the camera on festival emcee David Nawai’s interview with Guy Higa, executive chef of the Kauai Marriott Resort & Spa.

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Vote for Your FavoritesThe For Kaua‘i Aloha Spirit Awards is an annual celebration honoring individuals, organizations and businesses that have demonstrated leadership and achievement with aloha for Kaua‘i. For Kaua‘i Magazine recognizes those that have given back to their community and the island of Kaua‘i.The final winner of each category will be recognized at an Annual Pau Hana event in January. This year we will celebrate at the Hukilau Lanai restaurant in Kapaa. The Awards Committee will choose the winners based on your nominations on this page. Thank you for your nominations and your participation in For Kaua‘i Aloha Spirit Awards. Deadline to submit your nomination is January 10th, 2012. Please mail to: For Kaua‘i Publisher, PO Box 956 Waimea, HI 96796 or vote online at www.forkauaionline.com/vote

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Agriculture _________________________A person, business or organization that has taken a leading role in producing or promoting locally grown foods for Kaua‘i.

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Family Owned Business _________________An outstanding company that has been successful in merg-ing family and business interests for Kaua‘i.

Green _____________________________A business or person who has shown a steadfast commit-ment to green living and supports a sustainable green future for Kaua‘i.

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Living Treasure _______________________An outstanding individual whose achievements make you consider them a Living Treasure for Kaua‘i.

Non-Profit Organization _________________Directors, CEO’s and Managers who have given endless hours to projects that give back to the community.

Kupuna, Kane _______________________A kane whose voice in the Hawaiian community has deep-ened our understanding of the history of the host cultural to help sustain the aloha for Kaua‘i.

Kupuna, Wahine ______________________An outstanding wahine who has contributed to Kaua‘i in many ways and continues to support a depth and breadth of the vision of aloha on Kaua‘i.

Travel Liaison ________________________A person or company that has encouraged communication for mutual understanding between the travel industry and our grass roots for Kaua‘i.

Youth Leadership _____________________A young person with an outstanding vision and the motiva-tion to make a better life for Kaua‘i.

Youth Program _______________________An organization that has served youth and that has activi-ties that encourage learning Kaua‘i’s history and aloha for better citizenship on Kaua‘i.

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She first visited North America in 1825, es-corted from her home in Mexico by the first U.S. Minister to Mex-ico, Joel Roberts Poin-sett. She was an instant hit and millions have thrilled to her crimson blush for years. Sometimes she var-ies in color from flam-ing red to orange, pale green, cream, pink, white or marbled. Al-ways, she’s the cen-ter of attention, par-ticularly around the Christmas season. “She” is the poin-settia plant, and when Liz Ronaldson, owner

Crimson leaves adorn Kaua‘i grown beautyby Anne E. O’Malley of Growing Greens

Nursery, bought the operation 17 years ago, poinsettias were already resident in the nursery. Today, the Grow-ing Greens poinsettia population numbers roughly 7,500—at least until Christmas—rep-resenting five variet-ies: the Premium Red Euro, Glory, Merlot, White and Ice Crys-tals. Each year, Ron-aldson orders plugs from the Mainland in August and plants them out. By mid-to-late No-vember, these clas-sic beauties are fully

Kaua‘i grown and ready to take their places around the is-land. How beautiful those nursery tables looked that first Novem-ber when Ronaldson bought the business. How quickly she dis-covered just how dif-ficult poinsettia plants are to grow! “They’re weather-dependent and frag-ile,” says Liz. “The first batch, we were so na-ïve! “We’d pick them up and all the brackets would fall off. They needed calcium.” Says her husband, Will, who is Mr. instal-lation and go-to and fix-it, “They’re suscep-tible to certain types of diseases and patho-gens, especially the white fly. It’s a winged pest that makes its nest underneath the leaves of a plant and gener-ates huge webs that come down —in Cali-fornia you’ll see webs down to the ground.” Fortunately, the cou-ple never gave up. “There were plenty of helpers and books, and our own UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Hu-man Resources local people,” says Liz. “Roy Yamakawa, for one, has been very help-ful on more than one occasion with many things.”

Today, Growing Greens Nursery in Kapahi is the one-stop shop for Kaua‘i grown poinsettias. Its three acres fill with masses of red in time for the holidays, and then they’re flying out the door—to clients such as Kukui Grove Center, Home Depot, landscapers, churches and more. The stage during Kaua‘i High School’s Christmas concert is adorned with them. The Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club snaps them up for its décor and displays them between the up and down escalators. Everyone entering the hotel sees them. Says Ronaldson, “It’s solid poinsettias on

the way down. It takes your breath away.” Then there’s the retail trade. Marit McHugh, nursery manager and Liz’s daughter, sends hun-dreds of poinsettias out the door as gifts and holiday home dé-cor, with plants vary-ing in price from $9 to $45 and in size from perhaps six inches high to three feet tall. For McHugh, whose brother, Pete, is also an employee, it’s been all on-the-job training. Unlike her mother, who has a degree in horticulture from Modesto Junior Col-lege, Marit says, “I didn’t know a petunia from a pansy when I got here.” Now she’s a gradu-

ate of the UH CTAHR Master Gardener Pro-gram. “For today it’s my passion,” she says. Ronaldson came to Kaua‘i in 1990 with a desire to learn how to grow fruit trees. Happy to have the fruit tree experience, she decided the pro-cess was too tedious; with a background in horticultural sales, she sought retail work and waited. Will followed and the pair eventually landed the nursery business opportunity. Ronaldson has been involved with many organizations and sits on six boards: the Kaua‘i County

Growing Greens Team includes Marit McHugh, nursery manager and daughter of Liz Ronaldson, owner (r) and Will Ronaldson, Liz’s husband. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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While she was the past president of the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau, Ronaldson was active in help-ing the Kaua‘i Grown program get started. The idea, she says, is to teach folks who live here the importance of locally grown prod-ucts. “Buy local to keep our businesses pros-pering,” she says. Now that program is blooming. Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau, with support from the County of Kaua‘i Of-fice of Economic De-velopment, is helping to create a marketing program for promo-tion of Kaua‘i Grown products. Read more about it online at www.kauaigrown.org. Also, there will be a

Kaua‘i Grown & Kaua‘i Made Holiday Market & Craft Fair on Sat-urday, December 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Community Market at Kaua‘i Com-munity College. But don’t look for Grow-ing Greens poinsettias there—only because most of them will have found their new homes! Growing Greens Nursery is located at 6660-B Kawaihau Rd., 1-1/4 miles above Kapahi Ballpark. Re-tail hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat-urday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and closed Sun-days. Call 822-3831 for information.

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Liz Ronaldson. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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Kaua‘iA Noah’s Ark for Albatrossby Hob Osterlund

Parent looks at 1-day-old chick. Photo Hob Osterlundsee Albatross page 8

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liver dinner to their chick—roughly the same distance as flying San Francisco to New York, roundtrip. When the chick flies for the first time, its feet will not touch solid ground for three to four years. When they do re-turn to Kaua‘i, they come for twin purpos-es: to find a mate and to raise their young—one chick a year, max. They live long. The oldest known wild bird in North America is “Wisdom,” a 60-year-old Laysan albatross who just raised anoth-er chick. Put her next

to a 1-year-old adult and you can barely tell them apart; she does not exhibit a single sign of aging. Native to the Hawai-ian Islands, the Lay-san albatross is called “Kane’s Bird,” a feath-ered manifestation of the god himself. Wor-shipped as a family guardian, it is a deified ancestor, an ‘aumakua. Although the birds have survived many human threats, they may soon face their most daunting ob-stacle ever: sea level rise. Midway Islands, their primary nesting grounds, are destined to go underwater. During the Japanese

tsunami this year, two of three Midway Is-lands completely sub-merged. Tragically, more than 200,000 downy albatross chicks—twice as many as initially feared—lost their lives. Kaua‘i may prove to be their virtual Noah’s Ark. All other inhab-ited Hawaiian Islands are heavily populated with mongoose, mak-ing life nearly impossi-ble for ground-nesting birds. On Kaua‘i, roughly 15 miles of coast-line from Anahola to Princeville have just what the birds need: elevated bluffs, small open areas for run-

ways, easy access to the sea, and one other cru-cial element—preda-tor control. Fences to keep out dogs. Control of feral cats. Paths that skirt colonies. Private properties such as Na Άina Kai Botanical Gardens, Falko Partners and Princeville Commu-nity Association have proven successful in these efforts. Waioli Corporation is also working to keep their colony sites safe—col-onies that have existed for decades but have recently disappeared due to predation—and to support the “Living Museum” at Larsen’s Beach.

Pacific Missile Range Facility, where albatross and pilots are potentially unsafe due to the risk of bird-air-craft collision, is work-ing closely with several private property own-ers and the Kilauea Point National Wild-life Refuge to relocate both adults and eggs. Thomas Ka‘iakapu and his team at the Hawai‘i State Depart-ment of Land and Natural Resources, the US Department of Agriculture and the Kaua‘i Albatross Net-work provide crucial resources. If there’s somewhere in the world where Laysan albatross are

kept safe—and it may prove to be the only place it can happen—Kaua‘i is that place, and we are that people. For more informa-tion, visit www.al-batrosskauai.org. To sign up for an alba-tross tour, visit www.naainakai.org Hob Osterlund is an award-winning writer and photographer, Kaua‘i resident, and founder of the Kaua‘i Albatross Network.

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AlbatrossPhoto by Joan Conrow

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Local author Wendy Lewis has written a children’s book, “Sa-brina, the Girl with a Hole in Her Heart.” It’s about a fictional char-acter, Sabrina, based on the composite ex-periences of over 2,600 children with congeni-tal heart defects who hail from over 40 de-veloping countries. Sabrina represents all those children who had life-saving sur-gery, free of charge, thanks to the Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) nonprofit organiza-tion, which is com-prised of volunteers. The mission of SACH, an Israeli-based inter-national humanitarian project, is to improve the quality of pediatric cardiac care for chil-dren from developing countries who suffer from heart disease and to train doctors so that one day they can take care of the children in their own lands. Lewis, a Kaua‘i homeowner and part-time resident for over 33 years, came to the story through a pro-gression of escalating research into the inno-vation of technology and science in the na-tion of Israel. “Sabrina” is a call to awareness to what the March of Dimes calls the No. 1 birth defect

“Sabrina” holds heart lessons for allby Anne E. O’Malley

Wendy Lewis. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

in the U.S. and what Lewis calls “The No. 1 killer in the world.” Just after Lewis’ book was published, the Federal Advisory Committee, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart As-sociation recommend-ed all newborns be screened for congeni-tal heart disease. This is a book, Lewis is convinced, that be-longs on the shelves of every public and school library and in the waiting rooms of every pediatric and cardiologist’s office. She aims to help get it there. It’s tough to read about keiki anywhere

who have health prob-lems. At least the U.S. is equipped with pedi-atric cardiologists and surgeons who have the skills to perform such surgery, and though to fix the problem would break a middle-class American’s piggy bank, still, the oppor-tunity exists. But how about if it’s a child from a desti-tute family in Zan-zibar, where Sabrina

is from—or Russia, Rwanda, Haiti, Iraq…the list goes on. How do those children get a crack at life? How do their parents face the agony? There are few or no pediatric cardiologists or surgeons who can perform the operation in most of those places, or the parents can’t af-ford the surgery, so there seems no hope.

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Kaua‘i’s own Kepa Kruse never set out to be a musician. Although he began performing profes-sionally on the Navatek dinner cruises while still a teenager and progressed to Waikiki gigs upon graduation from Kamehameha Schools, Kruse moved to Los Angeles in 2005 with the idea of be-coming an actor.

He did, and has since appeared in four mov-ies, including “Age of the Dragons” with Danny Glover, as well as an episode of the ABC TV show “Off the Map.” But his career took an unexpected turn when he started writ-ing songs about island life to ward off his homesickness during a break between acting roles. Kruse had no intention of releasing an album when he be-gan sharing his songs with a few friends back home.

Kepa KruseBy Joan Conrow Fate, however, had

other plans. It wasn’t long before his catchy, often humorous and slightly wistful tunes, which he later com-piled into the self-pro-duced album, “Coco-nut Wireless,” started making the rounds of the coconut wireless and social media sites. Kruse’s big break came serendipitously, when Island Radio disc jock-ey Danny Hill heard

his song “Cruise” being played in a beach parking lot and gave it air time on 98.9 FM. It turned out to be the station’s most requested song in the summer of 2010. The album has since spawned five tracks that

made it into rotation on the radio. “Friends would text and call, saying ‘I heard your song on the radio,’ but I’d be here, sitting in traffic,” says Kruse during a phone interview from LA. “I was removed from the scene, so I wasn’t aware of the progress the album was mak-ing.” That came later, at the 2011 Na Hoku Ha-nohano awards cere-mony, where “Coconut Wireless” was named R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year.

Kepa Kruse appeared with Danny Glover in the film “Age of the Dragons.” Photo courtesy of Dragonfire LLC

“I never thought I had a chance,” Kruse says. “A few eyebrows were raised in that room, but none as high as mine. I come from really humble roots. I never imagined being a part of anything so prestigious. I felt really honored.” Still, Kruse didn’t sit back and bask in the glory. “That’s when I real-ized how important it was to be educated about the business of music,” Kruse says. “I don’t have a record label or a manager or anybody in my cor-ner.” Kruse found his own education furthered at last July’s Kaua‘i Mu-sic Festival, where he served as an instructor and also performed in the Pau Hana Concert. “I had a chance to sit down face-to-face with music advisors and ac-complished individu-als in the industry, and again, that inspired me to want to build some-thing for myself.” Since then, he locked up his first “sync deal”—industry lin-go for synchronizing video with someone else’s music—which resulted in one of his songs being played on a recent episode of “Hawai‘i 5-0.” He also produced the opening

song for the new mov-ie “Knots,” which pre-miered at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in October. “To make a career, it’s really important to understand what the different terms mean in the business—and to do things on my own terms,” Kruse says. “The music busi-ness is a scary place contractually. That’s why I formed a pro-duction company.” Named Petroglyph Productions, the com-pany handles all of his copyrights and also “creates projects with a unique perspective,” Kruse says. It’s very important to him that the business “retain the values of home. I want it to be honest and fair.” The production company currently has a few scripts un-der development and will handle the Janu-ary release of his sec-ond album, as well as his 2012 tour of Japan, Hawai‘i and the West Coast. But Kruse isn’t look-ing for fame and for-tune to feed his own ego. “Somebody asked me what my end game is, and I had to think about it,” Kruse says. “I think if you’re allowed to do something you

love to, the best thing to do when you have great resources at your disposal is give back.” His ultimate dream is to build an eco-friendly facility on Kaua‘i dedicated to Hawaiian voyaging. Both his mother, who died when he was 12, and his father, John Kruse, sailed on the Hokule‘a, and he’d love to create a cen-ter with a big garden “where kids can learn about the ocean, navi-gation, sustainability and culture.” In the meantime, he says, “between music, acting and producing projects, I’ve got a full plate.” Although Kruse has no regrets about

moving to Los Ange-les, saying it was the catalyst that gave him the ambition and in-spiration he needed to further his career, he’s always grateful to get “back to the beach,” to use the title from one of his songs, and hang with his father and friends during the year-end holidays. “I definitely didn’t need to leave Hawai‘i to appreciate it, but now that I’ve been gone six years, I can’t even begin to tell you how special it is.” Kruse’s music, in-cluding his new single “Naupaka,” can be downloaded at iTunes, or visit www.kepakruse.com

Kepa Kruse at the 2011 Kaua‘i Music Festival. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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MELE KALIKIMAKA TO ALL OF YOU,

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On behalf of all of us at Wilcox Health, we would like to wish you and yours happiness and the best of health! At this time of giving don’t forget to take the time to help others who are in need and to give yourself the gift of good health.

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One of the cool things about giving is that it’s always a two-way street. There’s a small aban-doned taro patch I know in one of the Na Pali valleys, which still has some kalo grow-ing. When I camp nearby, I’ll pull one or two corms to eat, but I always replant the huli, and pull some weeds and clean the lo‘i if needed. Other people seem to do that same thing at that lo‘i. I don’t

G ivingby Jan TenBruggencate

know who the oth-ers are. I’ve never met any of them. But we have this unspoken, unwritten, completely voluntary relationship. I take care, you take care, and we are both taken care of. It is taking, but also giving. When I give ba-nana to the neighbor up the street, it’s not that I expect mango back. What I get back is a healthier commu-nity, a sense of satis-faction, the blessing of somebody saying, “Eh,

thanks.” In some way—and this is a cold way of looking at it—it’s in-surance. Giving cre-ates obligation. If I’m ever stuck alongside the road with a blow-out, or caught a dollar short at the grocery store, that neighbor is likely to help. But it’s probably preferable—and feels better—not to think of it that way. It’s about making the world a friendlier place. Indeed, it doesn’t need to be a neighbor.

It can be a stranger. Some folks call this kind of giving “ran-dom acts of kindness.” Someone with an armful of groceries drops a pen, pick it up for them. Someone left their car lights on, call out and tell them. A movie a few years back talked about pay-ing it forward. There are some TV ads air-ing lately that pro-mote the same theme. Somebody gives you something, does you a favor, helps you out...you respond by doing something nice for someone entirely dif-ferent. That, too, builds community. But this is nothing new.

When a high school football player goes on to play in college, doesn’t quite make the pro leagues, but comes home and coaches a new generation of kids—that’s what he’s doing. When a longtime church member agrees to chair the church fundraising commit-tee—that’s what she’s doing. When a couple of veteran canoe paddlers give tips to high school paddlers—that’s that they’re doing.Except, here we don’t call it paying forward. We call it giving back. For people doing this kind of giving, the sat-isfaction can occasion-

ally fade. But there’s nothing that can help make it worthwhile like affirmation: “I know you’re spending a lot of time on this. It’s good work you’re doing. Thanks.” Even the “thank you” is a gift. It’s a ran-dom act of kindness. It is another form of giv-ing back. Jan TenBruggencate is an author and the former science writer for The Honolulu Ad-vertiser. He operates a communications com-pany, Island Strategy LLC. He serves on the board of the Kaua’i Is-land Utility Coopera-tive and on the County Charter Review Com-mission.

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Grass-Fed Beef is the Healthier Choice!!By Carrie Brennan, N.D.

We are so lucky to live on Kaua‘i where we have locally raised grass-fed beef! All beef is not created equal. The cow’s diet has an enormous influence on the nutritional quality of its products. There is a huge difference between grass-fed beef and grain-fed beef, which is what is found in most grocery stores. Cows are ruminants, which mean they are meant to eat grass, and when they do, they are healthier overall.

Once upon a time, cows were only raised on grass in a pas-ture, as nature intended. Then in about the mid-1900s, in-dustrialized farming began and that’s when cows began to be fed grain, primarily corn, in order to fatten them up faster. Since their bodies are not able to easily digest corn, many negative health effects occur. The most notable is the growth of E. Coli 0157:H7, which can cause very serious health effects in humans and even lead to death when ingested meat is contaminated with this bacteria.

Grass-fed beef is nutritionally superior to grain-fed beef. It is low-er in calories and in saturated fat, but higher in “good” omega 3 fatty acids. Specifically, it has at least double the healthy omega 3 fatty acids, which are necessary for the function of every cell in our body, are anti-inflammatory, and have many positive health effects, most notably on the cardiovascular system. Grass-fed beef has more antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, like vitamin E, beta carotene, and B vitamins. It has much higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid, a healthy fat that has been shown to help in weight loss and is a potential cancer fighter.

In addition, grass-fed beef does not contain the added hormones that are given to grain-fed beef in order to increase their weight. These hormones can disrupt human hormone balance, for exam-ple being linked to early puberty in girls and possibly even breast cancer in older women.

If you include beef as a protein source in your diet, as a naturopathic physician, I urge you to switch to grass-fed beef to better your health.  Our local economy can be supported in the process. Here on Kaua‘i, it can be bought at the Wailua Country Sore, Kojima’s, the Chevron Station in Princeville, Sueoka’s, and Ishihara markets.

Dr. Carrie Brennan is a naturopathic physician who educates her patients on healthy dietary choices as part of her private practice in Kapaa. She can be reached at 652-7581.

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The Festival of Lights, featuring the beautiful handmade decorations created by Josie Chansky and other artisans showcased in a bright and

colorful display at the Historic County Building, will be open daily through December 24. Free. Call 639-8564. See story on page 31 for more about Josie Chansky's art.

Claus and Santa — aka Dr. and Mrs. William Bodenstab — flank Elizabeth Freeman, who saved the orna-ments that sparked the origin of the Festival of Lights now in its 15th year at the Historic County Building. Archival photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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Wheels and Deals

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Up to 5 quarts of oil. Diesel engines and European Models excluded. (Synthetic oil extra). Price plus tax and shop fees. Includes complementary 120 day road side assistance and a carwash. This is a Saturday only special. Free shuttle in the Lihue area. Please call for details and an appointment.

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We Do: Air Conditioning, Brakes, Lubrication, General Repair and Safety Checks. We service BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Volkswagen and Land Rover. Voted the Best Auto Repair on Kaua‘i. We take pride in our work and offer the best possible prices. Open Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm. Closed 12:30 to 1:30pm for lunch.

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5 Day Buy Back and 5 Year Warranty. The VENOM is a Clean, Mean Bushcutter Machine and M. Kawamura’s has a variety to choose from. Put a MARUYAMA under the Christmas tree HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Kawamura Ohana to your Ohana. May all your Holiday gift giving be this easy!

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‘Tis the season to head to Garden Island Motorsports, where you can get great deals during the Honda’s Gifts that Go sales event. For the family that wants to ride, head to Garden Island Motorsports today for special deals—Honda C-R-F dirtbikes. Get there fast before these deals are done. Get 1.99% FIXED APR or $300 Bonus BUCKS on select models now through December 31, 2011.

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Where Kauai Shops for Bamboo

HOLIDAY GIFT SALE!Many new gift and accessory items!

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4-1388 Kuhio Hwy in Old Kapaa Town Open Monday thru Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-4

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Bring your broken or unused jewelry for free quotations and immediate payment. We’ll pay even

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Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School ‘Ukulele Band and Chorus has their “roadie sked” for December and it’s a busy one. With performances and their CD release of Christmas songs, there are plenty of ways to support this school’s music program. Show up. Buy a $5 CD. Here’s the sked: Dec 3 & 10, CKMD Craft Fairs, CD sales, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., school cafeteria, chorus booth; Dec. 3, same site as above, Chorus performs at 11 a.m.; Dec. 13, Winter Concert, 6:30 p.m., CKMS Playcourt, CD Sales and performance by band, plus ‘ukulele band plus chorus; Scotty’s Music in Kala-heo anytime, starting in early December; Kaua‘i Music and Sound anytime, starting early December. Concerts are free, donations gratefully accepted.

Chiefess Kamakahelei ‘Ukulele Band. Photo by Kevin Matsunaga

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Most Kaua‘i residents know about the autumn “fall-out” of Newell’s Shearwater (‘A‘o) youngsters that happens between Sept. 15 and Dec. 15. annually. The black and white ‘A’o are rare, native seabirds that nest in burrows in the mountains of Kaua‘i. Another less-rare shearwater, the grayish Wedge-tailed Shearwater, also nests on Kaua‘i. Each mated shearwater pair lays one egg, and if they are lucky, raise one chick each year. When the chicks first leave their burrows at night to fly to the ocean to feed on squid and fish, they are called “fledglings”. On cloudy or low-moonlight nights, fledglings can get disoriented by bright lights and fall to the ground before reaching the ocean, or are re-attracted back inland. Shearwaters are awkward on land. They are designed to live at sea swimming, diving and flying. If you find one on the ground away from their nesting colony, gently pick it up with a towel and place in a box with holes. Take it to the nearest fire station or call the Save Our Shearwater (SOS) Program at Kaua‘i Humane Society; 632-0610 ext. 109 or the hotline, 635-5117. The SOS Program will band and release them or rehabilitate them. So far this season over 110 ‘A’o have already been rescued by the caring public. Keep up the good work, Kaua‘i!

2011 Mid-Season Shearwater “Fall-out” Report

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Pets & Pet Supplies

Furry Friends Need Fun, Too: How to Keep Your Pet  Happy and Active• Move it! Healthy adult dogs need at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise twice a day.

Jogging, swimming and playing at the dog park are all great ways to burn excess energy.

• Engage in structured games, like fetch and tug-of-war—they're not only great exercise but also teach your pet impulse control and strengthen the bond between you.

• Keep your dog occupied when he's home alone by giving him a food-stuffed puzzle toy, or some tasty chew toys.

• Like their canine counterparts, cats also need plenty of aerobic exercise. Get kitty fit with rousing play sessions, such as chase and fetch with furry toys, small balls or toy mice.

• Encourage your cat's favorite home alone activities, including bird watching, exploring paper bags or boxes, watching cat videos or spending time in secure outdoor enclosures.

• Teach your cat new tricks! Felines are quick studies and can learn practical skills like coming when called, sitting up, rolling over and even using the toilet

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KAUA'I Chamber of Commerce" Working Together to Make a Difference"

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5:30 p.m., Registration, No-host cocktails and Silent Auction

6:30 p.m., Membership Meeting, Dinner and some Dancing!

Board Installation by the Honorable Judge Trudy Senda

Picture Taking with Aloha Santa

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Come Check us Out!Growing Greens Nursery

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The Holiday season is here—and with that comes the joys of holiday decorating, preparing holiday meals and parties, and making your gift list and checking it twice. All that economic activity makes a big impact on the island, so this year consider celebrating local style and supporting our local farmers and businesses this season with your holiday dollars when you decorate, feast, gift give and celebrate! Here are a few tips to get you started:

Kaua‘i Made

Holiday Gift Guide

Kaua‘i Grown

Holiday DecoratingTis the season! Locally grown trees and harvested wreaths are hot items every year, so look for them early. Call your nursery and ask about Norfolk Pine trees—the original Hawaii Christmas tree—this year. Liz Ronaldson of Growing Greens will be visiting the Kaua‘i Community Market with her Hawaiian XMAS trees and poinsettias first week in December.

For other decorating ideas, Holiday tropicals in vibrant reds, or-anges, pinks and greens can offer a special tropical touch to your home and can be sent to friends or relatives. Websites like www.kauaiflowers.com specialize in this service.

For holiday ornaments check out the variety of local craft fairs over the month… many of them are hand crafted and hand sewn mementoes of Kaua‘i. Try Rambutan and other tropical fruits in baskets for hospitality gifts and centerpieces.

Kaua‘i Made & Kaua‘i Grown Holiday Market & CelebrationKaua‘i Made & Kaua‘i Grown are teaming up again this year to host an annual Holiday Market & Craft Fair on celebrating all that is grown and made locally to purchase for the holidays. For the second year, the weekly market at Kaua‘i Community College will be expanded into an all day holiday event the weekend before XMAS. Besides the mix of farm fresh produce, flowers, Kaua‘i Grown food items, the market expands to include local and Kaua‘i Made gift items, jewelry, décor and holiday treats. This year the event will include more holiday hula and local entertainment from community groups around the island plus demos by KCC Culinary. Join in the fun, December 17th, 9am to 3pm. Visit www.kauaicommunitymarket.org for or details view our ad inside.

Friday December 2nd Kaua‘i Museum Christmas Craft Fair in Lihue, 10am—9pm Same day as “Lights on Rice” parade starting at 6:30pm.

Saturday, December 3rd Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Craft Fair, 8:30am-1:30pm

Saturday December 10th Koloa Elementary School Craft Fair, 8am-12pm Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Craft Fair, 8:30am-1:30pm

Saturday, December 17th Kaua‘i Made/Kaua‘i Grown Holiday Market & Fair at KCC, 9am-3pm Waimea Christmas Parade , 6pm to 8pm (merchants stay open late that evening)

Local Festivals & Craft FairsLocal holiday festivals like the Waimea Town Holiday Parade and Lights on Rice are a great place to find gifts and exchange holiday cheer. Craft fairs take place around the island during the month of December and help to support local artisans, as well as local non profits. Check out www.kauaifestivals.com and local calendar sections for more details. Here are a few to get you started:

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Must Have Kid’s Clothing!

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Hawaiian Style Cookingby Rhonda Lizama

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Gifting Kaua‘i Style For great gifts and mementos, Kaua‘i is home to many indus-trious and talented crafters, sewers, artists and artisans. This is a chance to share Kaua‘i with friends off island, pick a creative stocking stuffer for colleagues, or to select a custom memento for your family or sweetheart.

The County’s Kaua‘i Made program web site— w w w.kauaimade.net—is a great place to start shop-ping. The site is broken down into categories to help you find what you’re looking for (useful with more than 100 items to pe-ruse) and includes product pro-ducers as well as retailers where these items can be found.

There you can find:

•Apparel and Accessories

•Arts, Publications & Music

•Crafts & Heritage

•Food & Floral

•Gifts & Miscellaneous

•Health and Beauty

• Jewelry

Some products are widely dis-tributed on island, but you can also discover “finds” and unique items that can only be found at a particular shop or craft fair, or by contacting the product maker directly. Every product you’ll find on the site was made or crafted on Kaua‘i, by the people of Kaua‘i. Each year new products are considered for the program, making this a great reference to find what’s new.

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Holiday Foods & FeastingWhen it comes to holiday feast-ing, besides the grocery specials, this is a great time to check out what’s happening at Kaua‘i’s diverse and plentiful farm-ers markets. You can now find a farmers market almost every day of the week on Kaua‘i—visit www.kauaigrown.org for a complete directory of farmers markets.

Farmers markets are a great place to find the freshest in-gredients for holiday meals, often picked that morning or the day before, and sometimes with better prices depending on what’s in season. You can find carrots, beets, squash, long beans, kale, eggplant, cucum-ber, arugula and other seasonal greens as well as bananas, pa-payas, avocados, and a variety of citrus.

More markets now offer value added products like coffee, spices, dressings, honey, farm fresh eggs, mac nuts as well as pies, fresh bread and other baked goods in addition to pro-duce. Kaua‘i Culinary Market (Wednesdays at the Shops at Kukuiula, 4pm to 6pm) and Kaua‘i Community Market at KCC (Saturdays 9:30am to 1pm) offer a range of food and gift items in addition to fresh produce as well as Hanalei Market on Saturdays (9:30am to noon), the new Sunday Market in Kealia (11am to 4pm) and Tues-days at Coconut Marketplace (9am to noon).

Incorporating local items is a fun way to spice up traditional holiday meals. Have you ever tried Swiss Chard gratin, or using Kabocha squash in your pump-kin soup recipe? Salty Wahine offers a rainbow of Hawaiian salts and spices as well as turkey

brines for the holidays. Kunana Dairy Goat cheese is a perennial favorite, they also offer dress-ings, honeys, cookies and other baked goods as well as goat milk body products. Hawaii’s traditional sweets like kulolo and mochii can be found at Hanalei Taro & Juice Co as well as taro hummus and lau lau.

Ask for local items when you dine or shop, such as local beef

from Princeville Ranch. Spe-cialty stores like Aunty Lilikoi’s in Waimea Town Kauai Nut Roasters In Hanalei and and Koloa Rum in Lihue are great places to shop for hospitality gifts and presents that offer that taste of Kaua‘i. Can you say lilikoi pie and rum cake? Be the hit of the party with a fresh baked con-fection by Cakes by Kristin.

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The perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list. Donʻt forget to treat yourself too!

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ENTER TO WIN a fabulous din-ner for four by this year’s Kaua‘i Coffee Celebrity Chef Cookoff for Charity winner, Chef Ka-hau Manzo from Nanea at Wes-tin Princeville. All recipes to be entered by December 12th.

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that are at least 50% Kaua‘i Grown. Recipes will be shared online, in print and at the Kaua‘i Made/Kaua‘i Grown Holiday Market and Celebration on De-cember 17th!

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Pick up a form at Kaua‘i Com-munity Market at KCC Saturdays, 9:30am-1pm or submit online at www.kauaigrown.org

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Making a difference in our community

Awards & Installation BanquetJanuary 28, 2012 (Saturday)

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Awards & Installation BanquetJanuary 28, 2012 (Saturday)

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Serving authentic Italian food in a casual family friendly atmosphere. All our sauces are homemade. Our Pizza and Calzones are made the traditional Napolitano Way. Thin Crust, of course! Come experience what Pizza should look and taste like. Indoor/Outdoor seating - BYOB - 10% Kama‘aina discount for all Kauai residents. Open: Sun -Thur 11a - 9p Fri & Sat 11a - 10p

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Our Premium Ice Creams are created from the world’s finest ingredients. From around the world, like Guava and Macadamia Nuts, Pineapple, Mango, Kona Coffee, and Coconut just to name a few, and all of them sweetened with the natural taste of pure cane sugar. Lappert’s Ice Cream is classified as “Super Premium” which means it is the smoothest, richest tasting Ice Cream money can buy.

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Island ActivitiesRing a bell, be an angel

Increase your holiday spirit by giving generously of your time. Find a couple of hours to give to good causes, whether you’re a resident or a visitor here for the holidays. One way is through the Kaua‘i Salvation Army. They’re looking for Christmas elves wishing to make Christmas a little brighter for everyone on Kaua‘i. The Salvation Army needs volunteer bell ringers island wide. Those familiar red kettles will be out from Friday, Novem-ber 25 through Friday, Decem-ber 24. Red kettle donations pro-vide Christmas dinners, cloth-ing and toys for families in need. Financial assistance also helps with basic necessities, along with seasonal aid. If you’d like to help the Sal-vation Army, call Maj. Mario Reyes at the Lihu‘e Corps Office at 245-2571 or Lt. Sarah Smuda at the Hanapepe Corps Office at 335-5441. Or you can be an angel! It’s easy—just shop, but for some-one else. Salvation Army Angel Trees will be located at WalMart and Kmart from Friday, November 25 to Wednesday, December 14. Take an Angel Tag off the tree and you’ll find the first name, age, sex, sizes and items that a needy keiki through age 12, or needy seniors would like to receive. Go inside, purchase the new gifts and return them to the tree where you selected your Angel Tag. No need to wrap your gifts—Santa’s elves will take care of that for you!

Zontians Dimples Kano and Marlene Greer support the Salvation Army by bell ringing at the Red Kettle in front of WalMart.

by Katie Beer

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But somehow, infor-mation about SACH gets out and some drive hours and wait all day in line to see a team of cardiologists and trainees from oth-er countries that hold screenings. Lewis, who is get-ting only positive feed-back from all sources, says “Sabrina” is a way to educate an entire community about the disease and the SACH program, and that the book can be used as bibliotherapy to help children express them-selves and  cope with all kinds of medical is-

sues in their own fami-lies. Heart disease is also prevalent in Hawai‘i. When Lewis read “Sabrina” to students at Kahili Adventist School, one student shared that her cousin had a hole in her heart like Sabrina. Take it from Lewis, who has lectured to over 30,000 students, teachers, parents and grandparents, when she says people like a good story that in-spires. This one has it all—human interest, international coopera-tion and more.

Sabrina’s beginning As inspiring as the

story of SACHS and “Sabrina” is, so is Lewis’ revelatory path that led to the book, the idea for which grew from a request of a teacher who asked Lewis to take informa-tion from one of her innovative technology presentations and turn it into a scientific lit-eracy lesson. “I decided to write a story of fiction based on SACH,” says Lewis. Two weeks later we had a session and I read the rough draft to teachers in a workshop and you could hear a pin drop. “Probably 50 teach-ers said, ‘When can I share the story with my class?’”

Lewis says she is not a scientist, nor a physi-cian nor a teacher, but rather, a researcher, writer and speaker on cutting-edge innova-tions in science and technology at school assemblies, teacher workshops, and to na-tional organizations. A stay-at-home mom for 15 years—her two sons are now grown—her background was in economics and ac-counting. Science and technology were sim-ply two words in the dictionary. She began volunteer-ing in the public school system in Los Ange-les when her two sons were in grade school. One of the teachers she volunteered with was interested in Lewis finding cool innova-tions in science and technology to present to the class. With no background in either, Lewis got googling. “When I googled “innovations,” a lot of the time, I’d get Isra-el—I was fascinated,” she says. She realized she had a science literacy pro-gram emerging and got a grant from the Jewish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles and individuals in-terested in promoting STEM education, i.e., integrating science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics. Lewis became more and more fascinated

that this tiny nation of Israel that was 63 per-cent desert and home to only 7 million peo-ple from 70 different countries delivered the goods regularly. Early on, says Lewis, “The founders of Israel realized they had to educate their people, that the people would be their nation’s great-est natural resource.” She visited Israel once in 1999 and says she would like to re-turn. “It’s an amazing place mixing ancient with new,” she says. “You can touch a 3,000 year-old stone wall and go out for modern nightlife and to coffee bars. Lewis says, “I’m not a scientist, not a teach-er, I’m a motivational speaker in science and technology. I use Israel as a model, but children can research what’s going on in the U.S. and Hawai‘i.” “Sabrina” has been nominated for the Be’chol Lashon Media Awards in the Chil-

dren’s Book category and was recognized as a finalist in the Chil-dren’s Books category at the 2010 San Fran-cisco Writer’s Confer-ence. Lewis is scheduled to read her book on February 21 at Island School in Puhi, in an-ticipation of an April “Hoops for Heart” event, part of a nation-wide event sponsored by American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Edu-cation, Recreation and Dance. You can read more about Lewis and her book at www.wen-dylewisbooks.com/in-terview.html and you can purchase the book at the Wilcox Hos-pital Gift Shop, Talk Story Bookstore in Hanapepe, or online through Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If you would like to invite Lewis to your school, please feel free to send her an email at [email protected].

Sabrinafrom page 10

On December 31, the Po‘ipu Beach Resort Association will pres-ent a dramatic fireworks display from 9:30 to 10 p.m. at Po‘ipu Beach Park. Free. Call 742-7444.

Archival photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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A chance meeting with an architect on Maui led Julian Ruppert, sole owner of Bamboo Works, Inc. in Kapa‘a, to what was to become his love and his liveli-hood —bamboo. It was about 1995. Ruppert was living in a jungle in Huelo and within eyeshot was a patch of bamboo. The property owner invit-ed him to use it. “I always thought it would be cool to work with bamboo, and I built a gazebo,” he says. By chance, an ar-chitect saw Ruppert’s gazebo and asked if Ruppert would like to

build some fabricated bamboo kit houses. Over the years, Rup-pert built 17 of them. He was hooked on the plant that many think is a tree, but is in fact, the largest mem-ber of the grass family.

Today, his store is filled with things bam-boo, ranging from building supplies to high-end furni-ture; from shoe racks to bamboo T-shirts and even to bamboo paintings. Shelves are laden with bamboo

boxes, bamboo xylo-phones, bamboo cut-ting boards shaped as musical instruments, Hawaiian sea turtles, pineapples and surf-boards. All of it comes from his frequent travels—

this year alone, he’s been to China, Viet-nam, Thailand and the Philippines. And while approximately 80 per-cent of the items in his showroom are made of bamboo, he includes a few other things as well, such as coin purs-

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A life in bambooby Anne E. O’Malley

es made from coconut shells and adorned with painted octopus-es, dolphins and more. The most challeng-ing aspect of his busi-ness, he says, is chang-ing with the times. Located for seven years in a 3,000 sq.

Julian Rupert. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

ft. showroom at the Kaua‘i Design Center, also in Kapa‘a, Bam-boo Works, Inc. shift-ed when the economy took a downturn, forc-ing a move three years ago to his present loca-tion. “Moving from a big

location where I had a lot of furniture, I had to change, diversify, go into a smaller space with more tourist traf-fic and change with the times,” says Rup-pert. “I always wanted

see Bamboo page 28

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Family Fun Kaua‘i Style

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a main street location, and when this space come up, I took it.” He downsized to 550 sq. ft., and then, when the bay next door to him became available, he expanded to 1,100 sq. ft. Looking ahead, he says, “I think the furniture was a cool aspect of the business, and I hope to get space to showcase more fur-niture. A lot of facto-ries I work with [in

Asia] have cool items.” What sets his busi-ness apart from others, he says, is, “I think of it as niche. We focus on bamboo. “I got inspired by its renewable qualities and all the different things it can make. It’s awesome when you think of the planet and how we have to get to more renewable things. “I saw so many things bamboo is used for in my trav-els in Asia—for food,

musical instruments, clothing, furniture—I wanted to show that to other people, promote awareness of its great aspects.” “I try to get all natu-ral items, for example, rugs from seagrass and hyacinth, all from re-newable resources. I travel and select a lot of items myself, you will see them in my showroom.” The most rewarding part of his work, he be-lieves is the things he’s designed from bam-

boo. He has about 100 bamboo plants around his home, represent-ing approximately 30 different species, just waiting to become something. As the holidays approach, Ruppert points out that more gift items will be com-ing in. “A lot of our old cus-tomers say we wish you would add more furniture, but they also like the fact that it’s a great place to shop for the holidays. We have

lots of things like a ce-ramic tea set with wo-ven bamboo handles, bamboo pens…”—the list goes on. Plans for the future include expanding the space, continue trav-eling and continue getting cool products. Ruppert says, “I want it to be ever changing.” Asked how he mea-sures his success, Rup-pert replies, “I guess by happiness, right? How happy you are doing what you’re doing?”

Bamboo Works, Inc. is located at 4-1388 Kuhio Highway in Kapa‘a. Hours are Monday through Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 821-8688; email [email protected] or visit online at bambooworks.com

Bamboofrom page 27

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It is often said that health is your great-est wealth. During the holiday season we seem to buy into other expressions of wealth rather than health, by overeating, over drinking, and buying a lot of stuff that has little to do with living well. Rather than overeat-ing, over drinking and having huge parties, why not eat healthily throughout this giving season, drink mod-erately and hang out with the people that really add something to your life? These three funda-mentals give the gift of health. There’s just one more component that’s easy to add—exercise. New Year’s resolu-tions are just around the corner, and usu-ally, No. 1 is, “I’ve got to lose some weight and get fit.” Many peo-ple give each other or themselves a piece of exercise equipment or buy a gym member-ship in January when all the sales are on—and leave them in the box. A strategic way of going about giving yourself the fitness makeover is to hire an expert who knows the best, fastest, and safest

Gift yourself with fitnessby Jane Riley

way to deal with your individual case and can show you how to get in shape and stay there! I work with individ-

uals—their particular likes, dislikes, sched-ule concerns, lifestyle constraints and health issues. We strategize a program that will suc-ceed because we con-sidered these factors. We’ll evaluate your aerobic fitness, strength, power, flex-ibility, balance, ab-dominal strength and proportions and take your Body Mass Index.

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Jane Riley demonstrating Pilates. Photo courtesy Jane Riley

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21Josie Chansky isn’t with us any more, but she’s left a legacy — the Christmas décor you can see this December inside the newly-re-stored Kaua‘i Historic County Building every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through De-cember 24. Last year, although the Christmas lights were on around the park outside the build-ing, the building itself was dark as it went through extensive renovation and res-toration. This year, the lights will be back on inside with the Chansky collection on view as well as the “Santa’s Gone Kau-aian” creations crafted

Festival of LightsJosie Chansky’s folk art started itby Anne E. O’Malley

Elizabeth Freeman (l) with Auntie Josie Chansky (r) in 2006. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

by Festival of Lights volunteers. Chansky’s collec-tion grew because she couldn’t help herself. From the late 1950s onward, she was com-pelled to turn trash into Christmas trea-sure and, with her husband, Joe Chansky, turn their home into a holiday spectacle of light outside and Josie’s folk art inside. First on O‘ahu and then later in Kapa‘a, thousands of people stood outside their home each year, enjoying the lights, ooh-ing and ah-ing and waiting to see the treasures inside. On Friday, Decem-ber 2, for the 15th year, Chansky’s spectacular

collection that began with throw-away items like IBM punch cards crafted into imagina-tive decorations and sprayed gold, goes on display. But wait—there’s more. One woman’s fascination with Christmas creations is now the centerpiece of an entire island tradi-tion — the Festival of Lights. Thousands of lights wrap around trees on the lawn outside the Historic County Building on Rice Street and frame the build-ing’s exterior. see Festival page 32

On Sunday, December 18, Kumu Hula Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza and Na Hula O Kaohikukap-ulani will present their 26th Annual Holiday Hula Christmas Celebration with Christmas music, hula, costumes, a silent auction, baked goods and bento foods, a Christmas ornament contest, and a Disneyland/Las Vegas Get-away drawing, at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Doors open at 5 p.m.; performance starts at 6 p.m. Tickets $15/advance; $20/ door. Call 335-6466.Archival photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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How Chansky got hooked

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. In the case of the Chan-skys, the acorn began sprouting over a half century ago on O‘ahu, when the Chanskys just wanted to deco-rate trees and shrubs outside their home. “I started to deco-rate, not realizing I would come to a point where I would make my own decorations the following year,” Chansky told this writer several years ago, “I started to pick up things that were discarded and I put them together and be-fore you know it, every piece was such a beau-tiful thing and had such beautiful lights.” Chansky would see something on the ground and tell her-self it was rubbish, but her creative self said no, treasure, so she’d

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pick it up and visualize what she was going to do with it. “By the time I was done, it turned out to be a beautiful piece,” she says. “I thought the outside was so nice, why not do the inside?” She made chande-liers from wire coat hangers. She trans-formed egg cartons, condiment cups, pull tabs from soft drink cans, flash cubes and more into wreaths, tree and table decora-tions.

Chansky said, “By the time we finished and turned the lights on, people would be knocking at the door, [saying] ‘May we come in?’” They came in twos and threes, and be-fore long, thousands were coming to see the Chansky’s fabulous decorations. “Every year, I would add on and add on, and my husband would say, ‘You don’t know when to stop,’” said Chan-sky. “I said we’re doing

Wreath made from egg cartons. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

this for the love of God and the joy it brings to children’s eyes and fac-es, so I went on and on, and we moved back to Kaua‘i and continued.” When the Chan-skys moved here--Josie Chansky’s island of birth — she said, “I had to make more things because when I came to Kaua‘i, I had a bigger yard and had to make more decora-tions.” Where did she come up with decoration ideas?

“The Lord,” said Chansky. “He is num-ber one. He gives me the idea. “I don’t know what I’m going to do. As I start making things, it comes out so pretty.”

Chansky’s collection almost disappeared

After Chansky’s hus-band died, she stopped adding to the collec-tion that is now in the county’s hands. It was fun, she said, and they did it “for the love of God and chil-dren. We didn’t get tired and enjoyed ev-ery moment of it and when we turned on the light, oh, what a beau-tiful sight. “Some people would come special just over-night [from O‘ahu] to see my decorations over here.” Now you can see it, too. Through Decem-ber 24, the Kaua‘i His-toric County building

will be open Fridays through Sundays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to view the Chansky collection and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Tending the collec-tion behind the scenes is Elizabeth Freeman, who early on discov-ered Chansky’s trea-sures when she took her young son to see the Chansky house decorations in Kapa’a. In 1996, Freeman ran into Auntie Josie at the Big Save in Kapa’a, when Josie shared that her husband Joe had passed away and that she was no longer go-ing to put up her dis-play and in fact she was going to sell it all at an upcoming garage sale.

A collection for the people

Saddened by the po-tential loss of such a splendid Kaua‘i tradi-tion, Freeman went to that sale with the intention of buying

see Festival page 33

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much of the collection and donating it to the County. She rescued a large part of the collec-tion from oblivion — to the tune of several thousand dollars. Freeman took the collection to then-Mayor Maryanne Kusaka, telling her, “These belong to the people.” With sup-port from the County Council, the Historic County Building was chosen as the perfect site for the display. Mayor Kusaka asked Freeman if she would put up the display, a task Freeman took to heart. As an artist, de-signer and art director, Freeman lent her talent and vision to creating the Festival of Lights and 15 years later it’s become a much-loved Kaua‘i tradition all its own. In 2003, a volunteer committee founded Friends of the Festival of Lights to help per-petuate the festival for generations to come.

Genuine folk art

Says Freeman, who considers the Chansky collection folk art, “It’s based on the fact that I’ve visited the Smith-sonian Folk Art col-lection and other folk

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Centerpiece crafted from seedpods. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

art collections across the country where I’ve seen very high levels of workmanship and craftsmanship. One of my goals is to get one of Mrs. Chansky’s pieces into the Smith-sonian; a long-term goal would be to do a book on this.” The collection does not remain static. Much like museum restoration it must be refreshed and re-paired by volunteers, an investment of time and talent. And since the Festival of Lights opened in 1997, Free-man has invited is-land artisans to create new decorations in the Auntie Josie style

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of trash to treasure — decorations that reflect the “Santa’s Gone Kau-aian” theme. “I had the idea two years ago of making ornaments out of re-cycled plastic water bottles,” says Freeman. “I created a dozen samples and took the idea to the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at Kaua‘i High School. “They ran with the idea and made beauti-ful decorations called Aloha Recycled Trea-sures that in 2010 adorned the tree in Sen. Daniel Inouye’s office in Washington, D.C. This is the first year those decora-tions will be seen on island, and will grace our nine-foot featured tree inside the Historic County Building.” For information, call Elizabeth Freeman at 639-8564 or send an email to [email protected].

Kaua‘i Sings! Christmas in New York, a cabaret-style musical evening, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kilohana Luau Pavilion on Friday, December 17. Cash bar and food for sale, proceeds benefit Malama Pono Health Services. Tickets $20/advance; $15/students; $25/door Call 246-9577.

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Clyde Fujikawa, taro farmer and judge of the contest for the largest taro at a former Kalo Festival. Archival photo by Anne E. O’Malley

Kalo Festival The Kaua‘i Cho-rale will present its annual concert titled “Sing Noel” on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Com-munity College Performing Arts Center; and on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. at the St. Regis Hotel in Princeville. Tickets are $8/advance; $5/stu-dents; $10/door. Call Wes Cronk at 332-9356.Kaua‘i Chorale. Photo by Kay Koike

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DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Friday, Dec. 2 Kaua‘i Museum’s Christmas craft fair, with a large selec-tion of locally-produced crafts and a bake and pre-serves sale, will open at 11 a.m. and continue through 8 p.m. Free. Call 245-6931.

Friday, Dec. 2 The annual Lights on Rice holiday parade will start at 6 p.m. and proceed along Rice Street in Lihu‘e, ending at the Historic County Building with a tree and holiday deco-rations lighting ceremony. Free. Call 639-6571.

Friday, Dec. 2-31 The Festival of Lights, featur-ing the beautiful handmade decorations created by Josie Chansky and other artisans showcased in a bright and colorful display at the His-toric County Building, will be open daily through Decem-ber. Free. Call 639-8564.

Saturday, Dec. 3 The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay's Annual Black & White Ball will begin at 6 p.m. at the St. Regis in Princeville. Call 826-6892; or order online at hanaleirotary.org

Sunday, Dec. 4 A golf tournament benefit-ting Leadership Kaua‘i will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Puakea Golf Course in Lihu‘e. $125 per person. Call 246-8727.

Friday-Sunday, Dec. 9-11 Waipa and Limahuli Garden and Preserve will present a Kalo Festival, with movies and

a kalo dish potluck at 6 Friday night; a ho‘olauea with food and craft booths, entertain-ment, contests, keiki activities, lo‘i tours and kalo workshops from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day; and a workshop on taro varieties, followed by tastings and a lunchtime pa‘ina from 9 a.m. to 12:30 on Sunday. The Friday and Saturday events will be at Waipa and the Sunday workshop at Limahuli. Admission to the ho‘olaulea is $3 adults and $1 keiki under 12; other events are free. Call 826-9969.

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Saturday, Dec. 10 The Sierra Club will lead a strenuous 8-mile hike along Kalepa Ridge on the east-side, with sweeping coastal and valley views along the ridge, which continues the Nounou (Sleeping Giant) range from Wailua River to Hanama‘ulu. Call Misha Mintcheff at 246-6168.

Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 10-11 “Sing Noel,” the annual Kaua‘i Chorale coincert will take place on Saturday, Dec.

10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Community College Perform-ing Arts Center; and on Sun-day, Dec.11 at 5 p.m. at the St, Regis Hotel in Princeville. Tickets are $8/advance; $5/students; $10/door. Call Wes Cronk at 332-9356.

Monday, Dec. 12 The Sierra Club will lead an hour-long clean up of its adopted highway, a 2-mile stretch of Waimea Canyon Road. Call Bob Nishek at 346-0476.

Saturday, Dec. 17 The annual Audubon holiday bird count, offering volunteers a chance to see rare birds and walk in the forests of Koke‘e, will start at the Koke‘e Museum. Call 335-9975 to register.

Saturday, Dec. 17 A holiday craft fair, with baked goods, books, used household items, live music and a Santa photo booth, is set for 9 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. at the West Kaua‘i Visitors and Techology Center in Waimea. Free. Call 338-1332.

Saturday, Dec. 17 The annual Waimea Christmas Parade, with light displays and a parade along Kaumuali‘i Highway, will begin at 6 p.m., followed by musical entertain-ment and treats provided by local merchants. Free. Call 241-6500.

Saturday, Dec. 17 Kaua‘i Sings! Christmas in New York, a cabaret-style musical evening, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kilohana Luau Pavilion. Cash bar and food for sale, proceeds benefit Malama Pono Health Services. Tickets $20/advance; $15/students; $25/door Call 246-9577.

Sunday, Dec. 18 The Sierra Club will lead a moderate 4-mile public hike along the southside’s Maha‘ulepu coastline, with stunning views and a visit to the sinkhole/cave archeologi-cal site. Call Allan Rachap at 212-3108.

Sunday, Dec. 18 Kumu Hula Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza and Na Hula O Kao-hikukapulani will present

their 26th Annual Holiday Hula Christmas Celebration with Christmas music, hula, costumes, a silent auction, baked goods and bento foods, a Christmas ornament contest, and a Disneyland/Las Vegas Get-away drawing, at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Doors open at 5 p.m.; performance starts at 6 p.m. Tickets $15/advance; $20/ door. Call 335-6466.

Sunday, Dec. 18 Kumu Hula Leilani Rivera Low and Halau Hula o Leilani will present a Christmas hula con-cert, with music, colorful cos-tumes, Tahitian dance, Ni‘ihau musicians and more, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kaua‘i War Me-morial Convention Hall. Local crafts and gifts will be sold in the lobby from 5 p.m. Advance tickets $20 adults and $10 for keiki; $5 higher at the door. Call 651-0682.

Saturday, Dec. 31 The Po‘ipu Beach Resort Asso-ciation will present a dramatic fireworks display from 9:30 to 10 p.m. at Poipu Beach Park. Free. Call 742-7444.

Ongoing

Music

Slack Key Concerts Doug and Sandy McMaster offer Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts at 4 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Sundays at the Hanalei Family

Community Center, and from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturdays at Children of the Land Center in the Kauai Village Shopping Center in Kapa‘a. Tickets $20; $15 for seniors and keiki. For reservations, call 826-1469. To buy tickets on line, visit www.McMasterSlackKey.com.

Latin, Jazz and Love Songs Michael Ruff, Kirk Smart and Elijah perform original Latin, R&B, jazz and love songs from 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays, with half-price drinks and small plates, at 22º North in Kilo-hana, 3-2087 Kaumuali‘i Hwy, Lihu‘e. Call 245-9593.

Music by Millicent Millicent Cummings performs her original music from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday nights at Infigos in the Pali Ke Kua condominium complex, 5300 Ka Haku Rd., Princeville. Call 651-1090.

Country Music Billy Paul performs country music at 7 p.m. Fridays at Ka-laheo Steak & Ribs Saloon on Papalina Street. Call 332-4444 or 634-8001.

Larry Rivera Show Larry Rivera performs his clas-sic Love & Aloha show from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Cafe Portofino on Kalapaki Bay, Lihu‘e. Contact [email protected].

Self-Help/Support Groups

Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous has meetings daily all around the island. Call the Helpline at 828-1674 for a full listing of NA meeting times and locations.

Al-Anon and Alateen Meetings Al-Anon and Alateen offers free help to those who are concerned about someone’s drinking. Regular meetings are held all around the island. Call 246-1116.

AA Meetings Nearly 50 Alcoholics Anony-mous meetings are held each week on Kaua‘i. For times and places, call 245-6677 or visit http://www.hconv.org/kauai/kauaiaa.html.

Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous has meetings daily all around the island. Call the Helpline at 828-1674 for a full listing of NA meeting times and locations.

Al-Anon and Ala-teen Meetings Al-Anon and Alateen offers free help to those who are concerned about someone’s drinking. Regular meetings are held all around the island. Call 246-1116.

Peer Support Meetings The Kaua‘i Center for Attitudinal Healing holds free, ongoing, peer support meetings with trained facilitators in Kapa‘a and Kalaheo. Confidentiality is strictly upheld. For information, times and locations call 823-8384.

Volunteer Opportunities

Community Garden The Kekaha Community Garden meets from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at St.

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Waipa Foundation ‘Ohana Day Help out in the taro patch at Waipa, one mile west of Hanalei School, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing for working in the ‘auwai (taro irrigation system); bring water bottles, hats, tabis. Lunch provided from Waipa-grown produce. Reservations recommended. Contact [email protected] or 639-6905.

Koke‘e Work Day Koke‘e Natural History Museum hosts a forest work at 8:30 a.m. one Saturday each month, meeting at the Koke‘e CCC Camp. To register contact 335-9975 or [email protected] or visit www.kokee.org.

Recreation

Ultimate Frisbee Ultimate Frisbee games are held at 4:30 p.m. Sundays on the Hanalei soccer fields, 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the north Lydgate sports fields and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Koloa baseball fields. All levels welcome. Call 808-345-9069 or visit www.kauaiultimate.com.

Bridge Games The North Shore and Poalua Bridge clubs play at 9 a.m. every Thursday at Sun Vil-lage, behind Wilcox Hospital. Visitors are welcome. Call Jane Nearing Go at 826-9753 or Betty Moore at 245-1994

to find a partner or for more details. Jane Nearing Go also hosts a two-table Chicago Bridge Game at 9 a.m. Mon-days at the Princeville Commu-nity Center. Call 826-9753.

Service Clubs

American Legion Meeting The American Legion, West-side Post 51 meets the third Thursday of each month, at 3880 Kilohana St., Kalaheo. Call Adj. Dan Cordes at 332-7189.

Zonta Club Meeting The Zonta Club of Hanalei meets at 11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Westin Nanea restaurant in Princeville. Call President President Robin Savage-Thompson at 639-9640 or visit www.zontaclubofhanalei.com.

Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Hanama`ulu Cafe. Call 822-1885. Everyone welcome.

Toastmaster Meeting The Toastmasters Club of Kaua‘i offers a structured, yet fun, way to improve public speaking skills with prepared, timed speeches and extemporaneous speaking for people whose work requires them to speak in front of groups and anyone seeking to improve their speaking skills. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Liquor Control Confer-ence Room 3 of the round building in Lihu‘e. Call Tom at 635-5404.

North Shore Lions The Kaua‘i North Shore Lions Club meets for an hour at 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at the Prince Golf Course restaurant (downstairs) in Princeville. Call John Gordon at 826-9573 or visit www.kauainorthshore-lions.org.

East Kaua‘i Lions The East Kaua‘i Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month, at Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. For dinner reservations, call President Wayne Shimizu at 822-3753.

West Kaua‘i Lions The West Kaua‘i Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Wong’s Chinese Restaurant, 1-3543 Kaumuali‘i Hwy., Hanapepe. Call Presi-dent Tracy Hirano at 335-3568.

Rotary Club of Kaua‘i The Rotary Club of Kaua‘i meets Fridays at noon at JJ’s Broiler at Anchor Cove in Nawiliwili. Call 822-3470.

West Kaua‘i Rotary The West Kaua‘i Rotary meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Waimea Plantation Cottages Dining Room.

Kapa‘a Rotary The Kapa‘a Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon at Kapa‘a Courtyard Marriott. Call 652-2928.

Po‘ipu Beach Rotary The Rotary Club of Po‘ipu Beach meets every Wednesday from 7:10 a.m. at Casablanca’s. Call 652-0773.

Hanalei Rotary The Hanalei Rotary meets Thursdays at noon at the St. Regis Hotel in Princeville. Call 828-6191.

Kalepa Sunrise Rotary The Kalepa Sunrise Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at 22º North Restaurant in Puhi. Call 651-6191

Performing Arts

Comedy Theatre Oceanside Productions presents “The Complete His-tory of America (abridged),” a 90-minute family-friendly comedy production with intelligent humor, at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in the Ali‘i Room Theater of the Aston Aloha Beach Resort, next to the Wailua River. For reservations contact 212-8444 or [email protected] or visit www.OPTheater.com.

Classes

Mondays Nutan Brownstein teaches an atama yoga class sharing breath (prana) and exploring our being through dynamic asanas, meditative and intui-tive movements at 5:30 p.m. at the Princeville Community Center. Call 808-826-4442.

Monday, Wednes-days & Fridays Susan Dierker leads a yoga class suitable for all ages and stages of yoga, focusing on the breath and gentle stretch-ing postures, at 7:15 a.m. at

the Princeville Community Center. $5 per class. Call 639-4366.

Mondays & Thursdays Leah Tamara Harry teaches YogAlign® developed by Michaelle Edwards upstairs at Powerhouse Jiu Jitsu, 4-901 Kuhio Hwy. A style of yoga suited for all ages and stages of yoga, class runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Call 808-639-6177.

Mondays & Thursdays Donna Lei Kirkpatrick teaches intermediate hula for women, teens and keiki at the Princeville Community Center. Call 639-0862 for times.

Mondays & Fridays Linda Pooley-Peck teaches a Pilates class with light cardio work and strength training with light weights, Pilates floor work and yoga stretches at 8:45 a.m. at the Princeville Community Center. $10. Call 652-0363

Tuesdays Diane Cline teaches a yoga class with 45 minutes of postures, deep healing and a meditation at the end at 8:15 a.m. at the Princeville Community Center. $10. Call 480-244-7676.

Debbie Lankford leads a Zumba fitness party, with fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body while having fun at 6 p.m. at the Princeville Commu-nity Center. $7 or $5 with a 10-class card purchase. Call 635-3519.

Tuesdays & Thursdays Skip Rush teaches a tai chi class at 7:15 a.m. at the Princeville Community Center. Call 808-826-4001.

Wednesdays Janice Pendleton teaches a restorative yoga class with postures to relax, restore and rejuvenate, with breathing techniques and meditation, suitable for all ages at the Princeville Community Cen-ter. Donation. Call 346-7821.

Wednesdays Children of the Land offers Maori poi ball spinning classes from 12 to 12:30 p.m. and Tahitian drumming from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at its center beneath the clock tower in the Kauai Village Shopping Center in Kapa‘a. Call 821-1234.

Wednesdays and Fridays Ibbie Alshamma and Ben Redman teach a chair yoga

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Kaua‘i Business DirectoryCall Barbara 338-0111 or Melinda 245-4648

ESSENTIAL WELLNESS GROUP

Lynn Ablondi L.Ac.

“Prevention is the Cure”

808-651-5801info@essentialwellnessgroup.comessentialwellnessgroup.com

AcupunctureBarefoot ShiatsuHerbal & Dietary ConsultationChinese Medicinal Cooking Classes

ADVERTISEin the

Kaua‘i Businessper month

Call Melinda 245-4648 or Barbara 652-2802

Directory$80

Healing WithinHealing Within

Marlene Widman, L.Ac.Licenced Acupuncturist

& Herbalist

Acupunture, Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Therapy, NAET

808-828-2112 office808-652-8752 cellKilauea, [email protected]

Build with Southpaw, Inc.Build the Best

"Charles Bohn, owner of Southpaw, built my house. It was affordable and the quality and workmanship is excellent"

Waimea Home Owner BEB

General Contractor # BC 19008Charles Bohn

338-0430

class for anyone recovering from injuries or surgeries, over 55 or having trouble with balance at 10:30 a.m. at the Princeville Community

Center. Free. Call 828-0354 or 346-9864.

Thursdays Lolita Horney leads bridge games for beginning and

intermediate players, with in-struction provided as required, at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Princeville Community Center. $3. Call 651-3756.

Sundays Children of the Land teaches a Tahitian drumming class and Samoan knife dancing class for children ages 5 and older from 5 to 6 p.m. at its center beneath the clock tower in the

Kauai Village Shopping Center in Kapa‘a. Call 821-1234.

Daily Marionette teaches ongoing classes in watercolors, acrylics, silk painting, pastels, sumie-e

and more.  All materials are included and beginners are welcome. Call 631-9173 or visit  www.kauaiartclasses.blogspot.com.

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Explore Sea Caves

“Natures Disneyland!” -Jane Emery LA Splash Magazine

Double Door Cave

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808.742.6331www.napaliriders.com • [email protected]

aptain Chris of Na Pali Riders has the only raft company consistently touring the ENTIRE 17 miles

of the Na Pali Coast.* Captain Chris says, “Touring the Na Pali Coast truly is a once-in-a-lifetime

experience. We make sure that our passengers get to see it all including the famous sites of Hanakoa Valley, Hanakapi‘ai Valley, the Pirates Sea Cave,

and the Double Door Cave. These are some of the most significant attractions on the Na Pali Coast and should not be missed.”

The Na Pali Riders’ difference starts with attention to detail in all aspects of our Na Pali Coast Raft Tour. We offer a ride on our state-of-the-art 30-foot, 920 Zodiac raft.

Departures are from the West Side’s Kikiaola Harbor in Waimea, the closest harbor to the Na Pali Coast. Snorkeling takes place at one of three different locations depending on currents, water clarity and conditions permitting. All beginning snorkelers have our experienced and knowledge-able crewmen as their personal guides.

The Na Pali Riders difference is unbelievable. We are the only ones to guarantee satisfaction or you can go again FREE. Call direct (808) 742-6331 for reser-vations. We also provide discounts for Military, Kama’aina, and Groups.

Visit “Na Pali Riders” fan pagefor current photos and videos.

*conditions permitting