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Legacy of Kekaha Sugar Co. Lives OnThe Kaua‘i Historical Society recently finished a massive project to preserve the history of Kekaha Sugar Co., connecting descendants of its plantation workers to their ancestors. Story page 8

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In April, 39 Kaua‘i artists will open the doors to their studios during self-guided tours, offering a rare window to their techniques and ideas. “It’s an opportunity for visitors and the community to see artists working in their studios,” said event founder and producer Donia Lilly, also one of the artists in the Kaua‘i Art Tour. The free event kicks off April 9 with a reception and meet-and-greet at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists Gallery at Kukui Grove Center from 5 to 8 p.m. The month-long Preview Exhibit will display works from each artist. Then on April 18 and 19, artists from Lihu‘e to Waimea will open the doors to their studios, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On April 25 and 26, artists from Wailua to Hanalei will open their studios, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Artwork may be available for purchase. “We’ve got all kinds of art that we normally don’t see,” said Lilly, adding there will be textile artists, weavers, jewelers, painters, ceramic artists and traditional Hawaiian carvers. Kaua‘i Art Tour is partly sponsored by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Kaua‘i Society of Artists and the Hanapepe Economic Alliance. Visit www.kauaiarttour.com for more information.

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Max Lemaire paining in his studio.

Liedeke Bulder in her studio.Marion Taboniar painting.

Beachbreak, from Evelin Kekeski.Zoe Babit’s Waterfall Surfboard.

Painter Donia Lilly in her studio.

Leslie Hagen at the wheel.

Zoe Babit painting a surfboard.

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Kaua‘i is enjoying a reputation around the state for our dedication to improving everybody’s fitness and wellness.  One organization that has been instrumental in coordinating this fundamental shift in our community is Get Fit Kaua‘i. The changes taking place  here are so inspiring that our island-wide efforts have attracted the attention of national health officials. 

In February, Get Fit Kaua‘i director Bev Brody was invited to Washington D.C., where she

was honored with the 2015 National Physical Activity Plan Champion Award in the Transportation and Community Design Sector.  County of Kaua‘i elected officials used the occasion of this national award to express their own appreciation for Get Fit Kaua‘i’s efforts by issuing a mayoral proclamation and holding a special session of the County Council dedicated to the organization. Brody attributes all this recognition to the many dedicated in-dividuals who have been collaborating for years to advance public health on Kaua‘i, and to the compelling nomination submitted to the National Physical Activity Plan Congress by Lehua Choy, MPH. Choy worked on the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s Healthy Hawai‘i Initia-tive Evaluation Team. She documented Get Fit Kaua‘i’s performance in  Influencing the Built Environment to  Promote Physical Activity. Choy used the findings in that report as the core material to nominate Get Fit Kaua‘i for recognition. 

Get Fit Kaua‘i Gets National AwardBy Tommy Noyes The National Physical Activity Plan’s vision is that, one day, all

Americans will be physically active and will live, work and play in environments that facilitate regular physical activity. This year, more than two thousand nominations were sent in, yet only three organiza-tions in the entire nation were actually honored with awards – Get Fit Kaua‘i was one. Following are some of Get Fit Kaua‘i’s achievements that earned this recognition. In 2009, Get Fit Kaua‘i convened Safe Routes to School and Built En-vironment task forces to instigate policy, systems and environmental changes conducive to increased physical activity for all. Policy changes championed by the Get Fit Kaua‘i coalition led to the county adopting a Complete Streets policy, the state passing a law that funds Safe Routes to School programs through increased fines for speeding in school zones, and changes to the subdivision code that establishes shorter block lengths and requires sidewalks. The coalition worked closely with government agencies and policy makers to ensure accountability and that these policies are being implemented in a timely manner. The coalition collaborated with the Department of Public Works to develop infrastructure improvement plans for schools participating in the Safe Routes to School program, several of which have already been implemented. Other notable Get Fit Kaua‘i endeavors include organizing Worksite Wellness programs for 25 businesses on Kaua‘i, organizing lunch-time walks in Lihu‘e, and the annual Mayor-a-Thon that celebrates Ke Ala Hele Makalae – a built environment that supports active living!

The National Physical Activity Plan and Kaua‘i’s elected officials recog-nized the Get Fit Kaua‘i coalition’s achievements under Bev Brody’s leader-ship. Back row, left to right, Gary Hooser, Tommy Noyes, Pat Griffin and Kilipaki Vaughn; fourth row, Michelle Jenkins, Ross Kagawa, Mel Rapozo and Arryl Kaneshiro; third row, Leanora Kaiaokamalie, Marie Williams, Missy Ho-esel, Eva LaBarge, Lee Steinmetz and Mason Chock; second row: Kathy Leon-ard, Alice Baptista and Sue Smith; front row: Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr., Bev Brody and JoAnn Yukimura.

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www.forkauaionline.comOn the cover: Chris Faye and Mike Faye are seen here in front of the house that once belonged to their ancestor and founder of the Kekaha Sugar Co., Hans Peter Faye.

CONTENTSCommunity: Get Fit Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cover Story: Kekaha Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Biz: Haven for Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Akeakami: Rainwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Island Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Kau Kau Delights: Tiki Tacos . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mind & the Motorcyle: Music . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hawai‘i Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Kaua‘i Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Jan TenBruggencate: Mana Plain . . . . . . . 30

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Do you know what The Kite Runner author Kahled Husseini, Depart-ment of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Peter Lemon, actor Andy Garcia, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel and astronaut and rocket scientist Franklin Chang Diaz have in common besides being American citizens? They’re a few of the many recipients of the Outstanding American by Choice award, given annually by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to those who were not born in this country, but who chose to become American citizens. Yes, each of these outstanding Americans is an immigrant.

Without immigration, we would not have the country we have to-day. Just imagine the U.S. without the likes of Albert Einstein or Nikola Tesla. But those are just a couple of geniuses. This nation is made of everyone who lives here, including natural-born citizens, immigrants who have been granted legal residency or American citizenship as well as those who are still illegally living here. There, I said it, “illegally.” I’ve heard people say they don’t have a problem with legal immi-grants, but with those who are illegal. So, if the problem is with illegal immigrants, let’s legalize their status, simple as that. President Barack Obama – whose Kenyan-born father was forced

Outstanding HumansBy Léo Azambuja

to leave the country in 1964 – is not opening the borders to illegal im-migration. Instead, he is offering a chance to those who have already been here to go through a legal process, which includes a series of conditions, to attain legal status. The discussion on whether legalizing illegal immigrants would tip the scale toward either a deficit or a surplus in government is as much a moral issue as it is a social and economic one. Economically speaking, one of the first studies on the subject, re-leased in 2004 (and likely outdated) by the Center for Immigration Studies, concluded government costs would “increase dramatically because unskilled immigrants with legal status – what most illegal aliens would become – can access government programs, but still tend to make very modest tax payments.” However, looking at the issue as a social one, deporting all illegal immigrants would have a drastic effect. Who would work for such low wages? I’ve witnessed with my own eyes entire upscale neigh-borhoods in the West Coast being built by illegal immigrants, mostly Mexicans. I’ve also witnessed many small businesses on the Mainland, from flower shops and pizza joints to restaurants and large stadium con-cessions, from landscaping sites to boat maintenance and marina upkeep, largely dependent on illegal immigrant labor. Deport everyone and I doubt we would have enough workforce willing to fill all those jobs. On the moral side, should we keep illegal immigrants as poor and dumb as we can, all for the sake of government surplus? I’ve heard people say we should deny schooling to American-born children whose parents are illegal. So, should we deny those children – natu-ral-born American citizens – a right to become better citizens based on choices made by someone else, their parents? It’s just as bad and revolting as racism. And going full-circle to economics, keeping the population dumb and poor will only result in a country dumb and poor in no time. What is really sad is that if we look at the broader picture, we are all prisoners of imaginary lines. We should be able to enjoy our planet Earth, its natural beauty and diversity of cultures, regardless of our re-ligious beliefs, skin color, language or fictional lines drawn to separate us from each other. One small step toward becoming outstanding Americans ourselves is to support Obama’s immigration reform, which is not perfect but is a starting point. Maybe one day we all will become outstanding humans, citizens of planet Earth.

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“It was like a mini county government, they had to take care of their own plumbing, electricity, infrastructure, making roads, trains, machines,” she said. In the early days, Chris Faye said, there was no Kekaha Town – there was no water there. The nearest village was Poki‘i, which rested on the foothills of the mountains, where water was available. There were also other villages along those foothills. And there was Mana, an old Hawaiian village near Polihale, turned into a camp. Over the years, Mana Camp developed into what Wich-man called a “full giant-little-city.” At one point, Chris Faye said, there were 3,000 people living in Mana. There was a movie theater, a swim-ming pool named after a hometown boy who died in the war, schools, stores and many homes. In 1989, Mana Camp was shut down for good, and the last two residents left. Chris Faye said many factors contributed to the clo-sure: Tight government control of sugar prices, rising expenses, labor unions, field mechanization and stricter health regulations. Mike Faye moved six or seven structures – including the store, the school and H.P. Faye’s original home – to what now is the Waimea Plantation Cottages, a charming resort made entirely of restored plantation homes. Those structures are still a gathering place for re-unions for former planatation workers and their families. The old Mana site is now flattened and covered by brush. Gone too are the days when Kaua‘i’s main corporations were local. “Everybody made money off the sugar plantations,” Chris Faye said. “All the sugar was owned by Hawai‘i corporations, all the money stayed in Hawai‘i.” But the plantations left a living legacy. Commercial success meant bringing more foreign workers, and that was the basis of our popula-tion, Stewart said. “I don’t know, if we had never had sugar plantations, what the population would be like or what the island would be like,” she said.

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Last month, the Kaua‘i Historical Society unveiled a colossal project that took nearly 15 years: The preservation and cataloguing of about 1,000 maps and roughly five tons of ledgers corresponding to more than a century of operations at the former Kekaha Sugar Co. “It’s like a sampling of the plantation culture and history that was on this island,” KHS consultant Donna Stewart said of the project. The maps show in great detail how the Westside’s wetlands be-came plantation fields, how those fields changed over a century, the location of irrigation ditches and drainage pumps, and where planta-tion camps were built. A 10-foot-long by 8-foot-wide map reveals the wetlands that once covered much of the land between Waimea and Polihale, former KHS President Randy Wichman said. Those were the largest wetlands in the entire Pacific. “It’s the only map I’ve ever seen of the wetlands,” he said. The ledgers recorded the plantation workers’ daily life in the camps, such as who bought what at the stores, how much the workers got paid, which days they worked and who got hurt. Some even have passports with photos. “In a way, this whole collection is to reconnect the generations,” Wichman said. In November 1999, after more than a century in operation, Kekaha Sugar folded. In 2000, Chris Faye, great-granddaughter of the com-pany’s founder, Hans Peter Faye, saved some records from going to the trash. But there was a lot more than what she could keep, so she called KHS Executive Director Mary Requilman. Wichman said it took him and a team of volunteers three days to retrieve hundreds of maps and records spread all over the floor of the company’s main building, and tons of ledgers and documents upstairs and in the attic. Author and KHS member Pat Griffin was mostly responsible for cataloguing the ledgers years ago, according to Stewart.

Legacy of Kekaha Sugar Co. Lives OnBy Léo Azambuja

Then in 2010, Malina Pereza put together a system and a volunteer team to catalog the maps. In June 2014, Pereza lost a battle to leuke-mia, at 26 years old. Marianne Buley, who had been trained by Pereza, finished the project. “She left a legacy … for the Historical Society and the people of Kaua‘i,” Requilman said of Pereza. “What she’s done for us will live on forever.” The seed that sprouted into Kekaha Sugar Co. was planted in 1880

by 21-year-old Norway immigrant Hans Peter Faye. Once on Kaua‘i, he founded H.P. Faye & Co. sugar plantation by securing a loan from Paul Is-enberg and leasing lands in Mana from his uncle, Valdemar Knudsen. In 1898, H.P. Faye helped to merge three sugar companies into Kekaha Sugar Co., operating on lands leased from the government. By the late 1930s, those lands were considered the most valu-able asset of the former Territory of Hawai‘i, said Mike Faye, H.P. Faye’s grandson. At the height of their employment, Kekaha Sugar had about 2,000 workers, according to Mike Faye. By comparison, the nearby Waimea Planta-tion had somewhere between 200 and 250 work-ers. Over the decades, they employed thousands of workers and built plantation camps, the Kekaha Mill, the 27-mile Kekaha Ditch and the 21-mile Koke‘e Ditch, among many accomplishments. The plantations were responsible for a lot of the infra-structure in Hawai‘i, Chris Faye said.

Malina Pereza’s family holds a 1913 Kekaha Sugar Co. map in the Historic County Building in Lihu‘e in March. Pereza spearheaded the preservation and cataloguing of hundreds of maps before losing a battle to leukemia last June, at 26 years old.

From left to right, Helen Stevens, Bob Stevens, Andy Bushnell and Randy Wichman are seen here in front of the main building of Kekaha Sugar Co. in 2000.

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Andy Bushnell, left, and Randy Wichman are seen here retrieving records from Kekaha Sugar Co. in 2000.

Ryder and Racer play in the lanai of the home that once belonged to H.P. Faye, their great-great-grandfather and founder of Kekaha Sugar.

A man looks at some of the Kekaha Sugar Co. maps preserved by the Kaua‘i Historical Society.

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After a few years working at a hospital, a registered nurse wanted to do something different, something not many on Kaua‘i were doing. But she still wanted to use her hard-earned degree. In May 2014, Eden Noble officially opened Haven Aesthetics, a dis-crete place where men and women can take a few years – and hair – off their backs, making them feel younger and increasing their self-esteem.

“My business is a little medical boutique that offers Laser hair re-moval, Intense Light Photo facials, attacks sun damage, rosacea, red-ness, it helps fine-line wrinkles and stimulates collagen,” said Noble, adding she also applies Botox, which is for fine lines and wrinkles, dermal

fillers for deeper lines and medical-grade chemical fills. “Basically, I take care of wrinkles and hair,” she said. When Haven Aesthetics first opened, it included a full medical spa with contracted masseuses and other professionals. Last December, Noble moved the business from the North Shore to Kapa‘a, across the street from Cost-U-Less, and simplified everything. “It’s just me now,” she said. The result is a nice and quaint place with better customer service. Many clients don’t want others to know about the services they’re getting, so Noble said she keeps patient confidentiality and usually schedules appointments far enough to

A Safe Haven to Pursuit Beauty and YouthBy Léo Azambuja avoid crossover in the waiting room.

“That’s my goal, I want them to feel safe, more of a one-on-one thing,” she said of her clients. And it’s not just for women. Quite a few of Noble’s clients are men, who come in to have back or chest hair removed by Laser, one of most popular services, or to have Botox applications to relax lines in their foreheads or between their eyebrows. Another popular service is treatment with Intense Pulse Light, which goes beneath the skin’s surface to correct pigmentation issues and to damage cells that can cause cancer. IPL also stimulates colla-gen, targets sun damage, acne, ageing and rosacea. “If there’s anything that might be a bigger deal, like a pre-cancer, I always recommend them to see a dermatologist first, so we are not masking anything that could be a bigger issue in the long run,” Noble said. To complement her treatments, Haven Aesthetics carries a good, universal skincare line of products, she said. “I don’t like to go with a lot of complicated things,” Noble said. “I like to do things that are very result-driven, so nothing smells really fluffy, nothing is overly feminine, I want things that will appeal both to men and women.” Many of those products are also preventive care, such as sunscreen, an essential component of skincare. Haven Aesthetics doesn’t take health insurance, but Noble said she tries to work with her clients to stay within their budgets. “I want this to be accessible to everybody,” she said.

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Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about water. In California, where I lived before moving here three years ago, water scarcity is common. My friends are often under water restrictions due to drought, and there are all kinds of crazy schemes to import water to hy-drate Los Angeles or the Central Valley agricultural areas that grow water-hungry crops. But here on Kaua‘i, I can’t even count how many times I’ve heard that it is the ‘wettest place on Earth.’ Actually though, it’s not so simple. The 5,148-foot summit of Mount Waialeale gets a whop-ping mean annual rainfall of 430 inches. But extending that state-ment to the whole of the island,

assuming there is plenty water for humans and the environ-ment, is almost certainly incor-rect. The water that comes out of our tap comes from wells and tunnels that store groundwater. The availability of the rainwa-ter on top of mountains to the ground, i.e. “groundwater re-charge,” depends on numerous factors. Some of the rainwater that falls on the land runs off into the ocean via streams, while the remainder percolates into the soil to recharge the aquifer. How much is recharged depends on the evapotranspiration rate in the soil. If rainfall is less fre-quent, evapotranspiration has more time to reduce soil mois-ture and even if you get a large rain event the volumes of re-charge to the underlying aquifer is less. Take the Lihu‘e water basin, a 553-square-mile area that

Harvesting Rainwater for a More Sustainable Kaua‘iBy Ruby Pap is home to half of

Kaua‘i’s population and includes Waia-leale and numerous streams extending from the Wailua River to Hule‘ia Stream. Ac-cording to a 2005 United States Geologic Service re-port, well water levels and productivity have shown a marked decline since the 1980s. This has raised con-cerns about the future reli-ability of groundwater sources. The reason for these declines appear to be three-fold: (1) Increases in groundwa-ter development; (2) decreases in irrigation – when the sugar plantations closed, this artificial recharge essentially ceased; and (3) decreased rainfall – annual rainfall measured at rain gauges at the Mount Waialeale and Lihu‘e Airport have been below average at times, corresponding with observed declines in the wells. One alternative to using wells is rainwater catchment, whereby existing roofs and gutters are used to gather rainwater, which is stored in tanks. It is used for potable and non-potable in-home use, livestock, irrigation, wildlife, firefighting or to refill aquifers. Rainwater catchment is popping up all over the Mainland and has been common place for quite some time in other coun-tries, such as Australia. According to Tim Pope, from the American Rainwater Catch-ment Systems Association, “the most sincere form of returning water to the aquifer is to not take it out in the first place.” It also helps solve water quality issues because you are har-vesting water out of the sky instead of the ground (assuming

A rainwater catchment system is shown here. Photo by the American Rain-

water Catchment Systems Association.

• Ruby Pap is a Coastal Land Use Extension Agent at University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program. She can be reached at [email protected].

Akeakamai

Abe K

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Kaua‘i Communi-ty Players’ Puhi The-atrical Warehouse is at 4411 Kikowaena Street, behind the Harley Davidson store. Call 800-838-3006 or visit www.kauaicommunity-players.org for tick-ets or more informa-tion.

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Life force is an energy that runs through all things. Here in Hawai‘i, we call this “mana.” In the yoga world, the term is “prana.” This supernatural gift of vibrancy and power keeps us youthful, optimistic and attractive in many ways. There are many ways to activate greater vitality and energy. Let me share a secret from my daily routine. It works for me and for my clients, so I know it will work for you. You’ll be able to transform sluggishness and dullness into creative flow, to transform pain caused by sitting for long periods into more ease and comfort. This tip is so simple that some people disregard it completely,

which is sad because they miss out on increased circulation, a leaner physique, more energy and

a more optimistic being Our bodies were designed to move and to be free. When we let them move throughout the day, we increase our vitality, and mana flows through us effortlessly. Our heart, our body and our emotional body are connected. So, I inspire you to get your heart rate fluctuating throughout the day. I am not talking about getting in your daily workout, although you should be doing this. If the only time you move your body is when you workout, and the rest of the time you are sitting, you are not practicing this tip. Here are a few ways to get your body moving when you may be at a flat line:

• Get off you okole when you’re sitting at the computer for long periods and do some jumping jacks. Or get up often and for a drink of water.

• Do lunges down your hallway instead of walking.

Glow with Greater Vitality and EnergyBy Samantha Fox Olson

• Dance, baby dance! Get up from your seat and dance. • Play with children! Sprint around chasing your child. Go outside

and play!• Do small sessions on a trampoline to break up computer time.• Do random handstands at the wall. • After riding in your car for a bit, park at the back of the parking

lot and walk.• Take the stairs.• Jog to your mailbox. Sprint back.• Do some squats while waiting for your coffee to brew.

These aren’t things that take a lot of time, but when implemented into your daily routine, you will be gifting you body with goodness!FIT

• Samantha Fox Olson teaches yoga and fitness classes, privates and retreats on the North Shore of Kaua‘i as well as online to women around the world. Visit www.iLoveYogaAndFitness.com or kauaiyogaandfitness.com/yoga-fitness-adventure-retreats-on-kauai/

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Edna Ray and Cornelia Works welcome the public to admire quilts made by local artists at the Annual Quilt Show at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e. The works ranged from large to small, hand-sewn to machine-sewn and embroidered. “We’ve had a really good turnout this year,” Edna said of the event hosted by the Kaua‘i Society of Artists and sponsored by Kaua‘i Quilt Guild, No Nene Quilters, Kapaia Stitchery, Singer Discount Fabric and Vicky’s Fabric. Cornelia, on the right, said her sister is selling a quilt at the Relay for Life event in Hanapepe in April to raise funds for the American Cancer Association.

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The Westside is the best side to watch the sunset on Kaua‘i. It lingers momentarily over the forbidden isle of Ni‘ihau before dropping behind the ocean.

James Rack and his niece James Mead, of Wawautosa, Wis., enjoy a cool morning doing pencil sketches of the Kilauea lighthouse. They share a name as well as an artistic talent. Uncle Jimmy, a retired artist who paints realistic landscapes, spends about a quarter of each year on the islands. He attended the University of Hawai‘i where he met fellow painter and Kaua‘i resident Gary Smith. The two have been friends for many decades. “I saw eight or nine nene geese fly by,” Jimmy said. “They came very close to me and looked me right in the eye. Have you ever heard of anything like that?"

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The Hanapepe Swinging Bridge hovers over the river on a hot afternoon in March. The bridge provides a quiet place to look out over the town. A sign up top says “No Diving Off Bridge,” with an added reminder to “No Talk Heavy.”

Theo, Nancy and Chip Downes-LeGuin dry off after a swim at Ke’e Beach, at the end of the road on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. It was a no-snorkeling day there due to the high surf. The Downes-LeGuin family, from Portland, Ore. say they are used to rain. Chip said the trip, so far, had been “wet but good.” They weren’t affected by the no-snorkeling rule, as they only wanted to swim a bit. “The sand was hot on the beach,” Nancy said. “It felt good in the water. We’ll play more when the sun is out.” The crew stopped at the Hanalei Farmers Market for some fruits and veggies on the way to Anini Beach Park, where they were staying. Chip, a second-grade student who loves to read, said he and his parents were going to check out some books at the Princeville Library before heading back to Anini. The Kapa‘a Skate Park in Old Kapa‘a Town is where skaters practice

their passion. Levi from Canada does an aerial maneuver in the bowl.

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Kau Kau DelightsTiki TacosThe first time I went to Tiki Tacos in Kapa‘a was six months ago, after it had been opened for two and a half years. I’m not sure if it was because I wanted to make up for lost time or because I fell in love with the food, but I returned for the next three consecutive days. “We serve specialty tacos, everything handmade and homemade,” said Tiki Tacos owner Bard Widmer, adding most of his ingredients come from local producers. Tiki Tacos celebrated its third anniversary in March. In its short existence, it has gathered quite a following among locals and visitors, attracted by the intense flavor of their tacos and ridiculously low prices – starting as low as $5 for a meal-size taco. The menu has quite an array of choices, from locally caught fish and Kaua‘i grass-fed beef, lamb and pork – supplied by Eastside rancher Willie Sanchez – to chicken, tofu or roasted vegetables, which is my favorite. Every taco has three different levels: standard, spicy or marinated ingredients. Customers have a choice of white tortilla or certified non-GMO, organic blue corn tortilla. Both are handmade. For an additional buck, you can have a large serving of guacamole or salsa added to your taco. All the sauces are handmade by Tiki herself, Bard’s wife. Bard said everyone thinks the name Tiki has a Hawaiian background, but it is actually his wife’s nickname since she was a young girl in Acapulco, Mexico. On weekends, Tiki Tacos serves Mexican Tamales, stuffed with a choice of chicken, pork or jalapeno and cheese. Tiki Tacos is at 4-971 Kuhio Hwy, and can be reached at 823-8226. They’re open everyday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Chicken Tamales and Tiki Tacos spicy sauce, a perfect combo. Tiki Tacos owner Bard Widmer.Taco Salad, yummy.

Fish Tacos with Fresh Guacamole.

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Kau Kau Delights

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And not just steaks! Polynesian and seafood specialities as well. We welcome families with children and feature outdoor seating. Open for lunch and dinner. Your hostess, Colleen Faye, will assure that you have the best meal and smooth service. Sizzling steaks cooked over a mesquite wood fire are our signature dish.

Hukilau Lanai RestaurantKapaa520 Aleka Loop822-0600hukilaukauai.comTues-Sun 5-9pm

If you can’t make their Annual Earth Dinner on Tuesday, April 14th, you can still enjoy their delicious menu highlighting local farmers and produce. Kauai Kunana Dairy, Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory, Tanaka’s Vanilla Beans, Ueunten Farm Warabi & Kailani Farms greens are among menu staples. Keri Cooper

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Ho‘okipa Café is open daily for breakfast, lunch and pupus and is a great place for your next outing, office meeting or event. Specializing in a local twist on some café classics, Ho‘okipa Café offers Loko Moko, Korean BBQ Chicken, Beerly Chili, Pupu Steak with garlic butter and daily soups and salads. Ho‘okipa Café serves fresh food with Aloha!

Ho‘okipa Café, a Local Twist on some café classics

Local Style DiningKountry KitchenKapaa4-1485 Kuhio Hwy parking next to gift shop 808-822-3511

Voted “Best Breakfast on Kauai.” A favorite for Breakfast and Lunch. Great taste at reasonable prices. Extensive menu includes our famous pancake selection, omelettes, benedicts, loco mocos and fruit salads. Lunch menu includes sandwiches, burgers, local plate lunches, and salads. Open daily 6 am-1:30 pm. Breakfast from 6 am-1:30 pm lunch from 11 am.

IT’S FINE DINING IN A WILD SETTING!Tiki InikiPrinceville Center5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., A101808-431-4242tikiiniki.com11:30AM to Midnight

Tiki Iniki Bar & Restaurant is the most fun place on the north shore for fresh fruit vintage Hawaiian cocktails and Hawaiian fusion cuisine. Owners Todd & Michele Rundgren’s Tiki collections & Coco Palms memorabilia fill e very nook and cranny for a retro Hawaii vibe. Locals and visitors are raving about Tiki Iniki’s beautiful creations and flavors using fresh local fish, beef, pork, garden vegetables, and fruits. Open 11:30am–Midnight for lunch, happy hour, dinner, and late night dining.

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Kau Kau Delights

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Since our humble beginnings selling ice cream out of a tiny storefront in sleepy Hanapepe Town, to our other retail locations, Lappert’s Hawaii is now celebrating its 30th year anniversary of indulging the Islands’ sweet tooth. And though our business has grown, our principles remain the same—top quality, handmade products served with the Aloha Spirit.

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Rated the best burgers on Island and the best Sports Bar on the east side. We are open for breakfast on the week ends from 9am-noon. Happy hour Monday-Saturday 3-6pm, offering drink discounts and food specials. We offer an extensive menu of appetizers, fresh salads with local greens, Keiki Menus, plate lunches, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, ribs and now offering our 30 minute lunch special (in and out in less than 30 minutes) for those in a hurry or just on a lunch break. Come join us in our cool air conditioning, clean surroundings and comfortable environment.

I can’t sing. I can’t dance. I hated my piano lessons. I love music. I remember sitting on the front steps of my house at 69-30 179th street in Queens, New York. A palm-size, turquoise transistor radio magically broadcasting the most important sounds I had ever heard and doing it without being plugged into the wall. As a young boy, it was a time of magic, a time to begin owning my independence. And

for many of us, the fact that our par-ents didn’t like those sounds drove us closer to them. I don’t know how many times a song has taken me over until it ended. Even today, when you can start and stop any song ever recorded, I still lis-ten with reverence to those thousands of special songs without interrupt-ing them. Clapton,

Music Never Lets You DownBy Larry Feinstein

Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler and Mumford and Sons are just a few of my attention-stealers. I was one of those mesmerized youngsters who couldn’t wait to see Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show. Wouldn’t you know it? Our Dumont TV crapped out about 20 seconds into his first song and I went screaming over to my neighbor’s house in my underwear to watch him, surprised they only shot him from the waist up and too young to understand the

swivel hips controversy. When it was still OK for 12-year-olds to take the subway to the city, I went to the Brooklyn Paramount. I waited for hours in the winter cold to see Allan Freed’s Jubilee and acts like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino. Since then, there have been too many concerts to remember, but the highlights have to be seeing The Beatles in Shea Stadium and The Concert for Bangladesh in Madison Square Garden, organized by George Harrison to help the victims in Bangladesh. In 1986, I left New York City and drove to northern New Mexico to begin a new life. I had a ghetto blaster on the passenger seat, with headphones fitting snuggly over my NY Yankee baseball cap. Silence would have been a cruel accompaniment on this journey of discovery. Legend by Bob Marley, Graceland by Paul Simon and The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range were my favorites, out of a boxful of

cassettes. There is still nothing like driving on a sunny day, window open, an elbow draped over the door, listening to the Eagles. Professionally, I have had some incredible experiences around music. Working in the advertising business in NYC, I was there for the introduction and launch of MTV. I even tried to pull off a reunion of the Beatles by putting on a global concert at the UN and got as far as a meeting. One of my last jobs was selling advertising time in the TV version of Casey Kasem’s America’s Top Ten. My relationship with music got even more exciting in New Mexico. In 1989, I promoted a major summer concert series called Music in the Pines, featuring Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Bruce Hornsby, among others. I was hired to help launch a fledgling British record label called Run River Records. The best musical experience of all was putting a radio station on the air called Radio Free Santa Fe. I had a great conversation with Ron Middag of Shaka Rocks 103.1FM. He was a part of Rock ‘n Roll history and his passion is unabated. He misses the fire that birthed the music from the sixties and the passion of the Vietnam upheaval. You can listen to him on my blog, Mind and the Motorcycle. Music is a language that requires no translation. It will also keep changing as the world it inhabits keeps changing. Turn it up!

• Larry has spent a lifetime in marketing and wonder-ing what we’re all about. Visit www.mindandthemotorycle.com for more.

Mind and the Motorcycle

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Understanding Pain An estimated 100 million people in the United States suffer from pain, mostly in the form of back pain, severe headaches, or arthritis . This means pain affects more lives than those affected by heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined . However, many patients with chronic pain still have difficulty finding information about their condition and treatment options and getting the care they need .

There are many different causes and kinds of pain . Pain can be caused by injury, illness, sickness, disease or surgery . Pain can slow healing and keep you from being active . For patients with chronic pain, these “pain signals” can remain long after an injury has healed, or begin for seemingly no reason at all .

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts for longer than six months . For some patients, it can last much longer . Acute pain is caused by a health problem or injury, such as arthritis or a shoulder strain, and usually goes away when the cause is treated . Chronic pain can also be caused by a health problem or injury, but it can also exist without a clear cause . In both cases, chronic pain can be an isolating and extremely difficult experience for patients, their loved ones and families .

There are many ways to manage pain . A pain specialist can help you determine what treatment, or combination of treatments, might be best for you . The field of pain management has rapidly evolved in recent years . Treatment options available include physical therapy, pain medication, nerve blocks or injections, implanted medical devices that deliver medicine or electrical stimulation to the affected areas, and, as a last resort, other spinal surgeries and interventions .

If you are suffering from chronic pain, you have a right to have your symptoms evaluated and treated as effectively as possible . With the support of an experienced pain management specialist, you don’t have to live with the pain alone .

• Dr. Eric Grigsby opened the Spine and Pain Center of Kaua‘i last year to address the needs of chronic pain patients, their loved ones and families in our community. He has more than two decades of experience as a clinician, researcher, and advocate for patients with chronic pain. Grigsby and his team offer treatment and support for those suffering from chronic pain while working closely with Wilcox Memorial Hospital, where he performs outpatient surgical procedures.

By Dr . Eric Grigsby

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3022 Peleke St., Suite 8, Lihue, HI 96766 (808) 245-7720 or 245-8951

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Clubhouse8:30 pm Voices of Truth

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8:30 am Voices of Truth12:00 pm Open Mic /

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5:30 pm Astrology with Rollin Frost

7:00 pm A Meeting with Gangaji

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“Errol” as he is affectionately called, started attending the day health center in February. He loves to share his jokes with the staff and entertains the clients with his Japanese songs. He is a talented artist and loves to draw people and animals. Errol enjoys coming to the center because he likes to meet new people, talk stories, and everyone at the center is friendly. One of his favorite jokes is: I love coffee, I love tea, I love the girls and the girls love me.

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Puakea offers fabulous views of the Pacific and is built amid volcanic cliffs, massive ravines and lush tropical foliage. With 7,000 yards and four sets of tees, golfers can pick their challenge as they play this Robin Nelson classic design. Each of the holes are distinctly different with the golfers constantly facing new, interesting challenges.

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Hawai‘i WisdomHala na la ‘ino o ka ho‘olio“Gone are the stormy days of winter.”Troublesome days are over.Source: ‘Olelo No‘eau, by Mary Kawena Pukui

Kaua‘i’s Na Pali Coast is seen here through the lens of photographer

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NO MATTER HOW YOU GET TO AND FROM WORK... IT’S MORE FUN WHEN LISTENING TO JASON AND BB ON FM97 R ADIO!

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CALENDARWondering what to do today? See the best, most complete calendar of Kaua‘i events atwww.forkauaionline.comTo get your event listed, enter it yourself on the web or send to [email protected] • 808-338-0111Now - May 22, 10am-4 pm New Art Exhibition Fea-tures Plants of the Society Islands at NTBG The rare chance to see 24 exemplary 18th century prints depicting plants of this French Polynesian archipelago. Info 332-7324, ext 227, ntbg.org

April 1- May 1 The 1st An-nual Kaua‘i Art Tour Preview Exhibit during the month of April at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists’ Gallery in Kukui Grove Opening Reception April 9, 5-8 pm. Weekend 1: April 18-19 South & West side (Lihu‘e to Waimea) 11am- 6 pm. Weekend 2: April 25-26 North & East side (Wailua to Hanalei) 11am-6 pm. Info kauaiarttour.com, www.kauaisocietyofartists.org

Friday - Sunday, April 3-19 Prodigal Father An original light-hearted comedy to be directed by the author, Richard Peck. Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 4pm at Puhi Theatrical Ware-house. $15/25. Info 651-9994, kauaicommunityplayers.org

Tuesday, April 7 Celebrate Kapa‘a Public Library’s 60th Anniversary! 1-2:30 pm Celebrate with cake, refreshments and entertain-ment by Kapa‘a Senior Center Ukulele Band. 2:30-3:30 pm Keiki Craft: Spring Time Craft. Free. At Kapa‘a Public Library. Info 821-4422, www.facebook.com/kapaapubliclibrary

Thursday, April 9, 9am-Noon Job Fair at Kaua‘i Community College Come meet with over 45 em-ployers! Dress professionally and bring your resumes. You might get an interview right there! At KCC. Info Peggy Lake 245-8319, [email protected]

Thursday, April 9, 6-7:30 pm Root and Branch of a Hawaii Town, by Pat L. Griffin Copies will be available for pur-chase and author’s autograph. At Lihu‘e Public Library conference room. Info Kaua‘i Historical Society 245-3373, [email protected]

Friday, April 10, 6:30-11 pm Starry Nights 007 Spy Party Fundraiser Fun night full of entertainment. Silent auction, live music, prizes for best 007 attire. Benefit for Hanalei School PTSA. At St. Regis Resort, Princeville. $25adv/$30 door. Tickets, Hanalei Surf Company, Magic Dragon and Healthy Hut

Saturday, April 11, 6:45-10 am March for Babies Kaua‘i 2015 Save the date to March for Babies. It promises to be a fun day out with people who share our passion for improving the health of babies. At Lydgate Big Pavilion. Info Kristy Kinimaka 639-8276, [email protected]

Saturday, April 11, 8am-Noon Koloa Church Rum-mage Sale Come check out our church rummage and bake sale. Old, new, ordinary and unique items for sale. At Koloa Union Church, 3289 Po‘ipu Road. To donate or for more informa-tion, Penny 742-6622

Saturday, April 11 Tea Ceremony in the Hall of Compassion Urasenke Kaua‘i Kyoukai tea association. At 10:30 am, Noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm. Reservations required. Donations appreciated. At Lawai International Center. For reservations 651-8893, [email protected], www.lawaicenter.org

Saturday, April 11 & 25, 8am-2 pm Kaua‘i Island Crafters Fair An amazing array of quality hand-made products from Kaua‘i’s own crafters and artisans. Proceeds to benefit The Church of the Pacific, 4280 Kuhio Highway, Princeville. Info 635-4314

Saturday, April 11, Noon-4 pm Realistic Nature Paint-ing Workshop Painting workshop with Patrick Ching. $175 includes 8x10 canvas. At Hanalei Studio. Info www.patrickchingart.com

Mondays, April 13 - May 18, 6-9 pm Figure Drawing Class with Helen Turner A 6 week session of drawing a live, clothed model. Class limited to 8. Artists must bring their own supplies. $15 cash per session. At KSA Gallery Space, Kukui Grove. Info [email protected]

Tuesday, April 14 6:30-7:15 pm The Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera Mechanism: 2,000-year-old computer. Dr. Gareth Wynn-Williams, UH Institute of Astronomy. Part of

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Tuesday, April 14, 7 pm Kaua‘i Ballroom Dance Club Learn ballroom dancing with the Hanapepe Chapter of the Kaua‘i Ballroom Dance Club. Dances are beginning Waltz, Samba and Inter. Rumba. Every Tuesday. At Hanapepe Neigh-borhood Center. Info Jeanette 332-5654

Saturday, April 18 Hawaii Pacific University Sym-phony & Makana Hawaii Symphony with guest artist Makana. At Kaua‘i Com-munity College Performing Arts Center

Info Dr Teresa McCreary 544-0887

Saturday, April 18, 7:30am-Noon Earth Day, Commu-nity Work Day Bring water, sun screen, shoes and smiles. Lunch and treats will be served. At Lydgate Main Pavilion. Info 245-5959

Saturday, April 18, 8:30 am Hui O Laka Event, Earth Day at Koke‘e Beautify the Nature Trail, spiff the CCC Campgrounds, or weed a selected forest trail. At Koke‘e Museum, Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow, Koke‘e State Park. Info 335-9975, [email protected], www.kokee.org

Saturdays, April 18-May 30, 2-5 pm Singing Success with Dolly Kanekuni This is a 3 hour workshop on what you need to bring your singing to the next level. At KCC-OCET. Info Peggy Lake 245-8319, [email protected]

Saturday, April 18, 7 pm Kaua‘i Island Singers Showcase Songs of time and place. Eleven gifted singers; two

extraordinary musicians Hank Curtis on piano and Laine Griffith on sax, flute and clarinet. Free. At All Saints Church, Kapa‘a. Info www.facebook.com/KISSKauai/info

Sunday, April 19 Sierra Club Hike Maha‘ulepu and Makauwahi Cave. South Shore, moderate 4 miles. Enjoy the majestic coastline and visit the world class archeological cave site. Info Allan Rachap 212-3108, sierraclubkauai.org

Sunday, April 19, 9am-2 pm ACTRA Roping Event American Cowboys Team Rop-ing Association events at CJM Country Stables. Also on May 3, June 7, July 12, August 22-23. Info Jimmy Miranda 652-6100, [email protected]

Sunday, April 19, 1-5:30 pm Movies with Friends of Kapa‘a Library Triple Feature Adventure Movie: A librarian protects a secret collection of artifacts. Part of the libraries 60th anniversary celebrations. Free. At Kapa‘a Public Library. Info 821-4422, www.facebook.com/kapaapub-liclibrary

Monday, April 20 Sierra Club Clean Up Earth Week: Waimea Canyon Road Cleanup. Easy 2 miles. Af-ternoon cleanup of Sierra Club’s adopted highway requires a little over an hour. Please help keep the gateway to Waimea Canyon litter-free. Info Bob Nishek 346-0476, sierraclubkauai.org

April 21-27 Activate Your Fitness Lifestyle Retreat Join Samantha Fox Olson for a 6 night, all-inclusive yoga, fitness and adventure retreat on the

North Shore of Kaua‘i. Info 351-4958, kauaiyogaandfitness.com

Tuesday, April 21, 6:30-7:15 pm Rainbows Over Kapa‘a Rainbows Over Kapa‘a: History of Kapa‘a Town. Judge Bill Fer-nandez. Part of the libraries 60th anniversary celebrations. Free. At Kapa‘a Public Library. Info 821-4422, www.facebook.com/kapaapubliclibrary

Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 pm Island School 7th Annual Spring Concert Of Mouse and Music showcases over 125 students singing be-loved favorites and lesser-known gems from the Disney songbook. At KCC PAC. Adults $10, Students (grades 4-12) $5, Children (grade 3 and under) FREE. Info sites.google.com/a/ischool.org/chorus

April 24-26, May 1-3 Disney’s Beauty & The Beast Live on Stage, presented by

Kaua‘i Performing Arts Center. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. At Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall. Adults $12/$10adv. Students $10/$8adv. Info 651-2417

Saturday, April 25 ACS’s Relay for Life Fund and friend raiser for Kaua‘i’s American Cancer Society that is part concert, part dance-mania, and all about honoring those who have moved on from cancer and those that still survive the fight. 5pm-6am (the next morning). Held in Hanapepe. Info 241-6394

Saturday, April 25, 9am- Noon Sierra Club and Surfrider Beach Clean Up Earth Week Beach Cleanup. Look for banners at the parking lot above Donkey Beach, between the 11 and 12-mile highway markers by public shoreline access sign. Bags, gloves, and

snacks provided. Info Judy Dalton 246-9067, sierraclub-kauai.org

Sunday, April 26, 9am-2 pm Kaua‘i All Girls Rodeo Events Join the Kaua‘i All Girls Rodeo Association as they compete in rodeo events throughout the year! At CJM Country Stables. Also on June 28, July 26 and August 16. Info Kristyn 652-9867, [email protected]

Sunday, 26 April, 4 pm Sean Chen Pianist in Concert Pianist Sean Chen is being hailed as a rising star and the 27-year-old American pianist has appeared as soloist with many orchestras. At KCC PAC. $10/25. Info 245-7464, kauai-concert.org/index.html, www.seanchenpiano.com/home

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The broad agricultural fields from Waimea to Polihale, at the base of West Kaua‘i’s cliffs, may seem like an unchanged land-scape, but they are far different than in ancient days. Much of the area sometimes known as the Mana Plain was once a fertile wetland, some of it below sea level, protected from the sea by an interconnected network of sand dunes. The dune system would have run 15 miles from the remnant dunes of Polihale Beach Park to the Waimea River. As they do elsewhere in the Islands, the dunes would have delivered sand to the beaches during erosional periods, and served as storage reservoirs during accretion – all the time pro-tecting the inland areas.

Coastal geologist Charles “Chip” Fletcher says that much of the erosion of Hawaiian beaches can be attributed to the mining of the dunes, along with issues like sea level rise and shifting climate and current. Today, most of the state’s dune areas have been bulldozed flat and mined for agricultural and development uses. The wetland behind the dunes was rich in birdlife, and for some wetland species it may have been the richest habitat in the entire archipelago. There are stories that early Hawaiians would raise nets on poles to capture waterbirds like Hawaiian ducks and geese, coots and gallinules, stilts and migratory birds. Behind or inland from the dunes, there was a mixture of dry land as well as open water, along with marshy lands in the areas between. There were waterways through the wetland that were open enough to allow canoes to be paddled through the region. Hawaiians certainly fished in these inland ponds, and in areas

where the salinity was lower, grew crops. House sites and religious structures abound in the area. The Mana Plain, the western end of the vast West Kaua‘i flats, covers 1,700 acres and was once the largest wetland in the Hawai-ian Islands. To provide land for agriculture the Kekaha Sugar Company in 1923 installed extensive channels and pumps to dry up the marshes and render the land available for agriculture. Even today, pumps run constantly to drain a low terrain that is constantly being rewetted by groundwater. On occasions when the pumps or the elec-tricity that powers them has failed, low parts of the Mana Plain quickly revert to wet con-ditions. The State Department of Land and Natural Resources has restored a bit of the history of the region at its Kawaiele Bird Sanctuary. There, sand removal down to the ground-water has allowed the creation of a new wetland with numerous small islands where seabirds can nest safe from most predators. The bird sanctuary is being expanded. Native plants have been installed on the sandy soil, but the birds have shown up on their own. It is a great place for bird-watching, for both native wildfowl and migratory species. The wetland lies on the ocean side of Kaumuali‘i Highway, between Kekaha and Polihale. It’s easy to miss. Look for the sign along the roadside fence.

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Friday, May 1, 11am- 4:30 pm 34th Annual Irmalee & Walter Pomroy Lei Contest A competition of exquisitely designed leis of every shape & kind crafted by Master Lei Makers on display at Kaua‘i Museum. Info Lani Kaui 245-6931, [email protected]

Friday, May 1, 6-9 pm Na Lei Hiwahiwa ‘Ewalu: A May Day Celebration Concert Na Lei Hiwahiwa ‘Ewalu: A May Day Celebration Concert

CALENDARfeatures fantastic Hawaiian musicians and performers. Tickets $25adv/$30 door Adults. Children 6-17 $5. At Kaua‘i Beach Resort. Info Carol Bain 651-1868, [email protected]

May 1-2, 5-11 pm St. Cath-erine’s Carnival Live entertainment, a tent full of games, horse back, tractor rides, bounce houses, keiki rides, pet-ting zoo. Filipino and Hawaiian foods, silent auction, book fair and more! At 5021 Kawaihau Road, Kapa‘a. Info 822-4212

May 1-3, 8:30 am-5 pm, 2015 Kaua‘i Writers Conference Hosts, 6 nationally recognized authors and 2 top literary agents. At Courtyard at Marriott Resort, Kapa‘a. $429. Scholar-ships available. Info www.kauaiwritersconference.com

May 1-5, 11am-5 pm Betty Jean Nativio “On the Silk Road” Exhibition at the KSA gallery space in Kukui Grove. Open daily. Info www.kauaisocietyo-fartists.org

Saturday, May 2 Sierra Club Full Moon Hike Sunset to Full Moon Coastal

Walk. East Shore, moderate 4.5 miles. Kuna Bay (Donkey Beach) to Kapa‘a Library watching the full moon rise over the ocean. We’ll shuttle cars for a one-way hike. Info Judy Dalton 246-9067, sierraclubkauai.org

Saturday, May 2, 8 am Hawaii Mandatory Boating Class Free. Includes manuals and certificates. At Kaua‘i Veterans Center. Registration required. Call Jim Jung 822-0448

Saturday, May 2, 9:30-10:30 am Happy’s Keiki La Lei Workshop Lei-making workshop for keiki

(children) ages 5-18 Participants can bring foliage/plant materi-als. Some materials provided. 245-6931 to register. At Kaua‘i Museum. Info Lani Kaui 245-6931, [email protected]

Sunday, May 3 Sierra Club Hike Honopu Ridge. Koke‘e State Park. Strenuous, 3 miles. Hike through beautiful native forest on un-marked Honopu trail, to a view down the famed Na Pali coast. Info Jane Schmitt 826-6105, sierraclubkauai.org

Hawaii Children’s Theatre Summer Stars Registration Now Open Rising Stars Morning Work-shops. Ages 5-16, perfor-mance, Thursday, July 16, at KCC PAC. Afternoon Summer Stars Workshops, Ages 8-16, performances, Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at KCC PAC. Scholarships Avail-able.$375 Rising Stars; $395 PM Production; $720 for both. At Puhi Theatrical Warehouse. Info www.hawaiichildrens-theatre.org

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