Photos ByKathryn Bender, Star-Bulletin
Ginger Gohier can't say goodbye first after a telephone
chat with a friend in a skit from "How to Eat Like a Child."
The play was adapted from Delia Ephron's book of the same name. It is being staged by a cast of 20 9th- through 12th-grade Kamehameha students with support from Keaka Kamehameha drama club for secondary students. Choreography is by Ka'ohi Yojo, a Kamehameha graduate, who did the choreography when she was a sophomore at the school for a 1990 production of the musical. It was such a hit that the school is staging a revival.
Palmore said that over 5,000 kids from Oahu schools will see the play at performances during school hours this week.
Public performances are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Ke'elikolani Auditorium on the Kamehameha campus. Tickets are $2 and are available at the door. Or call 842-8356.
Kahawai'i's script for "The Hawaiian Sting" is a playful pidgin romp encompassing elements of local culture such as flies and a surfing cockroach.
The 17-year-old writer says the idea developed while "playing around the kitchen table."
PIC's contest was created to give Pacific writers an opportunity to write for television.
"The Hawaiian Sting" is scheduled to be produced for television in December. Auditions for actors will be held Saturday and Sunday at Island Post, 875 Waimanu, Suite 600.
There are roles for one part-Hawaiian man, age 20 to 30, who can speak pidgin; one Hawaiian woman 60 to 70; and two part-Hawaiian girls, ages 16 to 19. For more information about the auditions, call Don Nahaku at 487-2828 or 287-4435.
Study Abroad: Available for the People's Republic of China, Japan, France and Spain. No previous language knowledge is required for the China and Japan programs, but for the France and Spain programs preference will be given to students who have had two years of French or Spanish studies.
FOCUS programs: Offers in-depth study at Punahou School into the culture and history of China, Korea or Japan. FOCUS students have priority for future summer trips to the country which they have studied.
Apply for either program by writing: Wo International Center, Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96822. Or call 944-5871. The application deadline is Jan. 15, 1997.
One student from each state will be selected for the $3,840 scholarship, which provides full tuition, room and board for 8 weeks, June 22 to Aug. 18, 1997.
Applicants must be in grades 9 through 12 and be proficient on violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, wind or percussion instruments. Submit a taped solo performance with piano accompaniment with application postmarked by Jan. 17, 1997.
For information, or to obtain an application, write: Governor's Scholar Programs, Interlochen Center for the Arts, P.O. Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643-0199; or call (616) 276-7372.
The Scoops, which runs Tuesdays, provides information on scholarships and opportunities available to students.