Kamae captures
legacy of LutherSO many films are unspooled at the Hawaii International Film Festival that sometimes a small, locally made film might slip through the critical cracks. I hope this doesn't happen to "One Kine Hawaiian Man," the latest documentary by singer-turned-filmmaker Eddie Kamae and his wife Myrna. The 60-minute film deals with one of Hawaii's real characters, Uncle Luther Kahekili Makekau, described by Kamae as "a legendary Hawaiian philosopher, chanter, singer, poet and lover, who was also part outlaw, cattle rustler, warrior and rebel." Uncle Luther, who was born on Maui during the reign of King Kalakaua, saw Kamae's first documentary, "LI'A: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man," and told him, "You're not finished yet." Luther was 98 at the time, and Kamae immediately set about capturing him and his fascinating story on film. He completed filming shortly before Luther passed on. The documentary had a "sneak premiere" in Pahoa on the Big Isle and will have its first screening on Oahu Nov. 9 at McCoy Pavilion as part of the film festival.
JUST call Tihati's Jack Thompson "Ace." He hit a hole in one during the Pro-Am portion of the Kaanapali Classic golf tourney this past weekend. And the new Kaanapali Golf Academy got a nice shot in the arm when golfers Gary Player and Graham Marsh stopped by for a lesson from Roger Fredericks, who runs the Academy. (Does giving Gary Player golf lessons qualify one for the Chutzpah Award?) ... Comic Tom Dreeson was at Kaanapali with some golden oldie material for the PGA Seniors, and on his way back to L.A. took a busman's holiday and stopped off to see "Comedy Sex Therapist" Kevin Hughes at the Texas Rock 'n' Roll Sushi Bar. He described himself not so much as one in need of therapy but "a fan." ...
THE first thing on Stephen Marquard's mind was how much to tip the porter after bringing in 510 pounds of luggage. Marquard is the exec chef of the Outrigger Marshall Islands Resort, and he arrived here fully prepared for a guest chef's dinner at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific and the Hilo Macadamia Nut Festival. He wasn't smuggling in a sumo wrestler either -- his luggage contained three over-sized coolers full of coconut crabs, courtesy of Marshall Islands President Imata Kabua. The crabs will be featured in the appetizer portion of the five-course Marshallese Cuisine dinner at Kapiolani Community College tomorrow. Reservations at $30 per person can be made by calling 921-6603 ... Crabby traveler
SPEAKING of island cuisine, former Star-Bulletin staffer Jeannie Ambrose says, "You can take the editor out of the islands, but you can't take the islands out of the editor." She's created a Hawaiian-style stuffing recipe for Better Homes and Gardens' holiday food feature in the December issue. She's in charge of the entire food package, but admits her personal favorite was the Macadamia Nut Stuffing made from Hawaiian sweetbread, mac nuts, dried mango, ginger and other goodies, all stuffed into a capon. And those capons keep rolling along ...
Michiganders butt heads
YES, I know you can read that headline two ways, but what I'm trying to say is that fans of both the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans will don their school colors and meet at Players Sports Bar on Alakea Saturday at the unholy hour of 6 a.m. to watch the interstate rivalry game. Things sometimes turn ugly at this annual brag-off, but fans of both schools are welcome to show up and cheer on their team ...
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