'Wind' gets no knocks
from Hawaii audiences

We should have known. Nobody likes to talk stink in Hawaii, and nobody likes to kick a locally filmed television series when it's down.

So only two people called in to tell us what they thought of the show and the one who said he really enjoyed it didn't want his name published.

The other brave individual, Michael Aach, said that on the plus side he enjoyed the scenery, the music and the surf scenes.

"It could attract more attention to Hawaii if it continues with the pluses," he said. "On the minus side - hokey situations, dialog and pretty typical Hollywood TV making."

He said he and his wife would rate it about a C or C-.

That pretty much sums up the pros' opinions, but Aach is a lot kinder. "We'll give it another chance and watch again," he said.

Kumu hula Kanahele receives
state's highest cultural honor

Big Island Kumu Hula Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele captured the Governor's Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, the state's highest cultural achievement award. Gov. Ben Cayetano and the State Foundation of Culture and the Arts will honor Kanahele at a Washington Place ceremony at 6:30 p.m. today.

Kanahele is kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, founded by her mother in 1953. Kanahele and her sister Nalani Kanaka'ole helped to perpetuate the oldest of Hawaiian cultural traditions, mele oli and mele hula, both complex forms of the ancient art involving music, dance and literature.

In 1993, the sisters received the National Heritage Fellowship Award, the nation's highest honor for traditional artists presented by the National Endowment for the Arts, for their work with the halau.

Kanahele teaches Hawaiian Studies at Hawaii Community College and is also a co-founder of numerous organizations dedicated to native Hawaiian rights.

Halau honors Kalakaua

The Brothers Cazimero, Jerry Santos and Theresa Bright are just some of the entertainers who will appear at the second annual Na Lani Eha concert celebrating King David Kalakaua's birthday, 5 p.m. Nov. 15 at Hawaii Theatre

Hosted by Kumu Hula Leina'ala Kalama Heine and the Ladies of Na Pualei O Likoleua, the halau's fund-raiser will also feature Ku'uipo Kumukahi, Dennis Pavao, Kekuhi Kanahele and her ohana, and the Gentlemen of Halau Na Kamalei.

Tickets are $17.50 and $22.50. For more information, call 676-0056.

Subject's the outdoors

They are called Hunter Education Classes, but the sessions put on by the Hawaii Hunter Education Program go beyond that sport.

The classes cover outdoor ethics and responsibility, wildlife identification and conservation as well as survival skills, firearms and archery safety and first aid.

The classes are open to anyone 10 years or older who enjoys the outdoors.

To qualify for hunter certification, all 12 hours of classes are required.

The sessions are free but registration is required by calling 587-0200. All students are required to present a picture ID.

Here is the schedule for classes:

Nov. 2, 4, 6, 5:45 to 10 p.m. Richardson Pool, Pearl Harbor.

Nov. 20, 5:45 to 10:15 p.m., Nov. 21, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nimitz Business Center, Room A-151.

Dec. 4, 5:45 to 10:15 p.m., Dec. 5, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Schofield Barracks, Building 2108.

Dec. 11, 5:45 to 10:15 p.m., Dec. 12, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nimitz Business Center, Room A-151.

Indulge for a good cause

The Hawaiian Humane Society presents another mouth-watering Fantasies in Chocolate fund-raiser on Nov. 8. This year, executive pastry chef David Brown will create the wide array of chocolate temptations.

The event will also feature door prizes, a chocolate boutique and a "sweet-stakes" drawing for golf and restaurant outings, travel deals and recreational items.

Benefactor tickets go for $55, entitling holders to a continental brunch and one hour of pre-show, chocolate-tasting privileges. General admission is $25. Tickets can be purchased from the Hawaiian Humane Society by calling 946-2187 ext. 213 or dropping by 2700 Waialae Ave.

Proceeds will benefit the Humane Society.

Santas taking shape in sand

Sandy Claus is coming to town.

This holiday season, Pearlridge Center will display six Santa vignettes in sand, sculpted by Todd Vander Pluym and his assistants.

Fifty tons of Hawaiian sand will be used. The sand will be delivered to the mall's Uptown Center Court Nov. 6. The next day, the sculpting will begin and is scheduled for completion just before Thanksgiving.

The sand art will remain on display through mid-January.

For more information, call Pearlridge Center, 488-0981.

Movies opening on Friday

Apt Pupil: A 16-year-old (Brad Renfro), via an old photograph, recognizes a local resident (Ian McKellen) as a former officer at the Paten concentration camp, where 90,000 prisoners died. (R)

Pleasantville (PG-13): "Pleasantville," a quaint '50s sitcom, has developed a cult following on a '90s cable network. David (Tobey Maguire), a suburban teen-ager, is a devotee of the series. But he soon discovers that, while it's a great place to visit, he wouldn't want to live there.

Soldier (R): Kurt Russell and Jason Scott Lee star in this action film about an obsolete galactic warrior.

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