[ WE ASKED ]

Barometer of cool

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Pia Calventas
29, homemaker

Mike Carpenter
18, University of Hawaii student

Puna Kondo
22, Parson's School of Design student, New York

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What's in your CD player?

"Sade's latest ... I like her music."

"My CD player just got stolen a little while ago, so nothing's in my CD player."

"The last CD ... was Common. The beat is good and I think he's cool. I like his voice."

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Who should concert promoters bring to Honolulu this summer?

"I have a lot of people I like ... probably Janet Jackson again. I missed the last one, so I want to go."

"Yanni -- we've never seen him in Hawaii ... or get the Beach Boys back together. Are they still alive?"

"Jurassic 5 -- their live shows are good."

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Are we living in a matrix?

"I haven't watched (the movie), but I heard about it. I think we are ... I pretty much just go with how it is."

"Not like in the movie ... it has some meaning philosophically, but we're not really in the matrix. It's symbolic."

"No. I didn't like that movie, first of all; second of all, 'The Matrix Reloaded' was like 'Star Wars.' And I think we each make our own individual decisions."

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