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HISTORY LESSON
Film chronicles isle fight against internment
Tom Coffman's latest documentary, "The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii," premieres at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hawaii Theatre.
Coffman, author of "Catch a Wave" and "The Island Edge of America," also worked on the films "O Hawaii" and "Nation Within."
His latest film centers on the Council for Inter-Racial Unity, formed in 1939 to support the local Japanese-American population. After Pearl Harbor, this group prevented the mass internment of Hawaii's 160,000 people of Japanese ancestry.
A panel discussion and reception will follow the screening sponsored by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Coffman's film will air later on PBS.
Tickets are $10. Call the Hawaii Theatre at 528-0506 or visit www.hawaiitheatre.com.
COURTESY HAWAII COUNCIL
FOR THE HUMANITIES
"The First Battle" explains why local Japanese-Americans weren't interned during World War II.
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RESTAURANT REPORT
Tequila celebration
It's tequila time at Compadres Bar & Grill in Ward Centre. The annual Tequila Festival continues through Sept. 16, ending with a fiesta celebrating Mexican Independence Day.
Executive chef Raul Puga is incorporating a variety of tequilas in menu specials including oyster shots, Fajita Prawns, Spiked Gazpacho, Camarones Loco (a shrimp dish), Tortilla-Encrusted Chicken and Pollo Cabo Wabo.
Drink specials include $5 shots of tequilas, including Cabo Wabo, Cazadorez, Herradura, Don Julio, Patron, Hornitos, Milagro, Sauza, Grand Centenario, Monte Alban (with or without worm) and 1800 Tequila.
Call 591-8307.