Our Picks for the Weekend
Star-Bulletin staff
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FAMILY
All pets great and small
Furry friends will gather with their human counterparts on Sunday for the Hawaiian Humane Society's annual Petwalk fundraiser.
All pets are welcome, from dogs and cats to rodents and turtles. They'll get to play pet games and compete in a pet costume contest.
The event kicks off at 7:45 a.m. with an opening ceremony on Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park. The walk starts at 8 a.m., followed by the festivities from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
It's free, but the point is to raise funds for the humane society, so donations are crucial. They go to protect animals from abuse, place homeless animals with families, teach children about proper animal care and more. Visit www.hawaiianhumanesociety.org.
MOVIES
Gorilla returns to Kualoa
The concept of Sunset on the Beach is transported to the Windward side this weekend for the first Sunset at Kualoa on Saturday and Sunday.
The animated film "Madagascar" will be screened on Saturday, with the football documentary "Polynesian Power" and "Mighty Joe Young" on Sunday.
The films begin once it gets dark, around 6:45. But beginning at noon there'll be Hawaiian entertainment, food booths, kids' activities, a petting zoo and educational displays.
It all takes place at Kualoa Ranch and it's free. The ranch is additionally offering a 15 discount on park activities for Sunset attendees.
A few notes on Sunday's films: "Polynesian Power," narrated by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is about the growing presence of Polynesians in professional football, through the stories of two Samoan athletes, Pisa Tinoisamoa and Isaac Sopoaga. "Mighty Joe Young," about a 2,000-pound gorilla, was filmed at Kualoa Ranch. It stars Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton and Naveen Andrews of "Lost."
FOOD
Don Quijote takes over
Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro will perform at Friday's grand opening of Honolulu's flagship Don Quijote location on Kaheka Street.
The grocery/discount store formerly known as Daiei unveils its new sign and newly renovated interior at 9:15 a.m. Company chairman and CEO Takao Yasuda is flying from Tokyo to preside.
Entertainment begins at 8:30 a.m., featuring Hawaiian music by Baba Alimoot and Chris Kamaka, the Hawaii Lion Dance Association and Chris da Clown. Lani Moo will also be there to pose for photos.
Shimabukuro's concert will be at noon, followed by autograph signing.
Don Quijote, one of Japan's largest retail chains, has also taken over Daiei stores in Pearl City, Waipahu and Kailua.
FREEBIES
Plantation play for keiki
For kids, the idea of "plantation life" is something that maybe their grandparents or great-grandparents talk about -- but has little to do with their own PlayStation lifestyle.
Hawaii's Plantation Village hopes to make the concept a bit more of a reality with Saturday's Keiki Festival, "Relive the Plantation Days."
The 10 a.m.-to-2 p.m. event includes a magic show, storytelling by Nyla Fujii-Babb, hula and a non-plantationlike hip-hop dance revue.
Kids can also try some favorite plantation-era snacks -- saloon pilot crackers with condensed milk and sweetbread with mayonnaise and sugar. They can also make toys, play plantation games (sipa-sipa, anyone?) and do some catch-and-release fishing.
The Plantation Village is at 94-695 Waipahu St. Call 677-0110.
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