Okinawan textiles
star in fashions

Fashions created by Jeanie Chun will be modeled during Hui Makaala's 29th benefit luncheon and fashion show Sunday, "Bingata Renaissance."

Chun's designer apparel pays tribute to the rich colors of bingata, an Okinawan fabric.

The event will be held at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Hawaii Ballroom. Craft and fashion boutiques open at 9 a.m., with a silent auction through 11:30 a.m. Lunch is at noon, followed by the fashion show.

Tickets are $40 per person. For reservations call Patsy Takaesu, 395-7229; Dolly Moe, 531-8825; or Katherine Yonamine, 946-7443.

Proceeds from the show will benefit the Hui Makaala Scholarship Fund.

Junior Miss Program
invites applicants

High school senior girls are invited to apply for the 40th annual Hawaii's Junior Miss Scholarship Program, which recognizes and rewards academic accomplishment and well-roundedness in Hawaii's most talented and intelligent young women.

Contestants will compete in January for a $3,500 scholarship and for other prizes. Judging will be based on contestants' academic record, confidence, articulation, creativity, awareness of global issues, poise and physical fitness. Hawaii's Junior Miss will compete with other state winners for more than $75,000 in awards at the America's Junior Miss program in Mobile, Ala.

Applications are available from high school senior counselors and student activities coordinators or at http://alohatown.com/jrmiss. The deadline to apply is Oct. 20. For information, call K. Mark Takai, 371-6275.

Japan study opportunity
for educators

Six hundred first through 12th grade American teachers and administrators will be selected for a fully funded three-week study tour of Japan next year under the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. Visits will be June-July, October or November-December.

The FMF program was established by the government of Japan to show appreciation for the Fulbright Program of the United States. Named for the late Sen. J.W. Fulbright who proposed the bill establishing it, the U.S. government's Fulbright Program offers people of the United States and other countries the opportunity to study in other lands.

To be eligible for the FMF, applicants must be employed as full-time teachers or administrators, must live in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, must be U.S. citizens and must have had less than one month or no prior experience of Japan.

Applications are available from the Consulate General of Japan, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1742 Nuuanu Ave.; call 536-2226. The application deadline is Jan. 11, 1999.

Packets and information may also be obtained by calling 1-888-527-2636 or at the Web site http://www.iie.org/pgms/fmf.

PREVIEW

Three movies begin their Oahu run on Friday:

Beloved: (R) A mysterious , sometimes startling journey into the lives of people struggling with the disfiguring effects of slavery. An adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Stars Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.

Bride of Chuckie: (R)The girlfriend of the doll from "Child's Play" films goes berserk.

Practical Magic: (PG-13) Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are witches in this film about two sisters with a gift for guiding fate.

Other current movie listings are at http://doit.starbulletin.com.

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