Japan’s bird golf set to fly

By Kathryn Bender, Star-Bulletin
Sheburra Moore, 15, takes a swing at "target bird golf" at a demonstration
event over the weekend in Kamiloiki Community Park. A popular sport in
Japan, bird golf uses a golf club to hit a badminton shuttlecock into a net.
For more information, call Nobuko Takahashi Moore at the School
House International, 395-6110 or 394-2903.

The Shark Almanac

By Thomas B. Allen
The Lyons Press
274 pages; hardcover, $35

IN the more than 30 years Thomas Allen has spent studying the shark, his attitude about these marine predators has shifted from fear to respect.

In his introduction, Allen tells the story of his first encounter with shark. He was on a charter fishing boat doing research for a book and landed a blue shark. He felt revulsion but no sympathy as the shark stayed alive for more than two hours while he hacked out its jaws. Watching another shark neophyte do the same thing 30 years later he felt the weight of what he had done.

The author and contributor to National Geographic discusses the mythology surrounding sharks and the history of their interaction with man.

"The Shark Almanac" covers more than 100 of the nearly 400 shark species in existence, detailing their behavior, appearance and habitat.

Allen also offers information about skates and rays, relatives of the shark.

He details various threats to the survival of shark species and addresses shark attacks, including where and how they happen and how to avoid being a victim.

A bibliography is included, as is a list of shark-related Web sites for readers who need even more than this book offers.

Cruisin' through summer

If you're itching to get off the rock with the kids this summer but don't want to spend a fortune on airfare, Navatek's Summer Carnival Cruise might be a fun alternative.

From now until Sept. 30, every Navatek I Kahala Gold Coast Lunch Cruise will feature activities and entertainment designed to entrance the whole family.

Lessons in hula, lei making and frond weaving will be offered. And youngsters can create their own Hawaiian-themed temporary tattoos.

Navatek serves up an international buffet Tuesday-Thursday, and a Hawaiian-style buffet Friday-Sunday.

The ship departs Pier 6 at noon and returns at 2 p.m. Tickets are $45 for adults and $20 for children 2-11.

Call 848-6360 for reservations or more information.

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