Advertisement - Click to support our sponsors.
By Ken Ige, Star-Bulletin
Look out for pedestrians and new color.
But the Baron was wrong. Red isn't the brightest color. The color that scratches across your retina is more of a lemony limey green shade. It leaps right out, even at vast distances, and nothing in nature comes close to this hue, except something in a nightmare.
You can see this color on the new pedestrian-crossing signs that have been installed on what seems to be every dozen feet or so on Pali Highway in Nuuanu. And a good thing too, because pedestrians keep insisting on crossing the highway here, and have sometimes been on the losing end of an argument with a car going 50 mph.
"We wanted to try something that was much more visible," said Department of Transportation spokesperson Marilyn Kali. "Something that jumps out of the clutter. We were at a loss as to what to do and these lime-green signs seemed to be the ticket."
The actual color is "3M Scotch-Lite Diamond-Grade Fluorescent-Yellow Reflective Sheeting."
The signs are popping up in other locations as well. The old orangey yellow signs seem kind of dingy next to these. It's not just because of the hue. Certain wavelengths of color provoke emotional responses in the brain. Yellows and reds are exciters, and blues and greens are soothers. That's why hospitals have green corridors to mellow you out. And why fast-food joints are usually yellow and red. They don't want you hanging around too long!
Curious or puzzled about something you've seen, heard, felt or smelled? Drop us a line: WatDat?, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, HI 96802, fax at 523-7863 or e-mail at features@ starbulletin.com and we'll find out.
From the glitter of sequined masks to the grease of Cajun sausage, Gordon Biersch at Aloha Tower Marketplace promises a slick Mardi Gras fete tomorrow evening. Mardi Gras hoopla
at Gordon BierschThe brewery's third annual Mardi Gras party begins at 5 p.m. with a parade. Starting at the eatery, the route will circle Aloha Tower Marketplace, head downtown on Ala Moana Boulevard and return to via Bishop Street. The 60 or so paraders will be scantily clad in feathers and glitter, and will toss beads and other trinkets along the way.
A crawfish feed begins at 6 p.m. at the restaurant. In addition to "mud bugs," diners can feast on jambalaya, gumbo and dirty rice for $10 per plate.
Manny's Bones zydeco band will play from 5-8:30 p.m., with Sunway picking up the entertainment gauntlet from 9 to closing.
A semi-private show of work by local artists completes the festivities. The all-nudes exhibit is open by invitation or request.
Controversy over last year's show prompts the restaurant to ask that patrons avoid the exhibit if they expect to be offended. Racy costumes and general debauchery are major themes of the event.
KONG 570-AM / 93.5 FM: Adult contemporary rock with some Hawaiian music Radio Log
KSSK 590-AM / 92.3-FM: Adult contemporary music
KHNR 650-AM: All news
KQMQ 93.1-FM: Contemporary hit radio
KQMQ 690-AM: Radio Disney
KGU 760-AM: Sports radio
KHVH 830-AM: News, talk, traffic, weather
KAIM 870-AM / 95.5-FM: Christian music and teaching AM; contemporary Christian music FM
KJPN 940-AM: Japanese-language news, adult contemporary music and talk shows
KIKI 990-AM / 93.9-FM: Contemporary country AM; contemporary hits FM
KLHT 1040-AM: Christian radio
KWAI 1080-AM: Talk radio
KZOO 1210-AM: Japanese-language, broadcasts from Japan
KNDI 1270-AM: Live news from the Philippines; programs in 10 languages
KIFO 1380-AM: News, public affairs
KCCN 1420-AM / 100.3-FM: All talk / UH sports AM; contemporary island hits, FM
KUMU 1500-AM / 94.7-FM: Adult standards, AM; light rock, FM
KHPR 88.1-FM: Classical, news, public affairs
KIPO 89.3-FM: Jazz, classical, news
KTUH 90.3-FM: Jazz, blues, Hawaiian, rock, countryand alternative
KKUA 90.7-FM: Classical, news and public affairs
KKCR 90.9 / 91.9-FM: Hawaiian music, midnight-3 p.m.; and rock, reggae, classical and new age
KRTR 96.3-FM: Adult contemporary music and news
KPOI 97.5-FM: Modern rock
KDNN 98.5-FM: Contemporary Hawaiian
KORL 99.5-FM: Adult contemporary
STAR 101.9-FM: Modern hits
KKHN 102.7-FM: Country
KXME 104.3-FM: Top 40
KINE 105.1-FM: Hawaiian
KGMZ 107.9-FM: Oldies
Click for online
calendars and events.
Send WatDat? questions, stories
or any other story ideas or comments to:
Features, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080,
Honolulu, HI 96802 or send a fax to 523-8509
or E-mail to features@starbulletin.com.
Please include your phone number.
