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The Maui Agricultural Trade Show and Sampling -- better known by its nickname, The Ulupalakua Thing! -- takes place noon to 4 p.m. April 29 at Ulupalakua Ranch and Tedeschi Winery. Admission is a mere $10, which gives you access to the sampling tables offering coffees, candies, ranch beef, dressings, fresh produce, condiments and more from 100 local businesses.

The afternoon's activities include cooking demonstrations by Maui chefs, as well as an appearance by Kristine Snyder, the Maui resident who was a winner in this year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.

And, there's an Ultimate Picnic Basket Competition in which professional chefs create themed lunch baskets. The baskets will be auctioned off to benefit the Maui Community College Food Service program. Call (808) 878-6058.

Grand Tasting: Hotel Chef Christian Jorgensen cooks and 100 wines are poured, June 30.

Seafood Festival: Chefs from several Maui restaurants prepare specialties. More wine, July 2.

Seminars and demos: Learn about wines, champagnes, barbecuing and how to cook with kids, through the weekend.

Tickets are available individually or as a package with hotel stay. Call (808) 669-0244 for prices.

Hawaii Public Television
Ho'okena, from left, Ama Aarona, Nani Dudoit, Manu Boyd, Chris
Kamaka, Horace K. Dudoit III and Glen H.K. Smith, is featured
two programs today, first in "Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian
Song," at 7:30 p.m, KHET/PBS; and then on "Hawaiian
105 and K5 Live!" at 8 p.m. on KFVE.

"Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song"

7:30 p.m., KHET/PBS. The second season of the Hawaii Public Television series will focus on different traditions in Hawaiian music and the interplay among artists. The season premiere features the harmonies of the Hoku Award-winning group, Ho'okena, in a studio concert. Among the numbers performed are "He Hawai 'i Au," "Aloha Mai e Pele," "Ka Wahine Lewa i Ke Kai" and "Kaulana o Kawaihae."

"Hawaiian 105 and K5 Live!"

8 p.m., KFVE. Frank B. Shaner and Brickwood Galuteria host the program with musical guests Ho'okena.

Morsels

"April Showers for Champagnes": Kapiolani Community College offers a class in champagne appreciation, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Ohia Room 118, $23. Call 734-9441.

Campbell cooks: Students in the food service classes at James Campbell High School show off what they've learned on "Electric Kitchen," Hawaiian Electric Co.'s cooking show. The Campbell episodes air through April 30 on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. Showtimes are 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday. The show also airs at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Calabash Channel 44 on Maui.

The Campbell episodes feature teacher Marla Miyamura and students Jon Gallegos, Mary Elizabeth Respicio and Tim Evans, preparing recipes the students developed using locally grown watercress and lime.

WATERCRESS WITH OYSTER-SESAME SAUCE

1 bunch watercress, blanched
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sugar

Squeeze excess water from watercress; cut into 2-inch lengths and arrange on platter. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over watercress. Garnish with onions and tomatoes if desired. Serves 4.

Nutritional information unavailable.

A Sunday Brunch Concert: The 25th Infantry Division's "Tropic Lighting Band" and the Nehelani Club will present a concert and brunch buffet from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 30 at the Schofield Nehelani Club. Call 655-9759.

Secretaries Day Luncheon: The Westin Hawaii Prince Hotel's Executive Chef Göran Streng will create a special menu in honor of Secretaries Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 26. Menu items will include sushi, dim sum, smoked salmon, linguine with rock shrimp scampi, blackened blue ahi and more.

Bosses will also have a chance to win prizes for their secretaries by participating in hula hoop, basketball-style waste basket shoot out or putting contests. Call 956-111, ext. 68 for reservations, $28.

Oyster Recipes Wanted: Recipes are being sought for the National Oyster Cook Off. Contestants need to type or print their original recipe listing all ingredients and instructions. Print name, address and telephone number on the bottom front of the page. Recipes will be judged on predominance of oysters, color and attractiveness of presentation. The categories are hors d'oeuvres, soups and stews, main dish and outside cookery and salads.

Send entries to: National Oyster Cook Off, c/o DECD, P.O. Box 653, Leonardtown, Md. 20650; email to eberlynl@mda.state.md.us or fax to (301) 475-4414 by Aug. 3.

Public vote saves pineapple LifeSavers

Statistics can lie, or at least mislead, the LifeSavers Co. has found.

Company research showed pineapple was the least favorite flavor in the classic five-flavor roll introduced in 1935, so LifeSavers offered consumers a chance to vote for a replacement flavor. The choices were strawberry or watermelon, but after 1 million responses were tallied, the overwhelming response: Hands off our pineapple!

Votes were tallied via phone and Internet. The results were 54 percent for keeping pineapple, 25 percent for watermelon and 21 percent for strawberry.

The LifeSavers Co. has now declared pineapple "the classic flavor gold standard of all time." In celebration, it is giving away up to $4,000 in gold. LifeSaver buyers who find a bag or roll of candy bearing a winners' certificate can trade it in for the package's weight in gold. For contest details call (888) 266-3828.

'Healthline' on radio

KHVH AM 830 has launched a new one-hour radio show called "Healthline," which airs 2 to 3 p.m. every Saturday.

The show's host will be KGMB medical reporter Angela Keen, with health experts as featured guests. Coverage will focus on healthy living, preventive medicine, exercise and stress.

Listeners will be able to call in and ask questions about health topics. The number is 521-8383.

Centennial fair set

Just about all your health questions may be answered at the 16th annual Centennial Seniors' Health Fair, taking place at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii's Manoa Grand Ballroom, from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 27.

Fifty organizations - including Hawaii Senior Lifestyles, Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association and Bodytherapy by Akua - have signed up to offer information and answer questions.

JCCH is at 2454 S. Beretania St. Admission is free. Validated parking is $2. The ballroom is on the 5th floor.

For more information, call 949-5531.

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