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Wednesday, May 31, 2000
By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin
Edible gifts offer an alternative to flower lei, balloons
and other graduation standards. Two Honolulu
companies are making these seasonal offerings
with a distinctly local touch.
For this they deserve extra credit at We're Best of Friends, a tiny craft shop in Kaimuki.
With the idea that a flower lei fades away, but li hing mui can be savored over time, the shop is offering lanyards -- OK, "lei-nyards" to be even punnier -- dressed up in ribbons of any school's colors and dangling a bag of seed.
The lanyard is printed with the store's name, which is also a nice sentiment to offer a grad.
They sell for $8 at the shop, 1223 Koko Head Ave., Suite 4. Call for directions; it's hard to find: 734-3693.
More graduation treats come from Sweet Aloha Chocolates, which is offering white-chocolate license plates printed in food coloring with the declarations "UMADEIT" or "NO1GRAD."
Also available, a chocolate graduation cap on a stick. That and the business-card-sized license plate sell for about $4. A larger license plate goes for $10.
Owners Fred and Doris Peyer specialize in custom chocolates and can do things like print you a business card in chocolate.
For graduation party favors, they offer candy bars with custom-designed wrappers bearing a grad-uate's photo.
The Sweet Aloha shop is at 292C Mokauea St. in lower Kalihi. Call 841-0991. Many Sweet Aloha products are also sold at Native Books and Beautiful Things.
Events run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and include dancing, craft and food booths. Call 947-3306.
2 cups self-rising flourHeat oil in a deep-fat fryer, 4 to 6 inches deep, to about 400 degrees (medium high).
1-1/2 cups milk or buttermilk
2 tablespoons sugar
Cooking oil for frying
Combine flour, milk and sugar to make a soft dough. Pinch off a ball about the size of a large biscuit. Pat into a plate-sized pancake about 1/2 inch thick. Drop into hot oil. Brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side. Drain on a paper towel. Serve hot with honey or cinnamon and sugar.
Variation: To make Indian Tacos, top frybread with refried beans, cooked hamburger meat, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese and salsa.
Nutritional information unavailable.
Big Momma's House
Rated PG-13
Stars Martin Lawrence and Nia Long. When an undercover cop played by Lawrence is sent to Georgia to protect a single mother (Long) and her son, he adopts the identity of a crass heavy-set Southern grandmother known as "Big Momma."
Tickets -- $25 in advance; $30 at the door --are available at Brew Moon, The Liquor Connection and Oahu Homebrew, or call 955-8821.
The 3K walk will start at 5 p.m., followed by the Oceanfest Jam for Life, a free concert from 6 to 9 p.m., featuring Forte, the Ka'ala Boys and Pure Heart.
Participants are asked to raise at least $100 in sponsorships. Pick up an entry form at any Starbucks location.
For information, call the Life Foundation at 521-AIDS (2437).
Arthritis and joint degeneration make it difficult to perform such simple activities as walking, bending and getting dressed.
To schedule an appointment, call 947-9153. KOSC is on the 8th floor of Kuakini's Hale Pulama Mau Building, 347 N. Kuakini St.
The event will take place at Ala Moana Park's McCoy Pavilion. The fee is $65 at the door.
The clearinghouse is devoted to community efforts aimed at promoting safety, healing and self-sufficiency. For more information call 534-0040.
Among topics to be discussed are anatomy, head and neck injuries, neuromobilization.
The cost is $100 for nonmembers, $75 for members and $50 for students with a valid I.D.
For more information, call Tim Freitas at 842-8503 or search online for Hawaii Athletic Trainers Association.
Yearwood, 35, has three Grammy's to her credit, including 1998's Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for work with with Garth Brooks.
Tickets, at $25 and $30, go on sale tomorrow at Ticket Plus outlets and the Blaisdell box office.
