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Fun kine poetry
Leave it to pidgin writer and Hybolics honcho Lee Tonouchi to write up an entertaining press release about Saturday's 7:30 p.m. reading/performance "Poetry to Da Max." As he explains:"We did da auditions. Now Hybolics presents dis historical event ... featuring some of da bes performance poets dat Hawaii get for offer.
"Dis ain't yo' mama's poetry reading. Going get one eclectic intermingling of various skools of Hawai'i poetry Performance Pidgin (old skool and new skool represent), Hawaiian Chant, Def Hawaii Rap, to even da jus plain mento."
"Da line-up" includes Tonouchi, Steve Kealoha Wong, Steve Carll, Joe Hadley (a k a bradajo), Katana (a k a Ronda Mapuana Hayashi) and chanter Kimo Armitage, helped by musician Keoni Kuoha and dancer Chris Pasquil.
Bettah be dere, at the Center for Hawaiian Studies, 2645 Dole St., coz the event stay free!
Call 366-1272 or e-mail hybolics@lava.net if you need more convincing.
Archive access free
Go ahead and finish that research project now that the Bishop Museum's Library and Archives collections are now open free to the public.The museum has waived the $3 entrance fee for these collections in hopes of encouraging people to explore the treasure trove of island history. Materials range from recorded chants to historic manuscripts.
A popular feature is the photo collection, which has more than 1 million images of Hawaii and the Pacific dating from the 1840s to the present.
There is also a genealogy collection that can help families trace their ancestry before the next big reunion.
The library and archives are open from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For more information, call the library at 848-4148 or the archives at 848-4182.
Seeing stars at JCCH
Families are invited to participate in an evening of star-gazing as the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii brings Japan's Tanabata Festival to Hawaii.The free festival, from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 11, is based on the sky story of weaving goddess Orihime and herdsman Kengyu whose forbidden love enraged the Emperor of Heaven. As a result, they were placed as stars on opposite sides of the Celestial River (Milky Way) to meet only once a year.
The festival will feature storytelling and puppetry, sky shows in Bishop Museum's inflatable Starlab planetarium, and stargazing from the JCCH rooftop. Participants may also purchase food and drinks from various booths, and enjoy tanabata decorations, music and dance performances.
JCCH is at 2454 S. Beretania St. For more information, call 945-7633.
Send items to 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210, Honolulu 96813; or fax 529-4750. [Reunions]
Aiea Class of 1982
Sept. 14 at the Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai. Cost: $32. Call 486-2692 or e-mail Aiea1982@hotmail.com.
Castle Class of 1982
Dinner buffet, Aug. 17, Ala Moana Hotel, $40. Send addresses to castle_1982@hotmail.com or write: Castle High 1982, 20th Class Reunion Committee, P.O. Box 108, Kaneohe 96744. Class of 1992
Updating mailing list for reunion in September. Contact Joni Kamiya at 408-390-3862 or e-mail jkamiya@earthlink.net.
Farrington Class of 1972
Sept. 7, Honolulu Country Club. E-mail fhsclassof72@yahoo.com or call Gordon at 487-1998. Class of 1982
Sept. 21, Honolulu Country Club. E-mail to FHS1982Reunion@aol.com; mail to: FHS Class of 1982 Reunion, P.O. Box 701031, Kapolei, 96709-1031; or visit http://hometown.aol.com/fhs1982reunited/index.html for more information.
Kalani Class of 1962
Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 at various locations. A golf tournament, social event and banquet are scheduled. Call 239-6130, 839-2100, or 536-1400; or visit www.barefoot-rock.com/kalani62.
Kauai Class of 1958
45th Year Class Reunion, Las Vegas, 2003. Contact Don Shoho or e-mail dshoho@aol.com.
McKinley Class of 1942:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Ala Moana Hotel. Call Colleen Lau Ng at 737-3526; Ethel Fukuda Shimamoto at 524-6434; or Nelson Muraoka at 595-6830.
Class of 1946
Sept. 5 to Sept. 8, Salt Lake City and UH-BYU football game; Sept. 9-13 in Las Vegas. Call Edmund Leong at 373-3882; or e-mail class1946 mhs@cs.com. Class of 1952
Nov. 23, Hale Koa Hotel. Call Woody Nakashima at 988-7252; Richard Sakamoto at 988-6661 or e-mail dslinc@pixi.com. Class of 1982
Dinner, Oct. 5, Koolau Golf Club. Call Gayle at 595-4800.
Moanalua Various
Connect to the alumni association Web site at www.global-hawaii.com/mohsaa for news and reunion information, or write to Alumni Association, 2825 Ala Ilima St., Honolulu 96818.
Class of 1977
Aug. 17. Call Pat at 839-4349 for information.
Pearl City Various
Connect to the alumni association's (PCHSAA) Web site at www.pchsaa.org for reunion information as well as current news of the PCHSAA and the PCHS.
Class of 1982
20-year celebration Aug. 10 at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. Register at www.pchsaa.org.
Radford Class of 1964
Update your listing at members.tripod.com/radfordhs64.
Roosevelt Class of 1967
Oct. 26. Call Sharon Flores at 524-1880 or e-mail sharcoent@hawaii.rr.com.
Class of 1972
Aug. 16, All Star Hawaii; Aug. 17, Kapiolani Park; and Aug 18 golf tournament. Mail 3429 Pawaina St., Honolulu, 96822; e-mail rhs1972@hotmail. com; or register online at www.rhs72.com.
St. Francis Class of 1977
Updating mailing list. Old-fashioned girl talk, Aug. 16; couples' dinner, Aug. 17; and family picnic, Aug. 18. E-mail linakaz@attglobal.net or call Valentine Iwamasa at 239-2290.
Waipahu Class of 1981
Updating list for 20th reunion. Write: Waipahu Class of 1981 Reunion, c/o Shawn Higa, 447-D Mananai Place, Honolulu 96818; call 223-2037 or 486-6560; or e-mail ShawnHiga@aol.com
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