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[ DA KINE ]
Dad's day at the beach
For those who haven't yet made plans for Father's Day, gather the family and head to Waikiki, where Brunch on the Beach returns to Kalakaua Avenue on Sunday.The street fronting the Hyatt will be transformed into a Hawaiian café, with chefs from Hawaii's major restaurants serving up signature appetizers, entrées, desserts, and beverages.
This week's newcomers are Hong Kong Harbor View and Royal Steak House. Try a Sweet & Sour Pork plate ($5) from the former, or a Barbecue Chicken Plate from the latter. When you're ready for dessert, there's bites of Kimo's Original Hula Pie from Duke's Waikiki.
Other participants include Seafood Village, featuring a variety of dim sum ($5); Restaurant Fuji, with sushi plates and garlic chicken plates for $5; and Lobster Crab and Seafood serving Chop Chop Maui Seafood Salad ($5). Tea Chest Hawaii and Zanzabar Night Club will serve a new selection of specialty beverages.
Enjoy your meal with the music of the Royal Hawaiian Band Glee Club at 9:30 a.m. The singers will perform a medley of "Hawai'i Calls" tunes.
At 10:30 a.m., dads will enjoy Hawaiian jazz by Abe Weinstein and special guests, followed by the keiki Halau Hula Olana at 11:30 a.m. Kumu Hula Olana Ai and Howard Ai have choreographed a show just for dads before headliners The Brothers Cazimero take the stage.
Parking for the event will be available at the following garages: Waikiki Trade Center, $1 all day; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, $2 for four hours; Ohana Reef Towers, Ohana Maile Sky Court, Ohana Waikiki Village, Outrigger East, King Kalakaua Plaza, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort at $1 per hour, with a 5-hour maximum.
The monthly brunch takes place the third Sunday each month.
For information call the City and County of Honolulu at 523-CITY (2489) or the Waikiki Improvement Association at 923-1094.
SUGahDaddy at Duke's
Duke's Canoe Club plays host to SUGahDADDY during a Father's Day Sunday concert on the beach from 4 to 6 p.m. Dad will be pleased and, best of all, the music is free. (You're on your own with those brews.)This Pacific surf-rock ensemble has crafted a sound and style all their own. At a recent showcase at the Hard Rock Cafe, the band was described as a cross between Dave Matthews and Kalapana.
The band recently completed a West Coast tour and will tour again in August.
Duke's is in the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel at 2335 Kalakaua Ave. For more information, call Duke's at 922-2268.
It's his weekend
Celebrate Father's Day with a family event including face painting, magic, balloons, games and activities, entertainment, prize giveaways, and information booths for dads, kids, and families at Pearlridge Uptown.
The Hawaii Coalition for Dads' 5th Annual Celebrate Fathers Day recognizes "June is Fathers Month," as proclaimed by Governor Linda Lingle and Mayor Jeremy Harris. The event is held each year to motivate, inspire and thank the important men around us, including grandpas, uncles and other mentors.
There will be entertainment by the PACT Hip Hop Dancers, Na Kuku Olu Olu Eka Hula, Chuck James Drum Ensemble, Fred & Joe, Hawaii Square Dancers and more.
Then get dad and junior together for the Father-Child Look-Alike Contest, emceed by Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona, is set for 2 p.m. at the Pearlridge Uptown Stage. Entrants may be of any age.
>> Place: Pearlridge Uptown
>> Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
>> Admission: Free
>> Call: 847-3285
Domo arigato, Mr. Robot-o
Find out why robots make great basketball players, learn how to fool a motion detector, and hold a conversation with an android when "Robotics" opens at Bishop Museum. The national traveling exhibition, on display at Castle Memorial Building, features 20 hands-on activities demonstrating the similarities between humans and robots.Visitors can program a 7-foot-high industrial robotic arm to shoot hoops; learn why robots cannot perform simple human tasks such as tying shoelaces; talk to an android; and outwit a robot in a race against the clock. Visitors can also investigate ways robots are increasing productivity, creating a safer workplace, providing higher-end career opportunities, and enriching our lives.
Tying in to the Robotics exhibit will be the launch of two space exploring robots as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. The launches this summer will arrive on Mars in January 2004. In addition, a special Planetarium show on Mars will be shown.
>> Place: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
>> Time: Exhibition begins tomorrow and continues 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 2
>> Admission: $14.95 for adults; 11.95 for ages 4 to 12 years; children under 4 and Bishop Museum Association members are admitted free. Special rates available for kamaaina, seniors and military.
>> Call: 847-3511
[ HOME AND GARDEN BRIEFS ]
Want to buy a home?
Learn about qualifying to buy a home, how homebuyer education and housing counseling can help you become a homebuyer, and the steps necessary to buy a home during free Community Homebuyer Fairs this summer in communities throughout Oahu.The fairs offer answers to questions about purchasing a home from housing industry representatives.
Participants will include representatives from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaii Association of Mortgage Brokers; Honolulu Board of Realtors; Honolulu Habitat for Humanity; Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawaii; Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii; PEMCO Ltd.; Self-Help Housing Corp. of Hawaii; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development; and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
If you want to be pre-qualified for a mortgage, bring your gross monthly income and expense information with you.
The fairs will be held at the following locations from 9 a.m. to noon:
Saturday -- Waimanalo District Park, 41-415 Hihimanu St.
June 21 -- Waianae Mall, 86-120 Farrington Highway
June 28 -- Kapalama School in Kalihi, 1601 N. School St.
July 12 -- Filipino Community Center in Waipahu, 94-428 Mokuola St.
Aiea orchid show
Hundreds of orchid enthusiasts, from the backyard hobbyist to the local commercial grower, will showcase their plants at the 22nd Annual Aiea Orchid Club show from today to Sunday.The show will be held at Aiea Elementary School cafeteria. Hours are as follows with a schedule of lectures and demonstrations:
>> 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today:
11 a.m., dendrobium orchid culture; 2 p.m., orchid pests and diseases; 6 p.m., honohono orchid culture.
>> 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow:
11 a.m., phalaenopsis orchid culture; 2 p.m., anthurium culture; 4 p.m., honohono orchid culture. There will also be a kiawe-grilled chicken sale.
>> 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday:
11 a.m., general orchid culture.
A $2 donation will be collected at the entrance.
Everything bamboo
Norm Bezona, bamboo expert, will teach everything you ever wanted to know about exotic bamboo and more in a class held at the Lyon Arboretum from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.The class will cover propagation, its many uses, including efforts in global reforestation. Cost for the class is $18.
Call 988-0456 for more information.
Hibiscus class
Get to know and learn to grow hibiscus from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Urban Garden Center's class in Pearl City.Wear walking shoes for a trek to the view the center's hibiscus collection after the lecture.
Cost is $5. Early registration recommended. Call 453-6050 for more information.
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