What's Up! A four-week guide
Coming movies
Premiere dates for movies are tentative:
June 1: "The Animal," "Moulin Rouge" (left), "What's the Worst That Could Happen?"
June 8: "Evolution," "Swordfish"
June 15: "Atlantis: The Lost Empire," "Tomb Raider"
June 22: "Dr. Dolittle 2," "The Fast and the Furious"
June 29: "A.I.," "Baby Boy"
FILM: June 1
"Holo Mai Pele," the epic film of the fire goddess Pele and her sister, Hi'iaka, as told through song and dance, will be screened at the Hawai'i Theatre. 7 p.m. June 1. $30 general, $20 students, seniors, $15 groups of 10 or more ($100 premium tickets include post-show reception; 973-0289). 528-0506,
STAGE: June 2-3
"La Flaminia Rapita (The Kidnapping of Flaminia)," presented by the Italian performance troupe Teatro del Vicolo, takes the University of Hawai'i's Kennedy Theatre stage. Teatro del Vicolo, making its U.S. debut, specializes in commedia dell'arte, colorful Italian comedy that features outrageous characters and situations. 7:30 p.m June 2, 2 p.m. June 3. $20 general, $18 students, seniors, UH faculty and staff, $9 UHM students, available at the UH Campus Center Ticket Office or charge by phone at 956-6878, www.outreach.hawaii.edu
CONCERTS: June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
AT&T Wildest Show in Town, the annual series of Wednesday concerts in the Honolulu Zoo, kicks off June 6 with the contemporary Hawaiian sounds of Na Kane Nui. New features include 'ukulele giveaways, special guided tours for up to 30 people each night, a kids coloring contest and a trivia contest. Gates open at 4:35 p.m. for picnicking; show starts at 6 p.m. Free, although donations will be accepted. 926-3191.
FREE RIDES: June 16
The Kaimuki-Kapahulu-Waikiki trolley, known as Our Neighborhood Trolley, offers unlimited free rides 6 a.m.-10 p.m. June 16. The usual fare is $1; there are 11 stops, including Market City Shopping Center. 566-7466 or www.co.honolulu.hi.us/dts/trolley.htm.
FESTIVAL: June 17
A Korea Cultural Festival will be hosted by the Honolulu Academy of Arts to celebrate the opening of a newly renovated gallery space dedicated to Korean art. Activities include dancing, story-singing, music and a calligraphy demonstration. 1-5 p.m. June 17. Free. 532-8700,
FOOD FESTIVAL: June 22-24
The annual Taste of Honolulu, celebrating its 10th year, offers food, wine and entertainment on the grounds of the civic center, next to Honolulu Hale. Among the restaurants scheduled to participate in the benefit for Easter Seals Hawai'i are 3660 on the Rise, Blue Tropix, Brew Moon, Chai's Island Bistro, Ciao Mein, The Colony, Canoe's at the 'Ilikai, Dixie Grill, Eastern Garden, Gordon Biersch, Iva's Place, Kaka'ako Kitchen, Kevin's Two Boots, Marian's Island Wide Catering, Musashi, Planet Hollywood, Portlock, Prince Court, Sam Choy's Diamond Head, Tony Roma's, Uncle Lani's Poi Pub and Eatery and The Willows. 5-10 p.m. June 22, noon-10 p.m. June 23, noon-7 p.m. June 24. $3 admission, free for seniors and kids under 12; pre-event packages — $21 for $25 worth of scrip, or $44 for $50 worth of scrip and two admission tickets — are available until June 8. 536-1015 or www.EasterSealsHawaii.org.
FESTIVAL: June 8-10
As many as 3,000 musicians, dancers and artists will come from Japan to take part in the 22nd annual Pan-Pacific Festival-Matsuri in Hawai'i, which celebrates and shares Japanese culture. The festival includes a block party (6:30-10 p.m. June 8 on Kalakaua Avenue; free), parade (5-7 p.m. June 10 from Fort DeRussy to Kapi'olani Park; free), bon dance (6:30-9 p.m. June 10, Kapi'olani Park; free), half-marathon and theater events. 926-8177, www.pan-pacific-festival.com.
PARADE: June 9
The 85th annual King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade travels from the corner of King and Richards streets downtown, along Punchbowl Street, on to Ala Moana and Kalakaua Avenue, ending at Kapi'olani Park. From 9:30 a.m. June 9. Free. 586-0333.
CONCERT: June 9
Kai, a San Francisco-based five-member band whose hits include "Say You'll Stay" and "It Might Be You," will headline a concert at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Also on the bill are Forte, the Beaters, Simply Sly and Nicole Doran. 7 p.m. June 9. $30, $25, at the box office and Ticket Plus. www.Tickets.com, 591-2211 (Blaisdell), 526-4400 (Ticket Plus).
CONCERTS: June 20-23
The Hawai'i Guitar Festival 2001 brings Greek-born Antigoni Goni, considered one the best female guitarists of her generation; jazz guitar great Gene Bertoncini; 'ukulele master Lyle Ritz, left; and festival artistic director Byron Yasui, University of Hawai'i-Manoa music professor and accomplished composer and bassist, for concerts on O'ahu and Kaua'i. On Kaua'i: 7 p.m. June 20, Kaua'i Community College Theatre, featuring Goni, Bertoncini and Ritz, $12 general, $10 students, seniors, KCC faculty and staff. At UH-Manoa's Orvis Auditorium: 8 p.m. June 21, Ritz and Yasui; 8 p.m. June 22, Bertoncini and Yasui, 8 p.m. June 23, Goni — each concert is $15 general, $13 students, seniors, UH-Manoa faculty and staff, available at the UH Campus Center Ticket Office or charge by phone at 956-6878, www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
HULA: June 22-23
The 28th annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition, featuring hula halau from across the state and beyond, takes place at the Blaisdell Arena. 6 p.m. June 22, 1 p.m. June 23. $19, $10.25, $9.25 and $8.25 reserved seating; $7.25 general admission upper level; tickets on sale June 18 at 10 a.m. at the NBC box office (cash and checks only). 591-2211, 586-0333.HULA: June 22-23
The 28th annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition, featuring hula halau from across the state and beyond, takes place at the Blaisdell Arena. 6 p.m. June 22, 1 p.m. June 23. $19, $10.25, $9.25 and $8.25 reserved seating; $7.25 general admission upper level; tickets on sale June 18 at 10 a.m. at the NBC box office (cash and checks only). 591-2211, 586-0333.
Hot dates:
• Hawaii International Choral Festival concerts, June 27 at Orvis Auditorium, June 30 at Blaisdell Concert Hall
• The Brothers Cazimero, June 28, Waikiki Aquarium
• Christian rockers Delirious?, Waikiki Shell, July 8
• Jerry Santos and Olomana, July 12, Waikiki Aquarium
• BayFest, featuring Sister Hazel, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay, July 13-15
• Hawai'i International Jazz Festival, July 19-22, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• Prince Lot Hula Festival, July 21, Moanalua Gardens
• Keola Beamer, July 26, Waikiki Aquarium
• Colon, Aug. 2, Waikiki Aquarium
• Hawai'i State Farm Fair, Aug. 3-5, 10-12 16-19, Aloha Stadium parking lot
• Destiny's Child, Sept. 21, 23, Blaisdell Arena
• 'Ohina Short Film Showcase, Sept. 28-30, Honolulu Academy of Arts theater
