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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 28, 2002

Ongoing Events

The indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.

STAGE

"Super Secret Squad," five University of Hawai'i students declare comic war on the bureaucrats of Honolulu and the world, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays (except July 4), and 2 p.m. Sundays, through July 7, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441.

MIXED BAG

Hawai'i's Top Truck Challenge and Showoff, display, July 1-5, Windward Mall; free. Call for times: 259-5691, 235-1143.

"Phantasma: The Ultimate Theatrical Seance," a show with spooky tales and visitors from the other side, begins 6 and 8 p.m. July 2, Indigo Restaurant, Opium Den; continues Tuesdays through Saturdays; $25 includes a complimentary drink. 521-2900.

SHOWROOMS

"Creation — A Polynesian Journey," 5:15 p.m. buffet dinner show, or 6 p.m. cocktail show Tuesdays, and Thursdays through Sundays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, 'Ainahau Showroom. For reservations or details: 931-4660.

Society of Seven Las Vegas, variety show, 8:30 nightly except Mondays, Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, Main Showroom. For reservations or details: 923-7469.

Frank DeLima, in "Noodle Shop Days," 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Ohana Reef Towers, the Palace; $19.50* includes one drink. Reservations: 923-7469, 922-6408.

Bo Irvine, comedy, doors open 7 p.m., show begins 8 p.m. Saturday, Emporium Lounge; $12. Reservations: 484-5757.

Comedy Cafe "Live from the Strip," with Matt Kazam and Andy Bumatai, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dave & Buster's Showroom; $15 with two-drink minimum. 585-2877.

Don Ho Show, Hawaiian and Polynesian music and dance, 7 p.m. dinner seating, 7:45 p.m. cocktail seating, 8:15 p.m. show, Sundays through Thursdays, Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, Hoku Hale Showroom. For reservations or details: 923-3981.

"Magic of Polynesia," seating at 5 (dinner), 6 or 8 p.m. (cocktails) nightly; Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, Magic of Polynesia Showroom. For reservations or details: 971-4321.

Kalo's South Seas Revue, seating at 5:30 p.m., show begins 6:30 p.m. nightly, Ala Moana Hotel, Hawaiian Hut. For reservations or details: 941-5205.

MUSIC & DANCE

Big Band Dance, 2-4 p.m. Mondays, Waikiki Community Center Auditorium; $1. 923-1802.

Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays Hula Show, 10-11:15 a.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, Waikiki Shell; free. 945-1851.

Line Dance Lessons, sponsored by Parents Without Partners, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Ward Warehouse; beginners welcome; also, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Kailua District Park pavilion, and 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Windward Mall; free. 262-7441, 247-4769.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: The Royal Hawaiian Band, 1 p.m. July 3; Greg MacDonald, steel drums, 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; Pu'uhonua, Hawaiian, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 922-2299.

"Aloha Waikiki," an all-Hawaiian music and dance show with a "Boat Days" theme, 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, DFS Galleria in Waikiki; free. 931-2655.

Royal Hawaiian Band, noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; also, 2-3 p.m. Sundays (except Sunday), Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Sheraton Waikiki Hotel entertainment: Citrus College Singers, 5-5:45 p.m. June 28-29; free. 922-4422.

International Market Place entertainment: Na Kolohe, 7-9 p.m. Friday; Loea, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; "Islands of Aloha," with vocalist Rhonda performing Maori, Tahitian and Hawaiian songs, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; International Market Place food court stage; free. 971-2080, 236-7104.

Ala Moana Shopping Center entertainment: SummerFest Celebration with Tino & the Rhythm Club, noon-2 p.m. Saturday, and with Honolulu, Sunday; Ala Moana's Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Hawaiian Music and Hula Show, 6-9 nightly, Waikiki Shopping Plaza; free. 923-1191.

Kuhio Beach Torch-lighting and Hula Show, 7-8 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

Vacation Adventures at the Honolulu Zoo, for children ages 5-12; go behind the scenes to meet the animals and keepers, play games and more; weekdays until Aug. 30; daily sessions 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $40*, or 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $45*; weekly sessions 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $160*; or 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $195*. Reservations: 926-3191.

American Box Car Racing International, summer youth program, 10 a.m.-

p.m. weekdays, ABCRI Box Car Track; tennis shoes, long pants and bag lunch required; for 9 and older; free; also, open family racing, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, 3-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; $6*. Register: 947-3393.

Keiki Monday, with a clown show, storytelling and face painting, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.

"Space Adventure," educational exhibit with an interactive technology lab, planetarium and astronaut training simulator, noon-8 p.m. Mondays, and Wednesdays through Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays, and 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays through July 7, Pearlridge Center Uptown and Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Chess Lessons and practice play competition, 5-8 p.m. Mondays (lessons 6:30-7:30 p.m.), Centerstage, Ala Moana Center (955-9517). Also: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Pearlridge Center Uptown (488-0981); and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Windward Mall (235-1143); free.

Children's Craft and Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble; also, Children's Storytime, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; free. 737-3323.

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Waikele; free. 676-6698.

Keiki Tuesday, with games, clowns and more, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Preschool Story Circle, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Native Winds Gift Gallery and Craft Supply; free. 734-8018.

Toddler Time, with Thinker Toys, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Kahala Mall; free. 732-7736.

Yo-yo and Spin Top Classes for all ages, 4:30-6 p.m. Fridays at Town Center of Mililani, 5-7 p.m. Fridays at Kapolei Shopping Center; also, 7-9 p.m. Saturdays at Ward Warehouse amphitheater, and 7-9 p.m. Saturdays at Windward Mall; free. 834-2828, 554-4969.

Family Bingo, 6:30-7 p.m. Fridays, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.

Children's Storytime, with Ronald McDonald's Imagination Show, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays, Hawai'i State Library; free. 586-3510.

Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

NATURE

Foster Botanical Garden Tours, guided tour with docents, 1 p.m. weekdays, Foster Botanical Garden. For details or reservations: 522-7060.

Arboretum Tours, 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 1-2:30 p.m. Saturdays, Lyon Arboretum; $2.50. Register: 988-0456.

Tropical Plant Walk, 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; walking shoes required; insect repellent and light rain gear recommended; free. Register: 233-7323.

Weekend Fishing, catch and release, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring poles, small barbless hooks, bait and buckets; insect repellent, walking shoes, light rain gear and picnic lunch are recommended; free. 233-7323.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Kalia Tour, west Waikiki Historic Trail Walking Tour, 9-11 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays; meet at the Bishop Museum in Hilton Hawaiian Village Kalia Tower; free. 841-6442.

Queen's Tour, east Waikiki Historic Trail Walking Tour, 9-11 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays; meet at the Visitor Information Station at the corner of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues; free. 841-6442.

Hawaiian Quilting with Nalani Goard, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, Bishop Museum; lessons $5, plus materials (spectators free); museum admission $14.95* ($7.95 kama'aina). 842-6541.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour at Bishop Museum, for ages 12 and up, 1:30-2:30 p.m. weekdays; $15 (plus general museum admission: $14.95* general or $7.95* kama'aina). Register: 847-8243.

Princess Ka'iulani Historical Tour, 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; learn about Princess Victoria Ka'iulani and the 'Ainahau mansion where she once lived; meet in the hotel's main lobby; free. 922-5811.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tour, a 90-minute tour of the palace galleries and 'Iolani Barracks, beginning every 30 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $10*. 522-0832.

Mission Houses Museum Tours: Visitors Center and Ka Hale La'au at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Ka Hale Pa'i and Ka Hale Kamalani at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; repeats Tuesdays through Saturdays; $10* ($9* kama'aina) per tour or $15* ($14* kama'aina) for double tours. 531-0481.

Hawai'i Theatre Docent Tours, 11 a.m. Tuesdays; $5. 528-0506.

King's Jubilee, a tribute to King David Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, 6:45 p.m., followed by a fireworks show, 8 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

"The Diamond Head Story," a two-mile walking tour led by volunteers of The Clean Air Team, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, from the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of Honolulu Zoo to the crater entrance; free. 948-3299.

Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Classes, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 'Iolani Palace Old Archives Building; $5 plus materials. 524-0394.

AIDS Memorial Quilt, a display of five sections of the national quilt that bear the names of Hawai'i residents, Saturday, Mission Houses Museum; Sunday-July 5 (except July 4), Honolulu Hale; call for times; free. 531-0481, 523-4674.

Diamond Head Lighthouse Walk, a two-mile stroll presented by The Clean Air Team, 9 a.m.-noon Sundays, starting at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of Honolulu Zoo; free. Register: 948-3299.

Hawaiian Railway Train Rides, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, 'Ewa Town, 91-1001 Renton Road; narrated 90-minute round-trip ride to Kahe Point; $8*. 681-5461.

Explorer's Tour, a 90-minute tour through previously closed hatches and off-limits decks of the Mighty Mo, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Battleship Missouri Memorial; $35 (plus general memorial admission: $14*). 454-1434.

"The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs," a hands-on exhibit that explores the world of dinosaurs through an exclusive display of the dinosaurs, sets and props from Steven Spielberg's, "Jurassic Park: The Lost World," 9 a.m.-5 p.m., June 29 opening day, Castle Hall, Bishop Museum; continues daily through Sept. 15; $14.95*. 847-3511.

Changing of the King's Guard, with flag ceremony and rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 944-6855.