Today's quiz question: In 1970, this artist left a successful career as a graphic artist in Chicago to begin a new life in Hawai'i, the land of his ancestors. Fourteen years later, he was named one of the state's Living Treasures, and was among 16 Po'okela (champions) during the 1987 "Year of the Hawaiian" celebrations. Renowned as an oil painter, this multitalented person also has gained notice as a artist-historian and author with a special interest in Polynesian voyaging canoes. Who is this artist?

Mail to: P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96813. Fax: 525-8055. Or e-mail: islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com. Include name and daytime phone number. We will call if you win. Answers Nov. 3 in the Island Life section.

Trash of interest

From the "and you thought there was nothing fun about garbage" file comes Tour de Trash 2002 on Nov. 13, free one-day tours of interest to anyone concerned about waste management, recycling and sustainable industrial practices. A variety of tours will visit workplaces that make exceptional efforts to recycle, companies that create products from recycled waste, as well as O'ahu's waste processors.

One incentive to go: Pau hana at Kapono's at Aloha Tower Marketplace, with discounted food and drinks (Henry might even sing his recycling song). Space is limited; reservations must be received by Nov. 6. Get more information at www.opala.org, the Web site of Honolulu's Refuse Division; register at 692-5410.

A Waikiki difference

Planning is down to the wire for the Waikiki Beach Cleanup crew's Make a Difference Day project tomorrow, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Duke Kahanamoku statue. The Waikiki Ohana Workforce is teaming up with the city for what's expected to be the largest of Hawai'i's projects, with an estimated 300 people cleaning the beach and markings storm drains.