THE LEFT LANE
'Mosaic' memorial

Advertiser Staff and News Services

That dream has become a reality: Kakugawa's "Mosaic Moon" (Watermark, paper, $16.95) is both a collection of poems and an easily digested and detailed guide to using writing to express feelings and reframe viewpoints. It is also a touching memorial; five of the six caregivers whose work appears in the book lost their ailing loved ones in the past two years. The book is selling well, and a portion of the proceeds go to the support research into Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Islanders on 'Link'

Two Hawai'i residents will compete on the daytime "Weakest Link" today on KHNL-8, the NBC affiliate.

An update on who's on, and when:

• Jamie Kemp, 45, of Mililani, who is a newspaper publisher, will be on the 3 p.m. show.
• Eduardo Hernandez, 34, of 'Aiea, who is a development director, appears on the 3:30 p.m. show.

The two will also be seen in a re-broadcast Dec. 4 — Hernandez on the 3 p.m. segment, Kemp on the 3:30 p.m. show.

Boomerang babies

There's even a slang term for these college grads: boomerang babies. And many are coming home to the folks with $20,000 or more in student loan and credit card debt. According to the MonsterTrak.com study, 63 percent of this year's graduating seniors plan to live at home with their parents after college, and 22 percent plan to stay for more than a year.

'Silken Treasures'

Fashion designer Ruth Lee Mun, whose roots are in Hawai'i but who designs in California, will present "Silken Treasures," a collection incorporating antique and collectible kimonos, at noon Oct. 20 in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel ballroom. Her upscale clothing for women blends the beauty and serenity of the East with the design ingenuity of the West.

The show, sponsored by Hui Makaala, Americans of Okinawan ancestry, benefits the organization's scholarship fund.

Tickets are $45. Call Karen Shishido at 551-7868, Ethel Kishimoto at 521-3106 or Patsy Taka-esu at 395-7229.

Deadline for reservations is Saturday.