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Adventure admired in UH-Hilo students

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The September issue named UH-Hilo one of the top 40 colleges "that turn out smart grads with top-notch academic credentials, a healthy environmental ethos and an A-plus sense of adventure."

UH-Hilo ranked 19th and scored extra points because "the Big Island is like a giant enviro laboratory," reporter Kelly Clarke wrote. "Geology majors watch a live volcano, Kilauea, erupt; astronomy majors visit the prestigious observatory at the top of Mauna Kea; and geography majors can study 11 of the world's 13 climate zones."

A world of lion dances

Brigham Young University-Hawai'i kicks off its 2003-'04 performance series with a multicultural display of lion dances and drumming from Asia and Africa.

The performance is 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day at the Cannon Activities Center.

Tickets are $8 ($7 for seniors and military, $6 for BYUH faculty, $2 for children and 50 cents for BYU students; one child is free with two paying adults). For information: 524-8416; www.byuh.edu.

Bougainvillea boogie

With its array of brilliant colors, Hanapepe could be dubbed the "bougainvillea capital of the world." So, if you're on Kaua'i, check out the Bougainvillea Festival, noon to 8 p.m Sept. 13 at Hanapepe Park. Quilting, art, floral projects and writing contests will be offered for the community and visitors, and the Garden Island's bougainvillea king and queen will honor elders of the community. Information: Lois Catala, (808) 335-3562.

Rare Hawai'i flora in nation's capital

Paired with the plants will be a photo exhibit, "Remains of a Rainbow," by David Liitschwager and Susan Middleton, sample shown below.

Hawaiian dancers, musicians, and singers of Ka 'Imi Na'auao O Hawai'i Nei will perform at noon tomorrow in the conservatory's west gallery. The conservatory is at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, at the foot of the Capitol on the Mall. Admission is free, and hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For details: (202) 225-8333 or www.usbg.gov.