Posted on: Saturday, August 21, 2004
SATURDAYS
Waikiki weekend
Advertiser Staff
The legendary Duke Paoa Kahanamoku would have been celebrating his 114th birthday on Tuesday.
And for a man who did so much for Waikiki and the Islands, one day of celebration just wouldn't be enough.
Hence, Duke (pictured in this 1967 Advertiser library photo) is being honored this weekend with a surfing and water sports celebration in the place he grew up and helped make famous — Waikiki Beach.
Among the festivities is a lei draping of Duke's statue at Kuhio Beach at 5 p.m. today, preceded by a sidewalk surfboard procession at 4:30 p.m., from the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. For more information, see www.dukefoundation.org.
"We're honoring the greatest waterman in history but, even more importantly, we're raising money to help the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation support Hawai'i's young people and sports organizations," said foundation president Tim Guard in a statement. "It was Duke's wish to assist those who shared his passion for water sports and to spread Hawai'i's aloha spirit with the rest of the world. He was a very caring, very giving person, and this celebration reflects all that he stood for. We urge everyone to come out and participate in this Waikiki festival."
Tomorrow's Brunch on the Beach also has Duke's flavor when it returns to Kalakaua Avenue from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Royal Hawaiian Band, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Ensemble, and 'Ili'ahi, with beachboys and friends, will perform. Danny Kaleikini will headline with a show in honor of Duke. For details and special parking rates, call 923-1094 or see www.honolulu.gov/events, and click on Honolulu Events Calendar.
You can stick around Waikiki for Sunset on the Beach tonight and tomorrow night, too. Tonight's flick is "Peter Pan." Tomorrow, it's "13 Going on 30." Both movies start around 7:30, with food booths and games preceding the screenings.
The best part? Admission, along with the movies, is free.
Other highlights today and tomorrow in Waikiki:
Today
• The $26,000 Converse Hawaiian Open, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waikiki Beach, presented by Longboard magazine, the third of four stages in determining the U.S. Professional Longboard champion. • Surf Polo, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kapahulu Groin. They'll compete the way Duke liked to play water polo — on surfboards. • Olympic Sand Sculptures. Learn from experts at the free "Hands in the Sand" clinics at 10 a.m., noon and 2 and 4 p.m. at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. • Lei making 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider. • Duke's Olympic Medals Exhibit. Bishop Museum will display the medals won by Duke during his four summer Olympic Games between 1912 and 1932, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. • Longboard Display, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. The Hawaiian Longboard Federation will present a collection of historic reproduced wooden longboards crafted by Pohaku (Tom Stone).
• Book premiere for "Duke: A Great Hawaiian." Author Sandra Hall will debut her new book about Duke, signing autographs and making presentations at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach.
Tomorrow
• Duke's Ocean One-Mile Swim, 8:30 a.m., fronting Duke's Waikiki. • Waterman Challenge, 10 a.m., featuring teams of watermen, including professional lifeguards representing Honolulu and Los Angeles, competing in swimming, paddle-boarding and canoe racing off Waikiki Beach.
• The Lanikai Canoe Club's 37th Annual Duke Kahanamoku Classic starts at Kailua Beach Park, with paddlers of all ages racing for 24 miles before finishing at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa. The first paddlers should start arriving in Waikiki around noon.
Get the gunk out of your gutters to stop spillovers
Nobody likes cleaning gutters, and O'ahu's recent deluges have added to this slimy, weekend work. But if you leave your gutters to become clogged with leaves and debris, water spills over the edge, seeps into the ground at the foundation of your house and promotes mold growth, say home experts.
Sonny Glisson of Rainbow Gutters in Kane'ohe advises homeowners to clean gutters and downspouts whenever debris accumulates. "Depending in where you live, this might be once a month for a house with nearby trees to every six months or once a year for houses in open areas."
Here's how to do it:
• Get onto the roof (Hawai'i's homes' flat roofs make this easy) or lean the ladder against the house, not the gutter. If necessary, equip your extension ladder with a stabilizer, a U-shaped device that fits on the back of the ladder and lets it rest against the wall and not the eaves. • To remove debris, start at the downspout end and work toward the upper end. Remove wet and matted leaves with a trowel or plastic scoop (available at hardware stores). • After cleaning a gutter, flush it out. Use a garden hose at the upper end of the gutter so water flows along the length of the gutter to the downspout. Look for leaks. • If water doesn't flow out of a downspout, there's blockage. Insert a hose from the bottom and stuff the opening around it with rags so all the water's force is directed against the blockage. If that doesn't work, take the downspout apart. Use a plumber's snake on a soldered downspout. • Replace the leaf guard (a wire mesh fitment that snaps into place along the gutter) to catch debris.
— Chris Oliver, Ready to take it to the extremes?
Organizers will conduct three-minute videotaped interviews of participants, and the tapes will be sent to producers for consideration. The event also includes free consultations with specialists in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dentistry and laser vision correction.
"Extreme Makeover," in its second season, calls on the skills of a team of plastic surgeons, cosmetic dentists, hair and makeup artists, stylists and personal trainers. For more information about the casting call, see thehawaiichannel.com.
Designer to show styles under a waxing moon
Kini's collection will encompass swimwear, casual, cocktail and evening attire. The designer describes it as "Versace meets Chanel." Career clothing in Hawaiian prints will share the runway with J. Lo-style hip-hop ensembles. He's crafted the clothes from satins, denim, Lycra blends and vintage prints. Pearls will be the ubiquitous accessory.
Seating is from 6 to 7 p.m., with the show at 7:30 p.m. Free.
For those who have always wanted to try on a kimono or yukata — or have someone
help them into one — the Obon Festival at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center will offer an ideal opportunity to play dress-up, Japanese style.
Expert Jean Sakihara of the Mizushima International Kimono Program will be on hand to dress and demonstrate from 4 to 8 p.m. today.
Keiki also can try their hand at calligraphy and origami.
The first 100 keiki who arrive dressed in a kimono will receive a prize.
Tamlyn Tamura demonstrates the proper way for a child to wear a kimono.
Jeff Gere and his Arabian Nights ("The Hunchback's Tale") Storytelling dinner-theatre returns to the Cafˇ Che Pasta tonight. With two intermissions, there is plenty of time to talk about Gere's presentation of the funny, sexy, bloody tales. It starts at 7 p.m. with a Middle Eastern-style meal, followed at 8 p.m. by "The Hunchback's Tale."
Cost is $30, including dinner and performance. Call 524-0004 for tickets and more information.
Advertiser staff writer
With a tuck and snip here, and a pull and nip there, you, too, can be an "Extreme Makeover" darling. KITV-4, which broadcasts the hit ABC program, is holding a casting call 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Kahala Mall.
Tonight, a tent under the stars at Kapolei Community Park will cover the runway for a new local designer, Kini. Titled "Under a Pearl Moon," it's the first show for the flamboyant designer from Waipahu, whose complete name is Kiniokahokuloa Zamora.
Get dressed up in a kimono at obon festival in Waikiki
Arabian Nights returns tonight with telling of 'Hunchback's Tale'
