Cheryl Hayashi talks on "Spiders, Silks and Me" at 10:45 a.m. today at 'Iolani School's Seto Hall.

The biologist and associate professor at the University of California, Riverside was awarded a $500,000 "genius grant" from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2007 to further her research. The 1985 'Iolani grad studies the architecture, structure and function of spider silks. Her scientific articles have appeared in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, and the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS AT HANK'S HAUTE DOGS

To mark Fat Tuesday, alligator andouille, a New Orleans-style sausage, will be top dog today at Hank's Haute Dogs in Kaka'ako.

The upscale wiener, augmented by a tomato-onion relish and horseradish cream, will put a bit of fire to those seeking a taste of Mardi Gras.

Find Hank's Haute Dogs at 324 Coral St., off Ala Moana Boulevard. Information: 532-4265.

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FINAL WORD

"The fights are my favorite part. When you're a Terminator, you break things, drive over people, throw bombs and use guns."

Summer Glau | who plays the mechanized killing machine in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," in TV Guide