Celebrating culture with Papakolea Serenaders
HANAMAULU — Old-style Hawaiian mele, hula lessons and performances and storytelling are all in full swing in the Jasmine Ballroom of the Kauai Beach Resort on Monday nights for several more weeks of E Kanikapila Kakou season.
Greed sets up Nanjeong; Jeong-ae leaves home
Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with KISS
Romance is taking on a Louisana flare at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue on Valentine’s Day as Kauai Island Singers Showcase presents the annual KISS Love Concert.
Smith’s Wailua cruise full of songs, spirit
There are gems on Kauai that don’t receive a lot of fanfare, but should, because, frankly, they are amazing.
‘Project Love’ is emotion through movement
The world premiere of “Project Love” will be at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
Checking out ‘Evolution’
“We have to change money into dollars to give to the performers,” said Miz Debz Saturday night during the DMD Productions’ presentation of “Evolution — The Musical Spectacular,” at the Kauai Beach Resort near Hanamaulu.
E Kanikapila Kakou back for 37th year
HANAMAULU — Hula lessons, dancing and live music are taking over the Jasmine Ballroom at the Kauai Beach Resort every Monday evening for the next 10 weeks for a Hawaiian-heritage music festival, the 37th season of E Kanikapila Kakou.
No doubt about who’s the boss at the bookstore
Humans, pay attention. This is “Celeste the Cat Boss” of Instagram fame writing this week’s book review. And for good reason.
Comedian Ari Shaffir performs at KCC Sunday
Comedy Central and Netflix comedian Ari Shaffir will be performing at Kauai Community College’s Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Kauai Voices prepares a ‘Mixed Plate’
Kauai Voices is serving a mixed plate of five different music genres: Blues, gospel, jazz, Hawaiian and country at their “Mixed Plate” concerts. There are four concerts coming starting this weekend.
Discovering Kauai’s ocean
John Peacock, a former maintenance worker at Kukui Grove Center, repainted the “2020” logo used for a social media contact to match the colors of the Kauai Ocean Discovery center that opened Saturday morning.
Bill Fernandez’s book 10: ‘Terrorism in Paradise’
“Terrorism in Paradise” is the latest and 10th book by Kauai’s Bill Fernandez.
New year for the weekly market
“You’ve got to give citrus for Chinese New Year,” said Kenny Ishii, a shopper at the Kauai Community Market. “There are a lot of citrus going off now.”
Kauai Klassics Fundraiser on Sunday
Kauai United Way’s 11th annual Kauai Klassics Fundraiser concert is set for 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue.
Helping young musicians at Aloha Keiki Fest
Local entertainers Frank Cruz and Nick Castillo will join the Kapaa Middle School Ukulele Band for a few numbers during the third annual Aloha Keiki Fest that is a fundraiser for the Kapaa Middle School Choir and Ukulele Band.
Kauai Community Players stage ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Kauai Community Players will present “The Rocky Horror Show” at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse starting next weekend.
It’s aloha for ‘Wala‘au’
“Wala‘au with Dickie Chang” is ending. It was a show on Kauai’s local TV channel that started from humble beginnings. From writing scripts in a cab to pitching the idea to investors, Chang remembered the work it took to make “Wala‘au” happen.
The man plays on
When he was in high school in Honolulu, Ed Villaruel wanted to play football. He could run, he could catch, and he had passion.
Forest fundraiser
Start off the new year supporting healthy forests at the Kekaha Harbor House with dinner and Westside hospitality at the fourth annual Ho‘omalu.
Celebrating Dr. Rizal
Rizal Day is celebrated on Dec. 30, the anniversary of the execution of Dr. Jose Rizal, who is considered a national hero in Philippine history.