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Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities at bottom of email
 

AUGUST 2008
July 30 – August 2
KAUAI MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, August 1 – Hawaiian Night Concert
Roland Cazimero, John Cruz, Charles Brotman w/ Kohala,
Hoku Zuttermeister, Paula Fuga, Keale, Ernie Cruz, Jr.
Saturday, August 2 – Gala Night Concert
David Pack (Ambrosia), Ben Moody (Founding Guitarist of Evanescence), 
Alissa Moreno (Rascal Flatts, theme song-TV series “Army Wives”)
Pamela Sheyne (“Genie in a Bottle”)
Great music industry faculty plus VIP’s from Belmont University,
Honolulu Community College MELE program, Hawaii DBEDT and others
Hilton Kauai Beach Resort
Contact:  Jerry Brocklehurst
www.kauaimusicfestival.com
Through September 30
Trout Fishing Season
Koke’e State Park streams and reservoirs
Daily limit – 7 per angler
Fishing license required
Kokee State Park
(808)274-3344
AUGUST BON DANCE SCHEDULE
Friday – Saturday, August 1 & 2, 8:00 pm
Kauai Soto Zenshuji, 335-3521, Rev. Shuji Komogata
Friday – Saturday, August 8 & 9, 8:00 pm
Koloa Jodo Mission, 742-6735, Rev Kosen Ishikawa
Friday, August 1, 2008, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Kauai Children’s Justice Center present
Second Annual “Treasure Our Children” Fundraiser
in support of Victims of abuse & their family members
Kauai Lagoons Tennis Court overlooking Kalapaki Bay
Tickets:  $35
Contact:  Sue Strickland, 651-4694
Anna Peters, 632-2114; Jamie Mantegna, 651-0244
Friday, August 1, 2008
Royal Ballet Kauai Academy’s Summer Semester begins
Ballet, Hip Hop & Contemporary dance class
All ages & abilities, primary through adults
Kapaa, Princeville & Lihue locations
www.jenballet.com, 823-9588
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Kauai Museum ‘Ohana Saturday
Sharon Jeffers – Mystic Hawaiian Playing Cards
based on 52 mystical Hawaiian places
Kauai Museum, 808-245-6931
Sat & Sun, August 2 – 3, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Heiva I Kaua’i Ia Orana Tahiti 2008
Tahitian Dance Competition & Exhibition, 
Drumming, Culture, Tahitian & Polynesian crafts 
Local foods, drum & dance workshops for all levels
Kapa’a Beach Park
Contact:  (808) 822-9447
www.tikiripolynesianinstruments.com/heivaikauai/index.htm
Monday, August 4, 12 noon – 1 pm
Singer and musician Joe Bactad
Free Concert
Waimea Town Park across from Ishihara Market
Contact:  Candy Baar, Aloha-n-Paradise, 338-1522
Tues, August 5, 6:00 pm
Eco-Roundtable Mayoral & Council Candidates Forum
5:30 – 6:00 – meet the 25 candidates
See where candidates stand on important issues —
economy, land use, development, energy, transportation,
waste, affordable housing, environment
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Free and open to the public
Contact:  andrea@malamakauai.org, 828-0685
Saturday, August 9, 10:00 am
Koke’e Musuem Basket Workshop, Black Wattle
$15 membership
Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem
(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net
Saturday, August 9, 11 am – 1 pm
Kaiulani and Kimo, Kumu Hula New York
present their music
Kauai Museum
Contact:  245-6931
Saturday, August 9, 2 – 3 pm
Laurie Williams debuts CD “crazy ’bout you” 
Millard McLaurin & Laurie play in mini-concert
Borders Lihue
Contact:  Anne Welsh,<kainani.hulagirl@hawaiiantel.net>
August 9 and 10
Malama Pono presents
Paradise Bike Ride Kaua’i
Charity Bike Ride
65 miles west one day
65 miles east next day
Kapa’a Neighborhood Center
Contact:  (808) 246-9577
August 10
Kauai All-Girls Rodeo
Cowgirls test their paniolo skills 
in roping, barrel racing, pole bending, etc
CJM Country Stables, Po’ipu
Contact:  (808) 639-3091
Wednesday, August 13, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
“An Amazing Tale…Kauai’s Remarkable Honu”
by Don Heacock, Aquatic Biologist
Turtle’s biology, ecology, cultural and
economic significance, amazing recovery
from brink of extinction
Free & open to the public
Princeville Library
Contact:  826-4310

 

Thursday, August 14, 6:00 pm
“Which Way is the Wind Blowing”
Wind Power – Information Discussion on Wind Energy on Kauai
What’s present and what’s possible
 

Planning Department Personnel, Tim Bynum,
State Fish & Wildlife Staff will be present

 

Mo’ikeha Room, County Civic Center
Sponsored by Apollo Kauai
Apollo Kauai meeting at 5:30 pm, preceding discussion
Contact:  Laurel, 822-9224

 

Friday, August 15, 7:00 pm
Kirk Smart & Garden Island Arts Council presents…
The History of Jazz, Part 1
All the greatest hits from the Jazz era (1920’s to present)
Entertaining and Informative!
Featuring Noel Jewkes (Bay Area Jazz Legend)
Kauai musicians:  Kirk Smart, Anthony Rodarti,
Will Lydgate, David Yukimura, David Braun
Vocalist Dolly Kanekuni plus others
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Tickets:  General $20, Seniors $15, Children $10
Tickets at the Door:  $30
Contact:  Kirk Smart, 652-7226, kirksmart1@yahoo.com
Friday, August 15, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Maohi Carver Te Kaha
Lecture presentation on his cultural work
with “greenstone”, the healing stone of
Aotearoa/New Zealand
$25 lecture fee
Kauai Museum
Contact:  246-2470
Saturday – Sunday, August 16 – 17, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Maori Carver Te Kaha workshop on “Greenstone Carving”
Create your own rare greenstone art and learn the
traditional ways of working with the “mana” of this
healing stone.
Fee:  $425 per person
Limited to first 20 participants
Kauai Museum
Contact:  246-2470

 

Saturday, August 16, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
The Inspired Heart
Film, Music and Discussion w/ Artists
Jerry Wennstrom & Marilyn Strong
The Hands of Alchemy
Kauai Museum
Contact:  Kauai Museum, 245-6931

 


 

Friday, August 15, 3 – 5 pm and 6 – 8 pm
Saturday, August 16, 9 – 11 am and 12 – 2 pm and 3 – 5 pm
Sunday, August 17 – for Call-backs only
Auditions for Fall Production of THE WIZ, 
by Hawaii Children’s Theatre and Kauai Community Players
Roles for children ages 8 and older, teens, adults
Features actors of all ethnicities, 
boys & girls, men and women
Talented dancers encouraged to audition
Come prepared with a song and sheet music for piano 
Wear loose clothing and appropriate dancing shoes;
no sandals, slippers, crocs, or bare feet
Long hair needs to be tied back
Rehearsals begin Tuesday, September 9 and 
continues every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 – 9 pm, 
Sundays from 1 – 5 pm
Info:  www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com;
HCT office:  246-8985
KCP office:  245-7700

 

 

Saturday, August 16
Na Hoku O Kauai Keiki Pageant
Kauai Community College PAC
Cheryl Perreira, 632-0879

 

Saturday – Sunday, August 16 & 17, 10 am to 5 pm
Four Seasons:  Autumn & Winter Qi Gong Workshop w/ Grandmaster Hong
Enhanced health, success, focus & longevity
Tuition $345 repaid by 8/2; $380
Includes lunches plus 2 months of optional practice
Qi Center:  qi@hawaii.rr.com
Monday, August 18, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Uplifting the Immune System w/ Grandmaster Hong
Asthma, Allergy, Vog Relief, Respiratory Colds & More
“One Day Affects 365 Days of Health”
Qi Center, Lihue
Free and Open to the public

August 18 – September 30
Keiki Kane Hula Registration
Kumu Hula Leilani Rivera Bond
Halau Hula o Leilani
Boys Ages 5 – 15
Hula and Tahitian Dance
Contact:  Leilani, 651-0682
August 21 – 24
Garden Island Orchid Show 
Hundreds of varieties
Lihu’e Convention Center & Vidinha Stadium
Contact:  (808) 742-0333
Friday, August 22, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Insights on Maori Wisdom
Lecture by Ruth Makuini Tai, Maori Author, Linguist
Spirit Trail Guide, Scholar & Peace Ambassador
A rare and inspiring opportunity
Fee:  $25
Kauai Museum
Contact:  245-6931

Friday, August 22, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm (Oahu activity)
Paper Dyeing with Susan Rogers-Aregger
Mon, August 25 – Wed, Aug 27, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Creative Collage Workshop w/ dyed papers
Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens Visitor Center
$95 plus tax for paper dyeing
$40 plus tax per day for collage workshop
$190 plus tax for all four days
contact:  Susan Rogers-Aregger for map and registration
Saturday, August 23, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kumu Poni Kamau’u — Kumu Hula, cultural practitioner 
& native Hawaiian spiritual icon
Rare opportunity to learn the traditional Kaua’i Hula,
Chants, Wisdom of the Sacred Luahine Lineage
Fee:  $50
Kauai Museum
Contact:  245-6931
August 23 and 24, 2008
“Hula is Our Life”  – Workshop # 4 with Puna Kalama Dawson,
Kumu of Ka ipu ha’a o’ kekauilani, na pua hala o’ kau’ai  
In appreciation for our ‘hula heritage’ and continued perpetuation of the
Hawaiian cultural traditions, this workshop will provide a hula experience that takes you from the ocean to the mountain with “oli, kahiko, auana & kanikapila” that is reflective and applicable to every day life.
Enrollment is limited to adults only.
For further details please e-mail us @ hulaisourlife@yahoo.com
Contact person: Karen Mavec 
Aug 25, 2 – 4 pm
Mea Hoomanao Meeting
KWMCH
Contact:  Beth Tokioka
August 28 – 31
Kaua’i Farm Bureau Fair
Livestock Show, Petting Zoo,
Floral demonstrations & Exhibits,
Food booth, arts & crafts, 
Games and rides, Continuous live entertainment
Vidinha Stadium
Contact:  (808) 639-8432
Saturday, August 30
Author Jim Widess
Ipu making workshop and booksigning
Make your own ipu; all materials provided
Fee:  $50.00
Kauai Museum
Contact:  245-6931
ONGOING OR MULTI-DAY ACTIVITIES:
Kauai Community College Professional Massage Program
Accepting applications for Aug ’08 – May ’09 training
Meets state requirements to become licensed therapist –
Energy Therapy, Chair Massage, Basic & Adv Namikoshi Shiatsu, 
Swedish Massage, Sports Massage, Lomilomi Massage, Anatomy, 
Physilogy & medical Terminology, Structural Kinesiology, Health, 
Hawaii Massage Law, Business Management, and Adult/Infant CPR
Classes: Wed, Fri, Sat pm; Sat am
Application:  Carol Bland, KCC Nursing, 808.245.8325 
Info: Virginia Dunas, 808.742.9400,<vdunas@aloha.net>
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
7:30 – 11:00 am; 11:45 am – 4:15 pm
Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables
Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum, 
Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper
Airport Window Display 
“SUMMER FUN!” – (Hawaiian Airlines side)
“KAUA’I – A Garden Paradise” – (United Airlines side)
Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council
Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority
In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I 
Office of Economic Development
(open to all passengers in transit)
ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART
Life Drawing Class
Monday afternoons 
Isa Maria’s Studio, Kapaa
Contact:  652-6139
Kauai Recycling for the Arts class schedule online
http://www.kauaiglass.org
(808) 632-0555

Tuesdays – Thursdays, 10 am – 2 pm
Free Tours for School kids in glass studio
Half hour field trip to explain glass processes
Hands on activity w/ more time plus fee
Closed toe shoes required
By appointment only
Contact:  Kauai Recycling for the ARTS, 632-0555
PhotoWalk Kaua’i Photography Workshops
w/ resident professional photographer David Allio
or other guest photo instructors
Discover beauty of the Garden Island at selected scenic locations
Open to all skill levels
Primarily digital but may include some traditional film
Monthly destinations is announced 48 hours prior to the program
Size of group limited for maximum individual attention
Kama’aina discount available
August 14 & September 2
Art Classes by Marionette in Waimea:  
Watercolors – Flowers, Silk Painting, Watercolor for kids, 
Beginning Drawing, Acrylic Painting, and much more
Painting Paradise, Waimea
Contact:  Marionette, 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net
CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE
ONGOING HULA CLASSES – by Leilani Bond, Halau Hula o Leilani
Beginning Keiki Hula Classes, Mondays, 6 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa.
Beginning Adult Hula Classes (age 13 and up), Mondays, 7 to 8 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa. 
Intermediate and Advanced Keiki Hula and Tahitian Classes, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym
Advanced Wahine Hula Classes, Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa.  
Call Leilani at 651-0682, Darryl Low, 651-0864, or e-mail darryl.leilani@hawaiiantel.net.
Donna Stewart, 635-7248
Saturdays, 11:00 am
Drumming Class
Lydgate Park Pavilion by Kamalani Bridge
Bring your own drum, stool or chair
$10 per session
Contact:  Isa Maria, 652-6139
2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Kauai Museum’s 2008 Saturday Clubs
monthly workshops on unique island traditions
Kaua’I Museum daily public tours, 10:30 am to noon
Led by knowledgeable & entertaining docents
Free with admission to the museum
The Kaua;I Museum, Keepers of the Culture
Info:  245-6931
Waimea Plantation Lifestyle Tour
Ongoing – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 
volunteer guides lead walking tours through 
the Waimea Plantation cottages and the Waimea 
Sugar Company “camp” houses, which date from the 
turn of the 20th century. Tours take approximately 
90 minutes and are limited to 12 people. 
Waimea Town, (808) 337-1005
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 pm
Halau Hula Na Lei Kupua O Kauai, 
Kumu Hula Susan Pa’inui Floyd with the
guidance of Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
On island class teacher, Fern Merle-Jones
Men & Women, Visitors of all levels welcome
Donation $10 per class
Church of the Pacific, Princeville
Call Fern Merle-Jones, 828-1342
DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE
Mon – Fri, June 16 – 20, 9 am to noon each day
June 20, Evening Performance
Kauai Summer Dance Camp, Ages 5 – 11
Hip-hop, ballet, jazz, coordination, flexibility, stage presence plus…
Instructor:  Rebecca Owen
All Saints Episcopal Church Pre-school Building, Kapaa
$105 for the week
sign up: http://www.rebeccamichelle.com
Contact:  Rebecca Owen, 808.276.1265, rebeccamichelle@mac.com
Tuesdays – Weekly HIP HOP & BALLET Classes (new)
Teacher Rebecca Owen
3:00pm – 3:45pm – kids Ballet (age 4-7)
4:00 – 4:45pm – kids Hip Hop (age 5-11)
7:30 – 8:30pm – teen/adult Hip Hop
COST: $10 per night/$60 for a 6-class punch card
LOCATION: Bodhi Tree/Bikram Yoga studio.
Contact Becca, 276-1265, rebeccamichelle@mac.com
www.web.mac.com/rebeccamichelle
Royal Ballet Kauai Academy
Ballet, Hip Hop & Contemporary Dance Classes
All ages & abilities, primary through adults
Kapaa, Princeville & Lihue locations
www.jenballet.com, 823-9588
Tuesdays, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
New Primary Ballet Class, ages  3 -4
Royal Ballet Kauai Academy 
Instructor:  Jennifer Schwartz Bell- Grey
Tuition $43/month + $20 registration fee
Contact:  Jennifer Schwartz Bell-Grey, 823-9588
Aloha Dance Studio 
Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Pointe, Modern & Flamenco
instructing ages 3 years old – adults in all levels.
Register Today!  Full schedule and rates online!
www.alohadancestudio.com
245-1810 
Carol Culver Dance Academy
Classes in ballet, tap, jazz, partnering, Swing & Lindy Hop, 
and Hip Hop with guest teacher Brian Hulce of “You Got Served”
Classes for students ages 4 through adult
Kauai Dance Theatre Classes
Now registering students for Summer-Fall term
Classes begin in August
Ballet, Tap, Jazz & Creative Movement
Kalaheo & Lihue Locations
Ages 4 – Adults
Contact:  Janie Crane, 332-9737
Monday nights weekly, 7:30 pm
Kalaheo Neighborhood Center
Thursday nights weekly, 7:30 pm
Kapaa Neighborhood Center
Argentine Tango Lessons
Beginners welcome; no partner necessary
Free
www.alohatango.com
EXERCISE EXCERSIZE EXERCISE EXCERSIZE EXERCISE EXCERSIZE EXERCISE EXCERSIZE
Saturday, August 16, 12:15 pm – Canyon Trail
Sunday, August 17, 12:15 pm – Kokee Halemanu Trail
Saturday, August 23, 12:15 pm – Berry Flats Loop
Sunday, August 24, 12:15 pm – Pihea Trail
August 30, 12:15 pm – Berry Flats Loop
August 31, 12:15 pm – Kaluapuhi Trail
“Wonder Walk” Guided Tours on Koke’e Trails
Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem
(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net
Saturdays monthly, 8:30 am
Forest Workday
Koke’e CCC Camp
Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem
(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 – 2 pm
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Especially for those with Arthritis
Jim Jung, Cis Odell – instructors
Dress comfortably
Check with doctor before beginning any exercise program
Contact:  596-2900, Jennifer DeMarrre, Director
Ongoing Qi Classes at the Qi Center – call for dates & time
Classes now being taught daytime & evenings
Qi Center in Lihue
Beginning Qi Gong Basic 8 Classes
(Radiant health & longevity)
Free Qi Gong for Seniors 65+
(A gentle standing form for longevity)
Golden Eight Qi Gong Exercises
(Promotes self-healing & health maintenance; Especially good for the heart)
12 Sitting Qi Gong Exercise Class
(Strengthens the immune system & benefits the mind & body)
 

Attend two classes with 2 months optional practice (40 optional sessions), 
$125, $60 children. 
Continued practice is available throughout the year.

 

 For any information about the above classes, please
call the Lihue Qi Center at 639-4300 

MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
Mondays,12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Monday Music – Waimea Free Outdoor Concert 
Hofgaard Park – across from Ishihara Market
contact:  Candy Baar, Aloha-n-Paradise Art & Event Gallery, 338-1522
Every Friday, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
New York City Jazz Saxophonist Denny Morouse
Plus David Braun, trumpeter from Chicago
Shaka Tacos, Old Kapaa Town
Contact:  Denny Morouse, 823-0012
www.myspace.com/DennyMorouseSaxophonistComposer
Sundays, 5 – 7 pm
JAZZ JAM W/ World Class All Star Jazz Quintet
Denny Morouse – Saxophone
Michael Ruff – Piano
David Braun – Trumpet
Anthony Rodarti – drums
Darryl Miyasato – Acoustic Bass
Saffron in Princeville
Reservations:  808-826-6225
www.DennyMorouse.com
Friday nights 7:00-8:00pm
Entertainment at Center Stage
Kukui Grove Center
Contact:  245-7784
First Friday & Saturday of Month
All day live entertainment 
Coconut Plantation Marketplace
Free and open to the public
Contact:  Darryl Low
ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC 
Every Monday at 3:00 pm
Outdoor Farmer’s Market
Kukui Grove Center (near Sears)
Contact:  245-7784 
Send out August 14, 2008