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HAWAIIAN EVENTS
May 2, 2010 (Sunday)
Hui
Hula o na Pu'u i ka Noe
"May Day Luau"
Piedmont Veterans Hall, 401 Highland Avenue, Piedmont
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
May 7, 2010 (Friday)
Island Sol Productions presents "Aloha Friday"
Featuring Ekolu and Vintage Music Collective
Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara
9:00 pm
May 8, 2010 (Saturday) - May 9, 2010 (Sunday)
Kumu Hula Association of Northern California presents
"26th Annual Hawaiian May Day Festival"
Alameda County Fairgrounds,
4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
May 15, 2010 (Saturday)
Halau
Hula Na Pua O Ka La'akea
presents "Ho'ike Hula 2010 -- Aloha Na Ali'i"
Hamilton Amphitheater Park, Hamilton Parkway, Novato
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
May 18, 2010 (Tuesday) - August 8, 2010 (Sunday)
Hawaiian Exhibitions
- Hawaii's Alfred Shaheen: Fabric to Fashion
- Grand Applique: Hawaiian Quilts
- Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt: Contemporary Kapa
San Jose Museum of Quilts and
Textiles, 520 South First Street, San Jose
May 22, 2010 (Saturday)
Kalapana and Willie K
Club 88, Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks
8:00 pm
http://pw1.netcom.com/~halkop/events.html |
RECIPE OF THE MONTH:
Maui Onion Crab Cakes
1999
Maui Onion Festival Winner
2 lb Fried Maui Onions, chopped
1/2 lb Crab Meat
1 lb Bread Crumbs
1/2 c Celery, diced
1 med Red Bell Pepper, dice
3 ea Eggs
1/2 T Tabasco
1 T Worcestershire Sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste
Optional: String Cheese, diced
Chipotle Mayonnaise Sauce:
1 sm Chipotle Chili, chopped
1 c Mayonnaise
6 drops Fresh Lemon Juice
1 ea Garlic Clove, chopped
Salt & Pepper
In a mixing bowl, place chopped Maui onions that have been previously
coated lightly with flour and deep-fried to achieve a crisp texture.
Add crabmeat, breadcrumbs, celery, bell peppers, eggs, tabasco and
worcestershire sauce. If desired, add string cheese to the ingredients.
Mix together evenly with a spatula or by hand. Season with salt and
pepper. Mix well. Then, take a portion of the mix and mold into a
circular crab cake by pressing together and shaping by hand. After
shaping all the remaining mix, place into a preheated, oiled cooking
pan. Fry till both sides are golden brown. Prepare chipotle mayonnaise
sauce by combining chili, mayo, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper
together, stirring until blended. On a serving dish, pour a little bit
of the sauce on the surface and then place the cooked crab cakes on top.
May serve chipotle mayonnaise sauce on the side also.
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May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii!
"May
Day
i s Lei Day in Hawai'i" -- it's a song and a custom and a festival.
In Hawai'i on the first of May, everyone wears flowers, schools stage
pageants
and contests are held for the most beautiful
lei or garland, a Queen is crowned, competitions in both ancient
and modern hula are held. (http://members.cox.net/starview/leiday.html)All the girls wore their prettiest muumuus (hawaiian print dress) and everyone wore
flower leis. I remember each class at school would have to learn a different hula or dance for the May Day celebration.This year, grab mom and spend Mother's Day at the May Day Festival at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. The Kumu Hula Association will have hula presentations and lots of Hawaiian crafts and food to enjoy. (Go to their website and print their coupon for a Mother's Day discount!) Hope you are all well - Malama Pono - Take care,
Pam and Myron Kashima and all of the staff at Kilohana Grill
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DAYS OF MY YOUTH - MYRON KASHIMA
 KITE FLYING-
PLANTATION STYLE
On a recent trip home to Kauai, we were reminiscing about the old plantation camp and Funada Store came to mind. The store sold beautiful Japanese kites with colorful samurai warriors painted on them. All the kids wanted one of those fancy kites but we didn't have the extra money to buy them. Instead, we would make our own kites out of newspaper, bamboo sticks for the frame and string. We would use rice or poi (taro paste) for the glue, old strips of T shirts were great for the tail.
Of course, boys will be boys and we added some competition to our kite flying. We extended the top of the center bamboo stick and sharpened the point. Then we had a blast trying to rip the other kids' kites. No worries if they got torn, there was more newspaper and glue to make a new one and then we were flying again!
Aloha, Myron |
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE MONTH
PUPULE (POO POO LAY)
Translation: Crazy
In Hawaii, people go pupule when there's a sale on SPAM!
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PIDGIN CORNER - LEARN SOME LOCAL "SLANG"
 Hawaiian Time
Definition: Late
Hawaiians are usually so laid back that they are not in a rush to get anywhere (unless there is food being served).
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 Kilohana Trivia
Kilohana Teriyaki Glaze & Dipping Sauce
We make our teriyaki glaze fresh every day for our restaurant. Myron estimated that he makes over 1,000 gallons of glaze a year!
Pick up a bottle so you can have some at home to add our great teriyaki glaze or dipping sauce to your recipe.
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PLACE OF INTEREST: PALI LOOKOUT, OAHU
The Nuuanu Pali Lookout ("Cool
Height Cliff") overlooking the 985 foot cliffs of the Koolau
Mountain
Range, is one of the best views on O'ahu. It was here in 1795
that King
Kamehameha and his warriors defeated the O'ahu armies by sending
them
over these steep, forested cliffs and claiming his victory and
uniting
the Hawaiian Islands. The breathtaking sight and the gruesome
history
of the battle fought here is enough to cause a chill to run up
your spine.
Add to that the incredible winds that often pass through the
Pali and
you may be swept off your feet!
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/oahu/sites_to_see/pali_lookout.htm
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KILOHANA FOOD ALSO AVAILABLE AT:
Maui Wowi is located in Dublin at 7931
Amador Valley Blvd, Shamrock
Marketplace (between Regional St & San Ramon Rd) (925) 833-7400
Beginning May 5th, join NANI AND FRIENDS, informal music and hula between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to play, dance, watch and enjoy the music.
Kanikapila jam sessions every other wednesday.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  (925) 838-3822.
Have our food delivered to your home or business!
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I hope you enjoyed our newsletter. I welcome your feedback and you can unsubscribe at anytime. Until next month.....
A hui hou - until we meet again
Aloha,
PAM KASHIMA
KILOHANA GRILL
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