HAWAIIAN EVENTS
May 4, 2012 (Friday) Island Sol Company presents "Aloha Friday #12" Featuring Ekolu, Micah G, and Josh Tatofi Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara 9:00 pm May 12, 2012 (Saturday) Halau Hula Na Pua O Ka La'akea presents "Ho'ike 2012 -- Maui No Ka 'Oi" Fundraiser for Hula On! Productions Hamilton Amphitheater Park, Hamilton Parkway, Novato 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm May 12, 2012 (Saturday) - May 13, 2012 (Sunday) Kumu Hula Association of Northern California presents "28th Annual Hawaiian May Day Festival" Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton 9:00 am - 6:00 pm May 13, 2012 (Sunday) Happy Mother's Day! May 16, 2012 (Wednesday) - May 18, 2012 (Friday) Gary Vecchiarelli Productions presents "Aloha Hawaii Live" Featuring Willie K, Nohelani Cypriano, and Larry Rivera May 16 (Wednesday) - Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm May 17 (Thursday) - Flint Center for the Performing Arts, De Anza College, Cupertino 7:30 pm May 18 (Friday) - Buffington Performing Arts Center, Chabot College, Hayward 7:30 pm
May 30, 2012 (Wednesday) Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California presents "10th Annual Five Star Aloha Gala" Alexandria Room, Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco 5:30 pm
http://pw1.netcom.com/~halkop/events.html
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NEW ITEM!
We have an assortment of re-usable Hot/Cold Hawaiian print bags. Great Mother's Day gift idea! Various sizes and beautiful prints.
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PINEAPPLE POUND CAKE
- Cooking spray
- 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple slices- drained, juice reserved
- 1 (16-ounce) box pound cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 (6-ounce) can pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Remove 3 pineapple slices from the can and reserve the juice and set aside. Chop remaining pineapple slices into small pieces and set aside.
In a large bowl combine the cake mix, eggs, and 1 can of pineapple juice. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat for 3 minutes on medium speed. Stir in the chopped pineapple and combine well. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick, inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
In a small pot over medium heat combine the reserved pineapple juice and 1/4 cup of water. Add the brown sugar and butter and bring to a simmer. Add the remaining 3 pineapple rings and saute for 4 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from the heat. Reserve.
To serve, remove the pound cake from the pan and transfer it to a serving plate. Arrange pineapple rings on top and secure with toothpicks, if necessary. Pour the sauce over the cake and serve.
ck out the link below for a full
video http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/pineapple-pound-cake-recipe/index.html
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Happy Mother's Day!
Wishing all the moms, step moms, grandmoms a joyful and special day on Sunday, May 13! If you're looking for somewhere to go, check out the May Day Festival at the Alameda County Fairgrounds - May 12 and 13. Moms' get a discount from their website:
http://www.kumuhulaassociation.com/ It's a great event to enjoy Hawaiian music, dance, arts and crafts.
Also, June is a busy month for party trays for graduation, informal weddings, Father's Day lunches, etc. Please check your calendars now and place your orders as soon as possible, people are already booking their events. Party tray price list is available on our website: www.kilohanagrill.com
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 - Growing up on Kauai
Myron Kashima
 Gas - 32 cents a gallon!
I remember one summer, I would get up early in the morning to work at the sugar plantation, then I'd come home bone tired and dirty, clean up, rest for a bit and then go to my second job at the gas station and work till 10 or 11. Back in the "olden" days, service stations were full serve - that meant that when someone came in for gas, I didn't just pump their gas, I had to clean their windows, check their oil level, check the water level in the radiator, check each tire and add air if needed.
I had to learn how to handle cash, and if they had a credit account with the owner, they would sign a log book - no credit cards back then...
That wasn't all I had to do - when there weren't any customers, I had to sweep and clean the service garage and change oil and lube cars that were there for service too. I used to hate seeing the line of cars needing to be worked on...
Sure, gas was 32 cents a gallon back in the 60's but I was only getting paid $1.25/hour! (If you hate paying today's high gas prices - poor people in Hawaii pay the highest in the NATION!)
Although the hours were long and tiring, it didn't kill me and earning that extra money meant that I wasn't asking for money from my mom and dad - they worked long and hard too.. ~~Myron
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HAIKU FARMS MINUTE (Monthly update on the rebirth of our family farm on Kauai) Rory has been a real trooper. he is clearing and replanting 3rd farm and if it wasn't for him, the farm would have closed down a long time ago. I am just his worker! Farm is looking up a little.
More news next month. - Clarice
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PIDGIN CORNER - LEARN SOME LOCAL "SLANG"
"Like"Often used in place of "want to" I no like go school today, I like go surfing instead!
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE MONTH
 Mother: Makuahini - mah koo ah hee nee Happy Mother's Day ~ Hau`oli La Makuahine
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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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