C.K.M.S. Choir going to the Na Leo Pili Mai Choral Festival

If you haven’t heard by now, on April 13 & 14, 2013,Kauai’s very own Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Choir will be representing its island at the 19^th Annual Na Leo Pili Mai Choral Festival on Oahu. This group of fine young singers will be lead by Choir Teacher Julianne Hiu whose hope is to instill the love of music and the arts in her students.

Julianne has been an integral part of the music community here on Kauai for a few years now and I have been fortunate enough to perform with her in several of Kauai’s musical groups. Have I mentioned that she is also an excellent clarinetist? Besides being an educator and a vocalist, Julianne is also a top class musician showing that she has many talents that she offers to her Kauai community.

Last week I had the chance to talk with Julianne and askher a few questions about CKMS Chorus’ trip to the Na Leo Pili Mai Coral Festival.

Tilapia: The Other Whitefish

While shopping for groceries, I happened to come upon the frozen meat section of the grocery store and I noticed a package of whole frozen Tilapia. I then saw that the price was $12 for two medium size fish in the pack! Twelve bucks! You might think, “That sounds just about right.” But I remember a couple of years ago when the same fish was being sold at about $2-$3 for the pack. A whole heck of a lot cheaper than it is being sold today!

Thinking about it some more, I also remembered that when I was a kid, there was kind of a stigma about eating Tilapia. It wasn’t eaten as commonly as it is today. Not too many people really ate Tilapia because at one time was considered dirty or a kind of “rubbish fish” that was found in all reservoirs, ditches, canals, rivers and streams here in Hawaii, especially the stagnant ones where they thrived.

Welcome to my new "Talk Story" Page

Aloha!

My name is Mitch and I am from the laid back island of Kauai in the State of Hawaii. Nothing really special about me. Just a regular Kauai Local who is into all kinds of thing ranging from community service, the performance arts, social media, food and culture, and just plain old "Talking Story", as we say it here in Hawaii.

What is "talking story" as a friend of mine from the mainland once asked me? She thought that I meant that I wanted to tell "once upon a time" fairy tale stories or that I got my grammar mixed up.

Actually,  "Talk story" is a Hawaiian Pidgin term that means to a conversation or discussion. The best example I can think of is it like being in a relaxed environment with your buddies having a cold one and "shooting the breeze" with each other. Sometimes the simple things like just enjoying each other's company and having random conversations can be some of the best things in life. That's why I, lots of folks in Hawaii and probably you as well like "talking story" with people.

As of now, this is a place where we can talk story about various topics ranging from Politics to Food, Culture to the Arts. I like having conversations from the absurd to the relevant. No strict format here. You might even catch me switching back and forth from Pidgin to proper English. I hope that's okay. I prefer sharing ideas in a relaxed way rather than stiff, straight and sterile...

If there is something that you would like me to bring up or take a look at, shoot me message at AlohaBoyKauai@gmail.com. You can also tweet me @alohaboykauai on Twitter!