Anuenue

From Parker, Portin and Gumaer.

Significance of Ethnicity

Ronald Quach's anthology. Remember him? :)

Below The Surface

Jonathan Odo's anthology presentation is well-written and smart.
Enjoy.

The Plague of Paradise

The team of Molina, Higashi and Kim (sounds like a law firm) created this digital anthology.

Clearly stated with the most amazing music and images. Mahalo for all the hard work!

"`Lika Boy, da bay was choke witʻ `ahi."

In an upcoming scene in Kamau, Alani Apio has Miko giving a heart-breaking monologue about a bay that was once filled with `ahi. (Try to resist the temptation of reading ahead on your own. Bet you canʻt.) For the longest time, I did not know the haole name for `ahi, which is yellow fin tuna. Personally, Iʻm not in to fishing. Dad took me every weekend when I was young and once I pierced my finger with a fish hook, I asked Dad for a dog. How many of you actually know what `ahi looks like when it isnʻt cubed, bathed in chili pepper shoyu and clutched at the end of a pair of chopsticks?

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Imagine what Michael must have seen in that bay.

Ku`u Home o Kahalu`u

Jerry Santos and Richard Beaumont of Olomana originally recorded Ku`u Home o Kahalu`u in 1976. To see a longer performance of the song, here are "The Barefoot Natives" (by the way, click the "Us Guys" tab. These guys are funny.) Uncle Willie K. and Eric Gilliom singing their rendition of this much loved classic. The song`s opening lyrics were featured in scene 4 of Kamau. Mahalo to Julie for singing -- litto bit. Enjoy.

Art and Politics (credit 20 points)

Now that we have watched most of the film "Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation," read Apio`s (author of the play Kamau) bio and his series of Honolulu Advertiser articles;
A Thousand Cuts to Genocide

Respond: Through his opinion piece, we can see what motivated Apio to write Kamau - simply put, his dedication to and concern for his people and home. And while political conflict can influence art, how does art influence political change? Name one or two contemporary artists you know of who express political and cultural views (any culture, ethnicity or social issue - does not have to be Hawaiian) in their art, be it music, poetry, visual, etc., and briefly share how they have changed your mind.

And for more information on the play, read "The Viewer`s Guide for Kāmau" found at Kumu Kahua Theater. Reading this guide will definitely help you with the next project for this course.

Who is the Kikaida in Lee Tonouchi`s short prose piece?

Unless you were raised in a cave on Kaho`olawe, you probably know about Kikaida, but in case you donʻt, the fansite Generation Kikaida describes the storyline as a "classic good-versus-evil tale, the show pitted a guitar-playing, denim-clad young biker named Jiro, played by actor Ban Daisuke, against the evil DARK, a shadowy criminal organization bent on wreaking havoc upon Japan. Professor Gill (Ando Mitsuo), the mastermind behind all the evil plots, has kidnapped brilliant robotics scientist Dr. Komyoji (Izu Hajime) and forced him to build a battalion of android monsters to serve Gill's malicious ends. The only one who can save Japan from Gill's evil designs is Jiro, himself a Komyoji creation. Jiro, actually the human form of an android, can transform into the mechanized superhero Kikaida."

And here is the opening of the show featuring that classic song. Sing along if you know the words. You know you want to.

Augie and The Elements of Literature

Now that weʻve talked about analyzing literature and the elements of fiction, here`s an exercise for you.
Watch the Augie T. clip thoughtfully with a critical eye. No worry. You going laugh, but don`t forget to pay attention.
Choose one of the elements of fiction that we discussed in class - plot, dialogue, characterization, setting, theme -- and apply it to a portion of Augie Tulba`s act. How does he create characters? Do any of these stories have a plot? And although his routines almost always use ethnic humor, does he reveal certain truths or social criticism through this humor?