Showcase
of Big Island Food
 A Taste of the Hawaiian Range Food Show showcases the best of
the Big Island’s
agricultural products in Fri., Sept. 26, 6–8 p.m. at the Hapuna Beach
Prince Hotel. More than 30 of Hawai‘i’s top chefs will create culinary
works with foods including forage-fed beef, lamb, mutton, pork, buffalo and
the signature item Kohala mountain oysters. In addition, farm fresh Big Island
produce featuring specialty desserts, such as fudge cow pies and chocolate
dipped island fruits and specialty teas. To learn more, contact merissa@hawaii.edu.
More
Events
Thrift Shop Sale
The
Women’s
Campus Club will hold a garage sale on Sat., Sept. 27, 8 a.m.–1
p.m. at the UHM Thrift Shop. Used bikes, household items, clothing, dishes,
office supplies and more will be available. The Thrift Shop is located behind
the Biomed building at the end of East-West road.
Big Island
Soil
Peter Vitousek will discuss Climate and Soil Fertility in the Hawaiian Field
System in Leeward Kohala on Mon., Sept. 22, 5 p.m. at UH Hilo’s University
Classroom Building 100. Vitousek’s talk will focus on areas used for sweet
potato agriculture and how the legacies of this farming impact today’s
nutrient availability in the soil. For more information, call (808) 974-7361.
East Asian
Film Lecture Series
The UHM National Resource Center East Asia’s lecture series East Asian
Film Literacies begins on Thurs., Sept. 25. All lectures will be held 3–5
p.m. in Crawford Hall 115. The first lecture Regarding Vice: The Non-Innocent
Pleasures of Chinese Popular Film will examine how Chinese film and Chinese
popular film are oriented in the minds of moviegoers. For more information,
call (808) 956-2665.
Lecture series schedule
Oct. 9: Beyond the Fog and the Samurai: Japanese Cinema for Real
Oct. 23: The Techopoetics of Anime
Nov. 13: Genre, Memory and History in East Asian Cinemas
Nov. 20: The Practice of Theory in East Asian Cinema
Tourism and Cultural
Preservation
The UHM School of Travel Industry Management will presents a lecture on sustainable
tourism by Ambassador L. W. "Bill" Lane Jr. on Thurs., Sept. 25,
4:30–6 p.m. in George Hall 227. The lecture, The Role of Tourism in Cultural
Preservation and Renewal will examine how culture contributes to sustainable
tourism using international examples. To learn more, call (808) 956-3474.
Hawai‘i
Architecture Events
The UHM School of Architecture Alumni Association presents an exhibition, lecture
and workshops with Julius Shulman. Hawai‘i in the World of Architecture,
An Exhibition of 20th Century Modern Architecture in Hawai‘i and Beyond,
will run Sept. 23–Nov. 23, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. in the UHM School of Architecture
Haigo and Irene Shen Gallery. The lecture will be on Fri., Sept. 26, 7–8:30
p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium 205. The workshops will be held Sept. 24–25,
3:30–5:30 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium 205. For more information,
call (808) 227-3352.
Learning
about Community
The Hawai‘i Business Education Association’s Fall Workshop, It’s
All About Community will be held on Sat., Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at
the UHM Campus Center. Registration is $25 for members and $45 for non-members.
The workshop will cover topics such as global community, distance learning,
service learning, virtual communities and learning communities. For more information
and to register call (808) 455-0349.
Piano
Concert
 Manoa’s Outreach College presents Bichuan Li in a piano concert on Sun.,
Sept. 28, 4 p.m. at the Orvis Auditorium. Li’s concert will feature pieces
by Bach, Chopin, Gringer, Tchaikovsky and Chinese composers. For more information,
call (808) 956-8742 or visit the Web
site.
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