The Honolulu Academy of Arts thinks ink today with the opening of "Tattoo Traditions of Hawai'i: Original Drawings by Jacques Arago." More than 40 original drawings created by the prolific Arago — a resident artist on the French vessel Uranie, which docked all around Hawai'i in August 1819 — reflect daily life during a turning point in Hawai'i's history — three months after the death of Kamehameha I, and a year before the arrival of the missionaries. The show runs through Nov. 5. 532-8700.

— Derek Paiva

ABOUT AKEBONO

SEPTEMBER SIGNINGS SET

Book signings for "Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad Rowan" by Mark Panek will not be held this week; dates listed on Page D1 Sunday were incorrect. The signings will be 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept 21 at Kuykendall 410, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, Borders, Ward Centre; 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Barnes & Noble, Kahala; and 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Barnes & Noble, Ala Moana. UH-Hilo professor Panek lived in Japan and followed Akebono, aka Hawai'i's Chad Rowan, in researching the bio.

FINAL WORD

"I was excited to learn so much about snakes ... you are put at ease, touching them, and you find out important things, like which one is the most poisonous."

Elsa Pataky | the actress who plays Maria in "Snakes on a Plane," in the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel