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— Lesa Griffith

THE PRINCESS DIARIES

The Bishop Museum will hold a free workshop for teachers on Princess Nahi'ena'ena, daughter of Kamehameha I and Keopuolani, at 9 a.m. on Jan. 13. Educators get to use Hawai'i Alive, the museum's new online resource for bringing Hawaiian culture to life in classrooms. Enrollment is limited: To reserve a spot, call 848-4168.

—Advertiser staff

FINAL WORD

"Inanition — it comes on me from time to time. I also detest it in others."

— Norman Mailer | The literary lion's reply when asked what trait he most deplores in himself, in Vanity Fair