Hawaiian chanters Cy Bridges, Hokulani Holt-Padilla, Leina'ala Kalama-Heine, Keali'i Reichel (left) and others will perform chants unearthed from Hawaiian language newspapers — chants that haven't been heard for decades — at 2 and 7 p.m. May 5 at the Mamiya Theatre on the Saint Louis campus. Tickets are $25 and go on sale Sunday. The oli were written and published in Hawaiian newspapers from 1834 to 1949. The resulting 125,000 pages of text represent the largest collection of native-language writings of any Pacific island people. For details, call the Bishop Museum at 847-3511 or go to www.bishopmuseum.org.


— Chris Oliver

MALAMA 'AINA

CROP GENES AT RISK?

Say Something!!!, an "evening of education, vision and action," will screen "Islands at Risk" today at 6:30 p.m. at Bliss (87-132 Farrington Highway, 696-7700). The documentary, produced by Earthjustice and Na Maka O Ka 'Aina, is about the genetic engineering of crops. If you grow papaya in your yard, bring in the newest leaf from the tree — Hawaii Seed will test it for GMO contamination and give you the results tonight. On hand will be Walter Ritte, Jerry Konanui, Nancy Redfeather and others concerned about Hawai'i being used as a testing ground for GMO crops such as taro.


— Lesa Griffith

FINAL WORD

"There's an expression: You have to drink a lot of milk before you can appreciate cream. With exploitation movies, you have to drink a lot of milk-gone-bad before you can even appreciate the milk!"

Quentin Tarantino | co-director of the "double-feature" film "Grindhouse," in Entertainment Weekly