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Dining and Hawaiian Food - Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Maui Looking for a Bed & Breakfast? Visit our sister property, The Plantation Inn . Located in the heart of historic Lahaina Town, our Maui bed and breakfast will surely delight you with its romantic charm and modern comforts. Click here to find out more. Home > Dining > Kupanaha: Magic for All Ages Kupanaha - Maui Magic for All Ages Featuring Hawaiian myth expressed through spellbinding illusion, traditional hula and chant , Kaanapali Beach Hotel's Kupanaha: Maui Magic for All Ages is a performance of knowledge, skill, and fascination. The award-winning Kanoeau Dance Academy members paired with Maui's Magical family, Jody and Kathleen Baran and daughters, create a captivating tale that relates history, explores myth, flirts with magic, and leaves the audience spellbound. With hula that displays both ancient traditions and the extreme playfulness of the hapa-haole style (Hawaiian music with English words), let our cast take you far away and into a world of amazement. Enjoy the journey! About Illusionist Jody Baran Jody Baran began working as a professional magician at age 15, performing across the country at school assemblies and amusement parks. After 30 years of entertaining on cruise ships, Jody is recognized as the Father of Magic in that industry. Among his accolades are first place awards presented by the International Brotherhood of Magic and the Symposium of Magic. Jody is a former "World Champion of Magic" and received the World Cup of Magic in Tokyo, Japan in 1986. Even more amazing, the whole Baran family performs in the show: wife, Kathleen, and their two daughters, Katrina and Crystal! Click here to read more about this magical family. Click here to read more about the award-winning Kanoeau Dance Academy. Show Menu Adult and Teen Appetizer Selection Kalua Pork Maui Quesadilla Hawaiian-style smoked pork, with Shiitake mushrooms, caramelized Maui onions, cream cheese, spinach and cilantro in a flour tortilla wrap. Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta Garlic-grilled flat bread with sauteed Shiitake mushrooms, roasted red peppers, spinach, eggplant and tomatoes bruschetta. Served with a roasted red pepper coulis and balsamic vinaigrette. Adult and Teen Entree Selection Seared Fresh Island Fish Seasoned red snapper seared to perfection topped with a sweet chili black bean sauce & vegetables over steamed white rice. Grilled Marinated Chicken & Shrimp Breast of chicken in a seasoned soy & garlic marinade, and garlic shrimp served with caramelized pineapples and steamed white rice. Tenderloin Steak & Shrimp A medallion of beef and a grilled jumbo shrimp topped with a lemon-garlic sauce and garlic smashed potatoes. Vegetarian: Marinated Tofu & Roasted Vegetables Grilled tofu, sweet potato & taro with sauteed mushrooms, spinach & sweet corn over seasoned roasted eggplant. Chicken Only Steak Only Adult and Teen Dessert Selection Pina Colada Cheesecake with Caramelized Pineapples Fresh Fruit Plate Child Entree & Dessert Selection Hamburger and Curly Fries Chicken Nuggets and Curly Fries Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce Vanilla Ice Cream Click here to read more about Kupanaha's Carnival of Flavors. -- Reservations Information Performances are Tuesday through Saturday from 4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and reservations are required. Guests will receive confirmed seating arrangements based on the date and time of reservations, and a 24-hour cancellation notice is required for a full refund. Validated complimentary self-parking is offered for patrons of the event. Ticket Prices Gold Circle: $85 + $3.54 tax = $88.54 General Seating: $75 + $3.12 tax = $78.12 Teen (ages 13-20): $49 + $2.04 tax = $51.04 Child (ages 6-12): $35 + $1.46 tax = $36.46 Child (ages 5 and under): Complimentary Kamaaina Rates (Must have valid Hawaii drivers license to qualify. Available when booking direct.) Adults: $49 + $2.04 tax = $51.04 Teen: $39 + $1.63 tax = $40.63 Child (ages 6-12): $29 + $1.21 tax = $30.21 Child (ages 5 and under): Complimentary Check-in for "Kupanaha: Maui Magic for All Ages" is at 4:30 p.m., and guests are seated at 4:45 p.m. Dinner service begins at 5 p.m., and the show runs to 7:30 p.m. Reservations for the dinner show and room reservations for the Kaanapali Beach Hotel can be made by calling toll free at +1-800-262-8450 (USA and Canada) or +1-808-661-0011 (Worldwide Direct). You can also submit a reservations inquiry by submitting the email form below. Photo Gallery (Click on thumbnail to view larger image) Reservations Form Kupanaha will be on holiday and not performing from 11-30-03 to 12-14-03 -- After submission of this form, a reservations agent will contact you for credit card information. *Required Fields First and Last Name * Contact Telephone Number * Contact Email Address * Show Date Desired * (Shows only available Tuesday through Saturday evenings.) mo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 day 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Number of Adult and Teen Reservations * Gold Circle General Seating Teen Kamaaina Adult Kamaaina Teen Adult and Teen Menu Selections (Please enter number in box. Totals should equal total Adult and Teen Reservations above.) Adult and Teen Appetizer Selection Kalua Pork Maui Quesadilla Grilled Vegetable Bruschetta Adult and Teen Entree Selection Island Fish Chicken & Shrimp Steak and Shrimp Marinated Tofu & Roasted Vegetables (Vegetarian) Chicken Only Steak Only Adult and Teen Desert Selection Pineapple Cheesecake Tropical Fruit Plate Number of Child Reservations Child (ages 6 to 12 yrs old) Kamaaina Child (ages 6 to 12 yrs old) Child (ages 5 and under) Child Entree Selection (Please enter number in box. Total should equal Number of Child Reservations above.) 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Current update of the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i `o Eruption Summary Hazards History Panorama Images Eruption Update and Image Archive | deformation | images | maps | Pu`u `O`o camera | 0555 January 14[Note: Your observer will be way south of the border, almost astraddle the equator, for the next two weeks. The next regularly scheduled morning update will be on Monday, January 30. Updates may occur at irregular intervals in the interim.]The Full Wolf Moon is the brightest object visible this morning, for lava on Pulama pali is confined to small patches and rivulets in the west string of breakouts. The breakouts reache from about the 1400-foot elevation down to about the 900-foot elevation, with small lava patches down to about 300 feet, as noted by yesterday's field workers. Glow comes from just above the top of the pali, probably at about the 1900-foot elevation, and testifies to surface lava there, too. Yesterday's observers noted some lava along the far east side of the PKK flow just outside the national park at about the 200-foot elevation 3.8 km from the end of the Kalapana access road.Moderate glow comes from East Lae`apuki this morning. Lava rose from cracks that cut the front half of the delta on Thursday and added perhaps as much as 80 m to the west side of the delta. The observers estimated that at least a third of the delta is new or resurfaced by lava. Lava enters the ocean at numerous spots along most of the front of the delta, so that the laze plume is spread almost continuously along the water's edge. The delta is now about 500 m long (parallel to shore) but still only 140 m wide. The crater of Pu`u `O`o is badly socked in this morning, but glimpses appear of all vents except Beehive. Conditions were similar yesterday, and the field observers were skunked. They did witness, however, a breakout from the PKK tube at the base of the flank shield. It was not active at 0900, was going strong at ~1030, and was over by 1130. The breakout came from a shatter ring immediately down-tube from the bend in the tube at the base of the flank shield. This shatter ring may be the source for all the breakouts from the upper tube that have occurred since mid-December. The shatter ring is 60 m x 75 m across, and its southwest side is a 3-4-m-high, nearly vertical rubble wall. This area was very noisy, with cracking and scraping and lots of rock falling off, both during and after the breakout. Background volcanic tremor is about normal at Kilauea's summit this morning. Volcanic tremor is at a moderate level at Pu`u `O`o.Inflation at Kilauea's summit continued for the past 24 hours and has now recovered the 5.2 microradians lost during the deflation of January 9-10. In contrast, Pu`u `O`o is having a rocky, slow deflation that started midday January 12 and by this writing has lost almost 1 microradian. Note: Check Photo Glossary or a good dictionary for any terms unfamiliar to you. See Maps and accompanying caption for place names. Maps updated on December 19 Current Deformation Electronic Tilt Global Positioning System (GPS) Images and Chronology Looking for images you could swear you saw here but can't find now? Check Image Archive 13 January 2006 East Lae`apuki lava delta | med | large | | med | large | Left . Looking northeast across lava delta at East Lae`apuki. Note smooth, new surface on near part of delta, created when lava welled from cracks a couple of days ago. These cracks are shown in first image for January 6. Note also that most of delta front is source of laze; this is because lava pours into the water at many places. 0905. Right . Looking west at lava delta, showing how it nestles against cliff bounding embayment. Much of the cliff was created during collapse of earlier lava delta and adjacent "mainland" on November 28. As such, only part of the cliff is a true "sea cliff," formed by erosion. 0907. 6 January 2006 East Lae`apuki lava delta and Petunia skylight | med | large | | med | large | Left . Looking east across lava delta at East Lae`apuki. Note the cracks cutting the outer part of the delta. The cracks have formed in the last week or two as the delta has grown larger and become more unstable. Similar cracks cut the delta before its wholesale collapse on November 28, 2005. Steam (laze) rises at points where lava is entering the water. 0910. Right . Pretty Petunia skylight in roof of PKK lava tube, upper part of PKK flow. View looks downstream. Some of the lava visible through the skylight will eventually end up at East Lae`apuki 1-2 hr later. 1122. 29 December 2005 East Lae`apuki and MLK vent area | med | large | | med | large | Left . Lava delta at East Lae`apuki, built since November 28. White color on delta is from salt and other minerals precipitating on surface. Inland, note the scattered puffs of fume coming from points along lava tube feeding the delta. Actual point where tube enters delta is hidden by large laze plume. Note lopsided nature of delta; most is built right (east) of tube. Pulama pali in distance. 0938. Right . Treacherous lip of pit at MLK vent. Is it any wonder that geologists take care in this area? Southwest slope of Pu`u `O`o in background. 1016. 22 December 2005 East Lae`apuki and Pu`u `O`o area | med | large | | med | large | Left . Head-on view of East Lae`apuki lava delta. Four main ocean-entry points, and several smaller ones, generate plumes of laze, mainly steam. 1249. Right . Long-shore view of East Lae`apuki lava delta, looking east. Almost all of this delta has been rebuilt since the collapse of November 28. 1249. | med | large | | med | large | Left . Low-level fountaining in East Pond Vent on floor of Pu`u `O`o. Image taken through thick fume, which enhances red color. 1329. Right . Treacherous MLK vent area at southwest base of Pu`u `O`o (cone behind MLK crater.) Note highly cracked surface adjacent to MLK crater. In upper right is Kupaianaha shield, built in late 1980s. 1226. 16 December 2005 Growing lava delta and collapsing Pu`u `O`o | med | large | | med | large | Left . Aerial view looking west at new East Lae`apuki lava delta, built in scar left after collapse of original delta and adjacent old sea cliff on November 28. 0915. Right . Slump blocks on south rim of Pu`u `O`o's crater. Most of the south rim of the cone is badly cracked and waiting to fall, and gaping cracks also cut the south flank of the cone below the rim. 1048. 2 December 2005 East Lae`apuki and Pu`u `O`o | med | large | | med | large | Left . Aerial view of embayment left after destruction of east Lae`apuki lava delta on November 28. Compare with last image taken on November 1. Column of steam and other gases rises from site of new, growing lava delta. 1021. Right . Head-on aerial view of new lava delta and sea cliff behind. The cliff retreated several tens of meters during the November 28 collapse. 1021. | med | large | | med | large | Left . New lava delta and feeding stream of lava emerging from tube high on cliff. 1023. Right . Closer view lava spilling from tube and flowing down fan created by the stream. Note that stream flows into a new tube that is being created by cooling of the surface of the lava. 1023. | med | large | | med | large | Left . Incandescent hole at MLK vent at southwest base of Pu`u `O`o. Hole is 1-2 m across. 1201. Right . Aerial view of East Pond Vent in crater of Pu`u `O`o. 1251. Current Deformation Map of selected deformation stations Electronic Tiltmeter Pu`u `O`o experienced bumpy tilt on January 7, 8, and early January 9; the bumps average out to flat tilt. Uwekahuna inflated slightly until noon January 7, deflated in the afternoon, inflated until early January 8, and then flattened and stayed flat for most of the day. It then started to inflated before midnight and continued up until 2141 January 9. Then Uwekahuna started a rapid, large deflation that finally ended at 2345 January 10 after a loss of 5.2 microradians. Pu`u `O`o inflated during January 8, following Uwekahuna, but it did not plummet when the summit started to deflate, instead maintaining flat to gently declining tilt throughout January 10 and into the 11th. Kilauea's summit began to inflate steeply at 2345 January 10, ending the deflation. The inflation continued through January 11-12-13 and into January 14 and had recovered all the tilt lost by the January 9-10 deflation by early January 14. Pu`u `O`o had pretty flat tilt until about noon January 11 and then began a slow inflation that continued until late morning January 12. The tilt that more or less stabilized before dropping a little that night and through January 13 into January 14, though the deflation was very irregular. This graph shows the radial tilt at Uwekahuna (UWE), on the northwest rim of Kilauea's caldera, and at Pu`u `O`o cone (POC), on the northwest flank of the active vent along the east rift zone, as recorded by continuously operating electronic tiltmeters. Positive changes indicate inflation of the magma storage areas beneath the caldera or Pu`u `O`o. Data are shown for a one-week period. A long-term trend of constant-rate, large deflation at Pu`u `O`o used to be removed for scale reasons, but starting on May 24, 2002, the tilt is shown as recorded, including the long-term deflation. The graph is refreshed at the same time as the eruption update at the top of this page, usually daily. The Y-axis is in microradians, an angular measure in parts per million; for example, one microradian represents the tilt of a 1-km-long bar, one end of which is lifted up or down 1 mm. Global Positioning System (GPS) Two years of data are shown in the plot. Between June 2003 and July 2004 the lengthening between the two stations was generally at a gradually increasing rate. The distance then became stable for nearly a month, but then extension resumed at a slightly slower rate than before the brief stable period. Extension picked up significantly in December 2004 and continued to lengthen rapidly until late February 2005. Then the line rather abruptly started to contract. The contraction ended in mid-March 2005, and the line remained steady until early May, when it began to lengthen once more. The lengthening continued until early July 2005, when the distance stabilized, coincident with a flattening of the tilt at Uwekahuna. Extension then resumed at a quickened rate in late July-early August 2005 and continued to late September. Then the rate of lengthening sharply reduced and perhaps even became zero for a time. Then, in November 2005, the line began to lengthen once more, only to stabilize once more at the end of the year. This graph shows the change in distance between two Global Positioning System (GPS) stations located on opposite ides of Kilauea's caldera. A rapid increase in distance can be interpreted as inflation of the summit magma reservoir. The graph is refreshed at the same time as the eruption update at the top of this page, usually daily. For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, see a summary of the inflation-deflation of magma chambers . Maps of lava-flow field, Kilauea Volcano Map of flows from Pu`u `O`o: 19 December 2005 Map shows lava flows erupted during 1983-present activity of Pu`u `O`o and Kupaianaha ( see large map ). Yellow, brown, and red colors indicate lava flows erupted from October 2003 to December 16, 2005. Yellow indicates the currently active Kuhio (PKK) flow, active most of the time from March 20, 2004 to the present. The east and west arms of the PKK flow, once widely separated, began to merge and overlap on the coastal flat in March 2005. The east arm feeds the East Lae`apuki ocean entry. Activity on the west arm declined through mid-August, and the last surface flow on that arm was observed on August 21. The recent (November-December 2005) breakouts on Pulama pali described as "eastern" and "western" are all on the east arm of the PKK flow. The brown shade denotes Martin Luther King (MLK ) flows, which first erupted in January 2004 from flank vents on the south slope of Pu`u `O`o. Since then, several more vents have formed in the MLK area and continue to erupt intermittently. Red indicates the Mother's Day and Banana flows, last active in September 2004. Short flows from the crater, West Gap, and Puka Nui vents are also shown in red. In recent months, only the Puka Nui vent has produced infrequent, small flows. Map of Pu`u `O`o and vicinity: 19 December 2005 Map shows vents, lava flows, and other features near Pu`u `O`o frequently referred to in updates ( see large map ). These features can change quickly, but this map should help those viewers lost in the terminology. The vents, lava tubes, and flows active in 2005 include the numbered vents in the crater, the MLK vent complex and associated flows, the Puka Nui vent, and the upper Kuhio (PKK) tube, which feeds the lava flows eventually reaching the ocean. Eruption-viewing opportunities change constantly, so refer to this page often. Those readers planning a visit to Kilauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes can get much useful information from Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park . The URL of this page is http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/ Contact: hvowebmaster@usgs.gov Updated: 14 January 2006 (DAS)

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