Moms in Hawai'i know how stubborn red-dirt stains (volcanic soil) and rust marks can be. But the women who frequent www.Hawaii.MomsLikeMe.com have some homemade solutions:

• Cream of tartar paste: Let it sit on the stain for a while, then rinse, suggests mom MelissaRio.

• "Take a bar of white Dial soap, dampen the piece of clothing and rub the bar across it, a lot. And then scrub," says a mom who goes by 89Mom94. That's a prewash treatment. If you've already dried the clothes, she says, "Forget it. Not coming out."

• TRR is the cleaner of choice for tub or toilet stains.

Got good housekeeping tips too? Share them at www.Hawaii.MomsLikeMe.com.

— Esme Nii

BARGAIN ART

TREASURES ABOUND AT ACADEMY SALE

Clearance items from the Honolulu Academy of Arts will be marked down up to 80 percent Saturday and Sunday; more discounts to be had on anything still there Feb. 10. The sale includes folk art, books, collectibles, stationery, posters, jewelry and ethnic clothing; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Academy Art Center at Linekona, 1111 Victoria St.; 532-8700.

— Treena Shapiro

FINAL WORD

"You always have to be upbeat. People don't want a sourpuss."

Patrick McMullen | celebrity photographer, in Interview