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NA‘ILI‘ILI CELEBRATES CD?RELEASE
? ? 1. Kapono Na‘ili‘ili, center, got some help from kumu hula Kunewa Mook, left, and Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Kamakakehau Fernandez when he celebrated the release of his debut CD, “Ala Iki,” with a party and concert May 25 at Hilo Hattie. Mook and Fernandez joined Na‘ili‘ili in entertaining guests.
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WIG ADDS MYSTERY TO ‘CLYBOURNE PARK’
5. Guest director Vanita Rae Smith, left, celebrated with cast member Russell Motter and hair and makeup designer Lisa Ponce de Leon after Manoa Valley Theatre’s production of “Clybourne Park” earned an opening-night standing ovation May 23 in Manoa. Motter has given powerful performances at several local theater groups during the past 15 years and does so here, but the wig he wears in Act 1 disguises him so effectively he is unrecognizable.
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DHT?SHOW?BRINGS FAMILY?HOME
4. Diamond Head Theatre artistic director John Rampage, left, welcomed Katija Pevec, second from left, and her parents, Michelle and Davor Pevec, to DHT’s pre-show night sponsors’ reception for its production of “Catch Me If You Can” May 23 outside the theater. The Pevecs no longer live in Hawaii but the fourth member of the family — Katija’s brother, Aleks — came back to Hawaii to star in the show, and so Katija and her parents returned for his opening night.
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HOKU WINNERS MAKE HISTORY
3. Japanese slack-key guitarist Yuuki “Alani” Yamauchi, second from left, talked backstage with Ki Ho‘alu Foundation head Milton Lau, left, Tyler Kobashigawa-Baker and award presenter Mike McCartney after Yamauchi received the Ki Ho‘alu Foundation Legacy Award. He studied slack key with Ray Kane in the 1970s and has been active ever since. Yamauchi is the first Japanese musician to receive the Ki Ho‘alu award. See more photos at honolulupulse.com.
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HOKU WINNERS MAKE HISTORY
2. Keali‘i Reichel, center, congratulated Kamaka Kukona, left, and Mark Yamanaka backstage after they both won male vocalist of the year at the 37th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards May 24 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Reichel, a four-time winner in the category, had something else in common with Kukona and Yamanaka — all three won male vocalist and most promising artist with their first album.
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