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“SEXY” SATURDAY AT SIDELINE
Honolulu firefighters Kala‘i Miller, second from left, Jeff Ching (front) and Chaz Au commemorated the life and recent death of fellow firefighter Mitchell Kai with a night on the town Jan. 18 that included a lengthy stop at club promoter Rick Rock’s “Sexy Saturdays” party at Sideline Bar &?Grill in Kapalama. Kai died in a fall from an Olomana trail Jan. 10, and Miller said the evening spent sharing memories of their friend was the firefighters’ version of a “celebration of life” — held on a night when they were all off-duty. Cocktail server Grace McDonald, left, and Sideline owner Sunny Hendricks made sure the trio had plenty of room and excellent service.
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KEKAUOHA SRO AT THE GRILLE
It was literally standing room only, with every table filled and every seat at the bar occupied, Tuesday when Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning singer-songwriter Weldon Kekauoha, center, and veteran musicians Jack Ofoia, left, and “Alika Boy” Kalauli IV played an early evening gig at the Kani Ka Pila Grille in the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel. The trio entertained a mixed audience of visitors and island residents with contemporary Hawaiian songs, almost all of them sung in Hawaiian. Several members of the audience stepped forward to dance impromptu hula, and with at least one birthday being celebrated, it was as close as many visitors get to experiencing a real local-style party. Akemi Kimura, front left, and Chikako Kojima, Hawaiian music fans from Japan, were first to the stage to meet the musicians when they took a short break midway through the evening.
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DJ Twiks, left, and Don K. Won watched the action from a strategic corner of the bar. DJ Twix alternated with Rock in playing a mix of what the latter described as “hip-hop, R&B, ’70s and ’80s, old school and freestyle.” The vintage music videos that date from the time when MTV really was “music television,” featuring hairstyles and club wear different from today’s trends, were as entertaining to watch as they were to listen to.
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Rick Rock took a break from playing party music to share some love with Aylia Tillman, left, Stephanie Pugh and Hasani Lawson. “There was no place in town for people over 30 to party,” Rock said. “Now there is one.”?
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