Curb your enthusiasm! J.B. Smoove, who broke out as Leon on the HBO series, is a writer, comedian and actor, currently a cast member in BET’s Kevin Hart vehicle “Real Hus - bands of Hollywood.” Read more
Beckie Stocchetti has been named executive director of the Hawaii International Film Festival. She will succeed Robert Lambeth effective Aug. 1. Read more
Beckie Stocchetti will succeed Robert Lambeth effective Aug. 1. Read more
“Neko Atsume” get its international premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase, joining 31 more movies from Asia and the Pacific, Europe and more points around the globe. Read more
Word is getting out about Rain, a cozy new-ish restaurant at the corner of Fort Street Mall and Pauahi Street that opened to the public in December. Read more
A Japanese live-action comedy inspired by a smartphone app will get its international premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase this month. Read more
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Comedian, actor and socio-historical interpreter Eddie Izzard has taken his surreal, surprising and laugh-out-loud-funny comedy act “Force Majeure” around the world. Read more
Hitmaker and classic-rock guitar hero Carlos Santana and his band will return to Blaisdell Arena for a concert on April 30. Read more
There’s a lot of eatery action and a lot of competition with Brick Fire Tavern rising above the fray with a better bite — and one-of-a-kind pizza in Honolulu. Read more
The meticulously prepared happy hour plates here offer a taste of the approach and flavors that have made James Beard award-winning Mina a celebrity in the field. Read more
Adam Sandler, the actor and comedian best known for his starring roles in films such as “Billy Madison,” Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer,” returns to headline a night of stand-up comedy with pals and frequent film co-stars David Spade and Rob Schneider. Read more
Brian Wilson, an original member of the Beach Boys, has extended his Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour to include a June 15 appearance at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Read more
The Hawaii European Cinema Film Festival, which debuted in 2015 as an independent event and organization, has announced the dates for its 2017 schedule. Read more
Hawaii slack-key virtuoso Makana and Taimane, known for her pyrotechnics on the ukulele, will join Kenneth Makuakane, Black Square, Jamarek, Men In Grey Suits, Hawai‘iki and more island musicians, activists and community organizations in presenting a free concert, Power to the Positive: A Night of Unity, from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday — the same day as Donald Trump’s inauguration — at the Waikiki Shell. Read more
Island musicians, activists and community organizations will present a free concert, Power to the Positive: A Night of Unity, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Waikiki Shell. Read more
Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has built up a polished, attractive warren in Fleetwood’s On Front St., a Lahaina establishment offering up fine food, wine and rock ’n’ roll. Read more
Photographer Henry Diltz, who attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and formed the Modern Folk Quartet in Honolulu during the folk-rock explosion of 1962, went on to shoot famed portraits of ’60s and ’70s musical stars. Read more
A third Journey concert has been added at the Blaisdell Arena for Feb. 26, with tickets on sale Friday, Jan. 6. Read more
Our annual roundup of the year’s highlights in happy-hour adventuring. Read more
Here on Pau Hana Patrol, we’re on a mission to experience the good life without breaking the bank. And just taking a seat at the Veranda gets you partway toward accomplishing that mission. Read more
As an artist, Miguel is a shape-shifter: loverman, storyteller, party-starter. Read more
