Kudos to Melveen Leed, who was visibly moved and emotionally thrilled to earn a lifetime achievement award from the Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Women’s Association of Hawaii March 24 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Read more
Willie Kahaiali‘i, the beloved Maui entertainer known as Willie K, is set to resume his Blue Note Hawaii residency this week at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. Read more
Loretta Ables Sayre will portray Dolly Gallagher Levi when Diamond Head Theatre kicks off its 2018-19 season with “Hello, Dolly!” on Sept. 21. Read more
Former Honolulu resident and current Broadway actor Jason Tam will be part of NBC’s live musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” next month. Read more
Support is surging for Willie Kahaiali‘i, the beloved Maui-based entertainer who continues to receive chemotherapy and radiation treatment to combat lung cancer. Read more
Inspired by his late mentor Ron Bright, Miguel Cadoy III has energized Farrington High School by mounting the first musical staged in the campus’ renovated auditorium. Read more
When Loretta Ables Sayre returns to Blue Note Hawaii on April 1 — her 60th birthday — she’ll have a treasure of a present: Robert Cazimero. Read more
When cancer strikes, friends respond. Amy Hanaiali‘i Gilliom has stepped up to the plate to pinch-hit for ailing friend Willie K in gigs at Maui’s Mulligans on the Blue and Oahu’s Blue Note Hawaii. Read more
Robert Cazimero will revive a Lei Day tradition with a concert at Bishop Museum, re-establishing the popular Hawaiian celebration he and his late brother, Roland, staged for nearly 30 years at the Waikiki Shell. Read more
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Hawaii actress Ruthie Ann Miles will be U.K.-bound this summer to reprise her 2015 Tony-winning role of Lady Thiang in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” and there will be a Hawaii presence at the upcoming Academy Awards telecast when Keala Settle delivers “This Is Me,” an Oscar nominee for best song. Read more
As the missile alert mishap investigation continues, we all owe comedian Frank De Lima one big shaka and mahalo for his witty ditty “Stayin’ Alive,” which parodies that ballistic blunder. Read more
Robert Cazimero now is essentially a single act who keeps reinventing himself. Read more
Two former Hawaii actors with theatrical backgrounds are ramping up their show biz stripes as the new year unfolds. Read more
Two internationally celebrated Hawaii-born performers tied for top place in the 2017 Waynies Awards, an annual list of brilliant achievers in the fading year compiled by columnist Wayne Harada. Read more
‘Twas the morning before Christmas, and tension was mounting; since Santa was still shopping, spewing sweat like a fountain. Read more
Hawaii’s supreme ukulele virtuoso, Jake Shimabukuro, is home for the holidays, splitting time between family and work. He headlines at the Blue Note Hawaii at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Read more
Check out Wayne Harada’s list of 12 island holiday favorites — many of which are common on radio playlists, with a few somewhat oboslete, but still memorable, picks thrown in for good measure. Read more
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. If you’re in the market for holiday cheer, there’s plenty to choose from. Read more
Jim Nabors loved Hawaii — and vice versa. Read more
Veteran filmmaker Edgy Lee, director of “Lili‘uokalani: Reflections of Our Queen,” likens Queen Lili‘uokalani’s story to a Hawaiian quilt. “This film is kind of a tapestry, like the ‘Queen’s Quilt’ sewn during her incarceration at Iolani Palace,” she said. Read more
This year at the American Association of School Librarians gathering in Arizona, there were “aha” moments dealing with topics and themes with local and national implications. Read more
