Singer Loretta Ables Sayre is reconnecting the dots of her musical career, from lounge singer to Tony-nominated Broadway star, as she preps for her Wednesday night return to Blue Note Hawaii. Read more
Is Peter Lenkov the right TV producer to reboot “Magnum, P.I.,” poised as the next filmed-in-Hawaii series? Read more
On her night off from her starring role in the Broadway production of “Hello, Dolly!,” Tony Award winner Bette Midler will stage her annual Halloween extravaganza, “Hulaween,”at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Read more
Kuana Torres Kahele, the acclaimed Hawaiian singer, composer, musician, educator and lei maker, will stage “Kuana’s Winter Wonderland” Dec. 8-10 at the Hawaii Theatre. Read more
Nainoa Thompson’s inspirational comments came from the heart and offered a take-away moment from an event crammed with familial memories and musical tidbits. Read more
Peter Hernandez’s autobiography, “From Brooklyn to Mars,” is 98 percent complete, he said, but it’s apparently going to be released as a documentary instead of on the printed page. Read more
Roland Cazimero’s memorial services, set for Oct. 8 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel’s Monarch Room, will be a two-tiered affair, one private and the other public. Read more
Neva Rego, the beloved voice coach to many island luminaries, is back home in Kaimuki following three visits to Straub Hospital this summer and a week’s residency at the Palolo Chinese Home earlier this month. Read more
Johnson Enos’ original environmental musical, “Honu by the Sea,” will make a second appearance at Tokyo’s Sea Life Park next month. Read more
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Inspired by the legacy of her late husband, director-actor Glenn Cannon, Samsil “Sam” Cannon is spearheading a fundraiser this week at Kennedy Theatre. Read more
There’s a circle of family ties in “The King and I” — moms and daughters, fathers and sons, a married couple, even a set of twins — in the new local production opening at Windward Community College’s Paliku Theatre. Read more
The family of the late Don Ho is hoping an annual remembrance kanikapila will become a tradition at the International Market Place, where a statue of the iconic entertainer has become a draw. Read more
The late Jimmy Borges and Kirk Matthews will be among the 2017 Hall of Heroes honorees at Hospice Hawaii’s Na Hoa Malama fundraiser in November. Read more
A celebration of life for the late Roland Cazimero is set for Oct. 8 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel’s Monarch Room. Read more
Looks like Leesa Clark Stone’s book on her late husband, comedian Rap Reiplinger, won’t be under your Christmas tree this holiday season. Read more
Peter Hernandez, father of Bruno Mars, is back in town and itching to do some kind of undisclosed isle project. His daughters Jaime, Tahiti, Presley and Tiara Hernandez have returned home, too. Read more
When the Brothers Cazimero emerged in the 1970s, their contemporary hybrid sound fueled the renaissance of Hawaiian music. Read more
Amid a swirl of equal pay issues and racial discrimination allegations triggered by the recent departure of actors Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park from “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS has missed a golden opportunity to right a wrong. Read more
For the first time since I started spending summers soaking up Broadway shows five decades ago, I have a new traveling companion: a walking cane. Read more
Though he takes the lead only on Sundays, local actor Joseph Morales has already reached a career high point in the Chicago production of “Hamilton.” Read more
It’s no surprise ukulele wizard Roy Sakuma will salute his heroes during two events that comprise his annual Ukulele Festival. Read more
