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We know of Jason Scott Lee as a film star and now we will get to see him as an opera performer in Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio," presented by the Hawaii Opera Theatre Friday, Sunday and Tuesday in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Jason will portray Pasha, the harem lord, surrounded by a bevy of beauties called "First Wives," who are all former Miss Hawaiis. The lovelies are: Cheryl Bartlett, 1986; Cathy Foy, 1975; B.J. Johnston-Feldman, 1949; Lani Kaaa, 1991; Pamela Kimura, 1992; Debbie Nakanelua-Richards, 1984; and Courtney Nicolle Naso, 1994. George Dyer and Audrey Elizabeth Luna, who played "Romeo and Juliette" for HOT last year, return for principal roles again in this opera ...
"Souvenir" lead actress Stefanie Smart was hospitalized Saturday evening with a serious back ailment, forcing Diamond Head Theatre to cancel performances of shows last Saturday night and Sunday. Mary Chestnut will step into the role of Florence Foster Jenkins for the 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday shows. Tomorrow's show is canceled. "Our thoughts and prayers go toward the rapid recovery of Ms. Smart," said DHT Artistic Director John Rampage. "In the meantime, we are confident that Ms. Chestnut will fill the role admirably" ...
HERO IS OFTEN used to describe people nowadays, but it can be used over and over again to honor Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Sully saved the lives of all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15 by making a miraculous landing in the Hudson River. CBS anchor Katie Couric interviewed the pilot and crew, as well as emotional survivors and Sully's family, on "60 Minutes" Sunday. Besides flying airliners, Sully has been a fighter pilot and a flight safety instructor. He is a total professional who used his skills to make the miraculous landing.
The pilot answered Katie's questions clearly with no hesitation. He said he did his job, what he was trained to do to make the safe water landing, and explained how it was done. I'd sure like to have him as my pilot whenever I fly. In discussing the large birds that hit the aircraft with a loud boom, Sully said he could smell burned birds coming from the engine. Other members of the crew in the interview were co-pilot Jeff Skiles and flight attendants Donna Dent, Sheila Dail and Doreen Welsh. All of the crew wore uniforms during the interview except Doreen. There was little panic during the emergency up front but Doreen was in the rear of the plane and said things were rough back there. Her uniform was in shreds, soaking wet, she said. "The uniform just went to pieces. I can't explain. I'm just not ready to put it on yet."
She said someone opened a door in the rear and water gushed in the cabin. She tried to close it but could not. If you didn't see Sunday's "60 Minutes," don't miss it if they have a rerun. It's a great piece of work ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin on Honolulu streets in World War II, writes of people, places and things Wednesdays and Saturdays. E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com.
We know of Jason Scott Lee as a film star and now we will get to see him as an opera performer in Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio," presented by the Hawaii Opera Theatre Friday, Sunday and Tuesday in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Jason will portray Pasha, the harem lord, surrounded by a bevy of beauties called "First Wives," who are all former Miss Hawaiis. The lovelies are: Cheryl Bartlett, 1986; Cathy Foy, 1975; B.J. Johnston-Feldman, 1949; Lani Kaaa, 1991; Pamela Kimura, 1992; Debbie Nakanelua-Richards, 1984; and Courtney Nicolle Naso, 1994. George Dyer and Audrey Elizabeth Luna, who played "Romeo and Juliette" for HOT last year, return for principal roles again in this opera ...
"Souvenir" lead actress Stefanie Smart was hospitalized Saturday evening with a serious back ailment, forcing Diamond Head Theatre to cancel performances of shows last Saturday night and Sunday. Mary Chestnut will step into the role of Florence Foster Jenkins for the 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday shows. Tomorrow's show is canceled. "Our thoughts and prayers go toward the rapid recovery of Ms. Smart," said DHT Artistic Director John Rampage. "In the meantime, we are confident that Ms. Chestnut will fill the role admirably" ...
HERO IS OFTEN used to describe people nowadays, but it can be used over and over again to honor Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Sully saved the lives of all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15 by making a miraculous landing in the Hudson River. CBS anchor Katie Couric interviewed the pilot and crew, as well as emotional survivors and Sully's family, on "60 Minutes" Sunday. Besides flying airliners, Sully has been a fighter pilot and a flight safety instructor. He is a total professional who used his skills to make the miraculous landing.
The pilot answered Katie's questions clearly with no hesitation. He said he did his job, what he was trained to do to make the safe water landing, and explained how it was done. I'd sure like to have him as my pilot whenever I fly. In discussing the large birds that hit the aircraft with a loud boom, Sully said he could smell burned birds coming from the engine. Other members of the crew in the interview were co-pilot Jeff Skiles and flight attendants Donna Dent, Sheila Dail and Doreen Welsh. All of the crew wore uniforms during the interview except Doreen. There was little panic during the emergency up front but Doreen was in the rear of the plane and said things were rough back there. Her uniform was in shreds, soaking wet, she said. "The uniform just went to pieces. I can't explain. I'm just not ready to put it on yet."
She said someone opened a door in the rear and water gushed in the cabin. She tried to close it but could not. If you didn't see Sunday's "60 Minutes," don't miss it if they have a rerun. It's a great piece of work ...
ALL FORMER MISS HAWAII'S USED TO TRAVEL WITH MANNY K
FERNANDEZ, WHEN HE WAS A WORLD WIDE TRAVELLING
SERENADER WITH ANDY CUMMINGS, AND THE GALS WERE ALL HULA
DANCERS WITH HAWAIIAN AIR ALSO.
THE YEARS HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ALL OF US!!!!! THOSE WERE THE
DAYS, AND THE MEMORIES OF PROMOTING HAWAII IN FAR CORNERS OF
THE WORLD, FROM AUSSIE LAND TO ALASKA WHERE HAWAIIANS WERE
WORKING THE PIPELINE, TO THE COLD OF GREENLAND ARCTIC AND
ACROSS TO LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND TO WHERE THE BEATTLE'S WERE
PLAYING AND BACK TO WARM ACAPULCO, MEXICO. IT
WAS A HARD LIFE, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL TO SHARE THE
LOVE AND ALOHA WE HAD FOR OUR HOMELAND, HAWAII NEI!!!!
WRITE ME WITH YOUR MEMORIES OF THOSE LONG AGO DAYS!!
MANNY
By Gary C.W. Chun Jan 12, 2009
It might be a long way from Waikiki to Washington, D.C., but steel guitarist
Alan Akaka says Hawaiian music will still be played from the heart by musicians
making the journey to perform for the various events marking President-elect
Barack Obama's inauguration.
Akaka, a sideman for the late Aunty Genoa Keawe, now finds himself master of ceremonies at one of the inaugural balls -- Jan. 20 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel -- and he'll also play with the legendary Keawe's Ohana Ensemble that evening.
"I remember getting the first e-mail from (the host) Hawaii State Society pretty early on," Akaka said, "back in August while Obama was still running. They wanted to hold a gala affair for him, so they had their fingers crossed that he would be our next president."
The ensemble -- which also includes Keawe's sons Gary Aiko and Eric Keawe, her niece Momi Kahawiola'a and her granddaughter Pomaika'i Keawe Lyman -- will play the music that Aunty Genoa regularly performed in her weekly shows at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.
"It's a wonderful honor to be asked to emcee, and to be there in the same city where a Hawaii-born president will be sworn into office," Akaka said.
"And the rest of the talent I'll be introducing that evening -- my gosh, it's a who's who of Hawaiian music. Eddie Kamae will be pretty much our kupuna for the entire evening. Raiatea's (Helm) career is skyrocketing. Walter Keale will be bringing back the music of his cousin (Moe), along with some new ideas. Kohala plays that soft, subtle, soulful Hawaiian music, and the Aloha Boys have kept Hawaiian music alive in D.C., perpetuating our sound and culture on that side of the world."
The Aloha Boys, in fact, will be pulling triple duty in D.C. The expatriate trio of Irv Queja, Glen Hirabayashi and Isaac Ho'opi'i will also be at the Aloha Inaugural Ball Sunday at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, and during that same weekend at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's "Out of Many: A Multicultural Festival."
The Waianae-born Ho'opi'i, speaking by phone from his mainland home, said he and the other Aloha Boys are federal government workers who initially got together to play as their children danced hula.
"Since then we've tried to keep the island tradition alive at parties and weddings here and at functions for Sens. Akaka and Inouye and Rep. Abercrombie," he said. "Doing these inaugural events is more than an honor. We're representing the 'lost locals' on the East Coast. ... We're one small piece of the total pie, but being that little piece makes such a big difference for us."
Obama's local roots are a blessing, he said. "Once you're an island product, you'll always be part of Hawaii."
Another island tradition making it to our nation's capital is a luau (complete with moi and opihi, provided they meet Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration requirements for shipment).
The Inaugural Luau will be held at the Hotel Monaco on Jan. 20, with Les Tomita, owner and chef of Da Kitchen on Maui, providing the food, and Maunalua and John Cruz providing the music.
"We're approaching this as taking what we do in Hawaii and sending it UPS style to Washington, D.C.," Bobby Moderow of Maunalua said. "The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the cold.
"I strongly believe there's a continuity between Hawaii and D.C. now, and the music will lend itself well to this. ... It's a good way to send the president-elect off to his job, hoping and praying for his administration to do well."
Cruz is also due to perform Thursday at the sold-out Hawaii for Obama Inaugural Gala on Sunday at the Hay-Adams Hotel. (All of the islands' mayors, as well as Hawaii-born actress Kelly Hu and television correspondent Lisa Ling, will be in attendance.)
Cruz performed at Obama rallies throughout the islands during his campaign, as well as at a number of events with Obama's half sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng.
To see the momentum build for Obama was "an exciting process of hope and promise," Cruz said. "To see a grass-roots campaign evolve and come to fruition is proof for all of us that anything is possible. It was fantastic to see all the naysayers silenced.
"Barack Obama winning the presidency means the White House will now be the Brown House. For me, as a Hawaiian and as a musician, there is freedom in that symbolism.
"There has been a shift historically that will give many different races and ethnicities a chance for true understanding and representation at the highest level of the U.S. government, for the first time ever."
Asked if he would to do anything special for the occasion, Cruz said, "I'm buying a new pair of slippers, of course."
It might be a long way from Waikiki to Washington, D.C., but steel guitarist Alan Akaka says Hawaiian music will still be played from the heart by musicians making the journey to perform for the various events marking President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
Akaka, a sideman for the late Aunty Genoa Keawe, now finds himself master of ceremonies at one of the inaugural balls -- Jan. 20 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel -- and he'll also play with the legendary Keawe's Ohana Ensemble that evening.
"I remember getting the first e-mail from (the host) Hawaii State Society pretty early on," Akaka said, "back in August while Obama was still running. They wanted to hold a gala affair for him, so they had their fingers crossed that he would be our next president."
The ensemble -- which also includes Keawe's sons Gary Aiko and Eric Keawe, her niece Momi Kahawiola'a and her granddaughter Pomaika'i Keawe Lyman -- will play the music that Aunty Genoa regularly performed in her weekly shows at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.
"It's a wonderful honor to be asked to emcee, and to be there in the same city where a Hawaii-born president will be sworn into office," Akaka said.
"And the rest of the talent I'll be introducing that evening -- my gosh, it's a who's who of Hawaiian music. Eddie Kamae will be pretty much our kupuna for the entire evening. Raiatea's (Helm) career is skyrocketing. Walter Keale will be bringing back the music of his cousin (Moe), along with some new ideas. Kohala plays that soft, subtle, soulful Hawaiian music, and the Aloha Boys have kept Hawaiian music alive in D.C., perpetuating our sound and culture on that side of the world."
The Aloha Boys, in fact, will be pulling triple duty in D.C. The expatriate trio of Irv Queja, Glen Hirabayashi and Isaac Ho'opi'i will also be at the Aloha Inaugural Ball Sunday at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, and during that same weekend at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's "Out of Many: A Multicultural Festival."
The Waianae-born Ho'opi'i, speaking by phone from his mainland home, said he and the other Aloha Boys are federal government workers who initially got together to play as their children danced hula.
"Since then we've tried to keep the island tradition alive at parties and weddings here and at functions for Sens. Akaka and Inouye and Rep. Abercrombie," he said. "Doing these inaugural events is more than an honor. We're representing the 'lost locals' on the East Coast. ... We're one small piece of the total pie, but being that little piece makes such a big difference for us."
Obama's local roots are a blessing, he said. "Once you're an island product, you'll always be part of Hawaii."
Another island tradition making it to our nation's capital is a luau (complete with moi and opihi, provided they meet Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration requirements for shipment).
The Inaugural Luau will be held at the Hotel Monaco on Jan. 20, with Les Tomita, owner and chef of Da Kitchen on Maui, providing the food, and Maunalua and John Cruz providing the music.
"We're approaching this as taking what we do in Hawaii and sending it UPS style to Washington, D.C.," Bobby Moderow of Maunalua said. "The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the cold.
"I strongly believe there's a continuity between Hawaii and D.C. now, and the music will lend itself well to this. ... It's a good way to send the president-elect off to his job, hoping and praying for his administration to do well."
Cruz is also due to perform Thursday at the sold-out Hawaii for Obama Inaugural Gala on Sunday at the Hay-Adams Hotel. (All of the islands' mayors, as well as Hawaii-born actress Kelly Hu and television correspondent Lisa Ling, will be in attendance.)
Cruz performed at Obama rallies throughout the islands during his campaign, as well as at a number of events with Obama's half sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng.
To see the momentum build for Obama was "an exciting process of hope and promise," Cruz said. "To see a grass-roots campaign evolve and come to fruition is proof for all of us that anything is possible. It was fantastic to see all the naysayers silenced.
"Barack Obama winning the presidency means the White House will now be the Brown House. For me, as a Hawaiian and as a musician, there is freedom in that symbolism.
"There has been a shift historically that will give many different races and ethnicities a chance for true understanding and representation at the highest level of the U.S. government, for the first time ever."
Asked if he would to do anything special for the occasion, Cruz said, "I'm buying a new pair of slippers, of course."
JOHN BERGER /
JBERGER@STARBULELTIN.COM
LAKE LEGACY HONORED: Kahauanu Lake, center, was joined by Hula
Records’ Hawaiian music specialist Cindy Lance and Na Hoku
Hanohano Award-winner Aaron J. Sala at a show honoring the
musical legacy of the Kahauanu Lake Trio and the hula legacy of
his wife, the late Maiki Aiu Lake, Jan. 4 at Mamiya Theatre. For
the first half of the program, “Mr. K” was joined onstage by
K-Lake Trio member Al Machida, and several women who had danced
with Maiki, in discussing the group’s music and Maiki’s impact
as a hula teacher. After intermission he watched from the
audience as four of Maiki’s former students and members of their
halaus performed.
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JBERGER@STARBULELTIN.COM
Kumu hula Robert Cazimero, center, talked with “Uncle Bobby”
Moderow Jr., left, and Bobby’s father, Robert Moderow Sr., after
the show. Cazimero was one of Maiki’s first graduates when she
began training dancers to become kumu hula; his work is now an
important part of her hula legacy. “Uncle Bobby” and his Hoku
Award-winning trio, Maunalua, perform next Tuesday at the
Inaugural Luau in Washington, D.C.
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JOHN BERGER /
JBERGER@STARBULELTIN.COM
Kahauanu Lake and Al Machida relaxed after signing K-Lake Trio
CDs for a long line of fans. Lake and Machida both spoke during
the show about Lake’s brother, the late Tommy Lake, and the
importance of his often-overlooked contributions as the trio’s
bassist and the third voice in the group’s critically acclaimed
vocal arrangements. Lake said that Tommy’s death was the end of
his own career as a performer as well: “I don’t want to play
without him.”
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JOHN BERGER /
JBERGER@STARBULELTIN.COM
Hula dancer Holly Soria got a hug from her proud husband,
Territorial Airwaves founder/host Harry B. Soria Jr., after the
show. Harry’s high-profile status as a radio show host, record
producer and Hoku Award-winning liner notes writer means that
usually Holly is in the audience watching him work, but this
time their roles were reversed as she performed with Halau Hula
Ka No‘eau and “Harry B” relaxed in the audience.
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The theme was "Broadway at the Ala Moana Hotel" and 'twas in that segment that Cathy's star shone brightly. She sang a number of tunes from top Broadway musicals, with Randy joining her in hits from "Phantom of the Opera." Another highlight was Cathy getting the former hostesses on stage to kick up their heels to "Chorus Line." The gals did not kick quite as high as the Radio Musical Hall Rockettes, but they gave it their all.
Hale Kaohu Rowland always does an excellent job as emcee at these affairs, recalling delightful stories about the former hostesses and others in the audience. She recalled the story of "Baby Halani" being delivered by hostess Betty Dee Chinn Mock and copilot Bill Hicks on a flight from Maui. Both were there to give details Saturday. Halani could not be located. Bill gave Betty most of the credit.
Hale is also a hula queen and she, her "hula sister" Renette Miller and former Waikiki headliner Queenie Ventura Dowsett danced the night away. Hale and five others who danced with Kent Ghirard's Hula Nani Girls performed. They included: Greta Hegerfeldt, Eula Mae Sweet, Marion Zahn, Del Wong and Vivian Luning. Earlier in the evening, B.J. Feldman gave the prayer and Roy Benham started the crowd singing the doxology.
Roberta McFarlane Wong is Koa'e Kea president. Founders of the club are Abigail Chong and Carole Mae Vanderford. A moment of silence was held for former HAL employee Buddy Farden and his wife, Tsulan, both of whom died a short time apart this year, and another HAL worker who died this year, John Ching ...
Ghirard, 90, was honored earlier Saturday at Hula Grill Waikiki with the restaurant's "I Ola Mau ka Hula" award for perpetuating hula throughout his lifetime. Twelve of Ghirard's Hula Nani dancers attended and danced at the event. Frances Keawe Tam, Patricia Hew Ching, Isabel Su'a Lee, Winnie Wong Naihe, Mae Lima Parish, Beckley Pang Stanford, Arlene deLaura Tanabe, Deldrien Kanoa, Leialoha Kaleikini, Mary Alice Lim, Alberta Kaloi Reyes and Elizabeth Zinsman Hall danced. Also attending were Joshua sisters Blossom Kunewa and Gladys Brash, Noelani Mahoe, Beverly Noa, Queenie Dowsett, Earl Pamai Tenn, Hula Preservation Society Director Maile Beamer Loo and Ka'upena Wong ...
The Koa'e Kea women, early Hawaiian Airlines hostesses from the 1940s and '50s, are a talented group when it comes to entertaining and they always put on a winning show, heavy on hula, at their annual dinner. But Saturday night at the Ala Moana Hotel they put on a really big show with seasoned pro Cathy Foy-Mahi, pianist-singer Randy Hongo, singer Homer Kuroda and the Naluhoe Trio, made up of Vicky Hollinger, Kawika McGuire and Joe Recca.
The theme was "Broadway at the Ala Moana Hotel" and 'twas in that segment that Cathy's star shone brightly. She sang a number of tunes from top Broadway musicals, with Randy joining her in hits from "Phantom of the Opera." Another highlight was Cathy getting the former hostesses on stage to kick up their heels to "Chorus Line." The gals did not kick quite as high as the Radio Musical Hall Rockettes, but they gave it their all.
Hale Kaohu Rowland always does an excellent job as emcee at these affairs, recalling delightful stories about the former hostesses and others in the audience. She recalled the story of "Baby Halani" being delivered by hostess Betty Dee Chinn Mock and copilot Bill Hicks on a flight from Maui. Both were there to give details Saturday. Halani could not be located. Bill gave Betty most of the credit.
Hale is also a hula queen and she, her "hula sister" Renette Miller and former Waikiki headliner Queenie Ventura Dowsett danced the night away. Hale and five others who danced with Kent Ghirard's Hula Nani Girls performed. They included: Greta Hegerfeldt, Eula Mae Sweet, Marion Zahn, Del Wong and Vivian Luning. Earlier in the evening, B.J. Feldman gave the prayer and Roy Benham started the crowd singing the doxology.
Roberta McFarlane Wong is Koa'e Kea president. Founders of the club are Abigail Chong and Carole Mae Vanderford. A moment of silence was held for former HAL employee Buddy Farden and his wife, Tsulan, both of whom died a short time apart this year, and another HAL worker who died this year, John Ching ...
Ghirard, 90, was honored earlier Saturday at Hula Grill Waikiki with the restaurant's "I Ola Mau ka Hula" award for perpetuating hula throughout his lifetime. Twelve of Ghirard's Hula Nani dancers attended and danced at the event. Frances Keawe Tam, Patricia Hew Ching, Isabel Su'a Lee, Winnie Wong Naihe, Mae Lima Parish, Beckley Pang Stanford, Arlene deLaura Tanabe, Deldrien Kanoa, Leialoha Kaleikini, Mary Alice Lim, Alberta Kaloi Reyes and Elizabeth Zinsman Hall danced. Also attending were Joshua sisters Blossom Kunewa and Gladys Brash, Noelani Mahoe, Beverly Noa, Queenie Dowsett, Earl Pamai Tenn, Hula Preservation Society Director Maile Beamer Loo and Ka'upena Wong ...
RANDY HONGO IS A VERY GOOD LONG TIME FRIEND, AND ROY BENHAM USED TO GO TO CHURCH WITH US. RANDY AND GAY (WIFE) USED TO COME TO PDX TO ENTERTAIN WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE, BUT THEY HELPED US AT CUC WHEN WE HAD THE BIG LUAU FOR THE CHURCH.
B J FELDMAN, WAS A FORMER MISS HAWAII TOO AND ARRANGES THE HAL REUNIONS AND VICKY HOLLINGER AND JOE RECCA SANG FOR OUR WEDDING TOO----BEFORE JIMMY SANG GUESS I SHOULD DRAG OUT THOSE OLD PICTURES!!!
THEY SANG HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG, AND JIMMY BORGES SANG ''IF'' WE WERE MARRIED 1980 IN CENTRAL UNION CHURCH ON MY MOM'S 65TH BIRTHDAY. LATER THE HYATT REGENCY HOSTED OUR RECEPTION, AND HAD A 5 FT HIGH LAYERED CHOCOLATE CAKE, LIKE NONE I HAVE EVER SEEN.
YES, WE HAD CAKE FOR EVERYONE TO TAKE HOME!!! THE BAKERY CHEF OUTDID HIMSELF!! IT WAS FABULOUS.
TIMES LIKE THIS, WE MISS OUT ON HAWAII, LIKE THE ''HAWAII CALLS'' SHOW LAST WEEK, WAS TERRIFIC MAHINA SAID, AND WE MISSED OUT TOO. OH WELL, AT LEAST WE CAN READ ABOUT IT, AND REMEMBER!!!
 "THE
ISLAND RECORDING STUDIO STORY" !
From the 10,000+ recordings in the Territorial Airwaves archives, We bring you music from the 1950s!
In this show, we'll continue a special series focusing on Hawaii-based record labels of the Territory of Hawaii.
This time, we'll share the music of the Island Recording Studio - The "Island Recording Studio" Label Story!
We'll remember that the "Island Recording Studio" was co-founded in 1953 by Maddy K. Lam & Milla Peterson Yap.
Maddy Kaululehuaohaili Lam was a composer-lyricist, arranger-director, producer, pianist, & singer! Milla Peterson Yap was an accomplished recording and radio performer, whose groups included the "Annie Kerr Trio" and the "Ho'oheno Serenaders".
May of the "Island Recording Studio's" 78-rpm recordings were re-released on 45-rpms, and 33 1/3-rpm LPs. The label became known for launching numerous artists, such as Kahauanu Lake, Sonny Chillingworth, Cyrus Green, & George Paoa, as well as excellent hula music.
Join us as we share our 6th Territorial record label, "Island Recording Studio"!
This week's playlist:
3- Nani Venuse - Kahauanu Lake 4- Sophisticated Hula - George Paoa 5- Noho Paipai - Cyrus Green 6- Hanauma - Vickie I'i Rodrigues 7- Pua O Kamahakahala - Louise Kaleiki 8- E Ku'u Lei - Louise Kaleiki 9- Ka Iwa - Louise Kaleiki 10- Mele Hula - Henry Pa, Pele Pukui, Hooheno Serenaders 11- Aloha Kaua'i - Louise Kaleiki 12- Me Kealoha Pumehana - Louise Kaleiki
See you on the radio! Territorial Airwaves is Hawaii's longest continuously running radio broadcast.
Don't miss this show!
Territorial Airwaves, in the midst of its 30th year, hosted by Harry B. Soria, Jr., "The Albino Blahlah".
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MANU IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND A MUSICIAN
MANNY AND DANNY HAVE BEEN GOOD FRIENDS FOR OVER 50 YEARS, WORKING WITH THE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOR YEARS, LONG BEFORE BOTH BECAME ENTERTAINERS.
CURRENT PHOTO OF ALLISON CHU IN HER NEW Bette Muumuu, KAWAIAHAO CHOIR DRESS.........WE NEVER HAD LOVELY CHOIR DRESSES LIKE THAT!!
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Zuttermeister shines bright
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 Group of the year
Maunalua, from left, Bruce Spencer, Bobby Moderow and Kahi
Kaonohi, enjoyed the pre-event festivities |
Participants in the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, from left, attorney Mark Bernstein, Leah Bernstein and Wayne Panoke enjoyed the cocktail reception before yesterday's ceremony at the Hawaii Convention Center
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During the cocktail reception is prior to the start of the ceremony.
(L) Robert Cazimero talks with
Bertil Long and (r) Kathy Long during the reception. Cazimero wins award for liner notes.
During the cocktail reception is prior to the start of the ceremony. (L to R) Gaye Beamer, Mahi Beamer and Nina Kealiiwahamana during the reception.
NINA K,. AND MAHI BEAMER NINA WON THE ALOHA IS--MOE KEALE
AWARD
Song of the year: "Ka Lehua 'Ula," Weldon Kekauoha from "Ka Lehua 'Ula," Weldon Kekauoha ('Ohelo)
Album of the year: "The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Presents — Na Lani 'Eha," Ku'uipo Kumukahi and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders (Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame); Isaac Akuna, Karen Aiu, Ku'uipo Kumukahi and Steve Kramer, producers
Favorite entertainer of the year: Hoku Zuttermeister
Ki ho'alu slack-key award: Jeff Peterson
Group of the year: Maunalua, "Ho'okanaka" (Lokahi)
Female vocalist: Napua Greig, "Pihana" (Pihana)
Male vocalist: Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)
Most promising artist: Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)
Compilation album: "Aloha Slack Key — A Tribute to Gabby 'Pops' Pahinui," various artists (Hula), Donald P. "Flip" McDiarmid III and Donald McDiarmid Jr., producers
Religious album: "Redeemed," Gary Haleamau (GSK)
Contemporary album: "One of These Days," John Cruz (Lilikoi)
Anthology: "Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln — Hawaii's Falsetto Poet," Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln (Cord International/HanaOla), Harry B. Soria Jr., producer
R&B/hip-hop album: "More Than Just a Song," Nigel Kauanui (no label)
Reggae album: "From the Heart," Natural Vibrations (Natural Vibrations)
Island music album: "He'eia," Cyril Pahinui (Dancing Cat)
Music video DVD: "Kukahi — Live in Concert," Keali'i Reichel (Punahele)
Instrumental album: "Pure Slack Key," Jeff Peterson (Peterson)
Hawaiian album: "'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)
Christmas album: "A Hawaiian Christmas," Amy Hanaiali'i (Tiki Man)
Jazz album: "For All We Know," Joy Abbott & Betty Loo Taylor (Ladybug)
Rock album: "Where You Are," Koa (Firestarter)
Comedy album: "Hawaii, I Love It," Frank De Lima (Pocholinga)
Graphics: Stacey Leong Design for "The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Presents — Na Lani 'Eha," Ku'uipo Kumukahi (Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame)
Liner notes: Robert Uluwehi Cazimero for "'Aina Kupuna," Hoku Zuttermeister (Kaleiola)
Hawaiian-language performance: Hoku Zuttermeister, "'Aina Kupuna" (Kaleiola)
Hoku mele: "Mili'opua" by Cody Pueo Pata for "He Aloha ..." Cody Pueo Pata (Ululoa)
Moe Keale "Aloha Is" Award for Community Service: Nina Kealiiwahamana
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GENOA KEAWE - AMONG MY HAWAIIAN SOUVENIRS !
We remember how Aunty
EVERYONE'S AUNTY, GENOA KEAWE (October 18, 1918 - February 25, 2008). Genoa Keawe, has gone on to Hula Heaven. Genoa entertained Hawaiian music fans for nearly 70 years. |
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MANNY'S LONG TIME FRIEND SINCE THEY BOTH OPENED HYATT 1976. Guido Salmaggi, now 90, is back to stay in Hawaii, the scene of many a memorable caperThirty years ago, Guido Salmaggi was known in Waikiki as "Mr. Spats," the boss and godfather of the (fictional) crime family that ran Spats, an Italian restaurant/disco in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. The menu was hearty old-style Italian cooking, the disco was one of cutting edge of the club scene, and Salmaggi and his "gang" gave the place the ambiance of a Prohibition era "speakeasy." Salmaggi could be found most nights wearing a sharp pinstripe suit similar to those worn by well-dressed gangsters in the Roaring '20s, with a boutonniere on his lapel and the spats on his shoes providing the final touch. His "family" included Ivan "Violin Case" Philpott, Craig "The Mortician" Deck and Ricky "The Rooster" Davis, and they accompanied him, violin cases at the ready, when he represented Spats in parades, at polo games, and other public events. Today, at 90, Salmaggi would still be convincing as "the boss" of Spats, but the club closed years ago. Returning, you might say, to "the scene of the crime," he looks as fit and trim as ever. The opportunity to portray a mob boss in Waikiki was only one of several unexpected twists in the life of a man who expected a career in opera. Salmaggi was drafted after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and first came to Hawaii in uniform. He returned to Hawaii in 1963 and subsequently served as Italian consul and as the Director of Auditoriums for the City & County of Honolulu. He also became known as "The 'The Star-Spangled Banner' guy," whose powerful rendition of the national anthem opened Hawaii Islanders baseball games and other sporting events at the old Honolulu Stadium. "I've had a lot of fun in Hawaii. I love the place, I love
the people. They've all been very good to me and now I'm back to
stay. < "COURTESY GUIDO SALMAGGI "A lot of people don't believe I'm 90 when they see me. I'm very fortunate, and happy to say I'm in good shape," Salmaggi responds when we say that he doesn't "look 90" (whatever "90" is supposed to look like). Anyone would be happy to be 90 years old if they looked as good. And so, although life hasn't turned out the way he expected it would, Salmaggi isn't complaining. "I've had a beautiful past. It's been a good life," he says. "This is my home now, and I'm home to stay." Disappointments? Sure, he's had a few. Salmaggi was off to a promising start as an opera singer when his career was derailed by World War II. Rough spots? Yes, he's had some of those, too. For instance, Salmaggi had a seemingly secure and risk-free position as Director of Auditoriums of the City & County of Honolulu until then-Mayor Frank Fasi assigned him a deputy director that he couldn't work with. Salmaggi saw it as a gambit. "(Fasi) didn't like some of the things I was doing, and he got wind that I wanted to run for mayor, or something like that. He had an assistant ... so he gave him to me as my deputy director, and everything I said, (the assistant) was against." Salmaggi says that he finally told Fasi that he couldn't work with the man, and that one of them had to go. Turned out that one would be Salmaggi.  < Recalling the good old days: Guido Salmaggi poses in the stairwell leading down to where Spats nightclub was once located. Unemployed and with no immediate job prospects, Salmaggi considered selling his Kahala home and moving back to New York. Then came a call from Chris Hemmeter, who asked him to become the "boss" of Spats, the Italian restaurant/disco Hemmeter was opening in the Hyatt Regency Hotel."I said 'Jeez, I don't know anything about nightclubs, and especially discotheques,' but he said he wanted me to dress as the boss of the enterprise and greet the people and so on. I said, 'It's a paying job, I hope,' and it was. It paid pretty well." "I got between $15- and $20,000 a year just for looking good, and those days that was pretty good money." Salmaggi moved to Sarasota, Fla., after Spats closed, but returned to Hawaii each summer to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, the Outrigger Canoe Club, and Pearl Harbor. Now he's "home" for good. He says "now that I'm 39" and officially retired, he may occasionally sing the national anthem or an occasional "Ave Maria" in church. Other than that, "I'm taking it easy and enjoying the beautiful weather of Hawaii together with my wife, Maria." Salmaggi stays in shape by walking, and says that he "does most of the shopping." He also swims, enjoys doing other "athletic things" at the Outrigger Canoe Club, and has "cut back a little bit" on food.
< Salmaggi was famous locally for singing the national anthem many a time at the old Honolulu Stadium. A PARALLEL MIGHT be drawn with the career of another talented Italian, Tony Bennett, who has acquired a new youthful fan base in recent years. As "Mr. Spats" (or "Don Guido"), Salmaggi acquired a similar cachet of "cool" in the Honolulu club scene among people too young to remember him as a city employee, let alone as a booking agent or opera singer.Many assumed that he was drawing on personal experience in portraying "Don Guido" at Spats. Salmaggi says that all he knew about the mob when he was growing up was what he read in the newspaper. "We were well protected (by our parents)," he says of his childhood. Salmaggi was one of nine children. His father was a promoter -- "impresario" was the term used in those days -- who presented operas nationwide. As luck would have it, Salmaggi had the talent to sing opera professionally. "I made my opera debut in the lead role of 'La Traviata' in New York City at the New York Hippodrome in 1938. I was one of the youngest opera singers to make a professional opera debut, and I got very good write-ups in all the major newspapers in New York." Salmaggi had planned to go to Italy to continue his
studies, but World War II intervened. Salmaggi was drafted and
told he'd be out and back on stage in a year. The Army
recognized talent and issued him a microphone instead of a
rifle. Salmaggi's unit performed throughout the Pacific Theater,
more than 1,000 shows in all. He says he has many fond memories
of his war years and the people he worked with -- Maurice Evans,
Carl Reiner, Alan Ludden and Hal David, to name a few. As far as
his career , however, he c ounts himself as a "war casualty." < In his heyday, Guido Salmaggi, pictured with Duke Kahanamoku, walked among Hawaiian "royalty." "I was disappointed when they drafted me because I knew that it would spoil my life as a opera singer, (and) they kept me away for five years. When I came back (after the war) I sang professionally, but I had to start all over again, so I went into radio. I was singing with Radio Hall City Music Hall for two years as a soloist, but as far as opera goes, I just had to give it up.It happened to many boys in their profession, so I'm not complaining. If I had to do it over again I'd be very happy to do it."Years later, Salmaggi forged a different bond with his ancestral homeland when he was appointed Italian consul in Hawaii in 1967. Salmaggi was recommended for the diplomatic post when the previous consul died. There were interviews and numerous letters of recommendation; Salmaggi recalls telling a panel of Italian diplomats in San Francisco that he was honored to be considered for the post of consul, and that he was proud of his Italian heritage, but that he would always think of himself first as an American and then as an Italian. "They applauded," he says, and in due time he got the job. Salmaggi represented Italy here for 20 years and resigned when he was informed that Italian law required government employees to retire when they reached 70. That was the end of his career as a foreign diplomat, although he counts being knighted, and receiving a title and a medal of honor, among the mementos of his years of service. But despite all of his honors and other mementos -- a signed commendation from Adm. Nimitz, countless photographs and newspaper clippings among them -- Salmaggi says a comment from his brother keeps him from taking any of his accomplishments too seriously. "He'd tell me, 'Guido, that's all beautiful, but that and $2 gets you on the bus!" |
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ED MICHELMAN TRIBUTE TO THE PAGE-------HE WAS THE PRODUCER OF THE TV
SHOW MANNY HAD FOR 5 YEARS........''SING ALONG WITH MICKI'' ON CH 13 RHB FRIENDS MEET: Hawaiian music and food, and a tribute to the late Ed Michelman, were on the agenda when the Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band met for their 29th annual membership meeting March 8 at the Queen Emma Summer Palace. James Kaina, far left, Kimi Michelman, John Hassler, Bill Souza, Jean Serikawa, John Billam-Walker, Friends Chairman Niklaus Schweizer, Jay W. Junker, Toni Lee, Joe Ruszkowski, Ethel Iwasaki, Aaron Mahi (RHB bandmaster, 1981-2005) and Ricardo Trimillos reaffirmed their support of the Hawaiian and German traditions of the Royal Hawaiian Band.
On The Scene John Berger
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| CAZIMEROS GREET THEIR FANS: Robert and Roland Cazimero went outside to meet the audience after their "Hana Hou!" concert March 14 at the Hawaii Theatre. The Brothers are not doing a May Day concert this year, but "Hana Hou!" was a worthy substitute. From the show-opening tribute to Genoa Keawe through Roland's witty one-liners and Robert's a cappella finale, the brothers were at their best. |
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No Na Pua" co-host Kimo Kahoano, left, and event honoree Eddie Kamae
chatted with Rose Tam-Hoy after the concert. Tam-Hoy celebrates her 85th
birthday, and because Kamae will not be able to go to the party, he
serenaded her a cappella. Rose is manny's auntie, always dressed in gorgeous color. |
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CHARLES K. L. DAVIS !
We'll remember how Uncle Charlie had it all....Born September 17, 1925, he passed away on Octotober 31, 1991.
Charles K. L. Davis was a gentlemen with operatic vocals and Hawaiian
lyrics. His golden dramatic tenor voice, combined with perfect diction,
deep knowledge of Hawaiiana, an enormous repertoire, coupled with a
great sense of humor, made Charles K. L. Davis a superstar! Despite a widespread
reputation for his raucous delivery of comic hapa haole songs and as a
entertainer second to none, Charley Davis was an intellectual, serious
musician and a true professional. Born in Honolulu in 1925, he grew up
in Waialua and music was a part of daily life in his family. At an early
age, he was accomplished as a singer and played piano, cello and pipe
organ. His schooling was stellar, interrupted by the war, then completed
at the famed Julliard School of Music in New York.
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Kahauanu Lake, center, founder and longtime spiritual leader of the Hall of Fame, was joined by Nina Keali'iwahamana (HARA 1992, HMHF 2006), Marlene Sai (HARA 2004, HMHF 2007), Dorothy Kalima (representing the late Jesse Kalima, HARA 2005, HMHF 2007) and Eddie Kamae (HARA 1992, HMHF 2007). Lake received HARA's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame -- at the insistence of the board of directors -- in 2004. |
| Mahi Beamer, recipient of HARA's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991 and a 2007 Hall of Fame inductee, thrilled the crowd when he stood to dance a spontaneous hula to "Holo Wa'a Pa." |
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 Wood Craft Genoa Keawe’s death is huge loss for Hawaii's music worldGenoa Keawe's Monday at age 89 is one of the biggest losses ever for Hawaiian music. I first saw the incredible falsetto singer in the very early 1950s when my UH pals, Archie Iwanaga and Hank McKeague, and I scraped up a few bucks and hit Sierra Cafe in Kaimuki. Besides Hawaiian, she and her group, which included a young Gabby Pahinui and Violet Pahu, sang hapa-haole songs and would also swing it on pop numbers during those Sunday afternoon sessions. The beer was cheap, but Genoa was priceless, just as she was right up to the end. Condolences to her family ... Phyllis Zerbe marked a birthday Friday. Friends took her to the Halekulani for dinner. At her fifth birthday party, kids in her Piikoi Street neighborhood were given American flags to wave. And the table was decorated in patriotic red, white and blue colors. After all, It was George Washington's birthday, too ... Monica Bridle and Deane Salter, who first met in second grade in Newport Beach, Calif., married at Malaekahana Jan. 5 and honeymooned in Fiji. Monica owns Belina Communications and is a part-time evening hostess at Murphy's. Deane is the DOE's psychologist for all the elementary and middle schools that feed into Kahuku High, and for the high school as well. His family moved here when he was a child. The couple re-met at UC-Santa Barbara and love bloomed ... |
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ALFRED APAKA !
From the 1950s!
The music of Alfred Apaka & the Village Men.
Hana Hou!
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Sonny Chillingworth !
Remembering that Sonny began learning the slack-key guitar, at just 13
years of age, from his grandfather on
In 1963, he joined Don Ho at Honey's-Kaneohe, for the 1st of
a lifetime of gigs.
Although Sonny had previously recorded single sides for other labels,
his "Makaha Records" recording of "Waimea Cowboy" on June 23, 1964 was
his debut L.P., and won him a Gold Record!
Manny says "
JUST A SMALL BLURB, STARTING WITH ''IN 1963 SONNY ''PLAYED WITH
DON @ HONEY'S AND THAT IS WHEN I REALLY GOT TO KNOW SONNY WELL, WHEN I
WAS BOUNCER THERE. NO PROBLEMS WHEN SONNY WAS THERE!!
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Palani Vaughan 
From the 10,000+ recordings in the Territorial Airwaves archives,
Featured is music from 1960s through the 1980s!
This time, we'll share the music of Frank Vaughan, Jr. aka: Palani Vaughan!
Frank Vaughan, Jr. was born in Honolulu on May 27, 1944. In 1968, while
classmates at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Peter Moon and Palani Vaughan
made plans to make a record. Soon the group, "Sunday Manoa" was born, which
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