By Dave Donnelly
Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Dr. Philip Hellreich, Terence Knapp
Dr. Philip Hellreich, Terence Knapp
NIGHTMARE on Elm Street no more: Last Friday, 7-year-old Marty Elm waited with his family in the rain, hoping to catch a glimpse of President Bill Clinton and his entourage when they arrived from the airport at Bellows beach. They stood, rain soaked, holding home-made banners of welcome, but as the motorcade went past, little Marty didn't get to see the president or Mrs. Clinton. That night's Channel 9 newscast showed Marty sobbing uncontrollably as his chance at catching a glimpse of the president passed him by. The Clintons either watched or got word of the story and tracked down the Elms. Sunday night they met with him personally at the officers club at Bellows, and now the little second-grader will be sharing his presidential autograph at "show and tell" at Kamiloiki School on Thursday ... Prexy took pity on li’l guy in rain
THE Waialae Country Club luau - the one attended by the Clintons which we'd reported on exclusively last week - went off without a hitch despite being thrown together with just two days' notice. Club G.M. Allan Lum can take a bow and Gov. Ben Cayetano was able to spread the word at Mach 2 speed, so there was a good turnout ...Roy's was a likely spot for the Clintons to dine Sunday night; it's the closest first class eatery to Bellows and the route is is less likely to cause a traffic jam. The First Couple didn't know they were seated next to one of the most Republican couples in the state, GOP National Committeewoman Miriam Hellreich and her Republic activist husband Dr. Philip Hellreich. When asked by a member of the media what the President ordered, Dr. Hellreich deadpanned, "Pork, no doubt." And, as if feeding fodder to the late night talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman (who always refers to Clinton as "Tubby"), the president made a stop at the Waimanalo McDonald's on the way back to Bellows ...
THE city of San Francisco, a favorite haunt of mine, as readers of this column will attest, was also a favorite of King Kalakaua. He made many visits there and on Jan. 20, 1891, he died in the Palace Hotel. There are thousands of Hawaii natives still living in Northern California, as you can tell from the number of outrigger canoe clubs and hula halau there. Frank DeLima played to big crowds of mostly Hawaii expatriates at the Holiday Inn-Financial District last month and the Brothers Cazimero will do concerts there in December. In between, the first Holoku Ball outside Hawaii will take place at the Palace on Nov. 30, marking the Merrie Monarch's 160th birthday and sponsored by a group called "Polynesia Polynesia!" ... Palace of a King
THEY say there's a guy who lives in a trailer in Las Vegas who comes up with the numbers that form the official betting line for sporting events. Some are far off, but some are so amazingly right on the money as to be frightening. Take the UH-BYU game: The Maunakea Street odds (which reflect Vegas pretty much) had BYU by 30-1/2. BYU won by 31, thanks to a late comeback. San Francisco was an 11-1/2 favorite over Baltimore and led by exactly 11 with seconds to go. Rather than kneel on the ball, the 49ers ran a quarterback sneak for a touchdown and millions of dollars changed hands. Wonder what the guy in the trailer said to that ...
THOUGH he was busy preparing for his Sunday appearance with the Honolulu Symphony, UH drama Prof. Terence Knapp took in "The World of Sholom Aleichem," directed by his colleague Glenn Cannon at Temple Emanu-El Playhouse and featuring Andee Gibbs in a farewell performance before moving to Las Vegas. Cannon, who also appeared in the one-acts, turned tables on Knapp and left the matinee of "Sholom Aleichem" to catch Knapp's performance doing the Shakespeare monologues from "Romeo and Juliet" with the Symphony at the Blaisdell. Actor Jason Scott Lee does the honors tonight and tomorrow at the Symphony concerts ... Quick Knapp
