IRMGARD Farden Aluli will be the first living treasure to be inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. The other new inductees announced by Monsignor Charles Kekumano, hall president, are: R. Alex Anderson, Johnny Almeida, Bina Mossman and David Nape. They will be inducted at the hall's concert on March 26 next year at the Hawaii Theatre. The hall has added a Traditional Hawaiian Songs category. Songs selected by a panel, chaired by Kahauanu Lake, are "Hawaii Aloha" by the Rev. Lorenzo Lyons; "Ua a Like No a Like" by Alice Everett; "Kaulana Na Pua," by Ellen Prendergast; "Makalapua" by Konia and Eliza Holt, and "Nalii," by Samuel Kuahiwi ... Isle Hall of Fame
picks music greatsDANCING ON: Aug. 9 is a big day for Jeannette Paulson and Vilsoni Hereniko. They will marry at sunrise, and Hereniko's new play, "Fine Dancing," will be presented at sunset that evening before an invited audience on the beach at Magic Island Lagoon. Award-winning Maori actress Rena Owen will play Hina the moon goddess in the Polynesian play. The cast includes Don Nahaku, Tony Silva, Adela Chu and Tepa McMoore. The show plays at Magic Island starting Aug. 15. Dancing and parts of the play were presented at Tropics at the Hilton on Sunday. To top it off, the audience, including Marie Lord, Councilman Andy Mirikitani and the Hawaii Theatre's Sarah Richards, danced in a salsa line around the showroom ...
SOME of the Kaanapali Resort's finest boosters rolled into Jean-Marie Josselin's A Pacific Cafe Thursday to share the latest info about the Maui resort. The group included Cynthia Herberg and Donna Whitlock of the Kaanapali Beach Resort Association, Maui Hyatt's Ruth Limtiaco, Maui Marriott's Karee Carlucci, Kaanapali Alii's Lynn Higashiguchi, Westin Maui's Donna Jung, the Whaler's Carol Koepke, Kaanapali Beach Hotel's Katherine Huske, Sheraton Maui's Lydee Ritchie, Kaanapali Golf Courses' Brett Huske and Dick Fields of the Lahaina-Kaanapali & Pacific Railroad ...
SINGER-guitarist Audy Kimura is celebrating his 10th anniversary at Hy's this month. "The biggest challenge has been pleasing such a diverse audience: Local folks, visitors and people of all ages," Kimura says. "But my Beatles, Don Ho, James Taylor, Richard Marx, Aladdin and Willy Nelson medley usually covers it all," he quips ... Jimmy Borges and the Jazz Hawaii Big Band swing it for dancers tomorrow at Studio 1, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; $10 entree ... Ginny Tiu is at the Ward Centre Borders' piano at 2 p.m. tomorrow ... Audy hits a milestone
AT LAST Saturday's Sheraton Waikiki wedding of Vanessa Ozu and Dan Kaslow, it was revealed that Dan is a former Playgirl magazine centerfold of the year. Singers Reggie Totor, Maureen Scanlan and sax man Randy Focht performed. Mormon Bishop Dale Keliiliki conducted the ceremony. Bobby Wood emceed. "After today my wallet is off limits to you," cracked Elliot Ozu to his newlywed daughter ... The "A Touch of Iolani" all-class reunion next Saturday will have a touch of class, as Hoku's at the Kahala Mandarin will cater the event at the campus, 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ...Dixie Grill's Bruce Faber, happy about the long lines outside the eatery, often takes pupus out to people in the lineup ... Val O'Brien is the new director of marketing for Victoria Ward Ltd. ...
COAST GUARD Rear Admiral Thomas H. Collins is a nice guy. He let the Honolulu Committee of the Transpacific Yacht Club and Ermenegildo Zegna sponsor a party at his Diamond Head residence Sunday for Transpac '97. Many guests climbed the lighthouse stairs to get an even more sweeping view. "I think it's very appropriate to have it (the party) here," the admiral said. "The finish is here. It's a great place to finish. These (yachters) are our customers, our partners in safe boating" ... Admiral shares his home