Palomino gives
theater $20,000HAWAII Theatre supporters turned out in droves Thursday night for the opening of the $3 million Palomino Euro Bistro in Harbor Court. Palomino G.M. Mitch Dettloff gave theater director Sarah Richards and incoming board chairman Bob Midkiff a check for $20,000. All of the proceeds were donated to the theater by the Restaurants Unlimited chain. Food at grazing tables was prepared by chef Fred DeAngelo. City Managing Director Bob Fishman read Mayor Jeremy Harris' proclamation proclaiming it Palomino Day ...
ON TUESDAY at 11:15 a.m., illusionist Franz Harary will make the mayor disappear at the Blaisdell Concert Hall front lanai. The mayor's foes will like that. The stunt is to plug Harary's magic spectacular Aug. 22-24 at the Concert Hall, a benefit for Shriners Hospital ...
ON Kauai, it was Toyo Shirai Day and 66 golfers -- many of them learned golf from Shirai -- turned out to honor the respected linksman in a recent tourney. Shirai's most famous student, former Hawaiian Open champ David Ishii, played in Shirai's group. The tourney, a benefit to send Toyo and wife, Yoshie, to the U.S. Open next year in S.F., was played at Wailua. The benefit committee included Ken Nagahiro, Art Fujita, Dan Nishimoto, Robert Murata, George Yamamoto, Deron Doi, Jonathan Ota, Winston Okata, Guy Yamamoto and Ishii. All have links to Shirai ...
The USGA Amateur Public Links championship has been held on the Wailua course three times. Golf Digest rated it No. 2 of the best 75 most affordable golf courses in America. Wailua administrator Brian Carew credits the success of the course to Shirai, 81, who redesigned the then nine-hole course in 1962 and expanded it to 18 holes ...
APOLOGIES to Kahala Moon owner-chef Kelvin Ro and Tasty Foods owner Kelvin Wong for calling Ro Wong in last Saturday's item about the Moon's third Anniversary dinner. Wong is another pal, a true original, who could not be mistaken for anyone. Ro said Monday's dinner, with guest chefs Jeremiah Tower of Stars from S.F. and Alan Wong, plus singer-pianist Robert Cazimero and hula dancer Jackie Booth, was a sellout. Ro said Tower's presence was an inspiration to all. He added that Cazimero sang for three hours straight ... Making a Wong right
SINGER Azure McCall, Tennyson Stephens on keyboard, Elliott Maker on trumpet and sax player Dave Choy were a hit in the Leopard Lounge at the jampacked Mystique opening Wednesday at Restaurant Row. A psychic, belly dancers and knights in armor were part of the scene. George Kail is the man behind Mystique ... Harpist Pumehana Davis and Rocky Holmes on flute played elegant music as Tiffany's Claire Chao welcomed guests to the Ala Moana store last weekend. It was to unveil Tiffany Nature, a collection of fine jewelry and scarves, here through Aug. 29 ...
TIFFANY Ross Kahealani Sutherland came home from the U. of Connecticut for her 21st birthday today, delighting mom, Conne Sutherland, of Old Waialae Road Cafe ... Don't forget Martin Nievera and Friends, the Society of Seven, Vicky Cayetano and Ginny Tiu with the Honolulu Symphony at the Concert Hall tonight at 7. Gov. Ben Cayetano is chairing this one ... The 15th annual Slack Key Guitar Festival is tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Bishop Museum ... Happy Birthday, Tiffany