Toying with time a painful task
YESTERDAY was the least favorite day of the year for my San Francisco friend Michael Clark. Once again, as he does dutifully each year, he set his alarm clock at 2 a.m. so he could get up and set his clock back an hour to conform with the end of Daylight Savings Time ... On a brighter note, having the mainland going back to standard time means we can now watch NFL football games at the not quite so obscene hour of 8 a.m. instead of 7 as it's been since the season began. At least they're not delayed in Hawaii as was most of the World Series. Just wondering, but is Hawaii the only place that shows the Fall Classic on a delayed basis? This would be a great place to be if, heaven forbid, World War III breaks out -- we wouldn't find out about it until some infomercial or another had been aired ...
THE new boss of KHET G.M. Don Robbs must look familiar to him. She's Linda Taira, the former Honolulu TV newscaster who went on to do news on CNN and CBS. She's been named V.P. of station relations for PBS nationwide ... Lots of folks dropped by Duke's Canoe Club to watch Richie Walker do his ICRT-Taiwan radio show live from Hawaii. Guests ran the gamut from Don Ho to City Council members Rene Mansho and Mufi Hannemann to First Hawaiian Bank V.P. Lily Yao and promoter Tom Moffatt who brought along Ray Peterson, who was in town for the "Two Million Dollar Party." Walker had the Taiwan station play Peterson's huge hit, "Tell Laura I Love Her" on the air while he was chatting with him. And not to be outdone, Walker, who's done his share of recording himself, grabbed a guitar and sang Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard." ...
Clack up in Japan
ISLE resident Dick Clack lives part-time in Kyoto. He and wife Yoshi were having lunch at the Kyoto Prince Hotel prior to boarding the "Sky Princess" to cruise the Yellow Sea when in walked several members of the Hawaii branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, lead by Bruce McEwan and Alex Pratt. You're never far from Hawaii, wherever you may be ...AND speaking of Japan, an article in the Japan Times tells of the partnership of Tokyo entrepreneur Soho Tsukikawa and isle restaurateur Roy Yamaguchi. They opened the first Roy's in Japan in 1991, now have three in Tokyo and several more on the drawing board for other Japanese cities ... And while we're on the subject of successful restaurants, Palomino's, newly opened in Harbor Court downtown, has already surpassed all other restaurants in the Palomino's chain for gross sales. I had a hunch it quickly would and G.M. Mitch Detleff confirmed it has done so already in just a few short weeks. They do such great business that when the restaurant donates all proceeds from luncheon sales today to the Faumuina family, victims of that huge Palolo fire that claimed seven lives, it'll mean a great amount of money to help the family with things food, clothing and other expenses ...
E Mau
SEVERAL isle business execs have combined to hold a golf tournament at the Four Seasons Hualalai next weekend that'll raise funds to support navigator Clay Bertleman's Makali'i non-instrument canoe voyage. The sailing will take master navigator Mau Pialug back to his home island of Satawal. The voyage is named "E Mau," which means to continue, preserve, never ending. Some spaces for golfers are still available. Call Barbara McDonnell at 1-808-325-8455 if interested ...
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