Book signing cheers Quinn
'I really am overjoyed to have so many friends show up and buy a copy of that book," said former Gov. Bill Quinn at the old Archives building Wednesday. "That book" is "No Ordinary Man," by Mary Richards, on Quinn's role in Hawaii's history. Quinn was Hawaii's last appointed territorial governor and first elected state chief executive. "This is going to bring up lots of memories," Richards said. Quinn's wife, Nancy, and Gregory, the youngest of their seven children, attended the book signing. "Dad was just 37 when he was first sworn in as governor," said Gregory, 38. The other Quinn children live on the mainland. Former Sen. Hiram Fong, 91, walked in with wife, Ellyn. "We're lucky," Fong said, to comments on how well they both looked. Irmgard Aluli and Puamana were on hand to enhance the affair with Hawaiian music. Perry and Sutherland Events catered ...
New SOS show March 2
THE Society of Seven opens a new show in the Outrigger's Main Showroom March 2 ... Actress Michelle Pfeiffer bought a Lanikai home for $1.6 million ... Katie Doyle has joined Sheila Donnelly & Associates ... Mariah Carey performs at Aloha Stadium tonight ..."DOWNTURN in Asia Takes Toll on Hawaii" and "Real estate prices, tourism, employment tumble sharply" read Page 1 headlines in Tuesday's San Francisco Chronicle. The paper's business section, under a "Hawaii Adrift" headline, led off with stories about Hawaii trying to diversify its economy through high technology and about how Hawaii is shaping up as a good deal for tourists. Gov. Ben Cayetano, in the Page 1 story, says the house he built in 1990 for $700,000 is now worth 25 percent less. Richard Kelley, Gary Hahn, Joseph Toy, Mike Sasaki, Leroy Laney, Mayor Jeremy Harris, Jack Meyers, Russell Okata, Sen. Sam Slom and Maui Mayor Linda Lingle are mentioned in the story ...
MORE THAN $500,000 was raised at the annual Heart Ball for the Heart Association last Saturday at the Sheraton Waikiki. Co-chair Ginny Lloyd said that insures Honolulu's No. 2 ranking, next to Houston, for money raised. Linda New was chairperson. The theme was Ports of Call and Liberty House and Rit Pierce had the ballroom decked out for a lavish "captain's dinner." Duty Free, Nissan, BMW and Bank of Hawaii were major donors for auction items, Lloyd said. Abe Weinstein's swinging big band, with vocalists Rachel Gonzalez and Cathy Foy, kept dancers happy ...
HAWAII Public Radio raised a record $46,966 from its recent wine tasting and auction at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. About 400 people attended. Sponsors were the HHV, JMD Distributors and Pacific Century Trust ...
CHRIS DOWSON, 70, wife of artist and former police officer Joe Dowson, died Tuesday in Vancouver, Wash., following a long illness. Chris, a Lahaina girl, worked in the United Airlines Red Carpet Room here for many years. She was a fine singer, hula dancer and musician ...Friends of Bill Cox are gathering at Cisco's in Kailua to remember the late leader of the Over the Hill Gang Jass Band tomorrow at 2 p.m. Bill, former leader of the band, died Dec. 4. The band will perform ...
'Hapa-haole' fashions
"I GUESS you can call it hapa-haole," said Hawaiian clothing designer Mamo Howell, now that she will have DaRue of California's fashions as well in her store. The DaRue resort wear will be shown in a trunk show at Mamo's at Ward Warehouse Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... The Hyatt Waikiki presents a free Bridal Extravaganza with everything necessary for a wedding, in the Regency Ballroom noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow...