‘Forgotten Five’
recalls old daysTHIS year's strong UH basketball team made some fans recall another solid team of about 25 years ago called the "Fabulous Five." "But what about the 'Forgotten Five'," sighs Harvey Lee, one of the "Forgotten Five" at UH in '52-53. The forgotten ones and their wives got together for a warm reunion dinner at Harvey and Betsy Lees' recently. They are Willy and Doris Lee, Fred "Mutt" and Pat Furukawa, Al and Grace Malinguis and Tommy and Rose Yasuhara. Each is a UH grad. Willy, Al and Fred became educators and coaches, while Tom and Harvey are retired A.F. officers. Willy is Korean and Harvey looks pure Caucasian but is part-Chinese. Mainland writers thought they were brothers. Actually, the Lees are closer than brothers ...
Nick's gears up for 30th
THE Nick's Fishmarket brain trust of Fred Hemmings, G.M. Stuart Schroeder and chef Eugenio Martignago hopes to get old friends back to Waikiki when the restaurant marks its 30th anniversary with a $30 menu from May 1-July 31 and free valet parking ... The Miss Universe Made in Hawaii Fashion Show, a benefit for Junior Achievement of Hawaii, is May 1 at the Hilton Village ...ROLAND KAWANO, Iolani '62, is an Anglican priest in Toronto. He has written a second book about the multicultural side of his church, "Ministry to the Hopelessly Hopeless." It deals with what the churches in Canada did for, and failed to do for, the Japanese in Canada during World War II, when the government considered their "repatriation" to Japan. Kawano is now the pastor of a church with a mostly Tamil congregation ...
DIAMOND Head Theatre will hold its spring benefit May 6 with food and wine in a "field of dreams" setting in its gardens at sunset, followed by a preview of "Damn Yankees." Russell Siu of 3660 on the Rise is responsible for the food and Richard Field selects the wine. Call 734-0274 for tickets, ranging from $50 to $100 ...
MAUI NATIVE Joan Bickson convinced Shep Gordon, Ed Wary and Roy Yamaguchi that when their Outback Steakhouse opens April 26 on the Valley Isle it should be a benefit for the Girl Scouts. The steakhouse event at Kahana Gateway Plaza will raise funds to help renovate Camp Piiholo in Olinda ... Marie Casey is the new manager at St. John. She was assistant manager at the Bev Hills boutique. Cobey Apaka is Marie's assistant manager ...
THE PAR 4, 465-yard 13th hole on the Kaneohe Klipper Course, overlooking the ocean, has been named the most favorite hole in the U.S. military, according to a poll taken of readers of the Navy, Army and Air Force Times. The course also was rated one of two favorite military courses by readers ... Dudley Child recalls that Kelly's Coffee and Pastry Shop, which closed recently after 47 years, was named after its first manager, Bill Kelly. Bill had worked as a manager at Kona Inn, in the Child family's Inter Island Resorts chain ...
From Charley's to Chuck's
LES HONG, part-owner and manager of Chuck's Original Steak House in Waikiki has a great collection of taped background music he plays for guests. Some of the favorites by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and big bands were on the Charley's Tavern jukebox. Charley's was a bar near UH in the '40s, '50s and '60s. Les' late dad, Ray, was an owner along with Charley and Helen Wong and Asup Hong, Les' uncles and aunty. Ray later opened the House of Hong. The large photo posters, including a terrific swimming shot of Duke Kahanamoku, that were hanging in Charley's are now at Chuck's. Kamaainas will enjoy the memories ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets
of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of people,
places and things every Saturday.