Super subteens
seek UH entryTHE University of Hawaii has a lot of teenagers attending there, but I don't know of any who are 13 and 14. But those are the ages of Angel and Michael Eads, daughter and son of Teri and Don Eads, who've applied for admittance and are awaiting word on whether they'll be accepted. The remarkable thing about this pair is that each has already attended one year at Longview Community College in Missouri after being home-schooled by their parents, who come from a Montessori background. They've met with President Donald Mortimer and V.P. Doris Ching and are hoping to be admitted to UH in the fall. Angel is a writer who's already won third place in an international competition sponsored by Cyberkids (http://www.cyber-kids.com). Yes, I'm looking over my shoulder ...
SPEAKING of competition, there were 35,000 entries in Print magazine's search for the best design work in the country, and one of the winners was Superior Coffee Hawaii's Royal Kona gift boxes. It's one of the most successful items at Duty Free Shoppers Hawaii and plans are now in place to market the product worldwide. That's gratifying news for Elsa Carl of Clarence Lee Design, who's worked on the packaging program for nearly 10 years ...
All That Jazz
WHILE Emily Tam's sultry rendition of "All That Jazz" is a highlight of "The World Is 'Round" at Manoa Valley Theatre, it's also a description of what you'll hear at the Hawaii Theatre tomorrow through Sunday at the International Jazz Festival. Tomorrow night is "Blues Night" with Linda Hopkins and more; Friday is "Hawaiian Jazz Night" with Amy Gilliom & Willy K, Tony Conjugacion and many others; Saturday is "International Jazz Night" with Lalo Schifrin, Tiger Okoshi, Nestor Torres, James Morrison and the Out Takes; and Sunday it's the "Parade of the Big Bands." In addition, there'll be a pre-concert party Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Havana Cabana behind the theater, with pupu and live music by the Out Takes. Organizer Abe Weinstein says they plan to give away over $100,000 to local high school kids in scholarships ...FOR those who can't wait until tomorrow to get their jazz fix, Weinstein plays along with Kit Samson, and Jimmy Borges and Azure McCall sing tonight from 5 to 10 p.m. at Bernard's New York Deli. No cover charge and beer is just $2 with specially priced deli items. It's Bernard Horowitz's way of helping promote the jazz fest ...
COMING out in two weeks is a new CD called "Thirsty Life." It may sound like a beer drinker's dream, but it's actually a contemporary Christian album put out by Koa, a 1996 Aiea High grad now attending college in Michigan. Koa comes by his musical heritage honestly -- he's the son of isle duo Leon & Malia ...
End of the News
IT took the strange mind of Brad Coles, owner of Sand Island R&B, to tie together contiguous CNN news stories. He watched the fire on the Carnival Cruise ship "Ecstasy," noting the fire was contained in the aft section. The news then cut to President Bill Clinton and there were signs behind him reading "AFT." Before Coles could work "Ecstasy" into the picture, he realized the signs were for the American Federation of Teachers ... Then there was Friends of Iolani Palace president Abigail Kawananakoa saying why she wasn't sorry Jim Bartels resigned as Palace curator. "He wanted (to be) the Big Cheese," she said, "but I'm the Big Cheese." Anyone else detect the whiff of limburger? Whatever it is, it ain't Gouda ...
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
His columns run Monday through Friday.Contact Dave by e-mail: donnelly@kestrok.com.