Rumpole films
at isle BaileyTOO bad Bill Clinton didn't wait until Friday to make his internal affairs speech. Friday is, after all, Admission Day. (I have to admit I'm getting a little Monica-depressive.) There are probably a lot of anti-annexationists who aren't too thrilled about the prospect of marking Hawaii's statehood tomorrow, but I'll bet they're not above taking the day off. And don't be surprised if you see "Rum-pole of the Bailey" hanging around near the courthouse downtown tomorrow. Leo McKern, who was unforgettable as Rumpole on the British TV series, is a member of the cast of "Damien," and they'll be filming in and around the area near the downtown Post Office tomorrow. Sam Neill and the other cast members will also be there, but try not to get in their way ...
WHILE we're taking note of Admission Day, I have to admit making a boo-boo in the item about dentist Ken Cardoza leading the singing of "Happy Birthday" for Fidel Castro at his Exchange Club meeting. I said he "hailed" from Cuba, when in fact he didn't -- Dr. Cardoza merely attended a summer session at the University of Havana. The last thing in the world you want is to have your dentist angry with you ...
Not so Hard Rock
WHEN the Hard Rock Cafes first started springing up around the world, they featured, well, really hard rock. Guitars from Eric Clapton and the like were on view on the walls. But when the Hard Rock opens its new Kona eatery Sunday on Alii Drive in Kona, the music may rock, but with a Hawaiian feel to it. For starters, the free afternoon concert kicking off the grand opening will get under way with the Makaha Sons and Sista Robi, followed by Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom and Willie K. Prior to the concert, Big Isle Mayor Steve Yamashiro and Sen. Daniel Akaka will take part in a Hawaiian blessing ...IT seemed like such a neat idea when Honolulu magazine printed its August issue with Gov. Ben Cayetano's face on one half of the covers and GOP rival Linda Lingle's photo on the other half. The magazines were scarcely out when editor John Heckathorn got two irate phone calls about 10 minutes apart, each complaining they'd received the "wrong" cover and demanding the other. Heckathorn explained the mail out was random; that appeased neither. So, in a Solomon-like decision, he gave each caller the other's phone number and suggested they trade issues. And they did. Hecka-thorn probably thought, "Gosh, that was fun -- let's do it again." ...
FOR those concerned that Maui Mayor Linda Lingle may be peaking too early in her run for governor, not to worry. She's just running on Hawaiian time, if you judge from her "Lingle for Governor" web page. Her calendar shows all her upcoming appearances, culminating on "November 19 (Thursday) General election." If that's when she's planning to cast her ballot, she's going to be at least one vote short ...
Next: Amnesians?
YOU know all about Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians. If you're a Bible scholar, you even know about Ephesians. But get set, because now the Austronesians are heading this way. A musical ensemble of Amis people from Taitung and Kaohsiung, Honolulu's sister city in Taiwan, will be performing here Aug. 29 at Kennedy Theatre. The Amis are the largest of the nine Austronesian-speaking aboriginal groups on Taiwan, and East-West Center Arts Coordinator Bill Feltz notes the Amis have many ancient cultural and linguistic ties with the Polynesians, including Hawaiians ...
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.