Thursday, September 2, 1999

Tapa


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Karen Keawehawaii leads the cast for "Hawaiian Friday Night."



Spend ‘Friday Night’
with Keawehawaii

Hawaii Theatre continues its "Hawaiian Friday Night" concerts with headliner Karen Kaleolani Keawehawaii at 8 p.m. tomorrow.

Joining the singer will be Johnette Keawehawaii, Aunty Florence Koanui, Ka'onohilani Lopes, Keawe Lopes and Theresa Purcell-Paikai, with musicians Mark Yim, Bernard Kalua, Greg Sardinha and Clyde Lono, as well as a number of dancers.

Songs that will be performed include "Hanohano Pu'uanahulu," "Beautiful Kahana," "Alika," "Pua Lilia" and "My Yellow Ginger Lei."

Tickets are $25, with a $5 discount for students, senior citizens and military, available at the theater box office at 1130 Bethel St. Or charge tickets by phone at 528-0506.


Kahanamoku surfing safari

Flash back to the documentaries and vintage surf films of the 1930s to the '60s tomorrow when the Hilton Turtle Bay Golf & Tennis Resort hosts "The Hawaiian Surf Movie Party" beginning 8:30 p.m. in the Sea Tide Room.

Shown will be black-and-white footage of Duke Kahanamoku, Waikiki Beach boys and Hollywood celebrities. Rare footage of a 1972 "Expression Session" at Sunset and Pipeline feature legendary surf pros such as Eddie Aikau, Ben Aipa, Reno Abellira, Gerry Lopez, and more.

Tickets to the two-hour fest are $7 and may be purchased by calling 293-8811, ext. 6576.

Tapa

On The Tube

In an encore "Rice & Roses" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on KHET/PBS, coach Soichi Sakamoto tells how he trained world-class swimmers in irrigation ditches at Puunene Plantation on Maui in the 1930s.



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