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TheBuzz
Erika Engle
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Holt's halau, Ohana and megahertz
CRUISE ship company
NCL America will debut its new hula show aboard the Pride of Hawaii tomorrow.
Images of hula dancers on shore greeting cruise ships are in most of our heads, often appearing as if on grainy, jerky, black-and-white film.
This updated version will have dancers aboard the vessels -- in color -- in a deal between NCL and Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine, who is also active politically in the native Hawaiian community.
Her Pua Ali'i 'Ilima halau will inaugurate "Hookipa Aloha," in which a group of selected halau will also participate, performing for passengers on all three NCL America ships while in port -- the Pride of America on Saturdays, Price of Aloha, Sundays and Mondays, on the Pride of Hawaii.
The Ohana is all in
"Ohana Road," a locally produced show for car nuts and gearheads, has another award for its mantle after more than 185 weeks on the air.
"Gold. Numero uno," said Bill Maloney, executive producer. The Best Automotive Television Show award was bestowed late last month at the International Automotive Media Awards.
"In 2005 we were runner-up to MotorWeek, a show like ours that has been on the tube for 17 years on 167 PBS stations nationally," Maloney said.
Oh boy, a meeting
Members of Hawaii's Public Safety Regional Planning Committees probably never imagined they'd get ink in this space, but they are today thanks to an earthquake and the Governor's Comprehensive Communications Review Committee.
The Public Safety committees represent agencies that use radio frequencies in the 700 MHz to 800 MHz bands to help protect lives, health and property.
They will convene on four islands for three video-conferenced meetings at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and on March 13. The Honolulu meeting will be in the Keoni Ana Building on Alakea Street.
Hopefully by Tuesday, members will have seen Friday's report by the governor's committee on emergency communications during natural disasters or other emergencies.
The discussion is public, but may be easier to follow if one has passed the test for a Federal Communications Commission first-class radiotelephone license.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin. Call 529-4747, fax 529-4750 or write to Erika Engle, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813. She can also be reached at:
eengle@starbulletin.com