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Garnier considers Hawaii and Halekulani the best

After Yves Garnier received a prestigious award from France Thursday that brought French Consul General Frederic Desagneaux here from San Francisco to present, the Halekulani's La Mer chef praised Hawaii and the Waikiki resort. In a mixture of English and French, which Andrea Kia translated, Yves said he was born in Paris and also worked in Monte Carlo for 22 years, in San Francisco and in Palm Beach but added, "Sincerely, Hawaii and the Halekulani are the best." He has been chef at La Mer for 11 years. Honolulu's honorary French Consul Patricia Lee and Halekulani G.M. Janis Clapoff participated in the award ceremony. Almost all the French chefs in town attended ...

UH students Matthew Ing and Alyssa Navares, editor and managing editor, respectively, of UH's Ka Leo O Hawaii, have received the Carol Burnett Award for Responsible Journalism. Both students are graduates of Kamehameha. Journalism Professor Bev Keever reports that Colt Brennan, the great UH quarterback, is a communications major, just a short pass away from the journalism department ... Seven canines from Hawaii were among the 2,500 that were entered in the Westminister Kennel Club's recent All Breed Dog Show at Madison Square Garden ...

Buffalo's priceless on Catingub's 'Romance' show

"Romance in Hawaii" plays again today at 6 p.m. on KGMB. Couples tell how they met and married. It's packed with fun and good music by the Matt Catingub Orchestra, with vocals by Matt, Amy Hanaialii Gilliom and Jimmy Borges. Comedian Andy Bumatai and uke soloist Jake Shimabukuro are in the show. Jimmy and wife Vicki marked their 20th anniversary at Chef Mavro Feb. 9. In the show, he displayed a T-shirt on which he wrote his proposal to Vicki. Tihati's Jack and Cha Thompson met when they were Farrington students and have been married 40 years. Cha was a song leader in school. Buffalo Keaulana's wife, Momi, said they met when he bumped her off a wave while surfing. Buffalo's version was that he saved her while she was surfing. His innocent and bored expressions were priceless. Other couples include Kim Gennaula and Guy Hagi, Karen Keawehawaii and Jackie Farias, Gilliom and John Austin, and Matt and Vicki Catingub. Phil Arnone produced ...