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On The Scene
John Berger
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JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
"HAUTE PINK" FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD: Pink was the color of choice Friday for the Planned Parenthood of Hawaii "Haute Pink Party" in the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. PPH board member Rai Saint Chu, left, and her husband, Richard Turbin, welcomed Valerie Ragaza-Miao, Joseph Miao and Lisa and Eric Schiff to the "Pink Palace" shortly before dinner. Turbin was emcee for the evening, Eric Schiff conducted the live auction and fashions from Ragaza-Miao's Valerie Joseph boutiques were highlights of the "Choice Is Fashionable" fashion show later that evening.
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JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
"MASS" OPENS BIG AT TAG: Powerful performances by Blaze Mancillas, left, and Brother Gary Morris earned them a standing ovation when The Actors Group production of "Mass Appeal" opened Friday at the Yellow Brick Theatre. Mancillas and Morris do an excellent job portraying the generational conflict between an older priest who wants his congregation to love him, and a priest-in-training who wants him to address social issues. Don't miss "Mass Appeal." Call 722-6941.
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JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
RUM FIRE FINE-TUNES TAPAS MENU: Sheraton Waikiki General Manager Kelly Sanders, right, visited with photographer and occasional Star-Bulletin contributor Brett Uprichard at a tasting party last Tuesday at Rum Fire. Uprichard was sampling some tempting sushi and pre-embargo Cuban rum. Sanders explained that executive sous-chef Colin Hazama is creating new variations on local favorites -- his zesty fried rice proved the point!
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JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
DANCE PROS PRAISE "MOVE": Josh Ulep, left, represented Hypersquad and Lake Smits represented 24/VII at the screening of "How She Move" Wednesday at Dole Cannery. Ulep said he had expected it to be "like 'Stomp the Yard,' but the story was better ... and the choreography was awesome." Smits added that the Canadian style of step dancing seen in the movie "is more like stomping, but if you like stomping it's a good movie."
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JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
DUKE'S CELEBRATES 15th ANNIVERSARY: Duke's Waikiki General Manager Ross Anderson, fourth from left, welcomed Neil Hannahs, left, Bill Ornellas, Mary Lou Foley and Dr. Chuck Kelley to the party Friday as the beachfront restaurant celebrated its 15th anniversary. Anderson commemorated the event by presenting donation checks to Duke's first Legacy of Aloha Award recipients: Surfing the Nations, SurfAid International and the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
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