Hawaii
THIS seems to be the Year of the Kid in Hawaii. We mentioned 10-year-old Janel Parrish dashing off to appear in the ABC musical version of the Pinocchio story called "Geppetto," starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Now 9-year-old Kekoa Cazimero is Las Vegas-bound for the Universal Kempo Karate Tournament June 11-19. Then the youngster is off to San Clemente to be in the National Surfing Scholastic Tournament. To be in this you need a high GPA. His 3.9 at Trinity Christian School certainly qualifies ... On Monday and Tuesday, a group of youngsters called "Shooting Stars" takes over Diamond Head Theater to present their version of the musical "42nd Street." In the starring role of Peggy Sawyer is 12-year-old Julia Ogilvie, daughter of longtime isle thespians Ann and Bill Ogilvie. Playing opposite her is Kirk Lozada, last seen in the title role of "Oliver" at DHT. Directing is DHT's kid-at-heart, John Rampage, who both appears in and directs the adult production of "42nd Street," which runs through June 6 ... Hawaii’s keiki have it all
SHE'S not really a "kid" anymore, but I remember Miss Hawaii candidate Candes Meijide Gentry since she was a mere babe in arms. I used to see her in the elevator of my condo when her mom, Nora Meijide and dad, late developer and race boat driver Tom Gentry, lived there. Now Miss Oahu, Candes is among those seeking the Miss Hawaii title at the Hilton's Coral Ballroom on June 18 ...
In the chips
EVER since Lanikai resident Wally Amos lost control of his Famous Amos Cookies, the company went from super-high profile to near non-existence. Now that the Keebler Foods Co. is producing the cookies, they got the bright idea to bring back the guy who made the brand a household name to begin with, and Wally is soon to be "Famous" once again as he travels the country promoting his chips. Wally was on the cover of Time magazine back in 1977, and he's on a roll once again. Talk show hostess Rosie O'Donnell mentioned his was her favorite chocolate chip cookie and guess who's getting a case delivered to her ...IT'S funny how $5 million gets the attention of most people, even highly paid CART race-car drivers who wear dozens of logos -- for which they're paid big bucks -- on their racing uniforms. But $5 million is the grand prize in the Hawaiian Super Prix, slated for Nov. 7-13 at Barber's Point, so you can bet there'll be a mob of drivers doing their best to qualify for the event. You can see lots of racing gear on display at the Super Prix's new offices at 600 Kapiolani Blvd., across from the News Building ...
Musical 'Journey'
THE next episode of "Emme's Island Moments" is entitled, "The Journey of Music," and it looks like a winner. There are four segments. The first deals with Loggins and Messina, the popular duo which dissolved in the 1970s. Kenny Loggins returned to Hawaii recently to perform with the Honolulu Symphony, and Jimmy Messina also returned to record his song, "The Islands," with slack-key guitar by Ledward Kaapana andGreg Sardinha behind him. The second segment is about localite Dean Pitchford, whose stage version of the film "Footloose," which he wrote, has received four Tony nominations.
The next section deals with the hot local singing group Forte and the final one takes a look at the duo of Cecilio & Kapono, past, present and future. It'll air June 11 at 9 p.m. on KHON-TV ...
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.