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IN those long ago days when differences between the sexes were not only acknowledged, but celebrated, an aphorism was born: Horses sweat, men perspire and women "glow." So much for those days. There's a women sports show called "We Sweat!" and Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network is sending a video team to shoot a two-hour show on women triathletes at the Waikoloa Beach Resort Saturday. Women admit,
‘We sweat!’The women athletes will be participating in the Big Island World Cup. "We Sweat!" is seen on many cable networks and is available online as well ... Performers in "Forever Tango," which opens tomorrow night at the Hawaii Theatre, might best be described as "glistening" once they start strutting their stuff, but they'd fit right into that TV magazine also. Wednesday night's performance, incidentally, is a benefit for Hawaii Public Television ...
THERE are those who'd say Gov. Ben Cayetano doesn't have a lot to smile about these days, what with rockslides, highways division audits, University of Hawaii protests and Hawaiian activism at an all-time high. But there he was with First Lady Vicky (well, there's one reason to smile) and eight high-spirited youngsters pictured at the airport's international arrival building last week. The photo was in place just in time to greet members of the Pacific Basin Economic Council as they arrived in Hawaii for their general meeting. Daphne Chu of the Ostrander Chu agency had the daunting task of getting them all to smile for visitors who step off a plane ...
Osaka shaka
IN all his years on radio and in nightclubs, Hawaii's gift to Japan radio, Kamasami Kong, thought he'd seen it all. Then former sumo champ Konishiki appeared on his show to plug "Living Like Kings," an instant hit from his new CD. Konishiki, a k a Salevaa Atisanoe, is now a "gangsta rapper," and he filled C-BOSS, a hot Osaka nightclub, to perform his new hit. Kong reports Hawaii's Musashimaru was in the audience to cheer him on and smoke a stogie. Sale's rapper name is K.M.S., which stands for Konishiki Master of Sumo. Following K.M.S.'s performance, reports Kong, four young men began break-dancing to loud classical music -- not a disco version of classical, but the real thing. It was all rather other-worldly, says Kong. Can that be the next craze in Hawaii as well? ...THE full house attending the Honolulu Pops' "Bravo Broadway" evening at the Concert Hall Saturday, sang "Happy Birthday" to conductor Matt Catingub, who's reached the age Jack Benny owned up to, 39. Special guest artists Michael Maquire, Jan Horvath and Doug LaBrecque were joined by Hawaii's own Rocky Brown, an original member of the "Miss Saigon" Broadway cast. Maquire introduced her as "our colleague," and she sang splendidly ...
Teen phenoms
TWO special teen-agers will be acknowledged on the floor of the state Legislature Thursday. Michael and Angel Eads will be commended for outstanding academic achievements in the morning. The pair will then meet with Gov. Ben Cayetano at 2 p.m. How come? The two graduated from high school at ages 12 and 13, and are now both third year students at UH-Hilo where they have straight A averages. Michael is an astronomy major who works at the Keck Observatory and Angel is a theater major who's won several writing awards. They're the children of Aloha Christian Fellowship Pastor Don Eads and wife Teri ...
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: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com