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THE Honolulu Marathon took place on the second day of a three-day seminar for wannabe film Teacher really
runs to classdirectors with best-selling author and teacher Mark Travis at the Aina Haina Library's Conference room. Travis' books include "Director's Journey: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers and Actors." Seminar organizer Jeannette Paulson Hereniko realized that Travis, staying at the Diamond Head Beach Hotel, would be entirely blocked off by the runners. So Jeannette asked him if he'd brought any running shoes with him. He had. She then asked if he would run seven miles with the marathoners to the library so the seminar could start on time. He did and arrived on time -- sweaty, but ready to teach. Several people attending the seminar made sympathy runs or bike rides to the library as well, including Jeannette. She ran four miles from her Hawaii Kai townhouse to the library. That Jeannette has plenty of get up and go ...
Praise for Iz
THE late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole receives high praise from best-selling author Dean Koontz, whose latest book is "From the Corner of His Eye." Said Koontz, "As I wrote this book, the singular and beautiful music of the late Israel Kamakawiwoole was always playing. I hope that the reader finds pleasure in my story equal to the joy and consolation that I found in the voice, spirit and the heart of Israel Kamakawiwoole" ...BALI hostess Sharon Karnuth-Fumi is proud of her brother, world surfing champ Sunny Garcia. "I'm just a sister but I can feel it," Sharon said. "He's just awesome. We're always there to support him." Her dad, Vincinte, taught both of them how to surf at Maili when they were kids ... A six-course New Year's Eve dinner at the Bali is $135 ... "It was time to take a walk," said Randall Preiser after returning from the Himalayas, where he climbed Mount Everest. "I also rode elephants and hunted tigers, rhinos and leopards with a camera," he said ... Fred Ball's pals told him he would never be on "Baywatch" because he was too scrawny. But he was on a recent show, playing "Crazy Bob," a beachcomber ...
SuANN Bamer and her daughter, Jennifer Michalowski, will fly from the far reaches of the United States to converge on Pasadena, Calif., for the Rose Bowl matchup between the U. of Washington Huskies and Purdue Boilermakers on New Year's Day. SuAnn is a Washington grad and Jennifer was a cheerleader for Purdue. This could pose a danger for anyone sitting between them. SuAnn lives here with husband, Craig, and Jennifer lives in Marblehead, Mass., with husband, Roger. The women will let their spouses tag along ...
Christmas on Kalakaua
CHRISTMAS came three days early on Kalakaua Avenue this year as Alice Lombardo's Beachcomber Realty became "Alice's Restaurant" and Alice cooked and dished out food with drinks to office friends, neighbors and any Tom, Dick or Mary who came by. Ruth Freedman played Christmas music on her harp for the some 100 people who took advantage of the holiday gesture. Two nights later on Christmas Eve, Alice cooked for 35 guests at her home. The lady loves to cook. Sarento's pianist Timothy Kallen played songs for guests from his new CD, "Hand Made Piano," on the baby grand ... Jazz fans should not forget Seth Markow's weekly series on John Coltrane starting Thursday on Public Radio's KIPO-FM and KIFO-AM, 8 to 10 p.m. The series begins in Honolulu in 1946 when John was 19 and in the Navy band here ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets
of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of
people, places and things every Saturday.
E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com