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WE'VE mentioned in the past that Nuuanu, north of Hotel Street, has so many art galleries and trendy clubs that it deserves to be called NoHo. This would put it on a level with SoHo in New York and SoMa (South of Market) in San Francisco. And the move toward the arty continues apace. Aside from Arts flourish in NoHo
the longstanding Pegge Hopper and Roy Venters galleries, there's Salon 5, all just mauka of Pauahi. The Arts at Marks Garage on the Diamond Head side of that corner is coming together rapidly, and will feature artists and artisans creating and displaying their works on the spot. A block down Nuuanu, just into NoHo, is a gallery where the old HPD substation was located, and next to it the stylish Artmosphere. Then comes the Green Room and Indigo, topped at Pauahi by Havana Cabana. And across Nuuanu from that club is yet another art gallery abuilding, Mayan, featuring sculpture. What a rebirth for the street from the old days when it was a Parade of Prostitutes ...
I KNOW Jay Leno is dyslexic, but he has a pretty good grasp of the English language until he gets to the word "nuclear." He pronounces it "newk-u-ler," which grates against the ears of those who pronounce it correctly. And when he got into a discussion with Kevin Costner and they both were saying "newk-u-ler,it was as grating as the proverbial fingernails on the blackboard ...
Making a name for himself
IT was inevitable Ira and Linda Bachrach would one day call Hawaii home. It began with occasional visits, escalating to living here a week each month. Well, last night the Bachrachs arrived and became ensconced in their completely redone Waikiki condo, and when they knew they'd be here year-round, bought the unit next door as well. The Bachrachs sold their elegant digs in San Francisco across from the St. Francis Yacht Club and he's applied for membership in the Oahu Country Club. Bachrach made his money by naming things. He's guested on Larry King Live and NPR and is known as a top namer of products nationwide. He owns Namelab and has named things like Geo, Acura and products for hundreds of clients in the United States, Canada and Japan. Welcome ...LOOKING over the room, Kim Gennaula asked the Hawaii Hotel Association awards luncheon crowd, "Is Marriott giving everyone a day off today?" Some 60 Marriott people were there and Gennaula, who does news and weather on Channel 9, was worried nobody would be left at the Marriott's Ihilani Resort to follow through on her wedding plans. She's marrying Channel 8's Guy Hagi at the Ihilani later this month. Does her being on "9" and him on "8" mean she'll always be one up on him? ...
Apple prize
THERE'S a charming old mock-Tudor mansion in Devon, England, called Gidleigh Park that I've visited twice. It's owned by Paul and Kay Henderson. Paul is the brother of localite Bill Henderson. I wish, time, money and circumstances would allow me to return more often. R.W. Apple of the New York Times hasn't missed a year there in something like 20. Now he's tackling Hawaii. Apple, sometimes called "Johnny," minus the "seed," has a long story about Honolulu coming out in the Times on the 24th. Honolulu is the final subject of his 40 monthly articles on cities in the United States and Canada. Top praise went to the Halekulani, which he called "the premiere hotel in the islands and one of the half-dozen finest in the United States." Does this mean he'll come back every year? ...
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