Hawaii
1984: Althea Janeiro
changes her name
to Tia CarrereTHE WEEK THAT WAS
THE THIRD SHOW of the Society of Seven Saturday at the Outrigger Hotel was different from anything you've even seen in a nightclub. The entire cast of Hawaii's "Hair" showed up with flowers and good will, took stage with the SOS and did a medley of tunes from "Hair." It was the group's first public appearance and if gooseflesh is an indicator of future success, things look good for "Hair." Love and Peace pervaded the atmosphere and the patrons seemed to be quite caught up in the lengthy "Let the Sun Shine" finale with the cast sprinkled throughout the room. "Hairy" describes both the cast members of the musical and the Saturday night SOS show. (Oct. 6, 1969) ...THE ILWU's Bob McElrath couldn't resist sharing with us the story behind the photo of Harry Bridges and Russia's Molotov which an anti-ILWU pamphlet reprinted recently. The picture was taken in 1945 at the founding of the UN party at the St. Francis Hotel in S.F. Others in attendance at the party included the Henry Kaisers, Yehudi Menuhins, Wendell Philips, the president of the American President Lines, Dr. Henry Grady and the head of the employers counsel. In the questionable context the photo has been used since, some evil conspiracy between Molotov and Bridges has been suggested. (Oct. 6, 1971) ...
NEWSWEEK gives an excellent review to a new book by Maxine Hong Kingston, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts." Lois Taylor wrote about Mrs. Kingston (wife of Isle actor Earll Kingston) in a Star-Bulletin piece Sept. 1, and since then John Leonard, cultural editor of the N.Y. Times, wrote a rave review of the book in his publication and now Walter Clemons has done likewise in Newsweek. Author Kingston, who is on sabbatical from her creative writing teaching job at Mid-Pac, is currently on the Mainland doing a promotional tour in S.F. and L.A.. She'll return later this month and participate in an autograph party early in November at Whole Earth on South King. (Oct. 6, 1976) ...
AT THE TIME we first mentioned Althea Janeiro, she was modeling for photog Steve Sarich when the parents of the producer of "Hanauma Bay" spotted her and asked if she'd like to be in a movie. Just like Lana Turner, she landed the lead role in the film. The filmmakers must have liked what they saw (and who wouldn't!) because they've offered her the leading role in another upcoming feature. Althea Janeiro won't become a household name, however -- the young Kalihi girl has already gone Hollywood and changed her name to Tia Carrere. (Oct. 4, 1984) ...
HOW'D you like to wake up every morning to the dulcet voice of Marisol Borromeo? Me too. All of Hawaii will be able to Monday when she takes over as producer and anchor of the morning news on Channel 9. Her biggest problem will be adjusting to getting up at 3 a.m. for work. (Oct. 4, 1985) ... Guests at the Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel are being asked to bring an extra Christmas gift when they come to Lanai to be delivered to a child hurricane victim on Kauai during the holidays. In addition, the hotels are collecting money from employees, residents, Castle & Cooke corporate execs and are even offering a percentage of every room booked to the Kauai relief fund. The Lanai folks were unscathed by Hurricane Iniki, but care about their Kauai neighbors and are doing all they can to help. (Sept. 30, 1992) ...
SINGER Natalie Cole and her husband were having dinner at Carelli's on the Beach in Maui when she noticed a large, imposing man at a nearby table. It was her childhood hero whom she'd never met, baseball Hall of Famer and Brooklyn Dodger pitching great Don Newcomb. She impulsively sent a dessert over to Newcomb and after tiramisu and espresso, the three had a good time together and posed for photographs. (Sept. 30, 1993) ...
The Week That Was recalls events culled from
Dave Donnelly's three-dot columns over the past 30 years.
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
The Week That Was recalls items from Dave's 30 years of columns.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com