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The Fabulous Genoa Keawe will be honored next Saturday at the Hawaii Theatre, 7 p.m. Amy Hanaialii Gilliom portrays a young Genoa in the '40s when she also sang pop tunes. Sax man Gabe Baltazar will join Zanuck Lindsey's band for that seg. Luau music will follow with the voices of Keao Costa, Kehau Tamure, Hoku Zuttermeister and Na Palapalai. Also, Anelaikalani, 14, who studies under Genoa, will sing. The second act features Frank Hewett and O'Brien Eselu. A big surprise cast will perform chalangalang music, Frank Shaner and Brickwood Galuteria are emcees. Randie Fong is producing. This is going to be a great show ... Strong cast to appear
in Genoa Keawe tribute
Macy's helps Heart Ball
Macy's West has hooked up with the American Heart Association's 25th Heart Ball, continuing the 14-year relationship Liberty House has had with the event as donor of decorations and furnishings. The Feb. 23 ball is at the Sheraton Waikiki. Co-chairs are Elizabeth Lacy and Jo Anne Vieira. Three-time chairperson Mary Lou Brogan will show photos of ball guests of past years. Call 538-1465 for tickets, starting at $350 each, or to donate auction items ...Mihana Souza, appears on Keith Haugen's "The Music of Hawaii Show" on Hawaii Public Radio 89.3 FM and 1380 AM tomorrow. After hearing Mihana's outstanding "Rust on the Moon" CD, Keith said, "This is a recording that will open the doors for an island singer who can and will, we predict, make it nationally." The program runs from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays and Mihana will be on from 3 to 4 p.m. ... When chef Martin Wyss prepares that Swiss Inn dinner at the Bali next Saturday, his wife, Jeanie, and her sister, Sharon Fujii, will be on the floor, just as they were when the three of them owned Swiss Inn. Allan Suzuki will pour wine along with Steve Fuller. Bali chef Roberto Los Banos will work with Martin ...
Rehab benefit
Rehab Foundation's food and wine benefit is scheduled Feb. 15 and 17. The Feb. 15 dinner at the Halekulani is sold out but the wine tasting on Feb. 17 at the Sheraton Waikiki will showcase 200 wines with special emphasis on Australian vintages. Silent and live auctions, three wine seminars and food by Sheraton's exec chef Daniel Delbrel are included in the tasting. Tickets are $55 in advance or $65 at the door. Call Rehab at 566-3451 or Fujioka's Wine Merchants at 739-9463 for tickets. Dr. Laurie Tom is chairing the event. Honorary chairs are Dr. Gene and Cecilia Doo ...Singer Sonya Mendez and keyboarder Lenny Keys will perform Fridays and Saturdays at Halekulani's Lewers Lounge starting next weekend. Bruce Hamada and Jim Howard move to Tuesdays and Wednesdays ... Carole Kai urges people to sign up for the 8.15-mile Great Aloha Run by Friday to get the $22 entry fee. Call 528-7388 to enter. The fee jumps to $27 next Saturday. About 50 percent of the entrants walk in the Feb. 18 event "and I'm one of them," Carole said ...
CONGRATS to Matt Catingub and his Copa Cat Pack for helping Rosemary Clooney get nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for her CD, "Sentimental Journey -- The Girl Singer and Her Big New Band." The "Big New Band" is Matt's Pack. Clooney and the band performed here in a Symphony Pops concert last year ...
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