Hawaii
FORMER 50th State Skydiving president Bob Jones read here about Drop Zone owner Ken Anderson being caught by a gust of wind while skydiving and falling 60 feet to the ground. "Maybe," says Jones, "I should meet and have an old-timer's 'purple heart' drink" with Anderson. Jones had a chute collapse at 40 feet and suffered a broken arm. But unlike Anderson, who broke his back as well as his femur and had to be airlifted by medivac helicopter to the hospital, Jones found himself lying on the fairway of Kunia Golf Course, groaning to high heaven. But in his case, a twosome wheeled up and one dedicated golfer asked, "Do you mind if we move your parachute just a bit so we can play through?" If would have seemed hilarious had it happened to anyone else ... Skydiver’s plunge disrupts
game at Kunia Golf CourseAS Malia Patterson, daughter of PRWorks' David Patterson, approached her fifth birthday, daddy asked what she'd like as a present. The UH basketball team was then the talk of the town, but somehow Patterson fulfilled Malia's tall order by getting most of the team and even some of the Wahine players to share in her birthday bash. It was a birthday she's not likely to forget ...
FRIENDS and former students of Kamehameha School's speech teacher Judy Naniole marked her retirement after 37 years at the Sheraton-Waikiki. That venue was selected because KSSK's Perry & Price were showcasing Kamehameha drama club's production of "The Princess and the Iso Peanut." Since the show is done in pidgin English, Naniole was of two minds about the experience. Several of her students have gone on to TV and radio jobs and two who were at the party were KITV's Robert Kekaula and Paula Akana ...
Honorable 'Journey'
FILMMAKER Stuart Yamane is flying high. Tonight in Washington D.C., his film, "Journey of Honor" is being screened at the Smithsonian National Museum of History. The filming was arranged by the National Asian American Telecommunications Association. Yamane's film follows a dozen Hawaii vets on a historic return to the World War II battlefields of Italy. In addition, "Journey of Honor will be rebroadcast on KHET, Hawaii Public Television, on May 26, as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage month. PBS stations across the country will also air the film in cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and Houston ...NATIONAL Volunteer Week runs through April 27 and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is acknowledging its 700 volunteers who provided more than 89,000 hours of service last year alone. Want to join the volunteer ohana? Call 536-6543 ... Randy Schoch and the crew at Ruth's Chris Steak Houses in Hawaii -- at Restaurant Row, Lahaina and the Shops at Wailea -- are mourning the death of the feisty woman who founded and built the chain, Ruth Fertel ...
Destiny's mom
THOSE attending the Contemporary Museum's black-tie benefit, Contempo 2002, at Neiman Marcus Saturday night, will get a taste of "Destiny," courtesy the newest full-length work she's created for the Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre. The work will be performed in its entirety May 31, June 1 & 2 at the Hawaii Theatre ...
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