On the Scene
AND THE HOBO HITS KEEP COMING: O-Shen, left, and "Princess Ilona" Irvine chilled with Chief Ragga recently at Roni "H-Diggler" Yurong's Hobo House on the Hill recording studio. O-Shen and "the Chief" both recorded their current albums at Hobo House, and Irvine is working on her next album there. Ragga will be a member of the 2002 MVP Band that'll be the top attraction at the two-night KCCN/FM100 Birthday Bash at the Waikiki Shell next weekend.
ALL-STAR TALENT: Dominique Carnuccio made her Waikiki debut Friday when she joined impressionist Pete Peterkin as a "Motown All-Star" at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. It was a big week for the vacationing Jersey resident; she and boyfriend Roland Gothard set their wedding date -- May 8, 2004.
ALOHA, AUSTRALIA: Steel guitarists Jeff Ah Hoy, second from left, and Alan Akaka welcomed Australian musicologist Rebecca Coyle and her daughter, Rosa, to the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Thursday. Coyle, who is researching the early history of Hawaiian music in Australia, took time off to catch Genoa Keawe's show that night. Akaka is Keawe's steel guitarist, and usually calls Ah Hoy to play a duet or two.
John Berger has covered the local
entertainment scene since 1972.
