Hawaii
Murphy’s law -- give,
give, then give moreFOOTBALL coaches are sometimes given to hyperbole, but you get the feeling that UH Warrior head coach June Jones was nothing but sincere after taking part in the "Pigskin Pigout," which restaurateur Don Murphy staged at his Merchant Street eatery and on the closed-off street outside. More than $120,000 was raised for UH football through ticket sales and auctioning of items Murphy had lined up, and he took not one nickel for expenses, providing drinks to all throughout the evening. Jones was questioned on TV at the height of the proceedings and said, "Don Murphy is the most giving man in the United States." He's raised more than half a million on these annual "Pigouts," providing fun and food to go with the frivolity. As usual, auctioneer Marty McClain donated his services. Incidentally, a Hawaiian quilt made by Don's wife, Marian Murphy, went for $2,700, prompting several folks to suggest she was in the wrong business. She then had to explain that the man -- or in this case, woman -- hours it took to make, would net her precious little by the hour ...
Full Nelson
AT least one well known name from outside the art world will be represented at "Here's to the Heroes," the benefit art show and sale that opens at Maui's Queen Ka'ahumanu Center on Sept. 11. A pencil drawing by a 12-year-old Montessori student named Micah Nelson has been donated to the sale. He created the drawing while on a trip to the Louvre in Paris earlier this year. "Hungry for Life" will be one of 82 original pieces on display and for sale through Sept. 15. Oh, did I mention that Micah is the son of singer/songwriter Willie Nelson and his wife, Annie? The family has a home on Maui ...
IT was an all-weekend condo-warming party for prominent divorce attorney and author Brad Coates and his "Robo-Realtor" wife, Sachi Braden at their new home on the 35th floor of the Diamond Head Vista. When the two lived in a "garden estate" in Aina Haina they often had upward of 250 people at outdoor soirees, but the size of the new condo ruled out such an affair. So Coates put on his thinking cap and came up with three separate installments of party spread over three nights to accommodate regular guests. So you'll forgive him if he's moving a bit slowly this week while Sachi continues on at the pace that made her the top producer for Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties for the past several years ...
Tiki talk
IT looks as if Palomino's chef Fred DeAngelo is coming full circle. It was more than 35 years ago that his parents met at a Florida tiki restaurant called Mai-Kai, where his mother was a hula dancer. And now, after five years at Palomino's, DeAngelo has been named exec chef and partner at Tiki's Grill & Bar, loosely modeled after the Mai-Kai. It'll open in October in the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel with DeAngelo creating the menu and featuring live Hawaiian entertainment ...
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