Hawaii
Some equal-opportunity
car thievesGOOD NEWS, bad news: It was a happy time in the life of John Langan when boss Rick Enos promoted him to G.M. Hawaii, putting him in charge of both the Honolulu and Lahaina operations. The bad news: Lamgan had slated an appearance on Jo McGarry and Bobby Curran's "Sports Cafe" radio show to talk about his Super Bowl plans and Pro Bowl specials. But as he went to get his car and go, he found that it had already gone, and he had no idea where. It was parked right in his Aina Haina driveway, but car thieves play no favorites where neighborhoods are concerned. His radio appearance had to be rescheduled for the next day. In the meantime, he's still got his fingers crossed that he'll get his car back soon ...
AS far as I can tell, former Miss America Angela Baraquio has gone prematurely gray. The stunning miss is now a missus, having married the extraordinarily lucky architect Tinifuloa Gray, a member of the group Reign, and when Angela's "reign" ended, the group Reign serenaded the two with a capella harmony ...
Beaches without Bette
LOCAL tourism officials will be ecstatic to learn that many of Hawaii's top beaches and beach resorts will be getting some national attention on the Travel Channel May 4 through 9. It would have been a blast in Bette Midler, star of "Beaches," were involved, but you'll have to settle for Ali Landry, who'll be at the Kahala Mandarin for a shoot. Programs you'll likely see Hawaii prominently featured in are "America's Best Beaches," on May 4, "Top Ten Hawaiian Beach Resorts" on May 5 and "World's Best Beaches 2003, also on May 5. Other destinations to be featured in the eight-show Travel Channel feature are Florida, the Bahamas for a bikini blast and we'll uncover "Club Med Secrets."SPEAKING of recognition, retired legislator Duke Kawasaki is mighty proud of his son, Guy Kawasaki, the Mac evangelist. Duke reports that Guy is the only guy from Hawaii to be included in a new book called "The 1,000 Most Influential People in the U.S. in 2002." ... I moderated the first Reader's Digest Word Power Challenge at Aina Haina Library Tuesday, won by Bruce Pfirrmann, a 6th grader at Our Savior Lutheran School, who'll represent Hawaii at the national championship event March 24 and 25 at Colonial Williamsburg. He nosed out classmate Robert Protzman, who took second place. The winner of the championships in Williamsburg wins a $25,000 scholarship ...
Bridges
A CENTURY after Guglielmo Marconi ushered in the era of wireless communications, his 70-year-old daughter got into the act with the help of girls from Sacred Hearts Academy. While Marconi sent a Morse code message, a greeting from President Teddy Roosevelt to King Edward VII on Jan. 18, 1903, Electra Marconi -- thanks to the Sacred Hearts girls telebridging the connection -- spoke from her position in Eastham, Mass., to astronauts at the Space Station. Nancy Rocheleau, the Sacred Hearts faculty advisor, characterized the conversation as "bridging the past with the future." ...
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