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1969: ‘Fiddler on
the Roof’ star gets
a ‘Hawaiian violin’ILIKAI employees presented "Fiddler on the Roof" star Theodore Bikel with a Hawaiian "fiddle," a Kamaka ukulele, as their way of thanking him for an unforgettable evening of theater. Bikel promptly and graciously played them a few tunes before dashing off for an interview. (July 2, 1969) ...
GET ready for a spate of bad publicity. Both Life and Sports Illustrated have had crews in the islands of late to prepare extensive pieces on pollution in paradise. Wonder if the two Time Inc. publications will mention that Claire Boothe Luce, widow of their founder, Henry Luce, has chosen Hawaii as her home. (July 5, 1971) ...
STATE House candidate Lisa Naito passing out a basic primer of the metric system to prospective voters. While meters, liters and kilograms may take a little getting used to, we'll never be able to say that the temperature outside is 25 degrees Celsius when it's sunny and warm. (July 4, 1974) ... Instant antiquity: When adman Tom Sellers put together his antique-filled suite of offices as Pier 11, he wanted everything to look as old as the furniture. So when hardwood was laid on the floor, the entire staff walked across it in a line from the front door to the inner office, scraping their feet to wear a path that would only come with years of normal use. (July 4, 1974) ...
A BEAUTY pageant with a difference, that's the Miss Cotillion of Hawaii contest at King Hwa Lou in the Cultural Plaza Sunday night, the Fourth of July. There are 12 contestants in the pageant at the theater-restaurant, and interest is so high that the affair is already a sellout. Each contestant will be judged by appearances in bathing suit and gown, plus a talent demonstration. Oh yes, the difference: Well, each contestant is actually a fellow, a female impersonator. A spokesman for the contest says, "They're all very good. They have their own hair and silicone and everything." That's Entertainment, Part III. (June 29, 1976) ...
THE Guatemalan polo team never made it as scheduled to Mokuleia on Sunday -- something about civil unrest in that country. But Jack Lord was on hand to throw out the first ball and take some photos ... Also at Sunday's match was Ross Martin, of "Wild, Wild West" fame, who took movies of the action ... Actress Barbara Luna, a smashing, well-tanned beauty, sat on the clubhouse lawn after the match and chatted with Fay Parker. Both are ex-wives of Doug McClure. Luna is here for a "Hawaii Five-O" filming and in fact met Lord for the first time after the polo match ... Also meeting for the first time were Jack Lord and Larry Nelson, who is known in the travel business as "Lord Nelson" since that's the name of his travel firm. "Just think," said Nelson, "two Lords at the same function." (July 3, 1979) ...
GOOD idea, associates thought, for financier Chinn Ho to take a leisurely cruise through the islands on the SS Oceanic Independence. So what happens? He flies to Honolulu from each of the first two stops for business conferences and then flew back to rejoin the ship, hardly what the doctor ordered for a restful, relaxing vacation. (July 1, 1980) ...
WHEN Gladys Brandt flew to Papeete for the Festival of Pacific Arts, she didn't go empty-handed. She took along Mauna Loa macadamia nuts (donated by C. Brewer) and chocolate-covered mac nuts (donated by Duty Free Shoppers) as Hawaii's contribution at the giant luau held in conjunction with the fest. (July 5, 1985) ...
AM I exceptionally slow or what? It just dawned upon me out of the blue that "My Fair Lady" is a cockney pun for "Mayfair Lady," a fair description of Eliza Dolittle ... Likewise, the cockney pun in the comic strip character "Andy Capp," certainly a handicap to wife Flo. (July 3, 1985) ...
MARINA Athletic Club founder Mick Carter gave wife Ellen a birthday gift that kept on giving: food poisoning. He took her to a well-respected seafood restaurant to celebrate her birthday, but they wound up at Straub with bottles of fluid "pumping them up." Picture the romance here -- two gurneys side by side in one room with their two boys between them. Ah, that Mick knows how to show a woman a good time. (July 1, 1992) ...
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Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968. The Week That Was runs Sundays and recalls items from Dave's 30 years of columns. Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com