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1969: The ‘Little Colonel’
becomes homecoming queenHONOR upon honor for pretty Lynne Kimoto. Aside from being named "Little Colonel" by the ROTC of Purdue, the Bradley coed is maintaining a 7.4 average (out of a possible 8.0) and has been named Homecoming Queen. This is the second year in a row a Honolulu girl was named queen at Bradley. Last year Aleta You won the honor. (Oct. 26, 1969) ...
MERGER, INC. John Leonard of Records Hawaii and Paul Maddox of Sunbums are going into partnership officially. Quoth Paul: "With his money and my ability to spend it, we should really wail." (Oct., 22, 1970) ...
THAT $35 brochure Dillingham is using to sell the swank 10110 Wilder condominium was created by the Les Keiter ad agency and is believed to be the largest (12 inch-by-16 inch) hard cover brochure ever produced in Hawaii ... Bruce Westfall's comment on Patsy Mink's running for president: "She's flipped her pelt!" (Oct. 21, 1971) ...
SHADES of Soho, or Love for Sale: One note read, "Please make a date with me. Call my mistress, Karen, at home..." Another states, "I'd like to meet a little gal and have her start my family." Oh yes, the notes are on the bulletin board of the Aina Haina Pet Hospital. (Oct. 23, 1973) ...
LOCAL architects Don Goo and Whiz Whisenand share my distress over the dog droppings fouling the streets of Amsterdam where they played tourist following the AIA convention in Helsinki. Goo, in fact, did so much maneuvering about on the cobblestones that he had to have his shoes re-soled when he got back to the Islands. On the other hand, I simply tossed a pair away. (Oct. 22, 1976) ...
A PHOTO in the 325th commencement issue of Harvard Today shows the school's first known Samoan graduate, Muliufi Francis Hannemann, with a trio of people identified as his "father, mother and sister." The three were, in actuality, his brother, sister and girlfriend, leaving the Harvard folks batting 0 for 3. Still, it's nice they took notice. (Oct. 20, 1976) ...
FINANCIER Chinn Ho put down his cigar long enough to bag a 20-pound mahimahi on a three-day fishing trip to Molokai aboard George Talbot's "Paka," thus claiming the $30 pool for the largest fish caught. As befits his name, Ho had the last laugh on his three cohorts. (Oct. 19, 1978) ...
ALTHOUGH he'll stay on at the Halekulani until the hotel closes next month, Randy Lee is negotiating to buy the Willows restaurant from the Perry family. ... Judge James Shigemura had to shake his head when he read a Star-Bulletin sports report about a Honolulu AJA Junior Baseball League game in which Dwayne Bornkamp pitched a four-hitter and Kimo Wong drove in the only run. "What league?" asks the judge. (Oct. 24, 1979 ) ...
CAN two women in love with the same man run a successful business together? Dot and Peggy Hazzard will soon find out -- they just opened a resume and business-writing service in partnership. The man in question, by the way, is Diamond Head Plumbing owner Bob Hazzard, Peggy's husband and Dot's son. (Oct. 21, 1982) ...
BARTENDER Bobby Acoba, who's also an accomplished magician, has departed Nicholas Nickolas and moved to its sister restaurant, Sarento's at the Top of the Ilikai. Bobby was doing some of his patented routines for customers when a portly gent watching the proceedings while downing double martinis, pulled out a hundred dollar bill, tore it into three pieces and said, "O.K. Mr. Magic Man, let's see you make that whole again." "Sorry," Bobby replied, "but I haven't learned that one yet." The red-faced fellow hen scurried off in search of Scotch tape. ... I remember one night years ago when Acoba was working the Honolulu Club and I was at the bar with Larry Manetti of "Magnum P.I." "Got a dollar bill?" Bobby asked Manetti, who replied, "Only a hundred." "That'll do," said Bobby, who proceeded to fold it over until it was maybe 1/2-inch square. He then unfolded it and presented Manetti with a $2 bill. The dazed Manetti made him repeat the trick so he could get his $100 back. (Oct. 21, 1994) ...
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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
