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Police volunteers
for parade deserve
a pat on the backHats off to the police officers who volunteered to provide traffic control for Saturday's 88th King Kamehameha Day Floral Parade. It was feared that the parade might be canceled as the Celebration Commission did not have $10,000 to pay 83 special duty officers. Meanwhile, the city decided to waive costs for the commission. The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers will still provide volunteers. The city had funded police control in the past for events put on by private agencies and nonprofits but decided to no longer do so. The beautiful parade is a tradition and should always he held. It's a shame the cancellation threat got as far as it did ...
ONWARD: When Margaret Murchie bumped into her good friend Eran Kennedy in the Reef Hotel Saturday night, they started screaming and jumping up and down like a couple of pre-teens. Since both are originally from Canada I thought it was some kind of Canadian ritual. But their behavior was justified because Eran, who had just returned from a catamaran ride with Tom Feik, revealed that Tom proposed on the sail. Tom is a petty officer first class in the Coast Guard, Eran is a Star-Bulletin/MidWeek ad whiz and Margaret is a V.P. for Coldwell Banker ...
David Nagaishi catches a big fish
Margaret dined on the deck of the Reef's Ocean House Restaurant following a long day Saturday. Restaurant boss David Nagaishi was smiling because he had landed a 649-pound marlin recently. After watching the waves roll up on the shore, Margaret just had to get her swollen feet in the water. David opened the deck door for her and she walked into the ocean and cooled her tootsies. Her feet were swollen after touring Doris Duke's estate with other Hawaii Theatre supporters following lunch at the home of Rick and Susan Fried. The van returning from the estate broke down so there was more walking ...milestones: Ruth's Chris marks its 15th year in Honolulu June 22-23 with a special menu featuring prices of 15 years ago. Make reservations early as the place will be packed. Owner Randy Schoch will be here for the anniversary. Former Ruth's G.M. Al Hosoi is now managing the Lahaina Fish Company restaurant ... As part of its 25th anniversary, Morton's is serving martinis in sterling silver martini glasses with hand-stuffed blue cheese olives this month. Cheers! ...
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Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of people, places and things every Wednesday and Saturday. E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com