She has high hopes,
as she wasn't killed off

RUN, STEPHANIE, RUN: Multi-talented actor/comedienne Stephanie Sanchez will be the star when OC16 premieres "Run, Stephanie, Run," in November. Expect theme-oriented sketch comedy on general All-American topics, she says, with two other Mental Tilapia veterans, Robb Bonnell and Garrick Paikai, joining in on the action. It's been a big month for Sanchez, a two-time Po'okela Award-winner. She appeared as a police officer in a recent episode of "Hawaii," and, since her character wasn't killed off, is hoping the writers will bring her back later in the season ...

A CLASS ACT: Yvonne Elliman couldn't sign autographs for all the people who'd lined up to meet her during intermission after she opened for Kalapana's 30th Anniversary concert with Matt Catingub and the Honolulu Symphony last Friday so she waited untilt the concert was over and then went back out front to meet the fans. Elliman signed autographs for another 30 minutes and didn't let the ushers close the lobby until the last person in line got their program or CD signed ...

GUESS HER BIRTH MONTH? GUESS AGAIN!: No, despite her name, Ocean Club waitress April Stoltz wasn't born in April (She arrived about three hours too early to be an April baby) ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Stuart Chafetz and Dennis Proulx, who are celebrating today ... also to Aloha Joe (Friday), Danny Kaleikini (Sunday), and Aubrey Glover and Slick Vic (Wednesday) ...

CONGRATULATIONS: To Cashe Bouren, Keoni Kobayashi and Nick Ah-Nee on taking top honors at "Double Trouble," a bartending/juggling contest on Venus Nightclub on Sunday. Kobayashi and Ah-Nee won on the tandem category. Bouren was the "singles" winner and also won the bottle juggling contest ... And to celebrity photographe Kim Taylor Reece, who'll be inducted in the Long Beach City College Hall of Fame tomorrow ...

LANGUAGE LESSON: In response to a question, the title "El Rey de la Salsa en Hawaii" translates at "The King of Salsa in Hawaii." Jibaro music flourished here for a century within the local Puerto Rican community, and hip Hispanic military personnel brought modern salsa to Hawaii years ago, but no one has done more to take salsa to the mainstream English speaking audience here over the last 15 years than "El Rey" Rolando Sanchez ...