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Scholarship offered

The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is offering scholarships for graduating high school seniors.

Applicants must be Hawaii residents with a grade-point average of at least 3.5. They will be judged on academic and extracurricular achievements, commitment to the Filipino community and financial need.

To apply, download an application from the Web site omss.ssc.hawaii.edu (click on "scholarships"); visit the Filipino Chamber of Commerce, 905 Umi St., Suite 306; or call 843-0332. Forms might also be available at high school college counselors' offices.

Applications must be received by March 25.

Only rich need apply

OK, you richies, think you know about real life? TV producers are wondering what would happen if, for six weeks, millionaire mommas' and daddies' precious little tykes were challenged to experience how the other half lives and works.

Producers of a new reality show in development, "Survival of the Richest," are seeking men and women 21 and over who are looking to prove they are more than just spoiled rich kids. Also wanted are parents who want to teach their little darlings the value of money and an honest day's work.

If you think you have what it takes star in this prime-time network show, call Hawaii Pacific Entertainment, 391-7441, or e-mail Lincoln@pacificnews.net.

Are you 'the Miser'?

Hawaii Pacific University Theatre will be hosting auditions for "The Miser," playing March 25 through April 24.

Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, and noon Saturday and Sunday in the HPU Theatre. Advance reading of the script is recommended. Perusal scripts are available at the HPU downtown and Windward libraries.

In Moliere's comedy, desires for love and money clash as Harpagon struggles to increase his already enormous wealth. Roles:

» Harpagon: 60-ish; the miser, in love with Marianne

» Cleante: 18 to early 20s; Harpagon's son, also in love with Marianne

» Elise: 18 to early 20s; Harpagon's daughter, in love with Valere

» Valere: 18 to early 20s; in love with Elise

» Marianne: 18 to early 20s; in love with Cleante

» Anselme: 60-ish male

» La Fleche: Cleante's servant

» Master Jacques: Harpagon's chef and coachman

» Master Simon: A moneylender

» Frosine: A scheming matchmaker

Call director Joyce Maltby at 254-0853.

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In honor of Valentine's Day, we offer two essay contests that explore different aspects of romance.

Both contests are open to Hawaii residents only. Employees of the Star-Bulletin and MidWeek are ineligible. Entries will not be returned, and excerpts may be published without compensation. Judges' decisions are final.

The love doc is in

Some guys get all the girls. What's their secret? Is it just about looks, or badness, or is it a certain "je ne sais quoi" that can be learned?

Just like Will Smith, who plays a date doctor in the soon-to-be-released Valentine's film "Hitch," we're looking for a few love-challenged nerds who could be as dashing as Bond, smooth as Usher and incendiary as Antonio, with a little help from a few of our stylist and hipster friends.

Write in and tell us, in 500 words or less, why you or someone you know could use a little help. We'll pick one guy to make over and coach in cool, then turn him loose into the night. Ladies, watch out!

The deadline for essays is Feb. 4.

Entries must include a photograph. Be sure to include your name, address and telephone number.

Send entries to Love Doc, Today Section, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210, Honolulu 96813; fax 529-4750; e-mail features@starbulletin.com.

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COLUMBIA PICTURES Will Smith and Eva Mendes star in "Hitch," opening Feb. 11. Smith plays a date doctor for hopelessly hapless men.

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Turning point

In the history of amor, are there three more dreaded words than "Let's be friends"?

Those words need not spell the end of one's love life -- or so we hope.

For Valentine's Day we're looking for your true stories of friendships that blossomed into love. In 500 words or less, tell us your real-life "When Harry Met Sally" or Chandler and Monica kind of story.

We don't care how many years you spent in friendship limbo. All we ask is that you keep the stories clean for this PG-rated newspaper. The story that melts our icy hearts wins dinner and roses for the loving couple, and will appear on Feb. 14.

The deadline for essays is Feb. 4.

Be sure to include your name, address and telephone number.

Send entries to Turning Point, Today Section, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210, Honolulu 96813; fax 529-4750; e-mail features@starbulletin.com.

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'Insights' queries governor tonight

Gov. Linda Lingle will be the featured guest on "Island Insights," airing at 7:30 p.m. tonight on PBS Hawaii.

The program will be taped from the governor's office after she delivers her State of the State address to the Legislature. The program will precede a rebroadcast of the address, giving TV viewers insight into what they will hear.

"Island Insights" is a half-hour public affairs program produced by PBS Hawaii for and about the Hawaii community, and is alternately hosted by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's Richard Borreca and Dan Boylan. The HGEA and the Star-Bulletin are underwriters of the program.

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