WITH ADDED ALOHA FROM ELVIS: Diana Krall was joined by her husband, Elvis Costello, left, and Honolulu Symphony Pops conductor Matt Catingub as she greeted well-wishers backstage after her concert at the Waikiki Shell on Sunday. Jim Nabors, Jimmy Borges, Mazie Hirono and Michi Robbs were among those who got to talk with Krall and get a photo or autograph. We're told that the tropical pattern of Krall's gown is a Vivian Westwood design; a source close to Krall says Westwood will design the cover art for her next album.
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THEY WERE LUCKY!: Kaleihikina Akana took a seat on the bar as she and Philip Chapman checked out SKYLiNE at the Hanohano Room on Saturday. SKYLiNE has become so popular that the reserved booths had sold out on Friday, and the premium-priced tables were gone by Saturday afternoon. So many people arrived during the first hour on Saturday that many who were "fashionably late" had to wait downstairs because the room was filled to its legal capacity. Akana and Chapman were among the lucky ones who got in.
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ASK DAVE: "Pommy Dave," left, partied with Pat Obra and Aukai Reynolds at SKYLiNE on Saturday. Reynolds introduced British-born Dave as a fashion maven. What's "pommy" mean? Ask Dave (he says it isn't dirty).
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'70S REUNION: Jensen Tamanaha, left, Robin Kimura, Roy Yonashiro, Bruce Kurosawa and Mike Rabe enjoyed a brief reunion during the "Down to the Disco" dinner dance at the Dole Ballroom on Saturday. Kimura, who played the event with the Royal Kunia Street Band, was the leader of Greenwood in the 1970s, when the others were members of Natural High.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHELLE!: Michelle Skupin, second from left, marketing manager for Peter Vincent & Associates, celebrated with Christa Curtiswittmier, left, Chris Veatch and Elyse Mickelson, and a few dozen other friends, on the roof-top lanai of a downtown office building on Friday.
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