POWERMEN: Powerman 5000 -- Spider, left, Terry Corso, Siggy, Mr. 7 and Johnny Rock -- chilled upstairs before playing at the Wave Waikiki Sunday night. Hawaii got to see a new PM5K with Corso and Rock joining the old-timers for the current tour, and the new line-up proved a success in all aspects. PM5K went on at 12:15 a.m. Monday and rocked the Wave with an intense 65-minute show.

WELCOME BACK, KEALI'I!: Keali'i Reichel, center, celebrated backstage with Honolulu Symphony Pops Conductor Matt Catingub, left, and Jim Mancuso, the Symphony's Vice President of Operations, after his concert at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on May 27. It has been three years since Reichel last performed with the Symphony, and the demand for tickets this year was so great that the engagement became a three-nighter. Reichel entertained the crowd with jokes about some of the things that had happened to him in the interim -- he's gained a few pounds, sometimes wears glasses, and is studying hula with an older kumu hula -- and sounded as timeless as ever when he sang. One of the most significant selections in the beautiful 98-minute show was "Nematoda," and the song's composer, Puakea Nogelmeier, was in the audience.

GREAT CHEFS JOIN THE FIGHT: Polly Kauahi and the Hawaii Foodbank received about $14,000 thanks to D.K. Kodama, left, and the other island chefs who participated in "Great Chefs Fight Hunger" at Restaurant Row on May 27. Alec Sou, second from left, and Chuck Furuya also helped make the event a success.

DON'T FORGET THE WATER: Dita Holifield, right, talked with Hawaii Foodbank supporters David Sayre and his wife, Loretta Ables-Sayre, while her band took a break during the "Great Chefs" party. Partiers enjoyed fine wines, great martinis, and several brands of bottled water.

HELPING FEED THOSE IN NEED: State Sen. Norman Sakamoto, center, enjoyed the "Great Chefs" event with David Hayakawa, left, Rona Suzuki, Michelle Aczon, and her husband, Edmond C. Aczon. There were too many choices available in food and beverages to sample everything, but everyone who attended got more then enough to eat and drink.