KFVE airs new 'Hot Hawaiian Nights' series

ANOTHER summertime tradition returns to local television, as "Hot Hawaiian Nights" makes its 2006 premiere on KFVE tomorrow.

Once again, KCCN FM-100's Bill "Billy V" Van Osdol, Lina "Lina Girl" Langi and Jason "Pipi" Rezentes host the hour-long program, which will kick off at Ala Moana's Mai Tai Bar and move to different venues in upcoming weeks. Up first is Koa'uka, with B.E.T., Raiatea Helm, Kapena, Maunalua and Aaron Sala also booked for later this summer.

If you miss the live broadcast, "Hot Hawaiian Nights" will repeat on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 p.m. The concert series runs through Aug. 18 ...

THURSDAYS continue to bang as the weather heats up and college kids have more free time. "The Breaks" kicked off last Thursday at Osake, and features half-priced drinks from 9 to 11 p.m. ... "Redda Fire" should be fun this week, since it's the official location for the Israel Vibrations afterparty once they're done playing at Pipeline Cafe ... "Livewire" returns for another monthly installment at Venus Nightclub, with DJs Betty, Mindgame, Packo, Scarrd and friends on the decks ... The O Lounge will be off the hinges, as The Alkaholiks say goodbye during the Oahu stop of their 2006 farewell tour with help from Chino XL, Emirc and E-Dub ...

LOOKING FOR a slightly more mature crowd on a Friday night? Zanzabar's Parson Iosua is proud of the following the club has built for its weekly "World Dance Zone" party. DJs Euphorik and Da Lion of Judah spin a diverse mix, with 93.1 The Zone's Lisa D on the mic. She tells me the spot gets packed around midnight ...

ALSO ON FRIDAY: Soljah Clothing returns to the club scene this week with "$5 Pitchas and Rubba Slippas" at Lulu's in Waikiki ... Go Jimmy Go plays with Mistermeaner at Anna Bannanas ... Matty Liu and Aden Stay will host a one-time summertime jam at Turtle Bay Resort ... And Jason "Mayhem" Miller headlines the latest ICON Sport mixed martial arts fights at the Blaisdell ...

GOT FREESTYLE skills? There are lots of opportunities around town to show what you got.

Check out "WormWood" at Detox on Saturday, where Icon the Mic King will host a battle with DJs Skid and Observe providing beats ... rRed Elephant hosts its monthly open mic session on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. ... "Supremacy" got off to a good start at Pipeline on Monday. That MC battle gives winners free studio time and guaranteed spins on Hot 93.9 ... But if you want to stay underground, holla at Big Mox. He hosts parking lot cyphers every Sunday night near Aloha Stadium ...

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