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Peter P.J. Ng, second from left, and Evelyn Y.Q. Lau, third from left, were guests of honor at the United Chinese Society of Hawaii's 2007 Model Father and Mother of the Year Banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on July 1. Ng and Lau were honored in part for their lifetime accomplishments as individuals, but primarily for their success in raising amazingly productive children. Ng's wife, Doris Jean Quinones Ng, left, 2007 UCS Model Citizen of the Year Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu, Christina Chen and UCS President Dr. Ming Chen congratulated them after the program. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Eric Martin, performing in character as Elwood Blues, honked on harmonica during the grand opening of "Stars in Concert Hawaii" at the Lau Yee Chai Showroom on Friday. The high-energy "Blues Brothers" segment, with Carmen Romano as Jake Blues, was the dramatic highlight, but veteran look-alikes Jonathan Von Brana (Elvis) and Mitch Adams (Elton John) did good work as well. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Jack Jackson, center, president and owner of the Jackson Auto Group, celebrated his 60th birthday last Thursday with 100 or so friends, colleagues and competitors at Sarento's Top of the I. Star-Bulletin President and Publisher Dennis Francis, left, was one of several guests who entertained the crowd with stories about Jackson. Russ Wong, right, planned the event. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Jack Jackson's party guests Howard Higa, left, and Andy Anderson surveyed the action from a window table near the buffet. When Anderson was called upon to say a few words about the guest of honor, he kept it simple, wishing Jackson "Happy birthday," and sat down. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Ceramic artist Sheri Lyles, left, chatted with masseuse Radha at the Kim Taylor Reece Gallery on Friday. Radha had a massage chair set up in the gallery window, and her work was so popular that some First Friday partyers came back a second time. CLICK FOR LARGE