ENTERTAINMENT

CBS update of 'Hawaii Five-O' is still pending

”;Hawaii Five-O: The Fifth Season”; (Paramount Home Video, six discs, $49.99)

CBS' planned update of the “;Hawaii Five-0”; television series remains pending, along with a movie version of the show from Warner Bros., but fans can get some immediate gratification as DVD box sets of the original series continue to be released.

Reaching stores today is the fifth season of the '70s cop show filmed on Oahu. Al Harrington replaces Zulu in the cast, playing new team member Ben Kokua. Guest stars include Ricardo Montalban, Andy Griffith, Patty Duke and a post-”;Star Trek”; William Shatner.

A hIghlight of the season is the three-part “;V for Vashon,”; considered by fans to be among the best “;Five-O”; episodes ever. In “;The Son,”; “;The Father”; and “;The Patriarch,”; two generations of a old-line Hawaii crime family try all means necessary to avenge the death of their young male heir at the hands of Steve McGarrett.

Polynesian center opens Elvis store

Elvis fans: A new store is devoted solely to memorabilia, games and limited-edition items celebrating the life of the King.

The Aloha Elvis store has opened at the Polynesian Cultural Center, where Elvis Presley filmed “;Paradise, Hawaiian Style,”; in 1965.

Along with the Elvis Beanie Baby and other collectibles, the store offers the “;Elvis in Hawaii”; book and aloha shirts like the Presley wore in “;Blue Hawaii.”;

The store is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Call 293-3052.

Aaron Mahi brings symphony to Kauai

The Honolulu Symphony is headed for Kauai for the first time in 15 years, offering two free concerts, at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Kauai Community College's Performing Arts Center.

Aaron Mahi will conduct a program that includes selections from Leonard Bernstein's “;West Side Story,”; John Willams' “;Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”; and Aaron Copland's “;Rodeo.”;

Reservations are required; e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 524-0815, ext. 226.

Temple hosts self-defense class

A course on self-defense for women will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Daijingu Temple in Nuuanu.

Steve McLaughlin, professor and CEO of Hawaii Zenyo Jujutsu Kai, will show participants how to assess, avoid and escape dangerous situations, and how to react if assaulted.

Cost is $50; $75 per parent/child pair.

The temple is at 61 Puiwa Road, at Park Street corner. Call 595-7175, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or register online at http://www.kupale.org.

Literacy fair offers words and music

Alu Like's Native Hawaiian Library hosts a literacy fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 28.

The First Annual Kauikeaouli Literacy Fair will include a book fair, presentations by resource providers, cultural demonstrations, food booths and appearances by local authors.

Entertainment will feature Holunape and youth groups including Ka Ho'okane.

Admission is free. The library is at the Alu Like central office, 458 Keawe St. Call 535-1355.

Young poets have chance at prizes

Poets in grades 3 to 12 are invited to enter the 2009 Star Poets Contest.

Cash awards of $50 will go to five winners in each grade level and $150 to their schools; winning poems will be recognized in the Star Poets Journal, as well as in an awards ceremony and reading in May.

Students may enter up to five poems of up to 20 lines each on any topic.

A separate contest invites poems with the theme of “;Poems for Peace.”; Up to three poems may be submitted, with three winners chosen statewide to receive $50 cash prizes.

Entry forms for either contest are available on Windward Community College's Web site, http://www.windward.hawaii.edu/poets. Deadline is Jan. 26.

Mail entries to: Star Poets Contest, Windward Community College, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road, Kaneohe 96744.