Superstar George Clooney and about 20 other people involved in the movie based on Kaui Hart Hemmings' book “;The Descendants”; dined at Duc's Bistro in Chinatown on Wednesday night. Singer-guitarist Mihana Souza, who sings there Thursdays, welcomed Clooney and the group with her family chant of aloha. “;It was very Hawaiian,”; Mihana said. “;George Clooney is very handsome and very nice,”; she added. Mihana sang for two hours at the party. About 70 pieces of Mihana and husband Chuckie Souza's furniture, artifacts and artwork will be used in the picture ...

The Oscar Night America party and dinner, with the Hawaii International Film Festival as host, will get rolling at 4 p.m. March 7 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The cocktail party starts at 4, and the telecast of the awards ceremony starts at 5, before the show is shown on isle TV. Tickets are priced at various levels depending on seating. Call 697-2463, ext. 1, for tickets ...

“;The Insider”; nightly program on KGMB-TV had its cameras in Hawaii last week covering “;Soul Surfer,”; the Bethany Hamilton story. Bethany is the courageous, competitive surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack in Kauai waters when she was 13. After recovery she resumed competition. She is now 19. The picture stars Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt as her mom and dad and Anna Sophia Robb as Bethany. The cast also includes singing star Carrie Underwood in her big-screen debut and Lorraine Nicholson, Jack's daughter. After “;Soul Surfer”; coverage ran most of the week, the program's “;Shot of the Day”; winding up the week was of Conan O'Brien kissing a dolphin here ...

Audra Stevenson and Aubrey Hawk have dreamed up a Safari Champagne Tea PaHTY & Children's Fashion Show to benefit the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. (Note the way they shamelessly spell PaHTY to plug HTY.) The event will be held April 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. The safari-themed program will evoke the exotic setting in “;Just So Stories,”; HTY's spring production. This is a fun event with guests invited to attend in costume as “;The Hunter”; (khaki couture) or “;The Hunted”; (animal prints). Guests' children will take part in a parade of ferocious local wildlife—make that a fashion show—directed by Audra and supported by the ADR Agency. It's a retail jungle out there, Aubrey says, and the fashion show will feature the latest styles from an all-local lineup of clothiers including BECCA Beach Kahala, the Blue Buddha, Crazy Shirts, Hawaiian Moon, Jams World, Roxy/Quiksilver and Therapy Boutique, and more. Thirsts will be quelled by champagne cocktails or by an English Safari High Tea with those fancy sandwiches. Tickets start at $175 each. RSVP deadline is March 19. For tickets and info, including how you can get your kid in the fashion show, call Carolyn Kishi at HTY, 839-9885, ext. 711 ...

Hapa, the duo of Barry Flanagan and Nathan Aweau, will perform at the Kahala Supper Club on Friday. The Maile Ballroom will be transformed into a supper club. Guests will have a three-course dinner to go along with the music. The doors open at 6 and the show starts at 8. The evening is priced at $60 for adults and $40 for children, ages 4 to 12 ...

Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin on Honolulu streets in World War II, writes of people, places and things Saturdays. E-mail him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).