On the Scene
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LOKOMAIKA‘I FOR JAPAN | 1. Japan-American Society of Hawaii President Ed Hawkins, standing, shared a front-row table with former Gov. George Ariyoshi, left, Jean Ariyoshi, Japanese Consul General Yoshihiko Kamo and Etsuko Kamo at “Lokomaika‘i for Japan,” a fundraiser for disaster victims May 27 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Guests enjoyed delicacies prepared by hotel chefs and an early evening performance by Willie K.
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“THANKS, LEROY!” | 5. Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2011 Courtney Coleman and her parents, Donald Coleman, left, and Mari Coleman, welcomed Leroy Sajulga to her “Send Off” party May 28 at Rumours. Courtney’s parents met when they were working for Sajulga at his nightclub, Cilly’s, in the 1980s.
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“RELATIVE” A HIT AT KUMU KAHUA! | 3. Playwright Edward Sakamoto, third from left, talked with cast members Marcus R. Oshiro (Dean), left, Allan Y. Okubo (Ike) and Dann Seki (Shiro) at the opening night reception for his newest play, “It’s All Relative,” May 26 at Kumu Kahua Theatre. The play is light in tone but substantial in content and can be a litmus test for romantic relationships.
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A MILESTONE FOR KALAPANA | 4. It was a huge day for Kalapana fans when “alumi” Randy Aloya, left, Kirk Thompson, Alvin Fejarang and Michael Paulo played with the group at the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards May 28 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. It was the first time they had all played together since the Kalapana reunion concert at the Waikiki Shell in 1982.
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“MI LAVEM?YU” AT EWC | 2. Exhibit curator Haidy Geismar, left, explained the cultural symbolism seen in “The Port Vila Market” to Karen Knudsen and Bill Feltz at the opening reception for “Port Vila Mi Lavem Yu,” an exhibition of urban art from Vanuatu, May 22 at the East-West Center. The painting by Juliette Pita depicts the role played by women in the growing cash economy of the capital, Port Vila. The exhibit runs through Sept. 11.
