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'HONG KONG' A NIGHT TO REMEMBER | 1. Barinna Poon, center, producer and emcee of "A Hong Kong Night," talked backstage with the stars of the show -- Peter Chan Ho Tak, left, Black Girl, Suzan Guterres and Li Hung Kay -- May 3 at the Hawaii Theatre. The four veteran entertainers performed for almost three hours, then carried on with an impromptu "after show" for VIP ticket holders at Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant.
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'VOICE' TIMELY CHILDRENS' THEATER | 5. 'Ohi'a Productions cast members Jordan Savusa, left, Jessica Cruz, Royce Okazaki and Cindy Hartigan took a break after the first of two public performances of Lisa Matsumoto's "Voices of the Rainforest" April 28 in the Stevenson Middle School cafeteria. The fast-moving one-act show, first staged in 1996, uses standard children-oriented, pidgin-speaking characters to deliver a clear and relevant message about the importance of protecting watersheds and endemic species.
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SCULPTURE GARDEN OPENS AT ART MUSEUM | 4. Gov. Neil Abercrombie greeted Caroline Hee, left, and Estelle Green after the formal dedication of the Sculpture Garden on May 3 at the Hawai'i State Art Museum. Hee was representing her father, the late Hon-Chew Hee, whose mural, "King Kamehameha I Uniting the Hawaiian Island Kingdom," is one of the pieces on the display in the new outdoor gallery.
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HALL OF FAME HONORS HAWAIIAN MUSIC GREATS | 2. The four surviving members of Olomana -- Haunani Apoliona, left, Wally Suenaga, Jerry Santos and Willy Paikuli -- were the year's only living honorees when the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame recognized its newest inductees May 1 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The quartet closed its highly anticipated miniset with a spirited rendition of "Teve Teve" that included more verses than usual and therefore kept percussionist Paikuli dancing for a long, long time.
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3. Cy Bridges, great-grandson of inductee James Pihenui Kuluwaimaka Palea (known to music historians as famed court chanter Kuluwaimaka), enjoyed the event with his niece, Meghan Bridges-Steffen, left, his sister, Hoolaulea Bridges-Steffen, and his daughter, Maria Keawekuloa-Nakila.
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