On the Scene
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KAMAE GETS DOCTORATE | 1. Eddie Kamae and his wife, Myrna Kamae, seated, were joined by nieces Jo Kamae Byrne, standing left, Melanie Kamae and Kathy Kamae Medeiros at the chancellor's reception that preceded the formal presentation of his honorary doctorate May 11 at the University of Hawaii. Several people commented that any one of Kamae's nine documentary films on Hawaiian music would easily be the equivalent of a graduate student's Ph.D. dissertation.
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5. Guterres, left, a crowd-pleaser at last year's "Hong Kong Night" show and a hit this year, too, received a commemorative medal from state Rep. Calvin Say as Eula Chu and Leilani Keough welcomed her to the party.
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'HONG KONG NIGHT' AFTER-PARTY | 4. Ikaika Kahoano, left, Barinna Poon, Peter Carlisle, Louisa Lau and Keung Pui Lee Jenny celebrated the success of "The 2nd Hong Kong Night" concert May 11 with a post-show reception and dinner party at Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant. Carlisle, former Honolulu mayor, enjoyed the performances during the three-hour celebration of classic Cantonpop music and returned the favor when he sang "Mack the Knife" as an a cappella duet with Cantonpop star Suzan Guterres.
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'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY!' | 3. Sheraton Waikiki GM Kelly Sanders, center, celebrated his birthday with a party with several dozen friends in a 29th-floor suite May 11 at the hotel. Corey Campbell, left, Terry Hubbard and Dr. Alvin Chung were among the guests. Dr. John Magauran, right, helped Sanders with the arrangements.
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MALIE LYMAN DEBUTS WITH KE KULA MELE HAWAI'I | 2. Steel guitarist Malie Lyman, 9, was congratulated by her mother, Pomai Keawe Lyman, and grandfather Eric Keawe after she played her first show as a featured member of the Ke Kula Mele Hawai'i music school May 11 at Windward Mall. Malie has performed as a guest at the Keawe family show Thursdays at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, but this was her debut with Ke Kula Mele Hawai'i.
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