On the Scene

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KE KANI O KE KAI AT THE AQUARIUM | 1. Bill "Billy V" Van Osdol, second from left, talked backstage with Na Hoa -- Ikaika Blackburn, left, Keoni Souza and Halehaku Seabury-Akaka -- after the trio opened this year's third Ke Kani o ke Kai concert July 11 at the Waikiki Aquarium. Na Hoa capped a solid set of Hawaiian and hapa haole music with a crowd-pleasing rendition of "The Carburetor Song."

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'VIVE LA FETE NATIONALE!' | 5. Pianist Pierre Grill, center, played traditional French music at the Alliance Francaise of Hawai'i "La Fete Nationale" party, celebrating the French holiday Americans know as Bastille Day, July 14 at the Kahala Hotel & Resort. Patrica Lee, honorary French consul for Hawaii, was honorary chairwoman, and Patrick Gey co-chairman, as the group commemorated the founding of the modern French nation after the storming of the Bastille, a fortress in Paris, in 1789.

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'DA REDDEYE' GUESTS AT CD PARTY | 3. Caleb "Da Reddeye" Richards, fourth from left, was guest of honor when Thomson "Kikomon" Enos, center, leader of Typical Hawaiians, celebrated the release of "Aloha Summer Time," the group's new download single and music video, July 12 at the Pau Hana Lounge. Typical Hawaiians musician Kalei Kahalewai, left, and longtime friends of the group, Anthony "Eco" Brown and Johnny "Shantytown" Rozetta, joined in the partying. Richards and Brown have prominent roles performing in the video.

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HARDY A HIT AT SOLD-OUT BOOK-SIGNING | 4. Tattoo industry legend Ed Hardy signed a copy of his autobiography, "Wear Your Dreams," during an afternoon meet-and-greet July 13 at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Fans arrived an hour early for Hardy's only scheduled booksigning in Honolulu, and he signed books for more than 90 minutes. "Wear Your Dreams" is a fascinating look at the life of the man who brought tattoo art into mainstream American culture and the fashion world. The bookstore sold every copy it had on Saturday.

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2. Hawaiian 105 KINE morning diva Mele "Mento Mele" Apana congratulated Jordan Yamanaka, center, and his proud father, Ke Kani o ke Kai headliner Mark Yamanaka, after the concert. The show was Jordan's first public appearance on Oahu, and he distinguished himself dancing hula, playing ukulele and singing with his father.