Vote for faves in Pulse Awards
Voting is now underway to choose the winners in the first-ever Honolulu Pulse Awards. After collecting nominations earlier this month, you can now vote for one of five finalists in more than 45 categories, from Best Bar and Best Nightclub to Best Local Band, Best Pizza and Best Instagram.
Since its launch in 2010, HonoluluPulse.com has become Hawaii’s top online source for news, reviews and blogs covering Honolulu’s arts, entertainment, food and nightlife scenes. More than 200,000 unique visitors access the site every month for the latest news and photo event coverage, plus more than a dozen regular weekly features provided by a team of veteran journalists and bloggers.
Go to honolulupulse.com/pulseawards to vote. Deadline is July 20; winners will be announced during a special VIP celebration later this summer.
Church sale offers bargains
Bargain hunters can search for hidden treasures at the Manoa Valley Church White Elephant Faire from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Items include toys, household items, clothes, plants, jewelry, handbags, books, shoes, produce and tools, and a $1 food menu will be offered. All proceeds will benefit the church’s ministries.
Manoa Valley Church (United Church of Christ) is at 2728 Huapala St., across from Manoa Marketplace and behind Starbucks. Visit www.manoavalleychurch.org or call 988-3271.
Documentary revisits Vietnam
"How Do YOU Remember Vietnam?" — a documentary featuring former war correspondent and local newsman Bob Jones — will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday on KHON2 after the debate between U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and challenger Colleen Hanabusa.
The 30-minute documentary "is full of Vietnam footage and many interviews — very heartwrenching — with local fellows who served during that era," Carole Kai Onouye said in a news release. She co-hosts the show with Kimo Kahoano.
The two produce an annual series of documentaries under the "Hawaii Stars" banner.
Last year’s show on Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans prompted an outpouring from Vietnam veterans "who were very sad and kind of bitter because they were not treated with the same attitude as the Iraq and Afghanistan vets were," Onouye said, adding she hopes the show will bring "a closure of sorts" for the veterans.
Jones reported from Vietnam over the course of nine years for The Honolulu Advertiser and NBC News, surviving war wounds and exposure to Agent Orange. He is a columnist for MidWeek.
Talent contest seeks new stars
The deadline to enter Outrigger Hotels and Resorts’ sixth annual Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search is fast approaching. Entries in the contest to identify Hawaii’s next rising stars in traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music must be submitted by Friday.
The winning artist or group will receive a one-month paid contract with Kani ka Pila Grille at Outrigger Reef on the Beach in September, plus time in a recording studio.
The five finalists announced July 25 will be invited to perform at the Made in Hawaii Festival at the Neal Blaisdell Center’s Pikake Room on Aug. 16.
Judges are slack-key master Cyril Pahinui, Kani ka Pila Grille music director Luana Maitland and John Viera, program coordinator of the MELE music industry program at Honolulu Community College.
Enter by submitting a music sample on DVD or by providing a link to an online performance. Submissions can be emailed to luana.maitland@outrigger.com or mailed to Luana Maitland, Kani ka Pila Grille, c/o Outrigger Reef on the Beach, 2169 Kalia Road, Honolulu HI 96815.
For information visit www.outrigger.com/ kkpgtalentsearch.
Swing away for the Shriners
Dance and swing to big-band music with two performances by the Shriners Big Band at Barbers Point this month.
The band will appear at the Hideaway Club at Barbers Point Naval Air Station from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and July 26. The concerts will help raise funds for the Shriners Hospital for Children.
"All the money is used for the transportation fund for the families on the outward islands and the territories to come in and receive services," said Glenn Lewis, a spokesman for the band.
The band is made up of local musicians who provide music at many local functions. One of the featured artists is trumpet player Phil Scellato, co-leader of the popular PBS Big Band, who will perform at Saturday’s concert.
"It’s classic jazz, ‘Tuxedo Junction,’ ‘In the Mood,’ that kind of thing," Lewis said.
Visitors can bring blankets and beach chairs to the outdoor concert, which features a covered lounge and dance floor.
Civilian visitors need to call or text Lewis at 916-834-9728 at least three days prior to the performance for permission to enter the military venue. Guests may also come with someone with valid military or Department of Defense identification; up to four adults per ID are allowed. Cost is $10 per adult; children are free.
The Hideaway Club is at 1 Coral Sea Road.
