Pulse Top 5: Heineken Pacific Mele, Most Imaginative Bartender

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2015 July 18 PUL PACIFIC MELE - Heineken's first ever Heineken Pacific Mele at the Waikiki Shell, celebrating the cultures that make Hawaii the amazing place that it is. Local Natives (West Coast), Kawehi (Hawaii), and Shugo Tokumaru (Japan) in concert at this free event on July 18, 2015 in Honolulu, Hi. PHOTO BY KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER

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PICS: HEINEKEN PACIFIC MELE

1. Heineken thanked customers and supporters in Hawaii with a free concert at the Waikiki Shell on Saturday featuring Local Natives, Kawehi and Shugo Tokumaru. Heineken also released a special Honolulu-themed bottle currently available at local retail outlets. See more pictures from the concert at honolulupulse.com/heineken-pacific-mele; learn more about the limited-edition bottles at honolulupulse.com/in-the-mix-heineken-shows-aloha.

PICS: MOST IMAGINATIVE BARTENDER

2. Bombay Sapphire welcomed six of Hawaii’s top mixologists to The Republik on Sunday for the local regional finals of the 2015 Most Imaginative Bartender competition. The Manifest’s Jarrod Fread and his cocktail, Eyes Wide, took top honors, earning him a trip to Las Vegas to take part in Bombay Sapphire’s national competition later this year. Go to honolulupulse.com/most-imaginative-2015 for additional photos.

PICS: HUI ALAKA’I PAU HANA

3. First Hawaiian Bank hosted a pau hana for VIP guests at the Honolulu Museum of Art on July 17. Among those in attendance were first round NFL draft pick Marcus Mariota, pictured with local fashion designer Ari South, and Maui-based waterman Kai Lenny. Visit honolulupulse.com/hui-alakai-pau-hana for the complete Pulse party gallery.

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PICS: GOODWILL GOES GLAM

4. A fashion show produced by Kini Zamora kicked off Goodwill Goes GLAM! at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on July 16. All clothing and accessories showcased were items found in Goodwill Hawaii stores; sales of 40,000 pieces pulled from Goodwill stores, garments, jewelry and accessories were available for sale as well last weekend. For more pictures from the fashion show, go to honolulupulse.com/goodwill-goes-glam-2015.

PICS: SCARLET HONOLULU GRAND OPENING

5. Honolulu’s LGBT community has a new place to party in Chinatown with the opening of Scarlet Honolulu on Pauahi Street. The new gay club’s co-owners Lanai Tabura, left, and Traver Rains, right, posed for a photo with special guest Richie Rich on July 17; a blessing of the club followed on Saturday and it will be open to the 21-and-over crowd starting this weekend. See more photos from opening night at honolulupulse.com/scarlet-honolulu-opening-night.

Photos by Kat Wade, Special to the Star-Advertiser