Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ bars, celebrates its 50th anniversary
The nightclub business isn’t easy. Jack Law has steered Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand through many challenges for 50 years. Read more
The nightclub business isn’t easy. Jack Law has steered Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand through many challenges for 50 years. Read more
Aaron Mahi, a musician, composer, conductor, recording artist, kahu and bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band for 24 years, died Saturday. He was 70 and had been in declining health for several years. Read more
Mahi was 70 years old and had been in declining health for several years. Read more
The life and work of Milton “Mickey” Diamond, renowned for his work on gender identity and advocate for gender equality, will be celebrated Aug. 3. Read more
Hayley Cheyney Kane had good reason to celebrate as she did her first interview as the newly crowned Miss Hawaii 2024 moments after receiving her title, sash and tiara on stage Sunday at the Hawaii Theatre. Read more
The late Lisa Matsumoto wrote and produced her first pidgin fairy tale musical, “Once Upon One Time,” as a theater-class project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989. Read more
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Wily found his calling in film and TV with memorable appearances in the Fox television drama“North Shore” in 2004, and in the 2008 romantic comedy film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Read more
Jade Stice — a Broadway veteran who returned home to share her knowledge and experiences with new generations of Broadway hopefuls — has died in a hiking accident on the mainland, a family spokesperson reported Thursday. She was 53. Read more
Alani Apio wasn’t thinking “trilogy” when he began writing a play about things he saw Hawaiians experiencing in the early 1990s. Apio was in his early 20s and said he wanted to share what he was feeling in his “gut.” He titled his play “Kamau” (“to carry on”). Read more
A welcome element in “Ka Moana Lu‘au” is that audience members are brought up on stage for the purpose of teaching the basics of hula to them rather than as fodder for cheap laughs. Read more
Tickets go on sale today for the Original Kapena 40th Anniversary Celebration — a reunion of Kapena founding members Kelly “Kelly Boy” De Lima, Tivaini “Tiva” Tatofi and Teimomi “Timo” Tatofi — Aug. 31 at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell. Read more
Four veterans of the Hawaii music industry — Raiatea Helm, Sean Na‘auao and the groups Ekolu and Waipuna — are front- runners with nominations in major categories as the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts announces finalists for the 47th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Read more
View the complete list of finalists for the 47th Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Read more
Walter James Smith Jr. — known to family, friends and colleagues as “Freckles” — died April 19 at his home in Kapahi, Kauai. He was 89. Read more
As television fans were counting down the days to the official announcement of CBS Entertainment’s fall 2024 season, a fourth season for “NCIS: Hawai‘i” seemed like a slam dunk. Read more
Over four decades, Waterson entertained Hawaii audiences as a showroom vocalist, a film and television actor, a recording artist and a karaoke bar host. Read more
The series finale is set to air May 6. Read more
The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails on the Ocean Lawn followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Read more
Dave Benson, a co-founder of First Night Honolulu and the Honolulu Symphony Fun Run fundraiser, Race Director of the Honolulu Marathon from 1980 to 1984, and 30-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, died April 2 after a short battle with ALS. He was 82. Read more
With the help of her daughter, Hallman continued working until the age of 92. Read more