Ward theater to screen commemorative showing of ‘Purple Rain’
Consolidated Theaters will mark the death of musician Prince with a special screening Monday of his Oscar-winning film “Purple Rain.” Read more
Latest Stories by Mike Gordon
Prince liked Hawaii for its lack of pretense
Prince spent time in Hawaii since the mid-1990s, performing six concerts here and regularly chilling out at a home he owned on Maui, where he sometimes showed up unannounced at Valley Isle nightclubs to watch and even perform with local musicians. Read more
Mickey Mouse sings in Hawaiian!
Mickey Mouse, the mascot of everything Disney, has been the animated standard-bearer for 88 years, but in all that time he’s never embraced the Hawaiian language — until now. Read more
A kitchen neophyte elicits a smile, and the rest is gravy
The moment I realized Mrs. G. was serious, I choked on my own laughter. For months, whenever she told me I would soon have to cook Sunday dinners, I thought it was a joke. She had cooked all our meals for nearly 30 years. Read more
New show reframes Mark Twain’s work for contemporary audiences
Even 150 years ago it was a dream job for a newspaper correspondent: Sail to Hawaii — the Sandwich Islands — and write about its people and places in a series of letters for the Sacramento Union. How could Samuel Langhorne Clemens resist? Read more
Fundraiser will celebrate Bright’s theater legacy
‘Brighter Still,” a musical gala honoring the memory of director-teacher Ronald E. Bright, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at Hawaii Theatre. Read more
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Borges hopes merit, not sentiment, guides fate at Hokus
When he first listened to the jazz album that bears his name, Jimmy Borges wasn’t sure it was his best work. He’s a perfectionist at heart, he’ll tell you, a singer who always felt a performance could have been better. Read more
Family photos, mementos unlock window to the past
The faces of my family stared at me from old photographs, people in black-and-white I didn’t recognize. Their blood ran through my veins, but I didn’t know their names or what they did in life. Read more
‘Big Shots’ features local 5-year-old math wiz
The things his 5-year-old son can do with numbers leave Luis Esquivel Sr. speechless on a regular basis. Read more
Bumatai reassures fans as he reveals cancer diagnosis
Hawaii comedian Andy Bumatai took to social media Sunday to announce he has cancer while urging fans not to worry because it is a highly treatable form of the disease. Read more
Kaimuki resident’s quirky decor includes replica fighter plane
Some people decorate their yards with garden gnomes or plastic pink flamingos. But Eric van der Voort wanted to make a grander statement, which is saying a lot, since the guy owns a pair of World War II anti-aircraft searchlights. Read more
Comedian Andy Bumatai reveals cancer diagnosis
Hawaii comedian Andy Bumatai took to social media today to tell the world he has cancer but urged fans not to worry because it was a highly treatable form of the disease. Read more
Tales from softer side of life strike a chord with readers
The stories I shared were personal, and my family was comfortable with that, even though they were often part of the narrative. Read more
Leed delivers red-hot jazz at Blue Note Hawaii debut
Melveen Leed has finally earned her place on the Hawaiian jazz mantle. In her first Blue Note Hawaii gig Monday, she demonstrated that her passion for jazz was real, that she could sustain and deliver the form and focus that jazz demands. Read more
Jackie Robinson’s isle stint noted in PBS documentary
The life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, gets a thorough examination in “Jackie Robinson,” a new Ken Burns documentary that airs on PBS next month. Read more
McGarrett, rest of ‘Five-0’ will be back for Season 7
“Hawaii Five-0” will return for a seventh season this fall, according to CBS, which announced the renewal Friday. Read more
‘Hawaii Five-0’ renewed for seventh season
“Hawaii Five-0” will return for a seventh season this fall, according to CBS, which announced the renewal this morning. Read more
Myles Dias is helping seniors take charge of their health
When runner Eileen Min suffered a stress fracture in her left femur in 2011, her normal regimen of running didn’t help her heal. “I was getting so frustrated trying to get over it,” said Min, a retired Aliamanu Elementary School teacher from Pearl City. Read more
TV series being developed about Lahaina in the 1800s
ATV series set in 19th-century Lahaina, a time when it was the center of the whaling industry and the capital of the kingdom of Hawaii, might not have official production approval, but it’s already attracting top-flight talent. Read more
Borges pushes himself hard for final ‘Five-0’ appearance
Singer Jimmy Borges has loved “Hawaii Five-0” from the very beginning — and it’s loved him, too. During the CBS show’s original run, Borges appeared in 15 episodes, each one as a different character, and in 2012 he had a part in the rebooted “Five-0.” Read more
Comics legend Stan Lee to return
Comic book superhero creator Stan Lee will return to Hawaii for three days next month. Read more
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