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On the Scene: Hairstylist Paul Brown looks back at a storied career in Hawaii
San Francisco born-and-raised Paul Brown was 12 when he cut his hair and discovered he was good at it. Now, he’s in Hawaii with his own salon. Read more
San Francisco born-and-raised Paul Brown was 12 when he cut his hair and discovered he was good at it. Now, he’s in Hawaii with his own salon. Read more
Emmanuel Plasson will be wielding his conductor’s baton when HOT’s production of Puccini’s ever-popular tragedy “Tosca” opens Friday in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Read more
After seven years as a full-time professional model, Pome‘e made history when she became the first woman of Pacific Islander descent to be selected for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine. Read more
Tammy Haili‘opua Baker grew up on Kauai in a family where Hawaiian culture was lived more than taught. Read more
Julian Arahanga arrived in Hawaii on Aug. 31 for a 17-day Wananga/Wanana Residency at Bishop Museum where he and a second cultural practitioner are exploring museum holdings that document the historical relationship between Maori and Native Hawaiians. Read more
Gene Wai Doo, who retired in 2014, celebrated his 80th birthday Aug. 21. Read more
“Vintage Lines,” an exhibition of aloha shirts from Dale Hope’s personal collection, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 30 in the IBM Building, 1240 Ala Moana Blvd. Read more
Derek Mio is drawing on his family’s experiences in playing Japanese American photographer Chester Nakayama, the lead character in the second season of the AMC network series “The Terror: Infamy.” Read more
Leni Knight, who is 61 and a cancer survivor, is partnering with Hawaii recording artist Meleana Brown to present “Hold On,” an art exhibition, auction and concert on Saturday, in the Cupola Gallery and Bamboo Garden of Stage Restaurant in the Honolulu Design Center. Read more
Sydney Miyao, 17, is staging and producing her first musical, “Petrichor,” before she leaves Hawaii next month to begin her freshman year at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Read more
Lionel Wright is celebrating his upcoming 50th birthday with a “Black Hawaiian Birthday Bash,” Saturday at the Artistry Nightclub on Cooke Street. Read more
Last weekend, Tumua Tuinei, 23, distinguished himself as one of Pauly Shore’s warm-up acts at the Blue Note Hawaii. Read more
Hawaii photographer Russell Tanoue uses his skills to help give others a boost. Read more
Nicole Holbrook, 19, will represent Hawaii at the 99th Miss America Pageant, Sept. 9, in Atlantic City. Read more
Mihana Souza celebrated her 70th birthday with a huge luau Saturday in Kailua. She will perform Monday with Kanoe Cazimero at the Blue Note Hawaii. Read more
Braddoc DeCaires’ next big project is Manoa Valley Theatre’s summer production of “The Rocky Horror Show,” which opens July 18. Read more
Kalama Epstein, Hawaii born and raised, is currently starring as Jeremy, an overachieving high school sophomore, in the Netflix comedy/drama, “No Good Nick.” Read more
Hawaii was a very different place when Victoria Kam Yuk Chun was born in 1930. Read more
Alastar McNeil will be back in Honolulu next weekend when “Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles” plays a three-night engagement, Friday through June 2, at the Hawaii Theatre Center. Read more
Dr. David Haynes is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has been practicing in Hawaii since 1997. Read more
Andrew Morgan stepped down as the San Francisco Opera’s director of development earlier this year to become the executive director of Hawaii Opera Theatre. Here’s what he has planned. Read more