Louis Solywoda says being “in therapy for years” was what freed him to pursue careers as a photographer, model and singer/songwriter — and most recently to national fame auditioning for “American Idol” on March 8. Read more
Jason Miller is celebrating his company’s 25th anniversary this weekend with a 25-song compilation album, “25 Songs From 25 Years,” that he is releasing as a complete “hard copy” CD and on streaming services. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of “Indigenuity,” but Pomaika‘i Keawe Lyman is looking forward to other projects. Read more
Professional aerial performer and aerial choreographer Michael Lipari has relatives on Maui and makes Honolulu his base of operations. Read more
Steve Goodenow is a full-time private eye and the founder and owner of the Hawaii Investigative Group. Read more
In 2017, Rob Tolleson invested in Reyn Spooner, the kamaaina alohawear company whose roots go back to 1956. Last year, Tolleson became the president of the company. Read more
Albert Maligmat plays his final public show in Hawaii at 7 p.m. today at Growler USA, 449 Kapahulu Ave. Read more
Wayne Brady returns to Hawaii for two nights at the Blue Note Hawaii on March 7 and 8. Read more
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ latest film “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” screens Saturday at the opening night reception of the 9th Annual Honolulu African American Film Festival at the Doris Duke Theatre. Read more
Anna Walden was here in January for the Aloha Haha Festival. She’ll be in Yokohama, Japan, for the TPAM2020 Fringe performing arts festival, Feb. 8-16. Read more
Kapena Kea has a prominent supporting role in “Cheer,” a gripping, six-part Netflix docuseries on the Navarro cheerleading team as it prepares to compete for another national championship. Read more
Jamie Ming See Lee is a marketing coordinator at The Queen’s Health Systems and was crowned Hawaii’s 71st Narcissus Queen at the Hawaii Theatre on Jan. 11. Read more
In September, Katrina Law, 34, became a member of the main cast of “Hawaii Five-0.” Read more
Megan Le was in Hawaii last month to do some stunt work on CBS’ hit TV show “Hawaii Five-0.” She plays Agent Tran on the Netflix series “Medical Police,” which premieres Friday. Read more
Mahealani Sims-Tulba was crowned 2020 Miss Aloha Latina in the Dec. 1 Miss Latina Hawaii Scholarship Competition. She will compete in the Miss Hawaii pageant next spring. Read more
Jan TenBruggencate’s newest book, “Menehune Mystery,” explores in fascinating detail the origins of stories about menehune and how the origin stories changed over time. Read more
Dr. Philip McNamee will be featured in a new role in “The Nutcracker,” which opens Friday at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Read more
Noel Okimoto will retire from the Royal Hawaiian Band in December after almost 31 years as the leader of the percussion section. Read more
Denis Salle was born in Hamburg, Germany, but his step-grandfather had family ties to Hawaii, and Salle spent part of his teen years living here. Read more
Lance Motogawa returned to radio almost two years ago with a Monday evening magazine-style show from 8 to 10 p.m. on KPRP AM 650. Read more
Mark Jonathan Davis’ new book explores Hawaii’s midcentury modern building signage. Read more
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