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Film industry observers credited her with almost single-handedly promoting an industry-wide awareness that Hawaii could provide facilities, and with it a trained workforce, up to national industry standards. Read more
Her post encouraged first-time voters to be sure to register for the election, and a U.S. General Services Administration spokesperson reported today receiving 337,826 visitors at vote.gov from a custom URL that Swift had shared. Read more
Derrick Lee Smith, 51, won the multimillion-dollar judgment by default in Lenawee County Circuit Court during a virtual hearing on Monday after Combs, 54, failed to show up. Read more
Hawaiian language, history and culture are prominent as Hawaii’s vibrant community theater groups announce their 2024-2025 schedules. Read more
Jones, a longtime sufferer of diabetes, died at his home surrounded by family members, agent Barry McPherson said. No cause of death was provided. Read more
Weinstein, 72, is due in court this week where prosecutors have presented evidence to a New York grand jury to try and secure a new indictment against him on sex crimes charges. Read more
Sports, television, movie and music stars have flocked to Flushing Meadows over the past fortnight, occupying luxury boxes and sipping on the venue’s famous $23 “Honey Deuce” cocktails and the celebrities were back in full force for Sunday’s finale. Read more
Teresa Bright, a multitalented Native Hawaiian entertainer known for her sweet and sultry vocal style and innovative blending of Hawaiian, Japanese and Okinawan music, died Sept. 1 after a period of declining health. She was 64. Read more
In the Broadway production of David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face,” starting previews at the Todd Haimes Theater on Sept. 13, Daniel Dae Kim will star as DHH, a fictionalized, none-too-sympathetic character based very loosely on the Tony-winning playwright. Read more
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Dr. Salvador Plasencia, and Jasveen Sangha, whom authorities said was a drug dealer known to customers as the “ketamine queen,” have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the October 2023 death of Perry. Read more
Gary Grube, owner and CEO of Hua Momona Farms and founder of the Hua Momona Foundation, has been providing Maui residents with food since 2020. Read more
“It is a bummer,” Clooney said on Sunday, adding that television streamers, such as Apple, were nevertheless vital to the future of filmmaking, presenting actors with opportunities and generating bigger audiences for their work. Read more
Fatman Scoop was formerly a DJ on Hot 97, an FM radio station in New York, which described him in an online tribute as a “legendary hype man and radio personality.” Read more
The group, whose debut album “Definitely Maybe” was released 30 years ago, split in 2009 when lead guitarist and main songwriter Noel said he could no longer work with frontman Liam after a number of public spats between the siblings. Read more
It’s been nine years since the three original members of Kapena — Kelly “Kelly Boy” De Lima and brothers Tivaini “Tiva” Tatofi and Teimomi “Timo” Tatofi — last played a concert at the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell. Read more
Have you ever called on your phone and then realized when someone answered that you didn’t know who you were talking to? Paula Poundstone can relate. Read more
Lopez, singer of “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” submitted divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, TMZ said. Read more
A Sunday entry by the Republican candidate on Truth Social showed Swift dressed in red, white and blue with a caption that said “Taylor Swift Wants You To Vote For Donald Trump.” Read more
Donahue died surrounded by his family on Sunday following an illness, the “Today” show reported. Read more
Some of them rushed to buy tickets for the London dates, which are available for about 690 pounds ($886) on resale sites. Read more
The defendants, including a woman known in Los Angeles as the “Ketamine Queen,” were part of a criminal network that distributed the drug to Perry and others, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said. Read more
