Below are the last 10 Weekend coverstories
Suite Song
Friday - May 09, 2008
By Kerry Miller
Actress Brenda Song grew up on the popular Disney Channel show, ‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,’ playing the role of London Tipton. She’s not from Hawaii, but Brenda Song was right at home while on Oahu to shoot a movie for Lifetime.
It’s a Girls WORLD
Friday - May 02, 2008
By Alana Folen
St. Andrew’s Priory will represent Hawaii at the Team America Rocket Challenge in Virginia next month - the only team from the Islands to make it to the high-tech competition. Somewhere, Queen Emma is smiling. And while the concept of rocketry would certainly be foreign to her, the idea of young women competing and succeeding at the highest levels is exactly why,
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What’s new!
Friday - April 25, 2008
By Alice Keesing
The Spring New Products Show this weekend promises to offer plenty of totally new products, including real-looking faux flowers from a legendary Island songstress. Legendary songstress Karen Keawehawaii just loves flowers.When she takes to the stage, you are sure to see a veritable garden of blossoms tucked into the legendary singer’s hair. And it was this love of flowers that led Keawehawaii
CATCHING HER DRIFT
Friday - April 18, 2008
By Sarah Pacheco
Local girl turned national drift racing all-star Verena Mei got behind the wheel only four years ago, but has the guys eating her dust. You may recall seeing her on Miller Lite or Delta Airlines national commercials. On the big screen,she starred in the boxoffice hits Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift >and Rush Hour 2. She was even on The Drew Carey Show as Kukui, a Hawaiian waitress who spanks Craig Ferguson’s
marching for dimes and keiki
Friday - April 11, 2008
By Susan Sunderland
Each week in Hawaii, on average, 43 babies are born prematurely. That’s where the good work of the March of Dimes comes in. Thanks to Kmart employees and shoppers, and those who participate in the April 26 Walk for Babies, that good work will continue to grow. Lou and Marci Nishida will never forget the first birthday celebration of their baby MarLou. That’s because it’s a miracle that their child survived her first
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Loretta at Lincoln Center
Friday - April 04, 2008
By Yu Shing Ting
Loretta Ables Sayre, long a familiar face on Hawaii stages and TV screens, stars as Bloody Mary in a new production of South Pacific at New York’s famed Lincoln Center. It opens April 3. Loretta Ables Sayre has a lot to celebrate this week - turning 50 on April 1 and making her Broadway debut in the first Broadway revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s prize-winning musical classic South Pacific
THE POWER OF PADDLING
Friday - March 28, 2008
By Matt Tuohy
Members of the Pure Light Racing canoe club are changing the way people look at outrigger paddling, and at disabilities. ,From left, Joe Broc, Darralyn Clarke and John Greer are training for the World Sprints later this year. It’s a clear, sunny day. A group of paddlers sit on the beach laughing, talking story and readying themselves for a practice session out on the water. Smiles on their faces, they roll up to an outrigger canoe, dismounting
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the many facets of AFATIA THOMPSON
Friday - March 21, 2008
By Melissa Moniz
At 29, Afatia Thompson is many things: a former UH football player, husband, father, fire-knife dancer, free diver and production manager for his parents’ company, Tihati Productions. He’s also a Hoku-winning musician who’s trying to make it as an R&B singer. He’ll open for national star 50 Cent at the Blaisdell March 28. A man who wears many hats, Afatia Thompson takes a big step in his
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Hitting The High G
Friday - March 14, 2008
By Steve Murray
Critics say he plays music best suited for elevators and insomniacs, but Kenny G could care less - fans have bought 75 million of his albums. On Saturday and Sunday, he and his band join the Honolulu Symphony Pops. Kenny has been targeted by many in and around the industry as a rudimentary musician more concerned with selling records than becoming a proper jazz musician - whatever the heck that is
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JAN KEN PO: THE BIG SHOW
Friday - March 07, 2008
By Susan Sunderland
Coralie Matayoshi of the Red Cross gets a hand from Mayor Mufi Hannemann and Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona to promote the Red Cross’ big Jan Ken Po tournament on March 7 at Bishop Square. The event kicks off Red Cross Month to raise funds
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