The Left Lane
Bruddah Iz in bronze

Contributions are needed for a bust of late vocalist Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

Project coordinator Liz Rizzo said only 5 percent of the sculpture's $37,000 cost had been raised so far, but they're banking on an upcoming promotion: Foodland and Sack N Save stores will match every dollar contributed Sept. 1-30, receiving contributions at all checkstands. Or send donations to the Duke Kahanamoku Family Foundation, P.O. Box 4616, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96745.

Where will the memorial be placed? Rizzo said the group will work with the State Foundation for Culture and the Arts to find a spot "where it would get the most exposure."

Information: Liz Rizzo at 842-8314.

Fashion's front lines

From time to time, stylist Dean Christopher of Manoa sends us reports on what's up in New York, Paris or Milan, where he works in creative development and image management for top fashion houses, including Chanel and Jil Sander. He spent most of July in Europe, checking out what will be in for spring, 2002. Here's a synopsis:

Plenty of pants! From full-legged to skin-tight, for day or night, short or long. Lots of texture: ruching, shirring, smocking, embroideries and silky fringes dangling off hemlines and belt edges.

An explosion of "surreal Technicolor" as well as fruity colors like strawberry and lime.

Asian influences such as mandarin collars.

A resurgence of bohemian and Gypsy-inspired themes "slit necks, bell sleeve tunic tops of sheer cotton voile with Moroccan hand-knotted details." Unexpected juxtapositions of bohemian with bourgeois, silky smooth with crusty embellishments, fluid with firm.

Stifler's mom (Jennifer Coolidge) and Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas) in "American Pie 2."

"American Pie 2" debuted as the top weekend film, grabbing $45.1 million at box offices to post the best opening ever for an R-rated comedy. The gross was more than double the $18.7 million the original movie took in over its first weekend in July 1999. Here, in order, are ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co.: 1. "American Pie 2," $45.1 million. 2. "Rush Hour 2," $31.5 million. 3. "The Princess Diaries," $14.1 million. 4. "The Others," $13.7 million. 5. "Planet of the Apes," $13.3 million. 6. "Jurassic Park 3," $7.3 million. 7. "Osmosis Jones," $5.6 million. 8. "America's Sweethearts," $4.6 million. 9. "Legally Blonde," $3.8 million. 10. "Original Sin," $3.1 million.