The Left Lane
KTUH extends reach; you guess how far

At 6 a.m. today, you really may hear KTUH. The station's new transmitter, antenna and tower (pumping 3,000 watts instead of its former 100) are expected to extend the station's reach beyond central Honolulu.

How far will the signal carry 90.3 FM? No one knows, but KTUH is sponsoring a contest to find out.

The first to correctly guess the station's new reach will win a chance to guest deejay their own three-hour radio show and five compact discs.

The reach will be determined by H-1 exits: correctly name the east and west exits where you can still get KTUH static free. If you can pick up 90.3 along Moanalua Highway, for example, the answer should be Moanalua at Tripler.

E-mail your guess to promotions@ktuh.hawaii.edu, or call it in to the station at 956-5288. For details about ties and other rules, visit ktuh.org.

The Long Twins — Long Jun and Long Bin — will bring their acrobatic elasticity to CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" at 10:30 p.m. Monday on KGMB-9 here. The identical twins, named the top speciality act in Las Vegas in 1998, are fixtures in the Yes! Encore Hawai'i show at the Ohana Reef Towers' Polynesian Palace, where they demonstrate their juggling, hoop-diving and body-bending skills.

Now permanent U.S. residents, they have presented their circus-style show aboard Princess Cruises, at the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas and at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe. They leave here Sunday, so they will not perform that evening (unicyclist Kip Reynolds fills in); they plan to talk up Hawai'i as a travel destination, as well as perform on Monday.

For its forthcoming appearance at the 75th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Nov. 22 in New York City, the Old Lahaina Lu'au on Front Street in Lahaina is seeking experienced male and female hula dancers to beef up the dancing crew on the parade float.

This is the second appearance by the Lahaina troupe in the holiday parade; they made history last year by becoming the first-ever Hawai'i group in the parade, which is viewed by 65 million and launches the holiday season in New York.

Auditions will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Old Lahaina Lu'au Grounds, 1287 Front St. It's a paid gig and trip expenses are covered, too. Information: Maria Lopez at (808) 667-2998.