SHOW BIZ
Former Hapa member keeps music playing
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer
NOTEWORTHY: Barry Flanagan, formerly of Hapa, is winding up work on his "Instrumental Peace" CD, due in October and featuring a duet with Grammy winner R. Carlos Nakai, the Native American flutist.
On Maui recently, Flanagan had a gig with David Paquette. It was a homecoming of sorts, because it was with Paquette that Flanagan first performed after arriving in Hawai'i. Flanagan also is hankering to perform at a Gaelic acoustic music festival early next year in Dublin, Ireland. ...
John Kolivas, leader of the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, is marking his first anniversary Aug. 12 with an appearance at Kapono's in the Aloha Tower Marketplace.
Time flies when you're having fun. It was nearly a year ago, last Aug. 14, when HJQ launched its first gig at Studio 6, and the membership has remained intact, even through the lean times after Sept. 11. Members are Richie Pratt on drums, Dan Del Negro on piano and Tim Tsukiyama on sax.
Among the year's achievements: the "Remembrance" CD that paid tribute to victims of 9/11 and the World Trade Center Relief Fund, resulting in a thank-you letter from New York Gov. George Pataki ...
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NAME-DROPPING: When actor Ray Bumatai was hospitalized at Straub (he's home now) after brain-tumor surgery, he was visited by cast members from "You Somebody," the show he had to bow out of because of his illness.
Co-star Loretta Ables Sayre brought a smile to his face when she brought a round of gifts.
Bumatai, who had blurry vision, is making great progress, but his pals are still on prayer overload. ...
Ho'okena, the Hoku Award-winning group, joined residents of Ho'okena, the village south of Kona, to mark the 20th anniversary of the local 'ono fishing tournament.
The group left its Tori Richards attire at home and donned T-shirts, shirts and zoris instead, with Manu Boyd assembling 50 of his hula halau members to join the festivities. Bill Paris and Howie Wells are planning a documentary film on the event.
Big catch of the day: Nani Dudoit, spouse of Ho'okena's Horace Dudoit III, whose hula captivated the crowd. ...
Services for Richard Roach, who died July 20, will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary.
Roach, who was retired from his job at the state Department of Education's Teleschool Branch, had many friends in the entertainment community and was a spirited soul on many an opening night.
Condolences to his wife, Betty. ...
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"Mahjong Party," the upcoming TV game show featuring Brickwood Galuteria and Frank DeLima, has another contestant call at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Palace Showroom of the Ohana Reef Towers Hotel.
Applicants must be at least 21, with a valid Hawai'i driver's license, and be available for an Aug. 25 rehearsal preceding an Aug. 31 taping at the KHON-Fox 2 studios.
The show, offering a trip to Las Vegas, premieres Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on Channel 2; it's trivia-driven, so you don't really have to know how to play mahjong. Information: 351-1222. ...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, as part of a party of 31, wined and dined at Roy's in Hawai'i Kai before their Blaisdell Arena concert last week. No wonder Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith were high-energy dudes in concert. ...
Same night, different table: Luther Vandross, a regular, was having his Roy's fix. ...
And that's Show Biz ...
Wayne Harada's Show Biz is published Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reach him at 525-8067, at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 525-8055.
