SHOW BIZ
Clint Eastwood spotted pushing a stroller
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
STAR WATCH: Actor Clint Eastwood, ensconced at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island for the Waikoloa Kings' Cup Tournament, was sighted — pushing a child's stroller. Not exactly in keeping with Eastwood's tough-guy image ...
Besides Eastwood, slugging star Mark McGwire, "Iron Chef" star Roy Yamaguchi, and irons star Billy Andrade were among the BareFoot TieBreaker players in the event organized by Waikoloa Land Company president Thos Rhor. Rhor and University of Hawai'i football coach June Jones also played barefoot in the two-day golf tournament. Winners David Clark and Pard Erdman earned a spontaneous performance by Danny Kaleikini at Kings' Grille ...
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THE LOCAL ANGLE: Sorry to report Dennis Pavao, one-time member of Hui 'Ohana, is hospitalized for undisclosed reasons at Maui Memorial Hospital. Prayers will help; cards may be sent to him there, his family says. Or go to kpoa.com to send get-well wishes ...
Kevin Iwamoto, who performed in the Local Divas concert, has been named one of Business Travel Executive magazine's top 13 Business Travel Visionaries. Iwamoto, who sings as Kevin I, is global airline and car travel manager for Hewlett-Packard, and is president of the National Business Travel Association. ...
Mackenzie Phillips ("One Day at a Time") will join Amy J. Carle and Michele Shay in the first week of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues," opening Tuesday at the Hawai'i Theatre. Loretta Swit takes over the week of Jan. 29. When the show travels to the Maui Feb. 7 to 10, Brooke Shields tops the cast ...
Jerome Koko of The Makaha Sons created a song, on the spot, at the group's Hana Hou concert last Friday at the Hawai'i Theatre, mostly because he didn't want to come off as a liar, after our story in last week's TGIF mentioned he'd debut a composition. He got mileage out of this impromptu bit, repeating the "song" a number of times, delighting the audience. Nope, he now says he hasn't really finished writing a new song ...
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HERE 'N' THERE: K.C. of K.C. and the Sunshine Band, of "That's the Way (I Like It)" fame, dined last week at Matteo's ...
Date to circle: March 14. That's when country singer Crystal Gayle (remember "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"?) is set to do a Blaisdell Concert Hall show ...
Robert Cazimero's piano serenades Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Chai's Island Bistro are relaxing and fun — reminiscent of his keyboard escapes at Kelvin Ro's old Kahala Moon. Favorites, from the Hawaiian songbook and love standards, are performed with dinner-background-music dignity, with little patter but oodles of memories. Very different from The Brothers Cazimero's Wednesday duo at Chai's with brother Roland ...
Morton's of Chicago, the steak emporium at Ala Moana Center, enjoyed terrific business during the holidays, and g.m. Greg Omotoy said the newest restaurant in the chain sold more gift certificates in its first month of business than any other of the 61. Have not been to the Ala Moana site yet, but if it's anything like others on the Mainland, it must be a winner. ...
Speaking of steaks, Ruth's Chris Steak House in Wailea continues to attract the show-biz crowd. Recent diner: Jacky Jedlicki of Marek Lieberberg Productions (Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Bush) who was with his family, including 5-year-old twins Lorraine and Mark ...
And that's Show Biz ...
Wayne Harada's Show Biz runs Wednesdays and Fridays; reach him at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com, 525-8067 or fax 525-8055.
