CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE: As part of the city of Honolulu's 100th birthday celebration, a gala honoring 100 of this city's most influential residents over the past 100 years (the list will be revealed Nov. 1) will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Sheraton Waikiki's Hawai'i Ballroom. For this momentous occasion, an all-star roster of talent also is being assembled.

To wit: The Society of Seven Las Vegas will perform with Jasmine Trias in a first-time union; this means Trias' vocal teacher, William Daquioag (an SOS member who runs the Performing Artist Academy, where she took lessons) and the "American Idol" finalist will share the main stage together. Other acts: Azure McCall and trio, The Drifters, and Willie K; Nina Keali'iwahamana sings with the Royal Hawaiian Band during cocktails. Further, a four-course meal will showcase the wizardry of Russell Siu, Alan Wong, Roy Yamaguchi and Dwight Yoshioka.

Gold tables ($10,000), silver tables ($3,000) and individual seats ($300) will benefit the Honolulu Hale Ho'okipa Project. Wonder if Mayor Mufi Hannemann will sing? For reservations and information, call 275-3030 or e-mail Cha Thompson at cha@tihati.com or visit www.honolulupride.com. ...

SIGHT 'EMS: Actor Peter Fonda, here for a PBS Hawai'i taping of a "Na Mele" show with Hapa (Barry Flanagan and Nathan Aweau), took the stage at Hale Noa (the Kava Bar) a few nights back to sing. Fonda is a long-time fan of Hapa and shares anecdotes from his colorful career, including a 1969 vignette about The Beatles that resulted in "She Said, She Said," a song about Fonda, recorded by the Fab Four in "Revolver." Fonda also joined TV producers Michael Harris and Dirk Fukushima for chopsticking joy at Tokkuri Tei. ...

Hapa's Bay Area shows included a performance of Boz Scaggs' "Harbor Lights" hit for Scaggs and staff at Scaggs' San Francisco venue, "Slims." ...

Fresh from her Windward Ho'olaulea performance at Windward Community College, where Raiatea Helm shared the stage with Auntie Genoa Keawe (dueting on "Alika") and Ho'okena, Helm moves on (with dad Zachary Helm and Kawika McGuire aboard) to a sold-out Danny Kaye Playhouse gig at Hunter College, NYC, Saturday, then flies to Tokyo next week to join Hoku Zuttermeister and Bryan Tolentino for shows. ...

STAGE CUES: That "Raise Your Voice" show, held last weekend at the Ronald E. Bright Theatre at Castle High School, was an inspiring and exquisite demonstration of Asian-American talent. Every one of the six troupers — Cliffton Hall, wife Deedee Magno-Hall, Alexander Selma, wife Jenni Selma, Michael K. Lee and fiancee Kim Varhola — had charismatic moments performing a gamut of Broadway tunes known and new, in a solid show they created as a showcase to live their dreams, share their past and illuminate their future. Hall is back in Denver to perform in "Wicked," but had a chance to introduce (on stage) 4-month-old son Kaeden Ryley for his stage "debut"; Alex Selma is rehearsing for Chicago's "Wicked." Jenni Selma got to the essence of "Home," and Varhola uncorked as good a version (and the best since Yvonne Elliman's groundbreaking launch) of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" we've ever heard. Lee's nuanced delivery of "Lost in the Wilderness" proved he's found a niche of creating and shaping his own destiny — paralleling what Saturday night's guest celeb host, Daniel Dae Kim of "Lost," said about career-shaping. Keyboarder Greg Chun even made his five-piece band sound like an orchestra. ...

And at Diamond Head Theatre's "The Full Monty," Judy Yoshioka (playing accompanist Jeanette Burnmeister) screeched with joy at the opening night curtain when she spotted daughters Candace and Stacy, who were flown in from New York by their dad, Emmett Yoshioka, up front — a surprise for the unsuspecting mom and wife. Judy had not seen the girls till her curtain call. The musical should be a hit for DHT, with its a-peeling lure; Malcolm Rolsal as Horse is the most adorable of the male strippers, and Stefanie Smart, one of the spouses, is indefatigably nuanced. ...

FINALLY: Localite Kevin Iwamoto, the former entertainer who now is global airline, car and ground commodity manager for Hewlett-Packard Co., has been a cover boy twice recently — on Business Travel News, in an issue on corporate travel; and on Meeting News, for its 25 Most Influential people in the meeting industry. These latest laurels follow his being named Business Travel's Travel Manager of the Year in 2002. Iwamoto, who used to perform as Kevin I, also is chairman and past president of the National Business Travel Association. Based at Hewlett-Packard's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., he'll be home for Thanksgiving. ...

And that's Show Biz. ...

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