People watch sports games in the company of like-minded strangers, why not "Lost"? Jackie's Kitchen in Ala Moana Center holds a weekly Wednesday party for "Lost" fans. From 8 to 10 p.m. tonight, the restaurant will feature a "Lost" trivia contest before the TV show starts at 9 p.m. You can win official ABC "Lost" license plate covers and Jackie's Kitchen prizes. Order $4 "rush hour" pupu (with names such as Hurley's pork hash) and the new saketinis, such as the Ginger Blossom Infusion made with Sho Chiku Bai jumai and ginger. There's a one-drink minimum (but no cover). Details: 943-2426.

— Lesa Griffith

GIFT IDEA

PAWS APPLAUSE

In the canine world he's a hunk, yet sensitive, too — just look at those eyes. Odell, adopted from the Hawaiian Humane Society by a Kane'ohe family, now has his own line of greeting cards ($4 each). Photographer and neighbor Paul Hughes came up with the idea after Odell bonded with Hughes' couch on the odd friendly visit. Odell's modeling fees are paid in doggie treats, but a portion of card sales are donated to his friends at the Humane Society. Find them at Island Treasures Art Gallery, in Kailua, and at Island Treasures At The Marina, in Hawai'i Kai.


— Chris Oliver

FINAL WORD

"I don't look at it as there are rules for anything. That why I'm not wearing a dress. I'm wearing a tux. I don't care what I'm supposed to look like."

Ellen Degeneres | on her Oscar-hosting plans, in Entertainment Weekly