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Updated at 4:20 p.m., Monday, February 4, 2008

Iolani grad fronts Iowa-based reggae band touring Isles

Advertiser Staff

Public Property, fronted by Hawai'i-born David Bess, will this month bring its reggae sound to the Islands in a four-week tour on O'ahu, the Big Island and Maui.

Besides club dates, Public Property also will appear at Bob Fest, a reggae event, at Kapolei and in Kailua, Kona.

The seven-piece Iowa-based group features musicians, female singers and the 'ukulele.

Bess, a 1999 graduate of 'Iolani School, met band singer Mareva Minerbi, a '99 Mid-Pacific Institute grad, in Italy. Both finished college in Iowa and started up the reggae band there.

O'ahu playdates are:

9 p.m. Wednesday — Boardriders, Kailua. $5; for those 21 and older

9 p.m. Thursday — Breakers Restaurant, Hale'iwa. $5; 21 and older

10 p.m. Friday — "Bob Fest: The Ultimate Tribute to Bob Marley," Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park, Kapolei; opening for Alpha Blondy.Bi $30, www.hawaiieventsonline.com

9 p.m. Feb. 22 — Tropics Café; no cover; 21 and older

9 p.m. Feb. 23 — The Loft, downtown; $10, www.myspace.com/hawaiireggae

9 p.m. Feb. 29 — Anna Bannanas; $7; 21 and older

9 p.m. March 1 — Boardriders, Kailua; $5; 21 and older

On the Big Island:

4 p.m. Feb. 9 — "Bob Fest: The Ultimate Tribute to Bob Marley," Old Kona Airport, Kailua, Kona; $30, www.hawaiieventsonline.com.

Maui play dates are pending.

On the Web: www.publicprop.com, www.myspace.com/publicprop

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