ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Meet co-authors of 'Close Call'
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Nancy Bannick, Scott Cheever and David Cheever will be at Booksellers Books & Music at Bishop Square today to sign copies of their new book, "A Close Call: Saving Honolulu's Chinatown."
Packed with photos of Chinatown past and present, the 94-page book tells the story of Bannick's remarkable effort to preserve the district, and raises questions about how Chinatown should be managed and preserved for the future.
— Michael Tsai
MARATHON: BY THE NUMBERS
It's not easy — or cheap — to put on the Honolulu Marathon, which takes place Sunday. The race is about more than spaghetti dinners and running shoes. Here are some of the costs for the 26.2-mile run:
— Catherine E. Toth
FINAL WORD
"It requires somebody who's a good writer who wants to write about that subject. Who is gonna do that? George Lucas? I don't think so. I'd have to be an alien, a sexy, older alien."
Diane Keaton | on why there are so few scripts featuring sexy roles for women older than 50, to the Associated Press
