Hip-hop megagroup the Black Eyed Peas is scheduled to headline this year's Bayfest, which is Aug. 14 to 16 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kane'ohe Bay.

The announcement was made yesterday by concert promoter Tom Moffatt and base representatives.

The Black Eyed Peas last played in Honolulu in 2006. The group, which has the No. 1 album on the Billboard charts, will perform Aug. 15 on an airfield at the base.

Tickets for the concert are $45 in advance and $55 at the door. They go on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 877-750-4400.

NICK JONAS LOBBIES FOR DIABETES RESEARCH

WASHINGTON — The youngest Jonas brother spent yesterday lobbying Washington's power brokers on behalf of diabetes research — starting with President Obama.

Nick Jonas, 16, stopped by the White House for a photo with the president and children who have diabetes. It was his second visit this year. He and brothers Joe and Kevin hung out there with Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, on the night of Obama's inauguration.

In 2007, Nick Jonas revealed he has Type 1 diabetes. He is scheduled to testify today before a Senate committee hearing on federal funding for diabetes research.

AUTHOR ACCUSES HASSELBECK OF PLAGIARISM

BOSTON — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC's "The View," has been accused of plagiarism.

A lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts alleges that Hasselbeck lifted content "word for word" from a book on celiac disease by a self-published author.

Hasselbeck's book, "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide," appeared over the past month on several best-selling lists. Author Susan Hassett filed the lawsuit, saying she sent Hasselbeck a copy of her "Living With Celiac Disease" after the TV celebrity disclosed she had the illness last year.

Hasselbeck said in a statement that the allegations are baseless.

SURROGATE MOM DELIVERS TWINS FOR STARS

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the parents of twin girls delivered by a surrogate mother.

Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick were born Monday at an Ohio hospital, their publicist said. Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, had been unable to conceive since Parker gave birth to a son, James Wilkie, who is now 6.