Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 112

'rt 1 1 i 1 I ly inr I i line Polynesia "MAHALO, HAWAII" 111-11 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Tuesday, March 2, 1971 You Name If, Cify Has If A '1 4. 4 1 Moffatt if By Leonard D. Ash Star-Bulletin Writer ALOHA can be an overworked word. But how else can you describe the spirit that reigns six nights a week at the Ka-hala Hilton Hala Terrace when Danny Kaleikini brings his Polynesian revue on stage? From the moment the "Boy from Papakolea" steps on stage to the moment he bids Aloha to the audience, the spirit of Polynesia is there. Danny sings, mingles with the audience, speaks Japanese to the Japanese tourists, calls his friends from the audience to perform and cracks jokes.

THE JOKES are friendly and clean. Danny's review would not make it in Waiki-ki; no missionary jokes, no off -color jokes. Danny prides himself on staging a family show. The setting is ideal. The moon-lit Pacific is his background.

Danny's review highlights the best of two Island cultures Hawaii and Tahiti. His dancers are four of the most beautiful and graceful anywhere. There's not one pure Hawaiian in Danny's review, but Danny wants it that way. Danny, 31, was born in Papakolea in the foothills of Honolulu. He is Hawaiian, Chinese, Korean, Irish and Italian.

HIS FATHER, a retired Army sergeant major, now for the City-County of Honolulu. One of six children, Danny attended Roosevelt High School and, thanks to a music scholarship, the University of Hawaii. Although he does occasional shows on the Mainland, Danny prefers to stay in Hawaii and get the message of the Islands across to the visitors. Get the message? Aloha! door arena which can accommodate up to 10,000 persons, also has its share of big name entertainment. LOVERS OF clsssical music and opera will be pleased to know that the Honolulu Symphony and the Hawaii Opera Society are both alive and well.

The symphony has a regular subscription series and the opera group presented "Tosca" and "The Flying Dutchman" this year, starring some of the top singers in the nation. The University of Hawaii presents many classical artists at Orvis Auditorium on the campus. There are several drama groups on the Island which offer a variety of productions throughout the year. Last year's biggest hit was "Man of La Mancha," with Richard Kilcy who originated the Broadway role. Soul sounds, country music, strip shows and risque and pornographic movies can be had in the downtown Hotel Street section.

BUT WAIKIKI is where most of the action is. This area really jumps. Don Ho, who headlines the Polynesian Palace in the Cinerama Reef Hotel, is the king of the strip. Las Vegas lounge acts and sometimes headliners like Dick Jensen, as well as Polynesian shows and discotheques, piano bars and strip shows are all available in the lively area. When it comes to entertainment, you name it Honolulu has it By Ben Wood Entertninment Editor ENTERTAINMENT, Hawaiian style, isn't just steel guitars and swaying hula dancers.

There are still a few places where the traditional Hawaiian shows are presented, but if this is not your cup of tea, something to your liking surely can be found on the Honolulu circuit. The nightlife scene stretches from the airport area where strip king Jack Cione operates the Dunes, through downtown Hotel Street, on to action-packed Waikiki and finally to the luxurious Kahala Hilton Hotel where Danny Kaleikini stars in his excellent Hawaiian revue. BETWEEN the tough Hotel Street area and tourist-jammed Waikiki, stands the Honolulu International Center. This multimillion dollar complex, now 11 years old, provides a great public service. An air conditioned arena and an acoustically designed concert hall which seats more than 2,000 are located on the beautifully landscaped grounds.

Some of the leading entertainers in the world have appeared at the IIIC. Pop stars such as Andy Williams, En-gelbert Humperdinck, the Fifth Dimension and Jose Feliciano and rockers such as the Led Zeppelin, Credence Clearwater Revival and Blood. Sweat and Tears appear there regularly- The Waikiki Shell, an out Sweetie More than Photos by Jean Cote' 5 1 A 1 iff L1 Danny Kaleikini ing place "to further my musical background, develop my knowledge of theory, and even my voice." Working as a graduate assistant both teaching and helping with administration she is taking several theory courses, studies conducting with Phillip Crab-tree and voice with Charlene Chadwick-Cullen. Music theory at Manoa, she says, is "tremendous" with a number of recognized composers such as Armand Russell, Allen Trubitt and Neil McKay. For her master's thesis, she plans to submit a composition of her own.

UNLIKE HUNDREDS of her fellow students, Sue has no problem with having a halfway decent place to live close enough to campus. By writing to the University housing office before coming over from California and following up on their office's suggestions, she found a three-bedroom apartment, which she is sharing with five girls. It's close enough so that she can walk or ride a bike to classes. Although she would like to find a job (especially one connected with music), she manages to live on her scholarship "quite reasonably and without hardship." With her "responsibility to World Wide Tours She Finds a Rich Musical Environment at University the hula I. Nick Muna Lester Harada I It NX Hany Morimoto tt if it v- Earl Bonite Tony Bacani 2 I Dick Lund Willy Lucas By Janos Gereben Star -Bulletin Writer Merri sup: demattos taught music in the Dominican College of San Rafael, for five years, then decided in 1970 "to go out into the world and become a first-class choral conductor." She applied for admission and scholarship at four universities Indiana, Colorado, Hawaii and Cincinnati and that was her initial order of preference.

All four schools accepted her application, but she chose Hawaii. The reason: a scholarship. SHE CAME HERE in September and is glad she did. Both Indiana and Colorado have music departments with a far greater reputation than Hawaii's, but Sue couldn't make it without the scholarship and now that she been here for five months, she is less concerned with the reputation of the institution because of the "real value" that she is receiving here. A very serious and dedicated musician whose entire life revolves around her profession and career, Sue feels that academically the University of Hawaii Music Department is an outstand It's More fun to Join 'J.

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