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Honolulu iVtor-JBulletin SECTION UUAY TV: Walters gets a co-anchor D2 Star voices edge out less famous D3 Comics D4, D5 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002 529-4774 FEATURESSTARBULLETIN.CO I IN THE MIX Jason Genegabus From left, Stitch (voiced by Chris Sanders), Nani (Tia Carrere) and Lllo (Daveigh Chase) catch a wave in "Lilo and Stitch," set for release in June. In the animated tale set on Kauai, Lilo adopts Stitch, an "ugly dog" that would be the perfect pet if he were not an alien genetic experiment The film marks a return to Disney's old-fashioned watercolor style of the '30s and'40s. A 0 from the TTi AT i i.1 DISNEY "Lilo and Stitch features a couple of familiar voices from Kauai, sort of By Tim Ryan IS Party up and help out UH dancers FORGET about writing a donation check or attending a football game to show your support for the University of Hawaii. This weekend, why not party for the benefit of some needy college students? If you've ever gone to a UH sporting event or just watched one on television, then chances are good you've seen them perform. The UH Rainbow Dancers will be partying the night away Saturday at World Cafe.

Buy a pre-sale ticket ($3 over 21, $10 under 21), and your money will help support the Rainbow Dancer Program. Call 956-7657. And Sunday night brings KTUH to Wave Waikiki for a rare glimpse of what happens on the other side of your radio speakers. DJs G-Spot, Kavet the Catalyst, Lorlel, Big Bar and others will bring all the music you're used to hearing on the college radio station live and direct to the Wave's dance floor. It's an 18-and-over fund-raiser with doors opening at 9 p.m.

Call KTUH at 956-7261 for more details. Happy birthday to you NO WONDER Xtreme Radio 104.3 midday personality Hawaiian Ryan got Monday off. After his 30th-birthday party the night before at Brew Moon, Ryan probably needed the day to recover. Fellow Xtreme jocks Island Boy and K.C. were on hand to celebrate, as were Angela Perez Baraquio, Sam the Man and the guys from Chant, Reign and Dis Guyz.

Cecilio Rodrigues even showed up with a guitar and performed unplugged. Anyone else remember Hawaiian Ryan as part of the Three Local Boyz way back When? I used to rock that cassette in my. Walkman and just crack up Concerts keep coming FORMER Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros lead singer Perry Farrell takes the stage Saturday night at the Wave in support of his solo album "Song Yet to Be Sung." Farrell, performing this weekend as DJ Peretz, describes the new album on his Web site as "a world party plan that includes your most gorgeous sound-scape vibrations on planet Earth, one that would bring inspiration to the global dance culture." Sounds like fun. Local turntable wizards Daniel and KSM will take turns keeping the crowd bumping along with Quadraphonix and New York City's DJ Alika. Tickets are $15 at the door for those 18 and older.

Call 941-0424 for info. All smiles at Grumpy's ALTHOUGH the place has been open since mid-December, Grumpy's Bar and Grill makes its grand entrance onto the Honolulu party scene with events scheduled for this weekend. Formerly known as the Blue Room, Grumpy's underwent significant renovations before reopening Dec. 9. Business partners Francis "Grumpy" and Valerie Borges along with general manager Antonio Rocha worked hard to "totally change the atmosphere," according to Valerie.

Parking hassles are a thing of the past as well; Com-pUSA's parking lot across the street is available for use after Please see In the Mix, D3 art Mm-n-M: Tia Carrere The film, which was shown last month to a select audience at the Dole Cannery theaters, is directed by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois with the story by Sanders. There has been no mention of a premiere or special showings in Hawaii. According to Deblois, the animated characters are "very cute and very roundish," similar to Disney's classic '30s and early '40s style, enhanced by watercolor backgrounds, which Disney abandoned after "Dumbo." Hawaii won out over Kansas as the story's location after the Disney production team spent a week here scouting, meeting with locals including Kamehameha Schools personnel for historical accuracy and surfers Kelly Slater and Malia Jones for the surfing sequences, and painting the scenes in both oil and watercolor, sources said. The team decided they wanted the film to have a bright color palette and the feeling of light that Hawaii provides. Watercolor was selected to create the softness, without hard edges or straight lines.

A year Was spent teaching the background artists the watercolor style to keep the feeling of light and color they saw here, sources said. The production team also interviewed Maurice Noble, one of the original watercolor painty "Snow White," then studied Disney animated films from the 1930s including "Hawaiian Holiday" and "Through the Mirror." Hawaii also is honored in the movie's only original song, "Aloha Spirit." Carerre spent about two years working on the film, dubbing her voice from locations like Los Angeles, Paris and Toronto. She told Prevue Magazine that "Lilo stitch" is a "much heavier film than you've Please see Disney, D3 tryanstarbulletin.com "Lilo and Stitch," Walt Disney Pictures' full-length animated film about a young Hawaiian girl's adventures on Kauai, will be one of the studio's major summer releases. The film, tentatively scheduled to open June 21, uses the voices of Daveigh Chase (Lilo), Jason Scott Lee (David, a muscular surfboard salesman), Tia Carrere (Lilo's sister Nani), Kevin McDonald (Pleakley, a bounty hunter), David Ogden Stiers (Jumba, a bounty hunter), Ving Rhames (Cobra Bubbles) and Laurie Metcalf-Mell (a maid in Lilo's home). The other title character, Stitch, is also called Project 626, a space creature with six legs that otherwise could pass for a dog that resulted from a genetic experiment.

Lilo takes Stitch home, where the alien develops a love for ohana. Jason Scott Lee STYLE FILE Loretta Swit joins dialogue in 'Vagina Monologues' Reyn's shows its patriotic colors I Reyn Spooner has introduced its OH new limited- f' pdifinn "Cnmmpmn- I- wW i rative Quilt 2002" shirt. The fifth in the i 1 1 continuing series of dated annual aloha shirts, "Commemo- rative Quilt 2002" -celebrates America Star-Bulletin staff Loretta Swit will be joining the cast of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" for the second week of the production's Honolulu run at the Hawaii Theatre. Mackenzie Phillips, who starred in George Lucas' film "American Graffiti" and played Julie Cooper on the CBS series "One Day at a Time," will be in the show Tuesday through Jan. 27 along with Amy J.

Carle and Michele Shay. Swit, who played Maj. Margaret Houlihan on TV's "MASH" for several years, will take Phillips' place Jan. 29 to Feb. 3.

"The Vagina Monologues" marks a return to the Hawaii stage scene for Swit, who performed "Shirley Valentine" here a few years ago. In addition to taking on numerous TV and film roles, Swit has appeared on Broadway in "Same Time, Nexi Year" and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," and across the country in "Any Wednesday," "The Odd Couple," "Mame," "Shirley Valentine" and "Love Letters." She has performed in "The Vagina Monologues" in New York, Chicago and London. Based on interviews with a diverse group of women, the "Monologues" with titles such as "The Flood," "My Angry Vagina" and "If Your Vagina Got Dressed, What Would It Wear?" explore the humor, pain, wisdom and mystery hidden in this part of the female anatomy. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Fridays, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 3. Tickets are $20 to $45, with a $3 discount for Hawaii Theatre members, students, seniors and military (10 percent group discounts for 12 or more, except Saturdays, are available by calling 732-7733).

There will also be a benefit Loretta Swit: "MASH" star will appear Jan. 29 to Feb, 3. for the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline on Jan. 29. The $100-per-person ticket includes a pre-show party in Compadres Bar Grill in Ward Centre, trolley transportation, the production at the Hawaii Theatre and a post-production meet-the-cast party at Compadres.

For reservations, call the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse at 534-0040. A contribution from the sales of "The Vagina Monologues" from the entire Honolulu run also goes to the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse. For more information, call 5284)506 or 5264400. with classic icons reflecting our country's heritage and pioneering spirit. The imagery includes Conestoga covered wagons, the Liberty Bell and the Lady of Justice.

The shirt is offered on easy-care reverse-print Spooner Kloth. The shirt was due to hit store shelves in time for the Fourth of July, but due to customer requests, the shirt was released early to allow customers to show their patriotism year-round. There are only a limited number of shirts available in navy or red, in sizes XS to XXL for $65 ($68.50 for XXXL and XXXXL) at Reyn's Ala Moana Center, Kahala Mall and the Sheraton-Waikiki; or visitwww.reyns.com. Star-Bulletin staff.