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Kala‘e Parish won awards for his work as a recording artist, song writer and record producer; among them was one for the Christmas album he recorded with his wife, Kalena Parish, as the duo Kala‘e + Kalena.” Read more
The national touring company production of “Six” opened Tuesday in the city’s recently renovated hall. It follows the Tina Turner biographical musical that played in April as well as the Hawai‘i Opera Theatre production of “Carmen.” Read more
A New York Police Department spokesperson said today that emergency medical workers responding to a 911 call at her address had found a woman “unconscious and unresponsive” and pronounced her dead. Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers told her not to, citing the club’s usual standard practice of having anthem singers perform in English. Read more
Weinstein, once one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, is facing a retrial after a state appeals court last year overturned his 2020 conviction. Read more
His family announced the death on Instagram but did not say where or when he died, or state a cause. Read more
The cause was “a prolonged battle with C.O.P.D.,” or lung disease, “and other underlying health issues,” according to a statement from his representatives today. Read more
Baldoni had accused Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, their publicist, the New York Times and others of orchestrating a smear campaign to extort him. Read more
Imagine yourself as a contestant on “Jeopardy!” You take the category “‘Jeopardy!’ contestants” for $1000. And the answer is: “More than 12 years.” Read more
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Call it Stitch’s vindication. Read more
The woman, Bryana Bongolan, described herself as a longtime friend of Casandra Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend. Early one morning in September 2016, Bongolan testified, she was staying at Ventura’s apartment in Los Angeles when she was awakened by Combs banging on the door. Read more
Check out this list of bon dances on Oahu, Hawaii island, Kauai, Maui, Lanai and Molokai. Read more
Competing as Miss Kaneohe, Dalire beat 12 other hopefuls to become the 80th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii. Read more
When Maia Kealoha learned that she was going to play Lilo in Disney’s live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch,” she sobbed big, fat, happy tears. Read more
Swit said she believed that “if you’ve got a long-run series, then there’s always got to be room for growth,” she told the Toronto Star in 2010. Read more
Taylor Swift announced today that she had reacquired the rights to her early recordings, six years after music executive Scooter Braun bought her old record label (and with it, control of Swift’s first six studio albums). Read more
The woman, testifying under the pseudonym Mia, told a jury in Manhattan federal court that she worked for Combs as a personal assistant and director of development and acquisition from 2009 to 2017, starting when she was around 25 years old. Read more
The red-carpet show will be broadcast live on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Hawaii time), and singer Jennifer Lopez will host. Read more
“Lilo & Stitch’ set a domestic box office record for the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, besting 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” according to Comscore. That helped propel ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada to a record $262 million, Comscore reported. Read more
Breea Milburn has been a Stitch fan since the beginning. Read more
Normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, is a rare condition that occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain, causing symptoms including trouble walking and controlling one’s bladder. It can also lead to cognitive impairment, including memory problems. Read more
