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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
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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
Robbers wearing ski masks and disguised as police tied up the billionaire celebrity before making off with the ring, given to her by her then-husband, rapper Kanye West (now known as Ye), and other jewels. Read more
Over more than four decades, Wendt racked up about 170 film and television credits. But he was best known for “Cheers.” Read more
Richard, a former member of the pop group Danity Kane, testified during Combs’ sex trafficking trial that she feared for her life after Combs told her to keep quiet about the alleged beatings and that he comes from a place where people “go missing.” Read more
Coupang and the Interpark ticket outlet did not elaborate on the controversies involving West, who is now known as Ye. Read more
“I’m just an advocate and want to continue to keep moving forward with that, with my pledge from 2017, so it ain’t over,” said the Oscar-winning actor at the Women in Motion dinner at Cannes, part of a program set up by luxury group Kering in 2015. Read more
The remake of the animated classic, which opens nationwide Friday, was co-written by Native Hawaiian filmmaker Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. Read more
The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra recently launched a “Sponsor a Musician” program to increase public engagement and support musicians. Read more
Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as Cassie, also said Combs agreed to a $20 million settlement to end her November 2023 civil lawsuit against him over their relationship, with the deal coming 24 hours after she filed the case. Read more
Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as Cassie, said she took part in Combs’ parties known as “Freak Offs” for about a decade, at first to please him and later because he blackmailed her with videos of the encounters. Read more
In the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before judges in France, Depardieu repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Read more
