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October 26, 2006

Hawai'i Book Awards

Hi All,

The 2006 Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards take place tomorrow night @ 6 p.m. @ Mission Memorial Auditorium downtown.

I'm happy to tell you that PUNAHOU BLUES has been nominated for an award!

Guest speaker for the event will be KITV-4 News reporter Denby Fawcett.

Aloha kakou,

-Kirby Wright

Posted by Kirby at 12:16 PM
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October 06, 2006

From Daiei to Donki

Don Quijote is a quirky Japanese department store chain that's bringing its distinctly colorful, sometimes chaotic shopping experience to Hawaii. Its flagship store, the first in the U.S., held its grand opening at the former Daiei location on Kaheka Street near Ala Moana today. The carnival atmosphere outside (courtesy lion dancers, live music by Jake Shimabukuro, and wandering balloon artists) was echoed throught the aisles within, the place packed floor to ceiling with just about anything you could imagine, and with psychedelic signs and banners (and the store's blue penguin mascot Donpen) dominating the view in every direction. MORE...
Posted by Prophet Zarquon at 08:57 PM
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