Browns, Derbys
know partiesBROWN-Derby items: Hapa performed for a private gathering at the Waialae Country Club last week, and proved to be a great success. Nothing was more special than when they saluted Kenny Brown by getting everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to him, and then urging him on stage to sing his family song, "Waipio," backed by the duo ... Then there's Dora Cooke Derby, who was graduated from Hanahau'oli School 80 years ago (!) and who plans to attend the school's 80th birthday luau Sunday. The a-Dora-ble Derby, who is 91, is the daughter of the school's founders, George & Sophie Judd Cook. She'll be accompanied to the party by her four children, who also attended the school: John Derby Sr. ('52), Philander Derby ('46), Anna Derby Blackwell ('43) and Martha Derby McDaniel ('49). Several of their children, who also went to the school, will also be at the luau and auction to benefit the school's scholarship fund and improvements to its buildings and grounds. For tickets, call 949-6461 ...
Move over, John Glenn
AGE was no hindrance to Sen. John Glenn returning to space, and a physical disability hasn't stopped Paul Sheriff and attorney Bruce Lunsford from hurtling through space, either. The two parked their wheelchairs and went sky-diving at Mokuleia Saturday with Air Tugie Productions' Ken Anderson. Anderson played football at UH and remembered Sheriff's late dad, UH athletic director Stan Sheriff. Anderson helped the two into the plane, and, with helmet cam in place, filmed them on their descent, singing, "I Shot the Sheriff." ...IT took Russ Francis a lot longer to make the political rounds as he campaigned for a City Council seat last week. His dad, former wrestling promoter Ed Francis, pre-dated the TV success of the World Wrestling Federation when he did interviews with grapplers at the KGMB-TV studios back in the 1960s. One reason it took so long was that prospective voters wanted to stop and chat about the good old days with Handsome Johnny Barend, Ripper Collins, Nick Bockwinkle and my personal favorite, The Missing Link. The candidate had to endure endless versions of Barend calling the popular interviewer "Mr. Francis" in his gravelly voice ...
DIXIE Grill manager Kevin Huddleston was such a lookalike for Linda Lingle on Halloween, that when he waved to cars on Ward Avenue fronting his restaurant, nearly everyone honked and waved back ... Waikiki is going to the dogs Sunday. That's when the French Festival of Hawaii sponsors a "Poodle Parade" fronting the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. They still need more poodles to demonstrate doggie wear from the likes of Chanel, Hermes, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. Want your poodle to join the parade? Call 254-4130 ...
VERSATILE Jules Wright, who divides her time between teaching pre-school and writing rock songs, was thrilled to see her name carved in stone last week. Well, actually it was her father's: The name of Harold Wright took its place following those of his law partners, Cades Schutte & Fleming at 1000 Bishop ...
Most dangerous game
BIG Isle fireman Sundie Aribal made it into the National Enquirer. No, nothing so exciting as being involved with Bo Derek or anything like that. But when in Korea recently he was photographed playing the world's most dangerous golf course. It was near the DMZ, and among the pitfalls of the course are a foxhole on a par-3 and live mine fields around it. Want to retrieve your ball from the rough? It could bring new meaning to "hole in one." ...
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
His columns run Monday through Friday.Contact Dave by e-mail: donnelly@kestrok.com.