Extreme humidity and heavy morning rain didn’t stop thousands from attending the “Hawaii Five-O” season six premiere at Sunset on the Beach on Saturday. As emcee Billy V. told the crowd, “It seems to be raining everywhere on the island,…
The Hawaii International Film Festival’s annual EuroCinema Awards lured lots of stars to the Moana Surfrider for Friday night’s posh gala. Among those in attendance were actors Kelly Hu, Henry Ian Cusick and Daniel Dae Kim. “Glee’s” Harry Shum Jr.…
By Amanda StevensFrom the opening moments until the poignant last seconds, actor Joel de la Fuente brilliantly portrays second-generation Japanese-American Gordon Hirabayashi and seamlessly transforms into more than a dozen characters in the acclaimed off-Broadway drama “Hold These Truths,” which…
Another awesome HIFF has come to an end, and it was truly a marathon 11 days for me. The thing that really wore me out this year were the number of events. There was an event virtually every night of…
As promised, here is the second part of the panel discussion, An Afternoon with “Hawaii Five-0,” that look place Sunday afternoon at the Halekulani Hotel, as part of the Hawaii International Film Festival.Here’s Part 1 of the discussion, in case…
The Hawaii International Film Festival sidestepped into the television industry Sunday afternoon with its panel discussion, An Afternoon with “Hawaii Five-0,” at the Halekulani Hotel.The panel — moderated by HIFF programing director Anderson Le — featured executive producer Peter Lenkov,…
Photo by Tracy ChanWhich former cast mate would Terry O’Quinn like to see on “Hawaii Five-0?” Which “NCIS: Los Angeles” character will make a crossover appearance this season? What Hawaii Public Radio show does Daniel Dae Kim tune into? These…
Nonstop went behind the scenes for Kokua for Japan, Sunday’s huge fundraising concert at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn. The superstar lineup was filled with both local and national acts, including Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Johnson,…
Abercrombie 'Five-0' ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 5 From left to right: Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua), Gov. Abercrombie, Alex O'Loughlin (Steve McGarrett), Abercrombie's wife Nancie Caraway, Scott Caan (Danny "Danno" Williams), Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly), Larisa…
Anyone catch last night’s “Hawaii Five-0” — and stay awake until the end?OK, maybe I’m being a bit too harsh.But you can’t deny that last night’s episode was, well, a little slower than usual. Sure, the opening scene was exciting with…
Every Monday night, millions of people tune into CBS to watch “Hawaii Five-0,” a slick new rendition of the classic cop show based in the Islands.And at the same time, thousands of fans log onto Twitter, posting running commentary about…
It’s the question that comes up often in small circles of die-hard TV junkies: which Hawaii-based detective show is better — CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” or the classic “Magnum, P.I.”Both are set in Hawaii. Both boast an ensemble cast. Both are…
It seems like Kukui High School has got a more loyal following now than the TV show that spawned it.Ryan Ozawa, blogger extraordinaire, launched the site for the fictitious high school as soon as it was mentioned in the pilot…
I’ll admit: I did watch the first season of ABC’s “Lost.” But after the cryptic numerology and polar bears that were never fully explained, I lost interest.But I got the show’s popularity. It just wasn’t for me.So when CBS announced…
