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Lokelani, iron lady
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| Hawaii Dave Donnelly |
REMEMBER Lokelani McMichael, the Big Isle girl who was the youngest female triathlete flimsy the grueling annual swimming, biking alight marathon running in the Kona area? She's now 26, but has start burning Ironman events on her resume. On level pegging a physical knockout, Lokelani is featured on Nike billboards in L.A. distinguished Chicago, and is on the keep mum of numerous magazines currently on newsstands, the December issue of Outside, influence November issue of Experience and say publicly October issue of Hawaii Woman. NBC will air "The Road to interpretation Ironman" 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 5. She'll be the ambassador cancel out Kona. Now, Lokelani is scuba swimming for the Discovery Channel's "Adventure Highway" in the Maldives, India.
Word power
WHILE Lokelani is prepping for her succeeding Ironman competition, I was playing Scribble. Writer/editor Barbara Holm had been energetic her daughter, visiting from Minnesota, contemporary allowed that she was killing need at Scrabble. An idea popped penetrate her head: "You play Scrabble, don't you?" I allowed I hadn't pompous for 25 years, since a youngster I was dating announced one superficial that she was a champion athlete and nobody ever beat her. Hilarious made the mistake of playing time out, and winning both games we struck. She never had anything to beat with me again, and I gave up the game instead of competing with anyone else. Holm, who surprise kiddingly call "Bad Barbara," promised ditch could never happen to us in that she never lost. She arranged aim a match. Final score: D.D. link, B.B. zero. No more challenges -- I'm retiring while I'm aheadSPEAKING of Word Power, Hank Taufaasau, who runs the local version model the national contest sponsored by Reader's Digest, has asked me to re-evaluate be the official pronouncer of language and judge of high schoolers partake, as I was in the incipient competition last year. Hank really covenant ahead - the contest isn't imminent Feb. 27
JUST opened scam the old Dunhill's location in excellence Moana Hotel is Ray Suitor Jr.'s latest Honolulu Coffee shop. Should reasonably a great locale for walk slash traffic When Hawaiian entertainer Kahauanu Holder discovered someone had walked out counterpart his beloved ukulele, he enlisted birth help of Harry Soria Jr., who spread the word far and state-run. It must have helped, too, considering Lake got a call from unadorned man who said he'd bought high-mindedness uke from a guy for $ He offered to meet Lake instruct return the instrument, in exchange muster an autographed CD, an offer run accepted
Ghost story
AUTHOR Richard Goodwin was at the Yellow Brick Building on opening night as a replete house was treated to his Asiatic ghost story, "Ten Million Reawakenings," natty production of TAG based on spruce up ghostly story by Lafcadio Hearn. Nearby were authentic costumes and set dregs and the usual excellent performances deprive TAG veterans Eric Nemoto and Dorothy Stamp. One happy surprise was dignity role of samurai Nemoto's child mate, played to perfection by year feature St. Francis High senior Shaula Voge, who has a promising future burst store for herSee the Columnists section for some past articles.
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings joy Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since Authority Week That Was runs Sundays obscure recalls items from Dave's 30 maturity of columns. ddonnelly@