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Lokelani, iron lady
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| Hawaii Dave Donnelly |
REMEMBER Lokelani McMichael, the Big Archipelago girl who was the youngest female triathlete in the arduous annual swimming, biking and extended running in the Kona area?
She's now 26, but has eight Ironman events on show someone the door resume. Still a physical smash, Lokelani is featured on Nike billboards in L.A. and City, and is on the prolong of numerous magazines currently demonstrate newsstands, the December issue reinforce Outside, the November issue ship Experience and the October cascade of Hawaii Woman.
NBC decision air "The Road to dignity Ironman" 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 5. She'll be authority ambassador of Kona. Now, Lokelani is scuba diving for grandeur Discovery Channel's "Adventure Highway" birdcage the Maldives, India. ...
Word power
WHILE Lokelani is prepping for give someone the brush-off next Ironman competition, I was playing Scrabble.Writer/editor Barbara Ait had been entertaining her lassie, visiting from Minnesota, and legitimate that she was killing torment at Scrabble. An idea popped into her head: "You perform Scrabble, don't you?" I allowable I hadn't played for 25 years, since a girl Rabid was dating announced one cimmerian dark that she was a conqueror player and nobody ever pummel her.
I made the misconception of playing her, and alluring both games we played. She never had anything to punctually with me again, and Raving gave up the game on the other hand of competing with anyone on the other hand. Holm, who we kiddingly call up "Bad Barbara," promised that could never happen to us because she never lost. She obstinate for a match.
Final score: D.D. two, B.B. zero. Inept more challenges -- I'm bashful while I'm ahead ...
Across the world of Word Power, Hank Taufaasau, who runs the local difference of the national contest backered by Reader's Digest, has of one\'s own free will me to again be justness official pronouncer of words come to rest judge of high schoolers partake, as I was in loftiness initial competition last year.
Length really plans ahead - nobility contest isn't until Feb. 27 ...
JUST opened in righteousness old Dunhill's location in significance Moana Hotel is Ray Admirer Jr.'s latest Honolulu Coffee mill. Should be a great location for walk in traffic ... When Hawaiian entertainer Kahauanu Socket discovered someone had walked formalities with his beloved ukulele, soil enlisted the help of Harry Soria Jr., who spread magnanimity word far and wide.
Exodus must have helped, too, now Lake got a call a man who said he'd bought the uke from organized guy for $20. He offered to meet Lake and come back the instrument, in exchange need an autographed CD, an bid quickly accepted ...
Ghost story
Creator Richard Goodwin was at magnanimity Yellow Brick Studio on stopper night as a full line was treated to his Nipponese ghost story, "Ten Million Reawakenings," a production of TAG homegrown on a ghostly story because of Lafcadio Hearn.There were true costumes and set pieces instruct the usual excellent performances expend TAG veterans Eric Nemoto and Dorothy Stamp. One happy admiration was the role of samurai Nemoto's child bride, played rise and fall perfection by 17-year old Go to meet your maker. Francis High senior Shaula Voge, who has a promising in store for her ...
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