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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Miss Hawaiʻi crowns new queen: Miss Kaneʻohe
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Miss Hawaiʻi has crowned its 2025 regnant following a tough pageant at the Hawaiʻi Theatre, with the newly-crowned queen preparing to represent the islands at the Miss America pageant in September. Emalia Dalire, who participated in the pageant as Miss Kaneʻohe, was crowned Miss Hawaiʻi with Miss Moku O Keawe, Tatia Denis-McRight, serving as first runner up. Hundreds of native plants restored to Kailua Beach Park Dalire will make her way to the Sunshine State later this year for the Miss America pageant, which will take place in Orlando. In addition to competing in Miss America, Miss Hawaiʻi will also participate in various community initiatives and programs through her term.'Being crowned Miss Hawaiʻi 2025 is an indescribable honor and a dream come true. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude, knowing I get to represent the beauty, culture and mana of our islands,' Dalire said. 'This moment is not just mine. It belongs to every person who believed in me and helped unlock the key to life.' For more information on the Miss Hawaiʻi Organization, visit their website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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Sarah Silverman looks to provide Hawaii residents laughs during difficult times
HONOLULU (KHON2) — If you're in need of some laughs, the remedy is coming up this weekend as world-renowned comedian and actress Sarah Silverman is here in the islands for two dates. She will host her Postmortem tour Friday night at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu and Saturday at the Castle Theatre on Maui. Lawmakers take aim on e-bikes following 'egregious civil disobedience,' in Ewa Beach 'I think laughs, a drop of humanity, and a good time,' Silverman told KHON2 about what fans can expect. 'I just more than ever feel compelled to be silly and funny and hopefully give some relief. That said, the tour is called Postmortem, and to be honest, the show is about my parents dying. They died nine days apart, but it is just the funny parts.' Much of Silverman's genius in the comedy world is being able to find levity in difficult topics and conversations, and masterfully finding punch lines that land and bring people together to share laughter.'I think that's where comedy is born really, and I think that's where comedy thrives is in the darkest corners of humanity,' she said. 'If you look at any cultures that have been through horrible trauma comedy always finds a way because that's how we cope, and it keeps us healthy and alive.' As Silverman plays on Maui, the hope is that many who are still reeling from the catastrophic fires on the valley isle can find some joy in the show, as others who feel overwhelmed with world events. 'I think the common denominator is we're all connected; we're not very different from each other at all, and I think that when we're divided there are other powers that are at work keeping us divided, but when we're in a room together it's always different.' Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news You can catch Silverman Friday night at Hawaii Theatre at 8 p.m., and Saturday at Castle Theatre on Maui at 7 p.m. Tickets can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Arts supporter Sarah Marks Richards led $32MHawaii Theatre restoration efforts
COURTESY HAWAII THEATRE Sarah Marks Richards COURTESY HAWAII THEATRE Sarah Marks Richards Sarah Marks Richards, a 'powerhouse ' in the Hawaii arts community who helped raise $32 million to restore the historic Hawaii Theatre to become a major performing arts center in downtown Honolulu, died Jan. 26 at Kahala Nui. She was 83. Richards was a founder and president of Hawaii Opera Theatre, leading the organization's independence from its parent, the Honolulu Symphony. In 1980, she was named executive director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, overseeing the agency's growth and achieving a national ranking for Hawaii as No. 1 in per capita state support for the arts. Richards also served as president and, later, executive director, of Hawaii Theatre Center for 25 years before retiring in 2014. Following the restoration campaign, the center was named in 2005 as the Most Outstanding Historic Theater in America. Gregory D. Dunn, president and CEO of Hawaii Theatre Center since 2017, recalled her as 'the undeniable powerhouse nonprofit executive ' in Honolulu. 'She had overseen what many had for years considered the impossible—the restoration of the iconic Hawaii Theatre—pulling many local businessmen and women along with her in the largest community effort of its kind at the time. It's awe-inspiring to think that she and the board, led by Robert Midkiff, successfully raised over $32 million ($66 million in today's dollars ) to save and restore this community treasure.' Midkiff's daughter, Mary M. Fiedler, said Richards knew how to get things done. Don 't miss out on what 's happening ! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE ! Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. 'She was a lovely person. She was very determined, but she was always gracious, well-mannered and civilized. She knew what she wanted to do, and she was forthright about it, but she got it done, ' Fiedler said. Andrew Morgan, general director and CEO of Hawaii Opera Theatre, described Richards as 'a staunch advocate for the arts.' 'The entire Honolulu arts community has lost a tireless patron, advocate, and friend, ' Morgan said in a email sent to HOT supporters. 'Sarah was instrumental in establishing HOT as an independent non-profit corporation in 1980 and served as the first President of the Board. She remained a valued and active member of the Board and the HOT ohana through all those years … .' Richards came to the islands with an impressive list of life experiences. Born Dec. 31, 1941, in rural Sullivan, Ind., she rode her horse to school. After graduating in 1959 from Washington High School in Washington, Ind., she studied voice at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, earned a degree in English and music at DePauw University, got a teaching license and taught school in Denver before taking a year off to explore Europe with a friend. Back in the U.S., she earned a graduate degree in higher education administration and psychology. At 26, she became dean of women at Albion College in Michigan, and after two years there was recruited to teach creative writing at Kamehameha Schools, moving to Hawaii in 1970. Richards said that when she discovered that no one at Kamehameha was interested in creative writing, she ended up teaching swimming instead. That somehow led to her being hired as dean of students at Chaminade University. She met her husband-to-be, Manning Richards, in 1972 when she was the head of the education committee for Hawaii Opera Theatre and he was playing a bare-chested Egyptian priest in a production of 'Aida.' 'He was singing in the chorus, ' Sarah Richards told PBS Hawaii's 'Long Story Short ' host Leslie Wilcox in 2016. 'My friends were fixing me up with the star, who sang the role of the king, who was a real opera star, Archie Drake. I went to the cast party with the king … but then (Manning and I ) were introduced at the cast party. We were introduced in February of 1972, and we were married in December of'72.' It was a love to last a lifetime. 'Over the last 25-plus years of having the privilege of knowing her, I was always struck by the kind and loving relationship she shared with the love of her life, Manning Richards, ' Dunn said. 'Remembering the way they cared for and took care of each other over the years brings a smile to my face even today. For me, it was a lasting reminder of the importance of placing … one's family and loved ones over all else, even when you're tasked with such an important job.' Richards' lifetime support of the arts and arts education in Hawaii was recognized in 2015 when she received Hawaii Arts Alliance's Alfred Preis Honor. Richards' departure from Hawaii Theatre Center wasn't the end of her commitment to arts in Hawaii. She spent more time with HOT and joined the board of Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives. She also established the Sarah Marks Richards Opera Program Endowment in DePauw University's School of Music. In addition to her husband, Richards is survived by nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 9 a.m. March 1 at Central Union Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hawaii Theatre, Hawaii Opera Theatre and Hawaiian Mission Houses.
