Early into “Supergirl,” the second feature-length adaptation of the DC Comics character, someone asks why it’s ‘Supergirl’ and not ‘Superwoman.’ The answer is never given, proving the question, like the film itself, to be entirely pointless. In this version of the character, ...
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Festivals of Aloha is accepting applications for two Hawaiian falsetto singing contests planned for later this year. The 24th annual Richard Ho‘opi‘i Leo Ki‘eki‘e Hawaiian Falsetto Contest for kane will be held Sept. 19 at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the competition begins at 6 p.m. Contestants can apply at festivalsofaloha.com/hoopii. The fifth annual Carmen Hulu Lindsey Leo Ha‘iha‘i Hawaiian Falsetto Contest for wahine will be held Oct. 23 at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the competition begins at 6 ...
A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aimed to become the first American woman to row across the mid-Pacific solo has completed a record-breaking journey from California to Hawaii. Hundreds gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor Friday night on her 21-foot row boat, Lily, after nearly a month and a half at sea, local media reported. Pfendler, who launched from Monterey, California, in May, set out to become the first American woman, youngest woman and fastest woman to make the more than 2,400-mile journey solo, according to her website. Hundreds of ...
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