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HPR Social Club: Punchlines and performances " no joke
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (582+ words) This week, we hear from HPR Digital Content Producer, Sylvia Flores. Aloha Social Club Friends, Many years ago, a friend shared a piece of advice that I often turn to when things feel tough: "Smile until the world smiles back…...
Stage production of Kalaupapa resident's life adapted for film
1+ week, 2+ day ago (299+ words) Shipment Day" is a poignant story of one woman's exile to a remote settlement on Moloka'i for those diagnosed with Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy. HPR first highlighted Olivia Robello Breitha's life when the stage production hit M'noa Valley…...
Kona Aloha Singers - "Musical Blockbuster" Spring Concert
2+ week, 3+ day ago (261+ words) Join the Kona Aloha Singers for an unforgettable afternoon of cinematic music at the historic Aloha Theatre on May 3, 2026."Musical Blockbuster: A Spring Mixtape" is a choral celebration of the iconic soundtracks that have defined generations of film and television....
HPR Social Club: Your weekend soundtrack starts here
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (582+ words) This week, we hear from HPR Digital Content Producer Sylvia Flores. Aloha Social Club Readers, One last event I'd like to share speaks near and dear to my heart. I grew up playing the clarinet and am a big fan…...
Julian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last book
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (418+ words) Six years ago, British author Julian Barnes was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. But rather than feel angry or fearful, Barnes experienced a strange calm; he approached the disease with what he calls his "novelist's interest." "I…...
Comedian hopes his volcano show will make audiences erupt with laughter
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (139+ words) Hawaii Public Radio - On Air Now Playing HPR-1 - News and information - On Air Now Playing HPR-2 - Your home for classical music Comedian hopes his volcano show will make audiences erupt with laughter A stand-up comedian walks into a national park…...
Spinal Tap is back. Director Rob Reiner says they're still dialed up to 11
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) In 1984, the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal bands and rock documentaries " and introduced audiences to a new film genre. "What we were doing was not only satirizing heavy metal, we were satirizing the documentary form and…...
SNL's Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow are among the stars leaving the show
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1215+ words) As Saturday Night Live nears the end of its summer vacation, a slew of beloved cast members say they've already taken their final bows ahead of the show's 51st season. Performers Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim, as well as…...
In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple at odds
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1045+ words) Many movies that have been made detail the start of relationships. Those dizzying first moments of love " flirtation and the spark of attraction, first kisses and the will-they-or-won't-they tension of so many romantic comedies. The movie, directed by Jay Roach,…...
'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (484+ words) For Bowen Yang, joining SNL as a writer in 2018, and then becoming a castmember the following year, was the fulfillment of a prophesy: during his senior year of high school, Yang had been voted "Most Likely to be on SNL....