PEOPLE

ABBA not reuniting to fill in for Jackson

Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates. "No one has even asked us, and if they asked us they would have 'no' as an answer, because (Jackson's concerts were) going to happen in a week," said Benny Andersson, who co-wrote ABBA hits like "Dancing Queen" and "Take a Chance on Me" with Bjorn Ulvaeus. More »

HOME AND GARDEN

Home and garden calendar

TWILIGHT SUMMER CONCERT, and chance to roam the gardens, featuring H.E.A.R.T.S. performing "Honk!" and Celtic Pipes & Drums of Hawai'i, 4:30-7 p.m. July 9 (concert, 5:30-6:30 p.m.); Foster Botanical Garden; free; 522-7064. More »

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FAITH

Muslims gain acceptance

Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. "He said to the man, 'Stop,' " Syeed recalled, " 'I'll lose my job.' " Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the group's interfaith outreach. More »

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EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH

Faith is the ultimate loyalty

If life is an addiction, then faith must be a cure. And what exactly does that mean? Can you imagine a moon made of honey? Well, if that is impossible, then you already know the nature of faith, because believing is an extraordinary concept. More »

FAITH BRIEFS

Unitarians elect Latino as their new president

The Rev. Peter Morales of Colorado has been elected as the first Latino president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (www.uua.org). Morales, senior minister of Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, Colo., was elected June 27 at the Unitarian General Assembly in Salt Lake City. More »

COLUMNISTS

SHOW BIZ: Wayne Harada

Miss Hawaii USA turns ambassador for Island treat

Aureana Tseu, Miss Hawai‘i USA, will introduce Diamond Bakery's saloon pilot crackers this week in Hannaford stores in... More »

ISLAND SOUNDS: Wayne Harada

CD Reviews

Fawwaz Jubran's underlying theme here is love and harmony, peace and happiness. Perhaps being an Arab-American in these... More »

Wanda A. Adams

Campout cooking can be made easier

With the Fourth of July just upon us, many of us are planning camping trips, or at least an overnight stay at a beach park. More »

Charles Memminger

KHON2 throws caution to winds

A new and possibly disturbing event in the history of Hawai'i television has begun: the airing of Charleyworld on KHON2 on... More »

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