Waha Nui

Karl Herlinger

Kalaheo graduate Karl Herlinger, an accomplished actor who was cast in an episode of the original Hawaii Five-0 as a child (he witnessed a kidnapping), was back on Oahu last week to film the current show’s finale. Karl once starred in CPAC musicals directed by Ron Bright, but is now comfortable on Broadway and in TV shows like CSI New York, Monk, Without A Trace, Lie to Me, Trauma and Law and Order. The former voice of Exchange Orangeade, Karl has a theater degree from UCLA and also is a ventriloquist based in LA …

Kaneohe native Daniel Pak was recently back on the island to see the grandparents and celebrate four family birthdays in one week. Daniel lives in Seattle and leads the band Kore Ionz, which has earned some good press for its roots rock reggae sounds … King Intermediate art teacher Jean Noguchi‘s students (27 of them) have their work on view until May 14 at Denny’s restaurant at Windward City. Time to go munch and browse …

Recently lucky at downtown Las Vegas slots are these Kaneohe gamblers: Charmaine Rogers $16,165, Gail Kepaa $9,024, Barbara Yee $8,000 and Richard Hirai $4,850 … Electric car owners, listen up. Volta and RevoluSun have installed two charging stations in Kailua: at Whole Foods Market and by Longs at 609 Kailua Road – both offer up to two hours of free charging during store hours …

Honolulu Fire Chief Kenneth Silva recently earned the “highest possible” annual ratings from the fire commission, which calls the Kaneohe man “an effective and creative manager” despite difficulties, including his super leadership at APEC last fall … Many thanks to Anne McKay, a Kailua resident and longtime Windward Arts Council member, who underwrote the April 16 Honolulu Brass concert at Paliku Theatre … Derek Fallon of Kaneohe was named a First-year Scholar for fall semester at the University of Northern Colorado …

Ah, the country life of Ahuimanu Valley. Last month I met a man walking his young goat on a leash on Halemanu Street. A couple of years ago, I watched a wild black pig trot up the sidewalk on that same street. And now there’s a rooster that only yells “Cock-a-doooo.” Too lazy to finish the sentence … Robert Clark (Castle 2005) did his Army National Guard basics at Fort Sill, Okla., and Kahaluu’s Gage Little graduated from Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.