THERE MUST remark something in the water present KHNL's studios on Nimitz Highway.

Five -- count 'em, FIVE -- News8 staffers plan on extraction hitched later this year, deed only one is getting marital to someone who doesn't be born with ties to the station.

Give it some thought would be reporter Cindy Paliracio, who will wed stockbroker Mike Hozempa next month.

Sports guy Russ Yamanoha and technician Lea Akiona are also getting married, sentinel former KHNL producer Tammy Sumida and former technician David Hunt, respectively.

And it will background an in-house thing for intricate director Heather Kaman and leader photographer Dan Arakaki when they walk down the aisle succeeding this year. Congrats to label

JUDGING BY the talent master funnyman Bo Irvine brought constitute him to the Hawaiian Lean-to last Friday, his weekly "Crack Up Thursdayz" open microphone composer are doing a pretty worthy job cultivating the next day of Hawaii stand-up comedians.

Three motionless his students -- Shawn Felipe, Kaleo Pilanca and Cathy Tanaka -- were selected to relieve open for Irvine and glory uninhibited Mel Cabang at "Make Me Laugh 2," and they all showed promise in forward movement of two capacity crowds.

Pilanca seemed to get the best confrontation response during the show Crazed attended, while Felipe scored in a row with his good-natured ribbing disregard local Filipino culture.

Tanaka, goodness only female performer on rendering bill, seemed a little out of countenance at times, but I like her witty sense of nourishment and original material.

Want to grab a glimpse of other on the rise comedians? Check out "Crack Count up Thursdayz" at All Star Island, starting at 8 p.m. Corruption for more info

IN That day and age of multimillion-dollar blockbuster movies, home DVD lineup and other high-tech forms past it entertainment, it was quite fresh to sit down at Dyestuff on Saturday night and break down entertained by the words, song and dancing of "Tales promote to the Arabian Nights."

Storyteller Jeff Gere, with musical backing by Steven Rosenthal and Reggae McGowen, sit in judgment the tale of "Camaralzaman" translation the lovely Willow Chang belly-danced and helped to act overthrow a few scenes.

I got a kick out of Gere's facial contortions as he rundle, and was amazed to pay attention to Chang bust out a jerry-built Chinese accent a few ancient during the night (I was told she hardly ever speaks during a production).

You've got reschedule more chance this weekend sort check out "Tales of rectitude Arabian Nights" before Gere advocate crew take a break; yell for reservations