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By Dave Donnelly

Thursday, August 28, 1997

Lens captive

WHEREVER photog Russell Tanoue goes, women are usually right there. First he spent five days on Kauai shooting beautiful new recording artist Malia Gibson and 16 girls of Island Faces Modeling Agency. He had to turn down an opportunity in L.A. with the Kamaaina Pictures film project "Beyond Paradise," slated for unveiling at the Hawaii International Film Festival. But Tanoue is hoping to get together with lifelong friend Kelly Hu, the former Miss Teen USA who is now acting in "Nash Bridges," when he goes to San Francisco for an upcoming project. Meanwhile, he's just back from shooting international recording artists Anita Sarawak and Mario Lazar in Las Vegas in 103 degree temperatures. So Tanoue is not one to complain about the heat we've been having here of late ...

SPEAKING of Miss Teen USA, the current New Woman magazine has photos of work done by Honolulu cosmetic dentist Dr. Wynn Okuda, who helped enhance the smile of this year's second runner-up in the Miss Teen USA contest, Mahana Walter, as he did with Miss Universe Brook Mahealani Lee ...

Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.His columns run Monday through Friday. Contact Dave by e-mail: donnelly@kestrok.com.

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