Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and "Beyond the Break's" David Chokachi and Ross Thomas are just three of the celebrities who'll be at Walk the Red Carpet, the Hawaii International Film Festival's annual Oscar Night America Party, which is sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. You get star treatment the minute you pull up at the Halekulani at 4 p.m. Sunday. The $200 tickets ($175 for HIFF members) include a six-course dinner and advance telecast of the 79th Annual Academy Awards. A silent auction will include celeb items from movies such as "Children of Men" and designer accessories. Tables are available for $2,000 to $10,000. To book, call 373-9911 or 520-4806.

— Advertiser staff

REALITY TV AUDITIONS

WANTED: 'HOTTEST' MOMS IN U.S.

Mothers across America are signing up for a shot at "Hottest Mom in America," a forthcoming reality TV show. The series' producers, who also conduct searches for "Survivor," have already lined up 18 potential candidates through searches held from Los Angeles to New York. Now Island moms have a shot: Candidates can participate in virtual video auditions at www.hottestmomonline .com, through March 14. Contestants should be "beautiful, smart, talented moms who also happen to be HOT!"

— Advertiser staff

FINAL WORD

"There's this thing in America where you can't make fun of someone who's a nice guy, works hard, does well. ..."

Darrell Hammond | "SNL" presidential impersonator, of Barack Obama, in Newsweek