Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom made her New York cabaret debut Tuesday night at Feinstein's at Loews Regency hotel, and earned a rave from the New York Times. In yesterday's review, "Lean Against a Palm Tree and Feel the Trade Winds," Gilliom (using Hanaiali'i as her surname) is likened to fellow Islander Bette Midler and praised as a "cosmopolitan pop homogenizer, accompanied by musicians of substance." Matt Catingub, maestro of the Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawai'i and the Honolulu Symphony Pops, fronts the ensemble that also features Jeff Peterson, Steve Jones and David "Chino" Montero.

Her repertoire taps ha'i, the traditional female falsetto tones, jazz and a pop-country blend in what the Times called "a cordial tourist-friendly potpourri." The show, called "Generation Hawai'i," ends tomorrow.

Gilliom's trek to New York is partly an homage to her late grandmother, Jennie Hanaiali'i Napua Woodd, an Island dancer who performed in the Big Apple 70 years ago.

— Wayne Harada, Advertiser entertainment writer

BRITNEY GETS KIDS FOR SLEEPOVERS

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears won modified visitation rules yesterday that allow her two boys to spend one overnight a week with her, and the pop star's attorney requested that her mother become the required court appointed monitor.

Spears made a surprise appearance after Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon held a morning hearing on her request to expand visitation but declined to rule. He gave attorneys for Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, who was recently granted custody, more time to discuss the matter outside court.

Spears, previously allowed monitored visits with the children but no overnight stays, spent about an hour in the closed afternoon court session. Neither she nor her attorneys spoke to reporters.

She drove away in a white Mercedes-Benz and was swarmed by news media at a stoplight, escaping only after sheriff's deputies ran from the courthouse to aid her.

SNOOP DOGG TO SERVE PARK TIME

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Snoop Dogg will spend 160 hours picking up trash at an Orange County park as part of his sentence for carrying a baton weapon in a California airport last year, authorities said yesterday.

The rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., will do "everything from raking leaves to painting benches" to fulfill the 160 hours of community service he was ordered to perform, his attorney said.

The 35-year-old rapper pleaded guilty last month to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon. He was arrested Sept. 27, 2006, after the discovery of a collapsible baton in his computer bag at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.

MADONNA A MORE MATERIAL GIRL

Madonna is poised to increase her earnings by jumping from Warner Music Group to Live Nation, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Madge's $120 million, 10-year deal with the giant concert promoter will include cash, stock options and a corporation that will make and sell her CDs, run her tours, and handle all licensing and merchandising deals. As part of the deal, she will get 90 percent of her concert grosses.