Star Wars Storm Troopers and Darth Vader challenge anime enthusiasts in a costumed showdown during the Hawaii All-Collectors Show this weekend at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. So who will control the universe?

The showdown pits Pacific Outpost 501st Legion Storm Troopers against the O'ahu Anime Explorer and the United Anime Group. Both factions have booths at the collectors show, 3 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow; $4 adults, $2 children 7 to 11. Get in early - at 2 p.m. today only - for $15. www.ukulele.com.

- Wayne Harada

BALLOT INSIDE

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS

We love our local restaurants, and we love to give our opinions. Register your preferences today on the 2008 'Ilima Awards ballot, inside this section on Page E5. The 'Ilimas honor the Islands' favorite restaurants, as chosen by readers and our food writers. Awards will be presented Oct. 13 at a gala event at Diamond Head Theatre, beneficiary of the 'Ilima program. Vote by July 31, and you'll be entered into a drawing for tickets to Diamond Head Theatre's productions. Get more information (and a ballot!) on Page E5 inside this section, or go to the.www.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/il/ilima.

FINAL WORD

"I don't love reading scripts and saying lines the way they're written. I can only say what's on my mind."

Chelsea Handler | host of E! comedy show "Chelsea Lately," in Entertainment Weekly