CALLING COLLECTORS
Objects of affection
By Treena Shapiro
Assistant Features Editor
From antiques to anime, the Hawaii All-Collectors Show has it covered.
The state's largest antiques show draws out the traditional collectibles — stamps, coins and rocks — as well as the unusual, such as Arleen Hama's "eggstraordinary" Humpty Dumpty collection.
"We have bonsai plants and we have orchids and we have kitchenware and linens, Hawaiiana, records, anime, manga ... women's handbags and jewelry. We have something for everybody, I guess," said Wayne Maeda, one of the show's organizers.
With all the valuables and curiosities about, the Pacific Outpost 501st Legion storm troopers patrolling the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall will fit right in.
The "Star Wars" characters won't have the only costumes at the show. O'ahu Anime Explorer and United Anime booths will have cosplay costumes, models, posters and other collectibles, as well as showings of new "Mo-yashimon" TV show episodes for those who have time to stop and watch.
Linda Lee will be displaying Ming's jewelry from the 1940s, mostly rare Hawaiian flowers and figurines, but this year she's adding some vintage wings and earrings specially designed for Hawaiian Airlines.
"I'm going to bring some very rare bracelets that were made by Wook Moon and I'm going to bring some Isami Doi pieces," she added.
In addition to her own display, Lee will be doing appraisals for attendees with their own Ming's pieces.
If vintage isn't your thing, though, one of the show's highlights will be a live carving demo by Australian sculptor Marcus Thorn, who will put his chisel to a half ton of raw wood.
He'll be with art dealer Karen Maguire, who raved in a release, "Rarely do I come across pieces at this scale, let alone with his level of complexity. I'm honored to introduce him publicly in Hawai'i for the first time."
Reach Treena Shapiro at tshapiro@honoluluadvertiser.com.