Rain is forecast at about 8:40 a.m. today at the international arrivals area at Honolulu International Airport. That's Rain, as in the South Korean popster-actor also known as Chung Ji Hoon, who is set to arrive on a Korean Airlines flight. Diehard Island loyalists from his Hawaiian Cloud fan club Bi-lieve in him (Bi is Rain's Korean nickname) and will be on hand to cheer him on despite their disappointment that his June 15, 2007, Aloha Stadium world tour concert was abruptly canceled.

The entertainer is required to be in U.S. District Court tomorrow because concert promoters Click Entertainment filed a lawsuit claiming $1 million in losses from the cancelation.

Chief Hawaiian Cloud Bi-liever Geri Mehrtens and other supporters showed up once earlier, hoping Rain would be on a flight last week; he wasn't, but a pilgrimage resumes this morning. Fans are encouraged to show up with lei — "that's so part of Hawai'i's uniqueness," said Mehrtens — but she cautions fans to bring lei that won't affect the entertainer's allergies.

Mehrtens and her group hope to shower Rain — one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2006 — with aloha and make him feel welcome. ...

DATEBOOK: Keyboarder Don Conover becomes Don O'Conover when he dons green and shares Irish ditties in a St. Patrick's Day special from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Elks Club, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. There will be traditional Irish spirits, corned beef and cabbage and fellowship; admission is free and the public is invited. Call 923-5722. ...

The aforementioned Conover will be honored by the Hawai'i Vocal Arts Ensemble's "Crescendo!" from 6 to 9 p.m. April 18 at the O'ahu Country Club.  "Crescendo!" admission is $75 for individual tables, with corporate tables also available. Call Nada Marriott at 232-9525 or e-mail crescendo@hawaiivocalarts.org. ...

The Carmen Haugen Quartet performs a free hourlong concert at 7 p.m. March 30 at the Ruth Bacon Auditorium at Pohai Nani, 45-090 Namoku St., Kane'ohe.  ...

FLASHBACK: When the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts bestows its  Lifetime Achievement Awards at a noontime luncheon today at the Kauai Ballroom of the Sheraton Waikiki hotel, there will be nostalgic entertainment. The honorees are Cecilio & Kapono, Keola & Kapono Beamer, the Sons of Hawai'i, George Helm (posthumous award) and John Pi'ilani Watkins (posthumous).

Performers will include Nina Keali'iwahamana, Iwalani Kahalewai, Jeff Au Hoy, Boyce Rodrigues, Eddie Kamae, Kapono Beamer, Cecilio & Kapono and Kimo Alama Keaulana & Lei Hulu. A special award also will be given to "Hawaii Calls," the landmark radio show, which was a portal to the Islands for decades. Doors open at 11 a.m., with a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. preceding the music. Call 593-9424. ...

When the Society of Seven LV made its first appearance earlier this month at University of Hawai'i-Hilo's Performing Art Center, the show coincided with Girls' Day. So the audience was predominantly female. We heard that one lady got so excited in adoration, she lost her dentures in the hubbub. ...

WHEE, THE PEOPLE: To prep for the role of Baby June in Diamond Head Theatre's upcoming musical "Gypsy," which opens Friday, Maryknoll third-grader Chelsea Michel needed extra help with the cartwheel-split combination in John Rampage's choreography. Chelsea's mom, Camille (also in "Gypsy"), found a post on Craigslist for gymnastics instruction with University of Hawai'i student Jon Fritzler. Turns out he not only teaches gymnastics and yoga, but he was also named Hawai'i's Hottest Bachelor in 2008 by Cosmopolitan Magazine. ...

And that's Show Biz. ...

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