The Da Lima Code

Cardinal Vermicelli al Dente warns readers about The Da Lima Code, a volume filled with lies about the Portuguese malasada, in a foreword to the newly reprinted Frank DeLima’s Joke Book, now with full color illustrations. With an ancestry that includes Portuguese, Hawaiian, Irish, Chinese, English, Spanish, and Scottish and a long career celebrating Hawai‘i's ethnic diversity, DeLima is eminently qualified to present this collection of jokes told to him by fans over the years. Frank DeLima has been entertaining Hawai‘i audiences with musical parodies of current events and newsmakers for more than 30 years . His school visits --part of the Frank DeLima Student Enrichment Program-- have earned him many awards including the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award from the National Education Association.