In HILUXRY
New York Luxury
Living the good life in The Big Apple
New York City is often referred to as “the center of the world” - a city that transcends many countries. “The Big Apple” is an international mecca of style, culture and luxury. New York is a place of dreams and dreamers, of fairy tales and harsh realities. Life [...]
Joey Caldarone | February-March 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
Celebrity Artistry
Discover paintings and other pieces from Hollywood icons
Entrepreneur and art collector Glenn Harte had always entertained notions of running an art gallery when, serendipitously, the entertainment world came calling.
Harte had just partnered with Hawaii artist Lori Higgins when the widow of actor and artist Anthony Quinn called on Harte to ask if he would consider [...]
Nadine Kam | February-March 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
Diamond Desire
The young heir of a diamond fortune meets a beautiful, mysterious woman with deceit lurking behind her stunning gray eyes in this thrilling, chilling film noir.
• Fashion Editor: Nadine Kam
• Photographer: Leah Ball
• Makeup/Hair: Melanie Madamba
• 356 Porsche: Linus Pauling Jr.
Nadine Kam | February-March 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
On Film
Hawaii native Chris Lee makes his mark on Hollywood
Movie producer Chris Lee settles into the Balinese day bed on the lanai of his Kahala home and tries to talk about anything but himself. He flips through a signed photo album that Tom Cruise gave him when they worked together on Jerry Maguire in the mid-1990s. [...]
Katherine Nichols | February-March 2009 | Continued
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Holiday Madness
Stand out amidst the season’s chaos in a stunning little black dress
* Fashion Editor: Yu Shing Ting
* Photographer: Leah Ball
* Model: Michele Sonen
* Makeup/Hair: Melanie Madamba
* Location: W Honolulu Diamond Head
Yu Shing Ting | December-January 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
Fashionably Late
Swanky meets streetwise when luxe men’s fashion stumbles into the wrong part of town
* Fashion Editor: Yu Shing Ting
* Photographer: Leah Ball
* Makeup/Hair: Racyne Sugai
* Model: Hudson Taylor
Yu Shing Ting | December-January 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
HIPowered Holiday
‘Tis the season that holds significant memories, traditions and customs. Here, prominent figures from Hawaii share a little bit of insight on their personal holiday stories.
Compiled By Melissa Moniz, Yu Shing Ting And Darlene Dela Cruz
CAROL AI MAY
VICE-PRESIDENT OF CITY MILL
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MEMORY?
Basically all Christmases are great with my husband [...]
HiLuxury Staff | December-January 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
Saving to Spend
Meet Arkadi Kuhlmann, the man behind ING DIRECT
The ING DIRECT café on Kalakaua Avenue is buzzing with grand-opening ferver. It’s a bright Sunday afternoon, and the 9,500-square-foot space is teeming with smiling, aloha-shirted employees who busily create lattes as camera crews scurry about with press coordinators to make sure Hawaii’s first ING DIRECT café [...]
Darlene Dela Cruz | December-January 2009 | Continued
In HILUXRY
Parisian Paradise
Combining culture and couture, the French capital city is an ideal luxe destination
Paris oozes luxury, and it seems to do so effortlessly. French men and women at one of the city’s many outdoor cafés always look chic and confident in their skin. It’s this attitude that creates the high-class aura you feel among the city’s [...]
Kyra Shapurji | October-November 2008 | Continued
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A Lifetime of Art
Satoru Abe opens a permanent collection for his work
At 82, Satoru Abe considers himself a little too old to be an artistic nomad, moving from gallery space to gallery space, at the mercy of landlords and rising costs of rents.
He thought he’d found a lucky spot when he moved into a church-owned space at 888 [...]
Nadine Kam | October-November 2008 | Continued




