Floral accents, ruffles, bows and lace. Touches of feminin- Fity is what you’ll find in luxury swimwear this season. And while we may live in paradise, we believe we have found a place of absolute serenity at The Sullivan Estate & Spa Retreat in Pupukea on the North Shore. Built by the late Maurice Sullivan,…
Continue »Juggle family life with Au Pair In America and Aloha Nannies The toys are out of control and taking over the living room. The preschool just called to say that your daughter has a fever. You have a miss-at-your-peril meeting at work. Your son has soccer practice. And what about dinner? Managing the schedules of…
Continue »On the crest of windsurfing stardom, Robby Naish finds the good life on Maui Adjectives like cautious and conservative are not usually assigned to men who make a living streaking down the faces of 50-foot waves, but it is exactly how Robby Naish, 23-time world champion in windsurfing, describes his method. “I have always been…
Continue »Rain, rain go away, come again another day! In Hawaii that other day could be, well, any day. Yes, it’s usually sunny throughout the year here, but there is that occasional drizzle, even downpour, especially on the mauka and Windward sides of Oahu. Luckily for everyone, Burberry offers raincoats for all seasons, even in the…
Continue »Lab Series Shave Cream takes the pain out of shaving The morning shave — all men know this often painful routine (except the lucky ones sans facial hair). It goes like this: lather, shave, cut, knick, pain, blood, razor bumps. Well, guys, it doesn’t have to be like that. With a bit of effort, a…
Continue »Get a taste of wine in 29 Cosmetics A glass of wine a day is good for heart and soul. The same grape-seed extract is regularly used in skin-care products, as well. But it took a winemaker to make the leap in harnessing the power of the grape in a color cosmetics line. Lydia Mondavi,…
Continue »Indulge your infant in designer clothes and toys Fashion-conscious moms will want to stop in to Dior for its full line of Baby Dior fashions. Also available are Dior baby pacifiers, bottles, bibs, layette pieces, christening gowns, shoes, dolls, sunglasses, and even a fur coat. Baby Dior is made with a very limited distribution. Only…
Continue »GET TO KNOW THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HAWAIIAN AIRLINES Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley isn’t taken to flights of fancy when he travels. As an executive for a major carrier, he does have VIP privileges on business trips, but leisure travel is another scenario. Even with hundreds of thousands of frequent flier miles on…
Continue »With this issue of HILuxury, we celebrate two things dear to our hearts: mothers and the beach. And there’s a connection. Really. Peggy Buchwach, wife of former Advertiser editor Buck Buchwach (the guy who brought me to Hawaii to write a daily column back in 1979, bless him), recalls her teenage son Buzzy asking her…
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