Archive for Alice Keesing
Around the Table
August - September 2009Lyle Fujioka shares his life story of food, wine and good company Lyle Fujioka’s career in wine could perhaps be said to have begun when he slipped under the table after consuming one glass of red. It was not an auspicious start. But as history tells us, Fujioka went on to become one of the…
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Lanikai Retreat
February - March 2009Casual, chic and colorful are the hallmarks of this Windward Oahu abode This is a home where kids meet friends meet family meet dogs meet surfboards meet trucks. Ganesh rubs shoulders with Buddha, honu petroglyphs sit alongside kids’ toys, and stainless steel appliances meet surfboards. “We live here,” says the homeowner, who wishes to remain…
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Staged To Sell
October - November 2008Properties get a dose of “fluffing” through the creative art of home staging There are many ways to sell a home, from the old trick of filling the air with the aroma of baking bread to the newer and more sophisticated art of staging. As its theatrical name suggests, staging involves the creation of an…
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A Peaceful Haven at Hualalai
August - September 2008Bask in this Balinese-style abode Perched on its eyrie at the top of Kona’s Hualalai Resort, this $20 million home is a resort unto itself. Perhaps the greatest dilemma here is whether to stay in or go out. Relax by the infinity pool, basking in the vast Pacific view? Or venture out on the championship…
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Experience the Suite Life
June - July 2008Indulge at Big Island’s luxe Hapuna Suite You’re relaxing by the pool watching the sun set into the tropical Pacific; your personal butler is at hand with a cocktail and platter of hors d’oeuvres … it’s the suite life. The Hapuna Suite, to be exact. The Hapuna Suite has been called one of Hawaii’s best-kept…
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Kid Care
April - May 2008Juggle 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…
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Memoirs
December - January 2008Sample the services of private chef Peter Foster It’s still early at the Commercial Fishing Village at Pier 38, but Honolulu’s top private chef Peter Foster is fueled up on caffeine and picking up his catch of the day at Fresh Island Fish. The top-quality onaga and hamachi are bound for a private dinner party…
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FORTISSIMO!
August - September 2007Violinist Sarah Chang Plays Honolulu Symphony & The surf Surfing and Sibelius – that’s the lineup for legendary violinist Sarah Chang when she returns to Hawaii to open the Honolulu Symphony’s season on Aug. 25-26. Like a wandering minstrel of the 21st century, Chang travels the world making music all year, but the former child…
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