Archive for Jeela Ongley
Art in Motion
February - March 2011Wave-Inspired at The Waikiki EDITION “THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF ART IN THE ENTIRE HOTEL. That’s one,” says general manager Michael Rock, pointing to an angular conglomeration of stickered, painted, broken surfboards behind the sleek, hand-lathed front desk of the The Waikiki EDITION hotel. The wall-mounted sculpture is the only jagged edge in the otherwise…
Continue »
Stir It Up
April - May 2010Innovative cocktails at Trump Tower’s Wai‘olu Shaken, stirred, caramelized, gold-encrusted or infused, the cocktails at Wai’olu – the sixth-floor bistro in the new Trump Tower – are stellar reasons to dip into the newest ultra-luxury Waikiki property. The “liquid kitchen” menu makes pau hana taste like the start of a beautiful friendship. From a Chinese…
Continue »
A Whole New Light
June - July 2008ARTafterDARK events bring an eclectic crowd to the Honolulu Academy of Arts There is a buzz of excitement as smiling patrons ascend the flat steps leading into the Honolulu Academy of Arts. A woman’s song drifts along the cooling evening breeze, and the sunset lends an almost iridescent quality to the flag-stones and stucco walls…
Continue »
MIXING it up!
April - May 2008Get a lesson behind the bar at E&O Trading Company In the ongoing quest for a new nightlife experience, a couple girlfriends and I met up with a few HILuxury fellas for a tailored course in cocktail “mixology” hosted by the charismatic Joey Gottesman, the “Keeper of the Spirits” at E&O Trading Company. After introductions,…
Continue »
Dream Home
April - May 2008Bask in sweet Kauai winds at the Tara Plantation estate Is it possible to capture the essence of Tara Plantation? Ever since the estate was built on Kauai’s northeast coast, people have been searching for the words to encompass the expanse of Tara’s natural beauty and manmade riches. But all the superlatives can’t do it….
Continue »
The Dragon Upstairs
February - March 2008Catch the chill vibe at The Dragon Upstairs in downtown Following the tail of the golden dragon mural that undulates alongside the staircase, guests are led from street-level to a nightclub that feels like a world away. A smoky piano melody fills the room at the aptly named Dragon Upstairs, where for the last year-and-a-half…
Continue »
NYE at the W
December - January 2008Ring in 2008 with an all-night, hotel-wide party The delicious dilemma facing New Year’s Eve party-goers in Honolulu is deciding where to ring in the new year. The choices are many: lively public and neighborhood fireworks displays; raucous street life in Waikiki and Chinatown; and parties at almost every hotel and nightclub on Oahu. One…
Continue »
Get Up & Get Down
October - November 2007Happy hour and more at the Hanohano Room The thrill of riding a glass-walled elevator 30 stories up the outside of a hotel is not gone. There is always something new to see on the way up to Sheraton’s Hanohano Room. Most locals know it as the former site of the Perry and Price Morning…
Continue »Latest Issue
HILuxury E! News
