Archive for Nadine Kam

Scent of a Season

August - September 2011

Fall Fragrances Get Fresh A change in seasons is easily marked by the scents in the air. Soon, the fragrances of pumpkin, vanilla, caramel apples, cranberries, citrus and spices will fill homes and kitchens, triggering memories of seasons and holidays past. Those sentiments need not be limited to the table. Warming the heart and spirit…

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The Root of Relaxation

August - September 2011

Reflexology is the Answer at One Honolulu Spa Within the serene Walls of most spas, a typical masseur will delve straight into kneading muscles in “trouble” areas in order to help release tensions and toxins trapped within their client’s tissue. However, reflexologists attest that the way to ease many of these pains is from the…

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Way of Tea

August - September 2011

Exhibit Showcases Pieces from the Urasenke Foundation Photography By Mark Arbeit Although the rituAlized wAy of tea as practiced by the Urasenke Foundation appears to be steeped in ancient history, the ideas introduced by tea master Sen Rikyu five centuries ago were nothing less than a revolutionary departure from earlier traditions. Implements from the Urasenke…

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How to Get a Six-Pack

June - July 2011

THE IDEAL PHYSIQUE HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME. From the brawny frame of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body building days, to the taut, wiry build of martial artist Bruce Lee, to the more natural, chiseled features of Brad Pitt circa Fight Club and Troy, the newest ‘it-body’ is always waiting in the wings. No matter what look is…

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Carving the Way

June - July 2011

A Story Within Every Canoe WHILE OTHERS GO ABOUT THEIR LIVES TETHERED TO IPHONES or dashing from one appointment to the next, Sonny Kaukini Bradley searches for solitude. All the better to heed the sounds and language of nature, he shares. Just as there is a story to the direction of the winds or the…

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Get Real, Sir

June - July 2011

FOR EVERY MAN WHO FRETS OVER THE POINT IN HIS LAPEL, the number of buttons on his jacket or the shine on his shoes, there are probably more than a dozen happy to roll out of bed and into the cleanest garment they can find.

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Happily ever After

April - May 2011

Boy meets girl. A ring is offered in proposal of never-ending love. Friends are told. The search for the perfect gown begins. Another love story is set in motion…

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Deep Healing

April - May 2011

Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Inspire SpaHalekulani’s Treatments LENA NU’UMEALANI MOSSMAN WAS RAISED learning how to utilize Native Hawaiian ingredients in salves, balms and tonics to relieve aches, pains and ailments. A pinch of alae, or Hawaiian red salt, was placed under the tongue to cure nausea, mixed with water and gargled to soothe a sore…

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The Eyes Have It

April - May 2011

How to get Luscious Lashes A FRIEND OF MINE QUIT HER GREAT JOB ON A WHIM, intent on starting a new life in Shanghai. Afterward, she had only one regret: not knowing how she would find a reliable source for eyelash extensions while living abroad. At one time, the only tools at our disposal were…

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Prints Charming

April - May 2011

The Art of Textile Design, Revisited GENTLEMEN ABOUT TOWN SHOULD FEEL HONORED (as opposed to violated) when Emma Jewell Howard whips out her camera and snaps a frame with them square in the middle. She’s no pesky paparazzi; she’s merely interested in your shirt. Well, sort of. It’s actually her shirt. Having designed custom textiles…

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