EDITOR'S LETTER
Spring Finds
The front pages of HILuxury’s H-List seem simple enough: a cool rundown of the freshest seasonal products available at both local retailers and through the Web. Our mission with each H-List is to bring a keen eye to the art of shopping by putting together a carefully selected showcase of high-end trends.
The H-List team of [...]
Love Of The Arts
In this issue of HILuxury, we delve into the arts, exploring the vast spectrum of creative expression.
Betty Loo Taylor, Jimmy Borges, Gabe Baltazar and Danny Kaleikini sat down to “talk story” about Hawaii’s musical heyday, a period that began just before World War II. Their memories of jazz virtuosity and vibrant Honolulu nights are legendary, [...]
Just dance
As 2009 comes to a close, HILuxury marks the year’s end with an issue dedicated to the holidays, and to the innovations and people who made the year so memorable.
One of 2009’s most notable stories was the loss of pop star Michael Jackson. The late singer revolutionized music, dance and fashion. HILuxury cast Jordon Ofoia [...]
FASHION PHOTOSHOOT
Behind each story printed in HILuxury, there’s often another story worth telling. Such is the case with “Fire and Rain” (page 40), this issue’s showcase of men’s fall fashions. The HILuxury team traveled to the Big Island and spent an entire day shooting at Hilton Waikoloa. The resort was chosen for its unique naturescapes – [...]
October-November 2009 | Gina Lambert | 0 comments | ContinuedAll in Good Taste
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What do rock band The Foo Fighters, actor Neil Patrick Harris and the writers of Lost have in [...]
August-September 2009 | Don Chapman | 0 comments | ContinuedGive It To The Man
To paraphrase the hit song I Enjoy Being a Girl from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical Flower Drum Song (also later covered by Peggy Lee), I enjoy being a guy. What’s not to like, especially in the month of June when we celebrate Father’s Day? No matter a guy’s age, it’s understood that he requires [...]
June-July 2009 | Don Chapman | 0 comments | ContinuedIt Don’t Mean A thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
One of our goals at HILuxury magazine is keep readers ahead of “the cool curve,” to fill each issue with cool new things you wouldn’t find anywhere else. So when i saw the recent news coverage of a new White House swing set and jungle gym for first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama, it looked [...]
April-May 2009 | Don Chapman | 0 comments | ContinuedOf Music and Movies
Life without music,” the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said, “would be a mistake.”
Boy, would it.
I must get it from my father, who had a large collection of big band record albums and listened to a country-and-western radio station in the car, and my mother, who loved classical music and Broadway show tunes. And it was pure [...]
Editor’s letter
It is the season, and at HILuxury we’re in the holiday spirit. Not to mention spirits. But we’ll get to that in a moment.
Like everything else in Hawaii, the holidays are different here, starting with our own holiday songs, from Mele Kalikimaka to The Hawaiian 12 Days of Christmas. And going to the beach on [...]
Editor’s Letter
To quote the old gospel standard, Daniel Dae Kim was Lost, but now he’s found – right here on the cover of the autumn issue of HILuxury.
When I first contacted Daniel about appearing on our cover and dressing him up for a fashion shoot, he was enthusiastic. “I’m always so grubby on Lost,” he said, [...]




