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Rally Fighter

Watch your own car come to life in this fantasy getaway
IT’S ONE THING TO BE ABLE TO BUY a hot new luxury car. It’s quite another to delve into a total “ownership experience.”
Automotive company Local Motors offers car enthusiasts the chance to see and interact with an actual car’s creation. For an estimated cost of [...]

June-July 2010 | Hiluxury Team | 0 comments | Continued
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Big Game

WHILE THE BIG ISLAND IS BEST-KNOWN for serene beaches and tranquil landscapes, Parker Ranch in Waimea offers a different kind of experience for outdoor adventurers. The ranch spans more than 130,000 acres of open range and wildlife land, which makes for some serious hunting excursions.
Parker Ranch’s “Hunt Hawaii” trips run all year. Big game animals, [...]

June-July 2010 | Darlene Dela Cruz | 0 comments | Continued
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Chicago

Shopping, dining and sports in The Windy City
It’s known as the city of big shoulders. the windy city. Sweet home chicago.
Although The Second City may be its most famous moniker, when it comes to luxurious accommodations and world-class cuisine, Chicago is second to none.
Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago is a Mecca for [...]

June-July 2010 | Ken Rickard | 0 comments | Continued
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The Heat Is On

Get Miami-chic with casual menswear
The casual observer may not find much to differentiate Honolulu and Miami style. Beaches and warm, tropical weather call for the comfort of casual tees and polos, linen, leisure and open-toe sandals at both locales.
The similarities end there. The ocean and earth tones and florals that characterize much of Hawaii [...]

April-May 2010 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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High-Ticket Timepieces

Watch manufacturers unveil the top trends for 2010
Watches tip the scale as luxury’s highest-ticket accessories with good reason: Industry manufacturers such as Rolex, Breitling, Harry Winston, Cartier, Hublot, Omega and Panerai continue to raise the bar on style, craftsmanship and innovation.
Today watches demand their own trend reports, as companies merge tradition with modern-day appeal. For [...]

April-May 2010 | Melissa Moniz | 0 comments | Continued
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Beauty Eye-opener

Malie Organics uses coffee fruit’s perk in skin care
Beyond its ability to perk up the mind, the value of coffee fruit as key to beautiful skin has been understood for centuries. Coffee pickers in South America have long noted the correlation between handling coffee cherries and the soft, youthful state of their hands despite their [...]

April-May 2010 | Nadine Kam | 0 comments | Continued
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Shoeshine

The right techniques to maintaining men’s shoes
At the height of the Internet bubble’s implosion just over a decade ago, I did something that forever changed the way I think of shoes.
I was in San Francisco – a town that absorbed the crash the hardest – where deals were a-plenty. I wandered into a desolate Neiman [...]

April-May 2010 | Brian Berusch | 0 comments | Continued
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Island-Style Easter

Local farmers put a twist on the traditional spring meal
The Easter plate should speak of spring, with fresh colors, bright flavors and a sense of newness. The traditional: ham or lamb, with a fresh spring salad and a plate of deviled eggs on the side.
Put a twist on the meal this year with selections from [...]

April-May 2010 | Betty Shimabukuro | 0 comments | Continued
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Hanalei Hideaway

Escape to the Wilcox Estate on Kauai
Perhaps you’ve seen it: A cluster of cottages seemingly in orbit around a plantation-era home directly facing Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. Strolling to the beach park at sunset, bottle of wine in hand, maybe you’ve pondered: “Exactly who gets to live there?”
This question is far from [...]

April-May 2010 | Brian Berusch | 0 comments | Continued
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Cyprus Delights

Experiencing a Mediterranean island paradise
Try this,” urged Zoe Anastasiou, my well-versed docent who was much more at ease driving on “the other side of the road” than I was. “You’ve never tasted anything like it.”
“Mochi in Cyprus?” I asked. We were both off-base. Anastasiou had introduced me to Cyprus Delights, a traditional confection that resembles [...]

April-May 2010 | Dawna L. Robertson | 0 comments | Continued
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