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Rivers Deep, Mountain High
August - September 2011Aulani’s Vice President at his Peak Photography By Nathalie Walker It’s hard to imagine what’s next for Djuan Rivers, Disney’s top guy in Hawai’i. At 45, he’s already climbed the highest mountains in Africa, South America, Europe and Australia. Several years ago, he became one of the first African-Americans to participate in a HALO skydive,…
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Building an Empire
June - July 2011Randy Schoch Weathers the Storms By Allison Schaefers RESTAURATEUR RANDY SCHOCH ARRIVED in Honolulu 35 years ago with just $125 in his pocket, but the 19-year-old surfer’s head was filled with big dreams. While busing tables for $3.50 an hour in Southern California, Schoch had read about Victoria Station owner Dick Bradley’s success in an…
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Men of Distinction
June - July 2011THEY’RE THE MEN WITH WHOM YOU’D ENJOY sitting and drinking a tall one.
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Blue Man
April - May 2011“I HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS CARD AND A EVIL BUSINESS CARD,” Henk Rogers, founder of Blue Planet Foundation says. He points to two cards, one white and the other black, sitting side-by-side atop desk. “One is for the good that we do with Blue Planet Foundation, the other is to make money!” While Rogers now…
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Legal Ease
February - March 2011How Colliers Monroe Friedlander Cultivates Talent LINING UP SNACKS ON A SATURDAY MORNING for members of her daughter’s soccer team, 37-year-old Sarah Morihara looks every inch the model mom. During business hours, she’s better known as the president and managing director of Colliers Monroe Friedlander, one of the largest commercial property management and brokerage groups…
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Up, Up and Away
October - November 2010Gary Hogan’s Savvy Spirit Leads to the Launch of Hawaii’s First Resort-Owned Private Plane GARY HOGAN’S SHINY NEW CESSNA CARAVAN – the cabin of which stood as the meeting ground for this interview – may have eight supple, cream-colored captain’s chairs that last cradled two of the most famous derrieres in America (those belonging to…
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Hawaii in 3-D
August - September 2010TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW FAR ANIMATION has progressed in 24 years, all you have to do is look at the career arc of Oahu resident Remington Scott. From a humble start in his Garden City, N.Y., attic (in the days predating Photo-shop and YouTube), to creating some of the most recognizable characters in today’s blockbuster…
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Print Maker
June - July 2010Hagadone president Erwin Hudelist brings a thoughtful approach to printing THE GLITZ OF A MAGAZINE would not be possible without the careful hands and keen eyes of an expert printing team. While the better part of publishing’s glory often goes to compelling photography and florid story writing, these components can only shine if the right…
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Ruth Ann Becker
April - May 2010Life stories and principles from the successful Honolulu businesswoman Ruth Ann Becker opens the door to her condo, a bright end-of-the-hall unit in a low-key Honolulu high-rise. Her spunk is disarming; her smile is effusive. And as she speaks of getting water, tea and any other bit of hospitality she can possibly offer, the grace…
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Robert Siegel
February - March 2010An exclusive chat with Metropole Realty Advisors’ CEO and development consultant to Hawaii’s Luxury Row Luxury Row on 2100 Kalakaua Ave. is a landmark that’s part notable real estate and development project, part 111,000-square-foot exhibition of fashion, jewelry and architecture. Standing at this crossroads of Waikiki is Robert Siegel. The CEO of Metropole Realty Advisors…
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