HISOCIETY
Bejeweled Sweets Spot
August - September 2011Japan’s fascination with things kawaii helped give birth to the “Deco Sweet” trend of jewelry modeled after cookies, cake, candy and other edible confections. Among the most visible practitioners of this art form is Q-Pot, whose Ala Moana Center boutique is modeled after a pastry or ice cream shop, with bakery counters displaying necklaces, rings…
Continue »
Way of Tea
August - September 2011Exhibit 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…
Continue »
The Art of the Matter
August - September 2011Collecting Tips From a Master Appraiser Photography By Leah Friel Making his way through the lobby of a Waikiki hotel, Philip Jelley, clad in a couture suit, dress shirt and tie, was easy to spot amid the tourists in wet bathing suits and slippers. Jelley is a senior vice president of the famous New York…
Continue »
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,…
Continue »
Man of Many Virtues
June - July 2011Anthony Hopkins on His Art in Hawai’i BEFORE RENOWN GALLERY OWNER GLENN HARTE saw his car arrive at the Four Seasons Resort Maui valet, Sir Anthony Hopkins appeared-and asked if he could join Harte at his Lahaina locale for a little chat. Although surprised, Harte wasn’t bowled over. With an artist roster that includes names…
Continue »
Carving the Way
June - July 2011A 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…
Continue »
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…
Continue »
Raising The Bar
June - July 2011Helping Others is Coralie Matayoshi’s Priority By Lynn Cook SUPER WOMAN, BETTY CROCKER, SUZY HOMEMAKER, BEAUTY QUEEN, BARRISTER-she has been called them all. But what Coralie Chun Matayoshi answers to is the call for help. “I’ve been a volunteer all my life,” says the woman dedicated to all things public service. One of four girls…
Continue »
The ‘Dream’ Life
June - July 2011Anthony Carter Gives Back to the Group that Helped Him PERHAPS BETTER THAN MOST, Anthony Carter knows about the importance of dreams and having someone believe in you. The former University of Hawai’i point guard grew up in an environment where most of his male family members went to prison and drug dealers wagered on…
Continue »
Men of Distinction
June - July 2011THEY’RE THE MEN WITH WHOM YOU’D ENJOY sitting and drinking a tall one.
Continue »Latest Issue
HILuxury E! News
