The Arts
Art in Motion
February - March 2011Wave-Inspired at The Waikiki EDITION “THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF ART IN THE ENTIRE HOTEL. That’s one,” says general manager Michael Rock, pointing to an angular conglomeration of stickered, painted, broken surfboards behind the sleek, hand-lathed front desk of the The Waikiki EDITION hotel. The wall-mounted sculpture is the only jagged edge in the otherwise…
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Lo’ihi Rising
December - January 2011He took a chance and sawed the opal in half. That’s what the late Paul Trustman of Holiday Jewelers did, and the result is a one-of-a-kind, award-winning pendant. This year, Trustman posthumously took first-place honors in the Hawaiian-themed jewelry category of Hawaii Jewelers Association’s 2010 Jewelry Design Competition, for “Lo’ihi,” a book-matched pair of picture…
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Christmas Past
December - January 2011Holiday Cheer of Yesteryear IMAGES FROM BISHOP MUSEUM LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES Digging through archives of photos, one thing became very apparent: Hawai’i of yesteryear certainly spared no expense when holiday festivities arose. From Santa surfing into Waikiki and an exquisite Christmas Dinner menu, to Fort Street bedecked in tinsel, charity events for children and a…
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Ain’t Got That Swing?
October - November 2010Ernest Chang Mentors the Best LOCAL PIANO TEACHER ERNEST CHANG HAS A NEW MANTRA FOR HIS STUDENTS: “Eat only on days you practice.” It’s a simple motto meant to encourage the kids. Keep them focused. But it speaks volumes to his commitment, his focus, and his unflinching single-mindedness toward piano and classical music. And you…
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Paint by Numbers
October - November 2010Conservationist Larry Pace Uncovers Art’s True Value AS HAWAII’S PREMIER PAINTING AND MURAL CONSERVATIONIST – whose services are sought by museums and billionaires – Larry Pace, of Pace Art Conservation, is constantly called upon to undo others’ blunders and touch-ups. Whether “fixing” a detail from this decade or centuries ago, it takes a rare combination…
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Fit to a Tee
August - September 2010By Evan Rothman A chat with the man behind Kama‘aina Clubmakers SINCE RELOCATING FROM MAUI three-and-a-half years ago, Mike Moynahan’s 40-by-40-foot shop, Kama’aina Club-makers, has become the Big Island’s hot spot for serious golfers determined to get the right equipment for their game. The retired naval officer has had a lifelong love affair with golf,…
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Rockefeller Collection
June - July 2010Explore the Wall Street mogul’s Big Island art enclave THE ROCKEFELLER NAME has long been associated with Wall Street and finance – but eco-tourism? Laurance S. Rockefeller (1910-2004) was a director of Colonial Williamsburg and had been credited with opening environmentally focused hotels around the world since the early 1950s. So after Hawaii became the…
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Artful Cause
April - May 2010Rehab patients find new life with the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program Alika Rilveria will never forget the date, Feb. 8, 2010, when he was rushed into surgery following a traffic accident that has left him paralyzed from the waist down. Two days later, he was still in recovery when one of his lungs collapsed….
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International Influence
February - March 2010Stephen Little brings a world of inspiration to Honolulu Academy of Arts Stephen Little’s childhood growing up in Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Turkey, in both Muslim and Buddhist cultures, imbued in him an innate appreciation for and interest in varied cultures and belief systems – qualities that suit his role as director of Honolulu Academy…
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Four Seasons Art
December - January 2010The renowned hotel brand showcases early and contemporary work from Hawaii Julie Cline credits her childhood growing up in Hawaii for her ability to tell a story, and she’s done it in a visual way through two collections of art at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. Her work…
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