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Easily Amuse

Sip from an impressive array of wines at the Honolulu Design Center’s wine bar
Wine heaven has been discovered, and thy name is Amuse Wine Bar.
Inside this vino universe, pinots, cabernets, mer-lots, Rieslings and more await wine lovers thirsting for a sip of that sweet nectar. Located on the second floor of the Honolulu Design Center [...]

October-November 2008 | Kerry Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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Formaggio Grill

Enjoy an Eastside night spot in Kailua
Things are literally “looking good” for Kailua native Dusty Grable. Grable is not only the restaurant manager at Formaggio Grill in Kailua, but he also was voted the town’s “Sexiest Man” for the third year in a row.
For verification of Grable’s prestigious title, head to the Kailua Formaggio and [...]

August-September 2008 | Kerry Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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RumFire

Experience the newest hot spot in Waikiki
Call the new RumFire at the Sheraton Waikiki what you may: a bar, a lounge, a club or even a restaurant. And you’d be right - and wrong. Even Kelly Sanders,
Sheraton Waikiki general manager, can’t quite put his finger on it. And he’s the guy who created the place.
“Because [...]

June-July 2008 | Melissa Moniz | 0 comments | Continued
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A Whole New Light

ARTafterDARK events bring an eclectic crowd to the Honolulu Academy of Arts
There is a buzz of excitement as smiling patrons ascend the flat steps leading into the Honolulu Academy of Arts. A woman’s song drifts along the cooling evening breeze, and the sunset lends an almost iridescent quality to the flag-stones and stucco walls of [...]

June-July 2008 | Jeela Ongley | 0 comments | Continued
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MIXING it up!

Get a lesson behind the bar at E&O Trading Company
In the ongoing quest for a new nightlife experience, a couple girlfriends and I met up with a few HILuxury fellas for a tailored course in cocktail “mixology”
hosted by the charismatic Joey Gottesman, the “Keeper of the Spirits” at E&O Trading Company. After introductions, Joey guides [...]

April-May 2008 | Jeela Ongley | 0 comments | Continued
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The Dragon Upstairs

Catch the chill vibe at The Dragon Upstairs in downtown
Following the tail of the golden dragon mural that undulates alongside the staircase, guests are led from street-level to a nightclub that feels like a world away. A smoky piano melody fills the room at the aptly named Dragon Upstairs, where for the last year-and-a-half Honolulu’s [...]

February-March 2008 | Jeela Ongley | 0 comments | Continued
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NYE at the W

Ring in 2008 with an all-night, hotel-wide party
The delicious dilemma facing New Year’s Eve party-goers in Honolulu is deciding where to ring in the new year. The choices are many: lively public and neighborhood fireworks displays; raucous street life in Waikiki and Chinatown; and parties at almost every hotel and nightclub on Oahu. One could [...]

December-January 2008 | Jeela Ongley | 0 comments | Continued
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Get Up & Get Down

Happy hour and more at the Hanohano Room
The thrill of riding a glass-walled elevator 30 stories up the outside of a hotel is not gone. There is always something new to see on the way up to Sheraton’s Hanohano Room. Most locals know it as the former site of the Perry and Price Morning Show, [...]

October-November 2007 | Jeela Ongley | 0 comments | Continued
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