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JUDD'S HILL NAPA WINERY COMING TO CHINATOWN
To Share Previously Unreleased Wines, All To Benefit HI Youth Symphony
Once again, these people are just too cool for words. But we'll give it a shot.
Three generations of Finkelstein's, from Judd's Hill Winery in Napa Valley, are coming to Honolulu for their annual mele on July 26th. The event is a wine dinner at HASR Wine Co., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring the best wines from their arsenal, plus live Hawaiian music. The event will raise funds to benefit the Hawaii Youth Symphony. >> read more
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TWO WEST MAUI VENTURES WANT YOU TO EAT BETTER
If any of you dear readers haven't been to the west side of Maui in a while, things are a-changin' in them parts of the chain. First off, the number of townhomes, condos and developments on the mauka side of the highway is staggering. Which obviously isn't going to help the insufferable traffic problems West Maui is already experiencing. Yet aside from the gridlock, a long-running complaint had always been the lack of markets and organic produce in Lahaina and beyond. And with the sheer number of farmers from Haleakala to Hana, it had been a crying shame no one north of the Pali could seem to get ahold of so much as a Maui-grown papaya. >> read more
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WYLAND UNITES A MILLION KIDS, PAINTS A MILE WALL, TAKES OVER OAHU
Just prior to the holiday weekend, famed ocean artist (and philanthropist) Wyland stood in the lobby of his signature (quite literally; it's everywhere) hotel in Waikiki and announced an initiative for his involvement with the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. >> read more
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BIG ISLAND COFFEE FARMS RANK AMONG BEST IN WORLD
For those who haven't heard the rather electrifying news, two of our own Hawaii-grown coffee farms ranked among the world's best specialty coffees at a recent global competition. >> read more
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A ROYAL TREATMENT AT WAILEA BEACH VILLAS
Top Maui Healer Now Working With Villas Concierge
by Wellness Correspondent Abigail Royce
As surprising as it may seem, being a wellness correspondent definitely has it perks. Yet every now and then,"perks" gets taken to a whole new level. Having had more then my fair share of luxury treatments, I'm not usually one to rave about a particular therapist. However, when Pia Back-Sanderson, owner of Empowerment Journeys, got her hands on me at the uber-luxurious Wailea Beach Villas, I had to stop and take note. Her technique was not only soothing and healing, but multi-faceted. >> read more
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ACCESS SURF: THE JOY OF SURF TO THOSE BOUND TO LAND
In our never tiring quest to deliver to you, reader, the most fascinating people in Hawaii who achieve the most extraordinary things, we turn to an organization that is changing lives all over Oahu and Maui. AccesSurf is a non-profit organization that invites physically and mentally challenged people to the beach for an afternoon of exploring the ocean—under the nurturing eyes of its member community. >> read more
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WHERE FASHION AND ART COLLIDE: ALA MOANA, OF COURSE
Truth be told, we're not slaves to the fashion of whatever happens to be fashionable at every tick of the clock. Sure, we like to dress in our best vintage aloha attire for an event, possibly pull the iron out of the closet to spruce up a button down on occasion. But as far as rushing out to the latest boutique for the "must have's" of summer, you're not going to find that sort of read here. >> read more
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