Beauty In The Rough

House Of Fashion: Featuring The Honolulu Design Center

Alison Izu Song: Durable As Denim

High-end fashion in Hawaii has come a long way, thanks to local designers such as Allison Izu Song. In hopes to bring the Honolulu style up to par with fashion Meccas—New York City and Los Angeles—Allison’s designs are edgy, modern and classically redefined. Although her brand, Allison Izu, has gained much recognition locally and nationally,more

Sig Zane: Using The Tools Of Tradition

With tradition comes knowledge, passion and loyalty—the perfect combination for a successful business in Hawaii. But in the fashion industry, tradition is a word that is often masked behind avant-garde, couture and contemporary. It’s rare to see tradition flaunted; however, Sig Zane of Hilo, Hawaii has been showing off his traditional viewpoint for over 20more

Ryan Chun: Days of Grace

Ryan Chun is a graffiti writer, yes, but to label this bourgeoning artist as such would be drastically underestimating his talent and ambition. He’s going places—both literally and figuratively—with his art, which he signs using the alias “Grace,” (a name he decided he liked enough to have tattooed in elegant script letters on his hand).more

Love Letters: The Work of Evil Genius

Interview/Photo: Jared Yamanuha

Letters—that is, the characters that comprise our alphabet—aren’t something the average person takes seriously.  They are, after all, just the building blocks of words, which in turn are the foundation of sentences and ideas. It’s just the means by which we communicate, and they have no real meaningmore

Wine the Experience: Five Years of Cheers!

Wine the Experience, a small-batch winery in Kilohana Square, will be celebrating the anniversary of their 5th year in business by throwing a small block party on Sunday, October 4, from 3:00 – 7:00 pm in Kilohana Square in Kapahulu.

De La Soul in Concert (Oct 3rd)

On October 3rd, SkyHI Productions presents De La Soul in concert with very special guest…Biz Markie! Tassho Pearce and DJs from the Nocturnal Sound Krew will also be performing at this All Star concert. Tickets are $35 and on sale now at Prototype (Ala Moana & Pearlridge).

AVEDA – Specials for June

For the month of June, Aveda at Ala Moana will be offering these cool deals. Special pricing is only offered Monday-Wednesday.

Kate Spade opens at Ala Moana

Kate Spade New York announces the opening of their boutique at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The boutique will feature all lines including kate spade new york handbags, apparel, jewelry, shoes, eyewear, paper, and home. A limited edition tote has been designed to celebrate the opening and will be sold exclusively at the alamore