June 2010

You: I can’t believe they’re charging that much for those earrings. I could totally make those myself.

Voice of Reason: Tell that to the half-knitted scarf, abandoned needlepoint kit and one-sleeved baby sweater stuffed in that box in the back of your closet.

OK, so maybe you're more of a... Read more »

You love spending time in the kitchen, whipping up homemade desserts to awe and delight your friends. But lately you've been on a little hiatus. Let's face it. It's way too hot to turn on the oven.

To help beat the heat, we asked Josh Lanthier-Welch, co-owner of OnoPops, the Hawai‘i Kai company that’s been rolling out... Read more »

You try to be more of a locavore, but lately it feels more like a loca-chore than anything else. Despite your best efforts, your organic chard is wilting as fast as your patience to find ways to cook it.



If you're stewing over how to use those three pounds of turnips that came in this week's CSA box, grab a copy of The Hawai'i Farmers Market Cookbook—Vol. 2: The Chef’s Guide To Fresh Island Foods and put those fears of rotting rutabagas on the back burner.



A compilation of 75-plus recipes from 18 of Hawai'i's top celebrity chefs, the cookbook is chock-full of juicy... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

Girly Girls
What: Learn to shake, shimmy and roll at Cherry Blossom Cabaret’s Burly-Q Basics and Pin-Up Queen workshops. Get expert tips on vintage-style hair, makeup and poses–then they’ll transform you into a pin-up queen for your very own professional photo shoot.
When: Sunday; Burly-Q Basics, 10 a.m.; Pin-Up Queen, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Mercury Bar, 1154... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

Girly Girls
What: Learn to shake, shimmy and roll at Cherry Blossom Cabaret’s Burly-Q Basics and Pin-Up Queen workshops. Get expert tips on vintage-style hair, makeup and poses–then they’ll transform you into a pin-up queen for your very own professional photo shoot.
When: Sunday; Burly-Q Basics, 10 a.m.; Pin-Up... Read more »

The first barbecue of the summer is right around the corner. And since your kabobs totally, err, kabombed last time around, you've been put in charge of tunes.

To help you get the party started, we asked some of our favorite local musicians to share their top summer songs. The result? A cool little playlist perfect for days of fun in the sun.


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The first barbecue of the summer is right around the corner. And since your kabobs totally, err, kabombed last time around, you've been put in charge of tunes.

To help you get the party started, we asked some of our favorite local musicians to share their top summer songs. The result? A cool little playlist perfect for days of fun in the sun.


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There they are. After hours of searching online, you finally tracked down the perfect pair of shoes. The ones that go with everything you own. The ones you can’t find anywhere in Hawai‘i. You giddily enter your info, hit apply and—argghhh! That dreaded error message appears –Unfortunately, we cannot ship to Hawai‘i. Makes you want to beat the ship out of your computer.

Instead of going postal, enlist the help of one of these ship-to-Hawai‘i companies, created to help Island residents get around the 48-contiguous states clause and avoid exorbitant fees.

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Sure you’ve heard that the camera adds 10 pounds. But no one said anything about the stumpy legs, double chin and extra arm flab that have popped up in your latest pics.

Ever wonder how fashion models make looking good such a snap? Us too. So we asked some of Hawai‘i’s top models-on-the-rise for a few insider tips on how to perfect your poses, say cheese minus the cottage cheese... Read more »

"I was, ummm...studying? Yeah, that's it, studying! And then on the way home, this wild raccoon totally ran in front of the car! I know, weird right? I didn't know Hawaii had raccoons either...must've escaped from the zoo or something. "

"Anyway, then the car wouldn't start and my phone died. Which is why I'm just... Read more »