Home is where the heart is. Especially if that home is filled with bright, eye-popping accents that perfectly capture your love of pattern and color.

Sadly, yours is not. At least, not until Saturday, when Quince, a brand new home accessories shop, opens its doors in Kakaako.

Owner Marissa Selders uses her experience in fashion, retail and interior design to fill the space with modern, whimsical pieces designed to transform any room into a stylish... Read more »

Things you hope will disappear if you just ignore them: Credit card offers. Telemarketers. Those annoying late night chat requests from the old college drinking cohort who found you on Facebook. Your muffin top.

Okay, so it turns out that stubborn belly bulge is sticking around. And no amount of those chest exercises you tried when you were 12 ever actually increased your bust. (Thanks for nothing, Judy Blume.)

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As the saying goes: when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Or, better yet, build your own lemonade stand.

Case in point: When Noelani Love was told to vacate her North Shore studio (the property was in escrow), she decided to open her own retail store in the heart of Haleiwa town.

The new Noelani Studios - in the old Pizza Hut space across from the... Read more »

Searching for the perfect swimsuit makes you feel like Goldilocks rummaging through the closets of three bears.

Too small: It's tiny enough to fit a five-year-old.
Too big: It's the swimsuit equivalent of "mommy jeans."
Just right: You haven't been able to find it... until now.

Meet your perfect fit courtesy of Citrine Swim, a brand new swim line dedicated to that happy medium between skimpy... Read more »

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Buy and Cellar
What: The first Anthropologie piece designed by Lanikai Pot and Plant founder Mary Pat is now for sale. The Hawaiian Salt Cellar Set includes a 3 oz. stoneware cellar, sinamay bag and bamboo spoon. "I wanted to bring the sea to the salt in the pot," Pat explained. "I used a clay with little specks of fired clay in it... like the sands of Lanikai. The image that I etched onto the plaster is my perception of the ocean, then I handpainted it with three... Read more »

All in all, this month is off to a pretty fantastic start.

You've got not one, but two warehouse sales to hit. You (finally!) get to watch a brand-new episode of Mad Men. Then next week, you'll spend an evening savoring mouthwatering bites and luscious libations at an iconic Waikiki hotel.

Oh, that last... Read more »