HONOLULU Magazine - November 2005

Music: Up Close Classical

High-quality classical music doesn't have to involve formalwear and concert halls. Chamber Music Hawai'i, a group of three ensembles–the Galliard String Quartet, Honolulu Brass Quintet and the Spring Wind Quintet–have put together another year of intimate concerts for small venues.

Q+A: Barbara Uphouse Wong

Last month, Barbara Uphouse Wong became executive director of the state Campaign Spending Commission, replacing Bob Watada, who retired earlier this year. Wong was one of the first female police officers in Honolulu and headed the department's white-colla

Island Style

A new book encapsulates a lifetime of design lessons learned by one of the Islands' preeminent interior designers, Mary Philpotts. What are the elements of classic Hawaiian style? The photos and text on these pages simply scratch the surface.