Lei Chic - May 2011

The Missed List - May

The days are getting longer. Your attention span at work is definitely getting shorter. It’s a case of full-blown spring fever, so you’re not feeling so hot about those tedious office tasks like rifling through your ever exploding e-mail inbox.…

Weekend Picks: Saturday, May 28, 2011

 Savor Season’s Eatings What: Celebrate your three-day weekend by sampling Chef Hiroshi Fukui’s prix fixe menu featuring seasonal, locally grown ingredients.  The special is only available Sunday and Monday. This weekend is your last chance to try his May offerings, with crispy Kauai…

The Missed List

The days are getting longer. Your attention span at work is definitely getting shorter. It’s a case of full-blown spring fever, so you’re not feeling so hot about those tedious office tasks like rifling through your ever exploding inbox. We…

State of Bliss

You’re a mild-mannered office worker except when your inner fashion diva bares its claws. You tried to snip it in the bud, but when your boss caught you trying to sneak read the latest Vanity Fair inside your budget binder,…

Weekend Picks - May 26, 2011

Wade If You Could Walk With the Animals What: Feel like a 3rd grader again with the Living Art Marine Center's reef walk. It's the last after dark tide pool excursion of the season, giving you a glimpse at the…

Hidden Gem

You’ve never been a one-potato chip kind of girl. That box of Valentine’s day chocolates disappeared during a double episode of the Kardashians take New York (you blamed the dog). And last time you cracked open that bottle of custom-blended…

Tender Gloving Care

You were only going to do it a couple of times. Now, you’re in the toes of a full-blown addiction. Attempts to stave off cravings at home by polishing off a bottle of OPI left you with a raging hangnail…

X Marks the Shot

5:53 p.m. You are supposed to be having drinks with the girls. Instead, the only thing on the rocks is your relationship with your work friend who is STILL w-ale-ing over the latest saga in her loves-me-loves-me-not battle with her…

At Knit's End

Your date is arriving in five minutes and for once you’re not running ragged. You’ve got the just sexy-enough outfit, cute clutch, your hair isn’t making unnecessary waves. All you need is to slip on that statement cuff and -…

Weekend Picks - Saturday, May 21, 2011

Shop Surf and Seize What: Dive into Kamehameha Schools surf sample sale. Dig through hundreds of bikinis, board shorts, t-shirts, bags, kids clothes and more from big brands such as Roxy, Quiksilver, O’Neill, Element, Billabong, Fitted Gear, and Honey Girl.…

Weekend Picks - May 19, 2011

Enlighten Art for the Heart What: Almost 20 paintings make an arresting display on the wall, but it's the simple black-and-white text below that will truly inspire you. The artists from the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific survived car and…

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Sponsored Edition: Good Night, Sleep Delight

The lights are off. The television is on mute. You’re camping out on your hotel room's lanai, hoping that the Do Not Disturb sign will keep housekeeping at bay since you were supposed to check out two hours ago. You’ll…

Purse-ons of Interest

Those May rainstorms have blown out to sea and it’s time for some real spring cleaning – in your purse. To toss: your emergency umbrella, scarf, and spare cardigan. To pack: your emergency bikini, an extra tank top, and a…

A Fine Line

When you were little, summer was a magical time. No homework. Long days at the beach. And there was that one afternoon you were truly swept off your feet by the tiny treasures you discovered in the pools the tide…

Off the Chain

Cropped, cuffed skinny jeans are in. Wearing them in acid wash with a matching jacket put you on the out. Feather earrings are in. But apparently, trying them with your newly feathered bangs was definitely out. You know all too…

Movers and Bakers

The operation was supposed to be simple; make dessert for those hungry, hungry hippos at your little one’s birthday party. But one taste and your heart goes kerplunk — your treats turned out more sorry! than candy land. Hopscotch over…

Weekend Picks - Saturday, May 14, 2011

Watch Five-O Farewell What: Admit it, you started watching for the scenery but now you're a bonafide Five-O fan (despite the bad pidgin speak). Come out of the closet for Apartment3's season finale viewing party. Sip on show-inspired drinks like…

Plan of Auction

Designer duds at a discount? You’re sold. Digging through racks of rejects, dodging elbows and waiting in line while a cashier-in-training rings up all the wrong things? That’s a deal breaker. Sometimes you want the treasure without the hunt. Now…

Weekend Picks - May 12, 2011

ChillOne Noir Round What: You missed happy hour all week, now say bonsoir to Brasserie Du Vin's new late night. The French cafe is launching Noir with a discounted menu for your evening munchies. On tap, tasty tidbits like escargot…

Service With a Style

Rental Ad: “Cozy downtown studio” Translation: A broom closet with a small window on River Street. Personal Ad: “Distinguished, free-spirited, entrepreneur” Translation: He’s as old as your father and is still living with his. You’re usually a whiz at ad…

Booked on a Feeling

Your life is largely an open book. But when it comes to reading habits, you're constantly trying to keep from blowing your cover. You won't admit the heaviest paperback you pick up is the September issue of InStyle. Everything you…