The Kahala Magazine 2007 Volume 2, No. 1
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THE KAHALA Lotus to adjust position and center spine type based on the final width of spine. 2007 VOL.2, NO.1 JUNE 2007, VOL.2, NO.1 JUNE 2007, VOL.2, Leading Designs, Lasting Impressions OAHU: The Kahala Hotel Resort - Lobby Level J W Marriott Ihilani Resort MAUI: Four Seasons Resort at Wailea HAWAII: Four Seasons Resort & Spa at Hualalai, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Corporate office: (800) 636-3306 Email: [email protected] © Diamond paved jewels 2006 Cartier Cartier classic jewelry Ala Moana Center (808) 955-5533 - Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center (808) 922-7555 - www.cartier.com oyster perpetual 36mm day-date Ala Moana Center 955-0177, Pearlridge Center 487-1689, Queen Kaahumanu Center 877-0122 Ala Moana 951-5600 OFFICIAL ROLEX JEWELER ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL AND DAY-DATE ARE TRADEMARKS. Fin_HawaiiHotelNetwork.indd 1 7/13/06 2:32:44 PM CONTENTS Volume 2, Number 1 Departments 7 In the Mix Kahala bartender Kainoa Hohu has got a few good suggestions for you Story by MacKinnon Simpson Photos by Brad Goda 11 Candid Camera Edgy Lee’s movies take a frank and loving look at Native Hawaiian life Story by MacKinnon Simpson Photos by Olivier Koning 15 The Man with a Thousand Faces Jeff Gere has spent decades collecting — and recounting — Island stories Story by Sue Kiyabu Photos by Olivier Koning 19 Out of the Depths ON THE COVER Makana fuses tradition and innovation to create “slack rock” Off the North Shore Story by Frances Eider Photos by Sergio Goes of O‘ahu, sun and sea fuse to create Liquid Sunshine a gilded horizon. 23 See our story Safe Water Systems is using solar energy to purify the world’s water on page 36 Story by Lily Stone Photos by Sergio Goes for more. Features Photo by Sergio Goes 26 Sweet Dreams Pastry is an ephemeral wonder. From a simple sugar cookie to an elaborate sacher-torte, you have art — but only until you eat it Story by Lily Stone Photos by Kyle Rothenborg 36 Up North On a small stretch of O‘ahu coastline, the world’s most famous waves bring endless renewal to a community that lives by nature’s rules Story by Lily Stone Photos by Sergio Goes 48 The Fast Picture Show Making the scene, the shot and the cut at Honolulu’s foremost films-on-the-fly competition Story by Catharine Lo Photos by Christina Simpkins 58 Translations Japanese By Keiri Kambayashi 2 THE KAHALA 3 editor Lily Stone designers Kunio Hayashi Joy Matsuura contributing writers Frances Eider, Sue Kiyabu Catharine Lo MacKinnon Simpson contributing photographers Brad Goda, Sergio Goes Olivier Koning Kyle Rothenborg Christina Simpkins Japanese translation Keiri Kanbayashi production Tom Hanley, Jo Pedro Chanelle Kukona publisher Peter Gellatly sales Liz Cotton, Bob Kowal Jeff Lum, Litrice Borge Deva San Nicolas administration Miao Woo The Kahala (Vol. 2, No.1) is published semiannually by Network Media, PO Box 88377, Honolulu, HI 96830. ph (808) 955-2378 fax (808) 955-2370 email [email protected] © 2007 by Network Media. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission of Network Media is prohibited. printed in China 5618LM_Restaurants_KahalaMag 10/18/06 10:10 AM Page 1 Hoku’s Plumeria beach house Our signature restaurant features contemporary island cuisine For breakfast, lunch and dinner, enjoy casual beachfront dining for dinner and Sunday brunch. on the white sands of Kahala. sunday brunch the veranda A delicious selection of dishes are served at Hoku’s and Plumeria Beach House. The perfect spot for afternoon tea, pupus, cocktails and nightly entertainment. experience Legendary dining Call restaurant reservations at 739.8888 or, from your room, press Restaurant Reservations www.kahalaresort.com BRAD GODA BRAD PHOTOS BY MACKINNON SIMPSON STORY BY STORY In the Kahala bartender Kainoa Hohu has got a fewMix good suggestions for you 6 THE KAHALA 7 In the Mi x There are secrets to being a good bartender. he may direct guests to Sunset Beach or the The easy ones are technical — knowing Banzai Pipeline. If the Transpac yachts are in, how to mix drinks and how to stick that little he may send them to the Ala Wai Basin. umbrella in just so. Much harder is the art “I’m often asked where to go shopping, and of putting each of the people sitting on your I’ve sent people everywhere from high-end barstools at ease — particularly when you work stores in Waikïkï and Ala Moana Center to the Stadium flea market, depending on what they’re looking for,” he says. “I directed one couple to the swap meet, and they liked it so much they went back twice more and actually had to buy an extra suitcase to ship all their stuff home! People love to discover things here that they can’t find anywhere else.” At the Seaside Grill, where “I’ve been here the view is as intoxicating as the drinks, it’s relaxing and invigorating so long that just to sit and chat with Kainoa and gaze out across the Pacific. guests I first met Still, guests often venture to other as little kids watering holes, armed with Kainoa’s advice. “The restaurants in the running around hotel are superb, but often guests — especially those who are here the pool are for an extended stay — will ask now coming about dining out,” he says. Kainoa is half-Hawaiian, a back with their quarter each Chinese and Japanese own families!” and a graduate of the hotel management school at Kapi‘olani Community College. He keeps active with his sons and often arrives at work on his bicycle. in a hotel with 343 rooms, and the people on He’s happy about the chance he gets “to spend the barstools keep changing. time getting to know our guests. I’ve become Kainoa Hohu’s got it down. Behind the bar, friends with many repeat guests, and if I have he is a wizard, carrying on a constant mixing of a day off, will take them surfing or golfing drinks and conversation. For a quarter-century, or for beach treks to Mokul¯e‘ia. If places are The Kahala’s bartender at the Seaside Grill has hard to find but very special, I enjoy taking spent his days creating concoctions and offering guests there personally. I’ve been here so long guests his ear and his advice. He is legendary that guests I first met as little kids running for his counsel on where to go and what to see around the pool are now coming back with in the Islands. And he is delighted to share. their own families!” “I always try to find out what people want Kainoa’s most unusual guest experience? to do and then tailor a half-day or all-day “Over the years, I’ve waited on hundreds of excursion for them,” he says. “So much depends celebrities, from movie and rock stars to royalty,” on their interests. If they want to play golf, he says. “Most are very friendly and like or visit a museum, or go scuba diving, the everyone else are here to relax and recharge concierge desk here has maps I can mark up. their batteries. We offer guests peace and quiet The main thing is to tailor an experience just and privacy. But President Bill Clinton was for that family.” so outgoing, he wanted to meet everyone, chat Every day Kainoa checks the surf report, and with them. That was fascinating to watch.” ; 8 THE KAHALA 9 Iolani Palace is a chronicle of Hawaii’s history. Of a time when King Kalakaua traveled the world, bringing back tokens of esteem and affection from heads of state as far away as India and China. The Palace tells a thousand stories— of festivities, of govern- ment, of grace under pressure. Of a time when Hawaii was a kingdom, fit for a Queen. Make Iolani Palace your first stop, as you journey into Hawaii’s rich and royal past. Step into Hawaii’s past Iolani 364 South King Street Open Tuesday through Saturday • Guided and audio tours available Call for reservations 808-522-0832 • www.iolanipalace.org Palace luxuriate. THE SPA SUITES AT THE KAHALA. Enjoy pampering treatments from around the world. Our unique Hawaiian therapies will caress your senses and soothe your spirit. Experience serenity as you step through our lush gardens into a realm of personal privacy and indulgent pleasures. Call Spa Suites reservations at 808.739.8888 or, www.kahalaresort.com from your room, press Spa Suites Reservations CandidCamera Edgy Lee’s movies take a frank and loving look at Native Hawaiian life STORY BY MACKINNON SIMPSON PHOTOS BY OLIVIER KONING 10 THE KAHALA 11 Candi d Camera Edgy Lee has spent most of her life involved Cowboys of the Far West. Set primarily on the with celluloid: She lived a quarter-century ranchlands of the Big Island, the film told a in New York and Los Angeles in front of the story dating back to the introduction of cattle to camera — appearing in movies, on the Merv the Islands in 1793 and the arrival of Mexican Griffin and Johnny Carson shows, co-hosting vaqueros, who taught the Hawaiians to ride, a children’s television show with Bill Cosby — rope and herd cattle. but it was when she returned home to Hawai‘i “In Hawai‘i, the ‘cowboys’ were the ‘Indians,’” and visited friends in an extremely poor section Lee notes ironically. “They were called paniolo. of Honolulu that she became a filmmaker. Today, paniolo lifestyle is slowly dying as “When I went up to Papakolea, what a developers carve up ranches for alternate surprise!” Edgy recalls.